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| US10098866B2 |
Pharmaceutical preparation containing copolyvidone
A stabilized preparation which comprises: a unstable drug in a polyethylene glycol-containing preparation; and a coating agent comprising a copolyvidone instead of polyethylene glycol with which the drug is coated. |
| US10098863B2 |
Fumarate esters
Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more fumarate esters, processes for making the same, and compositions and methods for treating multiple sclerosis subjects with the compositions. In particular, oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising fumarate esters in liquid vehicles are described. One embodiment is an oral delayed release pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a soft capsule encapsulating an immediate releasing liquid comprising one or more fumarate esters. |
| US10098862B1 |
Formulations with enhanced stability and bioavailability for administration of (E)-2,6-dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones
Pharmaceutical compositions of (E)-2,4,6-trimethoxystyryl-3-[(carboxymethyl)amino]-4-methoxybenzylsulphone and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are described as well as methods of their use. |
| US10098850B2 |
Formulation and method of use of a treatment for shingles pain
A pharmaceutical formulation for treatment of shingles is provided. The formulation includes between 0.2 mg of menthol per 120 mL of the formulation and 1.0 mg of menthol per 120 mL of the formulation, camphor water, lime water, and a local anesthetic. The local anesthetic includes one of between 0.6 mL of phenol per 120 mL of the formulation and 2.0 mL of phenol per 120 mL of the formulation and between 0.25% concentration by weight of lidocaine and 5% concentration by weight of lidocaine. |
| US10098849B2 |
Anti-radical agents
Compounds of the formulae and selected hindered nitroxyl, hydroxylamine and hydroxylamine salt compounds such as the compound of the formula wherein G1 is hydrogen; C1-C22alkyl; C1-C22alkylthio; C2-C22alkylthioalkyl; C5-C7cycloalkyl; phenyl; C7-C9-phenylalkyl; or SO3M; G2 is C1-C22alkyl; C5-C7cycloalkyl; phenyl; or C7-C9-phenylalkyl; E is oxyl or hydroxyl; V is —O—; or —NH—; a is 0 or 1 or 2; b, c and d and g are each independently of one another 0 or 1; e is an integer from 1 to 4; f, m, n and p are each independently of one another an integer from 1 to 3; q is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3; Q, T and G3 are as defined in claim 1; G4 and G5 are each independently of the other hydrogen; or C1-C22alkyl; exhibit marked antiinflammatory action. |
| US10098848B2 |
Inositol-containing comestible units and methods of treatment using the same
A method for treating a patient having one or more of anxiety, hypersensitivity, restricted areas of interest, repetitive behaviors, irritability and emotional lability, or otherwise requiring a calming effect, is disclosed. The method includes administering to the patient a plurality of comestible units, e.g., cookies, cumulatively comprising a therapeutically effective amount of inositol. |
| US10098847B2 |
Bacterially-derived, intact minicells that encompass plasmid-free functional nucleic acid for in vivo delivery to mammalian cells
Intact, bacterially-derived minicells can safely introduce therapeutically effective amounts of plasmid-free functional nucleic acid to target mammalian cells. To this end, functional nucleic acid can be packaged into intact minicells directly, without resort to expression constructs, the expression machinery of the host cell, harsh chemicals or electroporation. |
| US10098846B2 |
Drug-containing particulate composition with cationic agent, associated medical devices, and methods for treatment
The disclosure provides bioactive agent-containing particulates that include bioactive agent, biocompatible polymer, negatively charged groups, and a cationic agent. The particulates can be associated with a medical device, such as a balloon catheter, which can be used to move the particulates to a treatment site. Transfer of the particulates from the device to tissue is facilitated by the arrangement of the cationic and bioactive agent-containing particulates. |
| US10098844B2 |
Enzyme delivery systems and methods of preparation and use
This invention relates to coated digestive enzyme preparations and enzyme delivery systems and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the preparations. This invention further relates to methods of preparation and use of the systems, pharmaceutical compositions and preparations to treat persons having ADD, ADHD, autism, cystic fibrosis and other behavioral and neurological disorders. |
| US10098837B2 |
Combination therapy for COPD
Aerosol formulations comprising glycopyrronium bromide, formoterol or a salt thereof, and beclometasone dipropionate are useful for the prevention or treatment of moderate/severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
| US10098834B2 |
Extended release of neuregulin for treating heart failure
The present invention provides methods and kits for preventing, treating or delaying various cardiovascular diseases or disorders especially heart failure by extended release of neuregulin to a mammal. Moreover, the extended release of neuregulin is administered by subcutaneous infusion with a pump. |
| US10098832B1 |
Compositions for short and long term benefits for minimizing wrinkles and fine lines
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition including an oil phase, a polyol phase, and a phase. The oil phase includes polysilicone-11, mixture of dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer and cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, ethylhexyl palmitate; and hyaluronic acid derivative. The polyol phase includes ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, propylene glycol, glycerin, and hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid. The tertiary phase includes anogeissus leiocarpus bark extract. The cosmetic composition provides immediate soft focus effect and long term anti-wrinkle effect. The present invention also relates to a method of making the cosmetic composition. |
| US10098827B2 |
Compounds in the family of N-acylamino-amides, compositions comprising them, and uses
The present application relates to new compounds in the family of N-acylamino-amides having formula (I), compositions, in particular cosmetic compositions comprising them, and their use to treat the signs of aging of skin of the body or face, whether chronobiological or photo-induced, and in particular aging generated by reduced skin elasticity. in which p=1, 2 or 3 R independently denotes a cyano (—CN), hydroxy (—OH), CO2R′ group in which R′ denotes a hydrogen atom or linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group, R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group, and also the salts and/or isomers and/or solvates thereof. |
| US10098818B2 |
Cuspidor funnels attachable to empty drink containers
Two embodiments of a cuspidor funnel are described, each of which may be securely attached to an empty beverage container, and then detached from the container with the container being disposed of after use. A first is attached to a standard sized beverage can while the second is structured to be attached to a standard sized beverage bottle. The can embodiment includes a cylindrical structure that snaps onto the beverage can top rim and positions a funnel neck into the opening of the beverage can typical of a press-tab opening soda or beer can. This funnel neck receives fluid captured by the angled funnel wall formed on the top face of the cuspidor funnel. The beverage bottle embodiment includes a generally cylindrical structure that is threaded onto the beverage bottle opening typical of most single serving plastic beverage bottle containers. |
| US10098817B2 |
Dispensing device
A device for dispensing articles, the device comprising: a conveying member comprising n receptacles, of which n−m are suitable for receiving articles, the receptacles being movable between an article receiving position and an article dispensing position; a sensor for sensing the presence of articles in the receptacles, the sensor positioned between the receiving position and the dispensing position; wherein m of said receptacles is a blank receptacle which is unable to receive an article and the sensor is unable to distinguish an empty receptacle from a blank receptacle such that the maximum number of detectable articles conveyed once n receptacles have passed the sensor is n−m, where m is at least 1. |
| US10098812B2 |
Multi-component container
A container for storing and/or applying a substance is provided. The container includes a glass body having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape and enclosing a cavity, as well as a distal end with a first opening and a proximal end with a second opening. One or more connecting elements are attached to the glass body at the distal end and are made of a plastic material. The plastic material is a thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic material and the glass body and the or each connecting element are connected to each other by use of a joint. The connecting element arranged at the distal end includes a passage channel communicating with the first opening. The first and second openings are enclosed by end faces and immediately adjacent surfaces of the glass body and the connecting element(s) is/are attached to the glass body via the end faces and the immediately adjacent surfaces. |
| US10098811B2 |
Portable relaxation therapy massage device for the head
The present invention administers fluid therapy and chromotherapy to the head of a user for stimulatory purposes. Particularly, the invention comprises a portable device for administering fluid therapy using pressurized water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances to massage and relax the head and scalp of the user while simultaneously allowing the use of craniofacial chromotherapy thus providing a generally relaxing and refreshing stimulative experience for the head. |
| US10098810B1 |
Systems, devices, components and methods for triggering or inducing resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of a patient
Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods for providing external therapeutic vibration stimulation to a patient are disclosed and described. Therapeutic vibration stimulation is provided to at least one location on or adjacent to a patient's skin (such as through clothing or a layer disposed next to the patient's skin), and is configured to trigger or induce resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of the patient. Inducing such resonance can aid in training autonomic reflexes and improve their functioning. |
| US10098808B2 |
Anti-aging applicator
An end effector is capable of being used to stimulate a portion of skin at a stimulation frequency. The end effector includes a base portion that is couplable to a motor and an end portion having a plurality of contact points at which the end effector is configured to contact the portion of skin. The plurality of contact points are located at a target distance from each other that is based on an inverse of the stimulation frequency. The end effector is configured such that, when the base portion is coupled to the motor and the motor is operating, the end effector has a resonant frequency based on the stimulation frequency. When the motor is operating and a force is applied to bias the end effector toward the portion of skin, a cyclical stimulus is produced within the portion of skin at about the stimulation frequency. |
| US10098805B2 |
Tactile warning panel apparatus with smart technology
Multipurpose tactile warning panels (TWPAs) for use in pedestrian walkways, and in particular tactile warning panels that are designed and built with multifunction/multipurpose capabilities that serve the visually impaired and enable the deployment of smart city technology. The TWPAs integrate tactile warning systems and subsurface enclosures that can withstand pressures of five (5) tons up to and exceeding sixty (60) tons and incorporate small cells, beacons, sensors, Fog Computing, electric energy generation, rechargeable power supplies, wireless M2M communication and a plethora of other smart city technologies. |
| US10098804B2 |
Walking assistance apparatus
A walking assistance apparatus for preventing offset occurring in between a rotating axis of a hip joint of a user and a rotating shaft of the walking assistance apparatus may be provided. The walking assistance apparatus includes a waist fixing apparatus configured to be fixed to a waist of a user, a connecting guide mounted at the waist fixing apparatus and configured to slide in an extension direction of the waist fixing apparatus and rotate on a rotating shaft extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the extension direction, a rail unit mounted at one side of the connecting guide, the rail unit extending in a vertical direction, and a hip joint configured to slide along the rail unit. |
| US10098802B2 |
Therapeutic apparatus and therapeutic method
A therapeutic apparatus, which treats fatigue of the whole body, is provided. A plurality of speakers/sensors which apply an oscillating pressure to a subject are provided. An airtight chamber and a vacuum pump unit, which change the subject into the state of a negative pressure from the atmospheric pressure, are provided. A control unit adjusts distribution of the oscillating pressure by the output of each speaker/sensor is provided. Further, the control unit adjusts each speaker/sensor, in order that the oscillating pressure of a same extent is applied to a plurality of parts of the body, simultaneously. Thereby, the whole body of the subject can recover from fatigue. |
| US10098801B2 |
Lightweight casket having foldable features
A method for use with a casket arrangement having a first configuration and a second configuration includes moving the casket arrangement while in the second configuration, changing the casket arrangement from the second configuration to the first configuration, and moving remains of a deceased disposed within the casket arrangement while in the first configuration. The casket arrangement includes a bottom panel and intrinsically formed side panels and end panels. The side panels and end panels include upper portions that extend upward and connect in the first configuration, and which extend in a direction other than upward in the second configuration. |
| US10098800B2 |
Method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the Trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit
A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit. A viscoelastic pad is used to support and hold a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while the table, and thus the patient lying thereon, is in an inclined position, such as the Trendelenburg position. The viscoelastic pad has characteristics which promote a minimization of pressure forces on the patient's body, as well as promote a secure cushioning and holding of the patient in a desired position on the table, in order to minimize injury to the patient. |
| US10098799B2 |
Electric wheelchair
The present invention relates to an electric wheelchair incorporating a lifting mechanism which makes it possible to transfer a disabled or dependent person from the wheelchair itself to any desired surface, such as a bed, a toilet, a hospital bed, etc. and vice versa from said surface to the wheelchair, and armrests comprising an anchoring device for fixing a patient support sling. |
| US10098798B2 |
Patient support with air bladder control sensitive to an orientation angle sensor
A patient support includes a cover defining an interior region, an air permeable first layer located in the interior region within the cover, a first air supply coupled to the first layer to provide air flow through the first layer, air bladders including a head zone and a seat zone located beneath the first layer, a first sensing assembly located beneath the head zone, a second air supply coupled to the air bladders to selectively inflate and deflate the air bladders, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the first and second air supplies to control inflation and deflation of the air bladders and to control air flow through the permeable layer. The controller also receives a signal from the first sensing assembly, determines whether the patient support is occupied, and adjusts air flow through the first layer based on the signal from the first sensing assembly. |
| US10098794B2 |
Discrete cord delivery apparatus
An apparatus for delivering a discrete cord having a supply path comprising a fluid flow, a deployed cord supply, a transfer member having a first surface comprising one or more orifices capable of receiving the deployed cord supply, and a cutting apparatus comprising a cutting implement enabled to sever the deployed cord supply to form a discrete cord. The fluid flow directs the deployed cord supply towards the transfer member first surface. The transfer member first surface abuts the cutting apparatus. |
| US10098791B2 |
Crusher, absorber-manufacturing device, and pulp sheet-crushing method
Provided is a crusher capable of omitting a device for feeding a pulp sheet from outside into inside of a casing or suppressing a driving force of this device to be small and an absorber-manufacturing device provided with the same. A pulp sheet (P) is guided to a contact position (m) where the pulp sheet (P) and crushing edges (9b) of a cutter (9) come into contact from a position upstream of a virtual line (L3) orthogonal to a tangent line (L2) of a rotational path (R1) of the crushing edges (9b) at the contact position (m) and passing through the contact position (m) in a rotational direction (Y2) by a guiding section (5a) provided in a casing (5) and configured to guide the pulp sheet (P) from outside into inside of the casing (5). |
| US10098789B2 |
Preparation of occlusive dressings
A method of preparing an occlusive wound dressing involves preparing a slurry of an occlusive composition with a hydrophobic compound and a bacteriostatic agent, applying the occlusive composition on a fabric to produce a coated fabric, disposing the coated fabric in packaging, adding water onto at least one of the coated fabric and the packaging, sealing the packaging containing the coated fabric, and irradiating the sealed package to sterilize and produce the occlusive wound dressing. The occlusive wound dressing has from about 60 wt % to about 75 wt % hydrophobic compound, from about 2 wt % to about 5 wt % bacteriostatic agent, from about 2 wt % to about 5 wt % water, and from about 5 wt % to about 36 wt % fabric. |
| US10098785B2 |
Treatment validation systems and methods
Treatment validation techniques include generating a modified treatment target from an original treatment target using a modification process, and comparing induced aberrations provided by the original and modified treatment targets, so as to verify the modified treatment target or the modification process. In some cases, a modification process may include a deconvolution process, a low pass filter process, a scaling process, or an adjustment process. The induced aberrations may include high order aberrations, such as spherical aberration. |
| US10098781B2 |
Multi-spot optical fiber endophotocoagulation probe
A system and method for treating target tissue including a light source for generating a beam of light, a plurality of optical fibers, a deflection device configured to selectively deflect the light beam into the input ends of the optical fibers, one optical fiber input end at a time, and a probe having a tip with the output ends of the optical fibers and configured for insertion into target tissue. The probe tip is configured to sequentially project spaced apart spots of the light beam from the output ends as the deflection device deflects the light beam into the optical fibers. One or more moving or static deflecting optics at the probe tip can be used to statically or dynamically deflect the beam exiting the optical fibers. |
| US10098779B2 |
Treatment of erectile dysfunction using remote ischemic conditioning
The invention contemplates use of remote ischemic conditioning in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. |
| US10098776B2 |
Multi-directional support system with flex support bars for use on footwear
A foot and ankle support system using one or more pressure-flexed support bars made of resilient material, each of which can be adjustably positioned and removably attached to selected positions along the medial, lateral, or posterior heel sides of an article of footwear. One end of the support bar is affixed to the base portion of the article of footwear and the other end is affixed to the collar or ankle portion causing the resilient support bar to flex into a bow-like position. Each support bar stores energy and returns resistance when engaged by various directional movements of the foot during walking, running, sports activities or rehabilitation. A plurality of pressure-flexed support bars work in tandem to provide additional support and control of foot inversion and eversion, pronation and supination. An alternative embodiment uses a pressure-flexed bladder type support bar filled with air, gas, liquid gel or other material. |
| US10098771B2 |
Clip sheath for a polymer scaffold
A sheath is placed over a crimped scaffold to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath has an opening spanning the length of the sheath. The opening spans an arc length of about 90 degrees with respect to the circumference of the scaffold or balloon. The sheath may be removed from the scaffold by pinching the sheath between a thumb and forefinger, or bending or peeling back the sheath from the edges of the opening using fingertips. |
| US10098768B2 |
Ratchet operated vascular intervention device delivery system
A vascular intervention device delivery system, such as for implanting a self expanding stent, includes a thumbwheel rotatably mounted in a handle. The thumbwheel includes a radially outward thumb surface and a radially inward ratchet surface of a ratchet. A catheter has a proximal end attached to the handle, and a distal carrier segment for mounting a vascular intervention device thereon. A retractable sheath is movable from a first position covering the distal carrier segment to a second position retracted proximally uncovering the distal carrier segment. A pull extends between the thumbwheel and the retractable sheath. A ratchet pawl is mounted in the handle and has a catch in contact with the ratchet surface. The ratchet holds the thumbwheel against rotation in a forward direction, and the retractable sheath moves responsive to rotation of the thumbwheel in a reverse direction. |
| US10098767B2 |
Reconfigurable stent-graft delivery system and method of use
A reconfigurable delivery system is disclosed having a multi-lumen delivery catheter configuration that permits the delivery and staged release of a self-expanding main vessel stent-graft and a delivery sheath configuration that permits the introduction of various medical devices for the delivery and implantation of various branch vessel stent-grafts that are to be mated with the main vessel stent-graft. A method is disclosed wherein the delivery system is first used in the multi-lumen delivery catheter configuration to deliver and release a main vessel stent-graft that is configured for placement in the abdominal aorta for treatment of short-neck infrarenal, juxtarenal, and/or suprarenal aneurysms and then used in the delivery sheath configuration to facilitate the delivery of branch vessel stent-grafts that are configured to extend from the main vessel stent-graft into a respective renal artery. |
| US10098766B2 |
Stent and method and device for fabricating the stent
Stent, as well as a method and device for fabricating the stent, wherein the stent has a tubular lattice structure comprising individual struts and at least one strut of which at least one longitudinal section runs with at least one directional component in the radial circumferential direction of the stent, wherein the surface of the longitudinal section facing the outside of the stent is curved only about the longitudinal axis of the stent. According to the invention, the surface of longitudinal section of the strut, which surface faces the inside of the stent, has such a curvature that the strut cross section is fluidically optimized. |
| US10098764B2 |
Polymeric stent with structural radiopaque marker
An implantable sent comprises a radiopaque marker that provides a structural connection between two parts made of a polymer substrate material. The two parts can be one bending element of one radially expandable ring and another bending element of an adjacent expandable ring. The two parts can be two bending elements of the same radially expandable ring. The radiopaque marker can be in the form of an entire radially expandable ring. |
| US10098763B2 |
Stent and securely-installed artificial valve replacement device having same
A stent and a securely-installed artificial valve replacement device having the same, the stent being of a cylindrical structure; the top of the stent is provided with a fixed ear (60); the fixed ear (60) has a neck portion (601) connected to the top of the stent, and a head portion (602) engaged with the fixed head of the stent; the head portion (602) has a bending structure for improving the overall radial thickness; and the artificial valve replacement device is comprised of a stent and a prosthetic valve fixed on the stent. The stent with a bending structure overcomes the problem of easily disengaging from the fixed head of the stent, while not affecting the release of the stent. |
| US10098762B2 |
Adjustable length prosthetic foot
A foot prosthesis that includes at least one spring element, an attachment member, and a heel member. The at least one spring element has a toe end portion, a heel end portion, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The attachment member is mounted to the upper surface and is configured to connect the foot prosthesis to a lower limb prosthesis component. A position of the attachment member is adjustable along a length of the at least one spring element. The heel member is mounted below the lower surface of the at least one spring element, and a position of the heel member is adjustable along the length of the at least one spring element. |
| US10098761B2 |
System and method for validating an orthopaedic surgical plan
A system and method includes a data tag associated with a patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument and a data reader to read the data tag to obtain surgical procedure parameters from the data tag. A display module may display the surgical procedure parameters and/or identification data to validate the patient-specific orthopedic surgical instrument. Additionally, the system may include a sensor module to generate joint force data indicative of a joint force of a patient's joint. The display module may be configured to display the joint force data in association with the surgical procedure parameters. |
| US10098760B2 |
Low profile plate
The present application generally relates to orthopedic systems, and in particular, to systems including independent plates and spacers. A plating system can include a spacer and a plate that is independent from the spacer. A number of locking mechanisms can be provided to secure the plate to the spacer. In some cases, the spacer includes a pair of notches that extend on an outer surface of the spacer. The plate can include a pair of lateral extensions that can engage the notches to secure the plate to the spacer. In other cases, the spacer includes an opening including a pair of inlets. The plate can include an enclosed posterior extension that can be received in the pair of inlets to secure the plate to the spacer. |
| US10098757B2 |
Bodiless bone fusion device, apparatus and method
A bodiless bone fusion method, apparatus and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together and/or in place of one or more of the bones, such as, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bodiless bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable plates, one or more extending blocks in communication with the extendable plates, one or more positioning elements for adjusting the extendable plates by manipulating the extending blocks, and one or more support panels for holding the positioning elements and guiding the extendable plates. The plates are able to be advantageously positioned in the confined space between the vertebrae to help brace the device until the bone has fused. |
| US10098753B1 |
Spinal fusion implants and related methods
A system and methods for promoting fusion across an intervertebral disc space, the system including a system of spinal fusion implants including a distal implant, a proximal implant and a medial implant positioned therebetween, wherein the medial implant has a flexible anterior wall capable of being deformed when a force is exerted upon it. |
| US10098751B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for bone restoration
Methods and apparatuses for restoration of human or animal bone anatomy, which may include introduction, into a bone of an expansible implant capable of expansion in a single determined plane, positioning the expansible implant in the bone in order to correspond the single determined plane with a bone restoration plane and opening out the expansible implant in the bone restoration plane. A first support surface and a second support surface spread tissues within bone. The embodiments of the invention may also include injecting a filling material around the implant. |
| US10098748B2 |
Knee implant system
Knee prosthesis includes a femoral component adapted to fit on a distal end of the femur and a tibial insert component. The femoral component includes a measured anterior/posterior dimension defined by the posterior condyle surface and the interior surface of the anterior flange and a distal peg provided on a distal bone facing surface of each of the lateral and medial condylar structures, wherein the distal pegs are positioned at a midpoint of the measured anterior/posterior dimension. The implant system provides two distinct sizing segments and the tibial insert has a medial tibial aspect ratio of 0.74 and a lateral tibial aspect ratio of 0.65 to 0.68 for all sizes. |
| US10098746B1 |
Medical implants having desired surface features and methods of manufacturing
In embodiments of the invention, an implant that anchors into bone may have a bone-facing region that comprises a plurality of interconnected struts. The interconnected struts may define local features such as engagement ridges, fins, crests, a macroscopic surface-interrupting feature, a divertor structure, and sawteeth in any combination. Such features may help resist translation or rotation of the implant, and may be conducive to bone ingrowth. Parameters such as local empty volume fraction and local average strut length can be varied, even within the features, by the design of the network of struts. Struts may be tapered. Cantilever struts may also be provided, which may point in a desired direction. The pattern of struts may be specified to the level of dimensions and location of individual struts. The implant may be manufactured by additive manufacturing methods. The mesh of struts may be generated by an algorithm using Voronoi tessellation. |
| US10098744B2 |
Joint device and method
A mold adapted to be introduced into a joint of a human patient for resurfacing at least one carrying contacting surface of said joint is provided. The mold is adapted to receive material for resurfacing at least one carrying contacting surface of said joint. The mold is further adapted to be resorbed by the human body or melt after having served its purpose.Further, a method of treating hip joint osteoarthritis in a human patient by providing an artificial hip joint surface using a mold is provided. The method comprises the steps of: said mold being placed inside of said hip joint, said mold being injected with a fluid adapted to harden, said fluid hardening inside of said hip joint, said mold being resorbed by the human body, and said hardened fluid serving as artificial hip joint surface. |
| US10098742B2 |
Component consisting of ceramics, comprising pore channels
A ceramic component that consists of a shell, a filler material and pore channels that pass through the filler material, and can be used as an implant, particularly as a spacer. |
| US10098740B2 |
Venous valve prostheses
In some examples an implantable medical device may include a frame and a flexible tubular valve body. The frame may define a frame lumen and may be expandable from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration. The flexible tubular valve body may extend between a downstream end and an upstream end. The valve body may define a valve lumen, a downstream opening at the downstream end, and an upstream opening at the upstream end. The valve body may be attached to the frame such that the frame lumen is in fluid communication with the valve lumen. The valve body may comprise a neck and may be configured to fold about the neck to at least partially close the valve lumen. The valve body may be configured to collapse in an absence of fluid flow through the valve lumen to at least partially close the valve lumen. |
| US10098738B2 |
Heart valve repair devices for placement in ventricle and delivery systems for implanting heart valve repair devices
Devices and methods for the repair of the functioning of heart valves are provided. A device may comprise a ventricular winding having a generally spiral shape, wherein the device is free of any atrial stabilizing section. A method involves positioning the device such that chords associated with the heart valve are positioned within the path of the generally spiral shape of the ventricular winding and turning the ventricular winding such that the chords move closer to the center of the ventricular winding. The ventricular winding draws the chords closer together, thereby pulling the valve leaflets closer together in order to facilitate their coaptation and proper closing. A delivery system for maneuvering and releasing a heart valve repair device comprises an applicator tube and internal rod. |
| US10098736B2 |
Implant intended for positioning in a blood flow passage and associated treatment device
The implant (12) according to the invention comprises a tubular frame (16), a plurality of distal arms (18) capable of pressing on a first face of a tissue, and a plurality of proximal arms (20) having an end (62) connected to the frame and a free end (64) intended to press on a second face of the tissue to clamp the tissue. The implant comprises a first integral assembly including a first part (38) of the frame and the proximal arms (20), and a second integral assembly including a second part of the frame (40) and the distal arms (18), the first assembly and the second assembly being attached one on top of the other. The first part (38) of the frame is in the form of a proximal sleeve, extending longitudinally between a proximal end (41) and a distal end (43) of the sleeve. The connected end (62) of each proximal arm (20) is connected to the distal end (43) of the proximal sleeve (38), and the free end (64) of each proximal arm (20) extends beyond that distal end (43) of the proximal sleeve (38). |
| US10098732B1 |
Prosthetic valve with leaflet connectors
A unitary flexible sheet is folded to define: (i) a panel, defining a plane, and having a first side facing in a first direction away from the plane, (ii) a first tab, disposed on the first side of the panel, and protruding in the first direction away from the panel, and (iii) a second tab, disposed on the first side of the panel, and protruding in the first direction away from the panel. Between the first tab and the second tab are secured (i) a first-leaflet commissural portion of a first prosthetic leaflet, and (ii) a second-leaflet commissural portion of a second prosthetic leaflet. At the first tab, the sheet is folded to define a first cushion at a downstream edge of the first tab. At the second tab, the sheet is folded to define a second cushion at a downstream edge of the second tab. |
| US10098726B2 |
Eye lens with a specifically shaped transition region of an optical part
An eye lens includes an optical part, which defines a first optical surface. The first optical surface is configured as turn with a pitch extending circumferentially about a principal axis (A) of the eye lens. A transition region is formed between a beginning and an end of the turn, which with a beginning edge and an end edge merges into the turn. The beginning edge extends between the principal axis (A) and a first circumferential location and the end edge extends between the principal axis (A) and a second circumferential location. The beginning edge projected into a plane (H) perpendicular to the principal axis (A) has a non-linear course and/or the end edge projected into a plane (H) perpendicular to the principal axis (A) has a non-linear course. |
| US10098721B2 |
Pelvic implant needle system and method
Various embodiments of a trocar or needle system for use in inserting and deploying pelvic implants are provided. The needle device can include a solid or hollow shaft portion with a non-circular cross-section. A grip element can be provided to slide along a length of the needle shaft to further facilitate handling. |
| US10098720B2 |
Artificial urinary sphincter device
An artificial urinary sphincter device is configured to be implanted in a relationship with a patient's urethra for the treatment of urinary incontinence. The size and shape of the device can vary for implantation on any of a wide variety of locations relative to the urethra such that it can exert a force onto the urethra for inhibiting or preventing involuntary leakage of urine. |
| US10098718B2 |
Dental scanner holding apparatus and dental scanner system including the same
The present invention relates to a dental scanner holding apparatus and a dental scanner system including the same. The apparatus may include a holding unit configured to have a dental scanner held therein, a holding detection unit configured to detect whether the dental scanner has been held in the holding unit, a humidity detection unit configured to detect humidity within the holding unit, a control unit configured to generate a sterilization signal based on a result of the detection of the holding detection unit regarding whether the dental scanner has been held in the holding unit and to generate a dehumidification signal based on the humidity detected by the humidity detection unit, an ultraviolet sterilization unit configured to radiate ultraviolet rays into the holding unit in response to the sterilization signal, and a ventilation unit configured to send air into the holding unit in response to the dehumidification signal. |
| US10098715B2 |
Generating a design for a dental restorative product from dental images
Technology is described for generating a design for a dental restorative product from one or more dental images of a patient. The method can include obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) image of dentition of the patient prior to a change in dentition of the patient; and then determining the change in dentition of the patient. A design of a dental restorative product can be automatically generated for at least one tooth of the patient based on the 3D image of dentition prior to the change in dentition. Various other computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10098711B2 |
Dual expanding mandibular distractor
An orthodontic screw system includes two rods connected to rotatable head members. The two rods are couplable to one or more of lower teeth or mandibular bones of a patient. The rotatable head members have threaded holes and pairs of the rotatable head members have opposite hand threads. The screw system also includes two twin screws that have threaded ends of opposite hand threads. Each of the two twin screws is engaged to threads of a pair of the rotatable head members. Rotation of one of the twin screws causes the pair of rotatable head members and the ends of the rods to either move together or move apart. The two twin screws are independently rotatable to cause independent expansion or contraction of different portions of the screw system. |
| US10098710B2 |
Orthodontic retention components, kit and system
An orthodontic retention system includes a fixed component that remains on teeth and a component that attaches to this fixed component. The fixed component and the component have mating or interlocking parts. The component that mates with the fixed component can be removable. The component that mates with the fixed component can be adjustable. The retention system also can include magnetic retention components to retain the removable component with respect to one or more teeth. The retention system also can include an element that replaces as tooth. |
| US10098707B2 |
Surgical positioning system, apparatus and method of use
A surgical positioning system is provided that includes a dimensioned grid having a plurality of dimensioned radio-opaque lines corresponding to surgical variables and a substrate connected to or integral with the grid. This system is used to obtain subject specific data from an image of a subject obtained during a surgical procedure by following the steps of: providing a grid having a plurality of dimensioned radio-opaque lines relating to surgical variables; placing the subject on a substrate; and obtaining subject specific data from an image of said subject. This invention relates to an apparatus made of a grid having a plurality of dimensioned radio-opaque lines relating to surgical variables and a sealable container sized to receive the dimensioned grid. |
| US10098702B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for treatment of vessels
Devices, systems, and methods configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel, provide visual depictions of vessel that allow assessment of the vessel and, in particular, any stenosis or lesion of the vessel, simulate one or more treatment options for the vessel, and perform treatment on any stenosis or lesion of the vessel, including guiding placement of one or more treatment devices are provided. The method can include obtaining pressure measurements from first and second instruments positioned within a vessel of a patient during a diagnostic procedure where the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel; identifying a treatment option based on the obtained pressure measurements; and performing the identified treatment option, wherein a user display guides placement of one or more treatment devices associated with the identified treatment option. |
| US10098699B1 |
System and method for applying sterile medical gloves
A method of preventing contamination of gloves for the medical industry by using negative pressure to inflate the glove the allowing a user to merely insert their hands without touching the exterior portion of the gloves. The apparatus is comprised of a strip of sealed gloves, a regularly sterilized vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump, and a controller. |
| US10098691B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising an electrode
A surgical instrument configured to deliver electrical energy to the tissue of a patient is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a frame, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a guard movable between a first position and a second position. The surgical instrument further comprises a spring positioned intermediate the guard and the frame. The spring is configured to bias the guard into the first position. When the guard is in the first position, a distal end of the guard is positioned at least flush with distal ends of the first electrode and the second electrode, which prevents current from arcing between the first electrode and the second electrode. When the guard is in the second position, the distal end of the guard is in contact with the tissue, which prevents current from arcing between the first electrode and the second electrode without passing through the tissue. |
| US10098689B2 |
Methods of manufacturing jaw members of surgical forceps
A method of manufacturing a jaw member of a surgical forceps includes forming a jaw frame having a distal jaw support. The method also includes forming an electrically-conductive defining an aperture having a first diameter, forming a stop member including a body having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter and a shoulder having a third diameter greater than the first diameter. The method also includes inserting the stop member into the aperture such that the body extends through the aperture and the shoulder abuts a portion of the electrically-conductive plate surrounding the aperture, and overmolding an outer housing about at least a portion of the jaw frame, electrically-conductive plate, and stop member to secure the jaw frame, electrically-conductive plate, and stop member to one another. |
| US10098688B2 |
Treatment system, and treatment method for living tissue using energy
A treatment system includes a pair of holding members, a high-frequency energy output section, a heat generating section and a control section. At least one of the pair of holding members moves to the other holding member. The high-frequency energy output section and the heat generating section are provided on at least one of the holding members. The high-frequency energy output section exerts high-frequency energy to a living tissue to denature the living tissue, and collects the biological information of the living tissue. The heat generating section applies heat to it held between the holding members, generates the heat owing to the supply of the energy, and conducts the heat therefrom to denature the living tissue. The control section controls the output of the energy to the high-frequency energy output section and the heat generating section based on the biological information collected by the high-frequency energy output section. |
| US10098683B2 |
Device and method for mixing of a multi-component cement
A manually drivable device for the mixing of a pasty mixing ware from at least two fluid starting components comprising at least two cartridges having feed plungers; a mixing space to mix the starting components, mixing vanes being provided in the mixing space and mounted such that they can rotate; a lever rotatable about a pivot point operatable manually or a pin that can be shifted in longitudinal direction and operatable manually in order to operate the device; a gear connected to the lever or pin, and connected to the rotatable mixing vanes in the mixing space; and a facility for propelling the feed plungers such that the motion of the lever or pin drives the rotation of the mixing vanes in the mixing space and motion of the feed plungers into the cartridges. The invention also relates to a method for mixing fluid starting components using the device. |
| US10098681B2 |
Segmented delivery system
A covering for delivering a substance or material to a surgical site is provided. The covering, with substance provided therein, may be referred to as a delivery system. Generally, the covering may be a single or multi-compartment structure capable of at least partially retaining a substance provided therein until the covering is placed at a surgical site. Upon placement, the covering may facilitate transfer of the substance or surrounding materials. For example, the substance may be released (actively or passively) to the surgical site. The covering may participate in, control, or otherwise adjust the release of the substance. In various embodiments, the covering may be formed of a collagen material and is suitable for a variety of procedure specific uses. |
| US10098678B2 |
Bi-directional fixating/locking transvertebral body screw/intervertebral cage stand-alone constructs with vertical hemi-bracket screw locking mechanism
A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus is provided. The BDFT apparatus includes an intervertebral cage including a plurality of internal angled screw guides, a plurality of screw members, and a cage indentation adjacent to the screw guides that independently or supplemented by other screw locking mechanisms prevents the screw members from pulling out of the internal angled screw guides. The internal angled screw guides orient a first screw member superiorly and a second screw member inferiorly. The intervertebral cage is adapted for posterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterior lumbar intervertebral placement, anterio-lateral thoracic intervertebral placement, or anterior cervical intervertebral placement. |
| US10098677B2 |
Spinal plate
Spinal plates with additional features to improve the stability of the interface between the plate and the underlying bone. A bone plate may include one or more sharp ridges along the periphery of its underside. When attached to bone, the ridge digs into the bone and increases stability. A bone plate may alternatively or additionally include one or more holes for optional spikes, which may be inserted once the plate is attached to the bone. By separating the spikes and including them as an optional component, the plate may enhance stability while reducing or eliminating the chance of the spike injuring the patient. Furthermore, bone screws may incorporate alternating notches and ridges into the head of the screw. The notches and ridges may interface with a set screw, thereby preventing rotation and loosening of the screw. |
| US10098668B2 |
Osseous anchoring implant with a polyaxial head and method for installing the implant
An osseous anchoring implant, various embodiments of which comprise an osseous anchor and a head bearing fixation structure capable of receiving and fixing at least one bar, the head of the implant being traversed by at least one duct, which receives the bar through a lateral aperture, and by a threaded channel, whose axis is not parallel to the axis of the duct, which receives a fixation screw of the bar, the implant being characterized in that it comprises fixation structure of the head on the part of the implant which extends from the osseous anchor, these fixation structures allowing, prior to blocking and fixing, at least a determined mobility of the head around at least one axis not parallel to the axis of symmetry of the osseous anchor. The fixation screw of the bar may comprise a ball and socket at its base. |
| US10098665B2 |
Spine derotation system
A spine derotation system includes bone fixation elements, fixture members, clamps and stabilizers. The clamps can collectively lock together multiple proximal ends of bone fixation elements extending from one lateral side of the spine. The stabilizers may include clamp stabilizers that are configured to couple together two or more clamps to each other so as to facilitate derotation and alignment of multiple vertebrae of a patient's spine. The stabilizers may also include fixture stabilizers that are configured to couple together two fixture members on the same vertebra to facilitate derotation. |
| US10098661B2 |
Trocar comprising silencer
Disclosed is a trocar comprising a silencer. An end sealing assembly of a sheath of the trocar of the present application comprises an upper cover, a radial sealing assembly, a silencer and a lower cover; the silencer being an elastic body having one end installed on the radial sealing assembly and the other end installed on the lower cover; and the radial sealing assembly installed between the upper cover and the lower cover, Since the silencer holds up the radial sealing assembly, a gap between the upper cover and the radial sealing assembly is reduced, thereby avoiding an impact sound produced when a surgical instrument is withdrawn outwards, When the surgical instrument is advanced inwards, the impact sound produced when the surgical instrument is advanced inwards is avoided due to a buffer effect of the silencer. |
| US10098658B2 |
Cannula system and method for immobilizing an implanted catheter during catheter anchoring
Devices, systems, and methods for immobilizing an implanted catheter tip while the catheter is anchored relative to surrounding tissue. In one embodiment, a cannula system is included that incorporates a cinch tube for guiding the catheter to a target site within a body. The cinch tube may define a cinch window to receive therein a cinch member operable to immobilize and occlude the catheter. The cinch tube may also include an elongate opening proximate the cinch window. The elongate opening allows extraction of a portion of the catheter and subsequent severing of the catheter above the cinch window/occlusion site. |
| US10098654B2 |
Arthroendoscopical surgical method
An arthroscopical surgical method using an ultrasonic treatment device for a joint includes: transmitting ultrasonic vibration to a treatment portion of the ultrasonic treatment device, removing an injured region of an articular cartilage so that a subchondral bone is exposed, and forming a cartilage edge which is nearly angled at 90° with the exposed surface of the subchondral bone to form a pool-shaped depression; forming a hole which pierces up to a cancellous bone of the subchondral bone through the depression, and scratching blood vessels in the cancellous bone; causing bleeding from the blood vessels so that blood is retained in the depression via the hole. |
| US10098653B2 |
Portable microdermabrasion device with swiveling ergonomic handle
A dermabrasion device includes an ergonomically contoured handle divided into at least two articulating sections separated by an annular cam ring, wherein each of the at least two articulating sections are coupled to one another and rotatable around a longitudinal axis of a longer one of the at least two articulating sections, whereby a distal end of the handle is displaced from the longitudinal axis. The device further includes an air pump disposed in at least one of the at least two articulating sections configured to draw air through the distal end of the handle, and a mount positioned at the distal end configured for mounting a dermabrasion tip around a channel leading to an inlet of the air pump. |
| US10098651B2 |
Devices and methods for treating vascular occlusion
Systems and methods for removal of thrombus from a blood vessel in a body of a patient are disclosed herein. The method can include: providing a thrombus extraction device including a proximal self-expanding member formed of a fenestrated structure, a substantially cylindrical portion formed of a net-like filament mesh structure having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the fenestrated structure; advancing a catheter constraining the thrombus extraction device through a vascular thrombus, deploying the thrombus extraction device by stacking a portion of the net-like filament mesh structure outside of the catheter by distally advancing the self-expanding member until the self-expanding member is beyond a distal end of the catheter; retracting the self-expanding member to unstack the portion of the net-like filament mesh structure and to capture the portion of the thrombus; and withdrawing the thrombus extraction device from the body. |
| US10098644B2 |
Method and system for balloon counterpulsation during aortic valve replacement
Methods and systems for regulating aortic regurgitation during aortic valve replacement or repair procedures utilize a temporary aortic valve (TAV) catheter and a controller. The temporary aortic valve catheter has an expandable occlusion device which can partially occlude the aortic lumen during ventricular diastole with a lesser occlusion during ventricular systole. Exemplary balloon structures include multiple, independently inflatable balloons which are inflated in synchrony with the cardiac cycle by the controller. By controlling aortic regurgitation, the repair or replacement protocols can be conducted with less interference from blood flow. |
| US10098643B2 |
Device and method for establishing an artificial arterio-venous fistula
A shunt rivet for implantation in the aorta and inferior vena cava to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The shunt rivet may be formed to have a central section, a proximal clinch section, and a distal clinch section each having one or more clinch members. These one or more clinch members may be trained to be resiliently biased to bend radially outwardly from the central section. |
| US10098641B1 |
Jaws and cams for clip applying instruments
A novel jaw and cam ensemble for use in a medical clip applying instrument having a compressible grip assembly at one end and a pair of squeezable jaws at the opposite end. Included is an elongated operating means connecting the cam and jaw ensemble to the compressible grips for the purpose of translating motion one to the other and for sequential advancement and closure of a plurality of clips between the jaws. |
| US10098638B2 |
Battery powered surgical instrument
A powered endoscopic surgical apparatus is provided and includes a handle including a housing, a power source supported in the housing; an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing of the handle; an end effector assembly coupled to a distal end of the endoscopic portion, the end effector assembly including a pair of jaws configured to perform a surgical function; a driving member; a drive source including a motor powered by the power source and connected to the driving member; and a gear assembly engaged with the motor. The gear assembly including a gear rack provided on the driving member; and a main gear operatively connected with the gear rack, the motor spinning the main gear such that rotary motion of the main gear moves the driving member in an axial direction such that the driving member actuates the end effector to perform the surgical function. |
| US10098636B2 |
Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities
A surgical instrument system is disclosed. The surgical instrument system comprises an end effector configured to be articulated between a first position and a second position, a motor configured to provide a vibratory force to a user of the surgical instrument system when the end effector moves into the first position and when the end effector moves into the second position, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to sense a first condition of the end effector when the end effector moves into the first position, sense a second condition of the end effector when the end effector moves into the second position, and send a signal to the motor indicative of the first condition and the second condition when one of the first condition and the second condition is sensed. The signal comprises one of the group consisting of a square wave signal and a sine wave signal. |
| US10098630B2 |
Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing
The invention includes a needle loader that may be used with a suturing device. The needle loader includes a generally planar needle supporting surface, a hub configured and adapted for receiving a generally toroidally shaped suturing needle around the hub, and means for retaining a suturing needle in a fixed toroidal rotational position with respect to the hub about a center axis of needle rotation. Generally, a needle mounted around the hub is selectively disposable on and removable from the hub. In accordance with a further aspect, the loader may further include an opening for retaining suture material attached to a suturing needle. The opening may include a groove defined through the needle supporting surface. The needle loader may further include a guard for preventing access to the point of a suturing needle to protect the needle and/or to prevent accidental needle sticks. |
| US10098627B2 |
Delivery system
A delivery system is described. The system includes an integrated shield which is used to selectively cover a needle end portion of the device. |
| US10098623B2 |
Surgical device for stabilizing or immobilizing moving tissue
A surgical device for stabilizing or immobilizing moved tissue or for positioning organs, especially a part of a beating heart, includes a flexible arm, especially a link arm, fixed or fixable to a base member which arm can be brought into different positions and/or attitudes and at the free end of which at least one retaining element is arranged, and comprising a tightening mechanism by which the arm can be fixed at a desired position. The tightening mechanism is tightened and/or released by means of a manually controllable external power source. |
| US10098622B2 |
Retractor blade and assembly for spinal surgery
A retractor blade comprising a blade body having first and second ends, the first end including means to allow connection of the blade body to a support member, the second end including a first part disposed in a first plane and a second part disposed in a second plane, wherein the first and second parts are orthogonal and at least one of said first and second parts terminates in an end at least part of which includes a contour which generally conforms to a contour of a spinal vertebrae. |
| US10098619B2 |
Surgical tissue retrieval instrument and method of use of a surgical tissue retrieval instrument
A surgical tissue retrieval instrument has a collapsible pouch at the distal end of an elongated pusher rod that is introduced into a patient through a cannula. The instrument includes a two-jaw fork that forms a loop when in an unconstrained configuration and that supports the pouch. Deployment and operation of the fork and the pouch are controlled by a securing mechanism. The two jaws and the securing mechanism are slid in a hem surrounding the opening of the pouch when the device is assembled. |
| US10098616B2 |
Insertable probe for diagnosis of lesional tissue in real time and method of manufacturing electrode thereof
Disclosed herein is an insertable probe for diagnosis of lesional tissue in real time. The insertable probe includes a guide needle inserted into the human body and having a hollow shape of a predetermined length, a storage connected to the guide needle, a tissue collection portion collecting a predetermined amount of tissue in the human body and moving the collected tissue to the storage through the guide needle, and an inspection unit inspecting the tissue stored in the storage. A method of manufacturing an electrode using the same is also disclosed. |
| US10098613B2 |
Image processing module, ultrasound imaging apparatus, image processing method, and control method of ultrasound imaging apparatus
An image processing module includes an input unit, a weight operator, and a synthesizer. The input unit is configured to receive a plurality of input signals of a plurality of channels. The weight operator is configured to calculate at least one weight to be applied to each channel based on at least one converted signal. The at least one converted signal is acquired by converting at least one input signal among the plurality of input signals of each channel, or by converting a synthesized input signal of the plurality of input signals of each channel. The synthesizer is configured to synthesize the plurality of input signals of the plurality of channels using the weight. |
| US10098610B2 |
Physiological acoustic monitoring system
A physiological acoustic monitoring system receives physiological data from an acoustic sensor, down-samples the data to generate raw audio of breathing sounds and compresses the raw audio. The acoustic monitoring system has an acoustic sensor signal responsive to tracheal sounds in a person. An A/D converter is responsive to the sensor signal so as to generate breathing sound data. A decimation filter and mixer down-samples the breathing sound data to raw audio data. A coder/compressor generates compressed audio data from the raw audio data. A decoder/decompressor decodes and decompresses the compressed audio data into decompressed audio data. The decompressed audio data is utilized to generate respiration-related parameters in real-time. The compressed audio data is stored and retrieved so as to generate respiration-related parameters in non-real-time. The real-time and non-real-time parameters are compared to verify matching results across multiple monitors. |
| US10098609B2 |
X ray apparatus and method of operating the same
An X-ray apparatus which aligns an X-ray radiator with an X-ray detector, an X-ray apparatus which aligns an X-ray radiator with an X-ray detector while maintaining a Source to Image-receptor Distance (SID) and a Source to Object Distance (SOD) therebetween, and methods of operating the X-ray apparatuses are provided. |
| US10098605B2 |
Synchronous physiological measurements for cardiac acquisitions
In a method for acquiring medical data, a frame of SPECT or PET patient image data is acquired while simultaneously recording measurements of one or more physiological characteristics, synchronously with the capture of the frame of SPECT or PET patient image data. The measurements of one or more physiological characteristics are stored in association with the corresponding patient image data. |
| US10098586B2 |
Oral cavity inspection device and information display method
A bio-information acquiring terminal for acquiring bio-information includes a bath device (300). The bath device (300) is provided with a bio-information measuring unit (320) configured to measure bio-information of a user taking a bath, and a fingerprint authentication unit (303) configured to specify the user. According to the above configuration, it is possible to easily manage daily changes of the health condition of the user in his or her daily life. |
| US10098585B2 |
Neuromonitoring systems and methods
Systems, devices and methods are provided for neuromonitoring, particularly neuromonitoring to reduce the risks of contacting or damaging nerves or causing patient discomfort during and after surgical procedures, including spinal surgeries. The neuromonitoring procedures include monitoring for the presence of or damage to sensory nerves, and optionally includes additional monitoring for motor nerves. In some systems, including systems that monitor for both sensory and motor nerves, components of the monitoring systems (e.g., stimulating electrodes and response sensors), may be combined with one or more surgical instruments. The systems, devices, and methods provide for pre-surgical assessment of neural anatomy and surgical planning, intraoperative monitoring of nerve condition, and post-operative assessment of nerve position and health. |
| US10098584B2 |
Patient health improvement monitor
Systems and methods to monitor an improvement of a subject's physiological condition using a goal improvement profile are described. In an example, a physiological condition of a subject can be compared to a goal improvement profile, where the profile includes at least one target condition indicative of an improved physiological condition detectable using a physiological sensor signal, and a target time when the subject is expected to reach the target condition, where the comparison can be used to indicate whether the subject has met the target condition by the target time. |
| US10098579B2 |
System for improving brain function in order to prevent dementia and method for operating same
A system for improving brain function includes a brain-function-improving content storage unit that subdivides content for judging the degree of activation of human brain function into multiple classified regions and levels, and stores the subdivided content; a content selection unit that selects the content stored in the brain-function-improving content storage unit for each region according to a predetermined classification method; and an achievement determination unit that determines achievement of a user based on scores acquired through feedback provided by the user for the content selected by the content selection unit. The system may have the effect of protecting subdivided inherent functions of the brain, preventing disorders caused by accidents or diseases, recovering the inherent functions and disorders through analytic diagnosis and repeated study, and training and improving the cognitive ability of significantly impaired portions of brain function by subdividing the inherent functions of the brain. |
| US10098578B2 |
Alertness device, seat, and method for determining alertness
An alertness device includes: a respiration sensor that obtains respiratory data of a person; a calculation unit; a waveform generation unit that generates a respiratory interval (RI) waveform which is a transition in a predetermined time period of an RI which is an interval for one respiration; and a determination unit. The calculation unit calculates an average value of the RI and RrMSSDn in a predetermined time period. In a case where an average value of the subsequent RI is greater than an average value of the RI directly previous to the subsequent RI and in a case where the RrMSSDn of the subsequent RI is greater than a value which is obtained by multiplying the RrMSSDn of the previous RI by a constant β, the determination unit determines on the basis of values calculated by the calculation unit that the person is in a state of low alertness. |
| US10098573B2 |
Alerting users of CPR feedback device of detected magnetic interference
A medical device and/or a method are used by a rescuer who is caring for a patient. The depth of CPR chest compressions is determined, by detecting magnetic fields. An interference is sensed, which is not associated with the CPR chest compressions, but which is superimposed on the detected magnetic fields. Appropriate countermeasures may be taken, if the sensed interference is larger than a threshold. |
| US10098565B2 |
System and method for lung visualization using ultrasound
A system for ultrasound interrogation of a lung includes a memory, an electromagnetic (EM) board, an extended working channel (EWC), an EM sensor, a US transducer, and a processor. The memory stores a three dimensional (3D) model, a pathway plan for navigating a luminal network. An EM board generates an EM field. The EWC is configured to navigate the luminal network of a patient toward a target following the pathway plan and the EM sensor extends distally from the EWC and senses the EM field. The US transducer extends distally from a distal end of the EWC and generates US waves and receives US waves reflected from the luminal network and the processor processes the sensed EM field to synchronize a location of the EM sensor in the 3D model, to process the reflected US waves to generate images, or to integrate the generated images with the 3D model. |
| US10098564B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for tracking cortical stimulator locations
A method comprises: storing, in a memory of a computing device, (i) a preoperative image of patient tissue obtained using a first imaging modality and registered to a first frame of reference, and (ii) anatomical data defining a plurality of neural tracts in the patient tissue; receiving, at a processor connected with the memory, a location in the first frame of reference for application of a cortical stimulator pad to the patient tissue; receiving, at the processor, a range of influence of the cortical stimulator pad; based on the location and the range of influence, selecting, at the processor, an intersected neural tract from the plurality of neural tracts, a portion of the intersected neural tract being located within the range of influence; and controlling, at the processor, the display to render the preoperative image, the location and the intersected neural tract according to the first frame of reference. |
| US10098559B2 |
Wearable monitor with arrhythmia burden evaluation
The present disclosure relates to a wearable monitor device and methods and systems for using such a device. In certain embodiments, the wearable monitor records cardiac data from a mammal and extracts particular features of interest. These features are then transmitted and used to provide health-related information about the mammal. |
| US10098557B2 |
System and method for temporal sparse promoting imaging of cardiac activation
A system and method for cardiac activation imaging includes non-invasively or minimally invasively acquiring data about an electrical activation of a heart of a subject using at least one sensor. An activation image of the heart of the subject is reconstructed using a weighted sparse constrained reconstruction. |
| US10098550B2 |
Plethysmographic respiration rate detection
A plethysmographic respiration processor is responsive to respiratory effects appearing on a blood volume waveform and the corresponding detected intensity waveform measured with an optical sensor at a blood perfused peripheral tissue site so as to provide a measurement of respiration rate. A preprocessor identifies a windowed pleth corresponding to a physiologically acceptable series of plethysmograph waveform pulses. Multiple processors derive different parameters responsive to particular respiratory effects on the windowed pleth. Decision logic determines a respiration rate based upon at least a portion of these parameters. |
| US10098547B2 |
Photoacoustic measurement device, photoacoustic measurement method, and probe contact determination method
A photoacoustic measurement device 10 includes a probe 11 having a light emitting unit that emits measurement light L and a plurality of acoustic wave detection elements, a determination unit 28 that determines whether a state between the probe 11 and a subject M is a contact state or a non-contact state, and a light intensity control unit (for example, a switching control unit 36 and an intensity switching unit 37) that controls the intensity of the measurement light such that the measurement light has a first intensity or a second intensity higher than the first intensity, on the basis of the determination result of the determination unit 28. The determination unit 28 performs the determination on the basis of the status of a change in a plurality of photoacoustic signals detected by the plurality of acoustic wave detection elements. |
| US10098545B2 |
Lens information management system for surface condition measurement and analysis and information management method for surface condition measurement and analysis
Provided are a system and method for surface condition measurement and analysis to effectively utilize image data photographed when a surface as an object is photographed regularly and continuously. When a surface as an object is sequentially photographed as time passes and the photographed image data is sequentially stored, the sequentially stored images are compared and the presence or absence of image regions among the images that nearly coincide with each other is determined. When there are images with image regions that nearly coincide with each other, a coordinate system having one image as a reference is set, and a position of the other image in the coordinate system is determined. When an image with an undetermined position overlaps with an image with a determined position, including images photographed subsequent thereto, the position of the image is determined. |
| US10098542B2 |
Fundus observation apparatus
Distribution information of examination results of eye fundus is displayed. An imaging part carries out movie imaging of fundus. A tomographic image forming part comprises an optical system that generates and detects interference light by superposing signal light from fundus on reference light and a scanner that scans fundus with signal light, and forms tomographic image of fundus based on detection results of interference light acquired by the scanning. A setting part sets scan-target location of signal light on distribution information. A specifying part specifies image region in fundus image obtained by the movie imaging that corresponds to the scan-target location. A controller controls the scanner based on the specified image region to carry out scanning of signal light. The tomographic image forming part forms tomographic image from the detection results of interference light acquired by the scanning of signal light based on the control. |
| US10098525B2 |
Hybrid apparatus for fluid supply for endoscopic irrigation and lens cleaning
A hybrid apparatus for delivery of fluid in connection with endoscopic irrigation and lens cleaning including a connector which is adaptable to a flexible or rigid container, a connector arranged at the end thereof and connected via a tubing supply to a fluid, air and or gas source and to an endoscope during a procedure. |
| US10098523B2 |
Sheath and hub for imaging endoscope
A compound sheath comprising: an endoscopic channel arranged for accepting an elongated endoscopic imaging device; a parallel use channel arranged for accepting a catheter-based tool, and a multi-channel hub that couples to the proximal end of the parallel use channel comprising: a rinse port that couples to a fluid reservoir device that injects fluid; a withdrawal port that couples to a vacuum forming device that removes fluid; a tool port for passing a catheter-based tool; wherein the multi-channel hub establishes a fluid channel for fluid communication between the parallel use channel and the rinse port or the withdrawal port, and a mechanical channel for passing therethrough a catheter-based tool between the parallel use channel and the tool port such that fluid from the rinse port or the withdrawal port and the catheter-based tool of the tool port are simultaneously passing all along the parallel use channel. |
| US10098519B2 |
Lighted dispenser
A lighted dispenser having a light housing comprising a power source and source of light conductively connected to the power source and a treatment composition reservoir operatively connected to the light housing, the reservoir having a dispensing outlet wherein the lighted dispenser is sized and dimensioned to fit within an interior portion of a washing appliance. |
| US10098513B1 |
Toilet seat and lid lifter
The toilet seat and lid lifter is a mechanical apparatus that is configured to: 1) lift a toilet seat and a toilet lid; and, 2) flush a toilet. The toilet seat and lid lifter comprises a cover, a lifting mechanism, and a flush mechanism. The lifting mechanism is a pedal operated mechanical apparatus that allows the toilet seat and the toilet lid to be lifted without the use of the hands. The lifting mechanism will lower the toilet seat and the toilet lid to their original positions after use. The flush mechanism is a pedal operated mechanical apparatus that: 1) attaches to the flush handle of the toilet; and, 2) operates the flush handle without the use of the hands. |
| US10098502B2 |
Grill and wood-charcoal chamber
A grill, comprising a housing (1), a carrier shell (2) arranged inside the housing (1) at a distance from the housing (1) on all sides, a substantially cylindrical wood-charcoal chamber (20), which stands in the carrier shell (2) and has a cover (24), a grill grate (3) arranged above the wood-charcoal chamber (20), and an air supply device, which produces an air flow directed into the wood-charcoal chamber (20) from below the carrier shell (2), is characterized in that the cylindrical wall (23) of the wood-charcoal chamber (20) is produced from a stainless-steel sheet and in that the stainless-steel sheet is slotted, perforated, or stretched. |
| US10098500B1 |
Barbeque smoker system and method of use
A cooking system includes an upper cooking chamber configured to receive food therein; a lower heating chamber configured to burn fuel therein; a conduit in fluid communication between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a first valve operably associated with the conduit, the first valve being configured to open and close access between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a flue in gaseous communication with both the lower heating chamber and the upper cooking chamber; a second valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue; and a third valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue. |
| US10098499B2 |
Grilling appliance with lower platen position control
A grill is provided including a base structure. An upper platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes an upper grilling surface. A lower platen assembly is connected to the base structure and includes a lower grilling surface. A plurality of leveling mechanisms is mounted to the base structure with a mounting bracket. A portion of each leveling mechanism is arranged in contact with the lower platen assembly. The leveling mechanisms are configured to automatically level the lower grilling surface relative to the upper grilling surface. Each of the plurality of leveling mechanisms is configured to independently move a portion of the lower grilling surface about a different axis. |
| US10098497B2 |
Device for introducing a filter-holder into a coffee dispenser
The device for introducing a filter-holder into a coffee dispenser, comprising a cup-shaped container inside which is housed a perforated filter for containing the coffee powder and from which a handle projects, said cup-shaped container having two tabs arranged to engage in a connection element connected to the coffee machine, characterized in that said connection element comprises sliding means inside which said tabs of said cup-shaped container engage sliding along a straight path. |
| US10098495B2 |
Horizontal unit for making beverages using capsules containing powdered food substances
A horizontal unit for making beverages using capsules containing powdered food substances includes a first part (4) and a second part (6) which are mobile between an operating position in which they form an extraction chamber (8) for a capsule (2), and a capsule (2) insertion position in which they are distanced, and movement mechanism (17) for reciprocal movement of the two parts (4), (6) including a connecting rod (21)-crank (19) mechanism connected to the mobile part (4), (6). In the operating position the crank (19) rests on a part of the unit supporting structure (3). The crank (19) also includes one or two resting portions which in the unit closed position act in contact respectively against one or two shoulders, the shoulders being positioned respectively to prevent movements of the crank (19) towards the shaft parallel with the axial line and/or movements of the crank (19) transversally to the plane in which it rotates. |
| US10098492B2 |
Juicing device for agricultural products such as citrus fruits and the like
A juicing device for agricultural products of the type of citrus fruits and the like including at least one transfer rotor and at least one juicing rotor. The transfer rotor rotate about a first rotation axis and is provided externally with at least one seat for at least partial accommodation of at least one portion of an agricultural product, of the type of citrus fruits and the like. The at least one juicing rotor can rotate about a second rotation axis, which is parallel to the first axis. During respective useful portions of the rotation of the at least one seat and of the juicing rotor, the latter penetrates at least partially in the at least one seat, for the juicing of at least one portion of the agricultural product accommodated in the seat. |
| US10098486B2 |
Expandable and collapsible pillow structure
A supporting pillow structure for a user to sleep or to perform sedentary activity facing down toward the pillow structure with the user's hands and arms placed below their face. Embodiments of the pillow structure may be configured to provide users with comfort and support while the user is seated leaning forward at a desk or table. Embodiments may be further configured to expand and compress, for example to inflate and deflate, into a compact easy to carry package. |
| US10098485B2 |
Bed foundation cover and method of fabrication
A foundation or box spring cover for use in conjunction with a box spring comprising four panels configured to fit over edges of the box spring, at least two of the panels being adjacent panels of exposed, continuous, non-stretch fabric, and at least one stretchable panel positioned at a corner of the cover and configured to be oriented at an underside of the box spring. In one aspect the cover includes a hem configured to extend under the edges of the box spring, and where the triangular panel is off-set from the edges of the box spring. The hem is configured to have a concealed edge that operates to catch upon a bottom edge of the foundation to secure the sides of the cover into position so as to withstand a housekeeping action applied to the bedding such as tucking in bedding between a mattress and the foundation. A method of manufacture includes stretching the stretchable panel prior to sewing onto adjacent hems. |
| US10098484B2 |
Multipurpose infant travel blanket and associated methods
A multipurpose infant travel blanket and manufacturing method are disclosed. A material is folded such that a first edge and a second edge, opposite the first edge, of the material meet. A zipper, when closed, holds together a part of the first edge and a corresponding part of the second edge. A first seam joins remaining parts of the first and second edges and a second seam is formed along a bottom edge of the material to form a pocket for protecting an infant. Loops are attached to an inner surface of the material, between the edges and folds, and are capable of securing the multipurpose infant travel blanket to an infant travel device. One or more cinch mechanisms formed on the outer surface of the material may be used to resize the pocket. |
| US10098482B2 |
Check stand conveyor vacated shopping bin
A shopping bin which attaches to the top of a cart. The bin is detachable from the cart and can be slid onto the conveyor belt of a conventional check stand. The bin mechanism allows the conveyor belt to vacate the contents of the bin. |
| US10098481B2 |
Systems and methods for locking a sensor to a base
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to merchandise display systems and methods for displaying an article of merchandise. In one example, the system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise. The sensor includes a first engagement member. The system also includes a base configured to removably support the sensor thereon. The base includes a second engagement member configured to releasably engage the first engagement member such that the sensor is locked to the base. The sensor is configured to rotate with respect to the base while locked thereto. |
| US10098480B1 |
Tangless jewlery holder and methods of using same
A non-slip jewelry holder having a first and second layer of a non-slip material located adjacent to each other, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of slits located along the first layer; at least one set of adjustable prongs located between the first and second layers, wherein the set of adjustable prongs includes two prongs located a distance from each other, wherein each of the two prongs include a prong retainer, a prong edge operatively connected to the prong retainer, a prong extension having a first end and a second end such that the first end of the prong extension is operatively connected to the prong edge and a prong slot such that the second end of the prong extension is operatively connected to the prong slot; and a jeweler holder fastener to retain the non-slip jewelry holder in a rolled-up form. |
| US10098478B2 |
Product merchandising system
A variable shelf organizer system for displaying merchandise thereon including a roller glide floor member, a standard track glide floor member, a plurality of removably adjustable divider members and a front wall member. The divider members and front wall member are engageable with both floor members and when multiple divider members are engaged with either floor member, product channels are formed therebetween for holding and securing products of varying size and shape on either floor member. The roller glide floor member is best suited for heavier packaged products such as six-pack or twelve pack products and the track glide floor member is best suited for standard products. The width of the shelf system may be increased or decreased by joining or detaching similarly constructed floor members in a side-by-side relationship and the length of the shelf system may be increased by attaching one or more floor extension members to the floor members. |
| US10098474B2 |
Individually pocketed coil springs with cushioning pads, and pocket spring mattresses with such pocketed coil springs
An individually pocketed coil spring for use in a bedding or seating product, is disclosed, as well as pocket spring mattresses including such pocketed coil springs. The individually pocketed coil spring include: a coil spring having an upper end and a lower end; a casing forming a pocket enclosing said coil spring; and a cushioning pad located above said upper end of the coil spring. The casing provides a first compartment enclosing the coil spring, and a second compartment enclosing the cushioning pad. The first and second compartments are separated from each other. |
| US10098473B2 |
Sleeping system
The present invention relates to an adaptive sleeping system which makes it possible to adapt the resilient capacity at various positions to the anatomy and/or position of the user. |
| US10098469B2 |
Pivoting seat bench assembly
There is provided a pivoting bench comprising a central spine extending along a longitudinal axis; seat slats configured to be mounted to the central spine and to rotate about the longitudinal axis for alternating a seating surface formed by at least a part of the seat slats from a first side of the bench to a second side of the bench opposite the first side with respect to the longitudinal axis of the central spine; and a support structure for supporting the central spine, the boomerang-shaped seat slats and the bench to the ground. The seat slats are boomerang shaped seat slats. |
| US10098468B2 |
Cubic furniture ensemble
A furniture device is disclosed comprising six individual pieces that interconnect to form a cube. The pieces include two substantially L-shaped side portions, one substantially L-shaped central portion adapted to fit between the two substantially L-shaped side portions, a substantially L-shaped top portion adapted to fit between the two substantially L-shaped side portions and on top of the substantially L-shaped central portion, and two arc-sided rectangle portions adapted to fit between the substantially L-shaped top portion and substantially L-shaped central portion. The six pieces can be arranged in a various forms. |
| US10098466B2 |
Chair with adjustable backrest
A device for adjusting the tilt of a chair backrest having a backrest frame rotatable with respect to the base frame of the chair is provided. The device includes elastic means for returning the backrest and/or countering the rotation thereof, in addition to means for controlling the preload of the elastic means. The means for controlling the preload include at least one first connecting rod and at least one first crank. The first connecting rod is hinged to the first crank and constrained to the elastic means so as to move the point of application of the returning and/or countering force with respect to the backrest. Adjusting means to adjust the position of the first crank determine at least two distinct stable positions of the first crank corresponding to two distinct positions of the mentioned point of application of the returning and/or countering force with respect to the base frame. |
| US10098456B2 |
Built-in electrical household appliance and household appliance assembly and built-in furniture unit for a household appliance
This invention relates to a built-in electrical household appliance (1), suitable for being housed inside a built-in furniture unit (2), the furniture unit comprising a lateral wall defining a surface (4) and a unit door (6) attached to said lateral surface (4) by means of hinges (10a, 10b). The appliance (1) comprises: a main body (12) defining a space for housing foods or objects, the main body having a side (13) suitable for being placed facing the lateral surface (4) when the electrical household appliance is housed in the furniture unit; a door (11) for access to the space and hinged on one of its sides to the main body (12) in such a manner as to rotate between an open position and a closed position and in such a manner as to present, in the closed position, a lateral edge (25) thereof facing the lateral surface (4), and being provided with attachment elements (26) suitable for permitting coupling to the unit door (6), in such a way that it is possible to open and close the door by moving the unit door (6). The appliance furthermore shows a distance between said lateral edge (25) of the door (11) and a plane containing an outer surface of said side (13) of the main body (12) there is a distance, in a direction perpendicular to said plane, of at least 5 mm, such that when the electrical household appliance (1) is housed in the furniture unit (2) the side (13) can be arranged adjacent to the lateral surface (4) while the hinges (10a, 10b) can be accommodated in a space between the door (11) and said lateral surface (4) of said furniture unit, and the door (11) has, along the lateral edge (25), at least one vertical chamfer (22) to avoid interference with the hinges (10a, 10b) when the door is operated. |
| US10098454B2 |
Modular bottle rack
A modular bottle rack includes at least two modular units laterally mounted to each other. Each modular unit includes a main frame and a basket mounted onto the main frame, wherein the bracket is selectively reciprocally moved relative to the main frame due to a height of the bottle supported on the main frame. Two fasteners are screwed onto the bracket for selectively positioning the bracket on the main frame. The main frame includes is divided into an assembling portion and a supporting portion, wherein a first connecting structure and a second connecting structure are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the assembling portion, and the first connecting structure is assembled to a second connecting structure of an adjacent modular unit. |
| US10098451B2 |
Height-adjustable table
A table with a height-adjustable table top, supporting structures and at least one strap that connects the supporting structures and the table top together, so that the table top is supported by being suspended by the strap on the supporting structures. The table includes a mechanism for manually adjusting the height of the table top that includes a winding disk rotatably mounted relative to the table top, and a spring element non-positively connected to the winding disk, wherein the strap is connected to the winding disk. The table top is adjustable between a lower height in which the strap is minimally wound onto the winding disk and an upper height in which the strap is maximally wound onto the winding disk. The spring element is maximally tensioned when the table top is at the lower height and is minimally tensioned when the table top is at the upper height. |
| US10098450B1 |
Foldable tray system
A tray system including a tray; a pad coupled to a proximal end of the tray; a lip having a U-shaped configuration, the lip extending away from a top surface of the tray, the lip located adjacent a periphery of a bottom surface of the tray; and a plurality of fixing elements extending from the top surface. The plurality of fixing elements includes a pair of substantially elongated protrusions extending away from the top surface; and a circular loop. The tray system includes an anchoring system hinged to the bottom surface of the tray and includes at least one clamp. Each clamp includes a proximal portion having a C-shaped frame defining a first end; a distal portion integrally connected to and extending from the proximal portion, the distal portion defining a G-shaped clamp and configured as a resilient arm; and a screw threadably connected to the resilient arm. |
| US10098447B2 |
Oral-care implement having color-communicative element
An oral-care implement comprises a mounting surface having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a plurality of filaments outwardly extending from the mounting surface in at least one direction not parallel to either one of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, each filament having a free end terminating with a tip. At least some of the filaments possess at least one functional characteristic selected from the group consisting of filament's structure, composition, cross-sectional shape, tip geometry, and any combination thereof. A plurality of filament tips comprises a working surface that includes at least a first color and a second color different from the first color. The at least first color forms at least one scaled-up image graphically replicating the at least one functional characteristic, thereby visually communicating to a consumer that the oral-care implement includes filaments having certain functional characteristic(s)—and that the oral-care implement possesses superior efficacy attributable to said filaments. |
| US10098445B1 |
Toilet bowl cleaning brush with an interchangeable cleaning brush head
An apparatus for an improved toilet bowl cleaner with removable cleaning brush head. The apparatus provides a more simplistic design than previous toilet bowl cleaners with removable brush ends by providing an actuator release button and trigger assembly that functions primarily with a series of rods and springs. |
| US10098444B1 |
Phone security case with ejection mechanism
A phone security case with ejection mechanism having a case body, a pair of support arms, and a swivelable belt clip disposed on the case body. An ejection mechanism, a central processing unit, a tethering mechanism, a message sensor mechanism, a rechargeable battery, and a speaker are also disposed on the case body. |
| US10098443B2 |
Arm worn hydration device
A hydration device is provided that includes a sleeve that is worn securely on a limb, such as a forearm, of a user and contains a bladder for holding liquid such as water, sports drinks, etc. The bladder is removable and includes a refill port and a drinking valve. The hydration device can be designed to absorb impacts while being worn, yet is light-weight and flexible enough to conform to the user's body. |
| US10098436B2 |
Assembly for container of cosmetic product and container comprising such an assembly
An assembly for a container 1 of cosmetic product has a cup support 30 and a cup 10. The cup 10 is configured to receive the cosmetic product. The cup 10 and the cup support 30 are interconnected by a spring connection 20. A container 1 for cosmetic product has such an assembly. |
| US10098435B2 |
Cosmetic product comprising rubber discharge pad
The present invention provides a cosmetic product comprising a rubber discharge pad, which comprises radially distributed discharge holes and is made from a rubber material, and discharging the contents through the discharge holes. According to the cosmetic product of the present invention, the degree of discharge of the contents can be suitably controlled during the use of the contents, radial discharge micro-holes on the surface of the rubber discharge pad have a dispersal discharge function, the remaining amount can be minimized since even the contents of the bottom of a container can be readily used by the elasticity of the rubber discharge pad, the cosmetic product can be carried without leakage of the contents since the contents are covered with the rubber discharge pad, and always having the feeling of using a new product is enabled since contact between the external air and contaminants is blocked during the use thereof. |
| US10098421B2 |
Zipper head assembly structure and sliding member thereof
A sliding member is provided, the sliding member includes a first sliding body, a second sliding body opposite to the first sliding body, a connection body connected between the first sliding body and the second sliding body, a first convex body disposed on the first sliding body, and a second convex body disposed on the first sliding body. The first convex body has two convex ribs and two convex portions disposed on a top side of the first sliding body to respectively adjacent to the two convex ribs. A movable cover body has two sliding portions respectively movably contacting the two convex ribs and respectively separately contacting the two convex portions. A zipper head assembly structure using the sliding member is further provided. |
| US10098420B2 |
Fastener element and method for producing same
Elements are made of a polyacetal resin, which can effectively improve the chain crosswise strength while maintaining wear resistance. Provided is a fastener element made of a polyacetal resin composition containing 5 to 30% by mass of reinforcing fibers each having an average fiber diameter of 5 to 15 μm and a numeric average fiber length of 150 to 500 μm. |
| US10098418B1 |
Buckle capable of fixing folded strap
A buckle capable of fixing a folded strap is disclosed, which includes a first buckle member, a second buckle member, and a string. The first connecting portion has a first connecting portion and a first buckling portion, and is adapted to be connected to a strap. The second buckle member has a second connecting portion, a second buckling portion, and an engaging portion, and is adapted to be connected to the strap or another strap. The second buckling portion is adapted to be detachably engaged with the first buckling portion. The string is provided on the engaging portion, and is adapted to fix the strap or the another strap. Said buckle could be applied with any kind of straps, such as belts, straps of a backpack, or waistbands. After the strap is adjusted, a superfluous section of the strap could be folded and then fixed by the string. |
| US10098416B1 |
Accessories affixed to footwear or affixed around footwear to provide a decorative fashion attachment
An attachment member which enables a decorative ornament to be affixed either onto a shoe, preferably at a location were a decorative ornament retained on the invention can be visible and cover at least a portion of the shoe and also a portion of the heel of the shoe. It is also a decorative ornament which can be placed around the instep location of a boot or elongated footwear where the decorative ornament can be removably affixed around the instep location of the footwear and has decorative ornaments dangling from the present invention to enable them to be visible on the boot. The addition is an improved bracket to retain the decorative ornament securely on a shoe with at least two bracket retaining arms. |
| US10098408B2 |
Shoe, in particular a sports shoe
A shoe having an upper and a sole connected to the upper. The upper has, at least in part, a knitted material forming its outer surface. To ensure sufficient longitudinal elasticity in the forefoot region and a good fit, along with efficient production, the knitted material includes a first knitted material layer produced from a first thread and a second knitted material layer produced from a second thread arranged on the first knitted material. The second material layer at least partially covers the first material layer. In the region of the front half, as seen in the longitudinal direction of the shoe, and/or in the heel region of the shoe, the second material layer runs, at least in part, in strip form in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the shoe so as to form a number of strips running parallel to one another. |
| US10098407B2 |
Helmet with airflow ventilation through an earpad
A helmet can include a protective shell and a layer of energy management material coupled to an inner surface of the protective shell to form a cavity for receiving a head of a user. An earpad can be coupled to the inner surface of the protective shell that comprises an inner surface that further defines a space for an ear of a user. The earpad can further include a leading edge at a front of the helmet, the leading edge extending between the outer surface of the protective shell and the inner surface of the earpad. An air intake opening can be formed at the leading edge of the earpad. An air exhaust opening can be formed at a trailing edge of the earpad. An airflow channel can extend through the earpad between the air intake opening and the air exhaust opening. |
| US10098406B2 |
Football helmet with faceguard having raised eyebrow areas
A football helmet comprising a rigid plastic shell adapted to cover the head of a wearer and a faceguard in the form of a cage of metal bars and removably attached to the shell. The faceguard includes an upper portion including an uppermost bar having a center bar part and a pair of side bar parts, and a horizontal bar below the center bar part and connected to the center bar part by a vertical bar, the uppermost bar and horizontal bar defining a gap between them which extends the entire length of the horizontal bar. The faceguard has a pair of raised eyebrow areas, each raised eyebrow area consisting of one of the pair of side bar parts bent upwardly with respect to the center bar part, in the uppermost bar being positioned on either side of the front portion of the shell and above the lower edge of the front portion of the shell. |
| US10098404B2 |
Pendulum impact damping system
A helmet comprised of a hard outer shell, a compressible liner in contact with an inner surface of the hard outer shell, and a comfort liner in contact with an inner surface of the compressible liner. The damping hole is defined longitudinally along a longitudinal axis through the hard outer shell, the compressible liner, and the comfort liner. The helmet also includes a pendulum damping system disposed in the damping hole and extending longitudinally from the outer shell to the comfort liner. The pendulum damping system has a pendulum mass that is laterally displaceable within the damping hole. |
| US10098401B2 |
Augmented reality motorcycle helmet
An augmented-reality helmet which in one embodiment is a full-face motorcycle helmet with a look-down micro-display that projects a virtual image in-line with the helmet's chin bar. In order to accommodate the power requirements, the helmet includes a battery pack mounted at the base of the motorcyclist's skull. A wind turbine charges the batteries. Exhaust from the turbine is then deducted through the helmet to cool the battery pack and/or the motorcyclist's head. The turbine is controllable so that it can operate as a circulating fan to provide ventilation. A digital gyroscope provides a control input to a controller for operating a steerable headlight of the motorcycle to track the rider's head movements; and provides acceleration output to an algorithm that will contact emergency responders if the rider is non-responsive after a collision. A 170 degree rear-view camera is mounted within an aerodynamic fairing on the back of the helmet. |
| US10098400B2 |
Adjustable, configurable hat
An adjustable, configurable hat is described that can be configured to accommodate a variety of hairstyles. In general, the adjustable, configurable hat has a crown member, an enlarged opening and a panel that is releasably attachable to the crown member. In one example, the adjustable, configurable hat generally has an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the closed configuration, the panel is releasably attached to the crown member by the fastening mechanisms, covers the enlarged opening and generally has the appearance of a hat that is not adjustable and configurable. In the open configuration, the panel is releasably attached to the inside of the crown member by the fastening members such that it is not visible when the hat is worn and the enlarged opening allows the wearer of the hat to wear a variety of hairstyles while wearing the hat. In both configurations, the fastening mechanisms and the panel are hidden by the crown member. In another example, the crown is split down the back center to have a left and right half and the hat can be configured to its open configuration by separating the left half from the right half and folding each half inside two respective pockets inside the hat. |
| US10098399B2 |
Disposable visor
A disposable visor to be worn on a user's head comprises a substantially flat body made of a flexible sheet material. The flat body includes a bill section that projects forwardly from the user's head when the visor is worn by the user to shield the user's face from the sun and a head-band section that connects to the bill section and forms a continuous uninterrupted band that encircles the user's head. A head opening is formed in the flat body and is configured to receive the user's head. A plurality of flexible fingers surrounds the head opening and are adapted to engage the user's head when the visor is worn by the user. During use, the fingers bend upwardly when the visor is placed on the user's head to adjust the head opening to the size of the user's head. |
| US10098396B1 |
Method of manufacturing an artificial branch
A method for manufacturing an artificial branch for use in providing an aesthetic element, or for providing camouflage or another structure. The joints between the various members of the artificial branch are preferably welded in place. The artificial branch preferably includes a main stem assembly including a reinforcing plug, branch stem members, limb assemblies, limb coupling members, a longitudinal support member, and foliage members. |
| US10098394B1 |
Glove system having lighting and fastening means allowing a user to easily don and doff each glove and illuminate work areas
A pair of protective gloves each glove having a glove body with finger portions that can be preselectively webbed together or each finger can be kept separated. The gloves are capable of withstanding heat, cold, puncture, shock and other similar hazards. One of the gloves includes an engagement member such as a magnetic member on the inner wrist portion of the glove that cooperates with an anchoring member on the inner wrist portion of the opposite glove that can be made of a ferromagnetic material to attract both gloves to each other. Once attracted a user can use a lip on the anchoring member to leverage his hands out of the gloves, thereby preventing the user from having to come in contact with the outside of the glove bodies when donning and doffing the gloves. Either or both glove assemblies can include a lighting assembly mounted thereon that provide illumination and visibility to a user desired work area. |
| US10098393B2 |
Grip assist apparatus with insert
A grip assist apparatus that may be worn on either hand that includes a gripping portion that includes an insert designed to prevent lifting bars to come into contact with an area of vulnerability in the center of the palm, which is prone to injury. |
| US10098390B2 |
Bathrobe including towel
An apparatus includes a bathrobe having a vertically-extending placket extending along a front section of the bathrobe, and the vertically-extending placket is configured to allow the bathrobe to be put on or removed by a user. An elongated towel assembly is fixedly coupled to the bathrobe. The elongated towel assembly vertically hangs from and extends along any one of (A) a left-side vertically extending portion, (B) a right-side vertically extending portion, and (C) the left-side vertically extending portion and the right-side vertically extending portion of the bathrobe in such a way that the vertically-extending placket is available for usage by the user. |
| US10098388B2 |
Abdomen wear
An abdomen wear includes a front cover part (20) formed by cutting a single-layered, and particularly a two-layered knit on bias to cover an abdomen of a body; ends (21) of the front cover part, a seam part (22) of both ends, and left and right button parts (23) to cause the front cover part to come into close contact with the abdomen; a binding part (33) including a detachable part (30) having an elastic ring (32) on which a tie adjusting part (31) is formed, the tie adjusting part being adjustable in a tie; and an upper elastic ring (41) having a button or a snap (29) on an upper-end central portion (40) of the front cover part or a seam part (40a) of the upper-end central portion. |
| US10098381B2 |
Electronic smoking article
An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol. |
| US10098380B2 |
Pressure differential device
A pressure differential device for attachment to a vessel to be used to smoke or vaporize tobacco or other consumables substances meant to be inhaled for pulmonary applications. The pressure differential device includes a chamber for receiving consumables, a tunnel running through the device, a flange for proper seating in a vessel, and a inner protruding member for attaching tunnel extension such as a straw. |
| US10098372B2 |
Whitening composition and the use thereof
The present invention discloses a composition having whitening and brightening effect and the use thereof, the composition comprising: 1) Osmanthus; 2) Olive; and 3) PUERARIAE LOBATAE RADIX, PLATYCODONIS RADIX, GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX ET RHIZOMA, SIRAITIAE FRUCTUS and ANGELICAE DAHURICAE RADIX. The composition may be applied to food products. Raw materials used in the composition of the present invention are all common food ingredients and have high safety. Unlike skin whitening products for external use, the composition is eaten as ordinary food, and has the skin whitening and brightening effect all over the body after being eaten. In addition, the composition of the present invention has a natural flower aroma of osmanthus fragrans flower, and a refreshing mouthfeel. The composition has gentle drug properties and is suitable for people with different constitutions. The composition contains a large amount of functional factors of polyphenols and has a health-care function for organism, and not only can whiten and brighten skins but also can enhance the anti-oxidative damage capacity of the organism. |
| US10098364B2 |
Method of preserving freshness of harvested crops, freshness preservation device, repository, and display device
A method of preserving freshness of a harvested crop includes irradiating the harvested crop with blue light and misting the harvested crop with water mist while irradiating the harvested crop with the blue light. |
| US10098362B2 |
Method and apparatus for cold smoking meat or seafood
An apparatus is provided for curing and more specifically for cold smoking meat or seafood with a blend of filtered smoke from an organic smoking material such as softwoods such as pine or tropical palms such as coconut wood or such as mixed wood sawdust from a sawmill, that are not traditionally used for smoking seafood or meat due to the harsh flavor imparted by their smoke, and unfiltered smoke from a second organic smoking material such as hardwood smoke, or other pleasant flavor-imparting smoke. The blending of filtered smoke from a first organic smoking material such as coniferous softwood, tropical palm wood or mixed sawdust from a sawmill with unfiltered pleasant flavor-imparting smoke from the second organic smoking material reduces the cost of the smoking and curing process and allows versatility in application in terms of preservative properties and flavor imparted to the cured meat or seafood. |
| US10098360B2 |
Method and apparatus for removing meat from crustacean legs
An apparatus for removing meat from crustacean legs includes a conveyor, and a plurality of leg meat extraction rollers. The conveyor has a crustacean body region flanked by laterally opposed crustacean leg regions. Each crustacean leg region includes a plurality of leg slots extending laterally outwardly of the crustacean body region. The leg meat extraction rollers are positioned laterally outwardly of the leg slots and oriented to receive crustacean legs moved laterally outwardly from the leg slots. |
| US10098356B2 |
Household noodle maker
A vertical household noodle maker includes a base, a stirring container connected to the base, a stirring rod longitudinally arranged in the stirring container, an extrusion cylinder horizontally arranged at one side below the stirring container, a spiral rod arranged in the extrusion cylinder, an extrusion die and a control unit. The stirring rod includes a rod body and a stirring blade. The motor rotates the stirring rod and the spiral rod, and a feeding inlet in communication with the extrusion cylinder is provided at a bottom of the stirring container. An inner wall of the stirring container is provided with a cutting rod, and a projection of the cutting rod at least partially overlaps with a projection of the stirring blade in the horizontal direction when the stirring blade is driven by the motor to rotate to a position of the cutting rod. |
| US10098355B2 |
System and method for weighing items
An apparatus and method for automatically removing dough pieces from overhead dough proffer, weighing the dough pieces and reinserting them back in to the process stream. The weight information is analyzed to determine whether it represents the weight of pieces or the empty scale weight, and may be used to provide a signal proportional to the weight of a dough portion, or group of dough potions in order to automatically adjust the rate at which dough is fed to the dividing mechanism, thereby increasing or decreasing the dough piece weights to maintain the desired amount of dough per piece. |
| US10098348B2 |
Granular turf safe mesotrione compositions
A composition comprising herbicidal mixtures of mesotrione impregnated into or coated on the surface of a granular substrate material such as a fertilizer granule and/or a solid inert carrier material is provided for use to control weeds in turfgrasses without causing damage to the grass and methods for the use thereof. |
| US10098347B2 |
Methods of improving growth and stress tolerance in plants
The present invention is directed to methods of improving plant growth by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant. The present invention is further directed to methods of improving stress tolerance in a plant by applying an effective amount of (S)-abscisic acid and glycine betaine to the plant. |
| US10098344B2 |
Agricultural adjuvants and processes for making and using same
An agricultural spray composition, comprising a vinyl ester-based polymer dispersion; a plasticizer; and an active ingredient. |
| US10098341B2 |
Freeze stable tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate formulations
A composition comprising:(a) tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate (THPS); (b) water; and (c) methanol; wherein the weight percentages of (a), (b) and (c) are within the area on a ternary phase diagram for (a), (b) and (c) bounded by four points: (A) 5% THPS/58% water/37% methanol; (B) 5% THPS/36% water/59% methanol; (C) 65% THPS/27% water/8% methanol; and (D) 65% THPS/29% water/6% methanol. |
| US10098340B2 |
Method for preserving cells and cell cultures
Provided is a method for reducing apoptosis in nucleated cells. The method entails holding nucleated cells in a container and adding a gas containing xenon to the container so that the pressure inside the container reaches between 0.5 to 4.0 Atm above ambient pressure; holding the container at between 0.5 to 4.0 Atm above ambient pressure for a period of time during which the temperature in the container is between 22° C. and 37° C.; lowering the temperature in the container to between 0.1° C. and 10° C. while maintaining the pressure of 0.5 to 4.0 Atm above ambient pressure and holding the container for a period of time; and reducing the pressure in the container to ambient pressure and increasing the temperature to 22° C.-37° C. By performing these steps, the cells undergo less apoptosis than a reference. |
| US10098331B2 |
Automated feeder apparatus for directionally discharging animal feed
An animal feeder has a hopper body adjustably mounted on a mounting base for directing feed material in a selected direction. The mounting base includes a pair of ground support elements pivotally mounted on a lateral support plate with a pair of pivot bolts, and further including a locking bolt that enables the lateral support plate to be pivotally adjusted with respect to the pair of ground support elements. The hopper body is rotatably mounted on the lateral support plate via a center bolt. A feed dispensing mechanism discharges the feed material through a feed discharge aperture, in a direction that is adjusted via the positioning of the adjustment base. |
| US10098330B2 |
Destacking and restacking of containers using a robot in poultry hatchery operations
Methods and apparatus for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs, the extracted material is assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic, and then eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly. |
| US10098328B2 |
Method of monitoring the physical condition and/or suitability of animal feed of ruminant animals
A method of monitoring the physiological condition, and/or suitability of animal feed, of ruminant animals, comprising: a. sensing the occurrence of at least a first predetermined type of activity of the animal; b. determining a length of a time period of a first type during which in step a. a sensed first predetermined type of activity has taken place; c. transmitting information about the length of a time period of the first type determined in step b. wherein preferably the transmission starts on a moment in time which depends on the moment in time on which the time period of the first type has ended; d. repeating steps a.-c. for next sensed occurrences of activities of the first predetermined type. |
| US10098323B2 |
Animal training system and method
An animal training system includes a portable remote transceiver for a user for transmitting a remote animal control signal to a remote animal transceiver on an animal for effecting a control stimulus to the animal. A separate animal control transceiver positioned at the animal may be in signal communication with the remote animal transceiver placed at the animal to effect a control stimulus to the animal in response to a control signal from the remote animal transceiver. |
| US10098320B2 |
Pet dish assembly
A pet dish assembly, including a base, a vertical support member extending upwardly from the base, at least one ladle slidingly secured to a top surface of the vertical support member, the ladle comprising an arcuate handle at a first end and a bowl at a second end. |
| US10098319B1 |
Pet activity module
A pet activity module having a substantially square or rectangular base for contacting a support surface when in use, substantially parallel back and front walls extending orthogonally from said base and substantially parallel side walls extending orthogonally from the base, the substantially parallel front and back walls being orthogonally joined to the substantially parallel side walls, the base, front, back and side walls together creating an internal volume sized to receive a domestic cat, a plush fabric applied to the base, a fabric creating scratcher surfaces, at least one scratcher surface being within the interior volume and at least one scratcher surface being on an exterior surface of at least one of the back, front or side walls of the module. |
| US10098312B2 |
Variety corn line GQA1001
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated GQA1001, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line GQA1001 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line GQA1001, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line GQA1001, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US10098311B2 |
Cucumber variety NUN 43003 CUL
The invention relates to the field of Cucumis sativus, in particular to a new variety of Cucumis sativus designated NUN 43003 CUL plants, seeds and cucumber fruits thereof. |
| US10098310B2 |
Lettuce cultivar omega 73
A lettuce cultivar, designated Omega 73, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds, plants and plant parts of lettuce cultivar Omega 73 and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar Omega 73 with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to lettuce cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Omega 73, to methods for producing other lettuce cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from lettuce cultivar Omega 73 and to the lettuce plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid lettuce seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar Omega 73 with another lettuce cultivar. |
| US10098307B1 |
Soybean variety 01064838
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064838. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064838. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064838 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064838 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10098298B2 |
Tomato line PSQ9Z14-9091
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line PSQ9Z14-9091. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ9Z14-9091 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10098296B2 |
Melon plants with improved disease tolerance
The present disclosure provides melon plants exhibiting tolerance to cucurbit yellow stunt disorder virus (CYSDV) and lacking negative traits associated with CYSDV tolerance such as increased fruit size and reduced fruit set. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease tolerance. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease tolerance phenotype are provided. |
| US10098295B1 |
Gumania hybrid plant ‘NEXTARA’
A new and distinct Guzmania hybrid named ‘NEXTARA’ characterized by solid growth habit; funnel-form rosette plant, measuring about 55 cm in height (above the pot when flowering); numerous, green colored foliage (measuring about 40 to 60 cm in length and about 3.0 to 4.5 cm in width). Superior floral bract production; bracts are red-purple in color (closest to RHS 59A), compound inflorescence, measuring about 20 cm in height, and about 25 cm in diameter; and long-lasting habit. |
| US10098294B2 |
Guzmania ‘REDTIX’
A new and distinct Guzmania hybrid named ‘REDTIX’ characterized by solid growth habit; funnel-form rosette plant, measuring about 50 cm in height (above the pot when flowering); numerous, green color foliage (measuring about 25 to 45 cm length and about 4.5 cm in width) Superior floral bract production; bracts are red in color (closest to RHS 42A), head inflorescence, measuring about 10 cm in height when flowering commences to about 15 cm in height at maturity, and about 12 cm in diameter; and long-lasting habit. |
| US10098292B2 |
Solar still system and related solar driven irrigation apparatus
The present invention is related to a solar driven irrigation apparatus for converting contaminated water contained in a contaminated water body into distilled water and using said distilled water for irrigating the vegetation grown on the said irrigation apparatus, the solar driven irrigation apparatus comprising a cover in the form of a geometrical projection comprising a wall, an opening, a semi-permeable mesh, a soil layer and a chamber. The present invention also related to a process for irrigating natural vegetation using the solar driven irrigation apparatus. |
| US10098290B2 |
Double cut control for disc saw felling head
A double cut control system and method are disclosed for a felling head having a saw disc. The felling head may be positioned by a knuckle boom, which includes a hoist boom and a stick boom coupled by a knuckle and positioned by hydraulic cylinders actuated by a hydraulic pump and hydraulic control valves. The control system has an operator input device for input of operator commands including a double cut control input command. Position sensors provide position values for the knuckle boom and the felling head. At least one controller receives the operator commands and position values. After receiving the double cut control input command, the controller generates a first cut control signal to direct flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic cylinders to position the knuckle boom to advance the felling head in a single fore-aft direction a set distance corresponding to a partial depth cut. |
| US10098288B1 |
Plant pots with stabilizing stakes and related methods
A plant pot assembly includes a plant pot defining an inner volume, having an upper pot edge, and including a mounting flange. A plurality of peripheral stakes attached to the mounting flange extend upwardly therefrom around the upper pot edge. The mounting flange defines a plurality of stake mounting holes, and each of the plurality of peripheral stakes includes a lower stake portion received in a respective one of the plurality of stake mounting holes. The plant pot assembly further includes a drainage system, at least one elevation blocks and at least one working table. |
| US10098281B2 |
Rotor feeder unit for agricultural machines, method for operating a rotor feeder, and method for operating an agricultural machine
A rotor feeder unit for an agricultural baler. The rotor feeder unit includes a rotor feeder carrying a set of tines, a rotor feeder unit bottom distant from the rotor feeder forming a lower boundary of a conveying channel through the rotor feeder unit, and scrapers placed in conveying direction behind the rotor feeder. The rotor feeder is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The scrapers extend in between the tines and have a leading face cooperating with the tines. The rotor feeder unit also includes a scraper position adjusting arrangement adapted for displacement of the leading face of the scrapers relative to the rotor feeder unit bottom. The scraper position adjusting arrangement is further adapted for rotating the scrapers about the axis of rotation of the rotor feeder for angularly displacing the leading face of the scrapers relative to the rotor feeder unit bottom. |
| US10098278B2 |
Mower
The present invention is directed to a lawn mower and more particularly to a system and method of charging a variety of batteries of the lawn mower including connecting the lawn mower to a towing vehicle, either directly or by placing the lawn mower on a trailer, towing the lawn mower, generating electricity upon towing the lawn mower utilizing a generator mechanically coupled to the lawn mower wheels or the wheels of the trailer. The generator converts the mechanical energy into electrical energy. The generator is electrically coupled to first type of battery and a second type of battery that is connected to the lawn mower and/or a first type of battery and a second type of battery that is connected to a charging station on the trailer. The system also includes a charging circuit for each of the first type of battery and the second type of battery. |
| US10098275B2 |
Management system and method for managing soil treatment systems
In a system (10) for managing a soil treatment business, an injection apparatus (12) is operable to inject soil treatment under high pressure down into soil. A control system (92) is associated with the injection apparatus (12) and is configured to collect data during operation of the injection apparatus (12). A data management system (801) is configured to receive the data collected by the injection apparatus (12) control system (92). The data management system (801) generally comprises a database for storing the collected data, with the data management system being accessible by the business for reviewing the collected data. |
| US10098274B1 |
Compost insertion apparatus
A compost insertion apparatus coupled to a tractor for inserting solid material into the ground includes a frame configured to be pulled behind a tractor. A bin atop the frame defines an interior area capable of holding solid material, the bottom having an outlet through which the solid material is expelled from the bin. An auger assembly includes a shaft a continuous spiral blade operative for expelling the solid material. A ripper shank is movable from a use configuration forming a furrow, the solid material being expelled into the furrow. A furrow closer assembly includes two circular angled plates forming a V-shape for covering the solid material. A track assembly is operatively coupled to the frame for supporting the bin above the ground, the track assembly having a wide profile in contact with the ground. |
| US10098272B2 |
Method for calculating characteristic geometrical or control variables of a three point hitch
A method is provided for calculating characteristic geometrical or control variables of a three-point hitch for an agricultural tractor in which the hitch includes a lifting strut having a mounting position which is adjustable by means of a lifting arm in one of a plurality of receiving holes formed in a lower link and the hitch is pivotable by the lifting strut. The method includes moving the lower link initially into a horizontal angle position α=0 and capturing the corresponding angular position Px, Pz of the lifting arm and a corresponding angular position γ of the lifting strut relative to the vertical. The method further includes determining which of the receiving holes satisfies a geometrical constraint condition and determining the mounting position of the lifting strut on the lower link. |
| US10104818B2 |
Data transmission blocking holder
A personal communication device (“PCD”) holder including (i) a first housing portion including a material that causes the first housing portion to be data signal blocking; (ii) a second housing portion including a material that causes the second housing portion to be data signal blocking; and (iii) a data signal blocking gasket fitted to at least one of the first and second housing portions, the gasket positioned and arranged such that when the first and second housing portions are mated together to form an enclosure about the PCD, the data signal blocking gasket engages and seals to the other of the first and second housing portions to ensure that the enclosure is completely data signal blocking regardless of whether imperfections are present in an interface between the mated first and second portions. |
| US10104815B2 |
Organic EL display apparatus
An organic EL display apparatus includes: a display panel; a plate-shaped base disposed on a rear surface side of the display panel; a flexible wiring substrate; a circuit substrate; an electronic component attached to at least one of the wiring substrate and the circuit substrate; a heat conductive member attached to a rear surface of the electronic component; a rear structural member disposed to cover the heat conductive member; and a connecting member that connects the base and the rear structural member and generates a compressive force that compresses the heat conductive member being sandwiched by the electronic component and the rear structural member. |
| US10104813B2 |
Power circuit module
A power circuit module is provided. The encapsulated power circuit module comprises: a pressure plate comprising a protrusion body; a frame; and a substrate bearing a power circuit, the power circuit comprising at least a power switching device; the frame is provided between the substrate and the pressure plate, the frame supports the pressure plate, and a substantially closed space is formed by the substrate, the pressure plate and the frame; and when an external force is applied on the pressure plate, the protrusion body press against the substrate and is in insulation contact with the substrate, and the external force is transmitted evenly on the substrate. |
| US10104812B2 |
Elastic mounting of power modules
A semiconductor module includes a base plate having an inner region adjacent an edge region, a substrate attached to the inner region of the base plate and a heat sink on which the base plate is mounted so that the base plate is interposed between the substrate and the heat sink and at least part of the inner region of the base plate contacts the heat sink. The module further includes a stress relief mechanism configured to permit the base plate to bend away from the heat sink in the edge region responsive to a thermal load so that at least part of the inner region of the base plate remains in contact with the heat sink. |
| US10104811B2 |
Vehicle control unit and vehicle brake system
One embodiment relates to a vehicle control unit. The vehicle control unit includes a metallic base body and an electronic control unit which is attached to the base body. The electronic control unit includes a housing which is attached to an attaching surface of the base body and a control circuit board which is housed in the housing. A heat radiation portion is provided on the attaching surface so as to be inserted into the housing. The heat radiation portion is brought into abutment with the control circuit board via a heat conducting member. And, a heat conducting member holding portion is formed in the housing so as to hold the heat conducting member with respect to the heat radiation portion. |
| US10104804B2 |
Electronic device
Elongated top panel heat dissipation slits each include a first long side sidewall that extends in a depth direction of a first long side, and a second long side sidewall that extends in the depth direction of a second long side. For example, the second long side sidewall is provided with projection portions that protrude toward the first long side sidewall. Then, step portions are formed. The step portions incline to a lower side as the step portions extend away from printed circuit boards. An inclined rib inclining to a lower side in an extension direction of a casing locates near lower end portions of the step portions. |
| US10104802B2 |
Server rack
A server rack includes a shell and a plurality of brackets configured to receive a plurality of data storages. The data storages are electrically connected to the bracket. The shell includes a power supply module configured to provide power to the data storages, and an adapter plate connected with the power supply module through a cable. The bracket is electrically connected to a connecting device. When the bracket is slid in the shell, the connecting device closely contacts the adapter plate to be electrically connected with the adapter plate, and the data storages are thus electrically connected with the power supply module. |
| US10104800B2 |
Adjustable snap-in rail assembly for storage rack
A rail assembly for a storage rack that includes, in one aspect, a first rail member, a second rail member, and a nut assembly slidably mounted to the second rail member. The first rail member may include a first mounting aperture extending through a body of the first rail member and the second rail member may include a first mounting slot extending through a body of the second rail member for a predefined dimension along a longitudinal axis. The sliding nut assembly may be slidably mounted adjacent the first mounting slot to a longitudinal position aligned with the first mounting aperture such that a fastener may be received through the first mounting aperture and first mounting slot and threaded into the first nut assembly to lock the first and second rack members against relative movement and fix the rail assembly to the front and rear pillars. |
| US10104797B2 |
Power module, power converter and manufacturing method of power module
A power module includes a heat-dissipating substrate, a first planar power device and a second planar power device. The first planar power device includes a plurality of electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the first planar power device. The second planar power device includes a plurality of electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the second planar power device. Lower surfaces of the first planar power device and the second planar power device are disposed on the heat-dissipating substrate. |
| US10104795B2 |
Protective assemblies for enclosures
Protective assemblies for enclosures are described. An example apparatus includes a chassis configured to hold one or more electronic systems, a first frame configured to engage a first side of the chassis, a second frame configured to engage a second side of the chassis opposite the first side, and members attached between the first frame and the second frame using fasteners, the members extending between the first frame and the second frame to rigidly secure the first frame and the second frame against the chassis to create an enclosure comprising the first frame, the second frame, and the chassis, the members being exterior to the chassis. |
| US10104793B2 |
EMI shielding for pluggable modules and connector assemblies
A connector assembly includes a cage member having a plurality of walls defining first and second module cavities configured to receive corresponding pluggable modules therein. The module cavities are separated by a separator wall. The connector assembly includes a separator spring plate along the separator wall. The separator spring plate has a base section coplanar with the separator wall along a separator wall plane. The separator spring plate has first separator spring beams extending out of the separator wall plane to a first side of the separator wall plane into the first module cavity to couple to the pluggable module received therein and second separator spring beams extending out of the separator wall plane to a second side of the separator wall plane into the second module cavity to electrically couple to the pluggable module received therein. |
| US10104789B2 |
Display device, electronic device, and substrate adjusting method
There is provided a display device including a jig that is provided with an insertion port into which a tip portion of an eccentric driver having the tip portion on an axis different from a central axis of a grip is inserted, a substrate that is provided with a long hole into which the grip is inserted, the long hole being long and narrow, a position of the substrate relative to the jig being movable within a predetermined movable range by rotation of the eccentric driver, the tip portion and the grip of the eccentric driver being inserted, and a base position fixing unit that fixes the substrate to a predetermined base position within the movable range. |
| US10104786B2 |
Housing with a rotational friction welding seam
A housing (10) which has a first part (14) with a first wall (22) having an outer wall surface (28) and a second part (18) with a second wall (24) having an inner wall surface (30). The wall surfaces can have for example a cylindrical casing shape at least in some sections. Portions of the first wall (22) and the second wall (24) overlap in an overlap region (26). The first wall (22) and the second wall (24) are connected along the circumference of the wall surfaces (28, 30) by means of a rotational friction welding seam (32) arranged in the overlap region (26). The rotational friction welding seam (32) has a compact zone (48) with a first elastic modulus and a mixing zone (44) with a different second elastic modulus. |
| US10104785B2 |
Multilayer wiring board for an electronic device
An electronic assembly is disclosed that includes a flexible insulating film, a semiconductor component that has a thickness of less than 50 micrometers, a conductive interconnect extending through the flexible insulating film, a second patterned metal wiring film adjacent, and a third patterned metal wiring film. The second patterned metal wiring film is electrically coupled with the third patterned metal wiring film through the conductive interconnect. The semiconductor component is coupled to the first patterned metal wiring film and at least one of the second patterned metal wiring film or the third patterned metal wiring film. |
| US10104782B2 |
Method of electroplating photoresist defined features from copper electroplating baths containing reaction products of pyridyl alkylamines and bisepoxides
Electroplating methods enable the plating of photoresist defined features which have substantially uniform morphology. The electroplating methods include copper electroplating baths with reaction products of pyridyl alkylamines and bisepoxides to electroplate the photoresist defined features. Such features include pillars, bond pads and line space features. |
| US10104781B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive element, method for forming resist pattern, and method for producing printed wiring board
A photosensitive resin composition includes a binder polymer, a photopolymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator. The binder polymer has a structural unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid, a structural unit derived from styrene or α-methylstyrene, and a structural unit derived from a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate ester having a hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms. The photopolymerizable compound include a bisphenolic di(meth)acrylate having from 1 to 20 structural units of an ethyleneoxy group and having from 0 to 7 structural units of a propyleneoxy group. |
| US10104778B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board structure
A flexible printed circuit board structure includes a spiral flexible printed circuit board and a protection cover capable of providing functions of extensibility and retractility. The spiral flexible printed circuit board includes a flexible substrate curling up spirally, a patterned circuit layer and a plurality of electrical contacts. The patterned circuit layer is disposed on the flexible substrate. The electrical contacts are disposed on an end of the flexible substrate and electrically connected to the patterned circuit layer. The protection cover at least covers a part of the spiral flexible printed circuit board. |
| US10104776B2 |
Chip resistor element
A chip resistor element includes an insulating substrate, a resistor layer, first and second internal electrodes, a resistor protection layer, first and second electrode protection layers, and first and second external electrodes. The resistor layer is on the insulating substrate, the first and second internal electrodes are on respective sides of the resistor layer, and the resistor protection layer covers the resistor layer and extends onto portions of the internal electrodes. The first electrode protection layers are on the first and second internal electrodes so as to overlap with portions of the resistor protection layer and contain first conductive powder particles and resin, while the second electrode protection layers are disposed on the first electrode protection layers and contain second conductive powder particles and resin. A content of resin in the second electrode protection layer is lower than in the first electrode protection layer. |
| US10104775B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a ceramic substrate, a plurality of circuit patterns arranged on a surface of the ceramic substrate, a semiconductor element arranged on an upper surface of at least one circuit pattern, and a sealing resin for sealing the ceramic substrate, the plurality of circuit patterns, and the semiconductor element, in which an undercut part is formed in opposed side surfaces of the circuit patterns adjacent to one another, the undercut part is configured such that an end of an upper surface of the circuit pattern protrudes outside the circuit pattern more than an end of a lower surface of the circuit pattern on the ceramic substrate, and the undercut part is also filled with the sealing resin. |
| US10104774B2 |
Flexible printed wiring board
Provided is a flexible printed wiring board capable of increasing the number of wires even when the board is used in a narrow arrangement space and enhancing the degree of freedom for design while maintaining the board in a self-supported state. A flexible printed wiring board 100 is used in a state, in which one and another ends in a longitudinal direction are fixed respectively to one and another members that move in relation to each other in a state of being bent to be curved in the longitudinal direction. The flexible printed wiring board includes wiring board units 100A and 100B in which a plurality of wires are formed on a flexible insulating substrate and which are molded in a state of being curved in a lateral direction, and adjacent wiring board units are partially connected at side edges thereof in the lateral direction. |
| US10104769B2 |
Circuit materials with improved fire retardant system and articles formed therefrom
A circuit subassembly, comprising a conductive layer, a dielectric layer is formed from a thermosetting composition, wherein the thermosetting composition comprises, based on the total weight of the thermosetting composition, a low polarity resin, a oxaphosphorinoxide-containing aromatic compound, and an protective adhesive layer disposed between the conductive layer and the dielectric layer, wherein the circuit subassembly has a UL-94 rating of at least V-0. Also disclosed is a composition for a bond ply and a circuit subassembly that further comprises such bond ply. |
| US10104766B2 |
Resin substrate and electronic device
A resin substrate includes an insulating base material in which conductive particles are mixed with resin, and conductor patterns provided on the principal surfaces of the insulating base material. When a length at a position at which a distance between two conductor patterns that are adjacent to each other without directly electrically connecting to each other on the same principal surface of the insulating base material is smallest is indicated by L1 and a length at a position at which a distance between two conductor patterns that face each other without directly electrically connecting to each other between the different principal surfaces of insulating base materials is smallest is indicated by L2, L1 is larger than or equal to L2 (L1 ≥L2). |
| US10104763B2 |
Electronic circuit board assembly including EMI shielding structure and thermal pad
Provided is an electronic circuit board assembly. The electronic circuit board assembly includes an electronic circuit board, a plurality of electronic circuit devices disposed on the electronic circuit board, an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding structure configured to shield an electromagnetic wave generated from the plurality of electronic circuit devices, and a thermal pad configured to dissipate heat generated from the plurality of electronic circuit devices. The EMI shielding structure covers the plurality of electronic circuit devices and is attached to the electronic circuit board, and the thermal pad is disposed between the plurality of electronic circuit devices and the EMI shielding structure, contacts the plurality of electronic circuit devices and the EMI shielding structure, and thereby can transfers the heat generated from the plurality of electronic circuit devices to the EMI shielding structure. |
| US10104759B2 |
Microelectronic modules with sinter-bonded heat dissipation structures and methods for the fabrication thereof
Methods for producing high thermal performance microelectronic modules containing sinter-bonded heat dissipation structures. In one embodiment, the method includes embedding a sinter-bonded heat dissipation structure in a module substrate. The step of embedding may entail applying a sinter precursor material containing metal particles into a cavity provided in the module substrate, and subsequently sintering the sinter precursor material at a maximum processing temperature less than a melt point of the metal particles to produce a sintered metal body bonded to the module substrate. A microelectronic device and a heatsink are then attached to the module substrate before, after, or concurrent with sintering such that the heatsink is thermally coupled to the microelectronic device through the sinter-bonded heat dissipation structure. In certain embodiments, the microelectronic device may be bonded to the module substrate at a location overlying the thermally-conductive structure. |
| US10104758B2 |
Heat sink with configurable grounding
Various heat sink/circuit board combinations are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus is provided that includes a heat sink and plural contact pins coupled to the heat sink. Each of the contact pins is operable to selectively contact at least one of plural ground conductors of a circuit board. A given contact pin may be selectively moved relative to the heat sink to contact or not contact one of the ground conductors to provide the capability of controlling a number and location of ground points of the heat sink. |
| US10104752B2 |
Detection of X-ray radiation
An X-ray detector is disclosed, including a detection unit to generate a detection signal for incident X-ray radiation; a signal analysis module to determine a set of count rates for incident X-ray radiation based upon the detection signal and signal analysis parameters for X-ray radiation; and a switchover control unit for switching between first signal analysis parameters and second signal analysis parameters. When an amount of X-ray radiation is incident on the detection module, a first set of count rates is generated for a first time interval based upon first signal analysis parameters and a second set of count rates is generated for a second time interval based upon second signal analysis parameters, different from the first signal analysis parameters. An X-ray imaging system including the detector; a method for determining count rates for X-ray radiation; and a method for calibrating signal analysis parameters are also disclosed. |
| US10104747B1 |
Entrance ticket with lighting effect
A method for creating a desired lighting effect. The desired lighting effect is created by using a plurality of apparatuses at a controlled access venue which are capable of actuating one or more lights. The apparatuses in conjunction can create a desired lighting affect. The desired lighting effect can be customized to alleviate crowds. The desired lighting effect can also help to identify and direct aid to attendees in distress. |
| US10104746B2 |
Wireless connection of sensors to outdoor lighting system
Provided is a sensor system for an outdoor lighting system including at least one sensor physically connected with an external connector of a lighting fixture of the outdoor lighting system. The sensor performs sensing and wireless data and power connection, via a wireless power source and a wireless data source, with the outdoor lighting system. |
| US10104728B2 |
LED driving circuit, LED device comprising the same, and driving method of LED
A light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit disclosed herein controls a switching operation of a power switch connected to an LED string and includes a reference voltage generator configured to generate a frequency modulation reference voltage according to a dimming signal that controls brightness of the LED string, and a switching controller configured to control a switching frequency of the power switch to be constant when a level of the dimming signal is higher than that of the frequency modulation reference voltage, and control the switching frequency of the power switch based on the dimming signal when a level of the dimming signal is lower than that of the frequency modulation reference voltage. |
| US10104725B2 |
Method and apparatus for multi channel current driving
A multi-channel current control circuit and method are disclosed herein. The multi-channel current control includes an operational amplifier provided for a channel; a low pass filter provided for the channel connected to an input terminal of the operational amplifier; a mode control circuit configured to control the low pass filter to have one of predetermined time constants in accordance with predetermined current control mode; and a pulse width modulation circuit configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal provided for the channel; and transfer the pulse width modulation signal to the input terminal of the operational amplifier via the low pass filter. The operational amplifier controls a load current of the channel using an output voltage of the operational amplifier. |
| US10104722B2 |
Heat cooker
The disclosed heat cooker includes a control unit for controlling operation of the variable-type air supply opening. The control unit controls operation of the variable-type air supply opening so that an openness of the air supply opening becomes a predetermined target openness larger than 0% during heat cooking by the heater of the heating object, and upon an end of the heat cooking of the heating object, the control unit further controls operation of the variable-type air supply opening so that the openness of the air supply opening becomes larger than the target openness. |
| US10104721B2 |
Induction cookware
An induction cooking utensil is constructed such that it cooks food within its chamber while maintaining a relatively cool outer surface (e.g., preferably an outer surface that is cool enough to pick up with one's bare hands). The cooking utensil includes an inner wall that is made at least in part of an electrically conductive material and an outer wall that is made at least in part of the electrically non-conductive material. A reflective layer, a vacuum-sealed thermal insulator and/or a gas more resistant to conducting heat than air is disposed between the inner and outer walls to resist the transfer of heat from the inner wall to the outer wall. |
| US10104720B1 |
Portable rechargeable heating blanket system
A portable rechargeable li-polymer/lithium-ion battery cell operated heating blanket system for providing comfortable heat to a human body and sustaining said comfortable heat. The device provides continuous heat for users. The present invention includes a USB port for charging devices such as cellphones. The portable rechargeable li-polymer/lithium-ion battery cell operated heating blanket system includes microplush comfort on the inside and a water resistant exterior. |
| US10104716B2 |
Apparatus and method for relaying by mobile device, and storage medium
The disclosure provides an apparatus and method for relaying by a mobile device and a storage medium, the apparatus including: one or more processors; and a memory, where: the memory stores therein one or more computer readable program codes configured to be executed by the one or more processors to perform operations of: connecting with a wireless access point through a station node of Wi-Fi; enabling a softAP node of Wi-Fi so that logon information of the mobile device is broadcasted, and one or more electronic devices are connected through the softAP node; enabling a packet forwarding function to enable a data packet to be forwarded between different nodes of Wi-Fi in the mobile device; and sending configuration information of packet forwarding to a Wi-Fi module so that a data packet is forwarded between the station node and the softAP node. |
| US10104715B2 |
Communication method and apparatus at an unlicensed band and system
A communication method and apparatus at an unlicensed band. One of the methods includes: an eNB transmits request information respectively to a small cell and UE connected to the eNB, requesting the small cell and the UE to measure a candidate channel on the unlicensed band; the eNB negotiates with the small cell for operational parameters of the small cell according to measurement results reported by the small cell and UE; and the eNB transmits the operational parameters of the small cell negotiated by the eNB with the small cell to the UE, so that the UE accesses to the small cell according to the operational parameters of the small cell and performs data transmission, transmitting data on the unlicensed band, the small cell may select a working channel having minimum interference on other neighboring systems and subjected to minimum interference from the other neighboring systems at the UE side. |
| US10104714B2 |
Method and Apparatus for timing misalignment signalling
A wireless communication system (10) comprises multiple groups (12) of wireless communication devices (14). The devices (14) within any given group (12) are synchronized to the same timing reference and devices (14) in different groups (12) are not synchronized to the same timing reference. A device (14) transmits direct control signaling to other devices (14) according to the timing reference of its group (12). A method in the system (10) is implemented by a radio node (16) associated with one of the groups (12). The method includes generating (110) a message that indicates, for each of one or more of the groups (12), a range of possible values for misalignment between the timing reference of that group (12) and a common timing reference. This range accounts for uncertainty in that misalignment. The method also entails transmitting (120) the message from the radio node (16). |
| US10104713B2 |
Method of forming access network, and access network system
A method for implementing networking of an access network includes: implementing networking of small cells within a range covered by a macro coverage cell to form a distributed cell when number of the small cells within the range covered by the macro coverage cell reaches a threshold; and communicating the small cells in the distributed cell with neighboring cells or core network CN through the macro coverage cell in the distributed cell, where the neighboring cells include another distributed cell, a conventional cell. |
| US10104711B2 |
Mobile router with session proxy
A non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon executed by a processor in a vehicle comprising a wireless local area network interface to communicate with a mobile device via a local wireless network and a backhaul network interface to wirelessly communicate with a backhaul network and to establish a layer 2 communication link and a layer 3 communication link to provide a link monitoring communication method. The method comprises: monitoring the layer 2 communication link and the layer 3 communication links over the backhaul network interface; reestablishing communications via the layer 2 communication link and the layer 3 communication link when a communications failure via the layer 2 communications link is detected; and reestablishing communications via the layer 3 communication link when a communications failure via only the layer 3 communication link is detected. |
| US10104704B2 |
Dynamic acceleration of prioritized mobile application traffic
In one embodiment, a method for the prioritized transmission of messages includes monitoring a network link of a mobile device to determine performance characteristics of the network link, establishing a network association between the mobile device and a routing network node, receiving a connection request from an application that is directed to a connection between the mobile device and a destination server, determining a relative priority of the connection, mapping the connection to a stream of the network association that is associated with the relative priority of the connection and identifies the destination server, and transmitting messages for the stream to the routing network node interlaced with messages of other streams of the network association based on the performance characteristics of the network link and the relative priority associated with the stream in comparison to relative priorities associated with the other streams of the network association. |
| US10104703B2 |
Node and method for establishing direct communications
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards providing direct communications between a mobility management node (e.g., SGSN, S4-SGSN or MME) and an MTC-IWF node via a T5 interface. With the use of the direct communications unnecessary queries to a HSS or HLR may be avoided. The direct communications are established by the mobility management node and the MTC-IWF node saving identifying information of the other node. |
| US10104695B2 |
Ultra-reliable and low priority communications
Systems described herein receive, via a physical random access channel, an attach request from a user device; retrieve profile data for the user device; and determine, based on RF conditions estimated from the attach request, an initial downlink repetition level for extended coverage. The systems also receive a reference signal from the user device via a physical uplink shared channel; determine an uplink repetition level for coverage extension based on the uplink RF conditions and requirements from the profile data. The systems detect high resource use within a cell; identify a shared downlink resource channel for the user device, wherein machine-type communication (MTC) data for the user device uses BPSK modulation; identify non-MTC data requiring downlink transmission to a device within the cell; and send the non-MTC data over the shared downlink resource channel, and on a resource pre-allocated for the user device, using a different modulation level. |
| US10104690B2 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing selection of radio channel frequency and adaptive clear channel assessment threshold for unlicensed small cell WWAN base station
A method includes selecting an optimal radio channel frequency via execution of code instructions of a channel selection and adaptive clear assessment management system to determine a weighted potential interference between each of a plurality of wireless links each operating on one of the plurality of available radio channel frequencies at a location based on a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile for each of the plurality of wireless links. The method further includes operating an unlicensed small cell WWAN base station on the optimal radio channel frequency. The determination of weighted potential interference between the plurality of wireless links each operating on one of the plurality of available radio channel frequencies within the shared communication frequency band will determine selection of the optimal radio channel frequency. |
| US10104687B2 |
Link aware clear channel assessment
A pair of Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) rules are presented that protect an initiator's transmission at the responder, and the responder's transmission at the initiator, using additional fields transmitted in a preamble (header) of a Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) or in a Media Access Control (MAC) header, if unencrypted and robustly modulated. These techniques enable more parallel/simultaneous transmissions between devices that might otherwise interfere with each other, subject to ensuring an adequate Signal-to-Interface and-Noise Ratio (SINR) for the initiator's transmission at the responder and ensuring an adequate SINR for the responder's transmission at the initiator. |
| US10104680B2 |
Radio communication device and method for operating a radio communication device
According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided comprising a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver; and a second processor configured to control the second transceiver wherein the first processor is configured to control the first transceiver to transmit signals in accordance with a predefined transmitting schedule, wherein the first processor is further configured to control the first transceiver to omit transmitting signals within at least one of a time period and a frequency band provided for signal transmission of the first transceiver in accordance with the predefined transmitting schedule. |
| US10104678B2 |
Wireless communication device
A wireless communication device includes a short range receiving unit, a channel control unit for controlling a setting of a reception channel of the short range receiving unit to a control channel or a service channel, and an execution service determination unit. The channel control unit sets the reception channel as the control channel during a control channel time frame, and maintains the reception channel as the control channel during an extension time frame even after the short range receiving unit receives the service start information. The execution service determination unit performs an execution service determination process for determining, as an execution service, a service having the highest priority out of the services indicated by the service start information received by the short range receiving unit while the reception channel is set as the control channel by the channel control unit. |
| US10104674B2 |
Rate assignment with rate splitting for interference cancellation friendly new air interface
A new air interface that is interference cancellation friendly is proposed. In one novel aspect, a novel code rate assignment with rate splitting is proposed. In one embodiment, a base station decomposes a codeword {x1} into two codewords {x1a} and {x1b}. The two codewords are applied with different code rates and/or modulation orders. More specifically, the code rate or modulation order of codeword {x1a} is set appropriately so that a victim UE can decode and cancel {x1a} under the channel quality of the victim UE. Typically, the channel quality of a victim UE is poorer than the channel quality of the intended UE. As a result, the MCS for {x1a} can be lower than the MCS for {x1b} such that the victim UE is able to apply CWIC to decode and cancel {x1a}. |
| US10104668B2 |
Telecommunications apparatus and methods
A wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made using a radio interface that spans a system frequency bandwidth (host carrier) and supports at least some communications from a base station to least some terminal devices within a plurality of restricted frequency bands (virtual carriers) which are narrower than and within the system frequency bandwidth. A terminal device conveys an indication of its identity, to the base station during an initial connection procedure as the terminal device seeks to access the radio interface. The terminal device and the base station both determine a selected restricted frequency band from among the plurality of restricted frequency bands based on the identity of the terminal device in the same way. Thus the terminal device and base station select the same restricted frequency band and can accordingly configure their respective transceivers to allow downlink communications between them within the selected restricted frequency band. |
| US10104666B2 |
Method and system for compensating for doubly selective channel and related apparatus
A method and system for compensating for a doubly selective channel, and a related apparatus are applied to the field of communications technologies. In embodiments of the present invention, a receive end obtains, based on a minimum mean square error between a transmit pilot sequence and a receive pilot sequence, an optimal parameter used in a process of channel compensation and signal modulation, that is, a modulation order and a channel compensation parameter such as a channel compensation matrix. Therefore, according to the embodiments of the present invention, an optimization method is used to apply a banded equalization channel compensation method and a partial FFT transform to a communications system, thereby improving system performance. |
| US10104660B2 |
Wireless router or residential gateway capable of distinguishing power-sensitive wireless sensors and providing separate treatment thereto
Techniques are disclosed for a wireless router or residential gateway to distinguish power-sensitive wireless sensors and provide separate treatments thereto for low power consumption connections. In some embodiments, a network device includes a wireless network circuit, and control circuitry coupled to the network circuit and configured to, upon receipt of a request of connection from a client, identify whether the client is power-sensitive. The network device can further cause, if the client is identified as power-sensitive, the power-sensitive client to connect using a low-power connection while maintaining a regular connection to other regular clients. The low-power connection can be operated on a first channel different from but in a same frequency band as a second channel on which the regular connection is operated. |
| US10104655B2 |
Methods for transmission time interval bundling in the uplink
Methods, systems, and apparatus for supporting uplink Transmission Time Interval (TTI) bundling in Long Term Evolution (LTE) are provided. Methods, systems, and apparatus for signaling, activation/deactivation, and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) behavior are also provided. |
| US10104654B2 |
Future-compatible group common downlink control channel
Wireless communication with a future-compatible group common downlink control channel is discussed. A common downlink control channel may include a plurality of regions that may be configured to include information describing a plurality of features, at least a subset of the features being supported by a mobile device. Configuration information associated with the common control channel may be transmitted from a base station to the mobile device. The configuration information may provide to the mobile device an indication of the plurality of features described in the common control channel and an indication of how the plurality of features are configured in the plurality of regions of the common control channel. After receiving the common control channel, the mobile device may process the regions of the control channel that include control information features supported by the mobile device and skip regions of the common control channel that include control information features not supported by the mobile device. |
| US10104650B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method for receiving a downlink control signal in a TDD-based wireless communication system, and to an apparatus therefor. The method comprises receiving a downlink signal via a downlink interval in a specific frame including the downlink interval, a guard interval and an uplink interval. A combination of the downlink interval, the guard interval and the uplink interval is given using configuration information on the specific subframe. When the configuration information is given such that the length of the downlink interval is larger than a specific value, detecting a first type of PDCCH is performed in the specific subframe. When the configuration information is given such that the length of the downlink interval is equal to or smaller than the specific value, detecting the first type of PDCCH is skipped in the specific subframe. |
| US10104645B2 |
Random access method of devices with different path loss
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. According to one embodiment, a method of operating a device includes: selecting a signal format from a plurality of signal formats, each of the plurality of signal formats corresponding to a respective coding and modulation scheme of a plurality of coding and modulation schemes; and sending a request for random access to a base station according to the selected signal format. |
| US10104644B2 |
Device and method for resource allocation in radio communication
Provided is a base station capable of suppressing increase of overhead of allocation result report in frequency scheduling in multi-carrier communication and obtaining a sufficient frequency diversity effect. In the base station, encoding units (101-1 to 101-n) encode data (#1 to #n) to mobile stations (#1 to #n), modulation units (102-1 to 102-n) modulate the encoded data so as to generate a data symbol, a scheduler (103) performs frequency scheduling according to a CQI from each mobile station so as to uniformly allocate data to the respective mobile stations for a part of RB extracted from a plurality of RB, and an SCCH generation unit (105) generates control information (SCCH information) to report the allocation result in the scheduler (103) to the respective mobile stations. |
| US10104642B2 |
Event-triggered control of beacon broadcasts
Broadcasts from beacon devices each of which is disposed in a known different physical location within a venue are controlled. Scheduling information for events scheduled to take place at the venue may be collected from calendar management sources and analyzed. Notification of an emergent event associated with the venue or its geographic location may also be received from emergent event notification sources and analyzed. The result of these analyses and the knowledge of the physical location of each of the beacon devices are used to generate a set of broadcast rules for each of the beacon devices, where these rules specify one or more beacon signals to be periodically broadcast by the beacon device and the timing by which these signals are to be broadcast. For each of the beacon devices, the set of broadcast rules for the beacon device is downloaded to the beacon device. |
| US10104633B1 |
Active position driven mobility content delivery in information centric networks
The disclosure relates to technology providing seamless mobility to a mobile producer node. A request message is received from a requesting node in an information centric network. The request message includes mapping point parameters that have an identifier to identify a mapping server that serves requests targeting the mobile producer node and location-based metrics of the mobile producer node. The mapping point parameters are updated when the mobile producer node moves from a first network component to a second network component, and the updated mapping point parameters are provided to the requesting node in a response message sent from the mobile producer node. The request message may then be forwarded from the requesting node to the mobile producer node using the updated mapping point parameters. |
| US10104628B2 |
Method for obtaining synchronization for device-to-device communication between user equipment inside coverage area and user equipment outside of coverage area in wireless communication system, and apparatus for same
Disclosed in the present invention is a method for a first user equipment inside a coverage area of a base station conducting device-to-device communication with a second user equipment outside the coverage area in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: dividing into a plurality of candidate sections a specific time unit for the device-to-device communication; and transmitting a reference signal for obtaining synchronization to the second user equipment from one section from among the candidate sections, when a random number that is generated is bigger than or equal to a critical value corresponding to the inside of the coverage area, wherein the critical value corresponding to the inside of the coverage area is smaller than a critical value corresponding to the outside of the coverage area. |
| US10104627B2 |
Method for performing uplink synchronization in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for performing uplink synchronization by a terminal in a millimeter wave (mmWave)-based wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: repeatedly transmitting a first type random access preamble through a plurality of coarse beams that are sequentially formed for different directions; performing a first timing advance (TA) adjustment on the basis of a response of a base station with respect to a repeated transmission of the first type random access preamble; and transmitting a second type random access preamble through at least one fine beam having a smaller beam width than the coarse beams, wherein the sequence of the second type random access preamble transmitted after the first TA adjustment is configured to be shorter than the sequence of the first type random access preamble on the time axis. |
| US10104625B2 |
Transmission power control method, communication device and program
There is provided a method for controlling a transmission power in a second communication service making secondary usage of a spectrum assigned to a first communication service, with use of any node of one or more secondary usage node that transmits a radio signal of the second communication service, comprising the steps of: acquiring an acceptable interference power allocated to the second communication service; calculating a total sum of interference power levels on the first communication service based on transmission powers respectively required for the one or more secondary usage node; and excluding any secondary usage node of the one or more secondary usage node from allocation of the transmission power when the calculated total sum of interference power levels is larger than the acceptable interference power. |
| US10104617B2 |
Power save mode-based operating method and device in WLAN
A power save mode-based operating method and device in a WLAN are disclosed. The power save mode-based operating method in the WLAN may include: transmitting, by an STA, a first trigger frame to an AP; receiving, by the STA, a downlink frame transmitted by the AP based on the first trigger frame on a first service section; receiving, by the STA, traffic indication information from the AP on a second service section after the reception of the downlink frame; determining, by the STA, the presence or absence of a pending downlink frame at the AP based on the traffic indication information on the second service section; and determining, by the STA, a power saving mode based on the presence or absence of the pending downlink frame. |
| US10104614B2 |
Method for waking up access point device, device, and system
Embodiments provide a waking-up system made up of an access point (AP) device, a terminal device and a wakeup server. The wakeup server comprises a receiving unit, configured to receive an AP activation request sent by the terminal device, where the AP activation request includes an identity of the terminal device. Also included a determining unit, configured to determine a target AP device according to the AP activation request. Also included is an acquiring unit, configured to acquire a status of the target AP device, and a sending unit, configured to send a wakeup request to the target AP device, wherein the sending unit is further configured to send a first AP activation success response to the terminal device. |
| US10104608B2 |
Systems and methods for enhanced mesh networking
A method for enhanced mesh networking, preferably including performing network analysis, configuring router link parameters, and managing routing paths. A metric for routing path assessment, preferably including a throughput metric and a channel utilization metric. A Segment Table Announced Mesh Protocol, preferably including determining network segments and designating forwarding devices for communication between the network segments. |
| US10104606B2 |
User terminal and communication control method
A user terminal capable of using an Evolved-UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), includes: a storage configured to store a Radio Access Network (RAN) rule for selecting a network, among the E-UTRAN and the WLAN, to be used in a unit of an Access Point Name (APN); a receiver configured to receive an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) rule for selecting a network, among the E-UTRAN and the WLAN, to be used; and a controller configured to select a selection rule, from among the ANDSF rule and the RAN rule, to be applied to change the network, wherein the controller selects the RAN rule in a case where the user terminal has both the ANDSF rule and the RAN rule and an Inter System Routing Policy (ISRP) is not configured. The ISRP is a function, in the ANDSF rule, for selecting a network, among the E-UTRAN and the WLAN, to be used in a unit of an Internet Protocol (IP) flow. |
| US10104599B2 |
Device binding methods and apparatuses
A server includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor is configured to receive a device identification of a smart device and a user identification of a user owning the smart device from the smart device; determine whether there is a temporary binding relation between the device identification and the user identification according to a preconfigured temporary binding relation, the preconfigured temporary binding relation being configured after the server detects a designated operation on a device transaction page; and when there is a temporary binding relation between the device identification and the user identification, bind the device identification and the user identification. |
| US10104598B1 |
Wireless relay scanning control in a wireless data communication network
A wireless relay controls wireless scanning in a wireless data communication network. The wireless relay scans to wirelessly attach to a source wireless access point. The wireless relay wirelessly receives a scanning code from the source wireless access point. The wireless relay translates the scanning code into an amount of degrees-per-scan. The wireless relay then scans per the amount of degrees-per-scan to wirelessly attach to additional wireless access points. The wireless relay wirelessly exchanges user data through at least one of the additional wireless access points. The scanning code could be Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server load or latency data. |
| US10104597B2 |
Mesh WLAN controller, WLAN device and operating method for WLAN provisioning
A mesh WLAN controller (100) operates in mesh soft-access-point or mesh client modes. When operating in the mesh client mode it performs a mesh network scan, for detecting at least one mesh WLAN BSS (202), send mesh client access requests to mesh WLAN BSSs detected, and, if mesh client access is achieved, provide information indicative to the accessed WLAN BSSs of any other mesh WLAN BSS to which mesh client access is achieved, and if mesh client access is not achieved with any of the detected mesh WLAN BSSs, operate in the mesh soft-access-point mode. Upon receiving an instruction to operate in a mesh bridge-client mode, the controller detects messages from any of the mesh WLAN BSSs (204, 206) with mesh client access, and forwards the received mesh WLAN messages within any other of the mesh WLAN BSSs to which mesh client access has been achieved. |
| US10104595B2 |
Method of automatically adjusting mobility parameter
By the method of the present invention, the automatic adjustment of mobility parameter between different frequencies or different access systems becomes available and can be supported in the case of the self-optimization of mobile load balance and the self-optimization of mobile robustness, so as to improve the performance of mobile communication system. |
| US10104589B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for system selection and reselection
Described herein are apparatus, systems and methods for opportunistic system selection and reselection to avoid jammer desense intermodulation distortion. A method may comprise, at a user equipment (“UE”), identifying a list of frequencies and bands available to a cellular modem of the UE for one of system selection and system reselection, identifying a subset of the list of frequencies and bands based on an operation of a non-cellular wireless communication component of the UE, storing the subset of the list of frequencies and bands in a graylist, and performing, by the cellular modem, a search for one of the system selection and the system reselection based on the graylist. |
| US10104587B2 |
First network node, a second network node, and methods therein for handover
A first Network Node (NN) 206 and a method therein for enabling handover of a first and a second wireless device 210,212 from the first NN to a second NN 208. The first NN determines that the second wireless device is to refrain from transmitting an uplink synchronization signal. Based on the determination, the first NN configures the first wireless device to transmit an uplink synchronization signal and to synchronize to a first downlink synchronization signal, an configures the second wireless device to synchronize to a second downlink synchronization signal. The first NN receives, from the second NN, information relating to a measurement performed on the uplink synchronization signal transmitted only from the first wireless device. Based on the received information, the first NN requests the second NN to perform the handover of the first and second wireless devices. |
| US10104582B2 |
Call preservation on handover
In an example, a wireless communication system and apparatuses thereof are described. In an example long-term evolution (LTE) network, a first base station hands over a connection to a second base station. The first base station may be a (femto) home eNodeB (HeNB) or (macro) eNodeB. The second base station may also be a HeNB or eNodeB connected to a different gateway. The first base station may send “Handover Request” on an X2 connection, identifying the gateway that the second base station is connected to as the correct gateway. After sending a “Handover Request Acknowledgement,” the second base station correctly establishes a tunnel to a connected gateway device. |
| US10104579B1 |
User equipment and flexible protocol data unit packaging method thereof
A user equipment (UE) and a flexible protocol data unit (PDU) packaging method thereof are provided. The user equipment performs a flexible PDU packaging procedure in a radio link control (RLC) layer when receiving configuration information that configures a 7-bit length indicator (LI) size and a flexible PDU size from a base station. The user equipment uses an exactly-filled LI to indicate the end of a service data unit (SDU) occurring at the end of the previous one PDU and an accumulated SDU size of the previous one PDU exceeds 123 octets. In addition, the user equipment utilizes a special value of a header extension (HE) field or an alternative E-bit of the header to indicate that the PDU includes only one SDU and the SDU is a complete SDU. |
| US10104577B2 |
MBMS bearer-based method and system for reporting congestion state in cluster communication and storage medium
Disclosed are an MBMS bearer-based method and system for reporting a congestion state in cluster communication and a storage medium. The method comprises: when user-side and/or control-side congestion or overload indication information reported by a network node of a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) bearer-based cluster service is received, a cluster service application server determines a target user equipment (UE) and a cluster service being affected, executes a corresponding policy, and mitigates impacts of congestion or overload on the target UE receiving the cluster service; and, when resume indication information reported by the network node is received, the cluster service application server utilizes the restored network node to select a bearer mode for transmitting the cluster service. The technical solution of embodiments of the present invention mitigates the impacts of network congestion or overload on the cluster service, thus enhancing user experience with the service. |
| US10104576B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the application of selected IP traffic offload and local IP access
A method and apparatus are described for controlling the application of Selected Internet Protocol (IP) traffic offload (SIPTO) or Local IP Access (LIPA) services for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The SIPTO and LIPA services may be performed over packet data network (PDN) connections. A user of the WTRU may be prompted to accept or reject the usage of the SIPTO or LIPA services. The user of the WTRU may request switching from SIPTO or LIPA services to non-SIPTO or non-LIPA services. |
| US10104575B1 |
Dynamic communication channel switching in a wireless access point
A wireless access point (WAP) determines whether to switch from one or more first communication channels to one or more second communication channels when the one or more first communication channels are experiencing congestion. The WAP determines an amount of congestion the one or more first communication channels are experiencing. When the one or more first communication channels are experiencing congestion, the WAP determines whether one or more communication devices using the one or more first communication channels can support, or reliably support, a channel switching announcement signal. If a sufficient number of communication devices from among the one or more communication devices can support, or reliably support, the channel switching announcement signal, the WAP broadcasts the channel switching announcement signal to the one or more communication devices to announce its intention to switch from the one or more first communication channels to the one or more second communication channels. |
| US10104574B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling wireless access congestion
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for controlling wireless access congestion. A method by which a target cell supports a handover in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a step for receiving, from a source cell by the target cell, congestion control information for a terminal handed over from the source cell to the target cell; and a step for congestion controlling, by the target cell, the terminal on the basis of the congestion control information. The congestion control information includes whether a drop in service priority for the terminal occurs in the source cell. |
| US10104572B2 |
Method and system for optimizing bandwidth utilization in an in-home network
Methods and systems for optimizing bandwidth utilization in an in-home network may comprise determining usage and/or quality of communication links operating in accordance with first and second communication protocols in a multi-protocol wired and wireless network. Data communication may be routed from a first communication link operating in accordance with the first communication protocol to a second communication link operating in accordance with the second communication protocol, based on the determining. The first communication protocol may comprise a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard and the second communication protocol may comprise an IEEE 802.11x standard. The determining and routing may be performed by a MoCA network controller. The first communication protocol may comprise an IEEE 802.11x standard and the second communication protocol may comprise a MoCA standard. The rerouting may increase bandwidth usage efficiency and/or data throughput of the network. The determining and rerouting may be performed dynamically. |
| US10104569B2 |
Device controlling access to content distribution, method for controlling access to content distribution, and storage medium recording program for controlling access to content distribution
A device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: calculate a number of devices which are estimated to access at a same time to an apparatus that provides a service corresponding to the event when a signal as a trigger for occurrence of an event is received, calculate a standby time from an occurrence time of the event based on the number of devices and a condition related to the service or the apparatus, and access to the apparatus after staying in standby from the occurrence time of the event until the standby time elapses. |
| US10104566B2 |
Reporting WiFi channel measurements to a cellular radio network
A method and devices for providing measurements of WiFi network channels to a cellular radio network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the invention provides a method that includes preparing, at a node of the cellular radio network, a request for measurement of at least one WiFi channel. The measurement is to be provided by at least one user equipment having a WiFi transceiver and a cellular radio transceiver. The method includes transmitting, from the node of the cellular radio network, the request to the at least one user equipment. The node of the cellular radio network receives, from the at least one user equipment, at least one measurement of the at least one WiFi channel. |
| US10104565B2 |
CSI feedback in LTE/LTE-advanced systems with unlicensed spectrum
Channel state information (CSI) feedback in long term evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks including unlicensed spectrum is disclosed in which a base station obtains clear channel assessment (CCA) result information from neighboring base stations, either directly or by determining such results from measurement or reports from user equipment (UE) served by the base station. The base station may then generate control signaling based on the CCA result information for transmission to the one or more UEs served by the base station. |
| US10104564B1 |
Methods and apparatus to determine mobile device application usage in vehicles including media applications
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to determine the mobile device usage within vehicles having media application are described herein. An example method includes classifying an SSID detected by a mobile device as a vehicle SSID, determining application usage of a mobile device and a vehicle media device, and determining a ratio of mobile device application usage to vehicle media device application usage. |
| US10104562B2 |
Radio communications system, base station, user apparatus, and method
A mobile communications system having a first base station and one or more second base stations is disclosed, wherein the first base station includes a first generator which generates a first known signal for use in common between the first base station and the second base station and a second known signal use specific to each of the first base station and the second base station, and a radio transmitter which wirelessly transmits, to a subordinate terminal apparatus, the first known signal and the second known signal which are generated by the first generator. |
| US10104560B2 |
Testing machine and system for mobile phone
A machine for testing the parts and functions of a mobile phone includes a supporting mechanism, a platform, a receiving portion, and a detecting mechanism. The supporting mechanism is mounted in a box. The platform is slidably mounted on the supporting mechanism. The receiving portion is used to receive the mobile phone. The receiving portion is rotatably mounted on the platform. Devices within the machine are operated to test the mobile phone. A mobile phone testing system used in the testing machine is also described. |
| US10104559B2 |
Method for downlink jammer detection and avoidance in long-term evolution (LTE) networks
A method for handling a jamming signal in a wireless network includes obtaining network measurement data on a wireless network performance, the network measurement data collected by a wireless network element. A first performance information on the wireless network performance is derived based on the network measurement data obtained. The first performance information is examined with respect to a predefined value. An alert is issued to indicate a presence of a potential jamming signal based on a result of the examination of the first performance information. |
| US10104556B2 |
Method and device for eliminating inter-system neighbor cell interference
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for eliminating inter-system neighbor cell interference. The method includes the following steps: receiving, by a first wireless access device, a first interference indication, where the first interference indication is sent by a first terminal when the first terminal detects that neighbor cell interference caused by a second terminal to the first terminal is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, the first interference indication is used for indicating that the first terminal suffers the neighbor cell interference; sending, by the first wireless access device, a decreasing interference indication to a second wireless access device corresponding to the second terminal when determining that the first terminal suffers the neighbor cell interference from the second terminal, so that the second wireless access device executes a decreasing interference strategy to eliminate neighbor cell interference between the first terminal and the second terminal. |
| US10104552B2 |
Wireless relay device, wireless communication system, and wireless relay method
A wireless relay device for relaying encrypted data via a wireless network according to one aspect of the present invention includes a relay controller and an encryption processor. The relay controller is configured to relay a first data to a predetermined relay destination as a second data via the wireless network. The first data is transmitted to the wireless relay device via the wireless network and is addressed to the wireless relay device. The encryption processor is configured to decrypt the first data into a decrypted first data and to input the decrypted first data into the relay controller, and encrypt the second data to be relayed by the relay controller. |
| US10104549B2 |
Network provisioning system and method for collection of endpoints
A system and method for provisioning multiple devices including a commissioning device, one or more endpoints, and a server. The system and method includes the following. The commissioning device accepts user-input network credentials of a wireless network from a user. The commissioning device searches for one or more endpoints unconnected to the wireless network. The commissioning device then verifies the ownership of the one or more endpoints. In response to a positive verification, the commissioning device securely the network credentials to the one or more endpoints. After receiving the network credentials, the one or more endpoints verify the integrity and authenticity of the communication from the commissioning device. After the one or more endpoints verifies the communication, the one or more endpoints access the wireless network based on the securely transferred wireless credentials. |
| US10104545B2 |
Computer-implemented anonymity authentication method for wireless sensor networks
An anonymity authentication method for wireless sensor networks is provided. A smart card carried by a user is used to provide two-factor verification protection. Moreover, a random factor and a hash function operation are introduced for participating an operation of the transmitted messages in all phases. Moreover, the operation of the transmitted messages uses only hash function and XOR operator. |
| US10104544B2 |
LTE-level security for neutral host LTE
Various features pertain to the authentication of mobile devices or other User Equipment. In some aspects, a Retail-based Neutral Host LTE is provided for use with Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks that, among other features, provides a WiFi Alliance HotSpot 2.0 (HS2.0) user experience using LTE technology for non-mobile network operator (non-MNO) Service Providers (SPs), while maintaining high security assurances as with LTE. That is, in some examples, Retail Neutral Host-LTE is configured to provide the same or similar security assurances as with MNO-based LTE. Moreover, retail Neutral Host-LTE offers options for provisioning credentials and authentication with the AAA that are analogous to the options for HS2.0, that is: username/password, SP-issued certificate, and pre-configured mobile device certificate. This is achieved, at least in part, while providing or ensuring that Retail Neutral Host-LTE security provides similar security assurances to MNO-based LTE. |
| US10104541B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing user plane bearer
A method and an apparatus for establishing a user plane bearer are provided. The method includes receiving a transport layer address supported by a serving gateway (SGW)/packet gateway (PGW) from a mobile management entity (MME), selecting, by a radio access network (RAN) entity, directly the appropriate transport layer address to establish the user plane bearer, or after receiving the transport layer address transmitted by the SGW/PGW, selecting, by the MME, the appropriate transport layer address to establish the user plane bearer, or reporting, by the MME, the obtained transport layer address used by the access entity to the SGW/PGW to establish the user plane bearer. |
| US10104540B2 |
Determining to use multi-RAN interworking by correlating different RAN identifiers
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for confirming identity of a user equipment (UE) registered in both a wireless local area network (WLAN) and WWAN. A method is provided for wireless communications by a base station (BS). The method generally includes establishing communications with a first UE, wherein the UE is identified by a first set of one or more identifiers in a wide area wireless network (WWAN) and by a second set of one or more identifiers in a wide local area network (WLAN), and determining, based on the first and second set of identifiers, a UE connected to the WWAN and WLAN is the first UE. |
| US10104537B2 |
Terminal peripheral control method, M2M gateway, and communications system
Disclosed are a terminal peripheral control method, a machine to machine (M2M) gateway, and a communication system, wherein the method includes: a M2M gateway receiving a transaction control message sent by a control device or a M2M service platform, wherein the transaction control message includes transaction information corresponding to one or more operations and required to be executed; the M2M gateway sending an operation command to a terminal peripheral according to the transaction information required to be executed; the M2M gateway receiving a command feedback message from the terminal peripheral, wherein the command feedback message includes an operation command execution result; and the M2M gateway sending a control feedback message to the control device or the M2M service platform, wherein the control feedback message carries a transaction execution result obtained according to the operation execution result. |
| US10104527B1 |
Method and system for assessing the safety of a user of an application for a proactive response
A method for assessing a safety of a user of an application executing on a mobile device, including collecting a location data, a motion data, and a location data source from the application; transmitting, at a time, the location data, the motion data, and the location data source to a server; obtaining, from the server, a normal behavior data associated with the user; determining an abnormality score; determining a confidence score; determining a threat score; determining a threat type; calculating a safety score for the user; determining that the safety score is less than a safety score threshold; and transmitting a message to the mobile device of the user requesting a reply. |
| US10104526B2 |
Method and apparatus for issuing a credential for an incident area network
A method and apparatus for issuing an incident-issued credential for an incident area network. One embodiment provides an identity server including an electronic processor configured to receive an agency-issued credential and retrieve a first set of attributes from the agency-issued credential. The electronic processor is also configured to map the first set of attributes to a scope of a service available through an incident area network. The electronic processor is further configured to generate the incident-issued credential for the incident area network including the scope and issue the incident-issued credential to a user device. |
| US10104522B2 |
Hearing device and method of hearing device communication
A hearing device includes: a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device; a memory unit; and an interface; wherein the processing unit is configured to: receive a connection request for a session via the interface; obtain a session identifier; transmit, via the interface, a connection response comprising a hearing device identifier and the session identifier; receive, via the interface, an authentication message comprising an authentication key identifier and client device data; select a hearing device key from a plurality of hearing device keys in the memory unit based on the authentication key identifier; and verify the client device data based on the selected hearing device key. |
| US10104518B2 |
System and method for provisioning user computing devices based on sensor and state information
A system and method is provided for using information broadcast by devices and resources in the immediate vicinity of a mobile device, or by sensors located within the mobile device itself, to ascertain and make a determination of the immediate environment and state of the mobile device. This determination may be used to control and manage the actions that the device is asked to carry out by or on behalf of the user. |
| US10104517B2 |
Method for loading a profile
A method for loading a profile for a mobile radio subscription from a data preparation server into a subscriber identity module, comprises the steps: (a) providing a profile at the data preparation server; (b) generating a single executable program code module of the profile provided according to (a), which program code module is arranged such that by executing the executable program code module the profile is installed in the subscriber identity module; (c′) loading the single executable program code module into the subscriber identity module. A method for installing a profile in the subscriber identity module, comprises the steps: (d) sending an APDU command from the data preparation server to the subscriber identity module; (e) in reaction to a reception of the APDU command at the subscriber identity module, executing the executable program code module and by executing installing the profile in the subscriber identity module. |
| US10104513B2 |
Mobile machine
Among other things, generating a dynamic digital data file for transferring to a mobile communication device includes receiving from a user a phone number associated with a mobile communication device. Also, a user selected digital data file is received. Authorization to access the received digital data file is verified. When detected that the received digital data file is verified as an authorized file, the user is able to edit the received digital data file to generate mobile content. A data connection with the mobile communication device associated with the received phone number is also established. Further, one or more operational parameters of the mobile communication device based on the established data connection are determined. The generated mobile content is transcoded into a format compatible to the determined operational parameters, and the transcoded mobile content is delivered to the mobile communication device. |
| US10104508B2 |
Systems and methods for determining locations of wireless sensor nodes in a tree network architecture having mesh-based features
Systems and methods for determining locations of wireless sensor nodes in a tree network architecture having mesh-based features are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system includes a hub having one or more processing units and RF circuitry for transmitting and receiving communications with sensor nodes to enable bi-directional communications. The one or more processing units of the hub execute instructions to configure the system with a tree architecture for communications between the hub and the sensor nodes, and to configure the system temporarily with a mesh-based architecture for determining location information for the sensor nodes. |
| US10104507B1 |
Systems and methods to locate and operate a portable device on smart clothing
Systems and methods locating and operating a portable device mounted to a garment. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, a signal from a communication line of a plurality of communication lines integrated within the garment. The method also includes determining, with the electronic processor, a location, on the garment, of the portable device based on the signal. The method also includes determining, with the electronic processor, an operational mode for the portable device based on the location. The method also includes adjusting, with the electronic processor, operation of the portable device based on the operational mode. |
| US10104506B1 |
Methods and systems for determining semantic location information
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining semantic location information. In particular, one or more computing devices can receive, from an application program executing on at least one of the one or more computing devices, an application programming interface (API) call requesting semantic information about a location of at least one of the one or more computing devices. Responsive to receiving the API call, the one or more computing devices can determine semantic information for the location and can return the semantic information for the location to the application program via the API. The semantic information for the location can comprise data semantically identifying the location and indicating whether a user associated with the one or more computing devices is stationary at the location or in transit from the location. |
| US10104503B2 |
Determining location via wireless access points
Determining a location of a user device comprises a wireless computing system supported by an access point. The wireless computing system receives a signal from the user device. The system estimates a location of the user device based on RSSI and calculates a boundary around the estimated location. The wireless computing system selects a plurality of sections inside of the boundary and performs a coarse calculation of a location of the user device based on an angle of arrival of the received signal. The system determines sections of the plurality of sections that have results from the coarse calculation that are more likely to be a location of the user device. The system performs a fine calculation of the location based on the angle of arrival of the received signal within each of the sections. The system identifies a particular section as the location of the user device. |
| US10104502B2 |
Method and device for implementing internet services
Providing internet service comprises: obtaining one or more wireless signals respectively associated with one or more corresponding network devices; obtaining one or more network device identifiers associated with at least one of the one or more wireless signals based at least in part on analysis of the one or more wireless signals; determining that at least one of the one or more network device identifiers corresponds to an Internet service, wherein the Internet service is dependent at least in part on a physical location of a terminal associated with the wireless signal; and accessing the Internet service associated with the at least one of the one or more network device identifiers corresponding to the Internet service. |
| US10104497B2 |
Detection of proximity of client device to base station
Technologies are generally described for detecting proximity of a client device to a base station in a wireless communication system. Example base station may include a proximity detector and an operation mode controller. The proximity detector may analyze a property of a signal transmitted by a client device to detect an envelope of the signal including a buzz-type waveform. If the envelope of the signal is determined to include a buzz-type waveform, the client device is determined to be within communication range of the base station. Further, the operation mode controller may convert a current operation mode of the base station to a particular operation mode that enables the base station to support communication by the client device. In some embodiments, the buzz-type waveform may be a waveform of an uplink control signal that is transmitted by the client device when it is not actively engaged in communication. |
| US10104496B2 |
Telematics devices and systems
Exemplary embodiments are provided of telematics devices and exemplary corresponding methods. In an exemplary embodiment, a telematics device generally includes at least one hub device having a wireless network interface and a BLUETOOTH interface, and one or more peripheral devices. Each peripheral device includes a BLUETOOTH device in wireless communication with the hub device and/or at least one other peripheral device. Each of the one or more peripheral devices includes a peripheral device identifier and is configured to periodically broadcast peripheral device information including the peripheral device identifier to be received by the hub device. The hub device is configured to analyze received peripheral device information and transmit a report based on the analyzed peripheral device information to a remote station. Other exemplary embodiments include a camera interface for a telematics device, a smart lock assembly for a trailer, and a trailer tracking system. |
| US10104495B2 |
Location-based ticket books
Location-based ticket books are described. A mobile device can be programmed to present a virtual ticket to a service provider based on a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can receive a virtual ticket for accessing a service from a service provider. The virtual ticket can be associated with a signal source. The signal source can be pre-programmed to broadcast a beacon signal that includes an identifier identifying the signal source. The signal source can be placed at a venue where the service is available. The mobile device, upon arriving at the venue, can detect the beacon signal from the signal source. In response, the mobile device can activate a ticket manager. The ticket manager can automatically select, from a ticket book, the virtual ticket associated with the signal source. The mobile device can present content of the selected virtual ticket at the venue where the service is available. |
| US10104492B2 |
Machine-to-machine gateway architecture and functionality, wherein the machine-to-machine gateway includes a reachability, addressing, and repository (RAR) entity
A machine-to-machine (M2M) gateway (GW) includes reachability, addressing, and repository (RAR) capability. The GW maintains a local mapping table and local device application repository, performs data aggregation, address/name translation, provides event reporting and establishes GW reachability and wake-up time. The GW supports requests from M2M applications or other capabilities within the GW, and from a network and application (N&A) domain RAR. The GW may include an M2M device and M2M gateway management (MDGM) capability that receives management requests for an M2M device and functions as a network proxy. The MDGM accepts and processes requests from the N&A domain on behalf of the M2M device and performs management functions of the M2M device on behalf of the N&A domain. The MDGM may request the N&A domain for permission to interact with the M2M device, initiate an interaction for device management tasks with the M2M device, and report to the N&A domain. |
| US10104483B2 |
Circuit and method for detecting the load status of an audio amplifier
A diagnostic circuit is used for detecting the load status of an audio amplifier. The audio amplifier includes two output terminals for connection to a speaker. The diagnostic circuit may include a first circuit, which configured to generate a first signal indicating whether a signal provided via the two output terminals comprises an audio signal. A second circuit can be configured to detect a first measurement signal being indicative for the output current provided via the two output terminals, and to compare the first measurement signal with at least one threshold in order to generate a second signal indicating whether the output current has a low current amplitude profile or a high current amplitude profile. A third circuit can be configured to generate a diagnostic signal as a function of the first and the second signal. |
| US10104482B2 |
Magnet positioning in an external device
A button sound processor, including an RF coil, such as an inductance coil, and a sound processing apparatus and a magnet, which can be a permanent magnet, wherein the button sound processor has a skin interface side configured to interface with skin of a recipient, and the button sound processor is configured such that the magnet is installable into the button sound processor from the skin interface side. |
| US10104478B2 |
System and method for a perpendicular electrode transducer
According to an embodiment, a method of operating a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer that has a membrane includes transducing between out-of-plane deflection of the membrane and voltage on a first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes using the first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes. The first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes is formed on the membrane extending in an out-of-plane direction and form a variable capacitance between the first pair of electrostatic drive electrodes. |
| US10104477B2 |
Speaker for generating sound based on digital signal
To respond to an n-bit digital signal, a speaker (1) is provided that includes an sound pressure generator (10) including 2i−1 piezoelectric elements (51, 52, and 53) for an i-th bit, and a total of 2n−1 stacked piezoelectric elements (51, 52, and 53). Due to divided vibration of the piezoelectric elements (51, 52, and 53), the speaker (1) has low directionality. Planar electrodes (80, 81, 82, and 83), to which voltage is applied, are provided between the piezoelectric elements (51, 52, and 53). By this means, all the piezoelectric elements can be driven using similar voltages, and high sound quality can be obtained without a problem of unit-to-unit differences between voltage sources. |
| US10104475B2 |
Loudspeaker magnetic circuit and loudspeaker equipped with same
A magnetic circuit includes: a magnet including a first and a second surface; a top plate disposed on the first surface; a bottom plate coupled magnetically with the second surface; and a yoke coupled magnetically with the bottom plate and disposed so as to protrude from the bottom plate along a first direction. The second surface is parallel to the first surface. The first and the second surfaces are magnetized. The yoke includes a magnetic pole face that opposes the top plate. In a portion where the magnetic pole face is formed, of the yoke, a magnetic saturation part is disposed to generate magnetic saturation. The magnetic saturation part has a shape in which an area of a cross section perpendicular to the first direction decreases with nearness to a tip of the yoke along the first direction. |
| US10104474B2 |
Un-tethered wireless audio system
A wireless speaker audio system configured to receive audio information wirelessly transmitted by an audio source including first and second wireless transceivers. The first wireless transceiver establishes a bidirectional secondary wireless link with the audio source for receiving and acknowledging receipt of the audio information. The first and second wireless transceivers communicate with each other via a primary wireless link. A wireless audio system including an audio source and first and second wireless transceivers. The first and second wireless transceivers communicate via a primary wireless link. The audio source communicates audio information to the first wireless transceiver via a secondary wireless link which is configured according to a standard wireless protocol. The first wireless transceiver is configured to acknowledge successful reception of audio information via the secondary wireless link. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10104469B2 |
Multiple aperture device for low-frequency line arrays
A Multiple Aperture Device (MAD) for directing sound from a low-frequency transducer. The MAD includes a front face, a rim, a bulb, and a plurality of walls. The front face has a plurality of apertures. The rim has a circumference which matches a circumference of a perimeter of the low-frequency transducer. The bulb covers a center of a diaphragm of the low-frequency transducer. The plurality of walls define cavities between the diaphragm of the low-frequency transducer and the plurality of apertures. The plurality of walls and the plurality of apertures define a spatial response in both horizontal and vertical planes for desired radiation patterns of sound produced by the low-frequency transducer. |
| US10104462B2 |
Sound output unit
A sound output unit being detachably assembled to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a connecting module disposed on the housing. The sound output unit includes a main body and a plug. The plug is electrically coupled to the main body. The plug is detachably assembled to the connecting module. The plug is adapted to rotate relative to connecting module along an axial line, such that a sensing component of the connecting module determines whether the sensing portion is sensed to make the electronic device switch between a first sound output mode and a second sound output mode. The plug has at least one conduction portion and a sensing portion on a circumferential surface of the plug, and the sensing portion is located on the at least one conduction portion. |
| US10104460B2 |
Vehicle with interaction between entertainment systems and wearable devices
A system includes a vehicle, a vehicle network disposed within the vehicle, and an entertainment system disposed within the vehicle wherein the entertainment system comprises at least one audio source. The entertainment system is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one wireless earpiece to provide for streaming of audio to and from the at least one wireless earpiece. A method includes providing a vehicle having an entertainment system, wirelessly connecting the entertainment system of the vehicle to at least one wireless ear piece associated with an occupant within the vehicle, and streaming audio from the at least one wireless earpiece to the entertainment system of the vehicle. |
| US10104458B2 |
Enhanced biometric control systems for detection of emergency events system and method
A system, method and personal area network for communicating utilizing a wireless earpiece. The wireless earpiece is linked with a communications device. Sensor measurements of a condition of a user are performed utilizing sensors of the wireless earpiece. A determination is made whether the sensor measurements exceed one or more thresholds. Communications regarding the sensor measurements are sent from the wireless earpiece to the communications device regarding the condition of the user. |
| US10104457B2 |
Speaker
A speaker includes a housing; an electroacoustic driver secured to the housing, and an element that is secured to a movable portion of the driver. The element is accessible from outside of the housing and is capable of having an object secured to the element. When the driver is operated in a first mode in a first frequency band, motion is imparted through the element to the object. |
| US10104456B2 |
Multipoint, contentionless wavelength selective switch (WSS)
An optical device includes a plurality of optical input ports, a plurality of optical output ports, a wavelength dispersion arrangement and at least one optical beam steering arrangement. The plurality of optical input ports is configured to receive optical beams each having a plurality of wavelength components. The wavelength dispersion arrangement receives the optical beams and spatially separates each of the optical beams into a plurality of wavelengths components. The optical beam steering arrangement has a first region onto which the spatially separated wavelength components are directed and a second region onto which any subset of the plurality of wavelength components of each of the optical beams is selectively directed after the wavelength components in each of the subsets are spatially recombined with one another. The optical beam steering arrangement selectively directs each of subset of the plurality of wavelength components to a different one of the optical output ports. |
| US10104454B2 |
Parking data aggregation and distribution
A system of parking data aggregation and distribution may comprise a plurality of parking sensors, at least one of the plurality of parking sensors located proximate a parking area and one or more gateway devices. The system may further comprise an administrator interface, a parking operator dashboard interface, and a cloud service component. The cloud service component receives parking sensor data indicating occupancy and turnover from the gateway devices and transmits the parking sensor data to the parking operator dashboard web interface. The cloud service component may comprise a database for storing the parking sensor data and a software application for implementing an algorithm to create one or more predictions for future occupancy and future turnover during a future time period. The parking operator dashboard interface may display one or more representations of the parking sensor data over the past time period and predictions for future occupancy and future turnover. |
| US10104450B2 |
Method and device for controlling implementation of application and recording medium thereof
A method of controlling implementation of an application in a device includes obtaining identification information of one or more applications to perform rendering of media data in the device, displaying the obtained identification information on a screen of the device, and executing one application according to receipt, from a user, of an execution request of the application from among the one or more applications. |
| US10104448B2 |
Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program
A receiving apparatus includes: a reception portion configured to receive audio-visual content being transmitted; a trigger extraction portion configured to extract trigger information for controlling an application program for execution either by the receiving apparatus proper or by an external device connected thereto in conjunction with the audio-visual content, the application program being transmitted along with the audio-visual content; an apparatus proper control portion configured such that if a command indicated by the extracted trigger information is destined for the receiving apparatus proper, the apparatus proper control portion controls performance of the application program in accordance with the command; and an external device processing portion configured such that if the command indicated by the extracted trigger information is destined for the external device, the external device processing portion transfers the command to the external device. |
| US10104446B2 |
Advertisement detection system and method based on fingerprints
The present invention relates to an advertisement detection system based on fingerprints, and provides an advertisement detection systems based on fingerprints, including a content stream storage unit for storing broadcast content in real time, a section selection unit for selecting a reference section and a test section from broadcast content stored by the content stream storage unit, a fingerprint extraction unit for extracting fingerprints from the reference section and the test section selected by the section selection unit using one or more methods, a fingerprint matching unit for comparing the fingerprints from the test section and the reference section, extracted by the fingerprint extraction unit, with each other and then performing matching between the fingerprints, an advertisement section determination unit for determining advertisement segments from the test section based on results of the matching performed by the fingerprint matching. |
| US10104444B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and distribution apparatus
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a speed information acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a content acquisition unit. The speed information acquisition unit acquires information on a communication speed between the information processing apparatus and a distribution apparatus distributing a video content. The determination unit determines timing of advance acquisition of the video content from the distribution apparatus based upon the information on the communication speed acquired by the speed information acquisition unit. The content acquisition unit acquires the video content in advance from the distribution apparatus at the timing of advance acquisition determined by the determination unit. |
| US10104441B2 |
Content rental system
A content rental system includes one data store for storing rental content. The content rental system also includes a content server for transferring content to one viewing device based upon a received request. The content server is further configured to authorize the transfer of the content from the viewing device to another viewing device. |
| US10104440B2 |
System and method for digital television operation and control interface presentation
The present disclosure relates to digital television processes and systems. In one embodiment, a method for control of a digital television includes detecting a first command for presentation of a control interface for the digital television, and presenting the control interface, wherein the control interface is presented to include an expanded tab element configured to provide a plurality of selectable elements associated with a category of the expanded tab element, and a plurality of tab elements configured in a horizontal bar configuration on a display of the digital television, the expanded tab element presented within the horizontal bar. The method also includes detecting a command for the control interface to select one of the plurality of tab elements, and updating presentation of the control interface in response to the second command, wherein the digital television presents a selected tab element with expanded configuration and provides a plurality of graphical elements. |
| US10104439B2 |
Systems and methods for navigation of groups of media assets
Systems and methods are provided for navigating between groups of media assets based on multiple user inputs of directional navigation commands received within a threshold period of time of each other. Specifically, the system may navigate through a number of ordered groups of media assets without presenting information to the user related to the specific groups (e.g., present to the user media assets associated with the group) in response to receiving the multiple directional navigation commands, thus allowing a user to navigate to a desired group of media assets with fewer distractions. |
| US10104435B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing viewing of media content
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, generating parental control information for each of a plurality of users according to options selected from a plurality of media program tags retrieved from a library, detecting a first user of the plurality of users according to biometric information of the first user, identifying the parental control information associated with the first user, tuning to a first media channel responsive to receiving a first request, receiving in the first media channel a first media program tag associated with a first media program, and enabling presentation of the first media program at a presentation device responsive to detecting from the parental control information associated with the first user that the first media program tag is included in a first list of unrestricted media program presentations. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10104434B2 |
System and method for selecting, capturing, and distributing customized event recordings
A system that enables an event or moments within an event to be captured and provided in a record that preserves at least some aspects of the participant's perspective of the event. In particular, the present invention involves centralized recording of the event in one or more modes including video, audio, and still image recordings and a system that enables a participant (i.e., one who perceives the event) to select portions of the event recording substantially contemporaneously with the event occurrence. A personalized record is made by duplicating the selected portions from the event record. In a particular example, the personalized record is recorded on a digital media such as a compact disc (CD) or digital video disk (DVD) or the like. |
| US10104416B2 |
Generating an automated multimedia feed based on customer specific application software running on customer data center/cloud
Techniques for generating multimedia feed based on customer specific application software running on customer datacenters and/or cloud are described. In one example embodiment, a request to dynamically render multimedia feed associated with the customer specific application software is received via a user's multimedia device. The user's privileges are then verified by mapping the user to a defined one of roles. The customer relevant data is then obtained using news feed plug-ins based on the outcome of verified user's privileges. A three-dimensional (3D) multimedia feed is then generated by compiling the obtained customer relevant data. The three-dimensional (3D) multimedia feed is then dynamically rendered to the user's multimedia device. |
| US10104415B2 |
Shared scene mesh data synchronisation
A user device within a communication architecture, the user device comprising: an image capture device configured to determine image data for the creation of a video channel defining the shared scene; an intrinsic/extrinsic data determiner configured to determine intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data associated with the image capture device; and a video encoder configured to encode the image data and intrinsic/extrinsic capture device data within the video channel. |
| US10104413B2 |
Bandwidth and ABR video QoE management based on OTT video providers and devices
An Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) Quality of Experience (QoE) Management Unit, system, and method for managing bandwidth usage and QoE at a customer premises where multiple client devices independently download content from multiple providers. The ABR QoE Management Unit assigns a priority level to each provider and to each client device, translates the assigned priority levels into weights, and utilizes the weights in a Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) algorithm to control, at any given time, an amount of bandwidth each client device is allowed to utilize to download content from any given provider, thereby maintaining a desired QoE for each client device/provider combination. The Unit may utilize Phantom Packet Transmission (PPT) WFQ to prevent a first client device from increasing its bit rate when a second client device is in an idle phase of its duty cycle due to a full buffer. |
| US10104411B2 |
Systems and methods for sell-side TV ad optimization
Systems and methods are disclosed for targeting of advertising content for a consumer product, by obtaining consumer demographic data, the consumer demographic data including a plurality of demographic attributes for each person; identifying a plurality of media slots; and obtaining program information for a respective identified program aired in each media slot among the plurality of media slots, the program information including viewing data of a plurality of viewing persons viewing the program and each viewing person being among the plurality of persons. The methods also include enriching the viewing data with the consumer demographic data; identifying a plurality of advertiser industries; enriching the product purchaser data with the consumer demographic data; calculating a relevance of each advertiser industry among the plurality of advertiser industries for each identified program based on demographic attributes of the product purchasers in each advertiser industry and demographic attributes of the viewing persons. |
| US10104408B1 |
Synchronous and multi-sourced audio and video broadcast
Embodiments provide for outputting video and allowing a user to switch between different audio steams in a synchronous manner without impacting the timeline of the audio presentation. The audio and video streams may be directed to a single sporting event. For example, a user can view video associated with a national television broadcast of a baseball game, and switch between the audio from the national broadcast and the audio from the radio broadcast. Similarly, the user can view video associated with a local television broadcast, and switch between the audio from the national, regional, and/or radio broadcast. As any sport fan would appreciate, such flexibility enables users to watch the video with, e.g., the best quality and camera angle, while at the same time listening to the audio or broadcaster they find the most appealing. |
| US10104405B1 |
Dynamic allocation of CPU cycles in video stream processing
Approaches for dynamically allocating CPU cycles for use in processing a video stream. Video complexity information for two or more digital video streams actively being processed by one or more video encoders is determined at periodic intervals. Video complexity information describes the complexity of digital video carried by the digital video streams across a bounded number of consecutive digital frames which includes digital frames not yet processed by the one or more video encoders. A determination is made as to whether a number of CPU cycles allocated for processing a particular digital video stream should be adjusted based on the determined video complexity information. The number of CPU cycles allocated for processing the particular digital video stream may be dynamically adjusted by maximizing a measure of optimal video quality calculated for the two or more digital video streams using, at least in part, the determined video complexity information. |
| US10104404B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcasting signal, apparatus for receiving broadcasting signal, and method for transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal through apparatus for transmitting/receiving broadcasting signal
A transmitter and method of processing broadcast data are discussed. In one embodiment, the method includes Forward Error Correction (FEC) encoding Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) data at a first code rate; FEC encoding first signaling data at a second code rate; FEC encoding second signaling data at a third code rate; time interleaving the FEC-encoded PLP data; frequency interleaving the time-interleaved PLP data by a pair of consecutive cells; and modulating the frequency-interleaved PLP data, the FEC-encoded first signaling data, and the FEC-encoded second signaling data by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) method, wherein the first signaling data include FEC type information of the second signaling data and wherein the second signaling data include FEC type information and the first code rate used by the PLP data. |
| US10104403B1 |
Snippet augmentation for videos
A video augmenting computer augments a video with snippet information. The video augmenting computer transmits requests to multiple remote video reviewing computers for a video and a snippet to augment the video. The snippet provides additional information about a particular passage from the video, and each of the requests includes a request for a profile of a reviewer of the video who created the snippet. The video augmenting computer receives the video and multiple versions of the snippet that were created by different reviewers of the video, and then compares profiles of the different reviewers to a profile of a new viewer of the video. In response to the profile of the new viewer matching a profile of a particular reviewer from the different reviewers of the video, the video augmenting computer augments the video with the snippet that was created by the particular reviewer to create an augmented video. |
| US10104400B2 |
Video encoding and decoding method, device, and system
A video encoding and decoding method, device and system is disclosed, wherein the method includes: after using a standard encoding algorithm to complete encoding a luminance component in a current image, judging, based on refreshing images preset by an encoding device, whether there is a need to encode a chrominance component in the current image in accordance with the standard encoding algorithm or not, and encoding the corresponding chrominance component in accordance with the standard encoding algorithm if the current image is any one of the refreshing images preset by the encoding device, otherwise, not encoding the corresponding chrominance component in accordance with the standard encoding algorithm, wherein an encoding reconstruction of the chrominance component is obtained by copying a corresponding chrominance component in a reference image of luminance component, so that a finally output code stream does not comprise information of the corresponding chrominance component. |
| US10104399B2 |
Method and apparatus for unification of coefficient scan of 8X8 transform units in HEVC
A method and apparatus for processing 2N×2N transform units (TUs) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a first-layer scanning order among four N×N sub-blocks of the 2N×2N TU; determining a second-layer scanning pattern for said four N×N sub-blocks; and providing scanned 2N×2N transform coefficients of the intra-coded or the inter-coded 2N×2N TU using double scanning based on the first-layer scanning order and the second-layer scanning pattern. In another embodiment, said determining the first-layer scanning order is dependent on the second-layer scanning pattern. The second-layer scanning pattern can be diagonal, horizontal or vertical. In an embodiment, the first-layer scanning order can be from an upper-left sub-block, to an upper-right sub-block, to a lower-left sub-block and to a lower-right sub-block for the second-layer horizontal scanning pattern and from an upper-left sub-block, to a lower-left sub-block, to an upper-right sub-block and to a lower-right sub-block for other second-layer scanning patterns. |
| US10104397B2 |
Video processing apparatus for storing partial reconstructed pixel data in storage device for use in intra prediction and related video processing method
A video processing apparatus includes a reconstruct circuit, a storage device, and an intra prediction circuit. The reconstruct circuit generates reconstructed pixels of a first block of a picture. The storage device at least stores a portion of the reconstructed pixels of the first block, wherein a capacity of the storage device is smaller than a reconstructed data size of the picture. The intra prediction circuit performs intra prediction of a second block of the picture based at least partly on pixel data obtained from the storage device. |
| US10104396B2 |
Encoder circuit and encoding method
An encoder circuit includes a statistical processing circuit and a motion search circuit. The statistical processing circuit performs statistical processing on motion vectors detected with respect to each of macroblocks that are units of processing. Each of frame images included in video is divided into the macroblocks. The motion search circuit sets a first search range in a reference frame image temporally different from a first frame image among the frame images, sets a search start position and a search direction within the first search range based on the result of the statistical processing, searches the first search range from the search start position in accordance with the search direction, and generates the motion vector of a current macroblock included in the first frame image based on the result of searching the first search range. |
| US10104392B2 |
Video prediction encoding device, video prediction encoding method, video prediction encoding program, video prediction decoding device, video prediction decoding method, and video prediction decoding program
A predicted signal generation unit provided in a video predictive encoding device estimates a zero-th motion vector for derivation of a zero-th predicted signal, selects a zero-th motion vector predictor similar to the zero-th motion vector, and generates zero-th side information containing a zero-th motion vector predictor index to identify the motion vector predictor and a motion vector difference determined from the zero-th motion vector and the zero-th motion vector predictor. The video predictive encoding device selects a motion vector for generation of a first predicted signal having a high correlation with a target region, generates first side information containing a first motion vector predictor index to identify the motion vector as a first motion vector predictor, sets the first motion vector predictor to a first motion vector, and combines the zero-th and first predicted signals to generate a predicted signal of the target region. |
| US10104389B2 |
Apparatus, method and non-transitory medium storing program for encoding moving picture
An apparatus for encoding a moving picture by an inter-layer prediction coding determines, in a first encoding process for a first layer, whether the orthogonal transformation is applied to a first sub-block, based on a feature amount indicating a localization degree level of a pixel having a non-zero value in a prediction error signal. The apparatus generates, in the first encoding process, a local decoding picture by decoding the first sub-block based on a quantized coefficient obtained by quantizing either one of an orthogonal transformation coefficient or the prediction error signal, according to a result of the determining. The apparatus generates, in a second encoding process for a second layer, a second prediction block based in part on the local decoding picture. The apparatus applies the entropy encoding to a second prediction error signal between the second prediction block and a second block, to output an encoded bit stream. |
| US10104387B2 |
JPEG image to compressed GPU texture transcoder
In an example embodiment, a received JPEG image compression format image includes one or more minimum coded units (ICUs). Each MCU is decoded using an image compression format decoder. Each decoded MCU is then split into multiple decoded subblocks. Each decoded subblock can then be encoded into texture compression format using a texture compression format encoder. Each encoded texture compression format subblock can then be passed to a graphical processing unit (GPU) for processing. |
| US10104385B2 |
Signaling reference layers for 3D color prediction for color gamut scalability
Techniques are described for performing constrained three-dimensional (3D) color prediction for color gamut scalability in video coding. Color prediction techniques for color gamut scalability may be used by video coders to generate inter-layer reference pictures when a color gamut for a reference layer of video data is different than a color gamut for an enhancement layer of the video data, or when a bit depth of the reference layer is different than a bit depth of the enhancement layer. According to the techniques, a video coder may perform 3D color prediction with constrained bit depths of input and output color components of the 3D lookup table. According to further techniques, in the case of multiple layers, a video coder may perform 3D color prediction with constrained application to reference pictures in only one or more identified reference layers. |
| US10104384B2 |
Arrangements and methods thereof for processing video
A method performed by a video encoder for encoding a current picture belonging to a temporal level identified by a temporal_id. The method includes determining a Reference Picture Set (RPS) for the current picture indicating reference pictures that are kept in a decoded picture buffer (DPB) when decoding the current picture, and when the current picture is a temporal switching point. The method further comprises operating to ensure that the RPS of the current picture includes no picture having a temporal_id greater than or equal to the temporal_id of the current picture. |
| US10104382B2 |
Implementation design for hybrid transform coding scheme
A method and system may identify a video data block using a video codec and apply a transform kernel of a butterfly asymmetric discrete sine transform (ADST) to the video data block in a pipeline. |
| US10104379B2 |
Methods and apparatus for data hiding in multi-layer structured coding units
The Embodiments of the invention relate to methods for hiding values of a hierarchically layered coding unit in other values comprised by the coding unit is provided. Furthermore, embodiments of the invention also relate to methods for reconstructing hidden data from an encoded coding unit. Embodiments of the invention are also related to the implementation of these encoding and decoding methods in an apparatus and on a non-transitory computer readable medium. According to the embodiments of the invention, data are hidden in values of different layers of a hierarchically structured coding unit. |
| US10104377B2 |
Method and system for selectively breaking prediction in video coding
Described are techniques in video coding and/or decoding that allow for selectively breaking prediction and/or in loop filtering across segment boundaries between different segments of a video picture. A high layer syntax element, such as a parameter set or a slice header, may contain one or more indications signalling to an encoder and/or decoder whether an associated prediction or loop filtering tool may be applied across the segment boundary. In response to such one or more indications, the encoder and/or decoder may then control the prediction or loop filtering tool accordingly. |
| US10104365B2 |
Method and system for robust and extended illumination waveforms for depth sensing in 3D imaging
The methods and systems disclosed herein improve upon previous 3D imaging techniques by making use of a longer illumination pulse to obtain the same or nearly the same range resolution as can be achieved by using a much shorter, conventional laser pulse. For example, a longer illumination pulse can be produced by one or more Q-switched lasers that produce, for example, 5, 10, 20 ns or longer pulses. In some instances, the laser pulse can be longer than the modulation waveform of a MIS-type imaging system and still produce a repeatable response function. The light pulse generation technologies required to achieve longer pulse lengths can be significantly less expensive and less complex than known technologies presently used to generate shorter illumination pulse lengths. Lower-cost, lower-complexity light pulse sources may facilitate lower-cost, commercial 3D camera products. |
| US10104362B2 |
Image decoding device, image coding device, and coded data
An image decoding device which can extract an independent layer without rewriting of syntax and cause a non-scalable decoder to reproduce the extracted is realized. An image decoding device (1) includes a NAL-unit header decoding unit (211) that decodes a layer ID of an SPS, a dependency layer information decoding unit (2101) that decodes dependency layer information, and a profile level information decoding unit (2102) that decodes profile level information from a VPS. The decoding unit (2102) decodes the profile level information also from the SPS in a case where, it is determined that a layer indicated by the layer ID is an independent layer, based on the dependency layer information. |
| US10104361B2 |
Coding of 360 degree videos using region adaptive smoothing
A video processing unit and method for region adaptive smoothing. The image processing unit includes a memory and one or more processors. The one or processors are operably connected to the memory and configured to stitch together a plurality of video frames into a plurality of equirectangular mapped frames of a video. The one or processors are configured to define a top region and a bottom region for each of the equirectangular mapped frames of the video; perform a smoothing process on the top region and the bottom region for each of the equirectangular mapped frames of the video; and encode the smoothed equirectangular mapped frames of the video. |
| US10104356B2 |
Scenario generation system, scenario generation method and scenario generation program
A scenario generation system, a scenario generation method, and a scenario generation program are provided. A scenario generation system used for video playback synchronized with musical piece playback includes a situation estimating portion for estimating a situation expressed by the musical piece, a video specifying portion for specifying at least one video suited for the estimated situation in the video constituted by scenes each having a time-series order, and a scenario generating portion for generating a scenario associating the scenes constituting the specified video with each section of the musical piece. As a result, a scenario can be generated by the scenes each having the time-series order, and the synchronized video with a natural impression can be reproduced corresponding to the musical piece playback on the basis of the scenario. |
| US10104352B2 |
Projector and image display method
A projector includes: first and second display panels and a projection unit that superposes images formed by the first and second display panels and that projects the superposed images on a projection surface. The first and second display panels are arranged such that the image formed by one display panel is projected to a position shifted by a predetermined distance in at least one of the row direction and column direction of the picture element array with respect to the position where the image formed by the other display panel is projected. |
| US10104346B2 |
Projector and control method for projector
A projector includes: a connection unit which connects to a network; a storage unit which stores connection information used for connection to the network; a projection unit which projects an image on a projection surface; a first projection control unit which projects a first identification image, with a direction of projection by the projection unit changed to a plurality directions; an image pickup unit which picks up an image of the projection surface; a first detection unit which detects a second identification image projected in an image pickup area of the image pickup unit by another projector, from the image picked up by the image pickup unit; and a second projection control unit which projects a third identification image showing the connection information stored in the storage unit, with the direction of projection being a direction corresponding to a position where the second identification image is detected. |
| US10104345B2 |
Data-enhanced video viewing system and methods for computer vision processing
A data-enhanced video viewing system scans videos in order to detect and extract certain objects, such as human faces, so as to compile non-time based synopses, including “facelines” of people appearing in the video sequence. It can also provide a time-based synopsis that includes timestamps for all detected objects. The data-enhanced video viewing system can be deployed on a network for a client to request data extraction on one or more designated videos. The designated video may be one of those that have been uploaded to social networks, uploaded to online video hosting sites, streamed over the Internet or other network, or uploaded directly by the user. |
| US10104343B2 |
Network based video analytics through an application program interface (API) with metric triggered notifications
A system for performs video analytics by receiving a video stream from a video capture device over a network to a server remotely located from a video capture device. The server extracts the one or more metrics by analyzing the video stream. The server compares the extracted one or more metrics from the video stream from the video stream against at least one previously established value defined at the server as part of assessing a previously established condition, defined at the server, to generate either a TRUE or a FALSE result. Responsive to a TRUE result, the server automatically performs a notification action that conveys a notification to a remotely located device of a previously designated user when the previously established condition is automatically detected by the analytics engine. Responsive to a FALSE comparison result, the server does not performing the notification action to the remotely located device. |
| US10104342B2 |
Techniques for secure provisioning of a digital content protection scheme
Techniques for improved decryption of an encrypted media stream are described. In one embodiment, a system may include a receiver to receive an encrypted media stream, an extraction module to extract an encryption characteristic of the encrypted media stream, a first processor to produce configuration commands from the extracted encryption characteristic, a second processor to receive the encrypted media stream and the configuration commands, and to produce decrypted media based upon a decryption scheme indicated by the configuration commands, and a key distribution module, to distribute a decryption key to the second processor. |
| US10104341B2 |
Animated user identifiers
Implementations relate to providing animated user identifiers. In some implementations, a computer-executed method includes determining that a video call over a communication network is connected between a first device associated with a first user and a second device associated with a second user. The method stores a set of multiple images that are received by the first device as part of the video call, and forms a motion clip including the set of multiple images and indicating a sequence of the set of multiple images for display. The method assigns the motion clip to a user identifier associated with the second user, and causes display of the motion clip to visually represent the second user in response to the user identifier being displayed in at least one user interface on the first device. |
| US10104340B2 |
Method for collective contribution video creation and messaging
Disclosed herein is a method for collective contribution video creation and messaging wherein story-based communications are created among multiple users. The disclosed method uses a program or application wherein a virtual object is used to authorize a particular user to make the immediate post to the applicable story communication. The possession of the virtual object also indicates that any user that does not have possession of the virtual object is unable to presently contribute to the group storyline. Once the user in possession of the virtual object submits his or her content, the virtual object is made available. Any user inside the story seeking to gain control may then attempt to obtain the virtual object. The present disclosure aids users in creating story timelines of their contributions, as well as promoting full contribution from all group members in messaging. |
| US10104336B2 |
Image processing device, image display device, image processing method, and image display method
[Object] To provide an image processing device capable of outputting audio acquired as an audio data signal by capturing an arbitrary image. [Solution] Provided is an image processing device, including: a separation unit that separates a flicker pattern from an image obtained by capturing, at multiple exposure times, an image containing a scene that emits light on a basis of a flicker pattern converted from an audio signal; and a conversion unit that converts the separated flicker pattern to an original audio signal. |
| US10104334B2 |
Content-adaptive adjustment of display device brightness levels when rendering high dynamic range content
Innovations in rendering of high dynamic range (“HDR”) content are described. A playback system can dynamically and proactively adjust the brightness level of a target display device. In some cases, this can reduce power consumption when rendering HDR content, without any noticeable degradation in quality. For example, the playback system includes decision logic. The decision logic is configured to receive summary information for sample values of a picture of HDR content and determine (based at least in part on the summary information) a brightness level of the target display device. The playback system can send, to the target display device, a control signal that indicates the brightness level of the target display device. A tone mapper can be configured to apply tone mapping to input values for the sample values of the picture of HDR content, according to a tone mapping function, and thereby produce output values. |
| US10104332B2 |
Semiconductor device and image processing method
An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit that calculates two types of image data from one image data and outputs the calculated image data, a data combination unit that combines the two type of data supplied from the image processing unit and outputs the combined data to one terminal, an output buffer that adjusts an output timing of the combined data according to an instruction supplied from bus arbitration means for arbitrating a bus, and a data distribution unit that outputs the combined data output from the output buffer to the bus in a form of the combined data, or distributes the combined data and outputs the distributed data to the bus according to an external combination distribution instruction. |
| US10104323B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium
An image processing apparatus performs image processing on image data including blinking defective noise generated by an image sensor including pixels configured to generate a signal, and readout circuits configured to read out the signal as a pixel value. The image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire noise information including position information of a pixel in which there is a possibility that blinking defective noise attributed to the readout circuit occurs; a direction determination unit configured to determine, based on the noise information, and pixel values of neighboring pixels surrounding a pixel of interest in an image corresponding to the image data, a direction in which pixel values having highest correlation with a pixel value of the pixel of interest are consecutively arrayed; and an image processor configured to perform image processing on the image data based on a determination result. |
| US10104318B2 |
High dynamic-range image sensor
A pixel array within an integrated-circuit image sensor is exposed to light representative of a scene during a first frame interval and then oversampled a first number of times within the first frame interval to generate a corresponding first number of frames of image data from which a first output image may be constructed. One or more of the first number of frames of image data are evaluated to determine whether a range of luminances in the scene warrants adjustment of an oversampling factor from the first number to a second number, if so, the oversampling factor is adjusted such that the pixel array is oversampled the second number of times within a second frame interval to generate a corresponding second number of frames of image data from which a second output image may be constructed. |
| US10104310B1 |
Geospatial security monitoring asset association
A security-monitoring platform adapted to automatically create real-time associations between security monitoring assets (SMAs) and a security alert based on location specific information for both the SMAs and the source of the security alert. When an alert occur, the security-monitoring platform automatically retrieves location and/or movement information for the source of the security alert. The system then retrieves and analyzes location and/or movement information for a plurality of SMAs to determine whether any SMAs are within a set of location-based parameter limits. Those SMAs that fall within the limits are automatically associated with the security alert and provided to the operator of the security monitoring platform. The system is further adapted to continuously evaluate the location and movement of the SMAs and the active security alert to ensure that the associations are always up-to-date as the security alert is processed. |
| US10104309B2 |
Imaging apparatus, flicker detection method, and flicker detection program
An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element; an imaging element driving unit that directs the imaging element to alternately perform imaging operations at a first frame rate and a second frame rate being different from the first frame rate; and a flicker detection unit that detects whether a first flicker of a light source with a first frequency is present and whether a second flicker of a light source with a second frequency is present, based on a first captured image signal obtained by an imaging operation at the first frame rate and a second captured image signal obtained by an imaging operation at the second frame rate as defined herein, and a sum of a duration of a first frame period based on the first frame rate and a duration of a second frame period based on the second frame rate is a value as defined herein. |
| US10104308B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor, a driving unit configured to drive the image sensor, and a detection unit configured to detect a variation in amount of light within one frame image based on a plurality of image signals obtained by driving the image sensor with different accumulation periods by the driving unit. |
| US10104304B2 |
Imaging apparatus capable of performing intermittent image capturing operation, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
An imaging apparatus includes a acquisition unit acquires a measurement luminance, an exposure control unit, and a setting unit sets a control luminance to be used for exposure controlling in an image capturing. In an interval shooting mode, if a measurement luminance of a second image capturing to be performed after a first image capturing is in a predetermined range based on, as a reference point, a control luminance of the first image capturing, the setting unit sets a control luminance of the second image capturing to be the same as the control luminance of the first image capturing. If the measurement luminance of the second image capturing is not in the predetermined range, the setting unit sets the control luminance of the second image capturing based on a calculation result by using the measurement luminance of the second image capturing and the control luminance of the first image capturing. |
| US10104301B2 |
Image pickup apparatus that performs process of detecting change in brightness, control method therefor, and storage medium
An image pickup apparatus capable of appropriately performing a flicker detection process depending on presence or absence of flicker. A detection unit performs a detection process of detecting a change in brightness or a detection process set in advance other than the detection process of detecting the change in brightness depending on an image acquired by picking up a subject every predetermined detection cycle. A control unit controls a frequency to perform the detection process of detecting the change in brightness and a frequency to perform the detection process set in advance using the detection unit depending on a result of the detection of the change in brightness performed by the detection unit at a time of picking up the subject. |
| US10104300B2 |
System and method for supporting photography with different effects
System and method can support photography. A controller can configure a carrier to move an imaging device along a moving path. Furthermore, the controller can apply a time-dependent configuration on the imaging device, and use the imaging device for capturing a set of image frames along the moving path based on the one or more time-dependent parameters. |
| US10104294B2 |
Photometric apparatus and method for controlling same
A photometric apparatus includes a photometry unit (AE sensor) configured to measure object light, and a first display unit (intra-viewfinder liquid crystal display unit) arranged on an optical path of the object light to the photometry unit and configured to display a plurality of display items. The first display unit is configured to display a first display item (automatic white balance) among the plurality of display items in a position farther from a center of a photometry range by the photometry unit than a position of a second display item (incandescent lamp display) having a display area smaller than a display area of the first display item. |
| US10104288B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating panoramic image with stitching process
A vertex processing device applied in an image processing system having an image capture module is disclosed. The image capture module generates camera images. The vertex processing device comprises a coefficient interpolation unit and a coordinate modifying unit. The coefficient interpolation unit generates an interpolated warping coefficient for each camera image with respect to each vertex from a vertex list based on n number of warping coefficients and its original texture coordinates in each camera image. The coordinate modifying unit calculates modified texture coordinates in each camera image for each vertex according to the interpolated warping coefficient and its original texture coordinates in each camera image. The vertex list comprises vertices with data structures that define vertex mapping between the camera images and a panoramic image. The n number of warping coefficients correspond to n number of overlap regions in the panoramic image. |
| US10104284B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining photographing delay time, and photographing device
A method and an apparatus for determining a photographing delay time and a photographing device are disclosed. The method includes: controlling the photographing device to form, according to a preset imaging cycle, an image of a photographed object, and storing an imaged photo; each time photographing is initiated, displaying the imaged photo and receiving a first operation instruction entered by a user; determining, according to the first operation instruction, a corresponding target imaged photo; calculating a difference between an initiation moment of each time of photographing and an imaging moment of the corresponding target imaged photo, to obtain a delay time corresponding to a single time of photographing; and calculating an average value of delay times corresponding to at least two times of photographing, where the average value may be used as a standard delay time caused by an operation of the user on the photographing device. |
| US10104280B2 |
Controlling a camera using a voice command and image recognition
A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for controlling a camera using a voice command and image recognition. One or more processors on the camera captures the voice command that is from a user of the camera and declares a subject of interest. The one or more processors processes the voice command and sets the subject of interest. The one or more processors receives a camera image from an imaging system of the camera. The one or more processors identifies the subject of interest in the camera image. The one or more processors sets camera one or more parameters that are appropriate to the subject of interest. |
| US10104277B2 |
Panning index display apparatus and processing method
A panning index display apparatus includes a panning information acquiring unit configured to acquire a panning index of an image pickup apparatus based on an output of a motion detecting unit configured to detect a motion of the image pickup apparatus to be panned, a motion vector acquiring unit configured to acquire an object moving index indicative of a movement of an object based on a motion vector generated using an output of an image sensor in panning, and a display control unit configured to display a relationship between the panning index and the object moving index on a display unit. |
| US10104275B2 |
Manufacturing method for camera module, and camera module
A lens barrel (3) holding an imaging lens (2) is inserted into a carrier (5) accommodated in an actuator (4), and the carrier (5) is held at a position in an optical axis direction of the imaging lens (2) by the actuator (4). The position of the imaging lens (2) in the optical axis direction and the eccentricity of the imaging lens (2) are adjusted on the basis of imaging information of an image sensor (6), and the lens barrel (3) is fixed to the carrier (5). |
| US10104274B2 |
Dome camera
Disclosed is a dome camera, including a spherical surface part (A) positioned in the center and an edge part (B) connected thereto, wherein an internal surface (3) and an external surface (4) of the edge part (B) are revolving surfaces, and a revolution axis thereof is parallel to that of the spherical surface part (A); the internal surface (3) is in a direction away from the spherical surface part (A) from a joint with the spherical surface part (A), with a monotonically increasing revolution radius; and focal power in both a meridian direction and a sagittal direction of the edge part (B) is the same as that of the spherical surface part (A). |
| US10104270B2 |
Method for operating camera underwater
A method for underwater operating a camera built in a touch input device including a touch screen, a processor, and a controller may be provided that includes: performing a first drive mode in which a touch position is detected underwater by a capacitance change amount due to a touch pressure; and controlling operation of the camera underwater according to a touch on the touch screen by an object. |
| US10104269B2 |
Image processing apparatus configured for binarizing image data and methods for binarizing image data
An image processing apparatus has a storage configured to store image data representing a color image, the image data being constituted by multiple pixels, each of the multiple pixels having a gradation value, and a controller. The controller is configured to extract pixels, from among the multiple pixels, within a specific color range as target pixels, adjust the gradation values of the target pixels such that brightness values of the target pixels are lowered, generate a histogram of index values corresponding to quantities of the brightness values of the multiple pixels constituting the image data after the gradation values of the target pixels are adjusted, set a first threshold value based on the histogram as generated, and apply a binarizing process to the image data using the first threshold value. |
| US10104266B2 |
Information processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for switching mode based on detection of person
An information processing apparatus includes: a supply controller that controls supply of power according to a first mode and a second mode having lower power consumption than the first mode; an approach detector that detects an approach of a person during the second mode; a switching unit that switches over from the second mode to the first mode in a case where the approach of the person is detected; an authentication unit that performs authentication of the person after switching over to the first mode; a communication unit that performs communication through a communication line by the power supply in the first mode; an acquiring unit that requests acquisition of data corresponding to a result of the authentication of the person through the communication line, and acquires the data corresponding to the request; and an execution unit that executes a process based on the acquired data. |
| US10104261B2 |
Printing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
A printing apparatus includes a memory, a receiving unit, and a printing unit. The memory stores print schedule information indicating regular time information concerning a time at which printing is regularly performed and also stores print settings information in association with the print schedule information. The receiving unit receives print data. The printing unit prints the print data received by the receiving unit in accordance with the print settings information if a time at which the print data is received matches the regular time information indicated in the print schedule information. |
| US10104257B2 |
Printing apparatus having function of holding print job
A printing apparatus includes a printer unit that prints an image on a sheet, a network controller that instructs the printer unit to execute a preparation operation according to receipt of print data, and a controller that instructs the printer unit to execute the preparation operation according to input of an execution instruction in a case where a reservation function for reserving printing based on the print data received by the network controller until receipt of the execution instruction is received is enabled. |
| US10104256B2 |
Electronic device that ensures reduced power consumption, electric power control method, and recording medium
An electronic device includes a first processing device, a second processing device, and a power state control unit. The power state control unit controls a power state of the electronic device. The power state includes a normal state and a power-saving state. The second processing device ensures the execution of the process according to the received data in the normal state. The power-saving state at least temporarily stops supplying the second processing device with electric power while the first processing device ensures the execution of the process according to first received data. When a temporary wake up of the electric power supply to the second processing device is intermittently repeated in the power-saving state, the power state control unit determines a time interval from a termination of the temporary wake up to a start of a subsequent temporary wake up based on a specific condition during the temporary wake up. |
| US10104253B2 |
Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives print instruction information; an authenticating unit that performs an authentication for permitting a printing process; an execution unit that executes the printing process when the authentication succeeds; a near field communication unit; a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication that differs in a communication protocol from the near field communication; a transmitting unit that transmits identification information of the information processing apparatus to a terminal device when a connection via the near field communication is established in response to an operation of passing the terminal device over the near field communication unit; and a control unit that, when the receiving unit receives the print instruction information via the wireless communication using the identification information as a transmission destination, temporarily disables a function of the authenticating unit, and causes the execution unit to execute the printing process. |
| US10104252B2 |
Image reading device, image forming apparatus and method using the image reading device employing movable guide plate holding the medium and shading correction plate
An image reading device, which is included in an image forming apparatus and used to perform a method of reading images, includes an image reading body configured to read one of a recording medium and the recording medium together with a background area adjacent to the recording medium, a moving body disposed facing the image reading body, and a reference body as a reference in shading correction. The moving body is configured to hold the recording medium and the reference body in a direction intersecting a sheet conveying direction of the recording medium such that the recording medium and the reference body contact to and separate from the image reading body. |
| US10104245B2 |
Server apparatus, image forming system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A server apparatus includes a memory to store internal information of each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a job received from a first information terminal in association with identification information of the first information terminal, and circuitry to receive, from one image forming apparatus, identification information of a second information terminal that is brought close to the one image forming apparatus, determine whether the identification information of the first information terminal and the second information terminal match with each other, based on a determination that the identification information of the first information terminal matches the identification information of the second information terminal, select an image forming apparatus that is to execute the job from among the plurality of image forming apparatuses that belong to a same group to which the one image forming apparatus belongs, and instruct the selected image forming apparatus to execute the job. |
| US10104244B2 |
Image processing system including image processing device and information processing device which communicate with each other
Provided is an image processing system which reduces the load of destination registration on the user. To accomplish this, in an image processing system including a PC (102) and device (101) connected to a network, the PC (102) has a transfer unit (120) which transfers identification data of the PC (102) to the device (101), and the device (101) has a scanner unit (130) which scans an image and outputs the image data, a memory (140) which stores a destination of the output image data from the scanner unit (130), a transfer unit (150) which transfers the image data to the destination stored in the memory (140), and a registration unit (170) which receives the identification data transferred by the transfer unit (120), and registers the received identification data as a destination of image data in the memory (140). |
| US10104238B2 |
Method and system for replacing telephony apparatus in an IP telephony network
The present invention relates to a method of replacing at a first location in a telephony network first telephony apparatus comprising apparatus data with second telephony apparatus. The method comprises receiving at a second location in the telephony network remote from the first location identification data for the first telephony apparatus, the identification data providing for identification of the first telephony apparatus from among plural telephony apparatus in the telephony network. The method also comprises acquiring apparatus data for the first telephony apparatus from a data structure in dependence on the identification data, the data structure comprising the identification data and the apparatus data. The method further comprises replacing in the telephony network the first telephony apparatus with the second telephony apparatus. The method yet further comprises conveying the acquired apparatus data from the second location to the second telephony apparatus by way of the telephony network. |
| US10104233B2 |
Coaching portal and methods based on behavioral assessment data
An interface portal system that includes a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of stored instructions adapted to generate a coaching portal based on behavioral assessment data, the plurality of instructions including instructions that, when executed, analyze one or more communications between a customer and an agent, wherein the analysis comprises instructions that, when executed, apply a linguistic-based psychological behavioral model to separated voice data for the customer, the agent, or both, from each communication by analyzing behavioral characteristics of the customer, the agent, or both, based on the one or more communications; instructions that, when executed, identify one or more customer-agent interaction events based on the analyzed behavioral characteristics; and instructions that, when executed, display a time-based graphic representation across a selected time interval based on one or more communications. Methods of providing coaching assessment based on behavioral assessment data are also included. |
| US10104232B2 |
System and method for a cognitive system plug-in answering subject matter expert questions
Embodiments provide a system and method for integrating a cognitive system into a call center. The system and method include ingesting, through an instant messaging application, one or more original questions from one or more call center agents; ingesting, through the instant messaging application, one or more answers associated with the one or more original questions; receiving, through the instant messaging system, one or more additional questions; determining one or more proposed answers to each additional question based on analysis of the one or more original questions and answers; determining a confidence score for each of the one or more proposed answers; if the confidence score of the proposed answer exceeds a confidence threshold, providing the proposed answer to the call center agent; receiving, through a feedback module, feedback on the proposed answer from one or more subject matter experts or call center managers; and incorporating the feedback on the proposed answer into the analysis of the one or more original questions. |
| US10104231B2 |
Simplicity framework
A system for handling a transaction for a client service center comprising only one interface configured to communicate with a plurality of data stores to access data, interact with a user via a single screen device, and display one at a time on the single screen device a plurality of subsequent and dependent screen views to enable the user to view the data and implement a sequence of steps selected by the user to complete a transaction, wherein the interface does not display and does not notify the user of access to data on the different data stores, and wherein the screen views are displayed in a determined order based on the transaction and the steps selected by the user to reveal the data and the steps in a hierarchical manner from more general data and steps to more detailed and dependent data and steps. |
| US10104229B2 |
Routing service
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using a routing service. A processor can obtain a routing scenario associated with a customer of the routing service. The routing scenario can specify customer data to be accessed to determine a call handling decision when a call is received from a calling party, and the customer data can include information associated with the calling party. The processor can obtain a request to route a call intended for the customer. The processor can generate a query of the customer data to obtain data associated with the calling party. The customer data can be stored at a storage location associated with the customer that is remote from the routing service. The processor can analyze the customer data and the routing scenario, determine a call handling decision, and provide the call handling decision to a network to route the call. |
| US10104217B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating electronic device detachable from another electronic device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first electromagnet mounted to a side surface of the electronic device and configured to generate a magnetic force, a data channel terminal configured to transmit and receive a signal for detecting whether another electronic device is attached, and a processor configured to determine at least one of a polarity and a strength of the magnetic force of the first electromagnet for an attachment or detachment between the electronic device and the other electronic device, control the first electromagnet according to at least one of the determined polarity and strength, and detect an attachment or detachment state between the electronic device and the other electronic device. |
| US10104216B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling built-in microphone of portable terminal
An electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a built-in microphone; a Bluetooth communication module configured to wirelessly connect to a first wireless external device including a speaker and a second wireless external device including a speaker; and a controller configured to detect a call establishment, if the call establishment is detected while one of the first and second wireless external devices is connected to the electronic device, operate the built-in microphone to receive sound based on information regarding the connected one of the first and second wireless external devices, and if the call establishment is detected while both of the first and second wireless external devices are connected to the electronic device, select one of the first and second wireless external devices and provide an incoming call audio signal received via the call establishment to the selected one of the first and second wireless external devices. |
| US10104215B2 |
Blacklist management method and device
Embodiments of the present invention provide a blacklist management method and a device, relate to the field of communications, and are used for rapidly and conveniently adding a number to a blacklist, thereby improving operation efficiency of a terminal. The method includes: detecting, by a first terminal, an acceleration of the first terminal; when it is determined that the acceleration is greater than or equal to a first preset value, acquiring identification information of a second terminal; and adding the identification information to a blacklist. Embodiments of the method are used for blacklist management. |
| US10104213B2 |
Information processing device
There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal. |
| US10104211B2 |
Rotatable electrical connector
A connecting system for an electronic device is disclosed herein. The connecting system may comprise a connector port including an alignment feature and two or more conductive traces corresponding to contacts of a dock interface. The connector port may be rotatable relative to the dock interface with at least two conductive traces arranged in a manner such that the contacts are maintained in contacting relation with the conductive traces along a contact path when the electronic device is rotated relative to the dock interface. The connector port may further include one or more nonconductive separating spaces that separate the at least two conductive traces along the contact path. The connecting system may comprise a rotation stop arranged such that the contacts are prevented from having contacting relation with conductive traces other than a conductive trace to which the contact corresponds and with which the contact is aligned. |
| US10104210B1 |
Projector housing for iPhone
An iPhone LED projector device that projects a large image from an iPhone onto a nearby wall or screen, where the LED projector is built into a housing for the iPhone, where the iPhone is attached via a lightning connector, where the LED projector device is about the same size as an iPhone and encloses the iPhone in a case, where the LED projector has a removable rechargeable lithium ion battery, an A/C power unit, wherein the LED projector includes external controls on one or more outer surfaces of the housing, wherien the LED projector is able to project an image approximately 100″ in size diagonal dimension, and wherein the LED projector includes an audio Bluetooth connection for connecting to an external audio unit. |
| US10104209B2 |
Mobile terminal
A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal main body having a display module to display visual information, a window disposed above the display module and having a pattern layer to recognize a user's touch input, a key region formed on one surface of the window near one side thereof, and a light emitting module configured to illuminate the key region. |
| US10104208B2 |
Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
Disclosed are a mobile terminal for providing an intelligent agent (IA) service and controlling method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a display unit, a camera, a sensing unit comprising a microphone configured to sense a surrounding voice of the mobile terminal, an angle sensor configured sense an angle of the mobile terminal, and a location sensor configured to sense a location of the mobile terminal, a communication unit configured to transmit/receive data with a server configured to store a context information of a user, and a controller, if a trigger signal including a preset voice signal is sensed through the microphone, activating an intelligent agent (IA), the controller, if a preset input signal is sensed in a state that the IA is activated, activating the camera. |
| US10104207B1 |
Automatic protocol discovery
A computing apparatus is configured to operate a controller on a communication log file to infer a message structure for communications between a remote control and a controlled device. The controller applies Hidden Markov Model and Finite State Machine to the message structure to operate the remote control on the controlled device to perform predefined actions, receives a state of the controlled device, and generates a semantic classification for the message structure from the state, the semantic classification applied to operation of the controller. |
| US10104201B2 |
Method for sharing microblog information
Disclosed is a method for sharing microblog information. The method includes the following steps: step S10: editing information, and setting grades for the information according to the importance degree of the information; step S11: sending the information for which the grades are set to a server for being shared on the internet; and step S12: obtaining, by an information receiving end, the information at the corresponding grades according to a requirement of a user for the information grades. In the method for sharing microblog information, by setting grades for the information and limiting quantity of the information that is sent by the user in unit time and is at different grades, the user can read all information shared by friends and can read important information that is sent in unit time and includes a limited quantity of information, thereby improving the efficiency of sharing the microblog information. |
| US10104200B2 |
Automatic service extensibility
The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems, including a method for automatically extending a service associated with data access. A request is received from a client, the request being for data associated with a first service. The first service is identified by a service identifier included in the request and defining a first behavior associated with the first service and use of the requested data. Using the service identifier, an extension service is identified that is associated with the first service. The identifying occurs automatically based on additional registry entries for the extension service, without modifying original registry entries for the first service, and without modifying a first service implementation associated with the first service. Data responsive to the received request is provided to the client. The data is provided according to a second behavior associated with the extension service. |
| US10104199B2 |
Three-way communication link for information retrieval and notification
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for creating a communicable linkage for information retrieval and notifications between devices. In this way, the invention identifies a mobile device at an entity location. The system may integrate into the mobile device and present an interactive display onto the display of the mobile device, allowing the user to select products/services associated with the entity. Based on the general interaction and selection a user makes via the mobile device, the system identifies the interaction and presents interaction data to the entity representative at the entity location for assisting the user. |
| US10104198B1 |
System and method to deliver an electronic document over a data network
A delivery system delivers an electronic document over a data network, where the delivery system stores a delivery container received from a sender device in a delivery storage. The delivery container includes the electronic document, a recipient identity of a recipient device, and a location. The delivery system matches the recipient identity in the delivery container with a recipient entry in a recipient registry coupled to the delivery system, obtains a current location of the recipient device, and matches the current location of the recipient device with the location included in the delivery container. In response to the matchings, the delivery system sends a notification of an availability of the electronic document to the recipient device over the data network. |
| US10104196B2 |
Method of and server for transmitting a personalized message to a user electronic device
There are disclosed a method of sending personalized content to an electronic device associated with a user. The method comprises: receiving, by the network resource server from the electronic device, a user request to access the network resource; in response to the user request, transmitting, by the network resource server to the electronic device a trigger associated with the network resource, the trigger configured to cause the electronic device to download the generic content portion of the network resource from the network resource server and the personalized content portion of the network resource from the personalized content server. The method further comprises transmitting by the network resource server to the personalized content server an auxiliary request for the personalized content portion, and inserting, by the network resource server, the personalized content portion into the network resource to render an updated network resource. |
| US10104195B2 |
Device-free activity identification using fine-grained WiFi signatures
A system includes a device that is disposed within an environment and is adapted to communicate over a radio frequency communication link. The system also includes a wireless access point disposed within the environment, including a wireless transceiver in communication with the device over a radio frequency communication link using a plurality of channels, and recording a channel state information data set for the radio frequency communication link. The system also includes a monitoring device including a memory storing a plurality of activity profiles, each of which includes an activity and a channel state information profile corresponding to the activity, and a processor receiving, from the wireless access point, the channel state information data set and determining, based on a comparison of the channel state information data set to the channel state information profile of each of the plurality of activity profiles, the activity of the person in the environment. |
| US10104194B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing loading time of web pages
A browser receives a web page that includes a script that is configured to control subsequent requests of the browser for at least the web page and caches a first portion of the web page that includes reference(s) to other web resource(s). A subsequent request for the web page is dispatched to the script which returns the cached first portion of the web page to the browser and a request for the full web page is made. Request(s) are also transmitted for the web resource(s) referenced in the first portion of the web page without waiting for the full web page to be received. When the full web page is received, if the first portion of the page matches the corresponding portion of the full page, that corresponding portion is removed from the full page and the remaining page is returned to the browser. |
| US10104193B2 |
System, apparatus for content delivery for internet traffic and methods thereof
In one embodiment, a method of serving media includes receiving a request to serve a cacheable media content to a user equipment at a second media server deployed in a second layer2 access network. The request is received around when the user equipment is handed-off from a first layer2 node in a first layer2 access network to a second layer2 node in the second layer2 access network and when a streaming session of the cacheable media content to the user equipment from a first media server is terminated. The method further includes determining if the cacheable media content is stored in a cache of the second media server, and serving the cacheable media content from the cache of the second media server to the user equipment if the media content is stored in the cache of the second media server. |
| US10104192B2 |
Selective multiple-media access control
A communication system and method includes receiving payload data of first and second media access control (MAC) frames. A MAC-level protocol is identified in response to the indication of the selected network for each of the first and second MAC frames. The payload data of the first and second MAC frames is transmitted and/or received across respective networks transmitted using, for example, power line communications signals over a common communications medium. The common communications medium is operable for carrying signals of a plurality of networks. |
| US10104191B2 |
Page views for proxy servers
Distinctions between resources explicitly selected by a user and resources indirectly selected may be enabled by identifying an explicitly selected web page or other resource as such in the request for the web page or other resource, which may allow the web page or resource to be differentiated from web pages or other resources that are requested as a consequence of their indirect selection. Moreover, a log of web pages or other resources explicitly selected by a user may be maintained at the client and later reference by a local processor or communicated to a host process seeking to differentiate directly and indirectly selected web pages or other resources. These techniques also may allow a proxy or other server to perform processing related to parentally controlled accounts or related to accurately tracking frequently requested resources such as web pages. |
| US10104184B2 |
Hybrid delivery mechanism in multimedia transmission system
A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting service discovery information to a client in a multimedia transmission system of hybrid delivery, providing at least two services via a point to multi point (p-t-m) channel and a point to point (p-t-p) channel. Service discovery information is generated, including a first indication indicating whether a service corresponding to the service discovery information is of hybrid delivery, and is transmitted to the client. |
| US10104181B1 |
Secure context-based group collaboration and communication
A computing device can be utilized to submit content to a collaboration service for posting on a collaboration channel. In response to receiving a posting request, the collaboration service identifies a context associated with the request. The context might include the location of the computing device submitting the request, the authenticated identity of the user submitting the request, or access rights associated with the content to be posted. The collaboration service can utilize the context to identify one or more collaboration channels to which the content can be posted. The user might be permitted to select one or more of the identified channels. Once the content has been posted to the selected channel, or channels, the collaboration service can utilize the context to perform other actions such as, but not limited to, initiating a communications session between authorized users of the collaboration channel to which the content was posted. |
| US10104180B2 |
Methods, systems and apparatuses for application service layer (ASL) inter-networking
Systems and/or methods for providing internetworking among application services layers (ASLs) of different network technologies may be provided. For example, a tunnel anchor point (TAP) may be established. The TAP may be configured to enable communication between a local application in the network and a remote application in a different network. At the TAP, an ASL tunnel may be created to the local application in the network to facilitate the communication. Additionally, a message from the local application may be received where at least a portion of the message may be configured to be provided to a remote ASL and the remote application in the different network to which the local application wishes to communicate. At least the portion of the message may be provided to the remote ASL and the remote application in the different network. |
| US10104178B2 |
System for managing communications activated by a trigger event
A system including: a processor; and memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a request received over a network link, the network link being established between the system and a wearable computing device, the request comprising data corresponding to an event detected by the wearable computing device; and route the request to a resource in accordance with the data of the request. |
| US10104176B2 |
Remote management for a computing device
Examples are disclosed for remote management of a computing device. In some examples, a secure communication link may be established between a network input/output device for a computing device and a remote management application. Commands may be received from the remote management application and management functions may be implemented at the network input/output device. Implementation of the management functions may enable the remote management application to manage or control at least some operating parameters of the computing device. Other examples are described and claimed. |
| US10104165B1 |
Sharing network connections to content sources
Features are disclosed for sharing network connections among client devices. A client device may connect to an intermediary system and request content from content provider. The intermediary system may, in addition to opening a connection with the content provider and receiving the content on behalf of the client, create a request profile for the client device regarding likely future content requests. The request profile may be used to assign the client device to network comparing components that have available open network connections to one or more content providers from which the client device is likely to request content. In some cases, a gateway network computing component may route content requests to other network computing components which have available open network connections to content providers hosting requested content. Additionally, the number of active network computing components may be adjusted to increase connection sharing and reuse opportunities. |
| US10104163B1 |
Secure transfer of virtualized resources between entities
Technology is described for providing a secure transfer of a virtual computing resource between at least two entities in a computing environment. An ownership transfer account is created and configured to enable a transfer of virtual computing resources between a first customer account and a second customer account of a service provider network hosted within a service provider environment, using one or more computing systems. Virtual computing resources owned by the first customer account are tagged using the one or more computer systems. The ownership of the virtual computing resources that are tagged is transferred to the ownership transfer account, using the one or more computer systems. The transfer of the virtual computing resources to the ownership transfer account is verified. The ownership of the virtual computing resources is transferred from the ownership transfer account to the second customer account. |
| US10104158B2 |
User invisible device diagnostic region in a distributed data storage network
A data storage system may generally have a controller connected to multiple separate data storage devices in a distributed network. Each data storage device may be configured with a user invisible diagnostic region where diagnostic information is stored in logical block addresses (LBA) beyond a storage capacity of the respective data storage devices and the diagnostic information can be accessible via read and write requests to LBA beyond the storage capacity of the respective data storage devices. |
| US10104157B2 |
System and method for managing media files
Systems and methods are presented which allow a user's device to accept media from a variety of sources, process those media items based on their characteristics, and deliver the captured media to a pre-established variety of diverse locations with minimal or no user interaction. These systems and methods can also make media items available to a plurality of internet web sites without actually creating and delivering copies of files. In one embodiment, the diverse locations can each have individual delivery protocols (for example, login and formats) and when a number of media are available at the user's device for delivery to storage locations the media can be delivered to pre-established locations with a single user command without regard to the individual location delivery requirements. In another embodiment, processing, delivery, and access to new media items is handled automatically based on pre-established criteria and analysis of the data and metadata of the media items themselves. While unobtrusive user feedback is displayed during media processing, no user attention or intervention is required as long as no changes to the default settings are desired. |
| US10104154B2 |
Detecting carriers for mobile devices
In one embodiment, a method includes sending a request to a computing server from a mobile-client system for a multimedia object. The mobile-client system receives, from the computing server, a query in response to the request for SIM-card information of the mobile-client system. The mobile-client system executes an application in response to the query to access a SIM card of the mobile-client system and retrieve SIM-card information. The mobile-client system sends the retrieved SIM-card information to the computing server. The mobile-client system receives a multimedia object from the computing server, the multimedia object being customized based on the retrieved SIM-card information. |
| US10104151B2 |
Data caching and resource request response
A data caching method and device, and a resource request response method and device. The data caching method comprise: receiving a resource request for group content belonging to a specific user group, the resource request being sent from a user terminal to an application server by a user; checking if a mapping between the group content and a group caching ID for identifying the user group and a mapping between the user and the group caching ID have been established in the caching server; and returning the group content cached in the caching server to the user terminal in responses to the mapping between the group content and the group caching ID and the mapping between the user and the group caching ID having been established in the caching server. |
| US10104145B2 |
System and method for caching data
A method of obtaining radio content from a remote electronic device for a user electronic device includes transmitting a request for radio media content to a first remote electronic device via a network. Radio media content that includes a plurality of media data files is received via the network. The received plurality of media data files are stored in a storage device of the user electronic device. A radio playlist that defines a rendering sequence for the plurality of media data files is requested. In response to the request for the radio playlist, the radio playlist is received. The radio playlist is processed in the user electronic device to enable the stored plurality of media data files to be rendered on the user electronic device in accordance with the radio playlist. |
| US10104143B1 |
Manifest segmentation
Methods and apparatus are described for segmenting a manifest file to generate smaller manifest files for media content playback. A server can segment a manifest file prior to receipt of a request from a client or in response to a request from a client for a manifest for media content for a particular fragment range. |
| US10104141B2 |
Methods and apparatus for proactive multi-path routing
Methods, systems, and devices are described to proactively adapt media streaming by a number of media player clients over the Internet or another data network. Each media player requests segments of an adaptive media stream for playback to a viewer. In some implementations, some or all of the media players in the system are able to measure packet loss or other indicia of issues with the data transmission. This indicia can be used to adapt subsequent requests for additional segments of the media stream. Moreover, some implementations could provide the measured packet loss or other indicia back to the server as feedback. The server, in turn, can use the feedback from the players (along with any other additional information) to formulate business rules that can be subsequently delivered to some or all of the players in the system. The media players can therefore adapt their segment request based upon locally measured data and/or based upon business rules that reflect system-wide conditions. |
| US10104139B2 |
Selectively signaling selective tunnels in multicast VPNs
In some examples, a method includes receiving, by a first ingress network device for a network, a source tree join route message from an egress network device for the network, specifying a multicast source and a multicast group, and in response to receiving the source tree join route message, determining, by the ingress network device, whether the multicast source is multi-homed to the network via the first ingress network device and a second ingress network device for the network. The method includes, in response to determining that the multicast source is not multi-homed, forwarding traffic for the multicast source on an inclusive provider tunnel without initiating setup of a selective provider tunnel to the egress network device, and in response to determining that the multicast source is multi-homed, initiating setup of a selective provider tunnel to the egress network device and terminating forwarding multicast traffic on the inclusive provider tunnel. |
| US10104137B2 |
Recording of ABR content
A system and method for recording ABR content at a client recording device. A variety of recording service selection mechanisms may be applied at the client side based on network bandwidth conditions and other criteria for selecting ABR content fragments encoded at suitable bitrate quality levels to be downloaded for recording at the client recording device. One or more post-recording optimization schemes may also be applied in one arrangement with respect to, for example, the client recording device's media storage space. |
| US10104129B1 |
Confidentiality-based file hosting
Various embodiments provide confidentiality-based file hosting by automatically directing assets in a shared workspace to appropriate storage locations. The storage location can be determined by comparing a security level that is associated with an asset to security levels of multiple possible storage locations. If a security level of the asset is changed in the shared workspace, the asset is automatically directed to an appropriate storage location based on the changed security level. This can include directing the asset to either a more secure or a less secure storage location. |
| US10104127B2 |
Managing computing resource usage for standards compliance
Systems and methods are provided for configuring and monitoring computing resources of an entity for compliance with one or more standards. In one implementation, a server receives one or more identifiers of one or more standards and determines a plurality of configuration settings for the computing resources of the entity, based on the received one or more identifiers. The plurality of configuration settings comply with the one or more standards. The computing resources of the entity are configured according to the plurality of configuration settings. The server detects an event related to the computing resources. The detected event and the plurality of configuration settings are evaluated for compliance with the one or more standards. A determination is made whether the entity is compliant with the one or more standards, based on the evaluation, and an action is taken, based on the determination. |
| US10104121B2 |
Application layer-based single sign on
Methods and systems are provided for implementing application layer security. According to one embodiment, an application layer packet is received by a network appliance and one or more information fields, selected based on an application type associated with the packet, are used to identify an associated end user. Then, security rules that match the traffic pattern, traffic content and identified end user can be applied to the packet. Identification of end users based on application layer information allows different security rules to be implemented for end users or groups thereof. Application of security rules based on identification of an end user based on application layer information can also facilitate implementation of an application-layer-based single sign-on (SSO) process. |
| US10104118B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for detecting proximity-based mobile malware propagation
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. An agent resides in a mobile communication device. The agent detects Proximity-based Mobile Malware Propagation. The agent injects one or more trigger network connections in the candidate connection list. These connections appear as legitimate networks and devices, but instead trigger connection to an agent server on a service provider's network. By attempting to connect through the trigger network connection, the malware reveals itself. The system helps collect the malware signature within a short period of time after the malware outbreak in local areas, though such attacks typically bypass network based security inspection in the network. |
| US10104117B2 |
Identifying user behavior in a distributed computing system
A list of electronic mail (e-mail) accounts is extracted from an electronic mail system. A list of electronic mail accounts, with forwarding enabled, are identified as a set of collection accounts. A dropbox account is identified, from the collection accounts, as a destination e-mail account for the forwarded collection accounts. The collection accounts that forward to the dropbox account that has in excess of a threshold number of collection accounts forwarding to it, are identified as malicious e-mail collection accounts and are forwarded to a resolution system, for resolution. |
| US10104113B1 |
Using machine learning for classification of benign and malicious webpages
In an embodiment, a data processing method providing an improvement in computer security, comprises selecting a uniform resource location (URL) for classification wherein the selected URL is associated with a webpage; determining a URL risk score for the selected URL; comparing the URL risk score to a URL risk threshold; in response to determining that the URL risk score exceeds the URL risk threshold, determining a maliciousness risk score for the webpage content associated with the selected URL; comparing the maliciousness risk score to a maliciousness risk threshold; and classifying the URL based on the comparison between the maliciousness risk score and the maliciousness risk threshold; in response to determining that the maliciousness risk score exceeds the maliciousness risk threshold, classifying the URL as malicious; in response to determining that the maliciousness risk score does not exceed the maliciousness risk threshold, classifying the URL as benign. |
| US10104111B2 |
Network security for internet of things
Two wireless networks are established in a local network, one for less-secure IoT devices and one for more-secure conventionally networked devices, with a bridge establishing connectivity between the two networks. Message exchange between the two networks is tailored to reduce the risk of a security breach in the network with the less-secure IoT devices infecting the network with more-secure devices. |
| US10104109B2 |
Threat scores for a hierarchy of entities
A device for providing hierarchical threat intelligence includes a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that cause the device to receive, a plurality of calculated threat scores for a plurality of threat management devices, wherein the threat scores are respectively associated with context information, determine a first threat scores for a first entity based on a first subset of the calculated threat scores, determine a second threat score for a second entity based on a second subset of the calculated threat scores, receive update information of one of the calculated threat scores of the first subset from a listener of the threat management devices, and update the first threat score based on the update information. |
| US10104105B2 |
Distributed network anomaly detection
A network device may include multiple interfaces, each including a local database to store, in a first group of local records, information associated with a first group of data units sent from or received by a first one of the group of interfaces; a global database to store, in a group of global records, information associated with the first group of data units and information associated with a second group of data units sent from or received by a second one of said group of interfaces. The device may include a processor, to manage the local database and the global database; broadcast at least one of the local records to the second one of the group of interfaces; and analyze each of the local records to identify potential anomalies in the first group of data units. |
| US10104102B1 |
Analytic-based security with learning adaptability
An analytics-based security monitoring system is adapted to receive data, such as in the form of event logs, from one or more network devices transferred through a computing environment, detect a plurality of behavioral characteristics from the received event logs, identify behavioral fragments composed of related behavioral characteristics, and identify an attack by correlating the behavioral fragments against patterns of known malicious attacks. The analytics-based security monitoring system may then perform a learning process to enhance further detection of attacks and perform one or more remedial actions when an attack is identified. |
| US10104101B1 |
Method and apparatus for intelligent aggregation of threat behavior for the detection of malware
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to intelligent malware detection. A scanner server is used to scan an endpoint device for malware. Various attributes and behaviors of the endpoint device are identified in retrieved scan data. Identified attributes and behaviors are then evaluated according to a malware detection framework, which is used to determine whether (as well as to what extent) the identified attributes and behaviors are indicative of malware. In this manner, potential security risks associated with the malware may be identified. The framework is constructed through a machine learning process that aggregates attributes and behaviors common amongst members of malware families. Advantageously, the framework enables the scanner server to detect unknown variants of known malware families. |
| US10104100B1 |
Systems and methods for detecting anomalies that are potentially indicative of malicious attacks
A computer-implemented method for detecting anomalies that are potentially indicative of malicious attacks may include (1) identifying a sequence of activities performed on a computing device, (2) calculating a cumulative influence score between pairs of activities in the sequence of activities through convolution of the sequence of activities, (3) detecting an anomaly that is potentially indicative of a malicious attack based on a comparison of the cumulative influence score and an expected threshold for a user of the computing device, and (4) in response to detecting the anomaly, performing a security action. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10104099B2 |
System and method for monitoring a computer system using machine interpretable code
A computer implemented method of monitoring a collector computer system includes receiving machine interpretable code that is configured for interpretation by the interpreter that includes: information identifying a first set of one or more monitoring targets within the collector computer system, a method for monitoring the first set of one or more monitoring targets, and predefined reporting criteria. The method also includes interpreting the machine interpretable code with an interpreter; monitoring at least a subset of the first set of one or more monitoring targets for candidate activity that satisfies the predefined reporting criteria by executing compiled instructions that correspond to the method for monitoring the first set of one or more monitoring targets; obtaining candidate event information that is associated with the candidate activity; and reporting the candidate event information to a computer system that is distinct from the collector computer system. |
| US10104095B2 |
Automatic stability determination and deployment of discrete parts of a profile representing normal behavior to provide fast protection of web applications
A system for automatic stability determination and deployment of discrete parts of a profile representing normal behavior to provide fast protection of web applications is disclosed. The system, in response to a sensor collecting from HTTP requests sent by the clients to the web application installed on the protected device, automatically creates for a web application a profile with discrete parts that will represent normal behavior so that deviations from the profile can be considered anomalous. The system automatically determines that a first of the discrete parts of the profile has become stable. The system then automatically deploys the first discrete part of the profile to the sensor that now will compare with the first discrete part of the profile subsequent HTTP requests sent by the clients to the web application to detect deviations from the normal behavior represented by the first discrete part. |
| US10104090B2 |
Restrictive access control for modular reflection
Access to a module element within a first module by a second module is prohibited if the module element within the first module has not been exposed to the second module. If a particular module element within a first module has been exposed to a second module, then access to the particular module element by the second module may or may not be allowed depending on: (a) whether the particular module element has been declared with a public or non-public access modifier, (b) whether a second exposed module element, which includes the particular module element, has been declared with a public or non-public access modifier, (c) a level of access associated with the operation that attempts to access the particular module element of the first module, and/or (d) whether an accessibility override configuration is set for accessing the particular module element. |
| US10104088B2 |
Traitor tracing for obfuscated credentials
A method, computer program product, and system for providing verification processes associated with a commitment-based authentication protocol are described. A request by a user for access to one or more resources is received, and a presentation policy is transmitted to the user indicating required credentials. A commitment to a revocation handle is received, including an indication of an associated Sigma protocol executed by the user. A challenge value selected from a challenge value set associated with the associated Sigma protocol is transmitted to the user. Based on the selected challenge value, a presentation token and a value parameter that is distinct from the presentation token are received from the user. Based on a determination as to whether the presentation token and value parameter are valid in accordance with the associated Sigma protocol, access for the user to the one or more resources is granted to the user or prevented. |
| US10104080B2 |
Selective content accessibility in a social network
A social networking service encourages users to post content to a communication channel with varying levels of accessibility to other users. Users may select how content will be published and control the accessibility of uploaded content using a privacy setting for each content item that the user posts. The privacy setting defines, or identifies, the set of connections who may view the posted content item. The posted content item is placed in a particular communication channel in the social networking service, such as a newsfeed or stream, where the content item can be viewed by those who are permitted to view it according to its associated privacy setting. Varying granularities of privacy settings provide flexibility for content accessibility on a social networking service. |
| US10104078B1 |
Method and apparatus for associating sim card with a group of mobile communications devices
Method and apparatus for associating a subscriber identity module to a group of mobile communications devices is provided. One embodiment provides a method including receiving the hashed value from the SIM card and decrypting, using the trusted electronic processor, the hashed value based on a second key stored on the mobile communications device to generate a response. The method also includes sending, using the trusted electronic processor, the response to the SIM card and receiving, at the trusted electronic processor, an acknowledgement from the SIM card indicating that the response matches an expected response. |
| US10104069B2 |
Request-specific authentication for accessing web service resources
Requests for access to Web service resources are evaluated based on the type of request that is received. Requests are not granted unless sufficient proof of authentication is provided to grant that request. An authentication service evaluates one or more factors to determine whether or not to authenticate the client. After being authenticated by the authentication service, proof of authentication is provided to the Web service, which grants access to the Web service resource. |
| US10104068B2 |
Service provider invocation
A service provider may provide one or more services to and/or for a client. Providing a service may involve receiving a service request including a security token at the service provider and determining whether the security token is valid. Providing the service may also involve determining a session security token if the security token is valid and generating a service response including the session security token. Providing the service may further involve receiving a service request including the session security token, determining whether the session security token is valid, and, if the session security token is valid, generating a second service response. |
| US10104066B2 |
User login methods, devices, and systems
A user login method for use in a terminal is provided. The method includes: receiving an automatic login request; acquiring a terminal identifier of the terminal; sending, to a server, a query request about a user account associated with the terminal identifier and a password corresponding to the user account, the query request including the terminal identifier; receiving, from the server, a query result based on the query request; selecting a user account from the query result and a password corresponding to the selected user account, if the query result is not empty; and sending, to the server, the selected user account and the corresponding password, for the selected user account to login after authentication by the server. |
| US10104064B2 |
Secure authentication systems and methods
Systems and methods are provided for authentication by combining a Reverse Turing Test (RTT) with password-based user authentication protocols to provide improved resistance to brute force attacks. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for user authentication, the method including receiving a username/password pair associated with a user; requesting one or more responses to a first Reverse Turing Test (RTT); and granting access to the user if a valid response to the first RTT is received and the username/password pair is valid. |
| US10104063B2 |
Android-based mobile equipment security protection method, and device
The present invention discloses a method and device for the security protection of Android-based mobile equipment, the method comprising: parsing a short message received at the framework layer of a mobile equipment; determining, on the basis of the parsing result, whether contents of the short message comprise a security protection instruction; if the contents of the short message comprise the security protection instruction, providing the contents of the short message to a mobile equipment protection application of the application layer; if the contents of the short message do not comprise the security protection instruction, then proceeding to send a broadcast corresponding to the short message; wherein the mobile equipment protection application is a built-in system application, and when the sender of the short message is a predetermined object, the mobile equipment protection application performs a corresponding security protection operation according to the security protection instruction comprised in the contents of the short message. |
| US10104061B2 |
Method and system for distinguishing humans from machines and for controlling access to network services
A method and an apparatus for distinguishing humans from computers and for controlling access to network services. One intended application of the method is a CAPTCHA technique, deployed using a shared Trusted Computing technology over a trusted network of a user terminal, a network server, and a Trusted Party, any of which may be at a Decision Point. The method distinguishes a human user making a legitimate request for network access from a programmed computer making undesired requests, by detecting unusually high network access request frequencies made by an identifiable user and/or a trusted module from the user terminal. The CAPTCHA function is further used to improve the method for controlling access to network services. The information transmitted between the members of the trusted network may be encrypted. |
| US10104058B2 |
Content restriction compliance using reverse DNS lookup
A method for alerting Internet content providers of the age or other personal information of a computer user, which includes receiving a reverse DNS lookup query from an Internet content provider; and providing the age information of the computer user, in addition to a host name, from a reverse map zone file in response to the request. The personal information may be used by the content provider to select appropriate content for the requesting host, for example for complying with content restrictions. A system of alerting an Internet content provider of the age or other personal information of a computer user is also provided. |
| US10104052B2 |
Secure expandable advertisements using an API and cross-domain communications
A system to present secure expandable advertisements using an API and cross-domain communication. A content publishing system that hosts a website can implement an expandable advertisement using IFRAMEs that are expanded upon receiving an API call from a third party rich media vendor that hosts the expandable advertisement when the content publishing system and the third party media vendor are of differing domains. |
| US10104051B2 |
Searching content associated with multiple applications
Disclosed are examples of searching for content associated with multiple applications. In various examples, a first application can obtain a search query and provide a request to a second application to search for content associated with the second application that corresponds to the search query. The request can include a key that indicates to the second application that the first application is authorized to request the second application to search for the content. The first application can obtain a search result from the second application based on the request an present the search result in a user interface for the first application. |
| US10104049B2 |
Secure distributed publish/subscribe system
A distributed event system includes a plurality of publishers, a communication infrastructure, and a key manager that manages access to publishing of events by one or more applications. An event is published, by a publisher, when the publisher determines an occurrence of an event and, in response, obtains a key from the key manager. The publisher then encrypts the event with the key to produce an encrypted event and transmits the encrypted event for consumption by a subscriber to the event. |
| US10104047B2 |
Method and system for encrypting/decrypting payload content of an OTN frame
The present disclosure relates to a system and method of encrypting and decrypting Optical Transport Network (OTN) payload content. A transmitter of the system includes a series of ordered encryption keys and a counter for generating an initialization vector to be combined with one of the encryption keys for encrypting the OTN payload content. A receiver of the system includes a series of ordered decryption keys and a counter for generating an initialization vector to be combined with one of the decryption keys for decrypting the encrypted OTN payload content. The system synchronizes switching, at the transmitter and the receiver, the encryption and decryption keys to the next keys in each series. The system also synchronizes the counters for generating the same initialization vector at the transmitter and the receiver. |
| US10104045B2 |
Verifying data security in a dispersed storage network
An integrity record is appended to data slices prior to being sent to multiple slice storage units. Each of the data slices includes a different encoded version of the same data segment. An integrity indicator of each data slice is computed, and the integrity record is generated based on each of the individual integrity indicators, and may be, for example, list or a hash of the combined integrity indicators. When retrieving data slices from storage, the integrity record can be stripped off, a new integrity indicator of the data slice calculated, and a new integrity record created. The new integrity record can be compared to the original integrity record, and used to verify the integrity of the data slices. |
| US10104042B2 |
Security policy management
A method performed by a computing system includes, with a computing system, receiving an application and a security policy corresponding to the application, the security policy for use with a security enforcement mechanism, with the computing system, receiving a data structure associated with the application and the security policy, wherein the data structure associates a logged denial by the security enforcement mechanism with a rule of the security policy, wherein the data structure further associates the logged denial with a test for the rule, the test to determine if the rule prevents the denial, with the computing system, applying the test using a temporary security policy, the temporary security policy having the rule removed, and with the computing system, in response to determining that the applying does not result in a denial corresponding to the logged denial, flagging the data structure. |
| US10104030B2 |
Systems and methods for message pushing
Systems and methods are provided for pushing messages. For example, upon receiving a push trigger message, one or more first user identifiers corresponding to the push trigger message are acquired; in response to the acquired first user identifiers being in a predetermined target user group, one or more first push messages are selected based on at least information associated with a first promotion type of the target user group; and the first push messages are pushed based on at least information associated with the first user identifiers, wherein the target user group includes a plurality of second user identifiers and is generated by statistical processing of first user attributes of registered user identifiers based on at least information associated with a predetermined first forecast model. |
| US10104029B1 |
Email security architecture
A method for filtering unsolicited emails may comprise dynamically aggregating historical email data associated with a user or a group of users and dynamically determining one or more trusted trends criteria associated with the historical email data. The method may further comprise receiving a new email addressed to the user or the group of users, calculating a score associated with the new email based on the one or more trusted trends criteria, determining that the score is above a predetermined threshold score, and, based on the determination, selectively filtering the new email. |
| US10104025B2 |
Virtual chat rooms
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for hosting virtual chat rooms of a chat room are provided. For example, users (e.g., 3,000 users) may access video interfaces, hosting a video, and chat room interfaces associated with a chat room for the video (e.g., users may access a news website providing a live stream of a current event along with a chat room for discussing the live stream). Signals of the users (e.g., a user location, age, account profile information, prior chat room message behavior, etc.) are evaluated to identify user properties (e.g., the user is an active participant within chat rooms). The chat room may be sharded into a set of virtual chat rooms into which users are assigned based upon the user properties (e.g., 300 virtual chat rooms of 100 users each). In this way, users may have more meaningful interactions within the smaller virtual chat rooms. |
| US10104024B2 |
Apparatus, method, and computer program for providing user reviews
A method, performed by a user review providing system, of providing user reviews includes acquiring, from a first user terminal, location information specifying an area on a map, and providing review posts to the first user terminal by classifying the review posts according to points-of-interest (POIs), the review posts being written by a plurality of users to include information about a POI included in an area specified by the location information and posted on a personal webpage of a writer. |
| US10104022B2 |
Messaging for event live-stream
A messaging system for a live event is described. A processing device provides a user interface having at least a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a media player streaming a live event having at least one active participant. The user interface is different from a native interface of an event hosting platform. The processing device receives one or more active participant messages entered via the native interface of the event hosting platform during the live event. The processing device also receives one or more viewer messages via the second portion of the user interface during the live event. The processing device provides the one or more active participant messages and the one or more viewer message for presentation in the second portion of the user interface during the live event. The presented viewer messages are integrated with the active participant messages. |
| US10104004B2 |
Openflow match and action pipeline structure
An embodiment of the invention includes a packet processing pipeline. The packet processing pipeline includes match and action stages. Each match and action stage in incurs a match delay when match processing occurs and each match and action stage incurs an action delay when action processing occurs. A transport delay occurs between successive match and action stages when data is transferred from a first match and action stage to a second match and action stage. |
| US10104003B1 |
Method and apparatus for packet processing
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for packet processing. The method includes receiving a plurality of packets at a port of a network device. The plurality of packets belong to a packet flow having a sequence within a stream of packets. The method then includes mapping identifications respectively allocated to the plurality of packets into a data structure of ordered identifications to maintain the sequence, and generating a new packet instance during processing of a specific packet. The specific packet has a specific identification and is one of the plurality of the packets. Then, the method includes inserting a new identification allocated to the new packet instance into the data structure of ordered identifications next to the specific identification to maintain the sequence and transmitting the plurality of packets and the new packet instance from the network device according to the sequence maintained in the data structure. |
| US10104002B2 |
Method and system for network address re-use in network address translation
In one embodiment, a method is described. The method includes receiving a network communication from a source device (where the network communication is received at a network device, and the network communication comprises a sequence number) and determining whether the sequence number is to be modified. In response to a determination that the sequence number is to be modified, the method further includes extracting the sequence number from the network communication, modifying (by a processor of the network device) the sequence number to produce a modified sequence number, and inserting the modified sequence number in the network communication, in place of the sequence number, to produce a modified network communication. Further still, the method includes transmitting the modified network communication to a destination device, where the network communication is transmitted from the network device. |
| US10103993B2 |
Phantom queue link level load balancing system, method and device
A data processing system includes a phantom queue for each of a plurality of output ports each associated with an output link for outputting data. The phantom queues receive/monitor traffic on the respective ports and/or the associated links such that the congestion or traffic volume on the output ports/links is able to be determined by a congestion mapper coupled with the phantom queues. Based on the determined congestion level on each of the ports/links, the congestion mapper selects one or more non or less congested ports/links as destination of one or more packets. A link selection logic element then processes the packets according to the selected path or multi-path thereby reducing congestion on the system. |
| US10103992B1 |
Network traffic load balancing using rotating hash
Disclosed herein are techniques for classifying input network packets evenly into a plurality of classes. An apparatus includes an input port configured to receive a plurality of network packets. The apparatus also includes processing logic configured to receive the plurality of network packets from the input port and classify each packet of the plurality of network packets. For each packet, whether a condition is met is determined, a most recently used hash operation is selected when the condition is not met or a new hash operation is selected when the condition is met; and the selected hash operation is performed on the packet using at least a portion of the packet as an input value to classify the packet. The most recently used hash operation and the new hash operation are configured to classify packets having the same input value into different classes. |
| US10103983B2 |
Encapsulating data packets using an adaptive tunnelling protocol
Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel method of tunneling data packets. The method establishes a tunnel between a first forwarding element and a second forwarding element. For each data packet directed to the second forwarding element from the first forwarding element, the method encapsulates the data packet with a header that includes a tunnel option. The method then sends the data packet from the first forwarding element to the second forwarding element through the established tunnel. In some embodiments, the data packet is encapsulated using a protocol that is adapted to change with different control plane implementations and the implementations' varying needs for metadata. |
| US10103982B2 |
System and method for automatic routing of dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) traffic
At an intermediary dynamic host configuration protocol relay device, over a network, a dynamic host configuration protocol message is obtained from one of a plurality of remote dynamic host configuration protocol relay devices in communication with the intermediary dynamic host configuration protocol relay device over the network. The intermediary dynamic host configuration protocol relay device accesses data pertaining to a plurality of dynamic host configuration protocol back-end servers logically fronted by the intermediary dynamic host configuration protocol relay device. Based on information in the dynamic host configuration protocol message and the data pertaining to the plurality of dynamic host configuration protocol back-end servers, the dynamic host configuration protocol message is routed to an appropriate one of the plurality of back-end dynamic host configuration protocol servers. |
| US10103981B2 |
BIER forwarding validation
In one embodiment, a method, system, and apparatus is for storing an assigned operations, administration and management (OAM) bitstring in a memory in a BIER (Bit Index Explicit Replication) enabled router, the OAM bitstring being assigned to a BIER domain, the semantic of the OAM bitstring being to replicate and forward the OAM bitstring to neighboring bit-forwarding routers (BFRs), generating an OAM probe packet including the OAM bitstring, setting a BFR ID associated with a first BFR as a BIER header bitstring in the OAM probe packet, setting a TTL (time to live) field in the OAM probe packet to be 2, sending the OAM probe packet to a next hop BFR, and performing one of receiving the OAM probe packet back from the first BFR, and taking an alternative action if the OAM probe packet is not received back from the first BFR. |
| US10103977B2 |
Data flow distribution method and controller
Provided are a data flow distribution method and a controller. The method includes: a software defined network (SDN) controller acquiring data flow description information of a data flow; and the SDN controller deciding, according to the data flow description information, whether the data flow needs distribution, and when the data flow needs the distribution, delivering a distribution rule flow table to a distribution gateway. By using the technical solutions, application/service data flow based distribution is implemented. Compared with the related art that distribution is implemented based on a PDN connection and based on a bearer, the technical solutions implement finer-granularity distribution, and improve experience of users and competition of operators. |
| US10103976B2 |
Service bitmask-based service application in service function chaining
A computer-implemented method performed at a classifier network element includes receiving a flow of packets subject to a Service Function Path. The Service Function Path defines which service functions a flow will receive and the order in which the service functions will be provided. A service bitmask is generated that indicates that one or more service function will be skipped. The classifier network element encapsulates the flow as a payload with a Network Service Header comprising a Service Function Path identifier, a service index, and the service bitmask. |
| US10103970B2 |
Using statistical and historical information of topology metrics in constrained networks
Statistical and historical values of performance metrics are actively used to influence routing decisions for optimum topologies in a constrained network. Traffic service level is constantly monitored and compared with a service level agreement. If deviation exists between the monitored traffic service level and the terms of the service level agreement, stability metrics are used to maintain paths through the network that meet the terms of the traffic service level agreement or that improve the traffic flow through the network. Backup parent selection for a node in the network is performed based on previous performance of backup parents for the node. |
| US10103966B2 |
Analysis and diagnosis of connectivity in a multi-device network
System and method for diagnosing the state of a device connected to one or more computer networks. The method can include gathering and analyzing a status and configuration of every computer network interface available on a device, gathering and analyzing the network configuration information on a device, and, if available, gathering of GPS configurations, status, and data. The method can also include testing of network connectivity for the device using a preset server as a control and the testing of network connectivity for the device to arbitrary networked resources. |
| US10103959B2 |
Scalable software monitoring infrastructure, using parallel task queuing, to operate in elastic cloud environments
Provided are a method, a system, and a computer program product in which a plurality of cloud images that execute in a plurality of nodes are maintained by a monitoring server, in a cloud computing environment. The monitoring server maintains information on an increase and a decrease in number of the plurality of cloud images in the cloud computing environment. |
| US10103956B2 |
Virtual machine processor and memory resource coordinator
A network monitor is used to determine resource (e.g., CPU, memory, storage, or network) utilization of one or more virtual machines on one or more corresponding servers. Using resource utilization data for an original configuration of the virtual machines on the servers, the described system and methods simulate reconfigurations of various VMs on servers, determines resource utilization of the simulated reconfigurations, and proposes a reconfiguration that results in lower resource utilization across the one or more corresponding servers. |
| US10103953B1 |
Methods and systems for analyzing entity performance
Approaches for analyzing entity performance are disclosed. A first set of data and a second set of data can be stored in a data structure. This data can be associated with a plurality of interactions, and can be modified to include additional interactions. These interactions can involve consuming entities and provisioning entities. The modified data structure can be queried to retrieve information associated with one or more entities. After information is retrieved, it can be provided to a user. |
| US10103952B2 |
System for tracking diffusion
A tracking system is provided comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for monitoring a database. The storage medium comprises instructions for receiving a current shortened content address from a requesting user, the current shortened content address including a shortened content address base and an appended link identifier, and instructions for determining a content address associated with the current shortened content address. The storage medium further comprises instructions for storing the shortened content address base and the appended link identifier in a database and instructions for determining if the tracking system has previously received a request for a shortened content address associated with the content address from the requesting user. The storage medium also comprises instructions for generating a new link identifier when the system has not previously received a request for a shortened content address associated with the content address from the requesting user and instructions for recording a chain of relationships of appended link identifiers with any new link identifiers in the database. |
| US10103946B2 |
System and method for JMS integration in a multitenant application server environment
In accordance with an embodiment, a system and method provides a messaging service in a multitenant application server environment. Deployable resources are usable within the multitenant application server environment and groupings of resources are defined by resource group templates within a domain. One or more partitions are provided, with each partition providing an administrative and runtime subdivision of the domain that can be associated with a tenant. Java message service (JMS) resources are defined within a resource group template or a resource group, and instantiated within a partition to enable messaging for applications deployed within the partition and between partitions. Integrating JMS in a multitenant application server environment further includes a foreign JMS server feature which maps remotely hosted JMS connection factories and JMS destinations into a local partition's JNDI, so that bridges and applications in turn gain access to these resources by looking them up in this name-space. |
| US10103943B2 |
Network topology hiding method and device
The present invention provides a network topology hiding method and device. The method includes: receiving a first service request, where the first service request is sent by a subscriber through a first network function entity and includes a name of the first network function entity and a subscriber identifier; determining a virtual name set corresponding to the name of the first network function entity, where the virtual name set includes at least two virtual names; and determining one virtual name from the virtual name set, and replacing the name of the first network function entity with the determined virtual name. The unfixed replacement further ensures effectiveness of network topology hiding. |
| US10103938B1 |
Vehicle network switch configurations based on driving mode
Systems and methods are provided for operating local area network (LAN) switches in a vehicle. A system includes a plurality of sensors, a mode determination module, and a LAN switch. The sensors are configured to generate a plurality of data streams. The mode determination module is configured for determining a current driving mode of the vehicle. The LAN switch is configured for selectively transmitting and selectively inhibiting each of the plurality of data streams based on the current driving mode of the vehicle. |
| US10103937B1 |
System and method for central administration of multiple application environments
A computer-implemented method for deploying application environments is presented. A central day server may receive a selection of two or more application environment and capture configuration data for two or more application environments. The data server may further deploy the application environments. Deploying each application environment may include: creating a directory required by the application environment, adding one or more users for each application environment, and/or adding one or more connection objects for each application environment. A user interface for the central administration of multiple applications and/or application environments may include functionality related to, and/or visually represent items associated with, (1) an environment status dashboard; (2) an application setup wizard; (3) application modification; (4) application deployment; and/or (5) application or environment administration. |
| US10103936B2 |
Computerized resource reallocation system for transferring resource blocks based on custodian event
Disclosed is a resource reallocation system. The system typically includes a processor, a memory, and a resource reallocation module stored in the memory. The system is typically configured for: identifying resources of a custodian; allocating the resources into one or more resource blocks; linking a resource transfer protocol to each resource block, each resource transfer protocol being associated with a particular custodian event; monitoring custodian data; determining that a custodian event has occurred based on monitoring the custodian data; and, in response to determining that the custodian event has occurred, automatically initiating one of the resource transfer protocols. |
| US10103932B2 |
Technique for assisting remote diagnosis of an access gateway
A technique for assisting remote diagnosis of an access gateway by an administration apparatus. The gateway enables access to a wide area communication network via an access network. A failure affecting access to the wide area communications network gateway via the access network is detected. A device obtains an identifier of the access gateway and a datum assisting diagnosis of the failure by using a radio communication channel and sends the identifier and the datum obtained to the administration apparatus via an access means in an operational state. |
| US10103927B2 |
System and method for distribution of broadcast channels
A distribution system that may include multiple radio frequency outputs, a group of channel processing and digital up conversion units, and a set of digital to analog converters. The set of digital to analog converters is coupled between the group of channel processing and digital up conversion units and the multiple radio frequency outputs. The group of channel processing units may be arranged to generate multiple digital multiplexes and to provide the multiple digital multiplexes to the set of digital to analog converters. Each digital multiplex comprises digital broadcast channels provided from at least two channel processing and digital up conversion units. The set of the digital to analog converters may be arranged to convert the multiple digital multiplexes to provide multiple analog multiplexes and to provide the multiple analog multiplexes to the multiple radio frequency outputs. |
| US10103924B1 |
Phase correction of channelizer output without multipliers
A method and system for phase correction in a receiver receives a plurality of samples and filters the samples using a polyphase FIR filter. The samples are simultaneously shifted, centered and channelized using a MUX/negate process and a fast Fourier transform (FFT). |
| US10103923B2 |
Sounding and tone block allocation for orthogonal frequency multiple access (OFDMA) in wireless local area networks
A first communication device receives sounding feedback packets from a plurality of second communication devices in a group of second communication devices for OFDMA communication. Each sounding feedback packet includes beamforming feedback information to be used by the first communication device for beamforming to the corresponding second communication device, and one or more quality indicators corresponding to one or more sub-channel blocks of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication channel associated with the corresponding second communication device. Respective sub-channel blocks are allocated based on the quality indicators, to respective ones of the second communication devices in the group. The first communication device transmits an OFDMA data unit that includes respective OFDM data units directed to respective ones of the second communication devices in the group. The respective OFDM data units are transmitted in the respective sub-channel blocks allocated to the second communication devices in the group. |
| US10103920B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
The present invention provides an apparatus of transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus including, an encoder for encoding service data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded service data, a modulator for modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data. |
| US10103919B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises an encoder for encoding service data corresponding to each of a plurality of data transmission path, wherein each of the data transmission path carries at least one service component, an encoder for encoding signaling data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame including the encoded service data, a modulator for modulating the at least one signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals carrying the at least one modulated signal frame. |
| US10103918B2 |
Method and apparatus for range and coverage extension in a heterogeneous digital chaos cooperative network
The present invention teaches a system and method for signal recovery for range and coverage extension in a heterogeneous cooperative network of digital chaos transmissions with OFDM component signal transmission. The invention improves upon the state of art in side channel information from the transmit side containing information on the clipped amplitude. In-band transmission of the side information is achieved by exploiting the sparsity of the resulting clip amplitude position in conjunction with hash function to map keys to values, where the values at the position location for the clipped amplitude. The information rate of the clipped amplitude is sub-Nyquist relative to the original OFDM component signal transmission, which allows very low power spreading by a cooperative digital chaos sequences at a transmit side and recovery of the clipped amplitude at a receive side. Further, an improved noise resistance side channel performance is achieved by mapping to clipping amplitudes to scaled digital chaos samples preloaded on the receive device. A network manager or coordinator can update these scaled digital chaos samples during scheduled beacon frames to improvement network performance. |
| US10103916B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting a reference signal in a wireless communication system
The present specification relates to a method/apparatus for extending and transmitting a reference signal, and to a method and apparatus for transmitting a cyclic shift (hereinafter, referred to as CS) parameter. In generating the extended reference signal, the CS is determined as a function for both a basic CS parameter and an extended CS parameter. |
| US10103903B2 |
Methods and systems for improving communication using an alternate link
A method and system for maximizing throughput and minimizing latency in a communication system that supports heterogeneous links is presented. The communication system supports a primary link and an alternate link, and the method and system leverage the alternate link to reduce the overhead transmitted over the primary link, thereby increasing throughput and reducing end-to-end latency. The higher latency alternate link provides a delayed version of an information signal that corresponds to a portion of the information signal that is transmitted on the primary link. The received samples from the primary and alternate links may be used to equalize subsequent portions of the information signal received over the primary link, and may also be used for synchronization, timing recovery, DC offset removal, I/Q imbalance compensation, and frequency-offset estimation. |
| US10103902B1 |
Auto-discovery of replication node and remote VTEPs in VXLANs
This disclosure describes techniques for utilizing VXLANs within a network, such as a data center, for transporting L2 customer communications. Moreover, the disclosure describes techniques for auto-discovering, for each VXLAN, a corresponding replication node for replicating and distributing unknown destination, broadcast, and multicast frames to VXLAN Tunnel Endpoints (“VTEPs”) within the data center. Further, the techniques facilitate, by the replication node, discovery and auto-registration of the VTEPs for the respective customer network. As such, the techniques may facilitate configuration of VXLANs without necessarily relying on multicast protocols to provide such functionality. In this way, the techniques described herein may be used to supplement or even replace reliance on multicast protocols, such as the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol, when configuring VXLANs within a network. |
| US10103901B2 |
Virtual controller area network
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a virtual controller area network system includes first, second third controller area network (CAN) buses. A first CAN controller is coupled to the first and second CAN buses and is configured to route messages to and from the first and second CAN buses. A second CAN controller is coupled to the third CAN bus and is configured to route messages to and from the third CAN bus. A network bridging system is configured to route messages over a local area network between the first CAN controller and the second CAN controller. |
| US10103894B2 |
Creating a digital certificate for a service using a local certificate authority
A computing machine creates a local certificate authority (CA) that has certificate signing authority, creates a certificate signing request (CSR) that includes data of a local service that is hosted by the computing machine, creates a service certificate for the local service using at least a portion of the data in the CSR, signs the service certificate using a private key of the local CA, and provides the service certificate to the local service. The private key is stored locally on the computing machine. |
| US10103887B2 |
Operator-assisted key establishment
The invention relates to a method and system for key distribution and encryption/decryption. An encryption key (Kenc) is derived in a terminal. The encryption key is applied by the terminal for encrypting at least a part of data included in an application message for an application server transmitted over a network. The terminal and the network both have access to a first key (K1). The terminal and the server both have access to a second key (K2). The encryption key is derived at the terminal using the first key and the second key. The first key or the derivative thereof is received at the server. The encryption key for decrypting the application message encrypted by the terminal is derived in the server using the shared second key and the received first key of the derivative thereof. |
| US10103883B2 |
Queueing construct for X.509 digital certificates
A method includes, for respective queues of a plurality of queues stored in a storage: generating, using a processor, a private key-public key pair; and storing the private key-public key pair to a back of the queue. The private key-public key pair may include a private key and a public key. The method also includes receiving a request from a certificate user to utilize a private key-public key pair. The method further includes retrieving a first private key-public key pair from a front of a first queue of the plurality of queues. The method also includes using the first private key-public key pair and generating a new private key-public key pair to replace the first private key-public key pair. The method also includes storing the new private key-public key pair to a back of the first queue. |
| US10103879B2 |
Secure data upload/download service
A first device may receive data, to be provided to a second device, and an application identifier. The data and application identifier may be received from a third device. The first device may be associated with a first network, and the second device may be associated with a second network. The first network may be a different network than the second network. The application identifier may be associated with the second device. The first device may determine that the data is destined to the second device based on the application identifier. The first device may cause a secure session to be established with the second device. The secure session may allow the data to be securely transmitted from the third device to the second device. The first device may provide the data to the second device via the secure session. |
| US10103877B2 |
SMS4 acceleration processors having round constant generation
A processing system includes a memory and a processing logic operatively coupled to the memory. The processing logic identifies one or more constant bits of an output bit sequence. The processing logic generates a plurality of variable bits of the output bit sequence. The processing logic produces the output bit sequence including the identified constant bits and the generated plurality of variable bits. |
| US10103871B2 |
Codeword synchronization for fiber channel protocol
Efficient codeword synchronization methods and systems for fiber channel protocol are disclosed. The method includes identifying a codeword boundary by detecting 100-bit known patterns in a bit codeword in a transmission. |
| US10103866B2 |
Provisioning a dual mode wireless device for operation in accordance with a layer-2 wireless protocol after being operational in accordance with another layer-2 wireless protocol
A wireless device operates in a first wireless network using a first wireless protocol to receive a set of provisioning parameters for joining a second wireless network that uses a second wireless protocol. The first wireless network may be based on a shared wireless broadcast medium. The wireless device then joins the second wireless network using the set of provisioning parameters. In an embodiment the first wireless protocol is according to IEEE 802.11 specifications, while the second wireless protocol is according to IEEE 802.1.5.4 specifications. |
| US10103855B2 |
Flexible channel state information feedback management
One method includes receiving at a user equipment (UE) information associated with two or more interference measurement resources (IMRs) for a channel state information (CSI) process, the information comprising an allocation of the two or more IMRs for the CSI process and a plurality of management configurations for use of the two or more IMRs; and using the two or more IMRs in accordance with the plurality of management configurations to perform one or both of channel measurement and CSI reporting. Another method includes transmitting information associated with two or more IMRs for a CSI process, the information comprising an allocation of the two or more IMRs for the CSI process and a plurality of management configurations for use of the two or more IMRs; and receiving at least one CSI report based on at least one of the two or more IMRs. |
| US10103852B2 |
System and method for uplink OFDMA transmission
Embodiments are provided for implementing efficient uplink (UL) orthogonal frequency division-multiple access (OFDMA) transmission in wireless systems, such as in WiFi networks. An embodiment method includes sending, by an access point (AP) to a plurality of stations (STAs), scheduling information for periodic UL transmission, and sending, to the STAs, a short synchronous signal (SSS) in accordance with the scheduling information for periodic UL transmission. The method further includes receiving, from the STAs, a corresponding UL transmission in response to receiving the SSS. The UL transmission is sent by each of the plurality of the STAs at about a same time. The STAs wait for a time short interframe space (SIFS) after receiving the SSS, before sending, to the AP, the UL transmission. |
| US10103851B2 |
Network link monitoring and testing
In some embodiments, a link monitoring system (“LMS”) is configured to obtain link status metrics and packet transmission metrics for network links forming a network channel between a first network device and a second network device. The LMS can obtain link status metrics from the first network device and the second network device and can also initiate the generation of packets on the network links to obtain the packet transmission metrics. Based on the status metrics and packet transmission metrics, the LMS can determine if the network links are malfunctioning. |
| US10103848B2 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request timing in communications
A method is disclosed comprising defining a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ profile for a user terminal among a plurality of HARQ profiles available. In an embodiment, the HARQ profile indicates a first time interval between downlink transmission being received in the terminal and corresponding uplink control information being expected to be transmitted from the terminal, and a second time interval between the uplink control information being transmitted from the terminal and corresponding downlink retransmission at earliest being expected to be received in the terminal. In another embodiment, the HARQ profile indicates a third time interval between uplink transmission being received in a base station and corresponding downlink information being expected to be transmitted from the base station, and a fourth time interval between the downlink information being transmitted from the base station and corresponding uplink retransmission at earliest being expected to be received in the base station. |
| US10103847B2 |
Methods apparatus of eNB and UE for MTC with narrowband deployment
Systems, apparatus, user equipment (UE), evolved node B(eNB), and methods are described for machine-type communications (MTC) with narrowband deployment comprising including MTC Physical Control Format Indicator (M-PCFICH). One embodiment includes control circuitry configured to determine a super-frame structure, wherein the super-frame structure is set, at least in part, on a bandwidth of the narrowband deployment. The embodiment further comprises circuitry to determine configuration information for a UE in communication with the eNB, generate a configuration for an MTC Control Format Indicator (M-CFI) for the UE to indicate the determined configuration information, and transmit the M-CFI through a narrowband M-PCFICH within the super-frame structure. |
| US10103846B2 |
Robust telemetry repeater network system and method
A robust network telemetry repeater system exploits the repeater structure of data propagation and transmission and reception bi-directionality to increase network robustness. For example, multiple perceived receive attempts are created with no additional overhead. The system can be configured whereby nodes “hear” the transmissions of both adjacent and non-adjacent nodes forming implicit acknowledgement (“Acks”), and originating nodes can retransmit until implicit acknowledgments (“Acks”) are “heard,” indicating a successful link relay. Implicit acknowledgment can be applied to bidirectional networks, and bidirectional action can enable all nodes in the network to know the status of all other nodes. |
| US10103845B2 |
Dual mode communication systems and methods
Embodiments of dual mode communication systems and methods are disclosed. On system embodiment, among others, comprises logic configured to perform spatial multiplexing and expanded bandwidth signaling to data. |
| US10103841B2 |
Method and device for de-puncturing turbo-coded digital data, and turbo decoder system
A turbo decoder system decodes L-length digital data consisting of a systematic code and 1st and 2nd parity check codes, and includes a trellis controller obtaining the ratio of the bit-number Ep of the 1st/2nd parity check code to the bit-number D of an original systematic code and generating, based on the code rate of the digital data, a trellis control output indicating a target decoding trellis, which is selected by a turbo decoder to perform decoding operations. A zero-patch module patches zeros into the systematic code, and patches, based on the value of Ep/D, one or more zeros into the 1st/2nd parity check code so that parity check bits of the 1st/2nd parity check code and the zero-bit(s) form a periodically depunctured parity check code. |
| US10103840B2 |
Packet header protection for utility networks
A networking device includes a packet header protect generator, a transmitter, a receiver, a decoder and router. The transmitter transmits a data packet to the receiver. The data packet includes a data packet header. The packet header protection generator is arranged to toggle selected bits of a protected portion of the data packet header and generate a data integrity signature. The receiver receives the data packet and generates a received data integrity signature. The decoder computes a locally computed data integrity signature in response to the protected portion of the received data packet header. The locally computed data integrity signature is compared with the received data integrity signature. The router selects a portion of a routing path in response to whether a data packet forwarding destination includes a decoder arranged to compute a locally computed data integrity signature. |