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US10143750B2	Method for treating cancer The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of cancer in a subject which comprises the steps of: (i) administering electroporation to a tumour in the subject; and (ii) administering a T or B-cell activating agent to the subject, wherein step (i) and (ii) may be performed in either order.
US10143747B2	Breast cancer therapeutics The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing cancer in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a RANKL inhibitor to said patient.
US10143746B2	Immunomodulators The present disclosure provides novel macrocyclic compounds which inhibit the PD-1/PD-L1 and PD-L1/CD80 protein/protein interaction, and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases.
US10143745B2	Vaccine compositions comprising a saponin adjuvant The present invention provides a human dose of an immunogenic composition comprising an antigen or antigenic preparation, in combination with an adjuvant which adjuvant comprises an immunologically active saponin fraction derived from the bark of Quillaja saponaria Molina presented in the form of a liposome and a lipopolysaccharide wherein said saponin fraction and said lipopolysaccharide are both present in said human dose at a level of below 30 μg. The present invention further provides an adjuvant composition in a human dose suitable volume comprising between 1 and 30 μg of a lipopolysaccharide and between 1 and 30 μg of an immunologically active saponin fraction presented in the form of a liposome.
US10143743B2	Non-replicating bacterial nanoparticle delivery system and methods of use The present invention provides compositions and methods for the secretion and the translocation of a compound of interest by a bacterial minicell. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a bacterial minicell comprising at least one component of the type III secretion system (T3SS), which provides a safe and efficient system for secretion and translocation. In one embodiment, the invention allows for the delivery of an antigen to a cell or subject in order to induce an immune response.
US10143742B2	Mixed allergen compositions and methods for using the same Mixed allergen compositions of two or more different allergens are provided. In some instances, the mixed allergen compositions include: a nut allergen; an animal allergen; and at least one of: a non-nut plant allergen; a biotic agent; and a vitamin. Also provided are methods of administering the mixed allergen compositions to a subject. The mixed allergen compositions find use in a variety of applications, including health maintenance, immune balance, gut balance, immune support, health improvement and therapeutic applications.
US10143736B2	Methods and materials for producing immune responses against polypeptides involved in antibiotic resistance This document relates to methods and materials for producing immune responses against polypeptides involved in antibiotic resistance. For example, vaccines against polypeptides involved in antibiotic resistance as well as methods for vaccinating mammals against polypeptides involved in antibiotic resistance are provided.
US10143728B2	Long lasting effect of new botulinum toxin formulations The invention relates to the use of an animal-protein-free botulinum toxin composition to treat a disease, disorder or condition in a patient in need thereof whereby the animal-protein-free botulinum toxin composition exhibits a longer lasting effect in the patient compared to an animal-protein-containing botulinum toxin composition.
US10143727B2	Method using an Y1 receptor activator for treating an anticancer agent-induced nephrotoxic injury There is provided a method for treating or reducing an anticancer agent-induced nephrotoxic injury, the method comprising the step of administering a Y1 receptor activator in an amount effective to treat or reduce the anticancer agent-induced nephrotoxic injury in a subject. Further, there is provided a method for screening an agent for treating or reducing an anticancer agent-induced nephrotoxic injury, the method comprising (a) applying a candidate material to a test sample of renal tissues or cells; and (b) identifying a Y1 receptor signaling in the test sample of renal tissues or cells.
US10143722B2	Application of YB-1 protein and fragments thereof for preparing medicinal agents in treating alzheimer's disease The present invention relates to the field of genetic engineering and medicine. Proposed is a method for treating neurodegenerative diseases and Alzheimer's disease that includes the intranasal administration to a subject of a therapeutically effective amount of the YB-1 protein and/or active fragment and/or derivative thereof.
US10143721B2	Combination product for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections Disclosed are compositions for inhibiting transmission of a sexually transmitted infection that contain one or more polyanionic microbicides, such as carrageenans, including lambda carrageenan, as well as water-soluble metal salts and specified lectins. Also disclosed are methods for making and using the compositions.
US10143716B2	Pawpaw and/or peach derived composition There is provided a process for making a composition suitable for topical application comprising the steps of a) heating at least one fruit and/or vegetable pulp to up to a temperature in the range of about 40° C. to 100° C.; b) mixing between 1 and 40% w/w of a mild base with the heated fruit and/or vegetable pulp. There is also provided a fruit and/or vegetable derived composition suitable for topical application prepared by the above process. There is further provided a fruit and/or vegetable derived composition comprising at least one fruit and/or vegetable-derived pulp and a mild base, said composition having a pH in the range of about 7.5 to about 9.5.
US10143714B2	In ovo delivery of probiotic cultures The present invention generally relates to a strain of Lactobacillus probiotic bacteria and a poultry vaccine for use in the in ovo vaccination of poultry, wherein said strain and said vaccine are administered to an embryonated poultry egg. Compositions suitable for use in an in ovo vaccination protocol for poultry comprising a strain of Lactobacillus probiotic bacteria and a vaccine diluent which is suitable for the poultry vaccine to be used in said vaccination protocol are also provided, as are suitable kits for use in the invention.
US10143713B2	In ovo delivery of probiotic cultures The present invention generally relates to a strain of Lactobacillus probiotic bacteria and a poultry vaccine for use in the in ovo vaccination of poultry, wherein said strain and said vaccine are administered to an embryonated poultry egg. Compositions suitable for use in an in ovo vaccination protocol for poultry comprising a strain of Lactobacillus probiotic bacteria and a vaccine diluent which is suitable for the poultry vaccine to be used in said vaccination protocol are also provided, as are suitable kits for use in the invention.
US10143711B2	Pathways to generate hair cells This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating (e.g., increasing) Atoh1 activity (e.g., biological activity) and/or expression (e.g., transcription and/or translation) in vivo and/or in vitro, e.g., in a biological cell and/or in a subject. The methods and compositions described herein can be used in the treatment of diseases and/or disorders that would benefit from increased Atoh1 expression in a biological cell.
US10143705B2	Method of treating a patient with a disease caused by a pathogenic mechanism associated with accumlation of methylglyoxal The present invention discloses a method comprising administering a monosaccharide and/or polysaccharide as an active ingredient, for decreasing the accumulation of di-carbonyl compounds in the human body. Said monosaccharide is a monomer of said polysaccharide, and the molecular weight of the polysaccharide ranges from 29 kDa to 36 kDa. The monosaccharide and/or polysaccharide can be used to prevent or treat nephritis or diseases associated with di-carbonyl compounds, or other diseases caused by carbonyl-stress, and can also be used to make the relevant drug.
US10143704B2	Methods for treating cancer The present invention relates to DOT1L inhibitors. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
US10143699B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting arginase activity The invention relates to methods of treating cancer, with a combination of an arginase inhibitor and a chemotherapeutic agent. The invention further relates to methods of assessing efficacy of a cancer treatment by measuring arginine levels in a tumor.
US10143697B2	Pharmaceutic composition comprising of HDAC inhibitor and a steroid and the use thereof A pharmaceutical composition comprises a HDAC inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or a salt thereof or a mixture thereof and a steroid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as well use of said pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer as a pretreatment prior to other treatments. Said HDAC inhibitor or steroid may alternatively be administrated separately prior to additional treatments.
US10143696B2	Methods and compositions for decreasing gastric emptying Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method of decreasing gastric emptying comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a sodium-channel blocker to decrease gastric emptying.
US10143694B2	Advanced formulations and therapies for treating hard-to-heal wounds A method for healing a hard-to-heal wound including the steps of: topically administering a wound healing composition to a wounded area, wherein the wound healing composition includes, at least one of: (a) a medicament characterized as a calcium channel blocker or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof; (b) a medicament characterized as an alpha-adrenergic antagonist or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof; (c) a medicament characterized as a direct vasodilator or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof; and (d) a medicament characterized as a phosphodiesterase type five inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof; and (e) a hemorrheologic agent or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof; (f) a primary dermal penetrating agent or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof: and (g) a topical stimulating agent or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof.
US10143692B2	Polymorphs of ARRY-380, a selective HER2 inhibitor and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Polymorphs of N4-(4-([1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-7-yloxy)-3-methylphenyl)-N6-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)quinazoline-4,6-diamine are provided herein. Processes for preparing the polymorphs and pharmaceutical composition comprising the polymorphs are also disclosed.
US10143688B2	Mesylic acid salt of acylthiourea compound, crystal of the same, and process for producing these An object of the present invention is to provide a salt compound of 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide, which is useful as an antitumor agent, and crystal of the salt. The salt and the crystal are excellent in terms of solubility, stability, and peroral absorbability and can be mass-produced. The present invention relates to: a mesylic acid salt of 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide; and the mesylic acid salt including a crystal which gives an X-ray powder diffraction spectrum having characteristic peaks at specific diffraction angles.
US10143686B2	Oxidosqualene cyclase as a protein target for anticancer therapeutics Disclosed herein is a new and improved therapy for the treatment of cancer, which comprises the step of altering cell membrane lipid composition by treating a cancer cell with an enzyme inhibitor which inhibits enzymes regulating the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. One preferred protein target in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway to inhibit is oxidosqualene cyclase. In some forms, inhibitors of one or more pathways are combined with an existing chemotherapeutic agent to combat drug resistance and enhance the therapeutic efficacy of conventional therapy.
US10143685B2	Parenteral and topical compositions for pain This invention provides compositions, kits containing compositions, and methods for their use in treating subjects with pain. Instant compositions comprise two or more long acting aminoamide local anesthetics, at least one NSAID, at least one corticosteroid, at least one alpha-2 (α2) adrenergic receptor agonist, at least one N-methyl-D aspartate receptor antagonist, and optionally, epinephrine. Instant compositions are useful for infiltration anesthesia, field block anesthesia, regional anesthesia, peripheral nerve block, plexus anesthesia, epidural (or extradural) anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, local anesthesia, and transincision catheter anesthesia. The instant compositions have one or more superior properties of analgesia, duration of analgesia, safety, narcotic sparing, and motor sparing properties.
US10143682B2	Medicine for improving state of pregnancy, and use thereof A medicine for improving the state of pregnancy, which comprises a compound represented by general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a use of the medicine.
US10143668B2	Hydroxy-substituted amino and ammonium derivatives and their medical use The present invention relates to hydroxy-substituted amino and ammonium derivatives, in particular the compounds of formula (1) or (2), and their medical use, including their use in the treatment, prevention or amelioration of an inflammatory, autoimmune and/or allergic disorder, or a proliferative, neoplastic or dysplastic disease or disorder.
US10143655B2	Method of drug formulation Methods are provided for promoting the adsorption of an active agent to microparticles by modifying the structural properties of the active agent in order to facilitate favorable association to the microparticle.
US10143653B2	Multi-component nanochains A multi-component nanochain for use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications includes at least three nanoparticles linked together to form the nanochain. At least one nanoparticle of the nanochain has an asymmetric surface chemistry defined by asymmetrically disposed first linkers and second linkers. The nanoparticles are linked to form the nanochain by linking first linkers and/or second linkers disposed on separate nanoparticles.
US10143643B2	Modified polysaccharides Cationic and silicon substituents are introduced into polysaccharides thereby producing modified polysaccharides cationically substituted by quaternary ammonium groups and having a charge density of about 0.1 to about 2.5 meq/g, and further substituted by siliconate groups such that the modified polysaccharide has a silicon content of about 300 to about 5000 ppm. The modified polysaccharides have application in industrial, home care and personal care surface modifying formulations.
US10143639B2	Use of adelmidrol and other topical or oral cannabinomimetic or aliamide mast cell inhibitors to treat dermatoheliosis, seborrheic keratoses, and androgenetic alopecia A method of correcting the visible and microscopic signs of Dermatoheliosis (chronic ultraviolet light-damaged human skin) and its various clinical manifestations (wrinkling, sagging, fragility, melasma, Poikiloderma of Civatte, solar lentigines, and senile purpura) and also Androgenetic Alopecia and Seborrheic Keratoses consists of the administration of fatty acid derivatives capable of inhibiting mast cells and the mediators they release that cause local tissue damage. These fatty acid derivatives include palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and related cannabinomimetic compounds and adelmidrol and related Autacoid Local Injury Antagonist amides (ALIAmides) which are administered orally or applied topically. Adelmidrol, the best absorbed topically, is applied in a concentration of between 1% and 10% by volume, with a preferred concentration of about 5% by volume. Normally produced in body tissues in response to the effects of painful and inflammatory mast cell mediators, these compounds must be added in these conditions to stop the progression of damage because the affected tissues lack inflammation due to the immunosuppressive effects of the chronic ultraviolet radiation that initiates and likely perpetuates them.
US10143637B2	Longer-holding hairspray The invention relates to hair sprays comprising a pressurized container and an aerosol composition, located therein, which includes, based on its weight, 20 to 80% by weight of at least one propellant, 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one fixing polymer, and 0.01 to 5% by weight of esters of the formula (I), in which R1 stands for —H or —CH3, R2 for a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, and n for an integer from the group comprising 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; the hair sprays bring about an improved hair feel, improved lightness of the hairstyle, and improved hair texture, also with further improvement of the hold.
US10143636B2	Porous silica particle and cleansing cosmetic A porous silica particle optimized as the scrubbing agent is used for a cleansing cosmetic. The porous silica particle has an average circularity of 0.1 to 0.5, a pore volume of 1.0 to 2.0 ml/g, a mode diameter of 50 to 600 μm, and a ratio of the maximum particle diameter to the mode diameter of 3.0 or less. The porous silica particle moreover has a median size of 0.5 to 25 μm and the maximum particle diameter of 1 to 100 μm, after rubbing with a load of 1.0 to 1.4 KPa for 30 seconds. With the cleansing cosmetic containing this particle, the skin is rubbed by the frictional force generated by the friction with the skin at the rubbing. Therefore, the mild peeling effect for the stratum corneum is obtained and the damage of the skin and the micro damage on the stratum corneum can be prevented.
US10143635B2	Artificial saliva A composition for mixing with water for use as an oral rinse, comprising monobasic sodium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, sodium chloride, and calcium chloride.
US10143634B2	Thickening developer for oxidation dyes A composition for oxidative hair treatment, containing 50-96% by weight; 0.5-20% by weight hydrogen peroxide; at least one polyethylene glycol ether of a monoester of glycerol and a C12-C22 carboxylic acid having 110-500 ethylene oxide units in the molecule, according to formula (I), wherein the sum of the indices x+y+z stands for a number in the range of 110 to 500, and R stands for an alkyl functional group having 11 to 21 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, wherein all stated quantities are based on the weight of the oxidation composition. Wherein the composition is suited for use as a developer for oxidative hair lighteners and/or hair dyes. The alkaline composition (A) is present as an oil-in-water emulsion and includes at least one alkalizing agent, and has a pH in the range of 8 to 11.5.
US10143631B2	Pacifier with sanitizing component A pacifier comprising a guard, having a first surface and an opposing second surface, the second surface having a threaded connector, a nipple attached to and outwardly extending from the first surface of the guard, a detachable cleaning component, having an opening and an interior surface, and a plurality of bristles attached to the interior surface and extending inwardly, where the opening is configured to receive the threaded connector, sealingly connecting the guard and the cleaning component. A method of using the pacifier comprising separating the guard from the cleaning component, inserting the nipple into the cleaning component through the opening, moving the nipple within the cleaning component, such that the bristles contact the nipple, removing the nipple from the cleaning component; and sealing the cleaning component to the guard.
US10143622B2	Methods and apparatuses for delivering medicaments to intravenous fluid An infusion apparatus containing a medicament and volume of diluent for reconstituting the medicament and dispensing in an infusion therapy in a controlled and measured amount.
US10143621B2	CPR chest compression monitor with reference sensor Methods and devices for chest compression depth measurement for CPR.
US10143620B2	Mechanical CPR device with variable resuscitation protocol Methods to control the delivery of CPR to a patient through a mechanical CPR device are described. The method generally allows for a gradual increase in the frequency of CPR cycles. The gradual increase can be regulated by protocols programmed within the CPR device such as intermittently starting and stopping the delivery of CPR accelerating the delivery of CPR, stepping up the CPR frequency, increasing the force of CPR, and adjusting the ratio of compression and decompression in a CPR cycle. Combinations of each of these forms may also be used to control the delivery of CPR. This manner of gradually accelerating artificial blood flow during the first minutes of mechanical CPR delivery can serve to lessen the potential for ischemia/reperfusion injury in the patient who receives mechanical CPR treatment.
US10143617B2	Roller massage system A roller massage system provides a pair of roller massage assemblies in opposed adjustable spaced relation to allow engagement of each one of the pair of roller massage assemblies on a corresponding massageable portion of the body.
US10143615B2	Device for treating skin The present application relates to a device for treating skin (1) comprising a housing (2), a shaft (14) located in the housing (2) having a longitudinal axis (‘A’) and an end for receiving a skin treating part (3). The device (1) further comprises a drive means configured to cause the shaft to rotate about its longitudinal axis, and to oscillate in a direction along the longitudinal axis, wherein the drive means comprise a rotational drive unit for rotating the shaft (14) and an oscillation generator (26) for oscillating the shaft. The oscillation generator (26) is located about the shaft (14) such that the shaft is rotatable relative to the oscillation generator. Furthermore, the oscillation generator (26) comprises a solenoid (39) and a flux assembly (25), and the flux assembly (25) is moveable along the shaft (14) relative to the solenoid (39).
US10143609B2	Medical air mattress A medical air mattress has a mattress body and an upper bedspread. The mattress body is formed by multiple air cells including independent air cells parallelly arranged as an air cell row. The upper bedspread covers the mattress body. The independent air cells are connected to the independent deflating unit to be deflated independently. When the patient needs to use the bedpan, the independent air cells are deflated to form a recess for receiving the bedpan so that the patient needs not to move.
US10143607B2	Operator chair An operator chair comprises: a connection portion; a first parallel arm linkage to which an adjustable seat module is connected, the first parallel arm linkage being rotatably connected to the connection portion and to an armrest; a first actuator for driving the first parallel arm linkage between a first position and a second position, and thereby regulating a seat portion of the seat module between a first, substantially horizontal position corresponding to a sitting position of a user, and a second, at least partially vertical position corresponding to an at least partially standing position of the user, respectively; a second parallel arm linkage rotatably connected to the static fundament and to the connection portion; and a second actuator for driving the second parallel arm linkage so as to regulate at least the vertical position of the connection portion relative to the fundament.
US10143603B2	Individual package for absorbent article An individual package for an absorbent article is provided with the absorbent article and a wrapping body containing the absorbent article. The absorbent article has a main body extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of flaps extending from the main body in opposite directions along the longitudinal direction. Each of the main body and the pair of flaps has a fixing section and the main body and the pair of flaps are fixed to the same face of the wrapping body with the fixing sections interposed therebetween. The wrapping body is provided with a pair of bonding regions bonding the wrapping body, the bonding regions being located outward in the widthwise direction and each having a bonding section and a non-bonding section. The fixing sections of the pair of flaps and the non-bonding sections overlap in the widthwise direction.
US10143600B2	Waist-to-side silhouettes of adult disposable absorbent articles and arrays In one embodiment, an array of packages may comprise two or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles. The Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette of a second absorbent article may be equal to or greater than a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette of a first absorbent article. And, an Array Average Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette of first and second packages of the array may be from about 1.7 to about 6.0. In another embodiment, a disposable absorbent article has a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from 1.7 to about 6.
US10143599B2	Resilient absorbent products with enhanced resistance to tearing The present disclosure provides a sanitary napkin that is thin, highly absorbent and has resiliency properties that are selected to provide good comfort potential and at the same time reduce the likelihood of deformation and breaking. In a specific example, the sanitary napkin comprises a cover layer, an absorbent system and a barrier layer. The absorbent system includes an absorbent core and a reinforcement layer.
US10143596B2	Method for deforming a web The present invention is directed to methods for deforming a web comprising the steps of supplying a first layer of a web; weakening the first layer at a plurality of locations to create a plurality of weakened, melt-stabilized locations in the first layer; supplying a second layer of the web onto at least part of the first layer; and forming a plurality of first features in the first layer and a plurality of second features throughout the first and second layers of the web in the z-direction, wherein the plurality of first and second features are formed simultaneously.
US10143594B2	Bandage for reducing blood leakage from aggressive bleeding site A bandage for use at an aggressive bleeding site of a patient is disclosed. The bandage includes a stretchable wrap, an auxiliary strap, a primary absorbent body, and at plural secondary absorbent bodies. The primary absorbent body is located on the inner surface of the wrap. The wrap is arranged to be wrapped about and tightly encircle a portion of the body of a patient at which the bleeding site is located to cause the primary absorbent body to apply pressure thereto. The auxiliary strap is secured to the wrap and is normally held in stowed position on the wrap, but arranged to be moved to an extended position whereupon the secondary absorbent bodies overlies said primary absorbent body and apply pressure thereto and to the underlying aggressive bleeding site.
US10143591B2	Low profile eustachian tube dilation system A system and method for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a protective sheath, a flexible endoscope and a balloon dilation catheter. The protective sheath includes an endoscope lumen and a balloon dilation catheter lumen. The balloon of the balloon dilation catheter is a low profile balloon particularly useful for dilating the Eustachian tube, and in particular, the Eustachian tube of a pediatric patient. The method involves advancing the balloon dilation catheter through a nasal passage of the patient to dilate a portion of the Eustachian tube.
US10143590B2	Methods and systems for performing a posterior capsulotomy and for laser eye surgery with a penetrated cornea Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.
US10143588B2	Systems and methods for ocular surgery Ocular surgery may be performed by a variety of systems, processes, and techniques. In certain implementations, systems and processes for ocular surgery may include the ability to emulsify a lens in an eye using a modular hand-held system including a phacoemulsification unit detachably coupled to a pump unit and remove lens portions from the eye using suction provided by the pump unit. The system and the process may also include the ability to decouple the phacoemulsification unit from the pump unit, couple an irrigation-aspiration unit to the pump unit to form a second hand-held system, and remove material from the eye using suction provided by the pump unit.
US10143583B2	Lumbar brace An adjustable lumbar support system with independent lacer guides and a hinged portion. An adjustable lumbar support system having phase change material and/or removable stays. An adjustable lumbar support system having one or more panels, with or without perforations, to provide for improved adjustability for patient comfort and compliance. An adjustable lumbar support system having a pleated or quilted central portion.
US10143582B2	Adjustable back brace An adjustable length spinal brace includes an elongate belt and an adjustment plate having spaced apart belt passage slits through which the belt is passed and belt engagement members that are pivotally adjustable relative to the plate to engage or disengage the belt. The belt engagement members are engaged with the belt to maintain a desired length of the brace, and are disengaged from the belt to permit adjustment of the length of the brace.
US10143577B2	Inflatable structure with braided layer A balloon for medical treatments such as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), delivery of a vascular stents or stent grafts, employs reinforcement materials that are patterned so as to promote consistent folding of the balloon. Methods and apparatus for biocidal treatment using such a balloon, including balloons with fiber fabric reinforcements.
US10143576B2	Twin bifurcated stent graft A stent graft has a tubular body with a first bifurcation with first and second legs extending from the bifurcation. One of the legs has a further bifurcation to define a side arm. The stent graft can be deployed into the vasculature of a patient with the tubular body being in an aorta of the patient, a first leg extending down an iliac artery, a second leg being directed towards a contralateral iliac artery and the side arm directed to an internal artery of one of the iliac arteries. One of the legs can include a valved aperture to enable the placement of an indwelling catheter therethrough.
US10143575B2	Guide wire A guide wire may include a core shaft and an external coil body covering a distal portion of the core shaft. The external coil body includes a first coil portion and a second coil portion that is distal to the first coil portion. An outside diameter of the second coil portion is smaller than an outside diameter of the first coil portion. Similarly, the guide wire may include a core shaft, a first external coil body, and a second external coil body. An outside diameter of the second external coil body is smaller than an outside diameter of the first external coil body. The external coil body or first and second external coil bodies enable the performance of a pushing-out operation and a drawing-in operation of the stent; yet, the flexibility of the guide wire is maintained.
US10143574B2	Monolithic medical devices, methods of making and using the same The monolithic device comprises a plurality of scaffolding members and a mesh patterned members webbed between the scaffolding members; the mesh patterned member webbed between the scaffolding members surround a lumen and generally expands from a contracted state to an expanded state; and mesh patterned members including a plurality of openings traversing the thickness of the mesh patterned member, and the mesh patterned members including a surface on which a pattern of openings is formed.
US10143571B2	Graft anchor devices, systems and methods The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.
US10143570B2	Biomimetic joint actuators In a powered actuator for supplying torque, joint equilibrium, and/or impedance to a joint, a motor is directly coupled to a low-reduction ratio transmission, e.g., a transmission having a gear ratio less than about 80 to 1. The motor has a low dissipation constant, e.g., less than about 50 W/(Nm)2. The transmission is serially connected to an elastic element that is also coupled to the joint, thereby supplying torque, joint equilibrium, and/or impedance to the joint while minimizing the power consumption and/or acoustic noise of the actuator.
US10143564B2	Implantable spinal disk Spinal disk including a shell, first endplate, second endplate and core. The shell includes sidewalls, back wall, front wall, top wall, and bottom wall defining a compartment. The first endplate includes a first base, first top and first attachment. The first base is retained in the compartment. The first top is disposed about a first opening in the top wall to form a top contact surface. The first attachment extends from the first top portion. The second endplate includes a second base, second top and second attachment. The second base is retained in the compartment. The second top is disposed about a second opening in the bottom wall to form a bottom contact surface. The second attachment extends from the second top portion. The core includes a material injectable into a constrained space in the compartment between the first base and the second base.
US10143561B2	Angulated rings and bonded foils for use with balloons for fusion and dynamic stabilization An inflatable and implantable balloon for treatment of degenerative disc disease, bones, lesions, spinal deformities and spinal motion segment instabilities. The balloon is comprised of adjustable and expandable volumes. Further disclosed are methods of forming, inserting, expanding, and implanting the multi-volume balloon for proper placement and stabilization of the spinal lesion or disease. Still further disclosed are kits for aligning and stabilizing elements of the spine.
US10143560B2	Sac for use in spinal surgery A method for fusing spinal bone is provided. The method comprises placing a sac between two or more adjacent sections of the spine to be fused, inserting a cage into the sac, and filling the sac with bone tissue. The surfaces of the sac abutting the sections of the spine comprise porous material for allowing bone to grow between the spine and the sac. Surfaces of the sac not abutting the sections of the spine are nonporous to bodily fluids and thereby prevent premature deterioration of the bone tissue inside the sac. The cage maintains the sac in an expanded state upon filling. A kit comprising the sac and cage is also provided. In other embodiments of the invention, the method comprises placing an inner sac inside the inventive sac and filling the sacs with bone tissue for fusion of spinal bone.
US10143559B2	Stem for use in joint arthroplasty The invention relates to a prosthesis for implantation into a long bone during joint arthroplasty, particularly Total Shoulder Arthoplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty, and a method for use of the implant.
US10143556B2	System of designing a guide tool and/ or surgical kit tools and/or an implant comprising a positioning mark A design method for designing a guide tool including a guide channel for use during cartilage repair in a joint is disclosed. The design method includes: selecting a direction along a joint axis indicating placement of the guide tool in the joint; and placing a positioning mark on the guide tool. The positioning mark is designed to be aligned with the center of said guide channel on a determined joint axis direction and thereby indicating a placement direction of the guide tool in relation to the selected joint axis during use of the guide tool. A design method of insert tools and/or an implant comprising positioning marks and also the guide tool, implant and insert tools designed using this method are also disclosed.
US10143554B2	Venous valve prostheses A venous valve prosthesis includes a frame and a prosthetic valve coupled to the frame. With the venous valve prosthesis implanted in a vein, the prosthetic valve includes a closed configuration wherein an outer surface of the prosthetic valve is in contact with a wall of the vein around a circumference of the prosthetic valve to prevent blood from flowing past the prosthetic valve between the wall of the vein and the outer surface of the prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve is configured to move to an open configuration such that at least a portion of an outer wall of the prosthetic valve partially collapses away from the wall of the vein in response to antegrade blood flow through the vein to enable blood flow between the outer surface of the prosthetic valve and the wall of the vein.
US10143553B2	Heart valve repair device A heart valve annulus repair device having a tissue engaging member and a plurality of anchors. The tissue engaging member includes a loop of wire. Each of the anchors has a pointy front end and a back end and a slot that runs in a front-to-back direction. The anchors are distributed about the loop of wire with the front ends of the plurality of anchors facing the heart valve annulus and with the loop of wire passing through the slots. The device further includes means for implanting the anchors into the heart valve annulus tissue so that the tissue engaging member becomes affixed to the heart valve annulus.
US10143547B2	Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone A graft ligament anchor includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough and proximal and distal ends. A flange is attached to the tubular body at the proximal end thereof and extends radially outwardly beyond the tubular body. A deformable wall is disposed in the tubular body bore and defines, at least in part, a chamber for retaining the graft ligament therein. An expansion device is configured for insertion into the tubular body axially of the tubular body, and for impinging upon the deformable wall to press the deformable wall, and hence the graft ligament received in the chamber, toward a wall of the bore, whereby to fix the graft ligament in the tubular body.
US10143546B2	Porous implant materials and related methods Provided are porous, biocompatible implant bodies and materials. These materials suitably comprise a population of randomly arranged and entangled thermoplastic constituents, with at least some of the constituents being bonded to one another The implant bodies are capable of being manipulated at room temperature from a first shape to a second shape, and of maintaining the second shape at about internal body temperature. Also provided are related methods of fabricating such implants and installing the implants into a subject.
US10143537B2	System and method for digital tooth imaging Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
US10143534B2	Surgical marker Embodiments of surgical markers for marking internal and external tissues are provided herein. In some embodiments, a surgical marking device for marking tissue may include a body including an at least partially hollow interior, a first end and a second end; a tip coupled to the body at the second end; and a plunger movably coupled to the body at the first end and configured to control a pressure within the at least partially hollow interior of the body via movement of the plunger relative to the body, wherein the pressure control may control a flow of ink outward of the body via the tip during use. Alternatively, in some embodiments, a squeezable bulb may be provided in place of the plunger, the squeezable bulb having an interior volume fluidly coupled to the body, wherein a pressure within the body may be controlled via the squeezable bulb.
US10143533B2	Blood vessel sizing device Medical devices and methods that provide for improved accuracy when positioning of a synthetic structure, such as a MEMS device or a stent, within a biological feature of a patient, such as a blood vessel, are disclosed. A blood vessel sizing device is configured for placement on the skin of a patient near a feature of interest (e.g. a blood vessel to be imaged). The device may include one or more radiopaque elements, including a target element, and one or more positioning markers having known sizes. A clinician may use the radiopaque elements to identify a portion of a blood vessel suitable for positioning of the synthetic structure.
US10143530B2	Membrane for protecting intraocular tissues and the protection methods used thereof According to embodiments, a membrane with a flat or curved surface is provided for protection of intraocular tissues. The membrane can be used to cover the cornea for protecting corneal endothelial cells, to cover the anterior and posterior surface of the iris, or to cover the surface of the posterior capsule for separating the intraocular tissues. The membrane has a layered structure, which is composed of a collagen and a hydrophilic biopolymer or an organic polymer material. In particular, the membrane has high transparency and high water retention in a wet state.
US10143526B2	Robot-assisted driving systems and methods Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target.
US10143523B2	Systems, methods and devices for tracking and calibration of flexible instruments Systems, methods and devices are provided for calibrating a flexible implement that employs fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) for shape sensing. In some embodiments, methods and devices are provided for determining the longitudinal location of a FBG within an optical fiber that is employed for shape sensing. In other embodiments, methods and devices are employed for the determination of calibration parameters that relate the measured wavelength shift of a set of FBGs to the curvature at the location within the flexible implement where the set of FBGs resides. Various calibration devices are disclosed that employ guiding features for bending the flexible portion of the flexible implement along known curved profiles. In some embodiments, keyed features are incorporated into the flexible implement and the calibration device, such that the flexible implement is inserted into the device in a known orientation. In some embodiments, the flexible implement may incorporate a strain isolation mechanism.
US10143521B2	Skin treatment apparatus A skin treatment device (100) comprises: —a housing (101); —a treatment action performer (110) arranged within the housing (101) for performing a treatment action on the user's skin (2) through an output window (103); —a speed sensor (120) for sensing a relative speed between the housing and the user's skin; —a control device (140) provided with an associated memory (141) containing information defining a desired displacement speed, the control device receiving an output signal from the speed sensor; —an optical speed deviation indicator system (400; 600) comprising a position reference (411; 101) and means for generating an optical spot (412; 612) of variable position with respect to the position reference. The control device controls the optical speed deviation indicator system on the basis of the output signal received from the speed sensor and the information in its memory.
US10143512B2	Controlled irreversible electroporation Electrical pulses are applied to tissue in a manner which destroys targeted cells such as cancerous cells while sparing non-targeted cells such as nerve cells. The electrical pulses are controlled within ranges for voltage, wattage and duration of application. Multiple pulses or groups of pulses may be applied to obtain a desired result while maintaining any temperature increase below a level which destroys cells.
US10143511B2	Therapeutic treatment device A living tissue to be treated is brought into contact with a first high-frequency electrode having high thermal conductivity. A substrate on which an electric resistance pattern is formed is longer than the first electrode. The substrate includes an end portion projected from the first high-frequency electrode. A first lead connection portion electrically connected to the electric resistance pattern is formed on the projected end portion. The substrate is pasted to the first electrode by use of a high-thermal-conductivity heat-resistant adhesive sheet. A lead line for applying power to the electric resistance pattern is arranged in the first lead connection portion where it extends in the longitudinal direction of the first electrode and on the side close to the first electrode.
US10143510B2	Assembly for treating wounds The invention relates to an assembly for treating wounds and to a hand held unit for treating wounds. The assembly and the hand held unit comprise a device for producing a plasma and/or an excited gas or gas mixture by means of a piezoelectric transformer, which is housed together with a circuit board in a housing of the device, and the assembly comprises an expansion element. A control circuit, to which the piezoelectric transformer is electrically connected, is realized on the circuit board. A second end of the expansion element surrounds a wound region to be treated. A first end of the expansion element is detachably connected to the housing of the device at the opening of the housing. The produced plasma and/or excited gas or gas mixture thus enters the expansion element from the opening of the housing.
US10143504B2	Apparatus and method for medial compartment correction The medial compartment is realigned by adjusting the angle of the ulna so that the head end thereof is properly aligned with the humerus. The angle of the ulna is adjusted by cutting the ulna below the head. A plate is attached to the ulna to set the new angle. The plate has two parts; one part is straight, the other is angled. Different plates have parts with different angles. A plate with a desired angle is selected to achieve the necessary angle on the ulna. The plate may be attached to the medial side or lateral side of the ulna.
US10143501B2	Expandable interspinous device Disclosed is a device that is configured to be implanted adjacent interspinous processes of a patient. In one aspect, a spinal implant device comprises: a spacer region adapted to be positioned between first and second spinous processes of first and second vertebral bodies to limit movement of the first spinous process and the second spinous process toward one another; and an attachment region attached to the spacer region, the attachment region adapted to attach to the first spinous process via a fastener, the attachment region comprising a pair of pads having attachment elements that are configured to attach onto the spinous process.
US10143499B2	Pivoting vertebral plate A surgical system includes an implant having a first attachment mechanism and an insertion instrument having a proximal end, a distal end, and a second attachment mechanism disposed at the distal end for removable connection with the first attachment mechanism. The proximal end of the insertion instrument is pivotable with respect to the implant. The insertion instrument can include an inserter and a guide. A method of using the surgical system is provided.
US10143498B2	Spinal alignment and securement A surgical connection device for a spine is disclosed including a stabilization member, compression arms and traction arms, the device being used in conjunction with first anchor points fixed to vertebrae at a first lateral side of the spine and second anchor points fixed to vertebrae at a second lateral side of the spine. A first spinal rod may be attached to the first anchor points and a second spinal rod may be attached to the second anchor points. The compression arms connect the stabilization member to the first and second anchor points or rods and bear compressive forces. The traction arms connect the stabilization member to the first and second anchor points or rods and bear tensile forces. Application of both tensile and compressive forces via the device may serve to straighten, change a direction of bending or increase a degree of bending of the rods and/or spine. The use of the traction arms may also provide for a more flexible construct.
US10143497B2	Connection assembly An orthopedic connection assembly is described that comprises a housing member for receiving an implant that is operably connected to a receiving member for receiving an anchor member. The connection assembly is configured to have a locking mechanism that secures and fixes the relative orientation between the implant and the anchor member. The connection assembly can comprise a plate member receivable within the housing member. When a securing member such as a set screw is introduced downwardly into the housing member to secure the implant, the securing member applies a lateral force to the plate member, which presses against an interference member within the receiving member. The interference member presses against the anchor member, such that the anchor member is fixed in a position relative to the implant.
US10143493B2	Devices, compositions and methods for bone and tissue augmentation Various polymeric materials and delivery systems are described, along with systems and methods for using them for bone and tissue augmentation, such as for the stabilization and/or correction of spinal compression fractures.
US10143487B2	Endovascular devices and methods Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes providing an intravascular device having a distal portion, inserting the device into the vascular lumen, positioning the distal portion in the vascular wall to at least partially surround the occlusion, and removing at least a portion of the surrounded occlusion from the lumen.
US10143482B2	Axial lengthening thrombus capture system Systems and methods can remove material of interest, including blood clots, from a body region, including but not limited to the circulatory system for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), cerebrovascular embolism, and other vascular occlusions.
US10143481B2	Stabilizer assembly for fracturing calcifications in heart valves A device for fracturing calcifications in heart valves includes a stabilizer assembly (20) for use with an impactor assembly (10). Relative motion between the impactor assembly (10) and the stabilizer assembly (20) with sufficient energy fractures a calcification located in tissue which is sandwiched between the stabilizer assembly (20) and the impactor assembly (10). The stabilizer assembly (20) includes a plurality of distal stabilizer struts (28) connected by stabilizer loops (30) which extend proximally backwards.
US10143480B2	Disposable cutter acetabular reamer An orthopedic bone cutter for cutting bone and tissue is described. The cutting device comprises a support frame having a plurality of radially extending struts to which a cutting shell is removably connected thereto. The frame serves as a universal support structure that provides added mechanical support and stability to which various embodiments of cutting shells may be connected thereto. The bone cutter of the present invention is designed such that the cutting shell may comprise a variety of embodiments that enable the removal of bone and tissue. Embodiments of the cutting shell may comprise at least a partially hemispherical shape in which a plurality of cutting surfaces may extend. In addition, the cutting shell may comprise a plurality of removal cutting blade inserts that are received within slots that extend through the shell thickness.
US10143465B2	Laparoscopic suturing devices, needles, sutures, and drive systems Devices are provided for a suturing device used during laparoscopic surgical procedures. A suturing needle includes a shaft forming a rod axis; a curved body having a piercing tip at a first end and a base at a second end; and an arm extending radially from the shaft to the base of the curved body such that the curved body is positioned in a plane orthogonal to the rod axis of the shaft and rotatable about the shaft in the plane orthogonal to the rod axis. The suturing device includes a housing, a suturing needle, one or more sutures, a suture magazine configured to hold the one or more sutures, and a drive system, whereby the drive system may actuate the suturing needle to rotate in the plane orthogonal to the drive system, allowing the suturing needle to drive in to and out of tissue to apply a suture.
US10143460B2	Access device for accessing tissue A clip is provided for managing access through tissue. The clip is placed around an opening in tissue, although the opening may alternatively be formed after the clip is deployed. The clip can expand when medical devices are introduced through the clip and through the opening. When the medical devices are removed, the clip closed automatically to substantially close the opening.
US10143452B2	Fracturing calcifications in heart valves A device for fracturing calcifications in heart valves characterized by a stabilizer assembly and an impactor assembly assembled on and deployed by a delivery system, wherein said delivery system is operable to cause relative motion between said impactor assembly and said stabilizer assembly with sufficient energy so as to fracture a calcification located in tissue which is sandwiched between said stabilizer assembly and said impactor assembly, wherein said impactor assembly and said stabilizer assembly have shaped impact delivery portions of which the footprint on the valve leaflets is shaped in accordance with a shape of desired fracture sites.
US10143450B2	System with photonic biopsy device for obtaining pathological information A biopsy device includes a tubular member, a hollow shaft and an elongated fiber body having at least one optical fiber. The hollow shaft has a laterally (sidewardly) facing notch in its distal portion. The tubular member is movable relative to the shaft, between a first position in which the notch is covered by the tubular member, and a second position in which the notch is not covered by the tubular member. The shaft is movable between a first position in which the distal end of the optical fiber is located at the distal end of the shaft with the elongated fiber body extending through the notch, and a second position in which the distal end of the at least one optical fiber is located proximally to the notch.
US10143449B2	Biopsy apparatus including a biopsy device having a sample receiving notch with a tissue anchor A biopsy device includes an elongate member and a tissue anchor. The elongate member has a lumen and a sample receiving notch. The sample receiving notch has a proximal end wall, a distal end wall, and a floor between the proximal end wall and the distal end wall. The proximal end wall has a vacuum hole in fluid communication with the lumen. The tissue anchor has a plurality of cantilever portions. Each cantilever portion of the plurality of cantilever portions has a curved end, with a tip of the curved end configured to extend toward the floor of the sample receiving notch.
US10143438B2	System for 3D object modeling and tracking in X-ray imaging Disclosed herein is an X-ray imaging system, comprising: a first X-ray source; an image sensor, spaced apart from the first X-ray source; a table configured to be positioned between the first X-ray source and the image sensor and configured to accommodate a person for imaging in the X-ray imaging system; and a fiducial marker system; wherein the fiducial marker system comprises three markers, centers of the three markers not being collinear; wherein at least one of the three markers is distinct. The X-ray imaging system may be used to model the 3D shape and track the 3D motion of an object (e.g., a surgical instrument) in the person.
US10143436B2	Particle therapy system The particle therapy system includes a particle beam generator for generating a particle beam; an irradiation nozzle arranged in a treatment room and irradiating a target with the particle beam; a particle beam transport system communicating the particle beam generator with the irradiation nozzle; an X-ray imaging device arranged in the treatment room and imaging the position of the target through irradiation with X-rays; a dosimeter arranged at a position passed by the particle beam in the irradiation nozzle; and a control apparatus performing control to exclude the measurement result of the X-rays from the measurement result obtained using the dosimeter when the X-rays are emitted during treatment.
US10143433B2	Computed tomography apparatus and method of reconstructing a computed tomography image by the computed tomography apparatus A computed tomography (CT) apparatus includes a reconstruction unit which reconstructs a first CT image corresponding to a field of view (FOV) by using a first sinogram acquired by a CT scan of an object; and a correction unit which acquires a second sinogram by performing forward projection on the first CT image and acquires a second CT image by using the second sinogram and a third sinogram representing a portion of the object that is not included in the FOV. Thus, the CT apparatus reduces generation of image errors to thereby provide a high-quality reconstructed CT image.
US10143432B2	X-ray apparatus and control method for the same An X-ray apparatus includes an image separator configured to separate an X-ray image of an object into material images representing materials in the object; a parameter determiner configured to determine a width of a material of interest (MOI) based on the material images, and determine an enhancement parameter configured to enhance contrast of the MOI according to the width of the MOI; and an image enhancer configured to separate the X-ray image into detailed images respectively including spatial frequencies of different frequency bands, enhance each of the detailed images according to the enhancement parameter, and synthesize the enhanced detailed images to generate an enhanced image.
US10143431B2	Medical image processing apparatus and method, and radiotherapeutic apparatus A medical image processing apparatus, includes: a reconstructed moving image obtainer that obtains a reconstructed moving image; a focus region identifier that identifies a first focus region corresponding to the designated focus; a fluoroscopic moving image obtainer that obtains at least one-period data on a fluoroscopic moving image; a second characteristics identifier that identifies each of two or more second characteristics regions corresponding to the internal body portion; a comparison selector that compares the two or more first characteristic regions; a conversion parameter calculation unit that calculates a conversion parameter for converting the first characteristic region.
US10143428B2	Method and apparatus for providing information related to location of target object on medical apparatus Provided is a method of providing location information regarding a location of a target object through a medical apparatus. The method includes setting photographing conditions about the target object, acquiring current location information of the target object, acquiring recommended location information of the target object according to the photographing conditions, outputting the acquired recommended location information, comparing the current location information with the recommended location information, and outputting additional information about a current location of the target object, according to a comparison result.
US10143426B2	Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently monitoring a host's glycemic condition after an alert is triggered Systems and methods for providing sensitive and specific alarms indicative of glycemic condition are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of processing sensor data by a continuous analyte sensor includes: evaluating sensor data using a first function to determine whether a real time glucose value meets a first threshold; evaluating sensor data using a second function to determine whether a predicted glucose value meets a second threshold; activating a hypoglycemic indicator if either the first threshold is met or if the second threshold is predicted to be met; and providing an output based on the activated hypoglycemic indicator.
US10143418B2	Combination airflow, sound and pulse wave sensor pack with smartphone data aquisition and transfer The system of the present invention is intended to provide a simple, out-of-clinic sleep disorders testing tool. It can be used for pretest screening and diagnosis, and post therapy follow-up of patients. The hardware component comprises a disposable sensor pack containing a PVDF airflow sensor and a PVDF pulse wave sensor, each of which is permanently connected to a signal conditioning and communications module configured to communicate with a patient's smartphone via a Bluetooth circuit. An APP stored in the smartphone allows a patient to initiate a diagnostic recording, collect and store digitized data onto the phone and, subsequently, upload data to a secure server for analysis on a host computer following completion of the test.
US10143415B2	Method of monitoring a patient for seizure activity and evaluating seizure risk Patients afflicted by a seizure may be monitored for the presence of post-ictal motor manifestations that may indicate that the patient is at heightened risk of adverse effects of a seizure, including, for example, risk of sudden explained death in epilepsy. If the patient is deemed to be at risk of experiencing adverse effects of a seizure, one or more system responses may be initiated as appropriate for the at-risk patient.
US10143409B2	Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided.
US10143408B2	Methods and devices for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes Methods and devices for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes are disclosed in which an analyte concentration within a peritoneal fluid of a human subject may be determined by implanting an analyte sensor apparatus in the subject where the apparatus may comprise a housing and a flexible sensing catheter which has a lumen with a plurality of apertures and an exterior surface with an analyte sensor affixed thereto. The catheter may comprise a proximal end attached to the housing and the remaining end may be positioned freely within the peritoneal space to contact peritoneal fluid where an analyte concentration in the peritoneal fluid may be sensed. The housing may be anchored at a subcutaneous site proximate the peritoneal space. The sensed analyte concentration may then be transduced into a transmittable electrical signal.
US10143405B2	Wearable performance monitoring, analysis, and feedback systems and methods The present application relates generally to computer software, mobile electronics, wireless communication links, and wearable monitoring systems. More specifically, techniques, systems, sensors, circuitry, algorithms and methods for wearable monitoring devices and associated exercise apparatus are described. A garment borne sensor system may acquire data on a user's performance during exercise, for example. The data may be analyzed in real time and feedback may be provided to the user based on the analysis. Analysis may be used to alter behavior of the user and/or an apparatus the user is engaged with during an activity, such as exercise, conditioning, therapy, etc. A piece of exercise equipment may be instrumented and in communication with the sensor system or other system and may be controlled in real time to adjust its settings to affect the user during the exercise routine. Communication between the sensor system and other systems may be wireless.
US10143402B2	Length measuring device The invention relates to a length measuring device with a vernier caliper, a hollow profile, on which the vernier caliper is displaceably mounted externally so that it is capable of being brought into contact with an object to be measured in terms of its length, an inner slide, which is displaceably mounted inside the hollow profile, a magnet arrangement, which couples the vernier caliper and inner slide magnetically, so that the inner slide follows every movement of the vernier caliper along the hollow profile, a measuring means for measuring the position of the inner slide along the hollow profile, and a display, visible in the surrounding space of the hollow profile, of the length determined by the measuring means in accordance with the measured position of the inner slide.
US10143395B2	System and method for cardiac monitoring using rate-based sensitivity levels A system and method for detecting arrhythmic electrocardiogram (ECG) signals includes defining a plurality of threshold heart rates and rate-dependent sensitivity levels for detecting arrhythmic ECG episodes, wherein more clinically relevant heart rates are assigned rate-dependent sensitivity levels with higher sensitivities. ECG signals are monitored by a medical device, and monitored ECG signals are processed using the plurality of threshold heart rates and rate-dependent sensitivity levels to detect and capture arrhythmic ECG segments.
US10143394B2	Basket catheter with deflectable spine A catheter adapted for mapping and/or ablation in the atria has a basket-shaped electrode array with two or more location sensors with a deflectable expander. The catheter has comprises a catheter body, a basket electrode assembly at a distal end of the catheter body, and a control handle at a proximal end of the catheter body. The basket electrode assembly has a plurality of electrode-carrying spines and an expander that is adapted for longitudinal movement relative to the catheter body for expanding and collapsing the assembly via a proximal end portion extending past the control handle that can be pushed or pulled by a user. The expander is also adapted for deflection in responsive to an actuator on the control handle that allows a user to control at least one puller wire extending through the catheter body and the expander.
US10143391B2	Implantable pressure sensor Systems and methods are provided for in vivo measurement of pressure. An implantable sensor assembly includes a pressure sensor configured to provide an analog signal representing pressure and a signal conditioning component configured to convert the pressure sensor output into a digital signal. A transmitter is configured to transmit the digital signal to an external base unit. A power control unit is configured to dynamically allocate power throughout the implantable sensor assembly, such that during an active measurement interval of the implantable sensor assembly, each of the pressure sensor, the signal conditioning component, and the transmitter are powered only for a portion of the active measurement interval necessary to perform a related function.
US10143387B2	Defibrillator charging Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
US10143382B2	Photoacoustic apparatus A photoacoustic apparatus disclosed in the present specification includes: a light source configured to emit light; an acoustic wave transmission unit configured to transmit an acoustic wave to a specific area; a photoacoustic wave reception unit configured to receive a photoacoustic wave generated by a subject due to emission of the light, which is emitted from the light source, to the subject and configured to output a time-series photoacoustic signal; an echo reception unit configured to receive an echo generated due to reflection, in the subject, of the acoustic wave transmitted from the acoustic wave transmission unit and configured to output a time-series echo signal; and a processing unit configured to acquire, based on the time-series photoacoustic signal and the time-series echo signal, optical property information in which information a component corresponding to a reflected wave of the photoacoustic wave generated in the specific area is reduced.
US10143381B2	Object information acquiring apparatus and control method therefor An object information acquiring apparatus is used, which includes: a receiver configured to receive a photoacoustic wave generated from an object irradiated with light and output a time-series electric signal; and a processor configured to acquire characteristic information relating to an inside of the object by using the time-series electric signal, wherein the light is emitted at a plurality of timings, the receiver receives the photoacoustic wave at the plurality of timings, and the processor determines a projection position coordinate on which the time-series electric signal is projected on the basis of an amount of displacement of the inside of the object among the plurality of timings, for each of a plurality of time-series electric signals corresponding to the plurality of timings, and acquires the characteristic information.
US10143376B2	PET/MR scanners for simultaneous PET and MR imaging In a combined system, a magnetic resonance (MR) scanner includes a magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field at least in a MR examination region from which MR data are acquired. Radiation detectors are configured to detect gamma rays generated by positron-electron annihilation events in a positron emission tomography (PET) examination region. The radiation detectors include electron multiplier elements having a direction of electron acceleration arranged substantially parallel or anti-parallel with the static magnetic field. In some embodiments, the magnet is an open magnet having first and second spaced apart magnet pole pieces disposed on opposite sides of a magnetic resonance examination region, and the radiation detectors include first and second arrays of radiation detectors disposed with the first and second spaced apart magnet pole pieces.
US10143370B2	Ophthalmic imaging system with automatic retinal feature detection A method of automatically detecting a retinal feature using an ophthalmic imaging system can include: acquiring an optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of a retina; segmenting the OCT image; generating a metric based on the segmented OCT image; detecting the retinal feature based on the metric; and providing an indication of the detected retinal feature to a user. An ophthalmic imaging system can include: an OCT system configured to acquire an image of a retina; a computing device coupled to the OCT system and configured to segment the image, generate a metric based on the segmented image, and detect a retinal feature based on the metric; and an audio/visual/tactile device in communication with the computing device and configured to provide at least one of an audio, visual, and tactile indication of the detected retinal feature to a user.
US10143365B2	Light source unit for endoscope and endoscopy system Provided are a light source unit for an endoscope and an endoscopy system, which clarify the color difference between a first dye and a second dye in an observation image. The light source unit has a white LED light source and a band limiting section. The white LED light source has an excitation light source that emits blue excitation light and a phosphor layer that emits yellow fluorescence upon receipt of the excitation light. As a mixture of the fluorescence and part of the excitation light, the white LED light source outputs light having an intensity spectrum continuous across blue, green and red regions. The band limiting section reduces part of the output light in a wavelength band of not lower than a threshold. The threshold is not less than 650 nm. At the threshold, the first dye (pyoktanin) has an optical reflectance of not less than a constant value, whereas the second dye (indigocarmine) has an optical reflectance of substantially zero.
US10143356B2	Laparoscope system A visual system for laparoscopy comprising a visual device having a visual head member and an elongated connector; a manipulation device having a handheld operation portion, an insertion portion and a first contact element; and an external device comprising means to communicate with the vision head member, via the first contact element, when the elongated connector is mounted in an lumen of the insertion portion. The insertion portion of the manipulation device is configured to be extendable out from a body cavity through an airtight passage whereby the elongated connector is configured to be slidably mounted into the lumen of the insertion portion outside of the body cavity upon the insertion portion is withdrawn into the body cavity.
US10143352B1	Absorbent glove A glove comprises a pair of fabric members of the same size and configuration in registration with each other and including opposed ends, with one end narrower than the other end. The fabric members are detachably connected by a two-component connector with one component of the two-component connector being on an inside face of one fabric member and the other component of the two-component connector being on an inside face of the other fabric member. The one fabric member includes a pocket extending along a longitudinal axis of the glove. The pocket is configured to receive a hand of a user and, at the narrower end, includes an entrance for the hand. The pocket comprises a ceiling formed of a first fabric material and a floor of the same first fabric material. The other fabric member has an exterior surface opposite its inner face comprising a cloth material covering an absorbent foam material.
US10143347B2	Cleaning device and control method therefor Provided is a cleaning device comprising: a camera unit for capturing an image; a cleaning unit for cleaning; an air purification unit for purifying air; a driving unit for moving the cleaning device; and a processor for controlling the camera unit, the cleaning unit, the air purification unit and the driving unit, wherein the processor detects a user by using the camera unit, cleans by moving the cleaning device to a position exceeding a first threshold distance from the detected user when the cleaning device is in a cleaning mode, and purifies the air by moving the cleaning device to a position within a second threshold distance from the detected user when the cleaning device is in an air purification mode.
US10143346B2	Separator for removing dirt particles from an airflow A separator for removing dirt particles from an airflow, the separator comprising a first separation stage having an impeller, and a second separation stage having one or more cyclone bodies arranged in parallel, the first separation stage being upstream of the second separation stage. The impeller generates the airflow through the separator and concentrates the dirt particles within the airflow to produce a clean portion and a dirty portion of airflow, and wherein only the dirty portion of airflow is passed through the second separation stage.
US10143344B2	Agitator with disks An agitator provided for a surface cleaning apparatus includes a dowel defining an axis of rotation and multiple disks extending radially from the dowel to a peripheral edge.
US10143341B2	Damp sheets dispenser A damp sheets dispenser, including a compartment, for housing therein a damp roll, the compartment including: an openable cover, for inserting the damp roll into the compartment therethrough, and for closing the compartment, for dispensing the damp roll therefrom; a slit, for dispensing from damp roll therethrough at the closed state of the compartment; two rotatable cylinders disposed filling the slit, at the closed state of the compartment, for dispensing the damp roll therethrough; at least one sealing, for sealing the openable cover to surfaces of the compartment disposed adjacent thereto, thereby at the closed state, the compartment seals the damp roll housed therewithin, thereby maintaining the damp roll damped.
US10143339B2	Sequentially activated multi-diaphragm foam pumps, refill units and dispenser systems An exemplary foam dispenser includes a housing, a drive motor and a foam pump operatively coupled to the drive motor. The foam pump is secured to the housing and the foam pump includes a housing and a molded multi-chamber diaphragm. The molded multi-chamber diaphragm includes a liquid pump chamber, two or more air pump chambers; and an outlet valve. A mixing chamber is included and located downstream of the outlet valve for mixing foamable liquid from the liquid pump diaphragm with air from each of the two or more air pump chambers. In addition, a foam cartridge and an outlet for dispensing foam are also included.
US10143338B2	Machine for preparing beverages with removable filter holder device and element for selecting an operation mode of the machine A reception interface for a machine for preparing beverages by infusion from a ground product to be infused, wherein the interface removably receives by manual action of a user a filter-holder device for containing the ground product, wherein it includes a selection element that is movable from a rest position and configured to be reach one of a plurality of work positions each corresponding to a respective operation mode of the machine, wherein the selection element can moved into one or the other of the work positions by the filter-holder device when received in the reception interface. One or more embodiments of the invention also relate to a machine for preparing beverages as well as a method for operating such a machine.
US10143334B2	Collapsible combustion container devices Collapsible combustion containers are disclosed and described. Such combustion containers generally include a plurality of vertically oriented panels joined by hinges. The hinges include hinge pins that can be configured to form at least part of a base that supports the container or at least part of a heating platform above the container or both. Further, the panels can contain one or more fuel openings which allow a user to control placement of fuel in the container inserted from each opening so as to select a point inside the container where the fuel will converge and combust.
US10143333B2	Control panel for an automatic machine for preparing hot beverages and automatic machine comprising such a control panel A control panel for an automatic machine adapted to prepare hot beverages according to a plurality of formulations comprises: a main input element for receiving inputs from a user; a display element for displaying the inputs to the user through a plurality of input identifiers; a control unit in data communication with the main input element and the display element. The main input element comprises a sense element adapted to detect a motion thereon of a touch of the user the main input element and the display element are in data communication through said control unit so that said motion determines a scrolling through the plurality of input identifiers on the display element, thereby selecting at least one formulation of said plurality of formulations or at least one operation parameter of a plurality of operation parameters of the automatic machine. The control panel has a particular although not exclusive use for automatic machines for preparing hot beverages, in particular automatic coffee machines for domestic use.
US10143332B2	Beverage outlet for a beverage preparation machine A beverage outlet for a beverage preparation machine, for example for a coffee maker, may include an outlet tube, one end of which can be connected to the beverage preparation machine and the other end of which may have an outlet opening for dispensing a beverage from the beverage preparation machine. The beverage outlet furthermore may have a beverage guide element, which runs coaxially to the outlet tube and a first section of which is arranged inside the outlet tube and a second section of which projects out of the outlet opening of the outlet tube. Provision is made for the outlet tube to have at least one notch, which extends frontally from the outlet opening-side end of the outlet tube opposite to the beverage dispensing direction (D) and which forms a passage opening between inner and outer area of the outlet tube.
US10143331B1	Automated machine and method for producing multiple cups of coffee A coffee maker efficiently automates the process of pour-over coffee brewing by employing a computer system that controls how and when hot water is dispensed into a coffee filter. The computer system controls a mechanism that pulls a nozzle back and forth along a linear track, and rotates the linear track. A user generally puts a coffee filter in place and then pushes a button on the computer system once to allow the system to wet the coffee filter. Then the user could put coffee grounds into the coffee filter and push the button again to allow the system to lightly wet the surface of the coffee grounds. The user could then place the coffee cup underneath the filter and push the button a third time to allow coffee to be slowly brewed as spirals of hot water are dispensed on the coffee grounds.
US10143322B2	Universal tree stand systems and methods The disclosed technology includes a universal tree stand for supporting trees with tree trunks of various sizes. The universal tree stand may include a clamping element to flexibly receive and secure tree trunks of different sizes. The universal tree stand may further include a fastening element that can tighten the grip of the clamping element around the tree trunk.
US10143320B1	Package locking system The package locking system comprises a box, a bag, a cable, and a lock. The box may comprise four side walls, a bottom, and a hinged lid and may mount to a building. Mail may be left inside the box for delivery. The bag, the cable, and the lock may be located inside of the box and may be used to accept delivery of one or more packages. The cable may pass through a casing around a package aperture on the bag. The ends of the cable may pass through the lock and may be coupled to the box. A package may be placed into the bag and the lock may be slid towards the bag to gather the material of the bag around the package aperture. An internal mechanism of the lock may prevent the lock from sliding away from the bag unless released by a key.
US10143318B2	Food display and service articles Service items and utensil combinations are provided for efficiency of food service and for selective presentation of foods. Service items include at least a side wall defining an inside surface for receiving food, wherein the side wall is provided with an indentation that extends at least partially over a width of the sidewall for defining a utensil receiving recess along an outside surface of the sidewall, and a recessed edge portion provided along a peripheral edge of the sidewall providing access to the utensil receiving recess. The recessed edge portion can be defined by an edge portion of the peripheral edge and a plurality of opposed capture points. One or more utensils are provided in combination with the service item, wherein each utensil has a portion thereof that is dimensioned to be supported on the edge portion defining the recessed edge portion adjacent to the opposed capture points.
US10143317B2	Cushions A cushion including a pillow portion useable for supporting the head of a user of the cushion and an elongate trunk portion that extends away from the pillow portion and which is usable for supporting the chin of the user. Wherein the pillow portion is shaped so that it is useable to extend from at least a position on the back of the neck of a user whose head is being supported by the pillow portion that is less than three centimeters from the mid-point of the back of the neck to at least a position where it contacts an ear of the user, and wherein in this use of the pillow portion the trunk portion extends away from the pillow portion towards the chin of the user.
US10143309B2	Easy folding cross brace design First and second U-shaped cross-members each have legs connected by cross bars and pivotally connected with each other at central portions thereof, and are mutually movable from a generally X-shaped setup condition in which the cross bars are transversely spaced apart, to a generally flat collapsed condition. Right and left frame side assemblies respectively are pivotally connected to the first and second cross-members at terminal ends of their respective front and rear portions and by at least one lost motion linkage.
US10143307B2	Furniture system with recliner assembly A furniture system with reclining assembly is comprised of: (a) a modular furniture assembly and a reclining assembly. The recliner base of the recliner assembly remains within substantially the same footprint specifications as the modular furniture assembly in the non-reclined position. A passageway in the reclining assembly allows coupling to a slit in the modular furniture assembly. A recliner base mounted on a support surface comprises a housing and a footrest assembly that moves with respect to the housing. The footrest assembly selectively extends outwardly in a manner that the reclining mechanism is generally not visible from the sides or from the front of the footrest assembly.
US10143303B2	Drive mechanism for a movable furniture part A drive mechanism for a movable furniture part, in particular a drawer, has a first and a second lockable pushing-out mechanism and a synchronizing mechanism for synchronizing the two pushing-out mechanisms. The synchronizing mechanism has a synchronizing rod and a first and a second synchronizing element which can be connected to the synchronizing rod, and relative movement takes place between the synchronizing elements and the pushing-out mechanisms during synchronizing operation. In an active synchronizing mode, during synchronizing operation, movement is transmitted from the first pushing-out mechanism, via the first synchronizing element, the synchronizing rod and the second synchronizing element, to the second pushing-out mechanism. In an inactive synchronizing mode, the synchronizing rod is removed and the synchronizing elements each remain in contact with one of the pushing-out mechanisms.
US10143302B2	Method for machining drawers of an article of furniture A method for machining a plurality of surfaces of a respective plurality of drawers in an article of furniture includes mounting the article of furniture to a support structure to form a work piece, positioning the work piece on a base of a vertical gantry router in an orientation such that the plurality of surfaces are generally perpendicular to a cutting head of the vertical gantry router, and machining the plurality of surfaces with the vertical gantry router until the plurality of surfaces are substantially flat and substantially coplanar with one another.
US10143298B2	Modular structural support apparatus and method of constructing the same A modular structural support system, having: a plurality of vertically disposed frame support beams, a plurality of horizontally disposed frame support beams, a plurality of fastener devices, fastener devices rigidly connected to the ends of the horizontally disposed support beams and rotatably and selectively lockingly attachable to one of the vertically disposed support beams.
US10143292B2	Beauty sheet and method for manufacturing same Provided are a cosmetic sheet including: a cosmetic layer configured in the form of a nanofiber web and melted by moisture by electrospinning a water-soluble polymer material and a functional material together; and a moisture retaining layer separably attached to the cosmetic layer and retaining the moisture of the cosmetic layer when wearing the cosmetic layer on the face and performing outdoor activities, to thus prevent moisture from drying out during the time the cosmetic layer is absorbed into the skin, when wearing the cosmetic sheet on the face and taking outdoor activities.
US10143291B2	Cosmetic case and dispenser assembly A cosmetic case and dispenser assembly that includes a cosmetic case cover coupled to a cosmetic case body, in which cosmetic items may be stored within sleeved cosmetic enclosures disposed within independent channels of the cosmetic case body. The sleeved cosmetic enclosures are selectively translatably coupled to platform assemblies disposed within the independent channels of the cosmetic case body, and that allow for the sleeved cosmetic enclosures to translate from a first position to a second position, in which the second position is extended away from the cosmetic case body. A user can efficiently store and easily access cosmetic items within each of the sleeved cosmetic enclosures in the independent channels, and can eject each of the sleeved cosmetic enclosures by applying a force to compress a spring housed within the cosmetic case body, consequently and translating the sleeved cosmetic enclosure out of the cosmetic case and dispenser assembly.
US10143283B1	Daneshvar diffrential hair coloring and methods III Coloring of hairs are commonly done for various reasons. Commonly, a single hair dye is applied which leaves a uniform coloring of the hairs. However, many prefer having shades of hair coloring or two different coloring. Thus in this application methods and means are introduced that allows a differential coloring to be possible. In this method a hand held brush means allows a predicted amount of the hair dye to be carried to the hairs and applied. Also a special dye pan allows a predicted amount of hair dye to be applied to the brush units to make such goals possible.
US10143282B2	Insulating device An insulating device can include a body assembly and a lid assembly where an insulating layer is connected to both the body assembly and the lid assembly. An aperture with a closure is formed between the body assembly and lid assembly to form a storage compartment. The insulating layer on the lid assembly may extend beyond the closure when the closure is sealed. The insulating layer on the lid assembly may have an insulating ring that has an increased thickness around its perimeter.
US10143281B1	Modular organizational system A modular organizational system for use in organizing a suitcase includes an insert portion having opposed top and bottom panels a pair of opposed side panels extending between therebetween. The panels of the insert portion have inner surfaces that define spaced apart grooves. A plurality of primary panels includes upper and lower edges selectively received in the plurality of grooves of the top and bottom panels, each primary panel having an inner edge defining a plurality of slots. The system includes a plurality of auxiliary panels, each auxiliary panel having an outer edge defining a slot extending away therefrom configured for mating with a respective slot of a primary panel, respectively. A plurality of pegboard panels are attached to inward edges of the top, bottom, and side panels, respectively, the plurality of pegboard panels defining a plurality of spaced apart holes suitable for hanging articles.
US10143277B1	Self defense umbrella The self defense umbrella forms a defensive shield that blocks and deflects offensive projectiles directed at a person using the self defense umbrella. The self defense umbrella comprises a shield and a control system. The shield forms a physical barrier that blocks and deflects offensive projectiles directed at the person using the self defense umbrella. The control system: 1) captures images of the environment of the person using the self defense umbrella; 2) determines the GPS coordinates of the person using the self defense umbrella; 3) transmits the captured images and the GPS coordinates to an appropriate authority; 4) illuminates the environment of the person using the self defense umbrella; and, 5) operates a defensive firearm incorporated into the self defense umbrella.
US10143274B2	Fitness apparatus An exercise apparatus is provided having a handle pivotally attached to a flat base, the base and handle having optional weights, the flat base providing resistance when the handle moves the base along a surface.
US10143273B2	Multipurpose walking device A multipurpose walking device is disclosed comprising a shaft (4) and a handle (6), the handle (6) being moveable in relation to the shaft between a first securable position and a second securable position, in which movement of the handle (6) between the first securable position and the second securable position causes a shoehorn (20) to move from a first retained position to a second deployed position. The incorporation of the shoehorn (20) into the multipurpose walking device allows a user to assist themselves when putting on footwear, while substantially reducing bending, and then to walk away. Such a restoration of mobility to a user is highly advantageous.
US10143268B2	Achilles heel wedge An Achilles heel wedge has a front part, a back part, and a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction between the front part and the back part. A first wedge section defines a bottom surface and a top surface. The top surface of the first wedge section forms a convex portion curving along the longitudinal axis and extending between side portions of the first wedge section. The convex portion is positionable under the longitudinal arch of a user's foot during use. A second wedge section is removably attachable to the bottom surface of the first wedge section. The second wedge section defines substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces and a ramped edge at or near a front of the second wedge section. The ramped edge extends downwardly and forwardly relative to the first wedge section and the top surface of the second wedge section.
US10143266B2	Article of footwear with a lattice sole structure An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure. The sole structure can be manufactured using a customized cushioning sole system. A user's foot morphology and/or preferences may be used to design the sole structure. The sole structure can also include a lattice structure made by a three-dimensional printer. The sole structure includes compartments to receive air bladder components.
US10143265B2	Shoe and sole The present invention relates to shoe, in particular a sports shoe. The shoe includes a sole plate having in a forefoot area a plurality of leaf spring elements, wherein the sole plate and the plurality of leaf spring elements are manufactured as a single piece. Each of the plurality of leaf spring elements has one free end not connected with the sole plate.
US10143263B2	Shoe-forming member, method for producing shoe-forming member, and shoe There is provided a shoe-forming member comprising a rubber composition containing a styrene-butadiene rubber, a butadiene rubber, silica, a silane coupling agent, and a crosslinking agent, the rubber composition being crosslinked, wherein the rubber composition contains specific materials as the silane coupling agent and the crosslinking agent, and the butadiene rubber and the styrene-butadiene rubber are contained in the rubber composition in predetermined proportions.
US10143262B2	Anti-static sports equipment, sports system having an anti-static function and sports clothing system for a sports system An antistatic sport device includes a basic body and a basic element placed at the basic body, made of a running surface layer and side edges. At least one of the side edges forms a contacting surface that can be turned towards the terrain. Between a rear surface of the running surface layer and the basic body, a contacting element made of an electrically conductive material is placed at least in sections. The running surface layer is electrically conductively connected to the contacting element via a discharge path and further the contacting element to the contacting surface formed by the at least one side edge. Further, a sport system has antistatic function and a sport clothing system is for such sport system.
US10143256B2	Protective helmet for lateral and direct impacts Apparatus for protecting a user from impacts to the head. The apparatus includes a shell configured to receive a human head and a plurality of structures attached to the outer surface of the shell, where each structure is independently coupled to the shell with a respective assembly. The structures move independently of one another but are restricted to moving laterally along the outer surface of the shell. The structures each include a foam cell that reduces the magnitude of a head-on impact as the impact transfers from the foam cell to the shell. The assemblies each include an elastomeric donut that reduces the magnitude of a lateral impact as the impact is transferred from the foam cell to the donut assembly to the shell. Thus, a user is protected from the concussive effects of a head-on impact and the rotational acceleration injuries of a lateral impact.
US10143253B2	Magnetic cutting system and method A magnetic cutting system includes a magnetic cutting mat assembly. The magnetic cutting mat assembly includes a cutting mat, and a magnetic layer attached to the cutting mat. Magnets releasably attach to the magnetic cutting assembly. A grain alignment guide having at least one opening receives one of magnets to secure the grain alignment guide to the magnetic cutting assembly.
US10143251B2	Method for providing a standing inventory of garments and similar items with modular inscriptions A product and process for providing customized garments. The garment comprises a main body having inner and outer surfaces. At least one pocket having a first inner surface and a first outer surface defines a slot between the outer surface of the main body and the first inner surface of the pocket. The pocket is affixed to the outer surface of the main body, with the pocket having an opening there into. An insert is selectively slidably receivable within and removable from the slot. The insert has a flap portion at one end thereof and protruding outside of and at least partially over the pocket and containing inscriptions thereon. The insert is secured within the pocket such that it is easily removable there from. An inventory process of manufacture and product of the process utilizing this product allows for rapid customization with existing inventory.
US10143250B2	Removable clothing patches and associated methods A customizable garment patch having a least a first layer, the first layer being a printed graphical layer, a second layer attached to the first layer being a fabric substrate layer, the first layer attached to the second layer by sublimation printing, an adhesive applied to the second layer, the adhesive capable of connecting the garment patch to a surface and the adhesive being a water soluble glue.
US10143249B2	Outerwear garment with a concealed stretch back layer An outerwear garment with a concealed stretch back layer disclosed that improves a wearer's range of motion, while maintaining the integrity and function of the outerwear garment. The outerwear garment comprises an outer shell layer, an exterior layer action back, arm sleeve panel and an action back lining. The exterior layer action back is integrated into the back portion of the outer shell layer. The arm sleeve panel is attached to the outer shell layer at least at the front portion and the back portion of the outer shell layer. The action back lining comprises a concealed stretch back layer that is discrete from the outer shell layer and positioned in the back portion of the outer shell layer. The concealed stretch back layer comprises a stretch panel and a shell panel joined together and to the outer shell layer.
US10143242B2	Cartomizer flavor enhancement An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may include flavor enhancements to improve or add to the flavor of an e-Cig. The e-Cig cartomizer may include a flavor sticker, shell, booster, or mouthpiece that provides additional flavor to the user. In addition, the flavor enhancements may also provide or further enhance the smell of the e-Cig.
US10143239B2	Cartridge and e-vaping device A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
US10143236B2	Cartridge for an aerosol delivery device and method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided.
US10143235B2	E-cigarette personal vaporizer A portable, personal storage and carrying case for an e-liquid e-cigarette PV in which the case is adapted to lock the PV securely in a charging position; and when the PV is locked in the charging position, then electrical charging contacts on the PV are in direct or indirect engagement with electrical charging contacts in the case that are connected to a power source, such as a rechargeable battery, in the case.
US10143234B2	Electronic cigarette In an electronic cigarette, a mesh element is in contact with liquid storage. A heater is spaced apart from the mesh element and positioned to heat air which flows through the mesh element. The heated air vaporizes the liquid in or on the mesh. The vapor is inhaled by the user. A method of vaporizing a liquid in an electronic cigarette includes conducting liquid from a liquid storage to a mesh element. Electric current is supplied to a heater, optionally in response to sensing inhalation on the outlet or mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette. The heater heats air and the heated air is conducted through the mesh element, with the heated air vaporizing liquid on or in the mesh element. The vaporized liquid is entrained with the heated air and may then flow through or around the liquid storage to the mouthpiece.
US10143233B2	Aerosol generating device having an internal heater There is provided an aerosol generating device for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, including a storage portion for storing the aerosol-forming substrate and a vaporizer for heating the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol. The storage portion has an outer housing and an internal passageway, the storage portion forming a reservoir for the aerosol-forming substrate between the outer housing and the internal passageway, and the vaporizer extends at least partially inside the internal passageway in the storage portion. The device further includes a porous interface at least partially lining the internal passageway for conveying the aerosol-forming substrate from the storage portion towards the vaporizer.
US10143230B2	Tobacco-free pouched product containing flavor beads providing immediate and long lasting flavor release A tobacco-free oral pouch product providing immediate and long lasting flavor release comprises a pouch wrapper and tobacco-free flavor beads contained within the pouch wrapper. The flavor beads comprise at least one of microcrystalline cellulose, pectin and sodium alginate, at least one polymer having a higher solubility in saliva than microcrystalline cellulose, pectin and/or sodium alginate, and at least one flavorant. The pectin and sodium alginate are cross-linked. The tobacco-free flavor beads provide immediate release of the flavorant upon placement of a pouch product in a user's mouth and long lasting release of the flavorant for about 15 minutes to about 80 minutes. The oral pouch product contains only tobacco-free flavor beads.
US10143228B2	System and method for dispensing spices and sauces on foodstuffs An automated food preparation system includes a seasoning-dispensing system, a sauce-dispensing system, and a conveyance system. The seasoning-dispensing system includes a plurality of vessels, a dispersion nozzle, and a conduit coupled to the dispersion nozzle. Each vessel contains one of a plurality of seasonings. The vessels are in selective communication with the conduit. The sauce-dispensing system includes a plurality of sauce reservoirs, a scanning head, and a plurality of tubes. Each sauce reservoirs contains one of a plurality of sauces. The scanning head includes openings each coupled with one of the sauce reservoirs via one of the tubes. The conveyance system transports a foodstuff between a seasoning position in which the foodstuff is disposed below the dispersion nozzle and a sauce position in which the foodstuff is disposed below the openings. The scanning head is movable to dispense one or more sauces onto the foodstuff.
US10143227B2	Displacing apparatus with serial chambers for use with food product roll peeler A peeling apparatus and method using rotating rollers as a peeling bed includes a mechanism that moves food products through the peeling bed. The mechanism has multiple walls mounted to a continuous loop that is driven over the peeling bed to define cavities between each adjacent pair of walls. The walls' lower edges are spaced close to the rollers to prevent food products from exiting a cavity. One or more of the walls may have cleaners, such as spray nozzles connected to high pressure liquid, to clean particles from the rollers. The nozzles spray the particles off as the spray nozzles pass over the rollers during normal operation of the peeling apparatus.
US10143225B2	Methods for reducing oil and/or fat uptake of fried foods An edible composition comprising starch and cellulose ether particles, wherein the cellulose ether particles have a median Equivalent Projected Circle Diameter (EQPC 50,3) of up to 110 micrometers and a Crystallinity Index, CI, of not more than 0.43, wherein CI=(I200−1am)/I200> where I200 is the intensity of the highest peak in the X-ray diffraction spectral pattern of the cellulose ether particles and Iam is the intensity of the valley between the highest peak I200 and the higher of the one or two peaks adjacent to the highest peak, is useful for preparing battered foods of reduced oil and/or fat uptake when fried.
US10143223B1	Sports rehydration drink The present disclosure relates generally to sports drinks with improved ability to rehydrate individuals especially after intense physical activities. The sports drinks can also reduce muscle soreness or fatigue, improve muscle performance, and minimize muscle cramping.
US10143220B2	Pet food having modified waxy cassava starch A pet food composition comprising a meat based material comprised of meat or meat by-products, and an aqueous phase comprised of an acetyl-substituted waxy cassava inhibited starch in an amount effective to thicken said aqueous phase is provided. Also provided is a gravy for a pet food comprising an acetyl-substituted waxy cassava inhibited starch in an amount effective to thicken said composition and having a freeze/thaw stability greater than about 5 cycles as well as a method of feeding a canine or feline pet. Also provided is a gravy for a pet food comprised of a hydroxypropyl-substituted waxy cassava inhibited starch having less than about 2.5%, by weight of hydroxylpropyl substituents, in an amount effective to thicken said aqueous phase.
US10143219B2	Nutritional supplement/feed formula and methods of use thereof to reduce development of Osteochondrosis Dissecans (OCD) lesions A novel dietary supplement and nutritional aid and methods for the manufacture and administration of the same are disclosed for the inhibition of OCD in afflicted animals, particularly horses. The present invention relates generally to a feed composition and methods of use thereof for reducing the development of Osteochondrosis Dissecans (OCD) lesions in predisposed young animals, particularly horses. More specifically the invention provides a nutritional formula that targets the metabolic deficiencies identified as being correlated with development of OCD.
US10143213B2	Packaged beverage Provided is a packaged beverage, including the following components: (A) 0.025 mass % to 0.5 mass % of a non-polymer catechin; and (B) at least one selected from the group consisting of an α-acid and an iso-α-acid, as well as a β-acid, in which: a mass ratio of (B2) the β-acid to the component (B), [(B2)/(B)], is 0.01 or more; and the packaged beverage has a pH of from 2 to 5.
US10143212B2	Lipid encapsulation The invention relates to an emulsion for protecting oxidizable lipids from oxidative damage and methods of making the same. The lipids are encapsulated in a complex of casein and whey protein.
US10143211B2	Freeze-dried, dairy or dairy-substitute compositions and methods of making and using A freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier are disclosed. Methods of using and making thereof are also disclosed.
US10143210B2	Dynamic control system and method for controlled atmosphere room A control system for a controlled atmosphere room (“CA room”) for storing perishable commodities, such as fruits and vegetables. The control system includes an enclosure that can be placed within the CA room to store a representative sample of the commodities in the CA room. The control system includes an atmosphere valve selectively operable to provide atmospheric communication between the enclosure and the CA room or to isolate the enclosure from the CA room. The control system includes a sampling control system for determining a dynamic control value based on the isolated representative sample. The dynamic control value may be determined by monitoring the respiratory quotient in the enclosure while it is isolated. Once determined, the control system can use the dynamic control value to adjust the atmosphere of the CA room, thereby using tests on a representative sample to control the atmosphere for the full volume of commodities in the CA room. When not testing, the enclosure generally remains in atmospheric communication with the CA room, which improves the correlation of the representative sample with the commodities in the CA room.
US10143201B2	Fungicidal compositions A composition suitable for control of diseases caused by phytopathogens comprising (A) a compound of formula I wherein R1 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl and X is chloro, fluoro or bromo; and (B) at least one compound selected from compounds known for their fungicidal activity; and a method of controlling diseases on useful plants, especially rust diseases on soybean plants.
US10143194B2	Vehicle mounted elevatable platform system An elevatable platform system for mounting on a vehicle having an elevatable platform elevatable by a collapsible support structure. The support structure is adapted to move the elevatable platform between a lowered position in which the elevatable platform is positioned at a height proximate to or below the height of the vehicle and an elevated position in which the elevatable platform is elevated above the vehicle. Support legs integrated into the support structure can be deployed from the support structure when the elevatable platform is elevated to further stabilize the elevated platform.
US10143192B2	Animal trap An animal trap comprising a trap (106, 102, 302) section having at least one moveable wall section (136, 228, 314), being moveable with respect to one or more other walls of the trap section to thereby alter the size of the trap section; animal detection means (138, 242, 306) operable to detect the presence of an animal within the trap section and adapted to signal such a presence to control means, which control means is operable, upon receipt of said signal, to cause movement of the moveable wall section (136, 228, 314) and thus alter the size of the trap section.
US10143190B2	Spinning reel spool and spinning reel A spool for a spinning reel is mountable on a spool shaft. The spool includes a spool body that rotates with respect to the spool shaft. The spool also includes a drag mechanism between the spool body and the spool shaft to apply a braking force against a rotation of the spool body. The spool further includes a radiator in the spool body and in contact with the drag mechanism. The radiator rotates with respect to one of the spool body or the spool shaft. The radiator does not rotate with respect to the other one of the spool body or the spool shaft.
US10143187B2	Transferrin receptor transgenic models In some aspects, the present invention provides chimeric transferrin receptor (TfR) polynucleotides and polypeptides. In other aspects, this invention provides chimeric TfR transgenic animal models and methods of using the animal models to identify therapeutics that can cross the blood-brain barrier.
US10143183B2	Animal toenail grips An animal toenail grip designed and configured to provide an animal with traction on slippery and/or hard surfaces. The toenail grip includes a tubular member removably securable via frictional interference to the nail of the animal. The tubular member is constructed of a flexible, returnably-resilient material having superior non-slip or gripping characteristics. The toenail grip enhances proprioception in animals having certain neurological deficits and yields long term improvement in gait and stance on hard-surface flooring.
US10143179B2	Milking box with a robotic attacher having a three-dimensional range of motion A robotic attacher comprises a main arm, a supplemental arm coupled to the main arm, and a gripping portion coupled to the supplemental arm. The supplemental arm moves in an x-direction and a y-direction. The gripping portion moves in a first z-direction in relation to the supplemental arm. The gripping portion also moves in a second z-direction opposite the first z-direction in relation to the supplemental arm.
US10143176B2	Potato plant Solanum tuberosum L. denominated KI964 A new and distinct clonal line plant of Solanum tuberosum L. named KI964 and characterized by elevated levels of proteinase inhibitor II.
US10143175B2	Hybrid pepper plant named HMX5125 A novel pepper hybrid plant, designated HMX5125 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pepper hybrid HMX5125, to the plants and plant parts of pepper hybrid HMX5125, and to methods for producing a pepper plant by crossing the pepper hybrid HMX5125 with itself or another pepper plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a pepper plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other pepper plants derived from the pepper hybrid plant HMX5125.
US10143172B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH583000 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH583000. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH583000, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH583000 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH583000.
US10143168B1	Maize inbred PH41F0 A novel maize variety designated PH41F0 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH41F0 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH41F0 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH41F0 or a locus conversion of PH41F0 with another maize variety.
US10143166B2	Wheat cultivar FA9S10-5037W The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated FA9S10-5037W. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar FA9S10-5037W. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar FA9S10-5037W and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar FA9S10-5037W with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US10143158B1	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV466191 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV466191. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV466191, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV466191 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV466191 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV466191.
US10143157B1	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV466588 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV466588. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV466588, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV466588 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV466588 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV466588.
US10143156B1	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV462675 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV462675. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV462675, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV462675 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV462675 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV462675.
US10143154B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV757078 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV757078. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV757078, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV757078 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV757078 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV757078.
US10143148B2	Methods and devices for assessing a field of plants for irrigation A method of estimating a water property value for plants using aerial thermal images is provided. The thermal image values and at least one weather parameter are used to calculate a water stress value. The water property value is estimated using the water stress value and a predetermined correlation between the water stress value and the water property value.
US10143142B2	Agricultural baler with auxiliary power system An agricultural baler includes a main bale chamber, a plunger reciprocally movable within the main bale chamber through a compression cycle, a flywheel associated with the movement of the plunger, and a driveline associated with the flywheel and couplable with a power take-off of a traction unit. The baler has an auxiliary power system coupled with the driveline. The auxiliary power system includes a power indicator providing an output signal representing a parameter associated with power usage during the compression cycle of the plunger, a power device for at least one of receiving power from and transferring power to the driveline, and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the power indicator and the power device. The electrical processing circuit is operable for receiving the output signal(s) and controlling operation of the power device, dependent upon the output signal(s).
US10143140B2	Crop transfer device and corresponding method Crop transfer device (4) for transferring crop to a receptacle, the device comprising a conveyor (8) for transferring the crop and the conveyor defining a conveyor plane (CP). The conveyor has a conveyor outlet (10) defining an outlet direction (OD) which is the direction of the crop falling from the conveyor at the conveyor outlet. The crop transfer device (4) comprises a scanning device (12) adapted to scan the surface of crop situated below the conveyor outlet and the crop transfer device (4) comprises a mounting device (14) by which the scanning device is mounted to the conveyor (8) with a translational mobility of the scanning device with respect to the conveyor along a path (20).
US10143139B2	Firefighter bale despooler A round hay bale unrolling device attaches to a flatbed vehicle presenting a foldable arm attaching to a square hitch receiver of the vehicle supported by the flatbed of the truck allowing the vehicle operator to turn right into the bale to drive an angular spike into the center of the bale, drive forward to despool the round bale and to turn left to disengage the bale in the event of an emergency or at the time the bale has been laid into flat hay. This device is designed to be used by a firefighting vehicle to despool inflamed hay bales without exposing the user to the heat and flames of the hay bale or for use by farmers to unroll the hay bale for feeding without exiting the vehicle in poor weather.
US10143136B2	Multi-section header with adjustable lateral frame relief A header has frame sections that are joined for articulation with each other. The frame sections each form a partial working width of the header. The frame sections include outer lateral frame sections and a central frame section. A relief element is connected to the central frame section and an outer lateral frame section adjacent to the central frame section. The relief element is adjustable between a springy setting and a locked setting. The relief element has a spring movable in a loading direction and also a spatial body rigid in the loading direction. The spring is connected to the first outer lateral frame section by a bolt guided in a slotted hole of the rigid spatial body. A pivotable stop element with stops is pivotable into a plurality of pivot positions. A spring travel of the spring is adjustable by the stops of the stop element.
US10143135B2	Combine harvester cleaning control and cleaning method A combine harvester self-adaptive cleaning control apparatus, includes a return plate, a cleaning sieve, a cleaning centrifugal blower, an impurity collection and stirring auger, a grain collection and stirring auger, a cleaning grain loss monitoring sensor, a grain tank grain impurity rate automatic monitoring apparatus, and an on-line monitoring and control system. The on-line monitoring and control system is connected to the cleaning centrifugal blower, the cleaning grain loss monitoring sensor, the grain tank grain impurity rate automatic monitoring apparatus, and a power driving mechanism of a louver sieve having an adjustable opening. Also disclosed is a self-adaptive cleaning method of the cleaning apparatus which can automatically adjust various working parameters according to a working quality of a working process, control failure rate, and improve a down-time working time for the apparatus.
US10143134B2	Agricultural work machine, agricultural work management method, agricultural work management program, and recording medium with the agricultural work management program recorded thereon An agricultural crop harvester (1) includes a tank in which harvested crops are stored, a stored amount calculation section (51) that calculates a current stored amount of harvested crops stored in the tank, a communication section (61) which receives drier operation information indicative of a drier operational status transmitted from a drying facility 7, a work management section 62 that determines completion timing of a harvesting work based on the current stored amount and the drier operation information, and a notification section 63 which notifies the completion timing.
US10143132B2	Combine A combine including: a measurement sensor that measures a retention volume amount of a grain retained in a grain tank; a determination unit that determines whether or not the retention volume amount measured by the measurement sensor exceeds a preset threshold; a notification unit that, if it is determined by the determination unit that the retention volume amount exceeds the threshold, notifies an operator of information indicating that the amount of the grain exceeds the threshold; a change unit that can change the threshold; and a communication unit that communicates with an external server. The change unit changes the threshold based on data received from the external server.
US10143131B2	Method and apparatus to control residue width A system for discharging residue from an agricultural combine to a ground surface. The system including a spreader operatively connected to a rear end of the agricultural combine. The spreader having one or more impellers each having an axis of rotation and a housing. The impellers are operatively connected to the housing for rotating therein. The housing has an inlet for receiving a flow of residue, an outlet configured about a lateral side of the housing for discharging the flow of residue, and one or more residue flow distributors each pivotably movable in a direction generally parallel with the axis of rotation. Each flow distributor is configured to guide the discharged flow of residue sidewardly away from the spreader to the ground surface. The rotation of the one or more impellers discharge a flow of residue received through the inlet out through the outlet.
US10143127B2	Multiple agricultural product application method and systems A row unit of an agricultural planter includes a seed meter. The seed meter includes first and second disks within a seed meter housing. The first and second seed disks are positioned in the seed meter housing such that the disks rotate in the same rotation direction and include a common seed release point. A single drive member is operatively connected to both the first and second seed disks such that the drive member selectively rotates one or both of the first or second seed disks at a time. The seed disks may be angularly positioned and conical-shaped member with a central axis and comprising seed cells radially positioned about an outer portion and being substantially non-perpendicular to the central axis. An air pressure source also is included to adhere seed to the disks.
US10149415B1	Electromagnetic radiation shielding enhancement for expansion card enclosures Described is a planar spring contact component coupled to a computer housing card enclosure that makes electrical contact with an inserted expansion card, to help form an electromagnetic shield around an opening in the card enclosure provided for external access to the expansion card. A planar spring contact component is electrically coupled to a conductive column that forms a first longitudinal side of an opening in a computer housing card enclosure. The planar spring contact component contacts a longitudinal side edge of a backplate surface panel of an expansion card when the expansion card is inserted into the card enclosure. The planar spring contact component deforms to force the opposite side edge of the backplate surface panel in a first planar direction, relative to a plane of the surface panel of the backplate, into an opposing shielding conductor, which may be a planar spring contact component of another conductive column.
US10149411B2	Rack enclosure cooling systems and related methods A system includes an enclosure with a device space having a layer of active devices arranged into rows and adjacent cooling channels and an inlet partition having apertures aligned to the cooling channels defining a supply plenum. In a method of use, cooling fluid, such as air, is transferred from the supply plenum to the cooling channels to concurrently cool the layer of active devices and may provide substantially the same temperature and flow of cooling fluid to each row of active devices. Active devices may include storage devices. The supply plenum may include elongate ducts to encourage uniform cooling along a row. The supply plenum may also include a duct partition or more than one supply plenum to encourage uniform cooling among the rows. One or more fans may provide pressurized cooling fluid in the supply plenum space.
US10149410B2	Heat control device for power equipment This invention involves and discloses a heat control device for power equipment, which comprises heat source, heat sink base plate, heat insulation layer, dissipation heat sink and thermal control switch, wherein the heat source is placed on and in contact with dissipation heat sink, and its bottom is in direct lap joint with heat sink base plate, wherein the heat insulation layer is set around heat sink base plate, wherein the thermal control switch is placed on heat sink base plate. This invention of heat control device is one that demonstrates excellent low temperature thermal insulation property for key components or heat-sensitive elements of power equipment. The heat control device applying technical solutions described in this invention features easy manufacturing, low cost and reliable performance.
US10149409B2	Energy consuming device and assembly An energy consumption device includes a housing that supports a first and second terminal. An energy consuming module, which may include a light emitting diode array, is supported by the housing and is thermally coupled to a thermal bridge that extends below a lower surface of the housing. A cover can be positioned so as to secure the energy consuming module between the cover and the housing. A plurality of magnets can be configured to secure the energy consumption device to a rail that supports powered contacts so that the first and second terminals engage the powered contacts and the thermal bridge is pressed against the rail.
US10149406B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a casing provided with a ventilating opening disposed in a front surface of the casing; a plurality of fan devices disposed in a rear portion of the casing; a board that includes a heat generating device disposed on an upper surface of the board and includes a heat radiating device disposed on a lower surface of the board, and is housed in the casing, and is configured to divide the flow of the air into two in an upward-downward direction of the casing; a heat transport member configured to couple the heat generating device to the heat radiating device; and a seal member configured to form a duct structure extending in the front-rear direction of the casing between the board and a bottom wall portion of the casing by sealing a gap penetrating in a thickness direction of the board between the board and the casing.
US10149405B2	Electronic device An electronic device, comprises: a base including a top surface and a bottom surface; a baseplate, a side edge of the baseplate is pivotally connected with the bottom surface, a moving member disposed in the base and configured to push against the baseplate; a linkage member disposed in the base and configured to push against the moving member; and a push member disposed in the base, the push member makes the baseplate moved via the linkage member and the moving member in sequence to make the baseplate selectively cover the bottom surface or detached from the bottom surface.
US10149404B2	Opening and closing control system and opening and closing control apparatus An opening and closing control system that controls an operation of an inlet port so that an external environment is detected more accurately and opening and closing of the inlet port is controlled more properly is provided. In the ventilation control system, an internal environment sensor detects an internal environment of a casing, and an external environment sensor is disposed apart from the casing without being in contact with the casing and detects an external environment of the casing which corresponds to the internal environment. Then, a calculation unit obtains the internal environment and the external environment detected by the internal environment sensor and the external environment sensor, and controls opening and closing of a ventilation port in response to difference between the internal environment and the external environment.
US10149402B1	Rack-mountable IT device An IO subsystem, for use with an IT computing device, includes a cage assembly configured to releasably engage a chassis of the IT computing device and to receive a plurality of IO adapter cards. A midplane adapter assembly, positioned within the cage assembly, includes a first electrical connector system configured to engage a generic connector system included within the IT computing device and a second electrical connector system configured to engage the plurality of IO adapter cards. A coupling system is configured to releasably couple the cage assembly to the chassis of the IT computing device.
US10149399B1	Solid state drive with improved enclosure assembly The present invention pertains to a hard disk drive form factor compatible solid-state storage device enclosure assembly that protects circuit boards contained within the enclosure from environmental disruption, such as mechanical stress, vibration, external electronic disruption, or any combination of these, while allowing for a variable number of circuit boards in the SSD enclosure. In another embodiment, the solid-state storage device enclosure assembly, or a similar circuit board assembly, includes an alignment guide that precludes a circuit board from being misaligned within the enclosure.
US10149393B2	Burning method There is provided a burning method of burning, on a base member, a precursor in which conductive particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium, and the burning method includes: a first pressurization step of pressurizing the precursor heated to a burning temperature or above; and a second pressurization step of pressurizing, after the first pressurization step, the precursor with a pressurization force higher than a pressurization force in the first pressurization step.
US10149388B2	Method for embedding a discrete electrical device in a printed circuit board A method for embedding a discrete electrical device in a printed circuit board (PCB) is provided, which includes: providing a vertical via as a blind hole from a horizontal surface of the PCB to a conductive structure in a first layer, the first layer being one layer of a first core section of a plurality of core sections vertically arranged above each other, each core section including lower and upper conductive layers, and a non-conductive layer in between; inserting the electrical device into the via, with the device extending within at least two of the core sections; establishing a first electrical connection between a first device contact and the conductive structure in the first layer; and establishing a second electrical connection between a second device contact and a second layer, the second layer being one of the conductive layers of a second horizontal core section.
US10149385B2	Affixing structure for electronic component An affixing structure that reduces costs and reduces the risk of vibration causing damage or the like to electrical connection terminals on an electronic component affixed to a circuit board is provided. In the affixing structure, which is affixed to a circuit board (21) via a plurality of lead frames (55) that are part of a transformer (50), at least one second side wall perpendicular to a first side wall where the lead frames (55) are arranged is adhesively supported on the circuit board (21) by a support (60). The height (H3) of the part of the support (60) in contact with the transformer (50) is greater than or equal to the height (H2) of the center of gravity of the electronic component, and the length (L) of the support (60) in the direction of the first side wall is greater than or equal to the height (H3).
US10149384B1	Support structure and manufacture method thereof A support structure located at a bottom of a ball grid array (BGA) is provided. The support structure includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having first positioning pin holes, an interface plate having second positioning pin holes which correspond to the first positioning pin holes arranged on the PCB, a support film arranged on the PCB and having support portions, and positioning components penetrating the first positioning pin holes and the second positioning pin holes corresponding to the first positioning pin holes to assemble the support film on the PCB and the interface plate.
US10149383B2	Load reduced memory module The embodiments described herein describe technologies for memory systems. One implementation of a memory system includes a motherboard substrate with multiple module sockets, at least one of which is populated with a memory module. A first set of data lines is disposed on the motherboard substrate and coupled to the module sockets. The first set of data lines includes a first subset of point-to-point data lines coupled between a memory controller and a first socket and a second subset of point-to-point data lines coupled between the memory controller and a second socket. A second set of data lines is disposed on the motherboard substrate and coupled between the first socket and the second socket. The first and second sets of data lines can make up a memory channel.
US10149369B2	Method of associating wireless control devices A first wireless control device may be associated with a second wireless control device in response to the movement of the first wireless control device in relation to the second wireless control device. The second control device may determine whether the signal strength of the wireless signals received from the first wireless control device has changed, and may associate the first wireless control device with the second wireless control device if the signal strength of the received wireless signals has changed. The second control device may be disassociated with the first control device by moving the first wireless control device in relation to the second wireless control device. The second control device may disassociate the first control device when the signal strength of subsequent wireless signals received from the first wireless control device has changed.
US10149368B2	Systems and methods for managing lighting settings in a lighting system Embodiments are provided for systems and methods of managing a lighting system. According to certain aspects, the lighting system includes a low voltage controller (LVC) connected to multiple switches and to multiple drivers. Based on signals received from the switches, the LVC may determine a desired lighting setting as well as an adjustment setting of the lighting setting. The LVC may apply an appropriate signal to a driver to cause the driver to power a corresponding portion of luminaires. The LVC may include a memory configured to store adjustment settings so that the LVC may revert back to desired lighting and adjustment settings.
US10149364B2	System and method for generating light representative of a target natural light A lighting system and method for generating an output light beam representative of a target natural light are provided. The lighting system includes a plurality of solid-state light emitters each emitting a light sub-beam having an individual spectrum. The individual spectra of the solid-state light emitters collectively cover a visible portion of the natural light spectral profile and exclude infrared and ultraviolet components. The lighting system further includes a combining assembly combining the light sub-beams into the output light beam. A control module controls an intensity of the light sub-beam from each of the solid-state light emitters such that the resulting combined spectral profile of the output light beam is representative of a natural light spectral profile of the target natural light over its visible portion.
US10149363B2	Method for making tunable multi-LED emitter module A method for making a light-emitting diode (LED) emitter module includes providing a substrate and providing two or more groups of LED dies disposed on the substrate. Each group has one or more LED dies, and each of the LED dies is coupled to an electrical contact and electrical paths are configured for feeding separate electrical currents to the groups of LED dies. The method also includes determining information associating a plurality output light colors with a corresponding plurality of combinations of electrical currents, each combination specifying a plurality of electrical current values, each electrical current value being associated with an LED die from one of the two or more groups of LED dies. The method also includes storing the information in the memory device, and providing a circuit for accessing the information in the memory device.
US10149361B1	Driver for light emitting devices using sequential coupling A method includes sequentially coupling, by a switching module of a circuit, each cell of a plurality of cells to a driver module. Each cell of the plurality of cells includes a light emitting diode (LED) configured to activate based on a control voltage at a respective cell of the plurality of cells. The method includes driving, by the driver module, the control voltage of the respective cell based on a reference current when the switching module sequentially couples the respective cell to the driver module.
US10149360B2	Lighting control system, lighting control method, control device, and control method A lighting control system includes: a first control device; a detector; a second control device; and a lighting device. The first control device transmits a PWM signal to the second control device. The second control device receives the PWM signal and acquires a detection signal indicating a detection result of the detector, and transmits to the lighting device a dimming signal corresponding to either one of the PWM signal or the detection signal. The PWM signal includes either one of a dimming PWM signal whose duty ratio is within a predetermined range or a detection control PWM signal whose duty ratio is outside the predetermined range. When the dimming PWM signal is received, the second control device performs dimming control on the lighting device, and when the detection control PWM signal is received, the second control device performs lighting control on the lighting device according to the detection signal.
US10149358B1	Programmable control elements for illumination systems In accordance with various embodiments, a programmable current control device for an illumination system receives information representative of a desired output current level, stores information representative of the desired output current level, and maintains the desired output current level for at least a portion of the illumination system.
US10149357B2	Current control circuit for linear LED driver Employed within an LED driver operating from the AC power line, the invention controls both input current and output power. With this regulation circuit, input current appears purely resistive, precisely tracking the input voltage waveshape. At the same time, it provides good line regulation and inherent phase dimmer compatibility, requiring no special circuitry to detect and handle a dimmer.
US10149355B2	Load control device for controlling a driver for a lighting load If there is an interruption of power to an electrical load while the electrical load is operating at low end, the electrical load may not turn back on when power is restored. This undesired operation may be avoided by detecting the application of power to the electrical load, and automatically increasing the magnitude of a control signal being applied to the electrical load by a sufficient amount for a short period of time after power has been applied. This way, the electrical load may be turned back on to low end, instead of erroneously operating in an electronic off condition.
US10149354B2	Power converter controller A controller for a power converter to convert electrical power at an input voltage into electrical power at an output voltage and a method of operating such controller is presented. The controller for controlling a power converter has an input port to receive a voltage representative of the input voltage; an input voltage measuring unit to sample a measuring voltage and to determine a measurement value that is representative of the input voltage; a switch; and a diode connectable with a storage unit to provide a supply voltage for the controller during operation of the controller. The switch controls the charging of the storage unit from the voltage at the input port.
US10149353B2	Microwave oven A microwave oven includes an oven muffle, a high-frequency oscillator for generating microwaves propagating within the oven muffle, an opening within the muffle wall of the oven muffle for passing a rotatable shaft of a motor through the muffle wall, and an element for suppressing microwave leakage through the opening. The element for suppressing microwave leakage is arranged at a distance to the muffle wall by a motor mounting element bearing the motor, such that there is no direct physical contact between the muffle wall and the suppression element.
US10149352B2	Microwave oven A microwave oven includes an outer housing defining an accommodating chamber therein and having a first cooling air inlet and a first cooling air outlet therein; an inner housing disposed within the accommodating chamber and defining a heating chamber therein, the heating chamber having a second cooling air inlet and a second cooling air outlet communicated with the first cooling air outlet, a cooling air passage being defined between an upper surface of the inner housing and a top wall of the accommodating chamber and communicated with the second cooling air inlet; a cooling fan having an air inlet communicated with the first cooling air inlet via an air inlet passage and an air outlet communicated with the cooling air passage; and an electrical component disposed within the cooling air passage.
US10149351B2	Device for generating an alternate radiofrequency electromagnetic field, control method and plant using such device A device for generating an alternating radio-frequency electromagnetic field in a working area includes an applicator emitting the electromagnetic field, an oscillator providing an alternate voltage and electric current having a predetermined value and a predetermined frequency to the applicator, a power supply supplying a substantially DC voltage to the oscillator, and a control system controlling the electrical parameters of the AC voltage, the AC current and/or the frequency provided to the applicator by the oscillator. The control system includes an input port connected to the electric power network, a first electronic control circuit connected to the input port and substantially instantaneously varying the electrical parameters and instantaneous control of the field emission power, and a second electronic control circuit regulating the operation of the oscillator. The first electronic circuit has an output connected to the power supply. A plant includes the device and a control method for the device.
US10149346B2	Method and apparatus for establishing volte call A method and apparatus for establishing a Voice over LTE (Long Term Evolution) (VoLTE) call in a communication network are provided. After a request for establishing a VoLTE call is received, a user equipment (UE) involved in the VoLTE call that is in LTE coverage can be identified. One or more dummy messages are send to the identified UE after the VoLTE call enters into ringing phase. An interval between successive dummy messages is shorter than a first time period set for determining whether to release radio resource for supporting the VoLTE call in LTE coverage. Sending the dummy message can be stopped if the VoLTE call is answered or is cancelled. As a consequence, time spending on establishing a VoLTE call is shortened and good performance characteristics is achieved, and signallings on networks are reduced.
US10149345B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for discontinuous signaling in a mobile communication network The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for discontinuous signaling in a mobile communication network. User equipment (UE)/mobile terminal requests slotted transmissions and, in response to the network authorizing slotted transmissions, communication of subsequent UE transmissions are slotted, such that a minimum time period is required to elapse between each UE transmission. In specific embodiments of the invention the minimum time period is a predetermined time period known in advance to the user equipment and network. In other embodiments of the invention the user equipment slotted transmission requests includes a requested minimum time period, which may be approved or revised by the network. In still further embodiments the network, upon receiving the request for slotted transmissions, determines the minimum time period.
US10149341B2	Method and apparatus for controlling random access in wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation A random access procedure control method and apparatus is provided for controlling a random access procedure efficiently in a mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation. The method for controlling random access procedure of a terminal in a wireless communication system having a primary cell and at least one secondary cell includes initiating a random access procedure in the primary cell and the at least one secondary cells, detecting a random access failure of a terminal performing the random access procedure, determining whether the random access failure is detected in the primary cell or the at least one secondary cell, and determining whether to continue the random access procedure according to a result of the determining of whether the random access failure is detected.
US10149340B1	Slave bluetooth device switching between active bluetooth connections with different master bluetooth devices A slave Bluetooth device establishes first and second connections with first and second master Bluetooth devices, respectively, that each operate in a master mode. The slave Bluetooth device operates in a slave mode when communicating through any of the first and second connections. The slave Bluetooth device communicates connection parameter update request packets containing timeout values to the first and second master Bluetooth devices. The slave Bluetooth device alternates during non-overlapping time slots between at least: 1) monitoring the first connection for traffic transmitted by the first master Bluetooth device while not monitoring the second connection; and 2) monitoring the second connection for traffic transmitted by the second master Bluetooth device while not monitoring the first connection; and controls a rate at which the alternating is performed based on the first timeout value and the second timeout value.
US10149328B2	Radio network controller and a method therein for managing a random access channel A Radio Network Controller, RNC, and a method performed by the RNC for managing the utilization of a RACH of a WCDMA communication network wherein the RNC is associated with an RBS, wherein the RACH is an uplink channel between UEs and the RBS are provided. The method comprises determining a current resource utilization level of the RACH; setting, based on the determined resource utilization, a value of at least one Radio Link Control, RLC, parameter that controls the disposition of a UE to transmit data on the RACH; and employing the at least one RLC parameter to at least one UE being in a Cell Forward Access Channel, CELL_FACH, state or entering into the CELL_FACH state.
US10149326B2	Apparatus for data transmission method This invention proposes efficient data transmission methods in the mobile cellular network. A specific resource pool is divided into several resource groups to indicate the size level of the data available for transmission. The base station allocates a proper UL grant to the terminal. Based on the allocated UL grant, the terminal compares the granted Transport Block (TB) size with the size of data available for transmission. If the UL grant is large enough, the terminal transmits the data available for transmission in the allocated UL resource, otherwise, re-attempts the random access procedure. In another example, the terminal transmits a BSR message and as much of the data as is available for transmission. The base station may grant additional UL resources if there is remaining data to be transmitted. A timer is used for the terminal to decide whether waiting for the additional UL grant from the base station.
US10149324B2	Resource indication method, base station, and user equipment The present invention discloses a resource indication method, a base station, and user equipment. The user equipment includes: a sending unit, configured to send a random access preamble to a base station on a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the PRACH corresponds to at least one acquisition indicator channel (AICH); a detection unit, configured to detect auxiliary indication information and detect, on the at least one AICH, feedback information sent by the base station, where the feedback information includes acquisition indicator (AI) information and extended acquisition indicator (EAI) information; and a determining unit, configured to determine, according to the feedback information and the auxiliary indication information, a resource index of a target resource allocated by the base station in M uplink transmission resources, where M is an integer greater than 32.
US10149316B2	Methods and devices for granting DPCCH bursts for enhanced uplink The present invention relates to granting time intervals for transmitting a control signal burst and, more particularly, to methods and devices for granting Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) bursts for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). A base station determines whether a predetermined condition for transmitting a grant signal is satisfied and, if so, determines a schedule for receiving a control signal burst from a mobile device and transmits, in accordance with the determined schedule, the grant signal to at least said mobile device. Correspondingly, a mobile device transmits a report to a base station causing it to determine, in accordance with the report, a schedule for transmitting a control signal burst. Then the mobile device receives grant signals in accordance with the determined schedule and transmits a control signal burst in accordance with the grant signal.
US10149309B2	Communication control device, communication control method, and communication device Provided is a communication control device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire quality-related information regarding quality of a backhaul line to be used for providing control-related information regarding control in a control scheme of radio communication to a communication node to which the control scheme is applied; and a control unit configured to control the application of the control scheme to the communication node based on the quality-related information.
US10149305B2	Mitigating UL-to-DL interference A method, in a heterogeneous telecommunications network, for mitigating uplink-downlink (UL-DL) interference between a first half-duplex user equipment (UE) operable to communicate using a first frequency resource in an uplink to a first full-duplex node, and a second half duplex UE operable to receive downlink communications from a second full-duplex node, the method including receiving, at the second node, an indication of actual or potential UL-DL interference generated by the first UE, scheduling a pair of UEs, that includes the second UE, for full-duplex UL-DL communication with the second full-duplex node in which DL transmissions to the second UE from the second node use a second frequency resource different from the first frequency resource or in which scheduling is avoided for DL connections to the second UE that fall below a quality of service threshold determined using channel quality measurements obtained by the second UE for the first and second frequency resources.
US10149301B2	Methods and arrangements for device discovery The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for transmission of discovery signal signals and detection of discovery signal signals for device-to-device communication. According to some aspects, the disclosure relates to a method executed in a wireless terminal for transmitting a control signal for enabling device-to-device, D2D, discovery, wherein the control signal carries an identity. According to one aspect, the method comprises hashing the control signal, taking a time stamp used for the control signal transmission as one input parameter, encoding the hashed control signal, and transmitting the encoded signal.
US10149299B2	Collaborative radio resources allocations to applications of mobile units Collecting state information about the resources of radio access networks (RANs) and the Access Point Names (APNs) enables this information to be provided to mobile stations which employ this information to determine which radio access technology (RAT) to employ for connecting to the wireless access network, and to determine which APN to use. This decision is made relative to each application that the mobile station is executing, and these decisions are, optionally, revisited periodically, or as significant changes in the state information are recognized.
US10149298B2	Dynamic power allocations for direct broadcasting satellite (DBS) channels via wavefront multiplexing At a ground-based transmitting system, a first processor receives and performs an N-to-N wavefront-multiplexing (WFM) transform on N signals and outputs N WFM signals, N>1. The N WFM signals are orthogonal to one another and each of which is a unique linear combination of the N signals. The N-to-N WFM transform has a unique inverse. A transmit back-end transmits the N WFM signals over a transmission medium via propagation channels. At a user terminal, a receive front-end receives the N transmitted WFM signals and generates N received WFM signals. An equalizer generates N equalized signals from the N received WFM signals. A second processor performs the unique inverse of the N-to-N WFM transform on the N equalized signals and outputs N wavefront demultiplexed signals, each of which is a unique linear combination of the N equalized signals and is a recovered version of a respective one of the N signals.
US10149297B2	Communication device Data is transferred between a DECT terminal and an LTE base station. A base unit includes a DECT communication unit and an LTE communication unit, the DECT communication unit performing DECT communication with a DECT terminal, and the LTE communication unit transmitting and receiving data with the DECT communication unit and performing LTE communication with an LTE carrier gateway through an LTE base station. The DECT communication unit, in a case where an adjacent frequency bandwidth that is adjacent to one of DECT communication sub-bands is used in the LTE communication, controls the DECT communication to be performed by using the other sub-band.
US10149295B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving data using multiple carriers in mobile communication system The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving using multiple carriers in a mobile communication system. A method for transmitting/receiving data by a terminal using multiple carriers in a mobile communication system according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a serving cell addition control message including uplink subframe pattern information on a master serving cell group or a slave serving cell group from a base station; establishing synchronization with a serving cell included in the serving cell addition control message; and, when a command for activating the serving cell with which the synchronization is established is received, transmitting/receiving data to/from the base station through the added serving cell.
US10149294B2	Communication control device, communication control method, and wireless communication device There is provided a communication control device including an acquiring section that acquires first position related information relating to positions of one or more wireless communication devices among a plurality of access points that perform transmission of signals to a target device in parallel using an identical frequency resource and second position related information relating to a position of the target device, an estimating section that estimates a distance between the target device and each of the one or more wireless communication devices during the transmission on the basis of the first position related information and the second position related information, and a deciding section that decides transmission timing of each of the plurality of access points for the transmission on the basis of information that includes information on the estimated distance and relates to a distance between the target device and each of the plurality of access points.
US10149290B2	Adaptation of control signaling transmissions to variations in respective resources A method and an apparatus for a User Equipment (UE) to receive a first type of a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) or a second type of a PDCCH in a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) are provided whereby the first type of PDCCH and the second type of PDCCH convey respective Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats containing Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bits scrambled with a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI). The method includes receiving by the UE a first bitmap associated with a number of TTIs equal to the first bitmap size, wherein each element of the first bitmap indicates whether a TTI is of a first type or of a second type, decoding by the UE only PDCCH of the first type if the TTI is of the first type, and decoding by the UE only PDCCH of the second type if the TTI is of the second type.
US10149289B2	Method of handling downlink-only carrier and related communication device A method of handling a downlink (DL)-only carrier for a communication device comprises receiving system information on the DL-only carrier transmitted by a network, wherein the system information does not comprise at least one information element for an uplink (UL) transmission and the at least one information element is mandatory to be present in the system information according to a third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standard, and determining that the system information is valid.
US10149288B2	Method and device for receiving or transmitting downlink data in wireless communication system A method of receiving downlink data in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a first parameter, for determining the effectiveness of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) from a special cell, from a first cell; and obtaining information on a sub frame having non-effective CSI-RS by using the number of sub frames to which the paging message of a second cell is transmitted for a reference time, and the first parameter may be different from a second parameter that is transmitted by the second cell and indicates the number of sub frames to which the paging message of the second cell is transmitted for the reference time.
US10149287B2	Method and apparatus for sending and receiving downlink control information A user equipment, UE, (24) is configured to receive downlink control information, DCI, transmitted to the UE (24) by a primary cell (26) in a wireless communication system (10). The UE (24) comprises one or more processing circuits (34) that shall assume that a DCI message which has a common payload size and the same first control channel element index, but different bit fields, in a common search space and a UE-specific search space is transmitted by the primary cell (26) in the common search space or the UE-specific search space, based on radio resource control, RRC, configuration of the UE (24).
US10149286B2	HARQ-ACK multiplexing in PUSCH A method of operating a wireless communication device comprises channel coding Channel State Information (CSI) bits jointly with Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bits, multiplexing the jointly coded CSI and HARQ-ACK bits with coded data bits, and transmitting the multiplexed coded CSI and HARQ-ACK bits and coded data bits on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
US10149284B2	Systems and methods for group block acknowledgment transmissions Methods and apparatus for allocating multi-user resources are provided. In one aspect, the disclosure provides for a method of wireless communication with a plurality of wireless stations. The method comprises transmitting, by an access point, a first communication to a first wireless station, the first communication comprising an indication of a group of wireless stations from among the plurality of wireless stations, the group of wireless stations comprising the first wireless station. The method further comprises receiving, by the access point, a second communication from the first wireless station. The method further comprises transmitting, by the access point, a third communication to the group of wireless stations, the third communication comprising data for the group of wireless stations. In certain aspects, the third communication comprises a block acknowledgment of at least a portion of the second communication.
US10149282B2	HARQ-ACK signal transmission in response to detection of control channel type in case of multiple control channel types Methods and apparatuses are provided for wireless communications. Configuration information including a resource start offset and information for a transmission type of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) are received. Downlink control information (DCI), transmitted using at least one antenna port of a base station on the EPDCCH using at least one of control channel elements (CCEs), are received. A resource of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is determined based on a first CCE of the at least one of CCEs, information in the DCI, and the resource start offset in the configuration information if the transmission type of the EPDCCH is distributed transmission. A hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) signal is transmitted on the resource to the base station.
US10149281B2	HARQ-ACK signal transmission in response to detection of control channel type in case of multiple control channel types Methods and apparatuses are provided for wireless communications. Configuration information including a resource start offset is received. Downlink control information (DCI), transmitted using a first antenna port of a base station on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) using at least one of control channel elements (CCEs), is received. A resource of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is determined based on a first CCE of the at least one of CCEs, the first antenna port, information in the DCI, and the resource start offset in the configuration information, if a transmission type of the EPDCCH is localized transmission. A hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) signal is transmitted on the resource to the base station.
US10149277B2	Method and apparatus for paging UE smartly in MME pool This disclosure provides a method for paging User equipment (UE) smartly in MME pool, comprising: transmitting a paging request to a first eNodeB the UE last accessed; if the UE is not paged, transmitting the paging request to all eNodeBs belonging to a first Tracking Area (TA) to which the first eNodeB belongs; and if the UE is not paged, determining, in a Tracking Area list assigned to the UE, a first group of Tracking Areas (TAs) adjacent to the first Tracking Area, and transmitting the paging request to all eNodeBs belonging to the first group of Tracking Areas. This disclosure also provides an apparatus for paging User equipment (UE) smartly in MME pool. This may largely decrease the paging load and save the radio resources without perceivable paging quality degradation.
US10149273B2	Telecommunications method and apparatus for facilitating positioning measurements A wireless terminal capable of operating in a discontinuous mode and method for operation facilitate measurements pertaining to position of the wireless terminal. A measurement request message from a radio access network indicates that measurements are to be performed by the wireless terminal on downlink signals transmitted by the base station or by the base station on downlink signals transmitted by the base station. As a result of or after receiving the message, operation of the wireless terminal changes from a discontinuous mode to a modified mode to facilitate performance of the measurements. Relative to the discontinuous mode at least one of following are shortened or eliminated in the modified mode: (i) the non-reception periods, and (ii) the non-transmission periods.
US10149272B2	Location information for voice over WLAN emergency calling Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, user equipment (UE) comprises processing circuitry to connect to a network via an untrusted wireless local area network (WLAN) and determine a location of the UE to provide the location of the UE if a voice call is made by the UE via the untrusted WLAN. The UE provides the location of the UE to a Public-Safety Answering Point (PSAP) via one or more network nodes of the network via the untrusted WLAN.
US10149271B2	Method of enabling a wireless information device to access location data A method of enabling a first wireless information device to access absolute location data in which the first wireless information device does not possess its own absolute location finding system but is instead able to receive, over a wireless network, absolute location data from a second wireless information device that does have its own absolute location finding system. The present invention hence enables wireless information devices to share absolute location data: for example, a mobile telephone with GPS capability can be used as a local “beacon” to broadcast its absolute location to any nearby devices over a personal area wireless network (e.g. a Bluetooth network) so that those nearby devices can use that location data. Hence, a camera with no location finding system of its own could obtain location data from a nearby GPS equipped mobile telephone over a Bluetooth PAN and watermark its images with location data.
US10149269B2	Mobile transceiver having route monitoring and method of operation A mobile transceiver for asset tracking having route monitoring and method of operation are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: determining a location of the mobile transceiver using the satellite receiver; determining whether the determined location deviates from a planned route; and sending an alert to an asset tracking service when the determined location deviates from the planned route.
US10149266B2	Apparatus, method, and storage medium An apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to acquire a device driver corresponding to a device, deploy the acquired device driver so as to be operable, generate an address allowing a function of the device to be called from one or more client apparatuses, register the address and a path to the device driver in association with each other, generate, based on first information in which a function to be provided by each device is described and the address, second information including the function of the device and the address, and register the second information.
US10149265B2	Method and apparatus for assigning mobile subscriber identification information to multiple devices according to location Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling use of such information by different communication devices. The use of the same mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on locations. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10149264B2	Method and apparatus for efficiently delivering supplementary services to multi-technology capable wireless transmit/receive units A multiple wireless access technology capable (WAT-capable) wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes a registration message generator configured to generate a registration message indicating that the WTRU is configured to communicate using an IEEE 802.11x technology. The WTRU also includes a transmitter configured to send the registration message via an IEEE 802.11x WLAN to a cellular network during registration with the cellular network, and a receiver configured to receive services from the cellular network via the WLAN. The registration message further indicates that the WTRU is configured to receive Short Message Service (SMS) messages from the cellular network via the WLAN. The WTRU receiver receives services that include Short Message Service (SMS) messages.
US10149260B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving narrowband synchronization signals A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving narrowband (NB) synchronization signals. A base station transmits an NB secondary synchronization signal (SSS) indicating N NB cell identities assigned for NB Internet of Things (IoT) operation, a specific sequence generated by multiplying a base sequence with a cover sequence in element units is used for the NB SSS, wherein the base sequence is generated through a second Zadoff-Chu sequence having a length corresponding to a largest prime number less than a length L in a frequency domain, and the specific sequence is divisionally mapped to and transmitted in a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in elements each having a length M.
US10149257B2	Method and apparatus for configuring power headroom information in mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation A method and apparatus for configuring Power Headroom Report (PHR) of a User Equipment (UE) efficiently in a mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation are provided. The method includes generating a header including a LCID for identifying extended PHR and L indicating a length of the extended PHR, and inserting Power Headrooms (PHs) of multiple activated carriers into the extended PHR of one of the carriers.
US10149256B2	Method for controlling power for device-to-device (D2D) communication in wireless communication system and apparatus for same A method for a terminal controlling power in a wireless communication system, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a base station power setting information on the difference in power setting values between a first channel for eNodeB-to-device (eNB2D) communication, and a second channel for device-to-device (D2D) communication; and controlling the power of the first channel and/or the second channel in accordance with the power setting information, wherein the power is controlled in accordance with a predetermined priority, which is based on a plurality of channels and a plurality of transmitted data items, which are different from each other are simultaneously transmitted by the terminal at a specific time.
US10149255B2	Low latency uplink power control Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine separate uplink (UL) power limitations for multiple transmission time interval (TTI) durations based on distinct power control parameters. In some cases, an adjustment factor or a power backoff may be applied to communications using one TTI duration to ensure that total transmit power does not exceed a threshold. The UE and the serving base station may also identify one or more demodulation reference signal (DMRS) windows. UL data transmissions may be demodulated based on a DMRS sent during the same window. Transmit power control (TPC) commands may be applied at the beginning of each window. However, if an UL transmission is scheduled at the beginning of the window, the UE may wait until a DMRS transmission or until no more transmissions are scheduled for the window before applying the TPC adjustment.
US10149249B2	Uplink transmission power control method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus receives transmit power command (TPC) monitoring information for receiving a plurality of TPCs for adjusting uplink transmission power for a plurality of serving cells. The apparatus obtains the plurality of TPCs by monitoring a downlink control channel on the basis of the TPC monitoring information.
US10149247B2	Fast dormancy system and process A communication system operates in the first power state during a communication session. The system transitions from the first to a second power state, when a first predefined time period expires after transfer of a packet and before a transfer of a next packet, for any of and no more than a first N packets in the communication session. Alternatively or in addition, the system transitions from the first to the second power state when: (a) the first predefined time period expires after transfer of a packet and before transfer of a next packet in the communication session and (b) the size of each packet transferred thus far in the communication session is not greater than S.
US10149246B2	Selective use of antenna diversity in MTC devices A wireless device includes a first antenna and a second antenna that may be used to communicate with a wireless network. The wireless device initiates a traffic call with a wireless network and activates a first antenna to be used to communicate with the wireless network upon initiating the traffic call. The wireless device selectively activates a second antenna, when initiating the traffic call, based at least in part on a usage of the second antenna during a previous traffic call. For example, the wireless device may maintain the second antenna in an inactive state if the second antenna was deactivated during the previous traffic call and/or remained inactive for at least a threshold duration.
US10149245B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a wireless LAN control unit which performs a wireless communication, a power mode setting unit which accepts a setting instruction for setting a power saving mode to be OFF or ON from a user, and a power saving mode setting storage unit which holds a setting that is set for the power saving mode, and a table storing a setting for turning the power saving mode off/on in association with a protocol used in a wireless communication. In case the power mode setting unit holds the setting for setting the power saving mode to be ON, the information processing apparatus controls whether or not to turn on the power saving mode based on a protocol used in the wireless communication and a setting of the power saving mode stored in the table in association with that protocol.
US10149244B2	Apparatus and method for saving power by transmission interval in wireless communication system An apparatus and a method for controlling power consumption of a terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes deactivating one or more of hardware components for signal reception in a transmission interval if there is no data to be received in the transmission interval, and receiving a control signal by activating all the components in a next transmission interval.
US10149243B2	Mobile communication system, base station, and user terminal A base station for managing a cell includes a controller configured to perform an on/off operation to turn a downlink transmission of the cell on and off. The controller performs a process of transmitting a periodic radio signal including a cell-specific reference signal.
US10149241B2	Device, method, and system for starting mobile hotspot Disclosed is a device for starting a mobile hotspot, including: a password sending module, configured to send a Bluetooth pairing password and a preset start password to a mobile terminal that previously accessed a mobile hotspot via WIFI; a working state detecting module, configured to: detect the working state of mobile hotspot; a sleep triggering module, configured to trigger the mobile hotspot to enter into a sleeping state when detecting that the mobile hotspot has no user access and/or no data service; a Bluetooth module, configured to establish a Bluetooth connection with the mobile terminal and receive a password sent by the mobile terminal when the mobile hotspot is in the sleeping state; a start controlling module, configured to compare the password with a locally stored start password and control the mobile hotspot to enter into the working state when the comparison result is that they are consistent.
US10149239B2	System and method for the reception of content items A system and method for the reception of content items, including the ability to handle a plurality of service announcement formats and the ability to select, for a plurality of network access points, the best access point for receiving items.
US10149236B2	System and method for utilizing stored higher layer information A method for operating a station during a discovery process includes transmitting a first Layer 2 frame to an access point (AP), the first Layer 2 frame including a first version number associated with first higher layer information and an identifier of a protocol associated with both the first higher layer information and the first version number, receiving a second Layer 2 frame from the AP including an indication that a second version number associated with a second higher layer information is the same as the first version number, and deciding whether to perform a network selection process in accordance with the first higher layer information.
US10149233B2	Communication apparatus, control method of communication apparatus, and storage medium A communication apparatus having a direct wireless communication function includes a generation unit configured to generate a first two-dimensional code including an address of the communication apparatus and an SSID corresponding to the direct wireless communication function, and a second two-dimensional code including the address of the communication apparatus and not including the SSID corresponding to the direct wireless communication function, and an output unit configured to output the first two-dimensional code and the second two-dimensional code.
US10149227B2	System and method for beacon interval adaptation A method for operating a user equipment (UE) adapted to transmit beacons includes adjusting an initial beacon interval between successively transmitted beacons in accordance with a value of at least one parameter and a beacon configuration received from a network entity, thereby producing an adjusted beacon interval, and transmitting a beacon selected in accordance with the adjusted beacon interval in a beacon transmission opportunity determined in accordance with the initial beacon interval.
US10149222B2	Wireless device and methods therein for an improved cell reselection procedure A wireless device 204 and a method for providing an improved cell reselection procedure. The wireless device is served in a serving cell 212-1. At a first point in time, the wireless device determines a first signal quality of a first signal received from the serving cell. At a second point in time, it determines a second signal quality of a second signal received from a neighbor cell 212-2, 222, 232. Based on the determined first and second signal qualities, the wireless device determines a first trigger condition for performing measurements for cell reselection. At a third point in time, the wireless device determines a third signal quality of a third signal received from the serving cell. When a difference between the third and first signal qualities has passed the trigger condition, the wireless device performs at least one measurement for cell reselection on at least one of the cells.
US10149220B2	Method for notifying and obtaining uplink/downlink configuration information, base station, and user equipment Disclosed is a method for notifying uplink and downlink configuration information. The method includes: a base station sending to a user equipment (UE) a downlink control information format, wherein the downlink control information format carries uplink and downlink configuration information used for indicating an uplink and downlink configuration.
US10149218B2	Method and apparatus for handling RAN assistance information for cell change in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for handling radio access network (RAN) assistance information in a wireless communication system are provided. A user equipment (UE) receives the RAN assistance information with a time value via dedicated signaling from a first cell of a first radio access technology (RAT), and starts a timer with the received timer value. The UE performs a cell change from the first cell of the first RAT to a second cell of a second RAT, and determines whether to stop the timer based on the RAN assistance information. The UE applies the received RAN assistance information while the timer is running. While the timer is running, the UE applies the received RAN assistance information, which is received from the first cell for the first RAT, for RAN-assisted interworking with the second cell of the second RAT.
US10149217B2	Service-based, separated access and paging cell selection and reselection Systems and techniques are disclosed to separate paging and access cell selection (and use) among available cells based on different paging cell and access cell requirements and specific service availability. A UE selects a first cell that meets paging cell requirements as a paging cell and a second cell that meets service requirements as an access cell. Once the UE selects a paging cell, the UE camps on the paging cell to wait for a paging request or a mobile originated request. The UE can select and camp on the access cell prior to a data need, where latency requirements are strict, or delay access cell selection until there is data to transmit where latency requirements are more lax. The UE may also include measurement information of surrounding cells with a paging response/service request, which a core network uses to speed up establishment of dual connectivity or carrier aggregation.
US10149216B2	Method for supporting UE access control The present disclosure provides a method for supporting UE access control. A base station is informed by a ProSe Function via a MME or informed by the MIME of information indicating whether a UE is authorized for a D2D service. The base station performs an access control to the UE according to the information indicating whether the UE is authorized for the D2D service. The present disclosure further provides a method in which a source base station informs a target base station of the information indicating whether the UE is authorized for a D2D service. The target base station performs an access control according to the information.
US10149214B2	Secondary cell selection based on geographic signatures Systems and methods for Secondary Cell (sCell) selection for wireless devices operating according to a carrier aggregation scheme in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network node in the cellular communications network obtains geographic signatures for a number of candidate sCells. The geographic signatures include a geographic signature for each candidate sCell that approximates a coverage area of the candidate sCell. The network node obtains position information for a wireless device and then selects one or more sCells for the wireless device from the candidate sCells based on the geographic signatures for the candidate sCells and the position information for the wireless device. The network node then configures the selected sCell(s) for use by the wireless device according to a carrier aggregation scheme. Using this process, sCell selection is performed, in some examples, without measurement gaps and without disabling an s-Measure parameter.
US10149209B2	Communicating in a second channel while ceasing transmission in a first channel In some examples, a wireless device receives, from an access point (AP), information indicating that the wireless device is to cease transmission in a first channel. In response to the information, the wireless device communicates with the AP in a second channel that is a subset of the first channel, during a time interval in which the wireless device is to cease transmission in the first channel.
US10149208B2	Method and apparatus for improving a mobile station cell change operation in the general packet radio system (GPRS) A mobile station executed method, wherein upon changing from a current cell to a new cell in a wireless packet data network the mobile station enters the new cell; generates a cell change packet data unit (PDU) message for informing the network of the location of the mobile station in the new cell; buffers the cell change PDU message into a PDU transmit queue before any buffered PDUs that were present before the mobile station entered the new cell; and transmits the buffered cell change PDU before any of the buffered PDUs that were present before the mobile station entered the new cell. In accordance with another method for informing the wireless network of the MS cell change, the following steps are executed: (i) in response to the MS making access in a new cell, sending a Channel Request that indicates a Cell Update operation; (ii) establishing an uplink (UL) Temporary Block Flow (TBF) for transferring Logical Link Control (LLC) Packet Data Units (PDUs) from the MS to the network; (iii) in response to the network receiving an unknown Temporary Logical Link Identifier (TLLI) from the MS, sending a message to a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and (iv) based on the message, determining with the SGSN the new cell location of the MS.
US10149205B2	Bearer management A method and system of bearer management signalling in a communication network comprising of transporting bearer resource request message of both the UE and RN via DeNB to managing entity of UE within EPC, as a signalling message over uplink channel referred to as “Union of Resource Request” (UR Request)' message. The bearer resource response message from one of the managing entity of UE or managing entities of UE and RN within EPC are transported as a signalling message to Evolved Packet Edge (EPE) via DeNB over the downlink channel referred to as “Independent Admission Response” (IA Response). This manages bearer setup signalling as a single loop, by transportation of “UR Request” signalling message over uplink and receiving one “IA Response” signalling message over downlink channels. EPE is a conglomeration of network nodes comprising of UEs, RNs and all other network nodes that communicate over EPC via DeNB.
US10149201B2	Method and network node for transmission coordination on wireless backhaul path The disclosure provides a method (400) for transmission coordination on a wireless backhaul path. The wireless backhaul path comprises at least a network node and its upstream node and downstream node. The method comprises, at the network node: determining (S410) a subframe allocation for transmissions to and from the network node; and transmitting (S420) to the downstream node an instruction to insert a Guard Period (GP) into a first subframe from the downstream node to the network node based on the determined subframe allocation, so as to avoid interference on the first subframe from a subframe immediately following the first subframe.
US10149194B2	Method, apparatus, and system for establishing bearer A method, apparatus and system for establishing a bearer are provided. The method includes: after a core network node initiates a bearer setup request, receiving, by a gateway node, a first identifier and a third identifier that are sent by a macro access network node, where the first identifier is used to enable the core network node to identify uplink user data forwarded by the gateway node, and the third identifier is used to enable a first small access network node to identify downlink user data forwarded by the gateway node; and sending, by the gateway node, a second identifier and a fourth identifier to the macro access network node.
US10149188B2	Wireless communication method and device A wireless communication method and device are provided. The wireless communication method includes the steps of directly monitoring a paging channel (PCH) without detecting a paging indicator (PI) in a paging indicator channel (PICH) by user equipment; and decoding data of the PCH by the user equipment. The wireless communication method further includes the step of monitoring the PCH according to information of the PCH received from a network.
US10149187B2	Method for controlling access point operation in wireless communication system An access point (AP) operation control method of an AP in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system and an apparatus therefor are provided. The method includes receiving connection related information with respect to the AP and at least one terminal, based on the connection related information, determining whether the AP is a dummy AP, and based on a result of the determination, performing a coverage hole detection and correction related operation for the AP. Also, provided are a method and an apparatus for operating an AP controlled by an AP controller (APC).
US10149184B2	Method and apparatus for logging and reporting MBMS-related measurement information in wireless communication system A method and an apparatus for logging and reporting MBMS-related measurement information by a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information for configuring the terminal to receive an MBMS; and logging, if the terminal receives the MBMS, information of the MBMS based on the received configuration information.
US10149179B2	Systems and methods for transmitting data using parallel decode capacity optimized symbol constellations Transmitters are described that use non-uniformly spaced symbol constellations that have increased capacity compared to conventional constellations. In many embodiments, a transmitter includes a coder configured to receive bits and output encoded bits, a mapper configured to map said encoded bits to symbols in a non-uniform symbol constellation selected from a plurality of symbol constellations, and a modulator configured to generate a signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper. In a variety of embodiments, wherein the non-uniform symbol constellation comprises a set of non-uniformly spaced constellation points, and the location points in the non-uniform symbol constellation are chosen to optimize parallel decode capacity of the non-uniform symbol constellation subject to at least one optimization constraint. In many embodiments, the non-uniform symbol constellation is a quadrature amplitude modulation constellation or a phase shift keyed constellation.
US10149173B2	Multiple-antenna system for cell-specific and user-specific transmission A reception method and apparatus for use in a multi-cell orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) wireless system. In a unicast receive mode during a first receive time period, a first group of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols is received by a mobile device from multiple of a plurality of antennas at a serving base station. In a single-frequency-network (SFN) receive mode during a second receive time period, a second group of OFDM symbols is received by the mobile device from one of a plurality of antennas at the serving base station. The transition between the first receive time period and the second receive time period occurs during a cyclic prefix or a cyclic postfix between OFDM symbols, and the plurality of antennas produce a first beam pattern during the unicast receive mode and a second beam pattern during the SFN receive mode.
US10149168B2	Secured paging Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a paging message that includes a secured UE identifier calculated based on a security configuration negotiated between the UE and a trusted source, e.g., a mobility management entity (MME) of the core network. The UE may determine whether the paging message is received from the trusted source or an untrusted source based on the secured UE identifier. The UE may transmit a connection request message based on the determination that the paging message is received from a trusted source.
US10149165B2	Virtual wireless networking An access controller is coupled to a plurality of physical access points. The access controller is operable to create a plurality of virtual access controllers that are each coupled to the plurality of physical access points. The access controller then creates a different virtual access point for each of the plurality of virtual access controllers, and associates the virtual access point of each virtual access controller with each of the plurality of physical access points coupled to that virtual access controller. The access controller then provides a plurality of different wireless subnetworks through each of the plurality of physical access points, with each virtual access controller providing one of the different wireless subnetworks using the virtual access point associated with each of the plurality of physical access points coupled to that virtual access controller.
US10149157B2	Device communication management in a communication system Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to one or more systems, methods, and/or devices for secure communication between devices, such as devices within a vehicle. For example, some vehicles have integrated mobile computing platforms that enable communication with an extended productivity device. However, communication between the mobile computing platform and the extended productivity device may lack sufficient security. As such, the present disclosure provides for secure communication between the mobile computing platform and the extended productivity device by verifying, for example, an identity of the extended productivity device.
US10149156B1	Trusted caller identification A trusted caller ID authority receives registration data from a first communication device. The first communication device is authenticated by the trusted caller ID authority using the registration data and an authentication object is provided to the first communication device. A second communication device receives a call and the authentication object from the first communication device. The second communication device sends a validation request to the trusted caller ID authority that includes the authentication object. Validation information associated with the first communication device is provided to the second communication device. The validation information includes registration and authentication status of the first communication device.
US10149154B2	Apparatus and method for sharing WiFi security data in an internet of things (IoT) system An apparatus for connecting an Internet of Things (IoT) hub to a wireless network, the apparatus including: 1) a security module to generate a first secret and a second secret, and to encrypt a wireless key using the second secret to generate a first-encrypted key; and 2) a connection logic to establish a secure communication channel between an IoT hub and an IoT service using the first secret, transmit the second secret to the IoT hub and the first-encrypted key to the IoT service, receive from the IoT service a twice-encrypted key generated by encrypting the first-encrypted key using the first secret, and transmit the twice-encrypted key to the IoT hub, which decrypts it using the first secret to generate the first-encrypted key, which is further decrypted using the second secret to generate the wireless key. The IoT hub using the wireless key to connect to the wireless network.
US10149151B2	Communication using virtual numbers Examples disclosed herein involve receiving a request from a calling device to establish a communication session between a mobile device and the calling device, the mobile device assigned a virtual telephone number, retrieving location information corresponding to a location of the mobile device from a location register, and sending a redirect to a session border controller (SBC) to establish the communication session between the calling device and the mobile device based on the location information.
US10149146B2	Method and apparatus for managing and reusing mobile subscriber identification information to multiple devices Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages reuse of mobile subscriber identity information. The use of a same generic mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on the mobility and/or device location. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10149143B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for realm-based routing of diameter request messages The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer-readable media for realm-based routing of Diameter request messages. One method includes maintaining device watchdog peg counters for Diameter peers. The method further includes receiving a Diameter request message for which realm-based routing is indicated. The method further includes using at least a destination realm to identify a plurality of candidate Diameter peers to which the Diameter request message could be routed. The method further includes sampling the device watchdog peg counters for the candidate Diameter peers. The method further includes selecting at least one of the candidate Diameter peers to which the message could be routed using the device watchdog peg counters. The method further includes routing the Diameter request message to one of the candidate Diameter peers based on results of the selecting.
US10149142B2	System and method for establishing a wireless connection between power tool and mobile device A method and system for connecting a power tool with a mobile device. The mobile device receives a user request to connect to a power tool and transmits a short-range advertisement. The power tool receives the short-range advertisement and transmits a signal. The mobile device receives the signal from the power tool and determines a signal strength. The mobile device compares the signal strength to a predetermined signal strength value. When the signal strength value exceeds the predetermined signal strength value, the mobile device connects with the power tool.
US10149140B2	Method and apparatus for discovering neighborhood awareness networking devices A method and apparatus includes a NAN communication device suppressing NAN scanning and scanning using an alternate scanning protocol while suppressing NAN scanning. The method additionally includes detecting a transmission from another communication device while scanning using the alternate scanning protocol and determining the detected transmission is a NAN transmission. The method further includes discontinuing suppressing NAN scanning in response to detecting the NAN transmission.
US10149138B2	Method for transmitting discovery message in wireless communication system and apparatus for same A method for transmitting a discovery message in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) direct communication, the method performed by the device, includes: discovering a D2D synchronization signal; classifying one or more macros by using the strength of the discovered D2D synchronization signal; receiving macro resource allocation information from a base station of the classified macro; sensing a macro resource of the classified macro based on the received macro resource allocation information; determining a macro resource for selecting a discovery resource through the sensing result; determining a discovery resource for transmitting a discovery message in the determined macro resource; and transmitting the discovery message through the determined discovery resource.
US10149137B2	Enhanced communication system As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, includes monitoring proximate automobiles using a camera, receiving a request to transmit a communication connection request to a selected automobile, and determining observed attributes corresponding to the selected automobile based on images from the camera. The method further includes broadcasting, over a network, the observed attributes to the proximate automobiles, and requesting disclosed attributes and a connection identifier from the proximate automobiles that match the observed attributes, receiving at least one response from the proximate automobiles that match the observed attributes, and determining which response is a best match to the selected automobile. The method further includes transmitting the communication connection request to the selected automobile over the network using the connection identifier corresponding to the best match. A computer program product corresponding to the above method is also disclosed herein.
US10149136B1	Proximity-based trust In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a triggering event to initiate a communication session with a second computing device associated with a second user, where the first computing device includes one or more wireless transceivers and one or more sensors, determining an initial trust score for the second computing device, sensing physical interactions between users using the one or more sensors, adjusting the trust score for the second computing device based at least on the sensed physical interactions, and sending a message to the second computing device if the adjusted trust score for the second computing device satisfies a first threshold.
US10149133B2	Facilitating a location determination of a user equipment that is connected to a master radio based upon slave radio measurements Embodiments relate to a deployment of a master radio in conjunction with one or more slave radios. The master radio coordinates with a UE, or transmitter, to transmit a particular known set of wireless signals in a defined time window over a dedicated wireless connection between the UE and the master radio. The master radio separately coordinates with the one or more slave radios to monitor for and measure the dedicated wireless connection during the defined time window (e.g., to obtain AoA measurements, signal strength measurements, etc.). The measurements can be reported to the master radio or a separate measurement processing unit to facilitate a location determination of the UE.
US10149131B2	Compressive sensing for power efficient data aggregation in a wireless sensor network Techniques are provided for compressive sensing (CS) in a sensor network, for improved power efficiency. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes determining a state of a sensor network, based on a calculated statistic of sampled data values generated by one or more sensors in the network, and on anomaly indications generated by the one or more sensors. The method further includes calculating a CS sampling schedule based on the determined state and further based on a sparse signal recovery algorithm. The method further includes broadcasting the CS schedule to the one or more sensors. The CS schedule includes a sensor identification, sampling frequency, and sampling time offset for each sensor to be sampled. The method further includes updating the state of the sensor network and the CS schedule, based on updated data values generated by the one or more sensors in accordance with the sampling schedule.
US10149130B2	Methods and computer-readable mediums storing computer programs for notifying data reception A method of outputting notification of data reception in a device configured to transmit and receive data to and from an external device and a computer program recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, which when executed by a processor, is configured to cause the device to perform the method are provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor of the device, data from the external device, determining, by the processor of the device, an importance of notification by recognizing at least one of a state of the device and surrounding circumstances of the device, and outputting. by the processor of the device, the notification of the data reception when the determined importance of the notification exceeds a first threshold value.
US10149129B2	Systems and methods for providing emergency messages to a mobile device The present invention is directed to systems and methods for providing emergency messages to a mobile device. In an exemplary embodiment, a system for communicating emergency messages is provided comprising a mobile device comprising an emergency message application and a personal emergency message transceiver, an emergency message control center, wherein the emergency message application is enabled to receive a plurality of emergency messages generated by the emergency message control center.
US10149128B2	Simultaneous messaging system and method At least one of the embodiments described herein relate generally to a method of communicating an engagement to a plurality of active mobile devices, wherein each active mobile device is associated with an active user. The method may include providing at least one communication socket to each of the active mobile devices; receiving location data from those devices, information related to an engagement. In response to determining the location of the engagement, a first notification is provided to nearby active mobile devices to determine the corresponding active user's availability. In response to confirming the engagement a second notification is sent to the nearby active mobile devices to confirm the corresponding active user's availability. An active user is selected among the confirmed available active users and a third notification is provided with the selection result.
US10149126B2	Pico-cell extension for cellular network A pico-cell is located within a facility. The pico-cell has a wireless protocol for carrying calls placed to and from mobile devices in the facility. A call distributor is in communication with the pico-cell and handles calls carried by the pico-cell. The call distributor includes an embedded wireless switch for routing calls to and from mobile devices in the facility using the wireless protocol.
US10149125B1	Dynamic adjustment of uplink coordinated multipoint service Coordinated multipoint (CoMP) can improve uplink service in cellular networks. However, uplink CoMP can also burden an access network, such as by increasing processing loads at base stations and/or increasing traffic on backhaul links between base stations. Accordingly, exemplary methods and systems help to dynamically select an uplink CoMP mode for a user equipment (UE) based on various factors, such as whether the UE is located at a border cell, whether or not carrier aggregation is being utilized for downlink communications with the UE, and/or whether or not the UE is a heavy data user, among other possible factors.
US10149123B2	Keyword-based information processing method and device The embodiments of the present invention disclose an information processing method and device. The method of the embodiments of the present invention comprises: receiving a first message sent by a network side; based on locally stored key words, if a first key word that matches a locally stored key word is extracted from said first message, then a first label is set up for said first message; said first message is a short message or multimedia message; upon receipt of a command to display said first message, a locally stored first piece of information associated with said first key word is displayed, and, when said first label is triggered, a query of the network side for a second piece of information associated with said first key word is performed, and said second piece of information found through the query is displayed. In the embodiments of the present invention, the first message can be displayed directly, and the first label corresponding to said first message can be added, so that when the user triggers the first label, they can immediately obtain a second message, thereby enabling the user to obtain the associated information in a more intuitive manner.
US10149120B2	Group message based carrier aggregation control A mobile communication system includes a network based aggregation controller for controlling aggregation of component carriers from a first spectrum and a second spectrum. In addition, the mobile communication system includes a group of mobile terminals. The network based aggregation controller is configured to send a group message on at least one component carrier of the first spectrum to the group of mobile terminals. The mobile terminals receive the group message. A terminal based aggregation controller in each of the mobile terminals is configured to control operation of the respective mobile terminal with respect to the at least one component carrier of the second spectrum. This control is accomplished in response to the received group message.
US10149119B2	Providing multiple content items for display on multiple devices Embodiments of methods, systems, and storage medium associated with providing, with a user device, multiple content items for display by multiple receiving devices via multicast transmissions are disclosed herein. In one instance, the method may include forming a multicast data unit with multiple portions of data. Each portion of data may correspond to one of multiple content items to be transmitted to multiple receiving devices by the computing device and each content item is to be displayed by one of the multiple receiving devices. The method may further include transmitting the formed multicast data unit to the multiple receiving devices; and initiating, at each receiving device of the multiple receiving devices, a retrieval from the multicast data unit a portion of data that corresponds to a content item to be displayed by the receiving device, and to display the content item. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10149118B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting service interest indication message in wireless communication system Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) interest indication message in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) receives from a first base station system information for an MBMS which is broadcasted, and transmits the MBMS interest indication message to the first base station when the user equipment performs a handover from a second base station, which does not broadcast the system information for the MBMS, to the first base station.
US10149117B2	Floor detection based on determined floor detection parameters A method is disclosed including determining at least one floor detection parameter based on a floor characteristic of a building; using the floor detection parameter in a floor detection process or providing the floor detection parameter for use in a floor detection process. Furthermore, a method is disclosed, including receiving at least one floor detection parameter determined based on a floor characteristic of a building, and using the at least one floor detection parameter in a floor detection process. According apparatuses, computer programs and systems are also disclosed.
US10149115B1	Orientation of directional antennas using horizontal position information Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for enabling orientation of directional antennas even when one or more of the directional antennas are moving. Position information for each directional antenna is transmitted using an omnidirectional antenna transmitting at a low bandwidth and a low power. The position information of the directional antennas is used to orient the directional antennas so that a high bandwidth, low power wireless connection can be enabled and/or maintained between the directional antennas. The position information is periodically transmitted and the orientation of the directional antennas is updated as one or more of the directional antennas move so that the wireless connection between the directional antennas is maintained.
US10149114B2	Systems and methods for providing geolocation services in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform The present invention provides systems and methods for providing geolocation services in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform. More specifically, the system of the present invention includes a plurality of remote mobile devices configured to communicate and exchange data with a cloud-based service, such as a crowdsourcing platform. The crowdsourcing platform generally provides a geolocation service based on the crowdsourcing, or polling, of users of the mobile devices so as to determine location and movement of the users within a specific environment. The system is further configured to automatically render a floor plan or layout of a location based on the user data.
US10149111B1	Offline Trajectories In one embodiment, a method includes determining a current location of a user based on location data received from a client device; and calculating a transition probability of the user transitioning, within a predetermined time window, from the current location to each of a number of candidate geographic locations. The calculating of the transition probability is based at least in part on previously logged location data associated with a number of users who were at the current location. The method also includes determining metadata associated with the user; and calculating an offline probability associated with each of the number of candidate geographic locations using a computer model and the metadata associated with the user. The computer model is generated using machine learning and metadata associated with users who were at the respective candidate geographic location.
US10149109B2	Wearable device detection A computer-implemented method includes, by a first terminal device among a plurality of terminal devices in a vicinity of a user, receiving a frequency of coexistence from each of one or more second terminal devices among the plurality of terminal devices. The first terminal device and each of the second terminal devices each store a frequency of coexistence, wherein the frequency of coexistence shows a frequency that a terminal device which stores the frequency of coexistence and each of one or more other terminal devices coexisted in the vicinity at a predetermined location. The method further includes calculating a mean value of the frequencies of coexistence for each of the terminal devices which are not currently in the vicinity of the user, and, if the mean value is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, concluding that a terminal device is not in the vicinity of the user.
US10149107B2	Method and apparatus for estimating position of terminal A method and apparatus for estimating a position of a terminal is provided. The method and apparatus include a technique for a sensor network, a machine to machine (M2M), a machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT), and may be used for intelligent services based on the technique (smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail industry, and security and safety related services). The method includes identifying direction information of a received signal if setting up connection between a terminal and an access point (AP), receiving information about a barometric pressure sensor from the terminal, and calculating the position of the terminal based on the direction information and the information about the barometric pressure sensor of the terminal.
US10149105B1	Providing information to a mobile device based on an event at a geographical location A system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information to a mobile device based on an event comprising detecting an occurrence of the event, determining if the event is a specific event and if the event occurred at or near a geographical location and sending an alert of the event to at least one mobile device if the event is the specific event, if the event occurs at or near the geographical location, and if the at least one mobile device is located at or near the geographical location.
US10149098B2	Location tracking Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for location tracking are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, from a computing device that is configured to receive radio signals from beacons, beacon data that includes data identifying a corresponding beacon and data identifying a power level of a corresponding radio signal. The actions further include receiving, from the computing device, sensor data collected by a sensor that is located on the computing device. The actions further include based on the beacon data, determining a location of the corresponding beacon. The actions further include based on the sensor data, adjusting the location of the corresponding beacon. The actions further include generating a user interface that identifies the corresponding beacon and the adjusted location. The actions further include providing, for output, the user interface.
US10149096B2	Wireless device and communication method for communicating with relay station A transmission unit transmits a signal to a relay station. A reception unit receives a signal from the relay station if the transmission unit does not transmit a signal. A control unit determines whether to (1) perform continuous transmission by the transmission unit or (2) perform communication in which transmission by the transmission unit and reception by the reception unit are alternately switched, based on the positional information acquired in the positional information acquisition unit and the communication area information acquired in the communication area information acquisition unit.
US10149092B1	Location sharing service between GPS-enabled wireless devices, with shared target location exchange A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
US10149088B2	Speaker position identification with respect to a user based on timing information for enhanced sound adjustment Various aspects of a system and method for speaker position identification with respect to a user based on timing information for enhanced sound adjustment in a multi-channel speaker system are disclosed herein. The system includes an electronic device that receives a first timing signal from a control device of the speaker system. The first timing signal indicates a first time instant at which an audio signal is communicated, by the control device, to a first speaker of a plurality of speakers of the speaker system. An output of the audio signal is recorded from the first speaker at a second time instant by the electronic device. An absolute distance between the first speaker and the electronic device associated with a user, is determined based on the first and second time instant. A first instruction to calibrate at least the first speaker is generated based on the determined absolute distance.
US10149087B1	Acoustic change detection A loudspeaker cabinet has a number of pairs of microphones, each pair includes the same internal microphone and a different external microphone. For each pair of microphones, a process (i) receives a first audio signal of sound captured by the internal microphone and a second audio signal of sound captured by the different external microphone, (ii) estimates, using first and second audio signals, a radiation impedance, and (iii) computes a detection value based on the radiation impedance in a frequency band. A difference between (i) a currently computed detection value associated with a given pair of microphones and (ii) a previously computed detection value associated with said given pair, is computed. The sound produced by the cabinet is adjusted, in response to the computed difference meeting a threshold. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10149085B1	Manipulation of playback device response using signal processing An example playback device receives left and right channels of audio content and generates a center channel of the audio content by combining at least a portion of the left right channels. The playback device generates first and second side channels of the audio content by combining the center channel and a difference of the left channel and the right channel and combining the center channel and an inverse of the difference of the left channel and the right channel, respectively. The first and second side channels are attenuated by a filter with a given cutoff frequency. When volume is adjusted, the cutoff frequency is adjusted based on the volume level of the playback device and the spectral characteristics of the audio content. The cutoff frequency is positively related to the volume level such that a volume increase causes a corresponding increase in the cutoff frequency and vice versa.
US10149083B1	Center point stereo system In an audio processing system a center point stereo sound processor in combination with a digital transducer alignment sound processor converts regular left and right stereo audio source signals to sum and difference signals, enabling a center stage spatialized stereo acoustic image to be created directly from a forward-directed loudspeaker unit and a sideways-directed dipole loud speaker unit. The forward-directed loudspeaker unit includes one vertically-mounted loudspeaker. The sideways-directed dipole loudspeaker unit is located directly below and to the sides of the forward-directed loudspeaker unit and includes two speaker cones connected in parallel and wired out of phase with each other. The center point stereo sound processor receives a left and right, stereo, audio signal source and converts the left and right signals into sum and difference signals. The sum, left plus right signal drives the forward-directed loudspeaker unit. The difference, left minus right signal is subsequently processed by the digital transducer alignment sound processor, which then drives the sideways-directed dipole loudspeaker unit. The digital transducer alignment sound processor applies an audio time delay to the difference signal equal to or longer than that of the delay in sound transmission delay in air from the vertically-mounted loudspeaker of the forward-directed loudspeaker unit to the two speaker cones of the sideways-directed dipole loudspeaker unit. This acoustically repositions the sideways-directed dipole loudspeaker unit so it radiates in the time domain as if the sideways-directed dipole loudspeaker unit was centrally located in reference to the forward-directed loudspeaker unit.
US10149082B2	Reverberation generation for headphone virtualization The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.
US10149077B1	Audio themes A home interface comprises one or more audio interfaces within the premises of users. The audio interfaces are connected to an assistant service that detects conditions within rooms of user premises and that generates simulated audio themes for the rooms. The audio themes may be changed depending on detected conditions, and subthemes of a given audio theme may be implemented in different rooms.
US10149076B2	Hearing device with an optical identification A hearing device with an optical or visual identification for a hearing system, wherein the hearing system comprises a left and a right hearing device, wherein each hearing device comprises a housing and an optical or visual identification, wherein the optical or visual identification comprises a first shield and a second shield (a shield is also referred to as a panel) that is physically coupled to the housing, wherein the second shield forms a part of an outer surface of the hearing device, wherein the second shield is arranged over the first shield and wherein the second shield is at least partially transparent.
US10149074B2	Hearing assistance system There is provided a hearing assistance system, comprising a transmission unit comprising a microphone arrangement for capturing audio signals from a voice of a speaker using the transmission unit and being adapted to transmit the audio signals as radio frequency signal via a wireless RF link; a left ear hearing device and a right ear hearing device, each hearing device being adapted to stimulate the user's hearing and to receive an RF signal from the transmission unit via the wireless RF link and comprising a microphone arrangement for capturing audio signals from ambient sound.
US10149073B2	Systems and methods for hearing assistance RF multi-band operation The present disclosure relates to a multi-band wireless communication of information for a hearing assistance device, where the multi-band operation is adapted to provide communications at different radio frequency (RF) bands. In applications of hearing aids, the processor is adapted to perform correction of sound for a hearing impaired user. In certain examples, the present subject matter provides an improved data transmission integrity and reliability.
US10149072B2	Binaural cue preservation in a bilateral system Presented herein are techniques for preservation/retention of binaural cues in a bilateral system, such as a bilateral hearing/auditory prosthesis system. The bilateral system comprises first and second bilateral prostheses, each of which includes an automatic gain control (AGC) system. The first and second bilateral prostheses communicate with one another over a AGC update channel/link to exchange AGC updates in a power-efficient manner.
US10149069B2	Configurable hearing system The application relates to a configurable hearing device such as a hearing aid comprising an input transducer adapted to transform an input sound signal to an electrical input signal; a memory storing at least two different performance categories, each comprising a group of technical features, the group of technical features of each of the at least two different performance categories being at least partially overlapping and each technical feature of the group of technical features being defined by a selectable range and/or parameter settings; a signal processing unit adapted to access the memory and to process the electrical input signal in accordance with an active performance category selectable from the at least two different performance categories, the signal processing unit providing a processed electrical signal; and an output transducer adapted to transform the processed electrical signal to an output signal producing a hearing perception to a user of the hearing device. The invention may e.g. be used for the fitting of hearing aids to first time users, where a choice between different hearing aid models having different performance must be made.
US10149063B2	Vibrating body for acoustic transducer and speaker device An example vibrating body for the acoustic transducer may include a diaphragm including a first vibrating part and a second vibrating part located at an outer circumference of the first vibrating part. A coil is configured to vibrate the diaphragm. An edge portion is located at an outer circumference of the diaphragm. A plurality of ribs are provided outside of the coil on the second vibrating part formed integrally with the second vibrating part. A plurality of ribs is provided on the edge portion formed integrally with the edge portion. None of the integrally formed ribs is provided inside of the coil on the first vibrating part. The ribs provided on the second vibrating part are formed in an inner circumferential side of regions of the edge portion, the regions being located between the ribs provided on the edge portion next to each other.
US10149057B2	Audio device, control terminal, method for audio device, and method for control terminal An audio device includes: at least one processor, and at least one memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the audio device to: transmit a first device name relating a group to which the audio device belongs to in a case where the audio device is set as a master device, wherein the master device serves as a content supply source for another device that belongs to the group, and transmit a second device name relating to the audio device in a case where the audio device is not set as the master device.
US10149054B2	Operable membranes device and digital speaker comprising at least one such device An operable membrane device is provided, including a plate, a plurality of membranes suspended from the plate and being a seat of residual mechanical constraints, at least a first actuator configured to deform the plate outside its plane, second actuators, each second actuator being configured to deform a membrane outside its plane, and control electronics configured to generate second control signals at the second actuators in order to vibrate the membranes and configured to generate first control signals at the first actuator to cause a deformation of the plate so that the plate is found in the deformed state, wherein a mechanical constraint is applied to the membranes that at least reduces the residual constraints of the membranes.
US10149053B2	Signal processing device, signal processing method, and speaker device To resolve volume shortage of middle and high band of speaker reproduction sound. A DSP 4 performs LPF processing to extract low frequency component of an audio signal to which the first volume processing is performed, DRC processing to compress the audio signal to which the LPF processing is performed in case that the audio signal to which the LPF processing is performed is not less than a predetermined signal level, HPF processing to extract high frequency component of the audio signal to which the first volume processing is performed, second volume processing to attenuate the audio signal to which the HPF processing is performed based on the volume value that is received, and synthesis processing to synthesize the audio signal to which the DRC processing is performed and the audio signal to which the second volume processing is performed.
US10149044B2	Vibration damping structure for audio device An apparatus comprises a movable section for sound generation; at least one actuator configured to actuate the movable section, the actuator being in communication with electronic circuitry and configured to generate an acoustic signal substantially from the movable section when the at least one actuator is driven by an audio signal; and a back cover coupled to the movable section and configured to limit the generation of sound from the back cover by attenuating vibrations that are caused when the movable section is actuated by the at least one actuator. The movable section and the at least one actuator define a panel speaker.
US10149041B2	Earbuds with compliant member This application relates to earbuds configured with one or more biometric sensors. At least one of the biometric sensors is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the tragus for making biometric measurements. In some embodiments, the housing of the earbud can be symmetric so that the earbud can be worn interchangeably in either a left or a right ear of a user. In such an embodiment, the earbud can include a sensor and circuitry configured to determine and alter operation of the earbud in accordance to which ear the earbud is determined to be sitting in.
US10149038B2	Earpiece intra-auricular support system An earpiece including an intra-auricular support, a projection element coupled thereto, and a flexible body disposed thereon and inside an external ear canal of an ear, and a moldable earpiece material moldable about the intra-auricular support to conform to the auricle of an ear and curable to provide a fixed configuration of the earpiece.
US10149037B1	Earbuds with detachable ear-wings Disclosed are various designs of earbud structures including detachable and replaceable ear-wings and/or detachable and replaceable earplugs. In various embodiments, the body of a proposed earbud is a fixed component of the earbud which is configured to receive and accommodate different types of ear-wings and/or earplugs based on the user's need. Various embodiments of the proposed earbud designs provide an ear-wing structure that includes at least two components: a wing-shaped structure for fitting into the ear to achieve a desired stability, and a shell structure for attaching the wing-shaped structure onto the body of the earbud thereby attached the wing-shaped structure firmly onto the body of the earbud.
US10149034B2	Earphone An earphone includes a first driver units reproducing sound waves in a high-frequency range, a second driver units reproducing sound waves other than the high-frequency range of the first driver units, and a unit case for housing the respective driver units and a sound delivery tube for leading sound waves from the driver units to a user's ear canal, the sound delivery tube being formed to communicate with the unit case. A sound emission axis of the first driver units and a sound emission axis of the second driver units are disposed in parallel to each other, and the sound emission axis of the first driver unit passes through in an opening of the sound delivery tube. This construction, including multiple driver units for producing different frequency ranges, allows to provide an earphone in which attenuation of high-frequency components in particular is reduced.
US10149030B2	Microphone The present invention provides a microphone including: a microphone unit including a vibration plate that vibrates in response to sound; a unit board disposed rearward of the vibration plate; a first ground pattern disposed on the rear surface of the unit board; a unit casing accommodating the microphone unit and the unit board; a contact region of the unit casing, the contact region being in contact with the first ground pattern; a main board having a side face having a second ground pattern, the second ground pattern being in contact with the contact region; and an adhesive joining the side face of the main board to the microphone unit.
US10149029B2	Loudspeaker module applied inside terminal Disclosed is a loudspeaker module applied inside a terminal, wherein, the terminal comprises a terminal housing, and the loudspeaker module is fixed inside the terminal. The loudspeaker module comprises a loudspeaker unit and a module housing for accommodating and fixing the loudspeaker unit. A closed space formed by the loudspeaker unit, an outer wall of the module housing, and the terminal housing is a rear sound cavity. By means of the loudspeaker module provided in the present invention, the usable space inside the terminal can be converted into the rear sound cavity, so that the space of the rear sound cavity is enlarged, and the acoustic performance of the loudspeaker module can be effectively improved. Therefore, the present invention makes full use of the inside space of the terminal to realize the thinning of the loudspeaker module without changing the inside space of the terminal, and achieves good acoustic performance.
US10149028B2	Die insert for molding a speaker grille An insert of a die for molding a speaker grille includes a forming member. The forming member defines a forming surface, from which a plurality of pins extend for forming apertures in a speaker grille. The forming surface defines a plurality of apertures disposed at spaced locations between the pins. The apertures are interconnected with a plurality vent channels communicating the apertures with the vent channels for venting air disposed in a die when melted polymer used to form the speaker grill is injected into the die. The forming member and the vent channels are formed as a monolithic construction.
US10149026B2	Method and apparatus for performing an automatic bandwidth management in a communication network A communication network (1) comprising an optical transport domain network (2) having optical transport nodes connected to each other via physical optical links, packet switched networks (3) each having a boundary router (4) connected to an optical transport node of said optical transport domain network (2) via an access link (5); and a network management apparatus (6) adapted to perform an automatic bandwidth management of said communication network (1), wherein said network management apparatus (6) is adapted to activate or deactivate virtual links (VL), tributary ports and cross-connections between virtual and access links in the optical transport domain (2) in response to data traffic statistics of data transmitted on said access links (5).
US10149024B1	Systems and methods for multiple data center building optical communication The disclosed systems for multiple data center building optical communication may include (1) a first optical switching node of a first main point of entry (MPOE) of a first data center building that communicatively couples a first fiber pair of a first long-haul path to a computing system of the first building, (2) a second optical switching node of the first MPOE of the first building that communicatively couples a first fiber pair of a second long-haul path to the computing system of the first building, and (3) a third optical switching node of the first MPOE of the first building that communicatively couples the first and second optical switching nodes of the first MPOE of the first building to a second MPOE of the first building and a first MPOE of a second data center building. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10149023B2	System providing sponsored content A system receives an indication of selection of an item in a broadcast segment from an end device. A broadcast segment is identified by the selection and a broadcast segment schedule. An item ID is determined using the identified broadcast segment and the broadcast segment schedule, and a corresponding sponsor of the item is determined using the item ID and the identified broadcast segment. An anonymized message, including the item ID and a request for information, is sent to the corresponding sponsor. A reply is received from the corresponding sponsor, and forwarded to an end user contact.
US10149022B2	Method and system of auto-tagging brands of television advertisements A system and method for automated tagging of one or more advertisements broadcasted on a channel in real time includes a step of detecting the one or more advertisements broadcasted on the channel, and another step of fetching a set of prominent frames and a pre-defined section of an audio clip. The set of prominent frames and the pre-defined section of the audio clip correspond to a detected advertisement. The method also includes another step of retrieving plural features. The plural features corresponds to the set of prominent frames and the pre-defined section of the audio clip. The method also includes another step of comparing each of the plurality of features with corresponding pre-defined set of features. The method also includes another step of tagging the detected advertisement with a unique tag.
US10149018B2	R-CCAP with AM star architecture A remote node system with an amplitude modulation (AM) star architecture is formed between a remote node and a plurality of field nodes split from the remote CCAP node. In embodiments, an R-CCAP node can be combined with amplitude modulation (AM) optics in a star architecture for building low power nodes, supporting set top box (STB) out of band (OOB) signals, and increasing system bandwidth (BW). The remote node can be implemented in media content delivery networks, such as a hybrid fiber-coax HFC network or evolving radio frequency over glass (RFoG) networks.
US10149014B2	Guide menu based on a repeatedly-rotating sequence An iTV user interface includes a navigable menu area through which a user can select from among a variety of services and a content display area in which formatted data associated with a selected menu service are displayed to the user. The formatted data is displayed in a rotating or ticker fashion having both a passive mode, in which the formatted data is displayed in a sequence independent of any selection operations by a television viewer, and active mode, in which the formatted data is displayed in a sequence that depends on selection operations by the television viewer. Advertisements and/or promotions may be interspersed among the content items. The navigable menu area and the content display area may be displayed to the viewer at the same time as television programming is displayed on the television.
US10149013B2	Providing sketch annotations with multimedia programs A method for collaborative sketch annotating of a program of multimedia content includes enabling a first user to create a sketch annotation, enabling the first user to store sketch annotation data related to the sketch annotation, and enabling a second user to access the sketch annotation. The second user may navigate the program using the sketch annotation and/or an indication of the sketch annotation. The first user may create the sketch annotation while viewing the program, for example, and the program may be paused for adding the sketch annotation to one or more paused frames. The sketch annotations may include chronological information indicative of a chronological location of the sketch annotation within the program.
US10149012B1	Systems and methods for generating a recommendation of a media asset for simultaneous consumption with a current media asset Systems and methods for, while a user is consuming a first media asset, generating for the user a recommendation of a second media asset based on a viewing history of the user. In some aspects, the systems and methods determine that a user is consuming only video of a first media asset, determine a first category for the first media asset, and retrieve a viewing history corresponding to the user. The viewing history comprises media assets consumed simultaneously with a media asset corresponding to the first category. The systems and methods select a second category corresponding to a highest number of media assets in the viewing history, select a second media asset based on the second category. Alternatively, the user can select the second media asset manually. The systems and methods generate for output the audio of the second media asset for simultaneous consumption with the video of the first media asset.
US10149011B2	Media content distribution A method includes receiving media content at a media server and encoding the media content to form a first content stream. The method includes encoding an audio portion of the media content to form a second content stream having a first bit rate. The method includes causing the first content stream to be transmitted to a media device via a satellite distribution system and causing the second content stream to be concurrently transmitted to the media device via a terrestrial distribution system. The method includes receiving an indication of a disruption of the first content stream at the media device. The method also includes, after receiving the indication, causing a third content stream to be transmitted from the media server to the media device via the terrestrial distribution system. The third stream has a second bit rate greater than the first bit rate.
US10149008B1	Systems and methods for assisting a user with identifying and replaying content missed by another user based on an alert alerting the other user to the missed content Systems and methods are disclosed herein for automatically replaying a portion of a media asset to a first user when a second user delivers an alert to the first user, and the alert is indicative of an event shown in the portion of the media asset, which occurred while attention of the first user was diverted away from the media asset. For example, a first user may divert his or her attention away from a media asset and may miss a portion of the media asset that he or she may be interested in. A second user may tell the first user that the first user has missed out an event the first user may be interested in. A media guidance application may capture the alert, based on which a portion that matches the alert is found and may be played back to the first user.
US10149007B2	Media channel identification with video multi-match detection and disambiguation based on audio fingerprint Disclosed are methods and systems to help disambiguate channel identification in a scenario where a video fingerprint of media content matches multiple reference video fingerprints corresponding respectively with multiple different channels. Given such a multi-match situation, an entity could disambiguate based on an audio component of the media content, such as by further determining that an audio fingerprint of the media content at issue matches an audio fingerprint of just one of the multiple channels, thereby establishing that that is the channel on which the media content being rendered by the media presentation device is arriving.
US10149005B2	Set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of same A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. The set-top box receives trajectory data from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, which represents motion-based commands provided by a user. The set-top box evaluates the trajectory data and sends a command signal to the television.
US10149002B1	Systems and methods for retrieving content files A video content provider may maintain its own servers for organizing and distributing its video content as digital files. The video content provider names the digital files according to its own file naming scheme and stores the digital files at particular file locations according to its own file storage scheme. A video-broadcast system analyzes a broadcast schedule to determine attributes of scheduled video content. Using the attributes, the video-broadcast system derives identifying information that the video content provider uses in the file paths and the file names of its digital files. The video-broadcast system uses this identifying information to generate the file paths and the file names for the digital files stored on the video content provider's servers. By automatically generating the file path and the file name for video content from attributes provided by the broadcast schedule, the video-broadcast system can efficiently and consistently retrieve the correct digital files.
US10149001B1	Systems and methods for managing storage of duplicate copies of a media asset at a storage device Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting duplicate copies of a media asset and deleting or offloading one of the duplicate copies to different user devices. Specifically, a media guidance application, implemented at user equipment, may be used to record or store media assets from different media sources. The media guidance application may detect a duplicate copy of a previously stored media asset by comparing various attributes of the media asset. After detecting a duplicate copy of a media asset, the media guidance application may determine which of the duplicate copies of the same media asset is to be deleted, or to be transmitted for storage at a different user device.
US10148994B2	Mirror transmission method A mirroring transmission method is provided. The present method retrieves image frames and audio signals of a transmitter and transmits the retrieved image frames and retrieved audio signals to a receiver to be displayed wirelessly. In the meantime, the present method monitors status of a network connected with the transmitter and the receiver, and determines if the network is stable or not. Also, the method stops retrieving and transmitting the audio signal from the transmitter to the receiver, and controls the transmitter to display the audio signal directly through an internal audio module whenever the network is determined unstable.
US10148984B2	Terminal device, server device, data management system, and recording medium on which program is recorded Some embodiments may include a transmitting unit which transmits, when one or more pieces of stored data each being an entity at storage of a digital asset are respectively stored in one or more data storage devices, identification data for uniquely identifying the digital asset to a server device; and a receiving unit which receives, from the server device, digital asset use feature information indicating a feature during use of the digital asset uniquely identified by the identification data transmitted by the transmitting unit, and digital asset entity information indicating an entitative feature of each of the one or more pieces of stored data each being an entity at storage of the digital asset uniquely identified by the identification data.
US10148983B2	Methods and systems of improved video stream switching and random access Systems, methods, and computer readable media are described for providing improved video coding, including improved video stream switching and random access. In some examples, systems, methods, and computer readable media include obtaining video data at an encoder and determining, from the video data, an intra random access point (IRAP) picture. A first set of one or more leading pictures associated with the IRAP picture are coded as random access decodable leading (RADL) pictures based on the first set of one or more leading pictures having a temporal identifier (TemporalId) that is less than or equal to a TemporalId threshold value. A second set of one or more leading pictures associated with the IRAP picture are coded as random access skipped leading (RASL) pictures based on the second set of one or more leading pictures having a TemporalId that is greater than the TemporalId threshold value. The video bitstream can then be generated to include the IRAP picture, the first set of one or more leading pictures, and the second set of one or more leading pictures.
US10148979B2	Efficient rounding for deblocking The present disclosure relates to deblocking filtering which is applicable to smoothing the block boundaries in an image or video coding and decoding. In particular, the deblocking filtering is either strong or weak, wherein the clipping is performed differently in the strong filtering and the weak filtering.
US10148969B2	Of sample entry and operation point signalling in a layered video file format A video device for processing multi-layer video data includes a data storage medium configured to store the multi-layer video data and one or more processors configured to obtain the multi-layer video data; store the multi-layer video data in a file format; store representation format information for each operation point of the multi-layer video data in an operation points information (oinf) box for the file format; and generate a file of video data formatted according to the file format.
US10148967B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, and image coding-decoding apparatus An image coding method includes: generating a predicted block; calculating a residual block; calculating quantized coefficients by performing transform and quantization on the residual block; calculating a coded residual block by performing inverse quantization and inverse transform on the quantized coefficients; generating a temporary coded block; determining whether or not an offset process is required, to generate first flag information indicating a result of the determination; executing the offset process on the temporary coded block when it is determined that the offset process is required; and performing variable-length coding on the quantized coefficients and the first flag information.
US10148961B2	Arithmetic coder with multiple window sizes An example method of entropy coding video data includes determining a window size of a plurality of window sizes for a context of a plurality of contexts used in a context-adaptive coding process to entropy code a value for a syntax element of the video data; entropy coding, based on a probability state of the context, a bin of the value for the syntax element; updating a probability state of the context based on the window size and the coded bin. The example method also includes entropy coding a next bin with the same context based on the updated probability state of the context.
US10148959B2	Image coding device and method, and image decoding device and method The present disclosure relates to an image coding device and method, and an image decoding device and method for enabling the code amount of a chrominance signal in an image to be controlled. A chrominance signal quantization unit determines a luminance signal quantization parameter and a chrominance signal quantization parameter in units of CU by use of a luminance signal quantization parameter, a chrominance signal quantization parameter, and ChromaQPOffset from a rate control unit, and supplies the determined luminance signal quantization parameter and chrominance signal quantization parameter to a quantization unit. The chrominance signal quantization unit calculates a predictive quantization parameter predQP based on the quantization parameters of adjacent CUs. The chrominance signal quantization unit calculates deltaQP and ΔQPC based on the determined luminance signal quantization parameter and chrominance signal quantization parameter and the calculated predictive quantization parameter predQP. The chrominance signal quantization unit supplies the calculated deltaQP, ΔQPC, and ChromaQPOffset to a lossless coding unit. The present disclosure can be applied to an image processing device, for example.
US10148954B2	Method and system for determining intra mode decision in H.264 video coding The present disclosure provides a method and a system for determining a prediction mode for performing intra prediction of a plurality of frames of a digital video in H.264 video coding format. The method and system include a determination module to determine a 16×16 prediction mode from a first set of plurality of prediction modes for each of intra 16×16 macroblock utilizing a first pre-defined criteria and decide a 4×4 prediction mode from a second set of plurality of prediction modes for each of intra 4×4 sub-macroblock utilizing a second pre-defined criteria, a comparison module to compare computational cost of the 16×16 prediction mode and the 4×4 prediction mode and a declaration module to declare one of the 16×16 prediction mode and the 4×4 prediction mode as the prediction mode for each of the macroblock based on the compared computational cost.
US10148950B2	Image encoding and decoding method supporting plurality of layers and apparatus using same An image decoding method supporting a plurality of layers according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: generating an inter-layer reference picture set with respect to one or more reference layers to which a current picture can refer; generating an initial reference picture list including the inter-layer reference picture set; and predicting the current picture on the basis of the initial reference picture list. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for generating a reference picture list including a picture of a layer, which is different from a layer to be currently encoded and decoded, and an apparatus using the same.
US10148947B2	Method and device for determining parameters for encoding or decoding of an image of a video sequence A method of and a device for determining encoding parameters for encoding, into a bitstream, a portion of an image of a video sequence, the image portion being encoded by motion compensation with respect to at least one reference image portion, the encoding parameters for encoding the image portion including a coding mode and a motion information predictor, wherein the coding mode is selected from among at least a first coding mode and a second coding mode and wherein the motion information predictor is selected from a set of motion information predictors which is the same for at least the first and the second coding modes, the selection of the coding mode and the motion information predictor involving comparing costs of encoding the image portion using the motion information predictors of the set in the two coding modes, the method comprising or the device comprising means for: omitting, for at least one said motion information predictor of the set, computing of such a cost for at least one of said first and second coding modes. Consequently encoding time and complexity may be reduced and encoding performance may be improved.
US10148946B2	Method for generating test patterns for detecting and quantifying losses in video equipment A method for detecting and quantifying losses in at least one of video and audio equipment, comprising the steps of generating the test pattern; processing the test pattern through video equipment; and displaying the processed test pattern to a display to a viewer. In one embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of video compression losses due to quantization. In another embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of a color transformation mismatch after encoding/decoding with incompatible video transmission standards. In a third embodiment, the test pattern is iso-luminant after a color transformation between a first and second video transmission standard. In a fourth embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of lipsync error.
US10148944B2	Calibration method of an image capture system A calibration method of an image capture system includes an image capture device of at least one image capture device capturing an image including a plurality of intersection coordinates among a plurality of geometric blocks of a test pattern and an information of a color of each geometric block of the plurality of geometric blocks; an operation unit executing a first operation on the plurality of intersection coordinates within the image to generate a plurality of geometric calibration parameters; the operation unit executing a second operation on an information of a color of each geometric block of the plurality of geometric blocks within the image to generate a plurality of color calibration parameters; and a calibration unit calibrating the image capture device according to the plurality of geometric calibration parameters and the plurality of color calibration parameters.
US10148935B2	Depth picture inter encoding and decoding method, encoder and decoder A depth picture inter encoding method, a decoding method, an encoder and a decoder, wherein the depth picture inter encoding method comprises: judging whether a depth picture inter encoding mode is a skip mode; setting a first depth picture inter encoding flag bit to an encoding unit if it is judged that the depth picture inter encoding mode is not the skip mode; judging whether the first depth picture inter encoding flag bit is true, encoding merely one residual value to each prediction unit if it is judged that the first depth picture inter encoding flag bit is true. Encoding by adopting a residual encoding manner existing in 3D-HEVC if it is judged that the first depth picture inter encoding flag bit is false.
US10148934B2	Image process apparatus and image process method An image process apparatus includes an image capture device, a filter, a depth estimation unit, and a mixture unit. The image capture device captures an original image including at least one target object and generates a first depth map corresponding to the original image. The filter selects the at least one target object from the original image according to the first depth map and generates a temporary image including the at least one target object. The temporary image has a depth information of the at least one target object. The depth estimation unit generates a second depth map corresponding to an input image according to the input image. The mixture unit blends the temporary image into a predetermined field depth of the input image to generate a blending image including the input image and the at least one target object according to the depth information and the second depth map.
US10148929B2	Method of prompting proper rotation angle for image depth establishing An electronic apparatus includes a motion sensor, an image capturing unit, a display unit and a processing unit. A controlling method for the electronic apparatus includes following steps. An initial orientation of the electronic apparatus is obtained by the motion sensor when a first image is captured by the electronic apparatus. A predetermined rotation angle relative to the initial orientation is assigned. A rotation prompt indicating the predetermined rotation angle is displayed via the display unit.
US10148927B2	Digital cameras with direct luminance and chrominance detection Digital camera systems and methods are described that provide a color digital camera with direct luminance detection. The luminance signals are obtained directly from a broadband image sensor channel without interpolation of RGB data. The chrominance signals are obtained from one or more additional image sensor channels comprising red and/or blue color band detection capability. The red and blue signals are directly combined with the luminance image sensor channel signals. The digital camera generates and outputs an image in YCrCb color space by directly combining outputs of the broadband, red and blue sensors.
US10148926B2	Imaging apparatus and image processing method of thereof An imaging apparatus may include an image sensor that includes a Bayer color filter array (CFA) of 2-by-2 cell groups each of which includes a red pixel, a blue pixel, and two green pixels, and an image signal processor for processing raw data from the Bayer CFA. The image signal processor corrects the raw data to reduce artifacts such as image contrast degradation caused by using green pixels with wide transmission spectrum.
US10148925B2	Projector and method of controlling projector to display an image based on evaluation value after focus adjustment A projector includes a projection optical system adapted to project an image on a screen, a lens drive section adapted to perform a focus adjustment in accordance with an operation, a shooting section adapted to shoot the screen, an evaluation value calculation section adapted to calculate an evaluation value used to evaluate contrast of a shot image of the shooting section, and a display control section adapted to make the projection lens project an image, which corresponds to a difference between the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation section after the focus adjustment and a maximum value of the evaluation values having been calculated by the evaluation value calculation section before the focus adjustment, on the screen in a case in which the lens drive section has performed the focus adjustment in accordance with the operation.
US10148921B2	Projection device, projection control method and storage medium A projection device includes a light source with a plurality of emission light colors, a projection unit configured to form and project a light image corresponding to a given video signal, by using light from the light source, and a controller configured to lower, when video that is projected by the projection unit becomes all black on an entire screen, a brightness of the light source to a light emission state of a predetermined brightness with respect to each of the emission light colors, and to turn off the light source after each of lights of all of the plurality of emission light colors has reached the light emission state of the predetermined brightness.
US10148918B1	Modular shelving systems for package tracking A shelving system has at least one shelf, a camera fixed at a distance from the at least one shelf such that a field of view of the camera faces the at least one shelf and closely encompasses the at least one shelf, and a controller in communication with the camera. The controller has a processor adapted to receive images captured by the camera within the camera's field of view and to determine from the images whether a particular object has been placed on, moved, or removed from the at least one shelf.
US10148911B2	Communication event In one or more implementations, a first video stream of multiple video streams is displayed at a display of a first user device. A reaction that matches an expected reaction of multiple expected reactions is detected in a second video stream of the multiple video streams. If the reaction matches one of the multiple expected reactions, the detected reaction of the second video stream is displayed at a first area of the display of the first user device. In some cases, the second video stream replaces the first video stream which was previously displayed at the first area of the display. Alternately or additionally, the second video stream is moved from being displayed at a second area of the display to the first area of the display.
US10148908B2	Systems, methods, and media for modular cameras Systems, methods and media for providing modular cameras are provided. In some embodiments, a modular imaging device is provided, comprising: a base module comprising: a user device interface configured to receive signals from a user device; a first magnet; a first plurality of electrical contacts; and one or more circuits that are configured to receive information transmitted to the base module from the user device via the user device interface; and an image sensor module comprising: a second plurality of electrical contacts; a second magnet; a third plurality of electrical contacts; an image sensor; and one or more circuits that are configured to: receive a first control signal; cause the image sensor to capture image data; and transmit the captured image data.
US10148906B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems for extended high dynamic range (“HDR”) HDR to HDR tone mapping Aspects of present principles are directed to methods and apparatus for tone mapping a high dynamic range image. The apparatus includes a processor for performing the following and the method includes the following: obtaining a luminance component of the high dynamic range image; determining an HDR to HDR tone mapper curve; determining a tone compressed image by applying the HDR to HDR tone mapper curve to the luminance component of the high dynamic range image; wherein the HDR to HDR tone mapper curve comprises a first part for dark and mid-tone levels, and a second part for highlights.
US10148904B1	Multi-track puppetry A method of creating a video of a puppet character comprising filming a scene including a first portion of a puppet character on a first recorded track, filming the same scene including a second portion of the puppet character on a second recorded track, and combining the first portion of the puppet character from the first recorded track and the second portion of the puppet character from the second recorded track together onto a single video recording of the scene with an assembled puppet character.
US10148898B2	Image sensor driving apparatus, method and radiation imaging apparatus An image sensor driving apparatus extracts an image signal from an image sensor including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements two-dimensionally arrayed, and includes a conversion unit which converts the image signal into digital data by performing offset correction for the image signal. The apparatus obtains digital data corresponding to a first sampling count by causing the conversion unit to process a reference voltage signal in accordance with a synchronization signal which determines an imaging frame rate, and obtains digital data corresponding to a second sampling count by causing the conversion unit to process a reference voltage signal every time extracting an image signal from a photoelectric conversion element group obtained by dividing a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. The apparatus generates a correction value used for offset correction based on the obtained digital data corresponding to the first and second sampling counts.
US10148895B2	Generating a combined infrared/visible light image having an enhanced transition between different types of image information There is provided a method and an arrangement for generating a combined image having an enhanced transition between image areas each representing a different type of image information. The method may include: determining a set of pixel coordinates, wherein the set of pixel coordinates partly overlaps at least one area in the combined image wherein the pixel values represent image information according to a first type of image information; and/or wherein the set of coordinates partly overlaps at least another area in the combined image wherein the pixel values represent image information according to a second type of image information, dependent on a selection rule; and generating a new combined image by assigning pixel values to the pixels having coordinates comprised in the determined set of pixel coordinates dependent on a mixing rule and the pixel values of the corresponding coordinates of the combined image.
US10148893B2	Methods, systems, and media for high dynamic range imaging Systems, methods, and media for high dynamic range imaging are provided, the systems comprising: an image sensor; and a hardware processor configured to: cause the image sensor to capture first image data having a first exposure time, second image data having a second exposure time, and third image data having a third exposure time that is substantially equal to the sum of the first exposure time and the second exposure time; generate combined image data using the first image data and the second image data.
US10148889B2	Image processing apparatus and control method thereof, image capturing apparatus and storage medium An image capturing apparatus detects the movement of a main body by an angular velocity sensor, detects the movement of the captured object image, and detects the angular velocity. An exposure time during image capturing is set by an automatic exposure setting processing. A longest exposure time is calculated based on a maximum drive amount of an optical system including a correction lens, and the exposure time is set so as not to exceed the longest exposure time by upgrading a photographing condition. When an operation instruction for photographing is received, a drive control to relatively change a position of the object image to be captured is performed by driving the correction lens of the optical system in the period before the passage of the set exposure time.
US10148887B2	Imaging control device An imaging system 1 includes an imaging control device 10, an imaging device 20, and a light emitting device 30. The imaging control device 10 is provided for controlling the imaging device 20 and the light emitting device 30, and includes an evaluation unit 13, a light reception adjustment unit 14, and a light emission adjustment unit 15. The evaluation unit 13 evaluates respective brightnesses of the first image data and the second image data that are output from the imaging device 20. The light reception adjustment unit 14 adjusts any of an exposure time, a diaphragm value, and a gain that are to be used when the imaging device 20 captures an image, based on a brightness evaluation result. The light emission adjustment unit 15 causes the light emitting device 30 to emit light of either wavelength band of the first wavelength band and the second wavelength band, and adjusts a light emission intensity of the light, based on an evaluation result.
US10148884B2	Facilitating capturing a digital image According to one aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing unit and at least one memory. The at least one memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the apparatus to obtain a set of captured still images captured with a camera, detect at least one face in the captured still images, and cause display of the detected at least one face on a display providing a live viewfinder feed of a scene to be captured as an additional display element while providing the live viewfinder feed on the display.
US10148883B2	Method and program for image-based status resolution services A method and program product includes capturing at least one image of an operations display of at least one peripheral device. The operations display at least presents information associated with a status encountered by the at least one peripheral device. The at least one image is communicated to at least one computing system. The at least one computing system is at least configured for processing the at least one image for extracting features of the at least one peripheral device, determining a model of the at least one peripheral from the extracted features, determining at least a status encountered by the peripheral device from the extracted features, and creating a resolution to the encountered status. The resolution to the encountered status is received from the at least one computing system and displayed.
US10148881B2	Video image stabilization with enforced stabilization constraints Techniques to improve a digital image capture device's ability to stabilize a video stream—while enforcing desired stabilization constraints on particular images in the video stream—are presented that utilize an overscan region and a look-ahead technique enabled by buffering a number of video input frames before generating a first stabilized video output frame. More particularly, techniques are disclosed for buffering an initial number of input frames so that a “current” frame can use motion data from both “past” and “future” frames to adjust the value of a stabilization strength parameter and/or the weighted contribution of particular frames from the buffer in the determination of stabilization motion values for the current frame. Such techniques keep the current frame within its overscan and ensure that the stabilization constraints are enforced, while maintaining desired smoothness in the video stream. In some embodiments, the stabilization constraint may comprise a maximum allowed frame displacement.
US10148879B2	Electronic device for acquiring still images and corresponding video and operating method thereof According to various example embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include: a camera; a display; at least one memory; and a processor operatively coupled to the camera, the display, and the memory. According to various example embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include: a camera module including a camera; a display; a memory; and a processor operatively coupled to the camera module, the display, and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to acquire an image through the camera module in response to entering a capture mode, to display the acquired image as a preview image through the display, to acquire a still picture from the image in response to an operational instruction for capturing the still picture, to acquire a video from at least one part of the preview image, to generate a still picture file of an image format based on the still picture and a video, and store the still picture file in the memory.
US10148874B1	Method and system for generating panoramic photographs and videos A system and machine-implemented method of generating panoramic photographs and videos. Panoramic image data in a YUV data format is received in a YUV data format by an integrated circuit. A format of the panoramic image data is detected by the integrated circuit. The format includes resolution, pixel clock, line frequency information, and field frequency information. The panoramic image data is output, by the integrated circuit, to a memory unit. The panoramic image data is processed by the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit retrieves the panoramic image data from the memory unit. The processed panoramic image data is output, by the integrated circuit, to a processing unit. The processing includes at least one of projecting, stitching or distortion correcting.
US10148873B2	Method and system for motion adaptive fusion of optical images and depth maps acquired by cameras and depth sensors A method and system for fusing sensed measurements includes a depth sensor to acquire depth measurements of a scene as a sequence of frames, and a camera configured to acquire intensity measurements of the scene as a sequence of images, wherein a resolution of the depth sensor is less than a resolution of the camera. A processor searches for similar patches in multiple temporally adjacent frames of the depth measurements, groups the similar patches into blocks using the intensity measurements, increases a resolution of the blocks using prior constraints to obtain increased resolution blocks, and then constructs a depth image with a resolution greater than the resolution of sensor from the increased resolution blocks.
US10148872B2	Image difference based segmentation using recursive neural networks Techniques are provided for image segmentation based on image differencing, using recursive neural networks. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes quantizing pixels of a first image frame, performing a rigid translation of the quantized first image frame to generate a second image frame, and performing a differencing operation between the quantized first image frame and the second image frame to generate a sparse image frame. A neural network can then be applied to the sparse image frame to generate a segmented image. In still another embodiment, the methodology is applied to a sequence or set of image frames, for example from a video or still camera, and pixels from a first and second image frame of the sequence/set are quantized. The sparse image frame is generated from a difference between quantized image frames. The method further includes training the neural network on sparse training image frames.
US10148871B2	Advanced raw conversion to produce high dynamic range, wide color gamut output Described are examples for generating high dynamic range (HDR)/wide color gamut (WCG) output from an image sensor. A raw red, green, blue (RGB) image obtained by the image sensor can be received. A plurality of color transform operations can be applied to the raw RGB image to generate a HDR/WCG image. The HDR/WCG image can be stored in a memory, displayed on a display, transmitted to another device, etc.
US10148870B2	Image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus includes a main image capturing system configured to capture an object image formed by a main optical system that can vary a magnification, a first sub capturing system configured to capture an object image formed by a first sub optical system having an angle of view equal to or wider than that at a wide-angle end of the main optical system, and a second sub capturing system configured to capture an object image formed by a second sub optical system having an angle of view narrower than that at a wide-angle end and equal to or wider than that at a telephoto end of the main optical system. An optical barrel configured to hold the main optical system can be retracted relative to a body of the image capturing apparatus. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
US10148867B2	Camera auto-focus apparatus for performing lens position compensation to determine focused lens position and related camera auto-focus method A camera auto-focus apparatus includes a lens scan control circuit, a lens position compensation circuit, and a lens position decision circuit. During an auto-focus procedure, the lens scan control circuit controls movement of a lens according to a plurality of lens positions, and obtains a plurality of focus values corresponding to the lens positions respectively. The lens position compensation circuit determines a position compensation value according to the movement of the lens. The lens position decision circuit determines a focused lens position according to the position compensation value, the lens positions and the focus values.
US10148866B2	Imaging device and imaging method An imaging device includes an imaging section, an image capture optical system, and a controller. The controller sets in an image a first focus adjustment region, which is a target of adjustment of focusing conditions, and a second focus adjustment region, which has a lower priority of adjustment of focusing than the first focus adjustment region. The controller performs focus adjustment based on the image data in the second focus adjustment region, if focus adjustment based on the image data in the first focus adjustment region is difficult. If the focus adjustment based on the image data in the first focus adjustment region is not difficult, while performing the focus adjustment based on the image data in the second focus adjustment region, the controller performs the focus adjustment based on the image data in the first focus adjustment region.
US10148864B2	Imaging device having phase detection pixels and regular pixels, and operating method thereof An imaging device including a pixel matrix and a processor is provided. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of phase detection pixels and a plurality of regular pixels. The processor performs autofocusing according to pixel data of the phase detection pixels, and determines an operating resolution of the regular pixels according to autofocused pixel data of the phase detection pixels, wherein the phase detection pixels are always-on pixels and the regular pixels are selectively turned on after the autofocusing is accomplished.
US10148862B2	Image capturing apparatus, method for controlling image capturing apparatus focus area display, and storage medium An image capturing apparatus of the present invention includes a display unit that displays an image obtained from an image capturing unit, the image capturing unit being a plenoptic image capturing unit capable of acquiring multi-viewpoint images having different viewpoints is provided. The image capturing apparatus includes: a disparity amount deriving unit that derives a disparity amount of the multi-viewpoint images in relation to a subject; a focus area specifying unit that specifies a subject area in which the derived disparity amount is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold as a focus area; and a display control unit that displays the specified focus area on the display unit in a manner different from an area other than the focus area.
US10148850B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium An image processing apparatus includes: an embed-data generating unit configured to generate embed-data, which is to be embedded in input-image-data, the input-image-data representing an image including a first color, the embed-data representing an image including a second color; an inverting unit configured to invert the image represented by the embed-data, in response to meeting a predetermined condition relating to the first color and the second color; and an output-image-data generating unit configured to embed, in the input-image-data, embed-data representing the image that is inverted by the inverting unit, in order to generate output-image-data in a case where the predetermined condition is met, and configured to embed, in the input-image-data, embed-data representing the image that is not inverted by the inverting unit, in order to generate output-image-data in a case where the predetermined condition is not met.
US10148847B2	Terminal device A terminal device performs operations includes: a file information receiving process to receive M pieces of file information for identifying M image files from a printer storing M image files; a specific signal receiving process to receive a specific signal from the printer; a determination process to determine whether an inter-device distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance by using a received radio field intensity of the specific signal; a selection process to select N pieces of file information, which is a part of the M pieces of file information when it is determined in the determination process that the inter-device distance is equal to or less than the predetermined distance; and a print instruction transmission process to not transmit the print instruction to the printer when it is determined that the inter-device distance is not equal to or less than the predetermined distance.
US10148844B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an optical system, an imaging unit that captures a subject image which is input via the optical system and generates an image signal, an image processor that performs predetermined processing on the image signal generated by the imaging unit and generates image data, a display unit that displays an image represented by the image data, and a control unit that controls the image processor and the display unit. The control unit records moving image data and generates, from all or a part of a plurality of frame images composing recorded moving image data, a still image based on user's specifying of an image or an area of the image. The display unit displays one frame image among the plurality of frame images composing the recorded moving image data, as a setting image for the user to specify an image or an area of the image, and adds highlighting to an in-focus portion in the setting image.
US10148834B1	Insertion member and image reading device An image reading device includes: a housing, a document loading surface, a reading unit, a first through hole, a second through hole, an insertion member, and a first member. The first through hole is provided in a manner such as to be pierced through the housing. The second through hole is provided oppositely to the first through hole in a manner such as to be pierced through the reading unit located at a predefined place. When being inserted in the first through hole and the second through hole, the insertion member stops movement of the reading unit in a horizontal direction and fixes the reading unit in the housing. The first member closes the first through hole and has a shape deforming in accordance with the insertion of the insertion member in the first through hole and the second through hole.
US10148832B2	Image forming apparatus with projector to display an image to be printed and related method An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a projector that projects an image onto a predetermined projection area outside of the image forming apparatus, an interface, a printer, and a processor. The printer prints an image on an image recording medium based on image data acquired the image acquired through the interface. The processor controls the projector to display the image to be printed on the projection area.
US10148831B2	Information processing equipment Information processing equipment includes an image formation apparatus and a server device mutually integrated together. The server device includes a housing, a server main body unit provided inside the housing, a fan which generates an air stream flowing from outside the housing toward inside the housing and supplies the air stream to the server main body unit to cool the server main body unit, and a filter disposed at a position upstream of the server main body unit in a direction in which the air stream flows. The image formation apparatus or the server device is provided with a control unit restricting an operation of at least one of the image formation apparatus and the fan when the server device undergoes maintenance and inspection.
US10148823B2	Method of cancelling echo and electronic device thereof Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of cancelling an echo signal flowing in a microphone of an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a microphone configured to receive a sound signal; an Application Processor (AP) configured to execute an application; a communication module configured to control a voice call service; a speaker configured to output a sound signal; an audio processing module configured to process an output of at least one of an audio signal received from the AP, a voice signal received from the communication module, or a combined signal to the speaker; a first Acoustic Echo Canceller (AEC) configured to cancel an echo of the sound signal received through the microphone based on the output from the audio processing module and provide the signal to the AP, the first AEC being located in at least one of the AP, the audio processing module, and an external pre-processing module; and a second AEC configured to cancel an echo of the sound signal received through the microphone based on the output from the audio processing module and provide the signal to the communication module, the second AEC being located in at least one of the communication module, the audio processing module, and the external pre-processing module. Other embodiments may be possible.
US10148821B2	System and method for minimal touch cloud-based conference call service A method schedules a conference call via a scheduler application on a first information handling system by recording a date, a start time, and an end time and setting invitees for the call. The method further receives bound identification data from an invitee, associates the bound identification data with the scheduled conference call, and stores the bound identification data in a database to enable minimal touch access to the conference call.
US10148820B2	Call transfer using session initiation protocol (SIP) A system is provided for providing communication event routing and transfer capability in a multi-site communication-center environment. The system utilizes a presence protocol application and a routing application for determining availability of an agent or system and for setting up the transfer from a point of transfer on a network to a destination of transfer on the same or connected network. In a preferred use the presence protocol application is shared by communication-center sites cooperating in the transfer and routing of events and the presence protocol enables at least one event-handling process normally performed by the routing application.
US10148816B2	Interactive voice response (IVR) call authentication A device can receive, from an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a set of instructions to initiate an application session of an application and to provide an authentication interface for display. The device can receive, via the authentication interface and during the application session, a first credential from a user of the device. The device can authenticate, during the application session, the first credential. The device can receive, from a third-party server device and during the application session, a second credential. The device can cause, during the application session, a communication session to be established with the IVR system to request the account information. The communication session can include a telephone call established between the application and the IVR system. The device can receive the account information from the IVR system via the application session. The device can provide the account information for display via a display of the device.
US10148814B2	Method of providing a recent call list, software product, telecommunications device and system A method of providing a recent call list of calls recently received or initiated by a telecommunications device where information on recent services which are services recently handled by or using the telecommunications device other than calls are incorporated as entries in a recent call list of the telecommunications device. Each entry can be formed by a data structure being composed of a plurality of data fields. Each data field can include a data value. An entry representing a recent service other than a call in the recent call list can include a service code identifying a recent service as a data value. A device, system, and apparatus can be configured to utilize or execute the method.
US10148812B2	Method of playing music prior to establishing a phone call This present invention disclosure relates to a method for playing music prior to establishing a phone call. It specifically relates to music discovery and playing the music for around 8 seconds, when a person makes a call from his mobile phone. Since music is played from the user's phone, there is no telecom network integration required. Additionally, the disclosure provides discovering songs based on user's context and collecting the songs thereof.
US10148811B2	Electronic device and method for controlling voice signal A method, device, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling a voice signal by an electronic device including a first microphone, a second microphone, a communication interface, and a processor are provided. The method includes acquiring a first voice signal by using the first microphone; acquiring a second voice signal by using the second microphone; confirming a telephone call mode for performing, by the electronic device, a telephone call with an external electronic device; adjusting a first output attribute corresponding to the first voice signal or a second output attribute corresponding to the second voice signal, based on the telephone call mode; and transmitting the adjusted first voice signal or the adjusted second voice signal to the external electronic device by using the communication interface.
US10148810B2	Protection of a telephone line against overvoltages A structure protects a SLIC telephone line interface against overvoltages lower than a negative threshold or higher than a positive threshold. The structure includes at least one thyristor connected between each conductor of the telephone line and a reference potential. For all of the included thyristors, a metallization corresponding to the main electrode on the gate side is in contact, by its entire surface, with a corresponding semiconductor region. Furthermore, the gate of each thyristor is directly connected to a voltage source defining one of the thresholds.
US10148808B2	Directed personal communication for speech generating devices Speech generating devices, communication systems, and methods for communicating using the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, the speech generating device includes a display device and an input device configured to generate a communication to be displayed on the display device, wherein the speech generating device is configured to allow a user to select between playing the generated communication through a speaker and transmitting the generated communication via a communication network to a computing device separate from the speech generating device. In certain examples, the computing device may be designated with other computing devices of other conversation partners within a conversation group.
US10148806B1	System and method of intercepting text messages A system and method of intercepting text messages. A mobile device includes a processor, a memory storing data including a first threshold velocity, a user interface, a communications interface, a notification module operable to produce a notification when the mobile device receives a text message via the communications interface, and a velocity sensor operable to determine a velocity of the mobile device comprising a distance traveled by the mobile device per unit of time. When the mobile device receives a text message via the communications interface, the processor determines the velocity of the mobile device via the velocity sensor, and either activates the notification module if the mobile device is traveling under the first threshold velocity, or prevents the activation of the notification module if the mobile device is traveling over the first threshold velocity.
US10148805B2	System and method for mobile device control delegation A system and method for implementing controls corresponding to a particular mobile device. The method includes receiving from a first party corresponding to the particular mobile device a designation of a second party and receiving control instructions from the second party. A particular geographic area and/or a particular time frame is associated with the second party. A processor alternately delegates one or more device controls of the particular mobile device from the first party to the second party based on a current location of the particular mobile device relative to the particular geographic area and/or a current time relative to the particular time frame. The control instructions received from the second party are applied when the one or more device controls are delegated to the second party.
US10148804B2	Techniques for mobile device personalization Techniques for mobile device personalization are described. In an embodiment, user credentials for an online service are received at a mobile device kiosk. The user credentials may be authenticated and, upon authentication, user data associated with the user credentials may be transferred to a mobile device of the mobile device kiosk. The user data may be transferred between the mobile device kiosk and a wireless transmitter embedded on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the mobile device. Further, the user data may be transferred to the mobile device without powering on the mobile device. Once the data transfer is complete, the mobile device may be provided to a user.
US10148798B2	PHY/MAC interface (PMI) for communication systems A communication device is configured to support communications with other devices using a physical layer (PHY)/MAC interface (PMI) protocol. For example, a first device that includes PHY component(s) may be located remotely with respect to one or more other entities that manage and control it. In one example, a second device generates (core receives from another device) a MAC message that is based on the PMI protocol and generates a PHY message based thereon. This first device and then transmits the PHY message to the first device for use by the first device to configure PHY operational parameter(s). Generally, different messages are communicated between devices based on the PMI protocol. The first device, which may generally be referred to as a remote PHY device (RPD), can be managed and controlled by one or more other devices located separately therefrom.
US10148797B2	Method and device for receiving media packets in multimedia system The present invention relates to a method and a device for efficiently receiving particular media packets in a multimedia system. The method for receiving media packets in a multimedia system, in which media data are packetized into multiple media packets and then transmitted, according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: determining if received media packets comprise access information for receiving particular media data and/or particular information; and if the received media packets comprise the access information, using the access information so as to preferentially receive the particular media data and/or the particular information.
US10148787B2	System and method of polling with an information handling system An information handling system is configured to poll a remote data store at an adaptable polling rate. The polling rate can be based on one or more usage characteristics of the information handling system, such as a time of day, geographical location, user profile, management profile, system usage pattern, or other usage characteristic. Between polling requests, the information handling system can be placed in a low-power mode, thereby conserving power.
US10148786B1	Method of generating a unified user profile We disclose a system, method and software product for creating and updating a unified subject's profile. The system, method, and software product may include a computer processing means and computer readable medium, and a proximity device. The system may permit publishing icons to a user profile by multiple applications. The system may update the user profile to reflect various awards from multiple publishers. The system may also generate a visual indicator for display on a subject profile to demonstrate a skill, achievement, or other information associated with the activity. The system may also provide a manner of verifying the authenticity and identity of the publisher.
US10148785B2	Cache management based on factors relating to replacement cost of data Systems and methods for a cache replacement policy that takes into consideration factors relating to the replacement cost of currently cached data and/or the replacement cost of received data. According to one embodiment, data is received by a network device responsive to a request issued on behalf of a client device. A cache management system running on the network device estimates, for each of multiple cache entries of a cache managed by the cache management system, a computational cost of reproducing data cached within each of the cache entries by respective origin storage devices from which the respective cached data originated. The cache management system estimates a communication latency between the cache and the respective origin storage devices. The cache management system enables the cache to replace data cached within a selected cache entry with the received data based on the estimated computational costs and the estimated communication latencies.
US10148779B2	Centralized location control server An intermediate network node manages location data of mobile terminals in a wireless communication network and includes a processing unit and a memory, which contains instructions executable by the processing unit, whereby the network node is operative to establish connection with one or more mobility management nodes in the network, establish connection with any one of network nodes requesting location data indicating the location of at least one mobile terminal, receive a request for the location data indicating the location of the at least one mobile terminal from a requesting network node of said network nodes, obtain a set of location information indicating the location of the at least one mobile terminal from at least one of the mobility management nodes, produce the requested location data from the obtained set of location information, and provide the produced location data to the requesting network node of said network nodes.
US10148776B2	Clickstream visual analytics based on maximal sequential patterns Systems and methods are disclosed for analyzing a plurality of clickstreams associated with a resource to identify popular navigational patterns traversed by users of the resource. The analysis provides a navigational framework for performing continued analysis on segmented portions of the identified navigational patterns. To facilitate the analysis, clickstreams associated with the resource are analyzed to identify sets of clickstreams that have a common group of assets with which users of the resource interacted. Navigational patterns, which include commonly traversed series of assets interacted with by the users, are determined for the identified sets. The navigational pattern is then provided to identify popular navigational patterns traversed by users of the resource.
US10148774B2	Method for controlling conveyance of electronically logged information originated by drivers of vehicles An improved system and method for defining an event based upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object location event information among computing devices where object location events are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship between user-defined zone information and object location information. One or more location information sources are associated with an object to provide the object location information. One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined. The occurrence of an object location event produces object location event information that is conveyed to users based on user identification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information, and object location event information is based upon an object location information access code, a zone information access code, and an object location event information access code, respectively.
US10148766B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for subscriber binding repository reconfiguration Methods, systems, and computer readable media for reconfiguring a session binding repository (SBR) database for a data communications network. In one example, a method includes, before reconfiguring the SBR database, selecting a first plurality of SBR servers for storage of a first plurality of SBR records using a first assignment algorithm. While reconfiguring the SBR database, the method includes selecting a second plurality of SBR servers for storage of a second plurality of SBR records using a second assignment algorithm and searching for a first plurality of stored records in the SBR database based on both the first and second assignment algorithms. After reconfiguring the SBR database, the method includes selecting a third plurality of SBR servers for storage of a third plurality of SBR records using the second assignment algorithm and searching for a second plurality of stored records in the SBR database based on the second assignment algorithm and ceasing searching in the SBR database based on the first assignment algorithm.
US10148765B2	Security information interaction system, device and method The invention discloses a security information interaction system, apparatus and method, the method comprising the following steps: establishing a first communication channel and a second communication channel between a security information interaction terminal and a security carrier; the security carrier actively sending a command to the security information interaction terminal via the first communication channel and the second communication channel so as to complete a corresponding security information interaction procedure. With the security information interaction system, apparatus and method disclosed by the invention, the security carrier can send a command to the security information interaction terminal flexibly and actively on its own, and thus greatly improving the efficiency of the security information interaction system.
US10148764B2	Backup wide area network connection for access points and routers Systems and techniques are provided for a backup wide area network connection for access points and routers. A network interface may be able to connect to wide area network over a broadband connection. A cellular modem may be able to connect to the wide area network through a cellular network. The cellular modem may be distinct from the network interface. A processor may be connected to the network interface and the cellular modem and may be able to detect that the broadband connection between the network interface and the wide area network is not connected and, in response, activate the cellular modem to connect to the cellular network, receive configuration data using the cellular modem, and apply a configuration setting from the received configuration data to establish the broadband connection through the network interface.
US10148763B2	Establish client-host connection Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to establishing a connection over a network between a first host device and a client device. The client device transmits client information over the network related to the first host device. Display information is transmitted by the first host device to be output by the client device.
US10148760B2	Railroad crossing warning system A railroad crossing warning system includes a beam emitter for generating a focused beam of energy, and a receiver for receiving the focused beam of energy. A pair of weatherproof housings secures the emitter and receiver diagonally at a railroad intersection. A base station is communicatively linked to the beam emitter and the receiver, and a base station communication unit transmits an obstruction warning to an approaching train.
US10148759B2	Presence-based network authentication Systems and methods are provided to authenticating an electronic device with a wireless network using a presence-based authentication process. As part of the presence-based authentication process, an authentication entity may receive a registration message from an electronic device. The authentication entity may respond to the registration message by transmitting an authentication challenge associated with providing access to the wireless network and/or network feature thereof. If the electronic device provides a successful response to the authentication challenge, then the authentication entity may authenticate the electronic device to utilize the wireless network and/or network feature thereof.
US10148757B2	Migrating cloud resources Repository data fragments distributed across one or both of a first cloud and a network may be accessed. The repository data fragments may be combined into repository data. First resources of the first cloud, a dependency between the first resources, and second resources of a second cloud may be discovered. A migration map between the first cloud and the second cloud may be generated based on the discovered first and second resources and based on the repository data. The first resources may be migrated to the second cloud based on the migration map.
US10148756B2	Latency virtualization in a transport network using a storage area network Methods, computer-readable media and devices are disclosed for caching traffic of a transmission in a storage resource of a storage area network when a route for the transmission fails to satisfy a latency requirement. For example, a processor may receive a latency requirement for a transmission via a communications network, select a route for the transmission through the communications network, submit to a storage area network a request for a storage resource for the transmission and receive from the storage area network a notification of a storage resource of the storage area network assigned to the transmission. When the route fails to satisfy the latency requirement, the processor may cache traffic of the transmission in the storage resource.
US10148755B2	System and method to redirect USB mass storage devices in high latency VDI environments In certain information handling system environments, physical devices connected to a client are redirected to a server or other information handling system. Read and write transaction requests to these redirected devices will use and occupy network bandwidth. Allowing the client to unmount its file system (if present) and locking its disk stack while permitting the server to load a virtual disk enumerator and file system stack for the processing of transaction requests to the virtual disk provides efficiency in the amount of network bandwidth required for any given transaction request. In such a system, the server processes overhead related to the transaction requests at the server and thus executes fewer transactions requests to the client.
US10148753B2	Method, server, and system for synchronizing group member information A method, server, and system for synchronizing group member information are described. The method includes: acquiring, by the server, group member information of a group in an interval of a predetermined time, and generating mirror data of the group member information; maintaining incremental information of the group member information that is on the basis of the mirror data; and sending the mirror data and the incremental information to a terminal on which a group member that newly joins in the group is located.
US10148752B2	Enterprise level security orchestration Enterprise level security orchestration coordinates the safeguarding functions of safeguard software packages with respect to an installation. Multiple safeguard software packages may be deployed on an installation at a storage location. The multiple safeguard software packages may provide different safeguarding functions to applications or application data on the installation. An orchestration tool on the installation may interface with the multiple safeguard software packages. Accordingly, the orchestration tool may execute an orchestration routine that calls the individual safeguard software packages to perform the different safeguarding functions.
US10148750B1	Services mobility in storage systems While providing a storage service to a client system, a storage system maintains a complete set of storage service metadata for the service on the same storage device that stores the user data received from the client system. When an event is detected that requires the storage service to be moved to a new storage system, the storage service can be moved to a new storage system by moving the storage device containing both the user data and the storage service metadata to the new storage system. The new storage system detects the storage device that has been moved, and detects the storage service metadata and user data. The new storage system then uses the storage service metadata and user data from the storage device to immediately reestablish the storage service with the client system, without having to perform a separate step of copying the storage service metadata from the previous storage system.
US10148746B2	Multi-host network interface controller with host management A network adapter includes one or more ports and circuitry. The ports are configured to connect to a switch in a communication network. The circuitry is coupled to a network node that includes multiple hosts, and is configured to exchange management packets between a control server and multiple BMC units associated respectively with the multiple hosts, and to exchange, over the communication network via the one or more ports, data packets between the hosts and one or more remote nodes.
US10148744B2	Random next iteration for data update management Host machines and other devices performing synchronized operations can be dispersed across multiple racks in a data center to provide additional buffer capacity and to reduce the likelihood of congestion. The level of dispersion can depend on factors such as the level of oversubscription, as it can be undesirable in a highly connected network to push excessive host traffic into the aggregation fabric. As oversubscription levels increase, the amount of dispersion can be reduced and two or more host machines can be clustered on a given rack, or otherwise connected through the same edge switch. By clustering a portion of the machines, some of the host traffic can be redirected by the respective edge switch without entering the aggregation fabric. When provisioning hosts for a customer, application, or synchronized operation, for example, the levels of clustering and dispersion can be balanced to minimize the likelihood for congestion throughout the network.
US10148742B2	System and method for an improved high availability component implementation The invention relates to a computer system and method for high availability processing through a session on a transport connection, for use in a cluster with at least two nodes. The system comprises a protocol component; a cluster with at least two nodes, said cluster being arranged for running the protocol component; and a server arranged for maintaining a protocol session on a transport connection with a node of the cluster. The cluster is arranged for maintaining on each of said at least two nodes one instance of the protocol component, so that at least two instances are active; the server is arranged for simultaneously maintaining a protocol session with each instance.
US10148740B2	Multi-service application fabric architecture In representative embodiments, multiple cloud computing infrastructures, each having its own application and management fabric, coexist with in the same cloud computing infrastructure. This results in a cloud computing infrastructure where multiple management fabrics and application fabrics coexist to offer their own services and cross platform services. Each functions independently and also communicates with each other to offer high availability and disaster recovery. One application and management infrastructure is a host to the other application and management infrastructure. The hosted infrastructure accesses underlying fabrics through the host infrastructure. A resultant system comprises a common hardware fabric, a common runtime, and a service fabric comprising services from both the host and hosted infrastructures.
US10148737B2	System and method for managing applications as IoT objects A system, apparatus, and method for managing applications as Internet of Things (IoT) objects includes an IoT server, a computing device, and an IoT application. The IoT server and the computing device communicate via a network. The computing device has an IoT interface and an IoT-enabled application with an RPC interface. The IoT interface uses the RPC interface to communicate with the IoT-enabled application. The IoT interface communicates with the IoT server or the IoT application using an IoT protocol. The IoT interface operates the IoT-enabled application as an IoT device in the system.
US10148734B2	Scripting support for data identifiers, voice recognition and speech in a telnet session Methods of adding data identifiers and speech/voice recognition functionality are disclosed. A telnet client runs one or more scripts that add data identifiers to data fields in a telnet session. The input data is inserted in the corresponding fields based on data identifiers. Scripts run only on the telnet client without modifications to the server applications. Further disclosed are methods for providing speech recognition and voice functionality to telnet clients. Portions of input data are converted to voice and played to the user. A user also may provide input to certain fields of the telnet session by using his voice. Scripts running on the telnet client convert the user's voice into text and is inserted to corresponding fields.
US10148730B2	Network folder synchronization Synchronization of folders shared among multiple clients over a network is provided. A first user of a first client instantiates a folder to be shared, and the folder and its contents are synchronized with a host system. As the user makes changes to the folder and its contents on the first client, those changes are propagated to the synchronized version on the host server. Other clients who will be sharing the synchronized folder register with the host system and obtain a current version of the synchronized folder and contents. As the contents of the synchronized folder are changed by any of the clients, the changes are propagated to the host system, which in turn delivers the changes to each of the clients registered as sharing that folder. In this way, each client participating in the share has a current version of the folder and its contents.
US10148727B2	Methods and systems for an end-to-end solution to deliver content in a network Described herein is an end-to-end solution (i.e., capable of constructing a content delivery network all the way from an origin server to end user devices) which provides a managerial overview to what has been a very disjoint build-out of networks. In the past, networks have evolved to serve particular needs, as opposed to being architected from a strategic view. What this does is to allow someone (e.g., content provider, network operator, etc.) to impose a strategy over those networks. Rather than having to construct solutions that deliver a particular kind of content, a particular security requirement, a particular latency requirement, etc., one can simply provision particular types of nodes as needed when needed.
US10148722B2	Methods and nodes for synchronized streaming of a first and a second data stream Disclosed is a method performed by a system of a communications network. The method comprises encoding the first data stream and the second data stream, analyzing time data related to the first and second data stream, in order to determine a time relationship between the first and second data streams. The method comprises creating an offset file comprising the time relationship between the first and second data streams and transmitting the first data stream, the first time metadata, the second time metadata and the offset file. The method comprises receiving the first data stream, the first time metadata, the second time metadata and the offset file and streaming the first data stream. The method comprises determining a start time for the second data stream, obtaining the second data stream and streaming the second data stream, such that the first and second data streams and synchronized.
US10148721B2	Video stream network coding in information centric networks The disclosure relates to technology for network coding a video stream in an information centric network. A network node breaks a media segment (e.g., a video segment) into chunks. The chunks for one media segment are then encoded into network encoded chunks, each of which may be a linear combination of the chunks for that media segment. Thus, a number of network encoded chunks for a media segment are generated. These network encoded chunks may be provided to a client in response to a request for content in an information centric network (ICN). When the client receives enough network encoded chunks, the client decodes them to produce the original chunks for that media segment. The client may perform bit-rate adaptation based on the time it takes to receive a media segment. The client may view the communication interfaces as a logical communication link upon which to perform rate adaptation.
US10148720B1	Systems and methods for data serialization and transfer In one embodiment, a method includes serializing a data set into a binary package. The serializing includes, for each element of the data set, determining whether the element includes a predefined multi-bit element value. The serializing further includes encoding a lead byte comprising a data-type identifier and a value indicator. Responsive to a determination that the element includes the predefined multi-bit element value, the encoding of the lead byte comprises setting the value indicator to a preconfigured indicator of the predefined multi-bit element value, the preconfigured indicator requiring fewer bits to represent than the predefined multi-bit element value. Responsive to a determination that the element does not include the predefined multi-bit element value, the encoding of the lead byte comprises setting the value indicator to a preconfigured value-follows indicator. The serializing additionally includes encoding an element-value bit stream when the value indicator is set to the preconfigured value-follows indicator.
US10148718B2	Moving a portion of a streaming application to a public cloud based on sensitive data A streams manager determines which portions of a streaming application process sensitive data, and when performance of the streaming application needs to be increased, selects based on the sensitive data which portion(s) of the streaming application can be moved to a public cloud. The streams manager then interacts with the public cloud manager to move the selected portion(s) of the streaming application to the public cloud. By taking sensitive data into account, the streams manager protects the integrity of sensitive data while still taking advantage of the additional resources available in a public cloud.
US10148713B2	Live manifest update Live manifest update techniques are described. In one or more implementations, data streams of media content are provided to computing devices by a service provider. During playback of the data streams, a manifest associated with the data streams is updated by the service provider effective to cause the computing devices to transition to playing back the data streams using the updated manifest without restarting playback of the data streams. In one or more implementations, a data stream of media content is played back at a computing device. During playback of the data steam, a manifest monitoring module at the computing device monitors for updates to a manifest associated with the data stream. Responsive to detecting an update to the manifest, the computing device seamlessly transitions to playing back the data stream using the updated manifest without restarting playback of the data stream.
US10148712B2	Automated social network introductions for e-meetings Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for automated social networking for e-meetings. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for automated social networking for e-meetings is provided. The method includes monitoring content provided to an e-meeting managed by an e-meeting server executing in memory of a host computer. The method further includes detecting a name in the monitored content and comparing the detected name to names in a contact list for a social networking system executing externally to the e-meeting. Finally, the method includes triggering generation of a social networking introduction for the name to different participants to the e-meeting in response to matching the detected name to a name in the contact list.
US10148711B2	Method for providing content and electronic device thereof A method of providing a content in an electronic device is provided. The method includes include detecting a mapping event associated with a content of the electronic device, in response to detecting the mapping event, confirming the content, determining a contact point for mapping the content, and mapping the content to the contact point for mapping.
US10148708B2	Electronic information terminal, image processing apparatus, and information processing method An electronic information terminal includes a transmission storage unit that stores stroke data to be transferred temporarily, a network status management unit that detects and manages a status of a communication network to which the electronic information terminal is connected, and a transmitter that transfers the stroke data read from the transmission storage unit to an image processing apparatus via the communication network in accordance with the status of the communication network detected by the network status management unit.
US10148703B2	Service capabilities in heterogeneous network In some implementations, a telecommunications network can include a core network device. The core network device can receive from a session-originating device an initiation request of a communication session, the initiation request including information of a destination and information of media capabilities. The core network device can determine network-location information of the destination, retrieve from a capability registry modification information corresponding to the network-location information, and modify the information of the media capabilities based at least in part on the modification information. The core network device can transmit the initiation request including the modified information of the media capabilities to another core network device corresponding to the network-location information. The core network device can also determine that the information of the one or more media capabilities does not correspond to the retrieved capability information and transmit a session-failure indication to the session-originating device.
US10148697B2	Unified host based security exchange between heterogeneous end point security agents In one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to receive security results, using an application and data protection layer (ADPL) operating on a first host, from an end point protection agent (EPPA) configured to protect the first host. The logic is also configured to cause the processing circuit to provide the security results to one or more local applications operating on the first host. According to another embodiment, a method includes receiving security results, using an ADPL operating on a first host, from an EPPA configured to protect the first host. The method also includes providing the security results to one or more local applications operating on the first host. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in accordance with more embodiments.
US10148683B1	ATO threat detection system An Account Takeover (ATO) threat detection system is configured to detect that a group of IP addresses is a suspected group of IP addresses (in that there is an indication that same potentially malicious entity is using a group of IP addresses to attempt logins) and automatically select a lower value that limits how many login attempts from the same IP address are permitted during a predetermined period of time before a login request from the suspected group of IP address is no longer accepted for processing. The limit that is used to restrict login attempts from a single IP address is set to be lower than a solo threshold value.
US10148680B1	System and method for anomaly detection in dynamically evolving data using hybrid decomposition A computer program product for performing anomaly detection, a detected anomaly being indicative of an undesirable event, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising receiving data comprising a plurality m of multidimensional datapoints (MDDPs), each data point having n features, constructing a dictionary D based on the received data, embedding dictionary D into a lower dimension embedded space and classifying, based in the lower dimension embedded space, an MDDP as an anomaly or as normal.
US10148678B2	Cybersecurity system with differentiated capacity to deal with complex cyber attacks An improved cyber security protection system with differentiated capacity to deal with complex cyber attacks in complex, highly-connected industries. The system architecture is goal-oriented and separates security goals and concerns by layers that are assigned specific functions to address only those goals. The functions operate concurrently within the layers and provide insight on their respective layers. The layers are interconnected with connection modules using bi-directional interfacing to establish a feedback look within the entire system. Complex adaptive systems (CAS) algorithms are used to identify the probably threats to the system.
US10148673B1	Automatic selection of malicious activity detection rules using crowd-sourcing techniques Techniques of operating intrusion detection systems provide a recommendation of an intrusion detection rule to an administrator of an intrusion detection system based on the experience of another administrator that has used the rule in another intrusion detection system. For example, suppose that electronic circuitry receives a numerical rating from a first intrusion detection system that indicates whether an intrusion detection rule was effective in identifying malicious activity when used in the first intrusion detection system. Based on the received rating and attributes of the first intrusion detection system, the electronic circuitry generates a predicted numerical rating that indicates whether the intrusion detection rule is likely to be effective in identifying malicious communications when used in a second intrusion detection system. If the predicted numerical rating is sufficiently high, then the electronic circuitry transmits a message to the second intrusion detection system recommending the intrusion detection rule for use in the second intrusion detection system.
US10148671B2	Method for protecting a chip card against a physical attack intended to modify the logical behaviour of a functional program A functional program stored in a memory area of an electronic card may be protected against an attack by disturbance of electrical origin intended to modify at least one logic state of at least one code of this program. The method may include: a storage step during which codes of the functional program and codes of a check program intended to check the logical behavior of the functional program are stored in the memory of the card; and a step of executing at least one code of the functional program followed by a step of checking the logic states of the functional program by executing the check program. During the storage step, the codes of the check program are stored in a memory area formed by addresses that are defined so that the attack by disturbance of electrical origin has no influence on the logic states of this program.
US10148666B2	Unified online content manager apparatuses, methods, and systems The UNIFIED ONLINE CONTENT MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS (“Online Content Manager”) transforms identification information and selection data inputs via a search engine component, a query interface component, a profile component, a content retrieval interface component, a content management system component and a collaboration component into a profile data output, a generated query output, search results output, and a secure homepage with customized content. In one embodiment, the method includes indexing disparately owned content via a multi-content owner indexing engine; generating a disparately owned content index from the indexing engine; receiving a request to access secure content through a network; automatically constructing a query based on the request without additional input; providing the constructed query to the search engine and running the constructed query against the index; trimming the results; constructing a display by placing the trimmed results of the query within a multi-source owner template interface; and providing the multi-source owner template interface to a requestor for display.
US10148661B2	Visualization of access permission status Queries regarding access permissions of users and rights to directories in a complex enterprise are executed in near real-time, using lookups to tables that form a condensed database maintained for each file server. User information is condensed by arranging users in user groups having common data access rights. Directory permissions storage is condensed by showing only distinctive permissions to a directory in a table entry, and referencing inherited permissions of parent directories. The tables indicate recursive and ancestral relationships among the user groups and directories. They are developed and updated in advance of any queries. A consolidated view of the query results is presented on a single display screen. Using the tables results can be obtained without exhaustive searches of large file system tables.
US10148658B2	Information processing apparatus and method, and program A system includes circuitry that receives a request for, and generates, individual terminal identification information. The individual terminal identification information identifies a terminal device with respect to other terminal devices and is used when accessing data associated with the individual identification information. Individual terminal identification information is recorded with the individual identification information.
US10148653B2	Authenticating an aircraft data exchange using detected differences of onboard electronics Systems and methods are provided for authenticating aircraft communications using detected difference of on board electronics. One embodiment is a method that includes detecting a request for an exchange of data between an aircraft and an off-board system, and selecting a Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) of the aircraft based on at least one parameter of the request. The method also includes issuing a challenge to a Physically Unclonable Function (PUF) connected with at least one electronic component of the LRU, and obtaining a hardware signature based on a response of the at least one electronic component of the LRU to the challenge. The PUF derives the hardware signature from a unique physical property of the at least one electronic component. The method further includes validating the hardware signature to authenticate the request and initiate the exchange of data between the aircraft and the off-board system.
US10148652B2	Method for controlling access to data relating to an electrical installation, associated computer programme and information medium A controlling access to data exchanged between a management unit of a respective electrical installation and a relay platform, each management unit has a first identifier which is linked to a global network by a gateway having a second identifier between each management unit and the platform, for each frame, obtaining the first identifier, receiving the platform of a request to access the data exchanged, the request including an access parameter and a third identifier of an element originating the transmission of the request, determining the first identifier on which the access parameter depends, comparing the third identifier with the second identifier exchanged by the management unit having the first determined identifier, authorizing access, for the communication terminal, to the data exchanged by the management unit having the first determined identifier, if, in the comparison step, the second and third identifiers are identical.
US10148648B1	Virtual smart card to perform security-critical operations A portable data or information carrier in the form of a smart card with partially or fully virtualized components. To maximize the confidentiality of information stored in the carrier, and more specifically to limit the amount of information available to a potential defrauder, electronic components such as circuits, I/O, cryptographic, memory and dummy objects are built, modified or influenced on demand from physical characteristics of an eligible person or device. Digitized unique biometric or hardware identifiers are read upon start-up and runtime of the device and, in case of an eligible person or device, subsequently supply all values necessary for determination of the characteristics of the user specific virtual smart cards objects, their placement and connections. By multi-factor authentication, the end-user or device will retain sole control of its keys and use them for authentication, signature or encryption purposes as if he had a physical smart card in his hand.
US10148644B2	Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same An information processing apparatus capable of receiving an authentication request in accordance with a protocol of a plurality of protocols and a method of controlling the same are provided. The information processing apparatus stores a user identifier and a password for each user and a calculation method for each protocol, and when the apparatus receives an authentication request including authentication data from a remote computer in accordance with a protocol of the plurality of protocols, the apparatus obtains stored password corresponding to the authentication data which is included in the authentication request, obtains, stored calculation method corresponding to the protocol, converts the obtained password into a hash in accordance with the obtained calculation method, and verifies the authentication data with the hash.
US10148640B2	Secured inter-application communication in mobile devices This disclosure describes a method for accessing network resources which includes receiving by a first application in a mobile computing device sign-in information from a user and enabling the user to sign in to a second application with the first application to access network resources from a resource server based on (a) a first application identification (ID) of the second application, (b) the user authorizing the second application to the resource server, and (c) receiving an authorization grant from the resource server to enable the second application to access the network resources, the mobile computing device coupled with the resource server via a network.
US10148638B2	Authentication server system, method, and storage medium An authentication server system issues a first-type token for verification of whether a user operating a terminal is a valid user and a second-type token for verification of whether a service is usable with authority transferred to an authorized client cooperating with the service, verifies, based on a token received with a verification request and a scope regardless of a type of the issued token, and notifies a verification result.
US10148635B2	Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for authenticating user using history of user Provided is a system and method for authenticating a user using history of the user. One or more example embodiments provide a system and method that enables a server to perform an authentication or an additional authentication of a user based on use history of the user associated with a service when the server provides the service to an electronic device over a network.
US10148633B2	Information processing apparatus, and method and program for controlling information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus individually sets a login distance as a condition to be satisfied when a login request is transmitted for a plurality of devices. Further, the information processing apparatus determines whether a login distance condition, having been set, is satisfied based on receipt of a packet. The information processing apparatus transmits the login request to the transmission source device if it is determined that the login distance condition is satisfied.
US10148631B1	Systems and methods for preventing session hijacking The disclosed computer-implemented method for preventing session hijacking may include (1) determining that a user is attempting to complete at least a portion of an authentication session on a first computing system, (2) using input from one or more input devices of the first computing system to obtain environmental context associated with the user's attempt to complete the authentication session, (3) preventing the authentication session from authenticating the user while using the environmental context to determine whether the authentication session is valid, where using the environmental context to determine whether the authentication session is valid includes (a) transmitting the environmental context to a second computing system and (b) requesting an indication of whether, based on an evaluation of the environmental context at the second computing system, the authentication session is valid. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10148629B1	User-friendly multifactor authentication An application executing on a user device can receive a request to access a remote computer system. The application can automatically obtain an authentication code that is generated based at least in part on a seed value, which can be stored in the user device. The application can automatically generate an authentication request based at least in part on the access information and the authentication code, and transmit the authentication request to remote computer system.
US10148628B2	System and method for secure messaging in a hybrid peer-to-peer network An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables endpoints to securely send and receive messages to one another within a hybrid peer-to-peer environment.
US10148626B2	Systems and methods for facilitating mobile transactions The invention relates to a method for enabling the user of at least one mobile terminal to access one or more of a plurality of services corresponding to a published tag by receiving published tag data and user identification data corresponding to a user who scanned the published tag and determining whether the services corresponding to the published tag data is available for users. A unique key is generated for the user, which may be provided to the user's mobile device and is indicative of the scanned published tag. The user may then present the unique key at a user terminal to obtain access to the one or more services. Moreover, because each unique key is specific to a user and/or a mobile device, a centralized secure management entity may log usage statistics of the published tags for later reference by the user.
US10148620B2	Firewall policy management Methods and systems are provided for creation and implementation of firewall policies. According to one embodiment, a firewall maintains a log of observed network traffic flows. An administrator may request the firewall to generate a customized report based on the logged network traffic by extracting information from the log based on specified report parameters. The report includes aggregated network traffic items and one or more corresponding action objects. Responsive to receipt of a directive to implement an appropriate firewall policy for one or more network traffic items based on interaction with one or more action objects by the administrator, the firewall then automatically defines and establishes an appropriate firewall policy.
US10148618B2	Network isolation One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for network isolation. For example, nodes within a mesh of devices may be configured with routing rules, main routing tables, and alternative routing tables, such as at a layer-3 network layer. The routing rules may specify that packets received from downstream are to be routed upstream to either a gateway or a backhaul device for evaluation as to whether such packets are allowed to be communicated back downstream to destination recipients using main routing tables. An isolation rule may be configured to specify whether to block or allow packets. In an example, the gateway may either block or allow packets based upon whether a source and destination are within a same virtual local area network or are within different virtual local area networks. In this way, selective device isolation may be provided, such as at the layer-3 network layer.
US10148617B2	Enhanced thread handling in security handshakingdomain name system bypass in user applications Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and software for bypassing a domain name system. In one example, a method of operating a user communication device includes receiving a user instruction requesting content within a user application of the user communication device. The method further provides, in response to the user instruction, processing at least a domain name system bypass data structure on the user communication device to identify a network address for retrieving the content. The method further includes, requesting the content from a content node using the network address.
US10148616B1	System and method for interconnecting local systems and cloud systems to provide seamless communications A system with a local network and a set of remote networks is described herein. A subnet address range associated with the local network is subdivided into sub-segment address ranges. Each remote network is assigned a sub-segment address range for communicating with the local network. Each sub-segment address range is a smaller part of the original subnet range and each sub-segment range does not overlap with other sub-segment address ranges. Using an intermediate-local function device of the local network and intermediate-remote function devices of the remote networks, client stations in both the local and remote networks may seamlessly communicate using their native private addresses as destination addresses and without indirect address mapping. Further, the intermediate-local and the intermediate-remote function devices allow client stations in the local and remote networks to communicate without installation of corresponding agents or knowledge of the location of the client stations in separate physical networks.
US10148615B2	Client side telecommunications tunnel persistence A client or user equipment (“UE”) that initiates a plurality of calls using encapsulated media, in response to a first tunnel creation request, from an application associated with a first call, initiates the first call by creating a first tunnel between the client and a server. The UE transmits the encapsulated media associated with the first call over the first tunnel. The UE, in response to a tunnel termination request, from the application, associated with a termination of the first call, waits for an expiration of a predefined persistence period. The UE, in response to a second tunnel creation request, from the application associated with a second call, before the expiration of the predefined persistence period, initiates the second call using the first tunnel. The UE then transmits the encapsulated media associated with the second call over the first tunnel.
US10148613B2	Increased port address space Managing network ports is disclosed. Network session identification information is received. The network session identification information is associated with a destination IP address and a destination network port. An available source network port is determined using a data structure that is based on the destination IP address and the destination network port.
US10148611B2	Network address sharing in a multitenant, monolithic application environment Improved techniques of running multitenant applications involve opening sockets in multiple network namespaces through which respective tenants may access a monolithic application thread. A server running such an application may assign tenants network bandwidth through one or more network namespaces. Each network namespace has its own independent set of network addresses that may overlap or even be identical to another namespace's set of network addresses. The server may then identify a request to access application data with a particular tenant by network identifiers such as virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers attached to the request. Thus, even though two established sockets may include identical source and destination addresses, data may be exchanged between the server and the intended tenants.
US10148607B2	Electronic-messaging system interceptor forwarding client notifications An interceptor, e.g., associated with an electronic messaging (EM) service, transmits a first request to the EM service. The interceptor receives from the EM service a first reply associated with the first request and a notification associated with a client. The interceptor receives, from the client, a second request. The interceptor forwards the second request to the EM service. The interceptor receives from the EM service a second reply associated with the second request. The interceptor creates a modified second reply including at least a portion of the notification by modifying an outer-protocol header of the second reply, an inner-protocol header of the second reply, and an inner-protocol body of the second reply. The interceptor transmits the modified second reply to the client.
US10148603B2	Methods and systems for generating electronic messages based upon dynamic content Systems and methods are provided for dynamic electronic message content. A first template is associated with a first electronic message service provider, and a second template is associated with a second electronic message service provider. The first template is incompatible with the second electronic message service provider and/or the second template is incompatible with the first electronic message service provider. Dynamic content for electronic messages is stored in a database accessible by the first electronic message service provider and the second electronic message service provider. The dynamic content includes electronic message addresses associated with intended recipients of the electronic messages. The first electronic message service provider is instructed to generate a set of electronic messages based on the dynamic content, wherein the first electronic message service provider uses the first template to generate the set of electronic messages.
US10148601B1	Method and system of converting email message to AI chat Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a system and method for initiating an interactive chat via HTTP request. A web server of an organization computing system receives the HTTP request from a web client executing on a remote client. The HTTP request is triggered by a selection of a dialogue request embedded in an electronic mail message. The web server transmits an API call to a back-end computing system of the organization computing system based on information included in the HTTP request. The back-end computing system parses the API call to identify a user identifier corresponding to a user of the remote client device and a request identifier corresponding to the selected dialogue request embedded in the electronic mail message. The back-end computing system initiates the interactive chat via a text-based communication channel. The back-end computing system generates and transmits an electronic message comprising a response to the dialogue request.
US10148595B2	Handling dynamic port/LAG changes without breaking communication in an extended bridge Techniques for handling dynamic cascade port/LAG changes without breaking communication in an extended bridge are provided. According to one embodiment, a first network device (e.g., controlling bridge) in a system of network devices (e.g., extended bridge) can receive a command relating to a change to at least one port or LAG of the system. The first network device can then transmit change messages to one or more other network devices (e.g., port extenders) in the system that are affected by the change, where the change messages are transmitted in an order based on the distance of each of the one or more other network devices from the first network device.
US10148594B2	Application based conditional forwarding and load balancing in a software defined networking (SDN) architecture Systems and methods for an SDN switch that provides application-based conditional forwarding and session-aware load balancing are provided. According to one embodiment, a packet is received at an input port of a Software Defined Networking (SDN) switch. The packet is forwarded by the SDN switch to a first flow processing unit (FPU) of multiple FPUs of the SDN switch. The first FPU determines whether the packet is to be tracked. And, if so, the received packet is transmitted to a second FPU of the SDN switch; otherwise, the packet is transmitted to a third FPU of the SDN switch. When the packet is received at the second FPU, the packet is conditionally forwarded by the SDN switch to an application device. When the packet is received at the third FPU, the packet is conditionally forwarded to an output port or dropped.
US10148592B1	Prioritization-based scaling of computing resources Techniques are described for scaling a group of computing resources. A computing resource service receives a scaling policy for use in scaling the group of computing resources. The scaling policy specifies a target level for a resource utilization metric and magnitude-based changes to the group. The computing resource service receives information about a magnitude of a measurement for the resource utilization metric. The computing resource service determines, based at least in part on the scaling policy, one or more changes for the group and initiates the one or more changes in the group.
US10148590B2	Method and system for dynamically unblocking customers in critical workflows using pre-defined unlock codes Pre-defined unlock codes are generated that are associated with defined access related error codes. When an access issue is encountered, the pre-defined unlock code associated with the received error code is provided to the blocked user. When the blocked user provides the pre-defined unlock code associated with the received error code, the user is provided access to the software application on a temporary basis. Therefore, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a technical solution to the long standing technical problem in the workflow application environment of users of a software application getting stuck and blocked from making progress with their workflows due to access and/or critical issues, without the need for applying a permanent data fix, releasing a patch, or developing, releasing, and/or installing a new application version, at least until a long-term solution can be formulated and implemented.
US10148589B2	Resource allocation in distributed processing systems A distributed processing system is disclosed herein. The distributed processing system includes a server, a database server, and an application server that are interconnected via a network, and connected via the network to a plurality of independent processing units. The independent processing units can include an analysis engine that is machine-learning-capable, and thus uniquely completes its processing tasks. The server can provide one or several pieces of data to one or several of the independent processing units, can receive analysis results from these one or several independent processing units, and can update the result based on a value characterizing the machine learning of the independent processing unit.
US10148588B1	Partitioned performance: using resource account aggregates to throttle at the granular level Implementations are provided herein for offering partitioned performance within a distributed file system and providing throttling at the granular level. A set of hardware and network resources available to process work items can be determined. A set of resource accounting tokens based on resource records generated when processing work items can be dynamically updated. A granular resource accounting aggregate for a customizable field of data can be selected for throttling, such as a unique user identifier, a unique group identifier, a unique client internet protocol address, a unique file, etc. A granular throttling level can then be established based on a granular throttling policy. In response to the resource accounting aggregate meeting the throttling level, the user, group, internet protocol address, etc. can be throttled at, at least one of, the cluster layer, the node layer or the protocol layer.
US10148585B2	Communication control method, information processing apparatus, and storage medium A communication control method includes: comparing the number of messages to be transmitted which are stored in a buffer with the number of communication processings in execution, each of the communication processings being to execute processing to transmit the messages stored in the buffer; and determining, by a processor, whether integration processing is performed on a newly generated first message to be transmitted based on a result of the comparing, the integration processing being processing that integrates the first message and a message which is in the buffer and of which the destination as a destination of the first message is specified.
US10148584B2	Adaptive compression A method for performing a file transfer comprises receiving a request for data where the data is to be compressed. A checkpoint is established, where the checkpoint occurs before the end of the transmission of the requested data. Also, a compression requirement is established for the requested data. The operations of extracting a segment of the data to be communicated, processing the extracted segment according to the compression requirement, and communicating the processed segment across the network are performed until the checkpoint is reached. Once the established checkpoint is reached, a checkpoint routine is performed by determining whether a desired level of performance in compression is achieved in communicating the processed segments. If the desired level of performance is achieved, each additional segment is processed based upon the compression requirement. Alternatively, the compression requirement is modified and each additional segment is processed according to the modified compression requirement.
US10148583B2	Transfer device There are provided: a transfer management table storage unit to store a transfer management table which indicates transfer destination ports for frames received from another transfer device, the another transfer device being configured to transmit a frame low in importance of received frames without copying this frame and to transmit an important frame of received frames to paths made redundant by copying the important frame, the important frame being a frame higher in importance than the frame low in importance; an adjacent information table storage unit to store an adjacent information table which indicates information about instruments connected to the ports; and a transfer destination management unit to control whether to transfer an important frame received from another transfer device by use of the transfer management table and the adjacent information table.
US10148580B2	Low-latency packet forwarding A device implementing low latency packet forwarding may include at least one processor circuit. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to receive a packet, retrieve routing information from the packet prior to performing an integrity check on the packet, and prepare to transmit the packet based at least in part on the routing information. The routing information may be in the form of, for example, a tag, a label, or a segment, and the routing information may be retrieved from at least one of a preamble, a PHY header, or a MAC header. In the case of the preamble, the information retrieved may be used to both perform channel estimation and route the packet. In multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) and/or channel aggregation implementations, at least a portion of the preamble of each stream (or channel) can be combined to form the routing information.
US10148579B2	Flow state aware management of QoS through dynamic aggregate bandwidth adjustments Conventional packet network nodes react to congestion in the packet network by dropping packets in a manner which is perceived by users to be indiscriminate. In embodiments of the invention, indiscriminate packet discards are prevented by causing packets to be discarded on lower priority flows and flow aggregates. Further action is taken to reduce the likelihood of packet discards. When an aggregate set of flows raises a congestion alarm, action is taken to try to increase aggregate capacity by excising capacity from pre-assigned donor aggregates. A donor aggregate may be carrying flows, for example, classified as best effort. Another type of donor capacity is donor re-assignable unused capacity. Aggregates may have capacity added either up to a defined limit or, temporarily, exceeding any limit provided there is free capacity available, but removable back to the defined limit when other aggregates need increased capacity and are below their defined limits.
US10148578B2	Optical and packet path computation and selection systems and methods A method for path computation in a network includes determining dynamic link weights for links in the network, responsive to a request for a path, for a connection, between a source node and a destination node in the network with a requested bandwidth amount, wherein the dynamic link weights, for each link, are based on a current status of the link and a future status of the link; determining one or more paths for the request based on the dynamic link weights; and selecting a path of the one or more paths to minimize cost in the network. The method can be implemented through a Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller.
US10148576B2	Network processing unit (NPU) integrated layer 2 network device for layer 3 offloading Systems and methods for facilitating offloading of communication sessions from layer 3 network devices are provided. According to one embodiment, session information pertaining to a session capable of being offloaded is received from a layer 3 network device by a layer 2 network device that includes multiple network processing units (NPUs). The session is assigned to one of the NPUs. Subsequently, responsive to receiving, by the layer 2 network device, a packet associated with the session, the packet is processed by the assigned NPU and forwarded on behalf of the layer 3 network device to a destination specified by the processed packet.

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