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| US10159169B2 |
Flexible equipment front end module interfaces, environmentally-controlled equipment front end modules, and assembly methods
An equipment front end module interface of an equipment front end module including environmental controls. The equipment front end module interface includes a first mounting member configured to couple to a load lock assembly, and a flexible seal coupled to the first mounting member. The flexible seal provides sealing between the equipment front end module and the load lock assembly and also accommodates axial and other misalignment between the load lock assembly and the equipment front end module during assembly. Equipment front end modules including the equipment front end module interface and methods of assembling a load lock assembly to the equipment front end module using the equipment front end module interface are provided, as are other aspects. |
| US10159152B2 |
Development of the advanced component in cavity technology
Embodiments of the invention include a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly that includes advanced component in cavity (ACC) technology and methods of forming such PCB assemblies. In one embodiment, the PCB assembly may include a PCB that has a cavity formed on a first surface of the PCB. A plurality of contacts may be formed in the cavity. The cavity provides a location where components may be electrically coupled to the PCB. Additionally, a package that is mounted to the PCB may extend over the cavity. Since the package passes directly over the component, the components may be used to electrically couple the package to one or more of the contacts formed in the cavity. Accordingly, embodiments of the invention allow for the surface area used for components to be reduced, and also improves electrical performance of the PCB assembly by positioning the components proximate to the package. |
| US10159151B1 |
Chip package circuit board module
A chip package circuit board module including a circuit board and at least one original chip is provided. The circuit board includes at least one first pad, at least one second pad and at least one substitute pad. The at least one second pad is located besides the at least one first pad and separated from the at least one first pad. The at least one substitute pad is adjacent to the at least one second pad and separated from the at least one first pad and the at least one second pad. The at least one original chip is connected to the at least one first pad and at least one the second pad, respectively. A total width of a portion corresponding to each of the at least one second pad and a portion corresponding to the substitute pad adjacent to the second pad of the first pad is greater than or equal to twice a width of the original chip. |
| US10159148B2 |
Porous alumina templates for electronic packages
Interposers and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an interposer includes a region having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and a plurality of pores, each pore extending in a first direction from the first surface towards the second surface, wherein alumina extends along a wall of each pore; a plurality of electrically conductive connection elements extending in the first direction, consisting essentially of aluminum and being electrically isolated from one another by at least the alumina; a first conductive path provided at the first surface for connection with a first component external to the interposer; and a second conductive path provided at the second surface for connection with a second component external to the interposer, wherein the first and second conductive paths are electrically connected through at least some of the connection elements. |
| US10159144B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment has a first semiconductor component and a second semiconductor component which are electrically connected with each other via an interposer. The interposer has a plurality of first signal wiring paths, and a plurality of second signal wiring paths each having a path distance smaller than each of the plurality of first signal wiring paths. Furthermore, the first semiconductor component includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode arranged in order in a first direction. Furthermore, the second semiconductor component includes a fourth electrode, a fifth electrode, and a sixth electrode arranged in order in the first direction. Furthermore, the first electrode is connected with the fourth electrode via the first signal wiring path, the second electrode is connected with the fifth electrode via the first signal wiring path, and the third electrode is connected with the sixth electrode via the first signal wiring path. |
| US10159142B2 |
Printed wiring board with a reinforcing member having a diffusion-bonded nickel layer
A printed wiring board includes a base member that includes a ground wiring pattern and a printed wiring board reinforcing member bonded to the ground wiring pattern in a conductive state. The printed wiring board reinforcing member includes a metal base material layer and a nickel layer bonded to at least a surface on a side opposite to a side bonded to the ground wiring pattern of the metal base material layer by diffusion bonding. |
| US10159141B2 |
Free grounding film and manufacturing method therefor, and shielding circuit board including free grounding film and grounding method
A free grounding film and a manufacturing method therefor, and a shielding circuit board including the free grounding film and a grounding method. The free grounding film includes at least one conductor layer. The shielding circuit board including the free grounding film is formed in a manner that an electromagnetic wave shielding film is arranged on a printed circuit board, and the upper surface of the electromagnetic wave shielding film is provided with the free grounding film. The grounding method for the shielding circuit board adopts one of three modes. |
| US10159140B2 |
Lighting system for providing light in a room
The present invention relates to a lighting system (1) for providing light in a room (10) comprising first illuminating means (11), a first control unit (12) configured to control the light emitted from the first illuminating means (11) and further configured to receive wireless control communication (14) from a mobile device (13) after being paired with said mobile device, wherein the lighting system (1) further comprises a sensor (15) for detecting presence in the room (10) and for being communicatively connected (16) to said control unit; and wherein said control unit (12) is configured to only allow pairing of a mobile device (13) to said control unit during a predetermined time following a detection of presence in the room by said sensor (15). |
| US10159137B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting an ambient light threshold
A load control device adapted to be coupled between an AC power source and an electrical load for controlling the power delivered to the load includes a controller, an actuator for turning the electrical load on and off, an occupancy detection circuit, and an ambient light detector. The load control device automatically turns on the electrical load in response to the presence of an occupant only if the detected ambient light is below a predetermined ambient light level threshold. After first detecting the presence of an occupant, the load control device monitors actuations of the actuator to determine whether a user has changed the state of the load. The load control device automatically adjusts the predetermined ambient light level threshold in response to the user actuations that change the state of the load. |
| US10159136B2 |
System and method for producing light in a liquid media
A method is presented for producing light using a liquid media. The method includes: hosting nanoparticles in a liquid media; disposing a pair of electrodes in direct contact with the liquid media; and generating an excitation signal between the electrodes in the pair of electrodes, thereby illuminating a portion of the nanoparticles. |
| US10159125B1 |
LED power supply device
An LED power supply device includes a primary winding, a secondary winding, a charge-pump capacitor, a bridge rectifier circuit, a unidirectional controlled switch, and an output capacitor. The secondary winding includes a first terminal and a second terminal and configured to provide a secondary current in response to a primary current flowing through the primary winding. A first terminal of the charge-pump capacitor is coupled to the second terminal of the secondary winding. The bridge rectifier circuit is coupled to the first terminal of the secondary winding and a second terminal of the charge-pump capacitor. The unidirectional controlled switch is reversely coupled to one of multiple diodes in the bridge rectifier circuit, and configured to be on or off according to a control voltage selectively. The output capacitor is coupled to the bridge rectifier circuit and configured to provide an output voltage according to the secondary current. |
| US10159123B2 |
Circuit arrangement and method for operating semiconductor light sources
Various embodiment may relate to a circuit arrangement for operating a load, including an input for inputting a mains input AC voltage, a power converter circuit, a converter circuit which converts the mains input AC voltage rectified by the power converter circuit into an output voltage, a control circuit for controlling the converter circuit, and a linear regulating circuit which sets a predetermined load current at the load. The load current is a direct current with a uniform current intensity. The control circuit controls the converter circuit in such a manner that the current intensity of the load current is reduced when the output voltage is at a minimum. |
| US10159117B2 |
Induction heating system, induction heating method, output monitoring apparatus, output monitoring method, and induction heating apparatus
An induction heating system includes induction heating apparatuses, each including a high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency current transformer and a heating coil, a high-frequency input switch connected to the high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency input switch connected to the low-frequency current transformer, a first power source to output a high-frequency electric power and a low frequency electric power, a second power source, a first power source output switch connectable to the first power source, a second power source output switch connectable to the second power source, and a switch controller. Each induction heating apparatus includes a heater controller to send a signal to the switching controller to turn on one of the first power source output switch and the second power source output switch, to turn off the other, and to switch on or off each of the high-frequency input switch and the low-frequency input switch. |
| US10159112B2 |
Wafer holder with tapered region
An apparatus, a system and a method are disclosed. An exemplary method includes providing a wafer process chamber and a plurality of radiant heat elements under the wafer process chamber, receiving a wafer holder configured to be used in the wafer process chamber, and processing a wafer located on the wafer holder in the wafer process chamber. The wafer holder includes: a wafer contact portion including an upper surface and a lower surface, an exterior portion including an upper surface and a lower surface, and a tapered region formed in the wafer contact portion. |
| US10159111B2 |
Radio resource management in a telecommunication system
By first determining whether network conditions make it possible and necessary to assist the network in supporting communication devices in comparatively poor radio coverage, and then periodically determining what type of assistance would best improve the overall network performance, a cellular telecommunications network is dynamically adapted to improve overall network performance without requiring the introduction of new network equipment. In one example, the dynamic activation of the radio coverage assistance serves to reduce problems associated with users at the cell edge, resulting in improvements in overall cell capacity. |
| US10159105B1 |
Performing proprietary link manager feature discovery and exchange with a peer proprietary device
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may transmit a LMP version request PDU to a second device. The apparatus may receive a LMP version response PDU including at least one of a link layer identification, a version number, or a sub-version number associated with the second device. The apparatus may determine if one or more of the link layer identification, the version number, or the sub-version number included in the LMP version response PDU are associated with a recognized QLM. The apparatus may a first LMP encapsulated header PDU that includes a first QLMP feature request opcode to the second device when it is determined that one or more of the link layer identification, the version number, or the sub-version number included in the LMP version response PDU are associated with the recognized QLM. |
| US10159101B2 |
Using WLAN connectivity of a wireless device
In some examples, a first wireless device communicates with a group device that wirelessly interconnects a plurality of wireless devices in a group, to obtain, from the group device, information identifying a second wireless device from which the first wireless device is able to use a wireless connectivity of the second wireless device to a wide area network (WAN), the second wireless device being part of the plurality of wireless devices. The first wireless device communicates data over the WAN using the wireless connectivity of the second wireless device. |
| US10159099B2 |
Wireless communication system and connection method between user equipment and a mobility management entity
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and a connection method between user equipment and a mobility management entity and comprises: selecting a mobility management entity and requesting identification information for user equipment by a base station when the user equipment is connected; determining whether to assign identification information by the mobility management entity; and if the identification information is not assigned, selecting another mobility management entity by the mobility management entity, assigning identification information to the user equipment by the other mobility management entity, and performing a connection with the other mobility management entity by the user equipment. According to the present invention, user equipment can be efficiently connected with a mobility management entity in a wireless communication system. |
| US10159096B2 |
System and method of achieving fairness in a mixture of full-duplex and half-duplex nodes in a wireless network
In a system having a full-duplex node, a half-duplex node and an access point, modifying a parameter such as a backoff timing such that access probabilities are adjusted for at least one of the access point, the full-duplex node and the half-duplex node. Based on channel access achieved after modifying the backoff timing, communication occurs between one of the full-duplex node and a half-duplex node with the access point. The modified backoff timing can operate independently or in coordination with backoff timers from any other nodes within a system. |
| US10159092B2 |
Uplink contention based multiple access for cellular IoT
Methods and apparatus are provided contention based uplink data transmission. In one novel aspect, the contention-based uplink data channel is used to transmit the data directly to the network. In one embodiment, the UE selects an UL data channel from a set of preconfigured uplink contention based data channels and sends the UL data transmission on the selected UL data channel. In one embodiment, the contention based UL data has a narrow bandwidth with a long CP such that the TA is not needed from the base station. In another embodiment, a small signaling payload is included in the CB UL data transmission if the size of the data contents cannot be fit in the UL data channel. In one embodiment, the signaling payload is the BSR. The UE, subsequently, receives an UL grant and sends the remaining data contents using the allocated data channel in the UL grant. |
| US10159090B2 |
Method for transmitting, to MTC device, PDSCH including downlink data, and base station therefor
One embodiment of the present specification provides a method for transmitting, to a machine type communication (MTC) device, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) including downlink data. The method can comprise the steps of: mapping the PDSCH on a resource element (RE) of a first subframe among a plurality of subframes and transmitting the same, when a base station performs PDSCH bundle transmission for repeatedly transmitting the same PDSCH to the MTC device on the plurality of subframes; and mapping, by the base station, the PDSCH on an RE of a second subframe among the plurality of subframes with respect to the RE of the first subframe, on which the PDSCH is mapped, to enable the MTC device to decode a bundle of the PDSCHs through the combination of RE units, and transmitting the same. |
| US10159088B1 |
Transferring data through a bonded communication link
The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for transferring data through a bonded communication link. A bonded communication link bonds together capabilities from each of a plurality of other communication links to form a higher bandwidth communication link relative to each of the plurality of other communication links considered separately. Link qualities can be monitored for each of the plurality of other communication links. Different priorities can be assigned to different types of data. Based on monitored link qualities and assigned data priorities, different data types can be routed via different of the other communication links. Routing different data types via different of the other communication links facilitates selective transmission of higher priority data when quality degrades on a communication link. |
| US10159087B2 |
Channel state information framework for advanced receivers
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE) channel state information (CSI) feedback when the UE is capable of an advanced function, for example, when the UE is capable of successive interference cancellation (SIC) and/or joint decoding. An exemplary method generally includes determining a first time scale for transmitting capability information regarding receiver performance at the UE, determining a second time scale for transmitting channel condition information, and transmitting the capability information according to the determined first time scale and the channel condition information according to the determined second time scale. |
| US10159084B2 |
Resource scheduling method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention provide a resource scheduling method and apparatus and a terminal. The method includes: pre-dividing a resource block RB into a plurality of sub-RBs; and scheduling a UE by using a resource scheduling indication during data transmission to perform data receiving or sending in a position of a corresponding sub-RB. The resource block RB is pre-divided into a plurality of sub-RBs by applying the present invention; and during data transmission, the UE is scheduled by using the resource scheduling indication to perform data receiving or sending in the position of the corresponding sub-RB, thereby improving resource utilization efficiency during transmission of a small data service and improving transmission efficiency of small data. |
| US10159076B2 |
Method for de-configuring a cell from PUCCH resource in a carrier aggregation system and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for configuring a Secondary Cell (SCell) with Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource; receiving an Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling indicating that the PUCCH resource is de-configured from the SCell, wherein the RRC signaling includes an indication which indicates whether the UE activates or deactivates the SCell from which PUCCH resource is de-configured; de-configuring the PUCCH resource from the SCell; and activating or de-activating the SCell according to the indication after the UE de-configures PUCCH from the SCell. |
| US10159072B2 |
Apparatus and method of cooperating with multiple base stations in wireless communication system
A method and an apparatus of cooperating with a plurality of base stations in a wireless communication system. A cloud cell is configured with a plurality of base stations that cooperate with each other for a mobile station and synchronizes user contexts for serving the mobile station among the plurality of base stations included in the cloud cell, and the plurality of base stations cooperate with each other to provide a communication service to the mobile station. The present disclosure reduces generation of a handover when the mobile station moves between base stations, and increases the data yield of the mobile station by transmitting and receiving data in cooperation with base stations in a cloud cell at a shaded area or a cell border. |
| US10159069B2 |
Method, device and system for transmitting control information
Disclosed are a method, a device and a system for transmitting control information, which relate to the field of communication technologies. In order to feed back response information in an application scenario of dynamic Time Division Duplexing (TDD) subframe, the present disclosure provides the following technical solution: determining a subframe set corresponding to uplink subframe n, the subframe set comprising dynamic subframes; determining feedback response information according to the subframe set; and sending, in uplink subframe n, the feedback response information to a base station through a physical uplink channel, wherein n is a subframe serial number of the uplink subframe. |
| US10159058B2 |
Target cell selection for multimedia broadcast multicast service continuity
Transfer of Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) service and idle mode unicast service for a mobile entity from a source base station to a target base station may be managed by a base station or mobile entity of a cellular wireless communications system (WCS). Operations related to the transfer may include obtaining an MBMS status of the mobile entity, and/or obtaining MBMS support information for the base station. A network entity may facilitate MBMS discovery by a mobile entity, by transmitting a data element to the mobile entity including service identifiers mapped to corresponding cell identifiers to indicate respective MBMS services to be broadcast in an WCS area on adjacent cells identified by respective ones of the cell identifiers. The MBMS services may be broadcast within the WCS area using the adjacent cells previously indicated in the data element. |
| US10159055B2 |
GPS time-aiding and frequency correction
A system and method for time-aiding an autonomous Global Positioning System device over a Bluetooth connection allows for a faster time to fix by allowing faster acquisition of time and ephemeris data. The time-aiding information may be distributed in a one-to-one manner or in a manner that allows for the synchronization of multiple devices. |
| US10159050B2 |
Multi-carrier power pooling
Novel techniques for pooling the available transmit power of a beam across the subcarriers that are or that are scheduled to be in use (and not across all available subcarriers) are disclosed. The scheduled subcarriers may be located in the same or different carriers of a modulation transmitter modulation system, and the pooled transmit power may be allocated or distributed across the scheduled subcarriers of the beam. Modulation symbols or resource elements may be transmitted in accordance with allocated, per-subcarrier power budgets, thereby maximizing the SNIR of signals that are transmitted in the beam via the scheduled subcarriers. Additionally, the allocation of the pooled transmit power to various subcarriers may continuously and/or dynamically vary over time, e.g., based on traffic demands, interference characteristics, etc., as well as based on subsequent scheduling of subcarriers to transmit subsequent modulation symbols or resource elements. |
| US10159047B2 |
Techniques for managing SIFS-bursting in WLAN system
Methods and apparatuses for providing closed-loop power control during a short inter-frame space (SIFS) burst are described herein. A method includes receiving feedback associated with transmit power used to transmit a first data packet in a SIFS burst. The method also includes adjusting at least the transmit power, or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), or a combination thereof, used to transmit a second data packet of the SIFS burst based at least in part on the received feedback. |
| US10159045B2 |
Device-based solutions to power drain caused by continuous switching between different radio access technology networks
A wireless communication device may detect, within a specified time duration, at least a specified number of occurrences of a sequence of events, which includes the wireless communication device transitioning from a second cellular network operating according to a second radio access technology (RAT) to a first cellular network operating according to a first RAT, the wireless communication device failing to remain on the first cellular network for more than a specified time duration, and the wireless communication device returning from the first cellular network to the second cellular network. At least in response to this detection, the wireless communication device may determine whether to attempt future transition to the first cellular network while operating in the second network, based on one or more conditions, and/or may adjust one or more parameters used by the wireless communication device to determine when to redirect from the second cellular network to the first cellular network. |
| US10159041B2 |
Communication apparatus, method of controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A communication apparatus includes a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions are executed to transmit to another communication apparatus a notification for requesting a predetermined type of packet which is used by the communication apparatus for changing an operation mode of the communication apparatus from a first operation mode to a second operation mode higher than the first operation mode in power consumption, and to determine, in a case where the predetermined type of packet is received from the another communication apparatus during a test time period according to the notification, the first operation mode as an operation mode of the communication apparatus after the test time period. The operation mode of the communication apparatus is set to the first operation mode according to such a determination. |
| US10159039B2 |
Steering wireless local area network (WLAN) clients
Systems and methods for steering WiFi clients based on capabilities of the clients and access points (APs) are provided. According to one embodiment, multiple access points (APs) of a wireless local area network (WLAN) receives probe requests from a WLAN client for joining the WLAN. The APs forward the probe requests to an AP controller (AC) that controls the APs of the WLAN. The AC selects one or more of the multiple APs based at least on the matching of the capability of the WLAN client and capabilities of the multiple APs and sends a confirmation to one or more of selected APs. The selected APs accept the probe requests to allow the WLAN client to join the WLAN through the one or more selected APs. |
| US10159037B2 |
Cell selection depending on relative speed between terminal and access point
A method in a mobile terminal is disclosed for determining whether or not to transmit a connection request for a connection between the mobile terminal and a base station, where the base station is moving. When the mobile terminal is detecting the base station, the mobile terminal is determining an indication of a relative speed between the mobile terminal and the detected base station. The mobile terminal is then determining whether or not to transmit the connection request to the base station. It is determined to transmit the connection request when the determined indication of the relative speed between the mobile terminal and the base station indicates that the relative speed is below a first threshold. |
| US10159035B2 |
Methods for backhaul operations in millimeter wave networks
Method, systems, and apparatuses are described for discovery operations in a millimeter wave wireless communication system. A first base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system may determine a timing parameter and a propagation parameter associated with a second base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system. The first base station may perform a discovery procedure with the second base station based at least in part on the timing parameter and the propagation parameter. At least a portion of the discovery procedure may be performed wirelessly via the millimeter wave wireless communication system. The first base station may establish a backhaul communication link with the second base station based on the discovery procedure. |
| US10159024B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing handover in wireless communication system
A method for supporting handover of a moving entity by a serving base station comprises transmitting a measurement configuration message including measurement configuration regarding neighboring base stations, to the moving entity; receiving a handover accept message from a target base station, to which the moving entity will perform handover, among the neighboring base stations; and transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message indicating reconfiguration of RRC connection, to the moving entity, wherein a handover initiation scheme and a target base station selection scheme are determined according to whether the moving entity is a mobile terminal or a moving cell. |
| US10159023B2 |
Network node, access nodes and method for assisting user equipments to receive signals in wireless communication network
A method in a wireless communication network for assisting a user equipment to receive signals from a target access node. The wireless communication network comprises the target access node, the user equipment and a serving access node serving the user equipment. The serving access node sends information about time instances to the user equipment. The time instances are scheduled for sending signals from the target access node in a beam direction towards the user equipments. The time instances may be determined in the target access node based on its own position and a position of the user equipment and/or a beam direction of the serving access node. The time instances may also be determined in the serving access node based on its own position and a schedule of the target access node on beam directions versus transmission times. The user equipment receives signals from the target access node during the time instances indicated in the received information. In this way, leaving more time for the user equipment to receive data or signal from the serving access node. As a result, the throughput of the wireless communication network is increased and improved. |
| US10159022B2 |
Methods and systems for admission control and resource availability prediction considering user equipment (UE) mobility
Predicting mobile station migration between geographical locations of a wireless network can be achieved using a migration probability database. The database can be generated based on statistical information relating to the wireless network, such as historical migration patterns and associated mobility information (e.g., velocities, bin location, etc.). The migration probability database consolidates the statistical information into mobility prediction functions for estimating migration probabilities/trajectories based on dynamically reported mobility parameters. By example, mobility prediction functions can compute a likelihood that a mobile station will migrate between geographic regions based on a velocity of the mobile station. Accurate mobility prediction may improve resource provisioning efficiency during admission control and path selection, and can also be used to dynamically adjust handover margins. |
| US10159021B2 |
Handover method and apparatus in a wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides an operating method and apparatus for supporting a handover to support a high reliability and low latency service in a wireless communication system. The method of operating the terminal includes receiving data from a service via a first base station (BS), transmitting, to the first BS, a bearer establishment command message between the first BS and a second BS determined by movement information of the terminal, and receiving, from the second BS, data transmitted from the second BS via the established bearer between the first BS and the second BS. |
| US10159011B2 |
Mobile application traffic optimization
A mobile device which improves network resource utilization in a wireless network includes a first power management mode that is entered in response to instructions to enter the first power management mode that are provided at a user interface of the mobile device. The mobile device has a second power management mode that is entered based on a detected activity status that includes a time that a screen of the mobile device has been idle exceeding a time. Various optimization techniques are utilized while in either of the power management modes. |
| US10159010B1 |
Extending a QoS indicator through WLAN to an electronic device in a heterogeneous network
Various implementations disclosed herein include apparatuses, systems, and methods for extending a QoS indicator through WLAN to an electronic device in a heterogeneous network. The method comprises receiving, at a second wireless network, a packet from a first wireless network including a first quality of service (QoS) indicator for a first protocol of the first wireless network. The method further comprises determining a second quality of service (QoS) indicator for a second protocol of the second wireless network based on the first QoS indicator and network conditions of the second wireless network. The method further comprises transmitting the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator. |
| US10159008B2 |
Terminal positioning
In this example, a method and an AP for positioning a terminal are provided. And wherein, when receiving a probe request sent by a terminal, the AP determines whether the terminal is a non-associated terminal or not according to acquired terminal status information. When determining the terminal as a non-associated terminal, the AP may measure round trip time (RTT) for the terminal. The AP may send the measurement result to a server, so that the server may position the terminal according to the measurement result. |
| US10158997B2 |
Wireless system with secure range determination
A wireless network may include devices that wirelessly transmit and receive packets. Each packet may include a preamble, a start-of-frame delimiter, a physical layer header, a sequence of symbols between the start-of-frame delimiter and the physical layer header, and a data payload. The sequence of symbols may have a pattern that is resistant to spoofing attacks. A receiving device may have a correlator that correlates known symbols against the symbols in the sequence using overlapping three-symbol-length correlation windows. Early arrival peaks in the output of the correlator may be used to correct time stamp information in the packets and late arrival peaks corresponding to spoofed signals from an attacker may be ignored. Time stamp information may be processed to determine ranges between transmitting and receiving devices. |
| US10158995B2 |
Personal area network system and method
An exemplary system includes a mobile device having an application and wireless access user credentials, a configurable access point of a network, and a terminal connected to the configurable access point. The wireless access user credentials can be pushed, using the application, from the first mobile device to the terminal to reconfigure the access point and create a virtual network that recognizes the wireless access user credentials. |
| US10158994B2 |
Hardware-trusted network bearers in network function virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) servers that execute virtual network functions (VNFs) under management and orchestration (MANO) control
In a wireless data network, network circuitry serves a wireless user device with hardware-trusted wireless data communications. The network circuitry comprises a physically-embedded hardware trust code and maintains hardware trust with a hardware trust server based on the physically-embedded hardware trust code. The network circuitry determines when a network server has hardware trust. The network circuitry determines when a wireless user device has hardware trust. The processing circuitry then exchanges user data between the wireless user device the network server when both the wireless user device and the network server have hardware trust. The processing circuitry does not exchange the user data between the wireless user device the network server when the wireless user device or the network server lack hardware trust. |
| US10158993B2 |
Wireless communications
This relates to wireless communications, and in particular to the generation of keying material for security purposes. In particular, A method of performing authentication for a user terminal. The method comprises performing an Authentication and Key Agreement procedure for authenticating the user terminal in a cellular access network, wherein a core network of the cellular network comprises a Home Subscriber Server; determining in a Bootstrapping Server Function that the user terminal requires keying material for use outside the cellular access network. The method also comprises transferring authentication information directly from the Home Subscriber Server to the Bootstrapping Server Function; and generating session keys in the Bootstrapping Server Function using said authentication information, wherein said session keys are also generated in the user terminal. |
| US10158992B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling operations of electronic device
An example electronic device includes memory for storing a program for unlocking the first electronic device using a wearable electronic device; wireless communication circuitry; and one or more processors configured to execute the program stored in the memory to cause the electronic device to at least establish wireless communication, via the wireless communication circuitry, with the wearable electronic device when the wearable electronic device is in a wireless communication range of the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable second electronic device is authenticated for unlocking the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable electronic device is in a specific range of the first electronic device based on a signal transmitted from the wearable electronic device being worn; and unlock the first electronic device based on determining that the wearable electronic device is authenticated and is in the specific range of the electronic device. |
| US10158990B2 |
SMS message reading control method and terminal
The present invention relates to a short message service (SMS) message reading control method and a terminal. The method includes storing a correspondence between a first application and a first sender of an SMS message and receiving a target SMS message generated by an application server corresponding to the first application, where the target SMS message includes information about the first sender. The method also includes determining, according to the information about the first sender in the target SMS message and the correspondence, to provide the first application with the target SMS message, so that the first application obtains the target SMS message. |
| US10158989B2 |
UE capability report method and apparatus in mobile communication system
A method and an apparatus for reporting a capability of a User Equipment (UE) supporting advanced functions such as Carrier Aggregation (CA) are provided. The method includes checking, when a control message requesting a capability report is received, a Radio Access Technology (RAT) type and transmitting, when the RAT type is set to Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (EUTRA), at least one band combination information on at least one band combination supported by the terminal. The UE capability report method is capable of reporting the UE capability related to advanced functions, such as CA and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), to a network efficiently with the least amount of information, thereby resulting in an improvement of radio resource efficiency. |
| US10158988B2 |
Multi-SIM based device auto configuration system and process
Systems and methods are described for configuring a user equipment (“UE”). The UE stores a plurality of configuration routines and receives at least one subscriber identity module (SIM). The UE selects a target set of configuration routines from the plurality of configuration routines based, at least in part, on at least one parameter value stored on one of the at least one SIMs, the target set of configuration routines comprising at least one of the plurality of configuration routines. The target set of configuration routines includes some, but not all of the plurality of configuration routines stored by the UE. At least one setting of the UE is then configured based, at least in part, on the target set of configuration routines. |
| US10158987B2 |
Interference reduction using signal quality
Techniques are described for interference reduction using, e.g., a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) or packet error rate threshold. UEs that implement these techniques may reduce interference among personal area network enabled devices, for example, with the added benefit of reducing power consumption by reduced RF transmissions. By reducing interference, the performance of personal area network devices may be improved. |
| US10158986B2 |
Satellite communication system controlling gate in an emergency
A satellite communication system and a data transmission method in satellite communication capable of improving the reliability of a system in satellite communication are provided. The satellite communication system of an embodiment includes a first communication device, a second communication device, and a slave station. The first communication device receives emergency information about disaster and transmits gate closing control data for issuing a command for closing a gate related to the disaster via a satellite. The second communication device is installed in a place geographically separated from the first communication device and receives emergency information about disaster and transmits gate closing control data for issuing an commands for closing a gate related to the disaster via a satellite. The slave station controls opening-closing of the gate on the basis of the gate closing control data received from the first communication device or the second communication device. |
| US10158985B2 |
Controlling connected multimedia devices
Disclosed is a device for controlling wireless multimedia devices, including: a wireless communication circuit, to receive a wireless multimedia device identifier from each wireless multimedia device; an access circuit for accessing a database of wireless multimedia devices, to obtain from the database characteristics of each wireless multimedia device for which the communication circuit has received an identifier; a separation circuit for separating a main multimedia stream into as many separated multimedia streams as the communication circuit has received identifiers of wireless multimedia devices; an allocation circuit for allocating each separated multimedia stream to a respective wireless multimedia device; and a synchronization circuit for synchronizing the separated multimedia streams based on the characteristics of the wireless multimedia devices obtained from the database. |
| US10158983B2 |
Providing a summary of media content to a communication device
A method includes receiving, at a network device, a request from a device for a summary of media content. The method includes accessing the media content in response to the request and performing an analysis of the media content based on a user profile associated with the device. The user profile indicates preferences, and the analysis determines whether the media content includes a feature indicated by a preference of the preferences. In response to the analysis indicating that the media content includes the feature, the method includes selecting representative frames of the media content based on the analysis and sending the representative frames to the device. |
| US10158982B2 |
Message-based management service enrollment
Disclosed are various examples for message-based management service enrollment. In one example, a map is generated that associates an identifier with an enterprise within the map. The identifier identifies a network endpoint of an enrollment service. A message with client data is received from a client device, which sends the message to the enrollment service using the identifier. A username is generated with the client data and a user account is created having the username. Enrollment data is obtained from the management service and an enrollment of the client device is initiated by sending a message with the enrollment data to the client device. |
| US10158980B2 |
Method, device and system for maintaining continuity of group communication service
Disclosed are a method, device and system for maintaining the continuity of a group communication service, for solving the problem in the prior art that the service continuity requirement of group communication may not be satisfied due to the switching of network service from multicast transmission to unicast transmission in an MBSFN domain. The method comprises: when determining that group communication service needs to be switched from multicast transmission to unicast transmission, a GCSE-AS notifies a terminal served by the GCSE-AS that the GCSE-AS is going to switch the group communication service from multicast transmission to unicast transmission; and after receiving a first notification message transmitted by the terminal, the GCSE-AS transmits the group communication service over a unicast carrier established by the terminal for unicast transmission, and stops transmitting the communication service in multicast mode. The terminal has already established a unicast carrier for unicast transmission before the GCSE-AS switches the group communication service from multicast transmission to unicast transmission, thus ensuring the continuity of the group communication service. |
| US10158978B1 |
Updating a device position according to heading and movement
In some examples, a system receives, over a network, position data acquired by a position sensor of a device, and sensor data acquired by a further sensor of the device while the position sensor of the device is inactive, the sensor data from the further sensor indicating a direction of travel of the device. The system determines, using the sensor data acquired by the further sensor of the device, a heading and movement of the device relative to a position indicated by the position data, and updates a position of the device according to the determined heading and movement. |
| US10158976B2 |
User intervention based on learned behavior in a tracking device environment
A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile. |
| US10158975B2 |
User intervention based on proximity between tracking devices
A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile. |
| US10158970B2 |
Location logging and location and time based filtering
Techniques for performing location logging and location and time based filtering are described. In one design of location logging, a terminal periodically determines its location, e.g., during its paging slots. The terminal determines whether there is a change in its location and stores its location if a change in location is detected. In one design of location and time based filtering, the terminal obtains a location and time criterion with a target area and a time period. The terminal determines its location during the time period, e.g., based on the location log. The terminal evaluates the location and time criterion based on the target area and its location during the time period, e.g., based on at least one sector ID for the target area and one or more sector IDs for its location. The terminal determines whether to download and/or present broadcast information based on the result of the evaluation. |
| US10158966B2 |
Connected car data links aggregator
Connected cars are coupled to several communication devices (e.g., embedded devices and/or user equipment (UE) of occupants of the car) having independent data links to a communication network (e.g., cellular network). Peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols can be employed to consolidate and aggregate multiple data links within the car to create an aggregated data link that is shared by the devices. During initialization, a local platform device within the connected car sets up a local tracker and communicates with a backend network device to setup a corresponding remote tracker. The trackers generate virtual data nodes corresponding to the communication devices and facilitate communication between the virtual data nodes and the devices via P2P protocols. Moreover, the P2P protocol technology is overlaid on the application layers of the communication devices without modifications to the devices' hardware and software construction. |
| US10158964B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing audio signal
Provided are an audio signal processing method and apparatus for adjusting a location of an audio object in correspondence to a location of a visual object. The audio signal processing apparatus includes a matching unit configured to select an audio object corresponding to a visual object extracted from a video signal among at least one audio object extracted from an audio signal, a location adjusting unit configured to adjust a location of a sound image of the audio signal based on a location of the selected audio object and a location of a visual object corresponding to the selected audio, and an output unit configured to output an audio signal whose the location of the sound image is adjusted. |
| US10158950B2 |
Cylindrical contact-type microphone
A cylindrical contact-type microphone relates to the technical field of audio devices, and solves the technical problem of inconvenient assembly of an existing contact-type microphone. The microphone comprises a shell, and a circuit board (4), a piezoelectric ceramic sheet (2), a lower-stage connection plate (3) and a conductive polar ring (5) which are mounted within the shell, wherein the shell is a two-section cylindrical conductive cylinder body, and a negative signal lower connection sheet of the lower-stage connection plate (3) is electrically connected to a step (13) at a joint portion of an upper cylinder section (11) and a lower cylinder section (12) of the shell. |
| US10158948B2 |
Gaming headset with voice scrambling for private in-game conversations
An electronic device may be configurable to operate in a scrambling mode and a non-scrambling mode while processing chat audio and microphone audio for a first player participating in an online multiplayer game via a game console. While operating in the non-scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to transmit the microphone audio to the game console without scrambling the microphone audio. While operating in the scrambling mode, the electronic device may be configured to scramble the microphone audio and transmit the scrambled microphone audio to the game console. The electronic device may be operable to select a scrambling key used to scramble the microphone audio based on a signal received by the electronic device that indicates a role of the player in the online multiplayer game. The role of the player may correspond to which of two or more opposing teams the first player is a member of in the online multiplayer game. |
| US10158947B2 |
Mobile telephone utilizing cartilage conduction
There is provided is a stereo headphone provided with a pair of earphones having a cartilage conduction unit, a sheath unit connected to the cartilage conduction unit, and a piezoelectric bimorph of a vibration source connected to the cartilage conduction unit covered by the sheath unit without making contact with the inner wall thereof. The cartilage conduction unit is an elastic body. The cartilage conduction unit is in contact with the entrance to the external auditory meatus and has a passage hole in communication with the external auditory meatus. The vibration source is supported by a thick portion on the tragus side at the periphery of the passage hole. In accordance with a more specific feature, the thick portion is provided. The outer shape of the sheath has a thickness in the direction of the earhole that is less than the thickness in the direction orthogonal thereto. |
| US10158937B2 |
Speaker module
A speaker module comprising a module housing is disclosed. A speaker unit is accommodated within the module housing. A sound hole of the module is located at a side of the speaker unit. The speaker unit divides a cavity of the entire module into two cavities, namely a front acoustic cavity and a rear acoustic cavity. The front acoustic cavity is in communication with the sound hole. A sound-absorbing cotton is provided in the front acoustic cavity. The sound-absorbing cotton is fixed on the module housing, and is arranged to avoid a vibration space of a diaphragm of the speaker unit. The present invention effectively improves the performance of a sensitivity curve of the module at high frequencies without modifying the structure of the front acoustic cavity, thus not only increasing the acoustic performance of the module, but also simplifying the structure of the front acoustic cavity of the module. |
| US10158936B2 |
Dynamic acoustic waveguide
A loudspeaker and a method of operation which allow for the production and emphasis of extremely low bass tones. The loudspeaker generally is formed from a loudspeaker driver cone of conventional type which is placed in a very small enclosure with two waveguides attached thereto. A smaller balance waveguide is positioned forward of the face of the cone and a larger tuning waveguide is positioned to the side of the cone. The cross-sectional area of the aperture connections of both waveguides to the enclosure are small compared to the cross-sectional area of the loudspeaker driver cone. |
| US10158932B2 |
Ambient sonic low-pressure equalization
A passive ambient in-ear monitor includes a unidirectional sonic filter that allows ambient sound to pass through to the ear canal and be combined with sound generated by internal drivers. A sonic low pressure equalization device of a predetermined spatial volume links the sonic filter with the internal drivers to deliver to the user a mixture of generated and ambient sound without any substantial degradation to low frequency sound. |
| US10158930B2 |
Upgrading PON systems using a multi-cycle field AWG
The communication system has first and second optical systems and an optical feed fiber in communication with the first optical system and arranged to convey a feeder optical signal to the second optical system. The first optical system includes a multiplexer configured to multiplex/demultiplex between a first optical line terminal signal, a second optical line terminal signal, and the feeder optical signal. The feeder optical signal includes the first optical line terminal signal and the second optical line terminal signal. The first optical line terminal signal includes a first upstream free spectral range and a first downstream free spectral range. The second optical line terminal signal includes a second upstream free spectral range and a second downstream free spectral range. The second optical system is in communication with the optical feed fiber and is configured to multiplex and demultiplex between the feeder optical signal and optical network unit signals. |
| US10158921B2 |
IM client and method performed thereby for providing a subscriber of an IPTV service provider with information
An IM client and a method performed by the IM client for providing a subscriber of a real-time content distributor of an IPTV service provider with information about a transmission from the real-time content distributor are provided. The IM client, the IPTV service provider and the subscriber are using an IM service. The method comprises detecting (110) a start, or imminent start of the transmission; and determining (130) whether the subscriber is comprised in a friend list of the real-time content distributor. The method further comprises, if the subscriber is comprised in a friend list of the real-time content distributor, notifying (140) the subscriber about the start, or imminent start, of the transmission. |
| US10158919B1 |
Systems and methods for dynamically enabling and disabling a biometric device
Systems and methods are described to address deficiencies in conventional biometric devices by dynamically enabling and disabling a biometric device based on the content the user is viewing. The media guidance application may utilize a device enablement rule, which has content criteria. If the content criteria is satisfied, the media guidance application may enable or disable a biometric device in accordance with the device enablement rule. |
| US10158915B2 |
Method and apparatus for identifying content using IPTV devices
A method and apparatus for identifying content using one or more Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) devices by accessing a user's account using a secondary device and selecting content provided by a service provider. The service provider sends an identifier that specifies the selected content to a first IPTV device that will display content. The selected content is added to a user's content list in the user's account; and played on the first IPTV device. During the time of playback on the first IPTV device, the user is able to browse content using the secondary device or another IPTV device. Thus, the user is able to browse and search for additional content without disturbing the display of the selected content. |
| US10158914B2 |
Aggregated stress monitoring to guide user interaction
A system and method for real-time alteration of media content based on stress monitoring is disclosed. A computer system present a single media content item in two distinct content streams to a first and second user. Using sensor generated data the computer system measures at least one user response indicator for the first and second user and estimates a stress level for the first and second users. The computer system determines whether the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold. In accordance with a determination that the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold the computer system alters the first stream of the presented media content item to modify the particular portion of the media content item associated with the estimated stress level for the first user. |
| US10158911B1 |
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. |
| US10158905B2 |
Systems and methods for wirelessly transmitting audio synchronously with rendering of video
Media is selected for video playback through a first device and audio playback through one or more separate devices connected through a wireless network. Different techniques for synchronizing the audio and video can be selected based on one or more factors to improve media playback. |
| US10158903B2 |
Detection of items in a home
Various arrangements for detecting items in home are presented. Imaging devices may capture images of a user's home. The images may be analyzed and compared against a user approved list of item definitions. Using the definitions, items, brands, trademarks, and the like may be identified in the images. The items identified in the images may be used to determine preferences of a user and provide targeted marketing content using the television receiver. In some cases, analysis of items in a home may be used to determine the effectiveness of marketing content by determining causality or correlations between marketing content viewed by a user and items in the home. |
| US10158898B2 |
Customized options for consumption of content
Aspects of the disclosure relate to personalized options for consumption of content assets. In one aspect, the personalized options can be supplied (e.g., transmitted) asynchronously and can be indicative of information associated with a media asset of likely interest to an end user. In another aspect, the personalized options can permit administration of the content assets, such as automated generation of storage configuration(s) and/or playback configuration(s), based at least on consumption behavior of an end-user. |
| US10158894B2 |
Edge media router device for facilitating distribution and delivery of media content having end-to-end encryption
A system and method for facilitating content delivery with end-to-end encryption in a network architecture using a common intermediary mezzanine distribution format (CMZF). An edge media router (EMR) device is provided in one embodiment that is configured to receive a media content asset packaged in a CMZF container structure, wherein the media content asset is provided as CMZF-formatted media content in a CMZF stream scheme. The CMZF container structure, configured to facilitate carriage of ISOBMFF track and track metadata data objects as well as sample variants in PES payload in additional elementary streams, is operative to carry each bitrate representation of the media content asset encrypted in one or more encryption schemes at a headend. Upon receipt, the EMR device is configured to repackage the media content asset to generate one or more output formats without reencrypting the media content asset for storage at a storage node and/or for downstream delivery. |
| US10158893B2 |
Selective degradation of videos containing third-party content
A method includes dividing a video uploaded to a user's client device into scenes that include one or more frames. The method also includes generating a digital summary for each scene based on content associated with a respective portion of the video spanned by the scene. The method also includes identifying a matching portion of the uploaded video containing third-party content base on a match between the digital summary associated with the matching portion and the digital summary associated with the third-party content. The method also includes identifying an original portion of the video containing the original content and a usage policy associated with a content owner of the third-party content. The method also includes generating a degraded video based on the usage policy, by applying a quality reduction to the matching portion. |
| US10158890B2 |
Low complexity entropy-encoding/decoding method and apparatus
Entropy encoding and entropy decoding of image data are respectively performed whereby context modeling is performed on a context unit of blocks of the image data based on a context model of a previously encoded or decoded block. |
| US10158889B2 |
Replaying old packets for concealing video decoding errors and video decoding latency adjustment based on wireless link conditions
Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described below including operations for replaying old packets for concealing video decoding errors as well as operations for video decoding latency adjustment based on wireless link conditions. |
| US10158886B2 |
Methods and apparatus for the use of slice groups in encoding multi-view video coding (MVC) information
There are provided methods and apparatus for the use of slice groups in encoding and decoding multi-view video coding (MVC) information. An apparatus and method are described which encodes at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content using multiple slice groups. Furthermore, an apparatus and method are described for decoding at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content using multiple slice groups. |
| US10158885B2 |
Simplified advanced motion prediction for 3D-HEVC
A video coder determines a candidate for inclusion in a candidate list for a current prediction unit (PU). The candidate is based on motion parameters of a plurality of sub-PUs of the current PU. If a reference block corresponding to a sub-PU is not coded using motion compensated prediction, the video coder sets the motion parameters of the sub-PU to default motion parameters. For each respective sub-PU from the plurality of sub-PUs, if a reference block for the respective sub-PU is not coded using motion compensated prediction, the motion parameters of the respective sub-PU are not set in response to a subsequent determination that a reference block for any later sub-PU in an order is coded using motion compensated prediction. |
| US10158884B2 |
Simplified merge list construction process for 3D-HEVC
A device for encoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data and a video encoder comprising one or more processors configured to, for a current layer being encoded, determine that the current layer has no direct reference layers, based on determining that the current layer has no direct reference layers, set at least one of a first syntax element, a second syntax element, a third syntax element, or a fourth syntax element to a disabling value indicating that a coding tool corresponding to the syntax element is disabled for the current layer. |
| US10158883B2 |
Picture decoding device, picture decoding method and picture decoding program
In a picture coding device for coding picture signals including a brightness signal and a color-difference signal in a block unit using intra-prediction and coding information regarding an intra-prediction mode, when aspect ratios of pixels of the brightness signal and the color-difference signal are different from each other, a bitstream generator converts a mode number of a first intra-color-difference prediction mode used when the aspect ratios are equal to each other into a scaled mode number and derives a second intra-color-difference prediction mode used when the aspect ratios are different from each other. |
| US10158882B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for encoding and decoding image
Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for encoding and decoding an image. The present invention provides an intra prediction unit that receives an input image, calculates a correlation between a Luma area block and Chroma area block in the input image in intra prediction, removes high frequency ingredients by low-pass filtering an encoded luma pixel based on the calculated correlation, and generates a prediction block by applying an LM chroma mode, which is an extended chroma mode technique, to the luma pixel removed therefrom the high frequency ingredients. |
| US10158881B2 |
Method and apparatus for multiview video coding and decoding
A method comprises encoding a first view component of a first view of a multiview bitstream; and encoding a second view component of a second view; wherein the encoding of the second view component enables generating of a reference picture list for the second view component to include at least one of the following: (a) a first field view component based on the first view component or (b) a first complementary field view component pair including the first view component. |
| US10158880B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding video using high-precision filter
A video decoding apparatus for inter-predicting a current block to be decoded, includes: a decoder to extract motion information on the current block from a bitstream; and a predictor to determine a motion vector of the current block based on the extracted motion information, and generate a prediction block based on interpolating chroma sub-samples of a reference block in a reference frame referenced by the motion vector of the current block. |
| US10158877B2 |
High efficiency video coding device and method based on reference picture type of co-located block
The present technique relates to an image processing device and method capable of suppressing a decrease in encoding efficiency. The image processing device includes: a predictive vector generating unit that generates a predictive vector of a current parallax vector of a current block used in prediction using correlation in a parallax direction using a reference parallax vector referred when generating a predictive motion vector, when encoding the current parallax vector; and a difference vector generating unit that generates a difference vector between the current parallax vector and the predictive vector generated by the predictive vector generating unit. The present disclosure can be applied to an image processing device. |
| US10158875B2 |
Moving picture coding method, moving picture decoding method, moving picture coding apparatus, moving picture decoding apparatus, and moving picture coding and decoding apparatus
A moving picture coding method includes (i) transforming, for each of one or more second processing units included in the first processing unit, a moving picture signal in a spatial domain into a frequency domain coefficient and quantizing the frequency domain coefficient, and (ii) performing arithmetic coding on a luminance CBF flag indicating whether or not a quantized coefficient is included in the second processing unit in which transform and quantization are performed, wherein, in the arithmetic coding, a probability table for use in arithmetic coding is determined according to whether or not the size of the first processing unit is identical to the size of the second processing unit and whether or not the second processing unit has a predetermined maximum size. |
| US10158874B2 |
Parallel bypass and regular bin coding
System and method for improving operational efficiency of a video encoding pipeline used to encode image data. In embodiments, the video encoding pipeline includes a transcode pipeline that provides entropy encoding of binarized syntax elements. More specifically, multiple bins may be encoded in parallel, resulting in increased encoding throughput. |
| US10158873B2 |
Depth component removal for multiview video coding (MVC) compatible three-dimensional video coding (3DVC)
In general, techniques are described for separately coding depth and texture components of video data. A video coding device configured to code video data may perform the techniques. The video coding device may comprise a decoded picture buffer and a processor configured to store a depth component in the decoded picture buffer, analyze a view dependency to determine whether the depth component is used for inter-view prediction and remove the depth component from the decoded picture buffer in response to determining that the depth component is not used for inter-view prediction for processing video data including a view component comprised of a depth component and a texture component. |
| US10158872B2 |
Video-encoding method, video-decoding method, and apparatus implementing same
The present invention relates to an inter-layer prediction method and to an apparatus implementing the method. The method may comprise the steps of generating a first block constituted by the value obtained by up-sampling the reconstruction value of a reference block of a reference layer corresponding to the current block; generating a second block constituted by a prediction value derived from intra-prediction mode of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by combining sample values of the first block and the second block. Thus, intra-prediction on the current layer can be performed using the intra-prediction mode information of another layer. |
| US10158869B2 |
Parallel video decoding processing apparatus and operating method thereof
A video decoding processing apparatus which can reduce overhead for the start of parallel decoding processing. The video decoding processing apparatus includes a parsing unit, and first and second video processing units. A coding bit stream including information of largest coding units each having at least a prescribed pixel size is supplied to an input terminal of the parsing unit. The parsing unit performs parsing of the syntax of the coding bit stream to thereby generate parallel-processable first and second intermediate streams from the largest coding unit. The first and second video processing units parallel-process the first and second intermediate streams generated from the parsing unit. |
| US10158868B2 |
Systems and methods to limit lag between a client and a server for remote computing
Novel solutions are described herein for providing a consistent quality of service, latency-wise, for remote processing by managing the process queues in a processing server and temporarily pausing frame production and delivery to limit the lag experienced by a user in a client device. The claimed embodiments limit the latency (lag) experienced by a user by preventing the production rate of rendered frames at the server from significantly outperforming the decoding and display of the received frames in the client device and avoiding the resultant lag. |
| US10158864B2 |
Method, apparatus and coder for selecting optimal reference frame in HEVC coding
A method, an apparatus and a coder for selecting an optimal reference frame in HEVC coding are disclosed. The method includes obtaining optimal reference frames of prediction units spatially adjacent to a current prediction unit, and determining an optimal reference frame of the current prediction unit based on a correlation between optimal reference frames of the spatially adjacent prediction units in a same layer depth for prediction unit(s) of a minimum layer depth. In this way, an ergodic rate distortion cost calculation is not needed to be performed at least for the prediction unit(s) of the minimum layer depth, and the corresponding optimal reference frame is directly determined using the correlation, thus reducing the amount of calculations and enhancing the coding efficiency. |
| US10158863B2 |
Image coding apparatus, image coding method, and recording medium, and image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and recording medium
An image coding apparatus that codes a moving image composed of a plurality of pictures, includes a determination unit configured to define a tile set in a manner that a size of the tile set including one or more tiles obtained by dividing a picture, which corresponds to a size of the tile set at which coding can be independently performed, is set to be smaller than or equal to a predetermined size, and a coding unit configured to code the picture on the basis of the tile set defined by the determination unit. |
| US10158859B2 |
Data compression system
A data compression apparatus is described which has an encoder configured to receive an input data item and to compress the data item into an encoding comprising a plurality of numerical values. The numerical values are grouped at least according to whether they relate to content of the input data item or style of the input data item. The encoder has been trained using a plurality of groups of training data items grouped according to the content and where training data items within individual ones of the groups vary with respect to the style. The encoder has been trained using a training objective which takes into account the groups. |
| US10158858B2 |
Method and system for index compression for fixed block size texture formats and for non-linear interpolation of index values along an edge in a tile
A method for performing index compression. The method includes identifying a tile in an image, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles, wherein each tile includes color associated with a plurality of pixels. Furthermore, the method includes generating a plurality of indices located throughout the tile, and storing the plurality of indices. Additionally, the method includes offsetting zero or more locations of an index of the plurality of indices from a pixel location. |
| US10158857B2 |
Method of constructing merge list
An image decoding method using a merge mode can include constructing a merge candidate list using available spatial and temporal merge candidates, obtaining motion information using a merge index and the merge candidate list, deriving a prediction block using the motion information, inverse-quantizing a quantized block using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix to generate a transform block, and inverse-transforming the transform block to generate a residual block, and generating a reconstructed block using the prediction block and the residual block. |
| US10158855B2 |
Image decoding method, and image decoding apparatus using a selected context related to neighboring coefficients
With an image coding method, when performing arithmetic coding on parameters corresponding to a current coefficient to be coded, a related parameter which is a parameter related to a value to be referred to for selecting a context is arithmetically coded per coefficient among the parameters corresponding to the coefficient, and unrelated parameters which are parameters unrelated to a value to be referred to for selecting the context are collectively arithmetically coded per coefficient subset among the parameters corresponding to the coefficients in the coefficient subset. |
| US10158854B2 |
Method and apparatus for pyramid vector quantization indexing and de-indexing of audio/video sample vectors
A method for pyramid vector quantization indexing of audio/video signals comprises obtaining of an integer input vector representing the audio/video signal samples. A leading sign is extracted from the integer input vector. The leading sign is a sign of a terminal non-zero coefficient in the integer input vector. The terminal non-zero coefficient is one of a first non-zero coefficient and a last non-zero coefficient in the integer input vector. The integer input vector is indexed with a pyramid vector quantization enumeration scheme into an output index representing the audio/video signal samples. The pyramid vector quantization enumeration scheme is designed for neglecting the sign of the terminal non-zero coefficient. The output index and the leading sign are outputted. A corresponding method for de-indexing, an encoder, a decoder, and computer programs therefore are also disclosed. |
| US10158852B2 |
Intra prediction mode mapping method and device using the method
The present invention relates to an intra prediction mode mapping method and a device using the method. The intra prediction mode includes: decoding flag information providing information regarding whether an intra prediction mode of a plurality of candidate intra prediction modes for the current block is the same as the intra prediction mode for the current block, and decoding a syntax component including information regarding the intra prediction mode for the current block in order to induce the intra prediction mode for the current block if the intra prediction mode from among the plurality of candidate intra prediction modes for the current block is not the same as the intra prediction mode for the current block. Thus, it is possible to increase the efficiency with which are images are decoded. |
| US10158848B2 |
Projection video display
A projection video display that projects video image suppresses deterioration of its quality which is attributed to a change in an optical path of the video image. A video signal generator performs control such that a second subframe in an N-th frame in a left-eye image is displayed on DMDs and then a second subframe in an N-th frame in a right-eye image is displayed on the DMDs. Furthermore, the video signal generator performs control such that a displayed location is not changed on a screen and the same types of subframes are displayed at the time when frames are switched. |
| US10158847B2 |
Real—time stereo 3D and autostereoscopic 3D video and image editing
A system for creating a three dimensional image using a processor that includes receiving a digital two dimensional input image and the processor processing the two dimensional input image to determine a depth map further based upon receiving input from a user interface. The processor generates a three dimensional image based upon the two dimensional input image and the depth map. |
| US10158845B2 |
Tileable structured light projection for wide field-of-view depth sensing
A depth camera assembly (DCA) includes a projector, a detector and a controller. The projector emits a tiled structured light (SL) pattern onto a local area. Each illumination source of the projector includes one or more light emitters and an augmented diffractive optical element (ADOE) designed with a pattern mask. The ADOE diffracts at least a portion of light beams emitted from the light emitters to form a first SL pattern projection having a field-of-view corresponding to a first tileable boundary. The pattern mask prevents projection of light that would otherwise be diffracted outside the first tileable boundary. The first SL pattern projection is combined with at least a second SL pattern projection into the tiled SL pattern illuminating objects in the local area. The detector captures images of the objects illuminated by the SL pattern. The controller determines depth information for the objects using the captured images. |
| US10158843B2 |
Imaging pixels with depth sensing capabilities
An imager may include depth sensing pixels that receive and convert incident light into image signals. The imager may have an associated imaging lens that focuses the incident light onto the imager. Each of the depth sensing pixels may include a microlens that focuses incident light received from the imaging lens through a color filter onto first and second photosensitive regions of a substrate. The first and second photosensitive regions may provide different and asymmetrical angular responses to incident light. Depth information for each depth sensing pixel may be determined based on the difference between output signals of the first and second photosensitive regions of that depth sensing pixel. Color information for each depth sensing pixel may be determined from a summation of output signals of the first and second photosensitive regions. |
| US10158835B2 |
Extending image dynamic range
Enhancing image dynamic range is described. An input video signal that is represented in a first color space with a first color gamut, which is related to a first dynamic range, is converted to a video signal that is represented in a second color space with a second color gamut. The second color space is associated with a second dynamic range. At least two (e.g., three) color-related components of the converted video signal are mapped over the second dynamic range. |
| US10158834B2 |
Corrected projection perspective distortion
Projecting an image is described. A test pattern is rendered over each of two dimensions of a projection surface. Upon the rendered test pattern conforming to a perspective related specification for a spatial configuration of data disposed over the two dimensions the data are decoded. An angle of a projection in each of the two dimensions corresponding to the rendering of the test pattern is detected, relative to a line orthogonal to a plane corresponding to a portion of the projection surface. Upon a nonconformity of the rendered test pattern to the specification, a transformation is computed to a spatial configuration of the rendered test pattern. The computed transformation relates to a perspective related characteristic of the spatial configuration corresponding to the angle of the projection. The projector is controlled based on the computed transformation. |
| US10158832B2 |
Lens and color filter arrangement, super-resolution camera system and method
A lens and color filter assembly contains lens units, and each lens unit is assigned to a single-color color filter unit. The lens and color filter assembly may be combined with pixel units such that a plurality of monochromatic, low-resolution images can be obtained, and the monochromatic images refer to shifted versions of the same image object. By a super-resolution technique comprising shift-compensation a mosaicked image is obtained which is then demosaiced. In the resultant image only few artifacts appear. Simple color filter arrays allow a simplified fabrication process and provide less chromatic aberrations at less computational effort. |
| US10158826B2 |
System and method for recording and training athletes from multiple points of view
A system and method for recording and training athletes uses multiple points of view For example, a new football training video in which a stationary camera (75″ high) replaces the player (QB). The smooth (not jerky GoPro) easy to see video provides an unobstructed POV from the sightline of the QB (CorneaCAM—“CC”) during the execution of live play. For confirmation of visual fields and analyzing the intentions of the defensive team, there are two other cameras videoing the same play. The user will have the capability to view the play from either of the two other angles in real time, to better understand, interpret and confirm what he thinks he sees at the CorneaCAM POV. All three POV's have freeze frame and slow motion capability. |
| US10158820B2 |
Imaging apparatus having image sensor to reduce column noise
A plurality of analog-to-digital (AD) conversion units is provided in a column signal line connecting commonly to vertical pixel columns. A signal of one pixel is digitized by the plurality of AD conversion units and averaged to achieve noise reduction. Operations for reading signals from a plurality of pixels are performed in parallel for alleviating the decrease of the frame rate. |
| US10158819B2 |
Matrix-addressed systems with row-select circuits comprising a serial shift register
A matrix-addressed system includes a system substrate and an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns disposed on the system substrate. A column-control circuit provides information to or receives information from the pixels. The column-control circuit includes a separate column-driver circuit connected to each column of pixels that provides information in common to all of the pixels in the column or receives information in common from all of the pixels in the column. A row-select circuit likewise disposed on the system substrate includes a serial shift register having a number of row storage elements equal to or larger than the number of rows in the array of pixels. Each row storage element in the shift register has a row-select line connected to all of the pixels in a row. |
| US10158817B2 |
Solid-state imaging apparatus and imaging system
Provided is a solid-state imaging apparatus, including pixels each including: a photoelectric conversion unit; a charge accumulation unit; a transistor including a control electrode; a waveguide; and a light-shielding portion. The waveguide includes an incident portion and an output portion, the light-shielding portion includes a first portion that covers the control electrode of the transistor and a second portion that covers a part of the photoelectric conversion unit, the output portion and the photoelectric conversion unit are arranged with an interval therebetween, the interval between the output portion and the photoelectric conversion unit is larger than an interval between a lower end of the second portion of the light-shielding portion and the photoelectric conversion unit, and the interval between the output portion and the photoelectric conversion unit is smaller than an interval between an upper end of the second portion of the light-shielding portion and the photoelectric conversion unit. |
| US10158807B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
A mobile terminal includes: a display unit configured to output an image photographed by a camera; at least one camera configured to, based on that a user input for selecting a specific object in the image is applied, track movement of the specific object; and a controller configured to output the specific object in one area within an image frame for a preset time by tracking the movement of the specific object, wherein the controller, based on that a preset user input is applied to the specific object in the image, outputs an object corresponding to each of at least one area within the image frame, and, based on that a user input for selecting one of the objects is applied, outputs the specific object in one area within an image frame corresponding to the selected object. |
| US10158804B2 |
Imaging device, control method and recording medium having stored program
An imaging device performs live view control in which control of imaging a subject image formed by a focusing lens so as to output image data, generating tilt-distortion correction image data in accordance with the tilt-distortion correction level on the basis of the image data, and displaying a tilt-distortion correction image represented by the tilt-distortion correction image data is performed repeatedly, and performs focus bracket control in which control of moving the focusing lens to each of a plurality of lens positions determined on the basis of the tilt-distortion correction level and imaging a subject image formed by the focusing lens so as to output image data when the focusing lens has moved to each of the plurality of lens positions is performed. |
| US10158803B2 |
Vibration detection apparatus, vibration detection method, and image capturing apparatus
A vibration detection apparatus comprising: an extraction unit that extracts, from among a plurality of motion vectors obtained from a difference between frames of images output from an image sensor for predetermined regions set in the images, motion vectors that exist outside a range determined based on an angular velocity of vibration, as subject vectors, and outputs an average value of the extracted subject vectors; and an acquisition unit that obtains, in panning shooting, a correction amount of a correction unit based on the average value and the angular velocity in a case where the subject vectors were extracted. The extraction unit sets the range narrower in a case where the angular velocity is less than a predetermined threshold value than in a case where the angular velocity is greater than or equal to the threshold value. |
| US10158799B2 |
Imaging apparatus
An imaging apparatus of the disclosure includes a base that has a power transmitter for transmitting power wirelessly; and a movable unit that has a power receiver for receiving power wirelessly from the power transmitter, an imager operating on the basis of power received by the power receiver, and a first communicator transmitting image information acquired by the imager wirelessly. The movable unit is movable relative to the base. According to the disclosure, it is possible to improve reliability of transmission and reception of a signal and power, and it is possible to alleviate deficiency due to limitation on the number of operation times caused by a mechanical contact. |
| US10158796B2 |
Adaptive autofocusing system
The invention relates to a phase-detection autofocus system using a single two-dimensional (2D) image sensor as an autofocus sensor. This allows for a number of novel functionalities such as calibration by adaptive selection of pixels for the autofocus collection zone, dynamically optimization of the collection zone for various scene and lightning conditions, as well as the use of 2D phase signals in the cross-correlation. This freedom in selecting which pixels to use gives rise to an equivalent freedom for the focus points presented to the user, which can be created, moved and scaled according to the conditions and the scene. |
| US10158794B2 |
Lighting device that controls light emission while suppressing temperature rise, image pickup apparatus, and method of controlling lighting device
A lighting device capable of performing satisfactory light emission control while suppressing a rise in the temperature of the lighting device irrespective of the attachment of an optical accessory. In the lighting device, an accessory detection section detects whether or not an optical accessory for color adjustment or light distribution angle adjustment is attached to a light emission section, and light emission performed by the light emission section is limited based on a result of detection performed by the accessory detection section. |
| US10158792B2 |
Method for displaying image, image pickup system and endoscope apparatus including the same
Provided is an image display system including: a motion detector which is mounted in an apparatus and which senses a movement of the apparatus; an image sensor which performs an image pickup of an object, and converts the image into an image signal; an image sensor controller which receives a movement signal from the motion detector and controls activation of the image sensor according to amount of the movement of the apparatus; an image signal processor which performs image processing for the image signal and generates an image; and a display unit which displays the image. |
| US10158791B2 |
Camera device with red halo reduction
Camera device 1 for taking at least one image of a scene in front of the camera device 1, the camera device 1 comprising: a sensor-camera 2 with a main beam path, whereby the sensor-camera 2 comprises a sensor 3, an IR filter 4 and an objective 5, whereby the IR filter 4 is arranged between the objective 5 and the sensor 3, whereby light with a wavelength smaller than a cut-off range passes the IR filter 4 into the sensor 3 and light with a wavelength larger than the cut-off range is reflected by the IR filter 4 and, whereby the main beam path is from the objective 5 into the sensor 3, whereby the objective 5 comprises a final optical element 7, whereby the final optical element 7 is the optical element next to the IR filter 4, whereby the IR filter 4 is tilted by a tilting angle, so that most of the reflected light or all of the reflected light is guided away from the final optical element 7. |
| US10158790B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method
An image memory is reduced in an image processing apparatus that generates a background image from which the influence of rain or the like is removed.In the image processing apparatus, a selection unit selects two image signals having a shorter distance in a color space from among an input image signal input during a focused processing cycle among processing cycles executed for respective time-series frames each constituted by the input image signal, an immediately preceding output image signal which is an output image signal generated during a processing cycle immediately preceding the focused processing cycle, and an already output image signal which is an image signal based on the output image signal generated during a processing cycle preceding the focused processing cycle by two cycles. An output image signal generation unit generates the output image signal by mixing the two selected image signals on the basis of a predetermined mixing ratio. |
| US10158789B2 |
Photographing system and method for synchronizing image quality thereof
The present disclosure relates to a photographing system and a method for synchronizing image quality thereof, and more particularly, to a photographing system capable of synchronizing image quality between a plurality of cameras by controlling the image quality of a sub camera by transmitting, together with a synchronization signal, an image quality adjustment value generated by the main camera to the sub camera and a method for synchronizing the image quality. |
| US10158788B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
An image processing device is provided that enables an operator to reduce time and effort, and that enables an image to be read stably without receiving the influence of a shadow generated after calibration. The image processing device includes: a tint component removing unit that removes a tint component from a captured image; a character information removing unit that removes character information from an image obtained by removing the tint component; a dividing unit that performs grouping on the captured image according to a combination of hue and saturation; a calculating unit that calculates, for each group, correction data for correcting the shadow in accordance with an image obtained by removing the character information and an image obtained by grouping; and a correcting unit that corrects the captured image in accordance with the calculated correction data. |
| US10158785B2 |
Information processing apparatus, method for calling input portion, and computer-readable storage medium for computer program
An information processing apparatus includes an input portion for a user to enter information, the input portion including a first input portion, and a second input portion with which information being entered is hard to be seen by a person around the user as compared with the first input portion. The information processing apparatus also includes a determination portion configured to determine whether or not entry target information to be entered by the user is sensitive. The information processing apparatus further includes a call portion configured to, prior to entry of the entry target information, call the first input portion when the determination portion determines that the entry target information is not sensitive, and call the second input portion when the determination portion determines that the entry target information is sensitive. |
| US10158784B2 |
System and method for adaptively compressing data having noisy images using lossless compression
A system and method adaptively lossy compresses image data by receiving a pixel of image data and meta data indicating a type of object that generated the pixel of image data, the pixel of image data includes a first byte having most significant bits of image data and a second byte having least significant bits of image data; electronically determining if the meta data associated with the pixel of image data is associated with a noisy image or indicates that the pixel of image data was generated by a specific type of object; electronically modifying the pixel of image data, when it is determined that the meta data is associated with the pixel of image data is associated with a noisy image or indicates that the pixel of image data was generated by a specific type of object, by setting a predetermined number of low bits of the pixel of image data to zero. |
| US10158783B2 |
Cloud server, image forming device, and printing control method
Disclosed is a cloud server. The cloud server comprises: a control unit for generating a work group including a plurality of image forming devices which can be controlled by a mobile device; a UI generation unit for generating a UI capable of receiving an input of a virtual grouping job coupled to a plurality of tasks supported by the plurality of image forming devices, respectively; and a communication interface unit for providing a UI which has been generated in the mobile device. |
| US10158780B2 |
Image forming apparatus and optical sensor detecting target formed on image carrier or recording medium
An image forming apparatus includes a light-receiving unit that includes light-receiving elements arranged along a movement direction of a target formed on an image carrier, and is arranged so as to receive light emitted from a light-emitting unit and specularly reflected off the image carrier; a member configured to limit a size, in the movement direction, of diffused reflection light that is incident on the light-receiving unit; a selection unit configured to select whether or not each of the light-receiving elements in the light-receiving unit is an effective light-receiving element; a generation unit configured to generate a detection signal from an output of the effective light-receiving element; and a detection unit configured to detect a target formed on the image carrier based on the detection signal. |
| US10158776B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a scanner and a printing apparatus, wherein the scanner includes a scanning window; a transport unit configured to transport a document to a top surface of the scanning window; a scan unit configured to obliquely irradiate light to a bottom surface of the scanning window to scan the document; a transport guide member configured to be disposed to face the top surface of the scanning window to guide a transport of the document; and a curved reflection member configured to be coupled to the transport guide member to collect the light irradiated from the scan unit and to reflect the collected light toward the scanning window. |
| US10158775B2 |
Image processing apparatus, information processing apparatus, and medium
An image processing apparatus is to execute a process selected among multiple processes. The image processing apparatus includes a storage unit to store a list in which each of the processes is associated with a type of the process representing whether the process is to use information about an orientation of a document; an objective process determination unit to determine whether the selected process to be executed is of the type to use the information about the orientation of the document, based on the list stored in the storage unit; and a display control unit to display a confirmation screen on a display unit, for prompting to confirm the orientation of the document after having received an execution command for the process, in a case where the process has been determined as of the type to use the information about the orientation of the document. |
| US10158774B2 |
Image processing apparatus
This image processing apparatus performs image processing on image data, and includes an edit-region identifying section identifying a user-specified region in the image data as an edit region, a character-position identifying section identifying the positions of individual characters in the image data, a character-region generating section generating a character region for each of the characters whose positions have been identified by the character-position identifying section, an edit-character-string identifying section identifying an edit character string based on candidate characters identified by determining the degree of overlay between the edit region and character region, and an image processing unit performing image processing on the edit character string identified by the edit-character-string identifying section. |
| US10158771B2 |
Information processing apparatus that transfers diagnosis information on a unit to another unit through a communication line for CPU to CPU communication, method of controlling an information processing apparatus, and storage medium
Provided is an information processing apparatus including a first processing unit and a second processing unit. A diagnosis unit included in the first processing unit is configured to detect that communication of first information through a communication line is not performed properly, the communication of the first information being performed between a first CPU in the first processing unit and a second CPU in the second processing unit. A switch unit included in the second processing unit is configured to switch information to be transmitted through the communication line from the first information to second information in a case where it is detected that the communication of the first information through the communication line is not performed properly, the second information being transmitted to the diagnosis unit included in the first processing unit from a diagnosis unit included in the second processing unit. |
| US10158765B2 |
Party location based services
Services are provided based on the locations, rather than the NPA.NXX identifiers, of called and calling parties. Party location based services can be provided to the called party, to the calling party, or both. Services can include an indication of the location of each party. Services also can include an indication of charges as determined by the location of the parties, rather than the NPA.NXX identifiers. Services can be provided if the parties are using a mobile communications devices, such as a cellular phone, wireline systems (e.g., landline phones), or a combination thereof. In an example configuration, location can be provided in a hierarchy of various levels of accuracy/precision. Different levels can be representative of different resolutions of geography. An example system for facilitating party location based services includes a signaling system number 7 (SS7) network. |
| US10158763B2 |
Wireless account management application for a wireless device
A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device includes receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module locally stored on the wireless device, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being different from the wireless device and the wireless network, and enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device. |
| US10158757B2 |
System and method for optimizing contact center resource groups
A method for automatically generating a grouping of resources of a customer contact center includes: identifying, by a processor, one or more resource groups, each of the resource groups including a plurality of customer contact center resources; predicting, by the processor, for each of the one or more resource groups, a predicted performance metric of the resource group in accordance with the one or more customer contact center resources of the resource group; identifying, by the processor, a particular resource group of the one or more resource groups having a corresponding predicted performance satisfying a threshold performance among the one or more resource groups; and outputting, by the processor, the particular resource group. |
| US10158755B2 |
Information provided to parent regarding a called for child protection
The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information of a calling party to an alert party, wherein the calling party is in communication with the receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a calling party to a receiving party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database, wherein the lookup is based on an identifier associated with the message, Thereafter, an alert is sent to the alert party if the calling party information is unavailable in a contact list of the receiving party. |
| US10158754B1 |
Systems and methods for authenticating a caller at a call center
A system for authenticating the identity of a caller (i) receiving one or more online credentials of a caller initiating a phone call, where the one or more online credentials include one or more pieces of biometric information associated with the caller, and the one or more online credentials are received from a mobile device associated with the caller; (ii) requesting one or more additional online credentials associated with the mobile device; (iii) receiving the one or more additional online credentials; (iv) receiving telephone authentication information associated with the phone call; (v) authenticating the caller based, at least in part upon, the one or more online credentials, the one or more additional credentials, and the telephone authentication information; (vi) generating authentication status information based on the authentication of the caller; and (vii) transferring the authentication status information and the phone call to a call recipient. |
| US10158750B2 |
Method and system for user interface for interactive devices using a mobile device
A software application and system that enables point-and-click interaction with a TV screen. The application determines geocode positioning information for a handheld device, and uses that data to create a virtual pointer for a television display or interactive device. Some embodiments utilize motion sensing and touchscreen input for gesture recognition interacting with video content or interactive device. Motion sensing can be coupled with positioning or localization techniques the user to calibrate the location of the interactive devices and the user location to establish and maintain virtual pointer connection relationships. The system may utilize wireless network infrastructure and cloud-based calculation and storage of position and orientation values to enable the handheld device in the TV viewing area to replace or surpass the functionality of the traditional TV remote control, and also interface directly with visual feedback on the TV screen. |
| US10158749B2 |
Method by which portable device displays information through wearable device, and device therefor
Provided are a controller configured to detect a call connection state of the mobile apparatus, and obtain relevant information related to another party of a call connection as the call connection state is detected, and a communication interface configured to transmit the relevant information to a wearable apparatus. |
| US10158747B2 |
Messaging systems and methods
Apparatus, methods, and machine-readable articles of manufacture improve reliability and scalability of a messaging system. In some embodiments, the system's configuration data and subscriber information are stored in a central repository of a core node, and replicated to one or more non-core nodes. Data replication may be performed in real-time or near real-time, periodically, sporadically, or otherwise. Nodes may rely on the replicated data to provide the system's subscribers and outside callers with services that do not involve updating of configuration or subscriber data. In this way, the non-core nodes may continue to process calls when the core node is unavailable. For example, the non-core nodes can route calls to the appropriate subscribers without relying on the core. As another example, the non-core nodes can take messages from callers when the core node is unavailable. The messages may be queued for posting and delivery when the core node becomes available. |
| US10158741B1 |
Multi-level following mechanic for a social network
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for managing interaction between users in a social network. One method includes receiving one or more first user interactions made by a user account in a social network system with content presented in a user interface on a display device. The content is associated with a first entity account in the social network system. The first user interactions include one or more endorsements of the content or the first entity account. The method further includes calculating, by at least one processor, a level of endorsement of the first entity account by the user account based on the endorsements. The method further includes providing a limited level of access to the first entity account to add one or more posts to a stream of the user account in a stream user interface of the social network system based on the level of endorsement. |
| US10158736B2 |
Method for updating proxy service in wireless communication system and device therefor
The present specification can provide a method by which a NAN proxy client updates a proxy service in a wireless communication system, wherein the method by which a NAN proxy client updates a proxy service. |
| US10158732B2 |
Delegated updates
A computer implemented method and system for delegating authority on an online account includes monitoring a user of a plurality of users using an online social network on a communications system. A designated user for an originating user from the plurality of users is assigned, responsive to the originating user of the plurality of user's selection of the designated user. The designated user is activated, responsive to determining an absence of access of the originating user on the online social network. A delegation action is presented to the designated user, and the delegation action is performed on behalf of the originating user, responsive to the designated user's selection of the delegation action. |
| US10158731B2 |
Methods and systems for increasing engagement of low engagement users in a social network
Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, an engagement level of a user with a social networking system is monitored. A low engagement user type associated with the user is identified from a plurality of low engagement user types. It is determined whether the engagement level of the user is less than a threshold. If so, a communication is provided for the user based on the low engagement user type associated with the user. The communication may be a notification or a digest communication. |
| US10158729B2 |
Locality based content distribution
A system and method for content distribution are provided. A content provider generates a network topology having one or more subnetworks made up of content sources. The content provider segments content, such as applications, into segments for distribution. The content provider then distributes the content such that for each identified subnetwork, each content segment is distributed to a content source. Subsequent, client computing device requests for content can be serviced by selecting a content source in a particular subnetwork selected for delivering the requested content to the client computing device to minimize traffic flow of the requested content through the nodes of the distribution network. |
| US10158728B1 |
Method and device to track objects
A computer implemented method, device and computer program device are provided that are under control of one or more processors and are configured with executable instructions. The method collects tracking data from one or more tracking devices independent of the object. The tracking data associates with an object. The method further compares the tracking data to one or more templates to identify the object, determines a location associated with the object based on the comparing and outputs, from an electronic device, a response indicative of the location of the object. |
| US10158727B1 |
Service overlay model for a co-location facility
In some examples, a method includes identifying, by a service overlay model engine executing at a computing device of a co-location facility provider, a plurality of service providers offering a service, the plurality of service providers co-located at one or more co-location facilities of the co-location facility provider; obtaining, by the service overlay model engine, first data obtained from the plurality of service providers describing the service; generating, by the service overlay model engine, second data describing the service based on one or more attributes of the service as delivered by the plurality of service providers and determined for the one or more co-location facilities by the co-location facility provider; and outputting, by the service overlay model engine and for display to a display device, based on a request for the service by a co-location facility customer, information based on the first data and the second data. |
| US10158724B2 |
Management of notifications in a mobile web application
A method is provided for managing notifications between a user agent installed in a mobile terminal and a web server. The method includes the following acts, carried out by an intermediate piece of equipment: receiving a notification message from the mobile terminal in accordance with a first protocol designed for transmission over a signaling channel, the notification message including notification data from the user agent; generating a notification message in accordance with a second protocol designed for transmission over the Internet network, in which the notification data is inserted; and transmitting to the web server, of the notification message in accordance with the second protocol. Also provided are an intermediate piece of equipment implementing these acts, as well as a method for sending a notification message and a mobile terminal implementing such a sending method. |
| US10158723B2 |
Determining communication history of users
There is provided a communication terminal including an information acquisition unit that acquires, from another communication terminal, first information that includes connection information for connecting to a communication service and identification information of a user of the other communication terminal, and an information generation unit that, on the basis of the first information acquired by the information acquisition unit, generates second information that includes the connection information and identification information of a user of the current terminal. |
| US10158714B2 |
Apparatus and method for zone management
The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An apparatus for zone management is provided. The apparatus includes a processor configured to collect environment information of each zone of a plurality of zones, and determine an energy efficiency level of each zone of the plurality of zones based on the environment information. |
| US10158705B2 |
Migration of hosts
When monitoring that a host migrated, a software defined network (SDN) controller may actively detect a port located by the host. Besides, when detecting the port located by the host, the SDN controller may bind the host to the port where the host is located, so as to limit migration of the host. When not detecting a port located by the host, the SDN controller may also block packets from the host. |
| US10158695B1 |
System and method for polling via proximal awareness
The present disclosure is directed to a system and a method for generating a poll based upon proximal awareness of one client device to another client device. In one or more implementations, the present disclosure discloses receiving, at a server, digital content data from a first client device in communication with the server via at least one local area wireless signal. The present disclosure also discloses pairing the digital content data with the at least one local area wireless signal. The present disclosure also discloses transmitting the digital content data to a second client device when the second client device detects the at least one local area wireless signal. |
| US10158693B2 |
Peer-to-peer network download optimization
Distributing an update from a server to multiple endpoint devices that reside on the same local network. The server provides information to each client device identifying all other devices located on the same local network that will also need to receive the update. Each client device sorts the files and begins the process of downloading the files by checking, for each file in sequence, whether another device on the same network has downloaded the file or is currently in the process of downloading. If another device on the same network has completed downloading the file, the device requests the file from the other client device. If another device is currently in the process of downloading, the device places the file at the end of the sequence. If the file has not been downloaded and is not being downloaded, the endpoint device initiates downloading the file from the server. |
| US10158688B2 |
Method and system for dynamic proximity-based media sharing
Disclosed embodiments provide an approach for sharing media items between mobile devices that are in proximity to one another. A device ID is generated and shared with nearby devices. Media items are uploaded to a data server and then sent from the data server to other devices that request them based on a shared device ID. Users do not need to know each other or be connected to each other in any social media sense, and yet can still share media items. Thus, disclosed embodiments provide a new level of crowd-sourced coverage of an event based on sharing of media items. |
| US10158687B2 |
Caching using multicast radio transmissions
A method of providing data via radio transmissions, the method including identifying a first content item as being of potential interest to multiple remote radio terminals; and in response to the identification of the first content item, cause a first portion of the first content item to be transmitted to a first plurality of remote radio terminals via a first multicast radio transmission, wherein the first transmission identifies the first portion of the first content as data which may be cached by the first plurality of remote radio terminals. |
| US10158685B1 |
Viewing and participating at virtualized locations
In one embodiment of the invention, a system provides virtual presence model in servers. An embodiment of the invention also has video streaming capability and can allow a user to select which video to watch as the large, central video with some statistics and data on side portions of the user interface. |
| US10158684B2 |
Challenge-response proximity verification of user devices based on token-to-symbol mapping definitions
An access server communicates with a video conference device and a user device. The access server and the user device may access known mappings, including a default mapping. Each mapping is configured to map between tokens and symbols according to a distinct mapping relationship between the multi-bit tokens and the symbols. The access server instructs the video conference device to map an initial token to an initial symbol based on the default mapping and to transmit the initial symbol. The access server receives from the user device the initial token and a challenge mapping selected by the user device. The access server determines a challenge token that the challenge mapping maps to a challenge symbol, and instructs the video conference device to transmit the challenge symbol. The access server grants the user device access to an information carrying channel only if the challenge token is received from the user device. |
| US10158681B2 |
Method of, a system and device for initializing a communication session in a communications network
A party (2) in a telecommunications network (1) comprises access information (3) pertaining to communication capabilities the party (2) is able to handle. The party (2) is registered (4) with a unique identity (6) and at least one network contact address (7) at a server (5). Access information required for setting up a communication session with the party (2) is retrieved by initiating, by an entity (8) in the network (1), of a contact request (9) to the server (5) for at least one network contact address (7) of the party (2) from which access information of the party (2) is available. The server (5) forwards the at least one network contact address (6) of the party (2) in a token (10). Using the received at least one network contact address (6), the entity (8) initiates an access request (11) to the party (2) for retrieving access information (3) and receives access information (12) from the party (2) in response to the access request (11). |
| US10158677B1 |
Automated mitigation of electronic message based security threats
An example embodiment may include a security enforcement point device disposed within a managed network and a security decision point device disposed within a computational instance of a remote network management platform. The security decision point device may be configured to: receive a message by way of the managed network; parse the message to identify observable indicators of one or more of the security threats, where the observable indicators include at least one of a network addresses, a hyperlink, or a representation of an attached file; remotely query a security threat database for the observable indicators; receive, from the security threat database, an indication that the observable indicators are associated with a particular security threat, and transmit, to the security enforcement point device, a command to update its associated security policy such that the particular security threat is mitigated. |
| US10158675B2 |
Identity security and containment based on detected threat events
An alert source issues security alerts to an identity provider, which acts as a gatekeeper to a secure resource. Each security alert is associated with an alert user identity and a security threat. When a user identity requests access to the secure resource, the identity provider may look up security alerts associated with the user identity, such as by matching up the user identity with the alert user identity associated with each alert. Based on any discovered security alerts that correspond to the user identity and a pre-defined security policy, the identity provider may perform various security actions on the user identity. The identity provider may provide access to the secure resource without containing the user identity if there are no discovered security alerts associated with the user identity, or if the discovered security alerts pose a minor threat. |
| US10158671B2 |
Reverse DRM geo-fencing of UAV method and apparatus
Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with reverse DRM geo-fencing are disclosed. In embodiments, an UAV may comprise sensors to provide sensor data for aerial operation over or near a geographic area, and collect sensor data of a target within the geographic area, and a reverse DRM geo-fence policy enforcement manager to enforce reverse DRM geo-fence policies on operation of the sensors while the UAV operates over/near the geographic area. In other embodiments, a base station may include a reverse DRM geo-fence policy generator to instruct an UAV to enforce reverse DRM geo-fence policies on operation of sensors of the UAV on collecting sensor data of the target within the geographic area while the UAV operates over or near the geographic area. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. |
| US10158670B1 |
Automatic privilege determination
An access control policy can be received. The access control policy can identify privileges of a client to use resources to perform authorized actions with the resources. A set of related actions that are related to the authorized actions can be determined. The access control policy can be modified to include at least one related action. |
| US10158666B2 |
Mitigating TCP SYN DDoS attacks using TCP reset
Provided are methods and systems for mitigating a denial of service attack. A system for mitigating a denial of service attack may include a network module, a storage module, and a processor module. The network module may be operable to receive a request from a network device to establish a data connection between the network device and a server based on a determination that the network device is trusted. The storage module may be operable to store a whitelist associated with a plurality of trusted network devices. The processor module may be operable to determine that the network device is trusted. Based on the determination, the processor module may associate the network device with the whitelist for a predetermined period of time. |
| US10158664B2 |
Malicious code detection
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting malicious computer code are provided. A dataset may be accessed and converted to a binary dataset according to a predefined conversion algorithm. One or more cycles in the binary dataset may be identified. Statistical analysis may be performed on the identified one or more cycles. A determination that the set of dataset includes malicious software code may be made based on the performed statistical analysis. |
| US10158662B1 |
Scanning for and remediating security risks on lightweight computing devices
The present disclosure relates to scanning for security threats on a lightweight computing device. An example method generally includes receiving, from a mobile device, a software package including a lightweight computing device security application. A lightweight device transmits, to the mobile device, information identifying at least a first application installed on the lightweight computing device. In response, the lightweight device receives, from the mobile device, information identifying the first application as being a known security threat and remediates a security threat posed by the identified application. |
| US10158659B1 |
Phony profiles detector
A phony profiles detector for an on-line social network system is described. The phony profiles detector uses characteristics of a profile that was associated with an indication that it represents a malicious user, a so-called seed profile, to identify other profiles that should be flagged as potentially the source of undesirable behavior. Based on the degree of similarity determined for a subject profile with respect to a seed profile, the phony profiles detector generates a malicious user indicator and stores it as associated with the subject profile. |
| US10158658B1 |
System for determining network anomalies
Described are techniques for determining abnormalities in the transmission of data using one or more networks. Responsive to a request or other data, multiple anomaly detection services may determine anomaly values indicative of the likelihood that the request is anomalous. An aggregate value may also be determined based on at least a subset of the anomaly values. Based on correspondence between the aggregate value or any of the anomaly values and threshold data, the request may be determined to be anomalous or non-anomalous. The anomaly values may also be compared to security profile data indicative of sets of values determined based on previous requests. If the current anomaly values do not correspond to the security profile data, this determination may indicate that one or more of the anomaly detection services is compromised. Subsequent values from compromised anomaly detection services may be disregarded until remedied. |
| US10158650B1 |
Token verification from incremental inputs
A method of verifying an unverified token received may include accessing an external data store to receive data vectors that may be associated with a user of the client device; filtering data vectors that are not input data vectors; grouping data vectors into first groups based on a text field in each of the data vectors; selecting second groups from the first groups where each of the second groups include data vectors with a similar value field; selecting third groups from the second groups where each of the third groups includes data vectors with a similar input interval; for each of the third groups, determining a group value based on the value fields and input intervals; calculating an estimated token based on the group values for each of the third groups; and determining whether the unverified token can be verified by the estimated token. |
| US10158646B1 |
System and method for providing a web service using a mobile device capturing dual images
A system and method provides access to one or more web services requested from a web site by using an app on a smart device, such as a smart phone or tablet, or the smart device itself. |
| US10158643B2 |
Token-based routing for in-network authorization
An apparatus including an in-network transfer processor configured to receive a transfer request, a sender token, and a receiver token, to identify an institution associated with a sender based on the sender token, and to identify an institution associated with a receiver based on the receiver token. The in-network transfer processor is configured to facilitate an internal transfer to the sender when the sender and the receiver are the same user and to facilitate an internal transfer to the receiver when the sender and the receiver are different users. The in-network transfer processor is configured to facilitate a transfer to the receiver using service network resources when the membership for the institution associated with the receiver indicates an in-network institution and to facilitate a transfer to the institution associated with the receiver using secondary network resources when the membership for the institution associated with the receiver indicates an out-of-network institution. |
| US10158640B2 |
System and method for efficiently accessing internet resources
A system, method and apparatus for efficiently accessing Internet resources are disclosed. The system, method and apparatus employ a portable device for receiving and transmitting information such as contact information, voting information and medical information, for example. |
| US10158639B1 |
Data scrubbing via template generation and matching
Techniques are described relating to the detection of personal information that may be sent to parties outside of an organization. Techniques may include comparing portions of emails to several file templates to calculate a document exposure score. The document exposure score may indicate an overall similarity based upon the presence of a number of common items such as graphics, words, form fields, etc. When the document exposure score for a particular sent email is greater than a threshold value, the sent email may be re-routed and quarantined instead of being transmitted outside of the organization's local network. A secondary determination may also be performed that identifies personal information when a matching file template is not initially found and, if so, adds a new file template to a template database to improve the performance and accuracy of the system over time. |
| US10158637B1 |
Operational support for network infrastructures
Systems and methods that facilitate operational support for network infrastructures are discussed. The disclosed system and method facilitate a unified view of the current state of the network and networked devices including real-time log monitoring and for providing metrics for long term system planning. One such method can include the acts of automatically discovering a device deployed on a network, receiving device and network related data in real-time, determining whether a device is authorized, terminating device network access, filtering device data, validating device configuration, configuring a device and providing an output for use by a user. The disclosed system and method can be utilized, for example, to reduce the time involved in troubleshooting and resolving network issues, for establishing a baseline for network performance and for network capacity planning. |
| US10158636B2 |
Method for setting up a secure end-to-end communication between a user terminal and a connected object
A method for setting up a secure end-to-end communication between a user terminal or a context broker server, and an object connected to the IP infrastructure through a gateway. The method uses an access authorization server and a production server. The method can generate a private and public access key pair (KF,QF) within the connected object, particularly using a cryptosystem on an elliptical curve with a small implicit certificate, the access keys being used to set up a secure end-to-end communication. |
| US10158635B2 |
System and method for linking pre-installed software to a user account on an online store
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for associating an application that was pre-installed on a computer with a user account on an online store. A system configured to practice the method presents an application available for download, receives a request to download the application to a computing device, determines that the application is a pre-installed application, presents an authorization prompt configured to request user authorization to link the application with a user account, receives the user authorization, generates a unique hardware identifier associated with the computing device, determines that the application is linkable based upon the unique hardware identifier, and links the adoptable application with the user account when the adoptable application is linkable. |
| US10158630B2 |
Controlling device operation based on interaction with additional device
Systems and arrangements for modifying the functionality of a computing device are provided. A user may initiate an event at the computing device and may select an option to provide enhanced operations. The system may then modify the functionality of the computing device to enable enhanced operations and may request authentication information from the user. The authentication information may be provided via a mobile computing device of the user and may include, in some arrangements, biometric information of the user. Upon authenticating the user, a user interface may be generated including enhanced operations available for selection. Selection of an operation may be received and the system may determine whether additional information is needed to process the operation. The additional information may be received from the mobile computing device of the user. Upon receiving the additional information, the event/operation may be processed and the enhanced operations may be disabled. |
| US10158626B1 |
Token-based access control
Implementations of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems and products for access control. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is proposed. According to the method, a token for accessing an object is received from a terminal device via a communication channel, where the communication channel is built based on a Light Fidelity connection which is deployed within a restrictive area. A validity of the received token is determined. An access to the object is controlled based on the validity of the received token. |
| US10158625B2 |
Methods and apparatus of key pairing for D2D devices under different D2D areas
Methods and apparatus are provided for key pairing between peer D2D UEs in different eNBs or D2D areas. A method may comprise: receiving at a first access network node serving a first D2D area from a first user equipment in the first D2D area, a request for keys for a D2D communication between the first user equipment and a second user equipment, wherein the request comprises an identification of a second D2D area where the second user equipment is located and being different from the first D2D area; identifying a second access network node serving the second D2D area based on the identification; sending to the second access network node, a request for a security context of the second user equipment; and receiving from the second access network node the security context for obtaining the keys for the D2D communication. |
| US10158624B2 |
System, device and method for monitoring network
A system includes first circuitry in a first computing device configured to issue a credential, second circuitry in a second computing device configured to perform an operation corresponding to content at a third computing device based on the credential, third circuitry in the third computing device configured to receive a request to perform the operation corresponding to the content from the second computing device, and fourth circuitry in a fourth computing device configured to monitor communication between the first computing device, the second computing device and the third computing device. |
| US10158623B2 |
Data theft deterrence
A method and system for regulating access by an access program to a data object residing in a storage system, which may be used to protect against data theft in a storage server. The storage server receives, from a client node, a certificate request for a certificate pertaining to access of the data object by the access program. The storage server validates the certificate request and in response, generates the certificate and transmits the certificate to the client node. The certificate request and the certificate each include a signature of the access program and an identifier of the data object. The storage server receives from the client node an I/O request for access of the data object by the access program. The storage server determines whether the I/O request is valid or invalid and processes the I/O request with privileged handling or degraded handling, respectively. |
| US10158619B2 |
Cloud queue access control
An example implementation may involve a computing system receiving, from a media playback system, a request to initiate playback of a cloud queue. The cloud queue may currently have a first access status that authorizes a first set of queue operations, which may include playback of the cloud queue. After receiving the request to initiate playback, the computing system may cause audio tracks of the cloud queue to be queued in a local queue of the media playback system such that the media playback system may playback audio tracks of the cloud queue via the local queue. The computing system may modify the access status of the cloud queue to a second access status. This second access status may authorize a second set of queue operations on the cloud queue. The computing system may cause access to the local queue to be restricted to the second set of queue operations. |
| US10158615B2 |
Location-enforced data management in complex multi-region computing
A location-reporting request is sent by a processor to at least one remote server. The location-reporting request (i) requests processing of data away from a geo-location-aware client device and (ii) includes an instruction that instructs any available server to respond with a reported geographic location. An asserted geographic location is received from a remote server available to process the data responsive to the instruction in the location-reporting request. In response to determining that the asserted geographic location of the available remote server satisfies location-based data processing restrictions that regulate remote processing of the data away from the geo-location-aware client device, the asserted geographic location is verified using a geo-location assertion server. In response to a successful verification of the asserted geographic location of the available remote server, the data is sent to the available remote server to process. |
| US10158610B2 |
Secure application communication system
A method and apparatus for sending messages. A message is received by a proxy in a container running on a computer system from an application in the container. A recipient for the message is identified by the proxy using access information. The message is encrypted by the proxy using the access information. The message to the recipient is sent by the proxy, wherein the access information is received from a controller. |
| US10158604B2 |
Method for addressing messages in a computer network
In a method for addressing messages in a computer network in which two different types of address are used, wherein at least one first network element (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) uses exclusively a first type of address, at least one second network element (14, 15, 16, 17, 18) uses exclusively a second type of address and at least one third network element (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) uses both types of address, at least one third network element (9) is a communication terminal which, besides its function as a communication terminal, also performs a function as an address converter for messages for which said communication terminal is neither the original sender nor an ultimate recipient. |
| US10158603B2 |
Efficient storage of network discovery ranges
A system includes a computing device communicatively connectable with network devices via a network. The computing device has a processor and a storage device storing computer executable code. The code is configured to receive multiple addresses, each network device identifiable by one of the addresses; in response to receiving the addresses, generate at least one long integer pair, each long integer pair including a start long integer and an end long integer corresponding to a range of addresses, and store the at least one long integer pair in a data store; and perform a discovery operation by: retrieving the at least one long integer pair from the data store; for each long integer pair, converting the start and end long integers to a start and end addresses; and performing discovery of the network devices using the addresses between the start and end addresses. |
| US10158602B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting up an internet protocol address in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are provided for a client device to be allocated an Internet Protocol (IP) address by a Group Owner (GO) device, for direct communication between the client device and the GO device. The method includes transmitting, by the client device, an Association Request message to the GO device, receiving an Association Response message from the GO device, in response to the Association Request message, and receiving, by the client device, an IP address of the client device allocated by the GO device, during an authentication process between the client device and the GO device. |
| US10158593B2 |
Proactive intelligent personal assistant
Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe proactive action by an intelligent personal assistant application/service to improve functionality of one or more applications. In one example, an intelligent personal assistant service may interface with a messaging application to analyze a message thread within the messaging application. The intelligent personal assistant service may analyze the message thread by evaluating context of message content within the message thread. Analysis of the message thread may occur proactively without requiring an explicit request for assistance from a user of a processing device. In response to the analyzing of the message thread, the intelligent personal assistant service may proactively provide a cue that includes content retrieved by the intelligent personal assistant service. An input may be received to include the cue within the message thread. In response to receiving the input, the cue may be displayed within the message thread. Other examples are also described. |
| US10158590B1 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a request for a resource in a communication
A computer-implemented method (and non-transitory media) are provided, comprising at least a portion of an instant messaging application that is configured to cooperate with an apparatus, the instant messaging application, when executed, configured to cause a device to: display an instant messaging interface including: a text entry user interface element for receiving entered text, a plurality of user interface elements for generating attachment requests that are valid according to a criterion schema defining at least one of a format or a vocabulary, the plurality of user interface elements including: a first menu item with corresponding first text, and a second menu item with corresponding second text. |
| US10158584B2 |
Remote fault tolerance for managing alternative networks for high quality of service communications
Methods and systems are provided. Exemplary methods may include: providing a first data packet to a first interface, the first data packet including a first address and being received from a computing device, the computing device being at a premises and coupled to a third interface, the first interface coupled to a first broadband connection received at the premises, the first broadband connection being coupled to a service using a first data network; determining at least one second data packet to be received at the first interface from the service is lost or delayed; supplying a second address to the computing device for communications with the service, in response to the determining; receiving from the computing device a third data packet including the second address; modifying the third data packet including replacing the second address with the first address; and giving the modified third data packet to a second interface. |
| US10158575B2 |
System for bandwidth optimization with high priority traffic awareness and control
An appliance for optimizing network traffic is described. The appliance includes a transport layer controller configured to acquire link characteristics of a link, determine a congestion window for a flow of a plurality of data packets over the link, and determine transport layer characteristics for the flow. The appliance also includes a traffic priority controller configured to acquire a flow priority of the flow, determine whether congestion is or going to occur using the transport layer characteristics and the link characteristics, and increase the congestion window for the flow based on the congestion determination and on the flow priority having been indicated as being higher priority. The appliance further includes a quality of service engine configured to output the flow according to the congestion window. |
| US10158572B2 |
Path computation method and path computation element
Disclosed are a path computation method and a path computation element, applied to a system including two or more path computation elements (PCEs), and in the system, one of the PCEs is a primary PCE, and the other PCEs are secondary PCEs; the method includes: the primary PCE, after receiving a path computation request sent by a path computation client (PCC), selecting one PCE in the system to be the PCE processing this path computation request, and the selected PCE processing the path computation request. When a PCE works as the primary PCE, the PCE includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a path computation request sent by a PCC; a selecting module, configured to select one PCE in the system to be the PCE processing this path computation request after the receiving module receives the path computation request. |
| US10158571B2 |
Two stage bloom filter for longest prefix match
A device may receive a packet that includes a destination address. The device may analyze a first Bloom filter, based on the destination address, in order to identify a prefix range entry associated with the destination address and included in a set of prefix range entries associated with the first Bloom filter. The device may analyze a second Bloom filter, based on the destination address and the identified prefix range entry, in order to identify a prefix length entry associated with the destination address and included in a set of prefix length entries associated with the second Bloom filter. The device may determine routing information associated with the identified prefix length entry. The routing information may identify a longest prefix match associated with the destination address. The device may provide the packet based on the routing information. |
| US10158567B1 |
PBB-EVPN customer MAC synchronization among all-active multi-homing PEs
A method for assisting media access control (MAC) address learning is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a first provider edge (PE) device, a data packet from a core network, the data packet identifying an Ethernet Segment (ES) from which the data packet originated and identifying a first MAC address as the destination MAC address; determining, at the first PE device, whether the first PE device has an Ethernet connection in the ES identified by the data packet and whether the first PE device has learned the first MAC address; and, upon positive determination, sending an announcement message to the core network, the announcement message identifying the first MAC address. |
| US10158563B2 |
Flow based overlay network
In one embodiment, a system includes a hardware processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to receive an overlay packet, determine at least one characteristic of the overlay packet and/or inner packets of the overlay packet in order to classify the overlay packet into a classification, associate a flow identifier to the overlay packet, determine one or more policies to associate with the flow identifier, where the one or more policies are based on the at least one characteristic of the overlay packet and/or the inner packets of the overlay packet, and store the flow identifier in a header of the overlay packet, where the flow identifier is a string of characters of a predetermined length, the flow identifier being unique from all other flow identifiers in a particular overlay network and associated with an identified flow of the overlay packet. |
| US10158559B2 |
Capacity-aware heuristic approach for placing software-defined networking (SDN) switches in hybrid SDN networks for single link/node failure
A network controller comprising a processor configured to obtain topology information of a network, wherein the topology information indicates a plurality of non-software-defined networking (non-SDN) network elements (NEs) interconnected by a plurality of links in the network, analyze each non-SDN NE according to the topology information to determine whether the non-SDN NE is a candidate NE for establishing a backup tunnel to protect a single-link failure at one of the plurality of links, and select a plurality of target NEs from the candidate NEs to protect against all single link-failures in the network, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send a first message to a first of the target NEs to dynamically enable software-defined networking (SDN) functionalities at the first target NE in order to facilitate single-link failure protection in the network. |
| US10158558B1 |
Segment routing of packets according to a multicast distribution tree in a network
In one embodiment, packets are forwarded in a network according to a Segment Routing-based (SR-based) multicast distribution tree identified by a Tree Segment Identifier (Tree-SID). This packet forwarding includes packet replication to cause multiple copies of a same packet to be forwarded to different nodes of the SR-based multicast distribution tree. The Tree-SID is typically a same global value used within the network to identify the SR-based multicast distribution tree. As each packet is being routed through the network according to the SR-based multicast distribution tree, the packet includes the Tree-SID in a Segment List of the packet, with the Segment List being an ordered list of SID's identifying information for forwarding the packet in the network. The Tree-SID provides a lookup key for efficient forwarding of packets by packet switching devices making forwarding decisions, which may including forwarding multiple copies of the packet. |
| US10158557B2 |
Stream creation with limited topology information
The discovery of a topology of a network with an unknown topology can enable the selection of a data path within the network, and the establishment of a data stream over the selected data path. Routing tables mapping originating nodes to input ports can be created based on the receipt of discovery messages generated by the originating nodes. A source node can select a data path between the source node and a sink node in order to establish a data stream using the routing tables. Data paths can be selected based on, for instance, routing table bandwidth information, latency information, and/or distance information. Data streams can be established over the selected data path, and each node can release any reserved output bandwidth determined to be unnecessary for the data stream. |
| US10158555B2 |
Facilitation of route optimization for a 5G network or other next generation network
A more efficient mesh network can be achieved by optimizing relay hops between node devices. A number of routes can be determined between node devices of various orders. Furthermore, a number of more efficient routes can be determined between the node devices of various orders. Based on the more efficient routes, relay paths between the node devices can either be maintained or terminated. Accordingly, route metrics can be updated dynamically to reevaluate which routes are more efficient than other routes, thereby optimizing system performance. |
| US10158553B2 |
Systems and methods for testing electronic devices using master-slave test architectures
A system may include a master test system and a plurality of slave test systems coupled to the master test system and/or each other. The system may include devices under test (DUTs) (also referred to herein as units under test (UUTs)) stored in test slots and coupled to the master test system or specific slave test systems over Ethernet, coaxial, or other cables. Each test slot may include a Faraday cage that shields the contents therein from electromagnetic signals outside the test slot. The master test system and/or the slave test systems may test the DUTs using specific sequences of tests according to testing protocols relevant to those DUTs. One or more test controllers, mobile devices, display devices, and/or input devices may be coupled to the test systems and be used to control specific test protocols performed by the test systems. |
| US10158544B2 |
Selecting communication channels based on categorizations and measurements
A method for selecting at least one communication channel based on a plurality of communication channel characteristics is provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of communications. The method may further include separating the received plurality of communications into a plurality of units. Additionally, the method may include categorizing the plurality of units based on a number of commands associated with the plurality of units. The method may also include measuring a plurality of communication channels based on the categorized plurality of units, the number of commands, and the plurality of communication channel characteristics. The method may further include selecting the at least one communication channel associated with the measured plurality of communication channels to process at least one unit associated with the categorized plurality of units. |
| US10158539B2 |
Mesh network transmission decisions based on node performance metrics
Systems and methods for transmission of data through mesh networks are disclosed. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for using performance metrics of nodes in a mesh network to make data transmission decisions. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a computer-implemented method. The method comprises receiving, at a network device on a network, performance metrics associated with an additional network device on the network; generating performance metrics associated with the network device; storing the performance metrics associated with the network device and the performance metrics associated with the additional network device; and transmitting the performance metrics associated with the network device and the performance metrics associated with an additional network device, wherein when the performance metrics are received, the performance metrics are used to determine whether data will be transmitted to the network device. |
| US10158537B2 |
Determining quality of experience for communication sessions
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for determining quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include determining a plurality of intrusive quality of experience scores associated with a plurality of intrusive audio transmission samples. The method may also include determining a plurality of non-intrusive quality of experience scores associated with a plurality of non-intrusive audio transmission samples. The method may further include deriving a quality of experience coefficient based upon a relationship between the plurality of intrusive quality of experience scores and the plurality of non-intrusive quality of experience scores. |
| US10158536B2 |
Systems and methods for interaction with an IoT device
The present disclosure relates to techniques for interacting with an electronic device. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to initiating action(s) using an interface configured to control operation of IoT devices. An example embodiment includes receiving, at a computing device, a communication including a unique identifier for a network device connected to a network, using the unique identifier to determine a resource bundle for the network device, the resource bundle defining an interface module for the network device, wherein the interface module is configured to display one or more interface elements usable to control the network device, and transmitting the resource bundle, wherein when the resource bundle is received, the resource bundle facilitates generating the interface module. |
| US10158535B2 |
System for active configuration of devices based on user selection
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for active management of devices based on user selection. The present invention is configured to initiate a control interface, wherein the control interface comprises one or more features associated with the one or more devices; receive a user selection of at least one of the one or more features associated with the one or more devices, thereby allowing one or more control factors associated with the one or more features to be modified; determine an optimum value for the one or more selected features, wherein the optimum value aids the user in accomplishing the selected target; and modify a value associated with the one or more selected features to reflect the optimum value. |
| US10158530B2 |
Configuration of a cluster server using cellular automata
A cluster computer server is configured after a system reset or other configuration event. Each node of a fabric of the cluster compute server is employed, for purposes of configuration, as a cell in a cellular automaton, thereby obviating the need for a special configuration network to communicate configuration information from a central management unit. Instead, the nodes communicate configuration information using the same fabric interconnect that is used to communicate messages during normal execution of software services at the nodes. |
| US10158528B2 |
Application service configuration system
A service configuration system for an application service receives network data from a plurality of user devices, where each of the plurality of user devices runs a designated application specific to a service entity providing the application service. The service configuration system can determine, from the network data, that a network latency for a subset of the plurality of user device crosses a latency range bound by an upper and a lower latency threshold. The service configuration system may then generate and transmit a configuration signal to configure properties of the application service and/or the designated application running on the subset of user devices to compensate for the network latency. |
| US10158527B2 |
Changing an existing blockchain trust configuration
Operating conditions of a blockchain configuration may be dynamic and change automatically under certain circumstances. One example method of operation may include one or more of identifying an existing consensus procedure used in an existing blockchain configuration, identifying current metrics associated with the existing blockchain configuration, comparing the current metrics to predefined rules, identifying one or more deviations based on the current metrics being compared to the predefined rules, and changing the existing consensus procedure to a next consensus procedure for a subsequent block in the existing blockchain configuration responsive to identifying the one or more deviations. |
| US10158526B2 |
System that manages server function
A system of the present invention includes a plurality of servers 111 and 112. Each of the servers is configured to operate as a given function of a plurality of functions as which the server can operate. The system includes: a detection unit 151 detecting the operation status of the server, and a management unit 152 determining change of a function as which the server operates depending on the operation status. |
| US10158525B2 |
System and method for radio base station device hot switching and hot swapping
A method performed by a radio base station, the method including determining a link configuration of a first communication link, the first communication link being a current communication link between a first radio equipment control (REC) device and a radio equipment (RE) device. The method further including in response to determining that a second communication link between a second REC device and the RE device is to replace the current communication link, instead of the first communication link, establishing, by the second REC device, the second communication link based on the determined link configuration of the first communication link. |
| US10158524B2 |
System and method for enhanced network event monitoring and reporting
A device may detect an event associated with a user device. The event may include at least one of a data reachability event, a loss of connectivity event, or a loss of reachability event. The device may determine, based on detecting the event, event information associated with the event. The event information may include information that identifies a type of a packet data network (PDN) connection when the event includes a data reachability event. The event information may include information that identifies a reason for detachment from a network when the event includes a loss of connectivity event. The event information may include information indicating that one or more PDN connections have been closed when the event includes a loss of reachability event. The device may provide the event information for reporting to one or more devices that are to receive event reports associated with the user device. |
| US10158523B2 |
System and method for network topology management
A system and method for network topology management includes a network controller having a control unit one or more ports coupled to the control unit and configured to couple the network controller to a plurality of switches in a network, and a memory coupled to the control unit and configured to store a topology of the switches. The topology includes a plurality of switch groups. The network controller is configured to assign a topology management module to each of the switch groups, receive a message from a switch indicating a topology change, determine when the topology change is a network link failure between switches within a first switch group that the network link failure is internal to the first switch group, and handle the network link failure when the network link failure is internal to the first switch group using the topology management module assigned to the first switch group. |
| US10158520B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
A communication apparatus includes a signal processor that determines a transmission timing and/or a frequency, wherein the transmission timing and/or the frequency for each of a plurality of terminals is located within a frame corresponding to a communicable range. The communication apparatus includes a weighting synthesizer that applies weights to each of a plurality of modulated symbol sequences and transmits the weighted plurality of modulated symbol sequences from an antenna element. The number of modulated symbol sequences that can be simultaneously transmitted in the same period of time and the same frequency band is different depending on communicable ranges in each of the plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames including subframes. The signal processor allocates, to each of the subframes, one or more modulated symbol sequences, the number of which is equal to or fewer than the number of modulated symbol sequences that can be simultaneously transmitted. |
| US10158515B2 |
Apparatus and method for sending and receiving broadcast signals
Disclosed is an apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal, including: an input formatting module configured to demultiplex an input stream into at least one Data Pipe (DP); a BICM (Bit Interleaved Coding and Modulation) module configured to perform error correction processing on data of the DP; a frame building module configured to map the data of the DP to symbols within a frame; an OFDM generation module configured to generate a transmission signal by inserting a preamble into the frame and performing OFDM modulation; and a transmission parameter control module configured to set at least one transmission parameter and control transmission signal processing of the frame building module and the OFDM generation module. |
| US10158509B2 |
Method and apparatus for polar receiver with phase-amplitude alignment
Systems and methods are provided for aligning amplitude and phase signals in a polar receiver. A receiver generates digital amplitude and phase signals representing the amplitude and phase of a modulated input signal. At least one of the digital signals is filtered using a fractional delay filter with a variable delay. The delay of the fractional delay filter is adjusted to align the amplitude and phase signals. In some embodiments, an error vector magnitude is determined by comparing in-phase and quadrature values of the signal with values corresponding to a constellation point, and the delay is adjusted based on the error vector magnitude. The fractional delay filter may be a finite impulse response filter with coefficients stored in a lookup table that correspond to different delays. |
| US10158508B1 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for phase-shifted signal generation
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for generating a phase-shifted signal in a transmit path and a receive path of a transceiver. When transmitting, a quadrature hybrid in the transmit path generates at least one in-phase signal and at least one quadrature signal based on a modulated signal. Phase shifters generate phase-shifted versions of the modulated signal based on a combination of these signals. When receiving, antennas receive a modulated signal and provide the modulated signal to phase shifters in the receive path. Each phase shifter modifies its received modulated signal. A matching network combines each of the modified modulated signals and provides at least one combined modulated signal to a quadrature hybrid. The quadrature hybrid generates a phase-shifted version of the modulated signal based on the at least one combined signal. |
| US10158503B2 |
Method for determining storage location of table, forwarding device, and controller
A method includes receiving, by a forwarding device, M pieces of description information that are sent by a controller and are in a one-to-one correspondence with M forwarding services. Each piece of description information includes preset performance of a corresponding forwarding service and an identifier of a table to be searched, and a set including preset performance of the M forwarding services includes Q elements. The method further includes generating Q pieces of simultaneous access information according to the M pieces of description information; and determining, according to the Q pieces of simultaneous access information, that N tables are to be stored in at least one memory of the forwarding device. |
| US10158502B2 |
Network device that relays communication
A network device is configured to: detect a virtual network that is unable to relay communication as a failed virtual network; identify, as a failed virtual network identifier, a virtual network identifier assigned to a combination of the failed virtual network and a physical port through which communication of the failed virtual network pass, based on mapping information; identify a first virtual tunnel end point that relays communication of the failed virtual network; identify a second virtual tunnel end point of another network device that communicates with the first virtual tunnel end point based on the tunnel information; and send, to the second virtual tunnel end point, a clear request including the failed virtual network identifier and an IP address of the first virtual tunnel end point, and the clear request being used for clearing a MAC address used in Layer 2 protocol. |
| US10158499B2 |
Information providing system, server, and method for providing information regarding the operating state of a selected device
An information provision apparatus whereby information regarding a malfunction or problem that occurred during the use of a prescribed model of a home appliance can be shared with users using the same model of the home appliance. A device (20) has the following: a presentation-information reception unit (21) that receives presentation information generated by a server (10) and stores the presentation information in a prescribed storage unit; and a presentation unit (22) that presents the presentation information to the user of the device (20), the presentation information having been read out from the aforementioned storage unit. The presentation information indicates malfunctions or problems that occurred in devices that are the same model as the above-mentioned device (20) and were being used by other users. |
| US10158497B2 |
System and method for generating and managing geofeed-based alerts
The systems and methods described herein relate to monitoring content, generating alerts, determining trends, and communicating notifications related to geofeeds, including content related to geographically definable locations that is aggregated from a plurality of social media or other content providers. The system may monitor the content based on one or more alert parameters that specify alert conditions that when satisfied cause the system to generate an alert, including trending alerts. The system may track an activity as it moves over time. Content may be associated with the activity and monitored such that the activity may be tracked based on the monitored content. Various alerts may be generated based on the tracked activity. The system may communicate notifications that include the alerts, thereby leveraging content from social media or other providers to convey real-time information on subject matter, trends, activities, and/or other information. |
| US10158495B2 |
Remote hardware device conversion
Examples of the disclosure remotely activate a secure device for application development. A request is received at a device entitlement component for a developer kit from a secure device in a user mode via a network. A determination is made as to whether the secure device is in at least one allowed development group. In response to determining that the secure device is in the at least one allowed development group, a certificate is generated defining a permissions level associated with the developer identifier for the secure device. The certificate is transmitted to the secure device, including a key that interacts with a security processor of the secure device to convert hardware capabilities of the secure device to provide a developer mode at the secure device. |
| US10158488B2 |
Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms
An example apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms includes means for collecting first and second identifiers based on use of an application that does not employ cookies, the first identifier identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device to a first database proprietor that stores first user information associated with the first identifier, and the second identifier identifying the at least one of the device or the user of the device to a second database proprietor that stores second user information associated with the second identifier, and means for sending identifiers to: send the first identifier to a first server associated with the first database proprietor, send the second identifier to a second server associated with the second database proprietor, and send to a data collection server at least one of a media identifier indicative of media accessed via the application at the device or a search term used via the application at the device. |
| US10158482B2 |
Hierarchization of cryptographic keys in an electronic circuit
A method of obtaining, in an electronic circuit, at least one first key intended to be used in a cryptographic mechanism, on the basis of at least one second key contained in the same circuit, the first key being stored in at least one first storage element of the circuit, the first storage element being reinitialized automatically after a duration independent of the fact that the circuit is or is not powered. Also described are applications of this method to encrypted transmissions, usage controls, as well as an electronic circuit implementing these methods. |
| US10158480B1 |
Autonomous devices
Autonomous devices and systems, methods, and program products for authorizing and performing autonomous devices transactions are disclosed. An autonomous device can be configured to generate a first hash value of a chain of hash values by applying a hash algorithm to first data including first new data and a first previous hash value of the chain of hash values, the first previous hash value computed by applying the hash algorithm to first previous data. The device can transmit to a transaction computer system the first hash value and the first new data. The device can generate and transmit to the transaction computer system a first signed electronic transaction request comprising first transaction data comprising a sending account identifier associated with the autonomous device, a destination account identifier, a transaction amount, and a timestamp. The device can digitally sign the transaction request using a private key of an asymmetric key pair. |
| US10158479B2 |
Systems and methods for generating, uploading and executing code blocks within distributed network nodes
Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for deploying a new code block on a blockchain. In an embodiment, an application server may provide a user with a graphical user interface (GUI) with contract components and document components. The application server may generate an assembled contract text based on the user selecting the contract and document components. The application server may determine the blockchain addresses or local addresses of smart contract components corresponding to the contract components and the documents components. The application server may generate a code block including references to the addresses of the smart contracts and the document components or containing the executable code itself and may deploy the code block to the latest valid blockchain. The application server may execute the smart contract in the code block based in response to a digital event trigger. |
| US10158478B2 |
Flexible architecture and instruction for advanced encryption standard (AES)
A flexible aes instruction set for a general purpose processor is provided. The instruction set includes instructions to perform a “one round” pass for aes encryption or decryption and also includes instructions to perform key generation. An immediate may be used to indicate round number and key size for key generation for 128/192/256 bit keys. The flexible aes instruction set enables full use of pipelining capabilities because it does not require tracking of implicit registers. |
| US10158474B2 |
Block acknowledgement mechanism for acknowledging DL-MU data on UL-MU wireless communication system
A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a first user terminal. The first user terminal receives, on a first DL communication channel of multiple DL communication channels, a DL MU PPDU includes MPDUs transmitted from an access point to multiple user terminals including the first user terminal on the multiple DL communication channels. The first user terminal obtains an UL channel indication and a BA indication. The first user terminal transmits, on a first UL communication channel of multiple UL communication channels, a first BA to the access point based on the UL channel indication and the BA indication simultaneously or concurrently with a BA transmission from the rest of the multiple user terminals to the access point on the rest of the multiple UL communication channels. The first BA acknowledges one or more of the MPDUs. |
| US10158469B2 |
Method and apparatus for receiving control channel by configuring user-centric virtual cell in wireless communication system
Provided are a method and an apparatus for receiving a control channel in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) receives, in the course of configuring a user-centric virtual cell or a cooperation-based cell cluster and performing handover, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) from at least one of an anchor cell or a supporting neighbor cell, and receives data from at least one of the anchor cell or the supporting neighbor cell on the basis of the received PDCCH and CRS. |
| US10158465B2 |
Method for transceiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed is a method for a terminal and a transmission point (TP) for transceiving a reference signal in a wireless communication system. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving a discovery reference signal (DRS) from a second TP by using a DRS configuration acquired from a first TP which shares a single physical cell ID with the second TP; and activating a connection to the second TP without a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration in accordance with the results of radio resource management (RRM) measurements of the DRS. |
| US10158464B2 |
Mobile terminal devices, mobile processing circuits, and methods of processing signals
A mobile terminal device may include a receiver circuit and a processing circuit. The receiver circuit may be configured to receive a composite signal comprising a plurality of reference signal patterns associated with a plurality of transmit locations. The processing circuit may be configured to identify a first reference signal pattern and a second reference signal pattern from the plurality of reference signal patterns; generate a first offset estimate and a second offset estimate based on the first reference signal pattern and the second reference signal pattern; determine a refined offset estimate based on the first offset estimate and the second offset estimate, wherein first offset estimate has a greater offset estimation range than the second offset estimate. |
| US10158462B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for communication
Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for communication are provided. In an aspect, an apparatus for communication may include a processing system configured to receive a frame configured to assign at least member information or position information for one or more identifiers, and receive a data packet associated with a particular identifier and indicating a number of space-time streams for one or more position information. In another aspect, an apparatus for communication may include a processing system configured to transmit a frame configured to assign at least member information or position information for one or more identifiers, and transmit a data packet associated with a particular identifier and indicating a number of space-time streams for one or more position information. |
| US10158453B2 |
Broadcast signal transmitter/receiver, and broadcast signal transceiving method
Disclosed are a broadcast signal transmitter, a broadcast signal receiver, and a method for transceiving a broadcast signal in the broadcast signal transmitter/receiver. A method for transmitting a broadcast signal comprises the following steps: signaling in-band signaling information to at least one of a service component physical layer pipe (PLP) including at least one service component of a broadcast service, a first information PLP including first service information applied to one broadcast service and a second information PLP including second service information applied commonly to a variety of broadcast services; performing the FEC encoding on data included in each PLP; performing time-interleaving on the FEC encoded data; generating a transmission frame including the time-interleaved data; and modulating the transmission frame and transmitting a broadcast signal including the modulated transmission frame. |
| US10158451B2 |
Configurable constellation mapping to control spectral efficiency versus signal-to-noise ratio
Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate. |
| US10158449B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
A method and apparatus for receiving broadcast signals are discussed. The method includes receiving the broadcast signals; demodulating the received broadcast signals by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme; obtaining broadcast data from a signal frame in the demodulated broadcast signals, wherein the broadcast data includes video data or audio data, and the broadcast data is carried by only a Data Pipe (DP); decoding the broadcast data; and output-processing the decoded broadcast data to output a data packet, wherein the data packet includes a Transport Stream (TS) packet, wherein a header of the data packet includes first information indicating whether a header deletion is performed in the TS packet, wherein the header of the data packet further includes second information indicating whether a null packet deletion is performed, and wherein when the second information is not a zero value, the null packet is deleted prior to the data packet. |
| US10158448B2 |
Multilayer resource management and arbitration in transport networks
A method, implemented in a hybrid network element supporting switching at a plurality of layers, for multilayer resource management between the plurality of layers, includes operating a control plane at Layer N between a plurality of network elements in a network, wherein control plane signaling at the Layer N is processed at each network element in a path for a service in the network; and operating a resource management protocol at Layer N+1 with another network element in the network by injecting and extracting messages from and to the control plane into a data path in the Layer N+1, wherein a service at the Layer N+1 operates over the Layer N, and wherein the resource management protocol messages are processed at an originating network element and a terminating network element and not at intermediate network elements in the path. |
| US10158446B2 |
Transmitting and receiving devices in cellular system
In a multi-carrier cellular system, a second synchronization code (a Walsh code or a GCL series code) mapped on a second synchronization channel is used as a signal for specifying in which cell of the base station a mobile station terminal device itself is. A signal transmitted from the base station to the mobile station terminal device is mapped in a radio frame having two-dimensional extension in frequency and time directions. When mapping a certain series number of the second code for specifying a cell or a cell group on the radio frame as the second synchronization channel, phase rotation or circular shift in which one radio frame is one cycle is applied to the second synchronization code. On the receiving side, the head timing of the radio frame is known by knowing the phase rotation angle or the amount of circular shift of the second synchronization code. |
| US10158437B2 |
Wireless analysis apparatus and wireless analysis method
There is provided a wireless analysis apparatus including: a memory unit configured to store information of electric power distribution indicating a temporal change of a frequency spectrum; and a computing unit configured to perform a procedure including: generating a plurality of divided regions having predetermined band widths by dividing the electric power distribution, calculating a temporal change amount of electric power with regard to each of the divided regions, detecting a rising portion and a falling portion of the electric power on the basis of the calculated temporal change amount, and identifying an individual signal component in the electric power distribution on the basis of the positions of the rising portion and the falling portion in the divided regions. |
| US10158434B2 |
Circuit, system, and method for operating and calibrating a radio frequency transceiver
In accordance with an embodiment, a method for operating a radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes frequency-translating, using a local oscillator signal having a calibrated phase shift, a signal received at an antenna of an RF transceiver; filtering the frequency-translated signal using a programmable filter of the RF transceiver to produce a filtered frequency-translated signal; and changing a cutoff frequency of the programmable filter from a first cutoff frequency to a second cutoff frequency in response to the RF transceiver switching operation from a first mode to a second mode. |
| US10158430B2 |
Using load modulation for authentication via a dielectric medium, and related communication terminal, communication device, communication method and communication system
There is provided a communication terminal including an electrode unit configured to cause a dielectric to induce an electric field, and to transmit and receive signals via the dielectric, and a processing unit configured to obtain power from a reception signal received by the electrode unit, to process the reception signal, and to cause a response signal to be transmitted from the electrode unit through load modulation. |
| US10158426B2 |
Firmware updates using visible light medium
A system management method and resource for managing a plurality of managed servers in a data center includes providing a firmware update to a plurality of digital light transmitters located in the data center. Each transmitter may be associated with a corresponding subset of the managed servers and each managed server subset may include one or more digital light receivers. The transmitters may be configured to generate digital light indicative of the firmware update by modulating one or more visible light carrier signals in accordance with a modulation technique and the firmware update. Each transmitter may employ LiFi as the digital light protocol and each receiver may comprise a LiFi compliant receiver. |
| US10158424B2 |
Establishing optical communication links
Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for establishing an optical communication link. The method includes one or more processors controlling an optical detection apparatus to scan an environment to detect at least one marker. The method further includes one or more processors detecting a first marker of the one or more markers, wherein the first marker includes information that indicates a location of a first optical access point. The method further includes one or more processors determining the location of the first optical access point based on an analysis of the first marker. The method further includes one or more processors controlling an optical communication apparatus to align with the determined location of the first optical access point. The method further includes one or more processors establishing an optical communication link between the optical communication apparatus and the first optical access point. |
| US10158420B1 |
Dynamic satellite beam switching
A dynamic satellite map updating system measures geographic position and travel information of in-flight aircraft in a fleet of aircraft equipped to establish in-flight connectivity services from a plurality of satellite beams. The in-flight aircraft include an on-board satellite map program with satellite map parameters to indicate which satellite beam of a group of available satellite beams is the most desirable based on the in-flight aircraft's geographic location. The system selects in-flight aircraft, determines updated satellite map parameters for the selected aircraft, and transmits the updated satellite map parameters to the aircraft to assemble new satellite map programs to relieve wireless data outage conditions on one or more of the satellite beams. The dynamic satellite updating system may transmit the updated satellite map parameters over an existing satellite data connection to make up-to-date adjustments to the communications load among the group of available satellite beams. |
| US10158417B2 |
Radio communication system, relay station and base station
A radio communication system includes: a plurality of base stations; and a relay station, which relays communication between any one of the plurality of base stations and a terminal, wherein the plurality of base stations include a master station, which communicates with the relay station, and a peripheral base station, which does not communicate with the relay station, and wherein when a signal of a control channel of the master station is not able to be received, the relay station transmits a communication unavailable signal to the master station and the peripheral base station. |
| US10158416B1 |
Unattended black side data link relay
An unattended apparatus and method for isolating and relaying secure communications under adverse circumstances without awareness of encryption keys uses known and/or inferred characteristics of received transmissions to identify, isolate, and retransmit only friendly communications without decryption or re-encryption, and in embodiments also without awareness of applicable TRANSEC algorithms and keys. A channelizer digitizes energy received within a bandwidth of interest, which is then analyzed to detect chip timing, identify and demodulate pulses, and assemble secure messages for retransmission. In embodiments, the retransmissions use the original frequencies and TRANSEC parameters, and/or otherwise adhere to applicable TRANSEC and MSEC constraints so that the relayed messages are accepted by intended recipients. Embodiments provide interoperability with existing secure communications such as Link 16 and CDL. In embodiments relay nodes communicate via an out-of-band transport to determine which link has the best reception and which should retransmit a message. |
| US10158414B2 |
Advanced beamforming and feedback methods for MIMO wireless communication systems
A user equipment (UE) capable of communicating with a base station (BS) includes a transceiver configured to receive a signal comprising a CSI process configuration, wherein the CSI process configuration comprises a CSI-RS resource configuration to identify a CSI-RS resource and a CSI-RS on the CSI-RS resource, and transmit a precoding matrix indicator to the base station, and a controller configured to derive the precoding matrix indicator utilizing the CSI-RS on the CSI-RS resource. When the CSI-RS resource configuration indicates 4 CSI-RS ports: the precoding matrix indicator has a 3-bit size when a rank to derive the precoding matrix indicator is one; the precoding matrix indicator has a 3-bit size when the rank is two; the precoding matrix indicator has a 2-bit size when the rank is three; and the precoding matrix indicator has a 1-bit size when the rank is four. |
| US10158413B2 |
Uplink sounding for WLAN system
In wireless communications, an access point may transmit a first frame to one or more stations. In response to the first frame, the station(s) may transmit a respective second frame to the access point. The access point may generate a beamforming report based on the second frame(s) received by the access point from the station(s). The access point may transmit a third frame(s) that includes the beamforming report to the station(s). The station(s) may generate a respective beamforming matrix based at least on the third frame(s). Other methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10158412B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for indicating and receiving uplink beam index
Provided are a method, system and apparatus for indicating and receiving an uplink beam index. The indicating method includes that: a base station detects a first uplink access signal of a terminal from at least one uplink access signal received from the terminal according to a preset rule; the base station acquires corresponding related information from the first uplink access signal; and the base station generates an access response indication by virtue of an uplink beam index corresponding to the first uplink access signal, and sends the access response indication. |
| US10158411B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting channel state information in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting, by a terminal, channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: subsampling a code book for four antenna ports; and feeding back the CSI on the basis of the subsampled code book, wherein the CSI includes a rank indicator (RI) reported together with a precoding type indicator (PTI), and if the RI is greater than 2, the PTI is set to one. |
| US10158410B2 |
Base station, wireless communication system, and wireless communication method using transmission weight patterns
A base station including: a memory, a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: determine, less frequently than transmission opportunities, a specified number of transmission weight patterns based on channel characteristics between the base station and a plurality of wireless terminals, each of the transmission weight patterns indicating transmission weights used when the base station transmits a wireless signal to target wireless terminals selected from the plurality of the wireless terminals in one of the transmission opportunities, select, for each transmission opportunity of the transmission opportunities, a transmission weight pattern from the specified number of the transmission weight patterns based on channel characteristics between the base station and the target wireless terminals of the transmission opportunity, and transmit the wireless signal based on the selected transmission weight pattern. |
| US10158407B2 |
Signal generation method, transmission device, reception method, and reception device
A signal generation method is used in a transmission device that transmits a plurality of transmission signals from a plurality of antennas at the same frequency and at the same time, in the case where larger power change is performed on a first transmission signal than on a second transmission signal during generation process of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal are mapped before the power change such that a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the first signal is longer than a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the second signal. |
| US10158403B2 |
Radio precoding
The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a radio device for transmitting a multi-carrier waveform comprising multi-carrier symbols. The method comprises precoding S2 the time domain waveform of the multi-carrier symbols to a plurality of transmitter antenna elements of the radio device. The precoding S2 comprises switching S2b from using S2a first set of precoder weights to using S2c a second set of precoder weights, different from the first set of weights. The switching S2b is done by use of at least one intermediate set of precoder weights during an interlude between two of the symbols in time domain. The method also comprises transmitting S3 the precoded signal from the transmitter antenna elements. |
| US10158400B2 |
Frequency selective power monitor
A power line carrier fault detection system includes a forward signal generator configured to transmit a carrier signal to a power line. A directional coupler couples the forward signal generator to the power line. The directional coupler is configured to separate forward and reflected power. A frequency selective filter associated with the directional coupler is configured to meter frequencies within a band of a transmitted carrier signal and to attenuate out of band signals. |
| US10158392B2 |
Transmission-reception device
A transmission-reception device includes an antenna duplexer, an antenna, and first and second transmission-reception circuits. A demultiplexer is connected between the first transmission-reception circuit and the antenna duplexer, and a multiplexer is connected between the second transmission-reception circuit and the antenna duplexer. A signal adjusting unit is connected between the demultiplexer and the multiplexer. The amplitude and phase of a third harmonic signal of a first transmission signal reflected by the antenna are detected. The signal adjusting unit adjusts the amplitude and phase of the third harmonic signal demultiplexed by the demultiplexer on the basis of the detection results, and outputs a cancel signal. The multiplexer synthesizes and hence cancels the third harmonic signal reflected by the antenna and the cancel signal with each other. |
| US10158391B2 |
Wireless area network enabled mobile device accessory
A wearable wireless portable device (“WWPD”) includes cellular/WAN communications circuitry for establishing a direct connection to a telecommunication network and a low-power short range radio for establishing an indirect connection to the telecommunication network via the communications circuitry of the more feature-rich mobile device. The WWPD may be configured to deactivate its cellular/WAN communications circuitry (and other resource such as GPS) to communicate with a more feature-rich mobile device (e.g., a smartphone) via low-power short range communication technologies when it is in close proximity to the mobile device, and activate its cellular/WAN circuitry to provide cellular and/or network connectivity when it is not in close proximity to the mobile device. The WWPD does not require the bulky battery systems, which enables the WWPD to be packaged into a small and lightweight device, such as a wrist watch or pendant and enables longer battery life for the battery of the WWPD. |
| US10158387B1 |
Frequency down-converter with high immunity to blocker and method thereof
An frequency down-converter includes a mixer configured to receive a RF (radio frequency) signal having a first end and a second end and output an intermediate signal comprising a first end and a second end in accordance with a LO (local oscillator) signal having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of the LO signal jointly form a two-phase periodic signal of a fundamental frequency approximately equal to a mean frequency of a desired component of the RF signal. The down-converter further includes an opamp (operational amplifier) configured to receive the intermediate signal and output an output signal having a first end and a second end; a first feedback network configured to couple the second end of the output signal to the first end of the intermediate signal; a second feedback network configured to couple the first end of the output signal to the second end of the intermediate signal; and an auxiliary mixer configured to receive the RF signal and provide a supplemental signal added to the output signal in accordance with the LO signal. Preferably, the auxiliary mixer is based on using the same circuit as the mixer but replacing each switch in the mixer with a switch in series with a capacitor. |
| US10158386B2 |
Phase filter and method for interference and noise reduction in systems with two signal paths
The present invention is a method for interference and noise reduction in systems with two signals paths and a phase filter, primarily applicable in telecommunications receiving systems with two antennas, radiolocation, measuring and medical equipments and other fields where there is a need to reduce undesired signals with different phases or amplitudes. The phase filter have two signals paths, where the input signals x and y are supplied to the voltage adders SX and SY, at the output of which output signals x′ and y′ are achieved. The differential output signals w2 and w2′ are also supplied to these voltage adders.The differential outputs signals w2 and w2′ are obtained by means of one or two power combiners by comparing the voltages received at the output of these power combiners to the average voltages on inputs. Signals supplied to inputs of power combiners are derived from a combination of input signals x and y and difference of voltages between these signals.For the assembly of two developed filters for a pair of signals of equal amplitude, damping of over 70 dB for angular differences at 25-180°, damping of over 20 dB for angular differences of +/−15° to +/−25° and damping of more than 40 dB for most signals of different amplitudes can be achieved. |
| US10158384B1 |
Electronic devices with indirectly-fed adjustable slot elements
An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and control circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include multiple antennas and transceiver circuitry. An antenna in the electronic device may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing structure and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. The antenna may also include an indirectly-fed antenna resonating element that is indirectly fed by a harmonic mode of the inverted-F antenna resonating element via near field electromagnetic coupling. The indirectly-fed antenna resonating element may be a slot. The antenna ground may define at least three edges of the slot and the slot may be aligned with a dielectric-filled gap in the peripheral conductive housing structures. An adjustable circuit may be coupled across the slot to tune the indirectly-fed antenna resonating element. |
| US10158382B2 |
Signal amplification and transmission based on complex delta sigma modulator
Apparatuses and methods for power amplification and signal transmission using complex delta-sigma modulation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a complex delta sigma modulator unit comprising a complex polar quantizer within an integrator loop is disclosed. The complex polar quantizer quantizes the envelope of a complex integrated signal and produces a complex quantized output signal of substantially constant envelope. The complex quantized output signal is used in deriving a complex feedback signal within the integrator loop of the complex DSM. The complex quantized output signal may be used in driving a power amplifier substantially at saturation. In some embodiments, an adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR) enhancement technique is used to reduce the quantization noise in the complex quantized output signal. |
| US10158381B2 |
Wireless communication device
A wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device includes a housing, a circuit board, a radio frequency module and an antenna. The housing has a frame and a back cover to define a receiving space. The circuit board is disposed in the receiving space, and defines a clearance area from the housing in the receiving space. The circuit board includes a ground terminal, a first feeding point, and a second feeding point. The antenna includes at least one metal conductor coupled to the first feeding point and the second feeding point, respectively, to provide a low frequency resonant path, a first middle frequency resonant path, a second middle frequency resonant path and a high frequency resonant path. |
| US10158379B2 |
Reconfigurable FEC
The present invention is directed to data communication systems and methods thereof. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides a communication with a reconfigurable forward-error-correction (FEC) module. The FEC module processes data received from two or more communication lanes, and depending on the mode of operation, the FEC module can combine data from the two or more communication lanes and perform error correction on the combined data, or the FEC module can processes data from the two communications lanes separately and perform error correction independently for the each of the data communication lanes. There are other embodiments as well. |
| US10158378B1 |
Systems and methods for on-demand exchange of extrinsic information in iterative decoders
Systems and methods are provided for decoding a codeword using an iterative decoding process. The systems and methods include receiving a codeword comprising a plurality of symbols, and concurrently processing the received codeword with a detector and a decoder based in part on extrinsic information associated with the plurality of symbols to obtain updated extrinsic information. The systems and methods further include modifying the extrinsic information associated with the plurality of symbols based on the updated extrinsic information, and repeating the processing and modifying steps until a stopping criterion is met. |
| US10158377B2 |
Method and system for accelerated stream processing
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for hardware-accelerating various data processing operations in a rule-based decision-making system such as a business rules engine, an event stream processor, and a complex event stream processor. Preferably, incoming data streams are checked against a plurality of rule conditions. Among the data processing operations that are hardware-accelerated include rule condition check operations, filtering operations, and path merging operations. The rule condition check operations generate rule condition check results for the processed data streams, wherein the rule condition check results are indicative of any rule conditions which have been satisfied by the data streams. The generation of such results with a low degree of latency provides enterprises with the ability to perform timely decision-making based on the data present in received data streams. |
| US10158372B1 |
Analog to digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) includes an analog voltage sampler having an energy storage device, such as a capacitive element, configured to charge based on an analog input voltage. A timer determines an elapsed time for the energy storage device to discharge to a predetermined value. The ADC outputs a digital value representing the analog input voltage based on the determined elapsed time. |
| US10158370B2 |
Polar analog-to-digital converter and down converter for bandpass signals
Methods and systems for generating a digital representation of the amplitude and phase of a bandpass signal are disclosed. The methods comprise filtering the bandpass signal with a bandpass filter, generating the real and imaginary parts of the complex analytic signal with a quadrature hybrid, determining the amplitude of the complex analytic signal by adding an even power-law transform of the real and imaginary parts of the complex analytic signal, and determining the phase of the complex analytic signal by comparing the real and imaginary parts of the complex analytic signal to zero and comparing an even power-law transform of the real and imaginary parts of the complex analytic signal to each other. Analog to digital converters and methods of converting complex analytic signals to digital signals are also disclosed. |
| US10158367B1 |
Digital phase locked loop and operating method of digital phase locked loop
A digital phase locked loop includes a digital phase detector, a digital loop filter, a digital controlled oscillator, a first divider that divides the second frequency of the oscillation signal depending on a first division value and outputs the division result as a division signal having a third frequency, a second divider that divides the second frequency of the oscillation signal depending on a second division value and outputs the division result as an output signal having a final frequency, a dithering block that receives the division signal and performs dithering on the first division value based on a preset pattern as cycles of the division signal pass, and a digital phase domain filter that performs second low pass filtering on the division signal in a phase domain and outputs the result of the second low pass filtering as the feedback signal. |
| US10158366B2 |
Digital fractional-N PLL based upon ring oscillator delta-sigma frequency conversion
A frequency-to-digital-converter based PLL (FDC-PLL) that implements the functionality of a charge pump and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a dual-mode ring oscillator (DMRO) and digital logic. Preferred embodiments of the invention include circuit-level techniques that provide better spurious tone performance and very low phase noise with lower power dissipation and supply voltage than prior digital PLLs known to the inventors. |
| US10158365B2 |
Digital, reconfigurable frequency and delay generator with phase measurement
A reconfigurable frequency and delay generator is disclosed, and a representative embodiment may include a phase sampler and plurality of configurable oscillator stages, each configurable oscillator stage of the plurality of configurable oscillator stages comprising: a plurality of core inverters coupled in series, a last core inverter of the plurality of core inverters generating an output signal having a configurable output frequency; and a plurality of delay control circuits, each delay control circuit of the plurality of delay control circuits coupled to an output of a corresponding core inverter of the plurality of core inverters. |
| US10158364B1 |
Realignment strength controller for solving loop conflict of realignment phase lock loop
A circuit having a tracking loop and a realignment loop is disclosed. The circuit includes: a phase frequency detector (PFD) module for comparing a phase difference of a first input signal and a second input signal; a pump module for converting PFD phase error to charge, wherein the pump module further comprises a low pass filter (LPF); an adjustable realignment module for adjusting a realignment strength, the adjustable realignment module receives a first plurality of inputs from the PFD module, the adjustable realignment module transmits a second plurality of outputs to the pump module; and a ring oscillator unit, the ring oscillator unit receives a first input from the pump module and a second input from the adjustable realignment module, and based on the first and second inputs produces a feedback signal. |
| US10158360B2 |
Capacitive switch having high accuracy
A capacitive switch includes a drive circuit, a detection circuit, a reference circuit and an identification unit. The drive circuit outputs a drive signal and a switching signal, wherein the drive signal is outputted to a first node and a second node. The detection circuit is sequentially coupled to the first node and the second node according to the switching signal and generates a first detection signal according to the drive signal. The reference circuit is sequentially coupled to the second node and the first node according to the switching signal and generates a second detection signal according to the drive signal. The identification unit includes a first input terminal and a second input terminal respectively coupled to the first node and the second node, and identifies a phase shift between inputted detection signals received by the first input terminal and the second input terminal. |
| US10158342B1 |
Multiplexer, transmission device, and reception device
A multiplexer includes filters on one principal surface of a mounting substrate and having mutually different frequency bands, and an inductance element which is incorporated in the mounting substrate and one end of which is connected to one end of the filter. The other end of the inductance element and one end of each of the filters, are connected to each other at a common connection point. The inductance element is defined by spiral wiring conductors disposed in first and second wiring layers provided in an inner layer of the mounting substrate. The mounting substrate includes third and fourth wiring layers which are adjacent to the first and second wiring layers, and in which no ground pattern is provided in a portion corresponding to a formation region of the inductance element. |
| US10158332B2 |
Output stage circuit
An output stage circuit including an amplifier, a switching circuit and a selection circuit is provided. The amplifier converts an input signal into an output signal. The switching circuit is coupled between an output terminal of the amplifier and ground. The selection circuit includes a first-mode-selection-unit and a second-mode-selection unit. The first control signal is selected as a switching signal by the first-mode-selection unit when a power-detection signal is in a high level, so that the switching circuit is selectively turned on. The switching circuit is turned on according to a voltage stored in a storage capacitor of the second-mode-selection unit when the power-detection signal is in a low level, so that the output terminal of the amplifier is coupled to the ground. |
| US10158329B1 |
Envelope tracking power amplifier circuit
An envelope tracking (ET) power amplifier circuit is disclosed. The ET power amplifier circuit includes ET tracker circuitry configured to output an ET modulated output voltage having an output voltage envelope that tracks a target voltage envelope of an ET modulated target voltage. Impedance adjustment circuitry in the ET power amplifier circuit is provided between a first node and a second node coupled to a feedback voltage input and a voltage output of the ET tracker circuitry, respectively. A power amplifier circuit(s) includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier coupled respectively to the first node and the second node. As such, it is possible to configure the impedance adjustment circuitry to provide adjustment impedance to offset output impedance of the ET tracker circuitry, thus helping to reduce voltage error in the ET power amplifier circuit. |
| US10158327B2 |
Low impedance adaptive bias scheme for power amplifier
An adaptive bias circuit for a power amplifier may include a terminal node coupled to the power amplifier. The adaptive bias circuit may also include a low impedance bias circuit coupled to the terminal node. The adaptive bias circuit may further include a high drive bias circuit coupled to the low impedance bias circuit through the terminal node. A separation device may be arranged between the low impedance bias circuit and the high drive bias circuit. |
| US10158318B2 |
Control device for in-vehicle electric motor
In a control device controlling a drive circuit that drives an in-vehicle electric motor based on an output voltage of a DC power source, a capacitor for stabilizing the output voltage is disposed between the DC power source and the drive circuit, and a relay switch is disposed between the DC power source and the capacitor. The control device includes: an anomaly determining device that determines whether an anomaly occurs in a vehicle; and a discharge control device that controls the drive circuit to generate a torque at the electric motor based on an output voltage of the capacitor in a state where the relay switch disconnects between the DC power source and the capacitor when the anomaly determining device determines that the anomaly occurs in the vehicle. |
| US10158314B2 |
Feedforward control of motor drives with output sinewave filter
Disclosed examples include power conversion systems and methods to operate an inverter to drive a motor load through an intervening output filter, a transformer and a cable, including a current regulator to compute a command value according to a current reference value and a motor current feedback value, a cross-coupled feedforward component to compensate the command value by an estimated cross-coupled voltage value to compute a control output value, a cross-coupled object component to compute the motor current feedback value according to a voltage value using a plant transfer function representing the output filter, the transformer, the cable and the motor load, and a controller to provide the inverter switching control signals to control the inverter according to the control output value. |
| US10158312B2 |
Motor control apparatus
A motor control apparatus includes: a booster circuit electrically connected to a battery; and an inverter electrically connected to the booster circuit at one end and electrically connected to a motor at another end. The motor control apparatus is provided with a controller configured to control the inverter to output square wave voltage to the motor, thereby driving the motor. The controller is configured to control the inverter to temporarily invert voltage polarity associated with the square wave voltage, on the basis of a phase difference between a voltage command associated with the motor and an electric current associated with the motor, on condition that an operating point of the motor is in a resonance region, which is an operation area in which resonance is generated in the booster circuit. |
| US10158309B1 |
Motor control device, motor control system using the same and control module of the same
A motor control device includes: a receiver module used to receive a remote control signal, and generating a remote control input signal in response to receipt of the remote control signal; and a control module used to receive an input voltage, used to be coupled to a pull switch device for receiving a pull switch input signal therefrom, coupled further to the receiver module for receiving the remote control input signal therefrom, and used to be coupled further to a variable frequency DC motor of a ceiling fan. Based on the input voltage, the pull switch input signal and the remote control input signal, the control module operates the motor by turning on/off the motor, or by adjusting a rotary speed of the motor when the same is turned on. |
| US10158307B2 |
Method and device for determining phase currents and an excitation current of an electrical machine, and motor system
The invention relates to a method for determining the phase currents through phase windings (12) and an excitation current through an excitation winding (13) of an electrical machine (11), wherein an excitation winding (13) is connected between a star point (14) of the phase windings (12) and a defined reference potential, the method comprising the following steps: —periodic driving of the electrical machine (11) with a predefined pulse pattern (30); —determining a respective measurement current (Imess) in a plurality of temporal measuring windows (31, 32, 33) of a measuring period (37), wherein the measurement currents (Imess) correspond to currents through one of the phase windings (12) and through one or more parallel connections of a plurality of the phase windings (12); and —determining the phase currents and the excitation current by evaluating the measurement currents (Imess) determined during the measuring period (37). |
| US10158303B2 |
Methods and apparatus to perform torque balance control of co-shafted motors
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to perform torque balance control of co-shafted motors are disclosed. An example method includes calculating a first torque value based on first phase currents of a first motor that is driving a shaft connected to a control surface, and calculating a second torque value based on second phase currents of a second motor that is driving the same shaft. The example method also includes determining a first shared torque value based on the first calculated torque value and a first sharing factor, and determining a second shared torque value based on the second calculated torque value and a second sharing factor. The example method also includes determining a torque error based on the first shared torque value and the second shared torque value, and determining a first torque adjustment associated with the first motor based on the torque error. |
| US10158301B2 |
Sensorless thermal protection for power tools
A power tool is provided, including a housing; a brushless DC (BLDC) motor arranged within the housing, the motor including a stator and a rotor rotatably disposed within the stator; a power module electrically disposed between the motor and a power supply, the power module including power switches; an actuator engageable by a user; and a control module configured to control a switching operation of the power switches to begin supply power to the motor when the actuator is engaged. The control module monitors engagement and disengagement events of the actuator, and ignores a subsequent engagement of the actuator if at least one of number of actuator engagement events and/or number of actuator disengagement events exceeds a predetermined threshold value within a predetermined time. |
| US10158294B2 |
Systems and methods for constant current control with primary-side sensing and regulation in various operation modes
System and method for regulating a power converter. The system includes a first signal processing component configured to receive at least a sensed signal and generate a first signal. The sensed signal is associated with a primary current flowing through a primary winding coupled to a secondary winding for a power converter. Additionally, the system includes a second signal processing component configured to generate a second signal, an integrator component configured to receive the first signal and the second signal and generate a third signal, and a comparator configured to process information associated with the third signal and the sensed signal and generate a comparison signal based on at least information associated with the third signal and the sensed signal. |
| US10158293B2 |
Power supply module and mounting structure therefor
A power supply module includes a substrate, a switching control IC and a coil. The coil includes a plurality of metal posts, first ends of which are mounted on a first surface of the substrate, wiring conductors that are in conductive contact with the first ends of the metal posts, and post connection conductors that are in conductive contact with second ends of the metal posts. The power supply module further includes a magnetic core that strengthens magnetic flux generated by the coil, and a sealing resin that seals the metal posts and the magnetic core. |
| US10158292B2 |
Power configuration
As may be consistent with one or more embodiments, an apparatus and or method involves a switching power supply circuit and a control circuit therefor. The switching power supply circuit operates in high and low-power modes. In the high power mode, high and low power rails of a first circuit and of a second circuit are coupled to a power source circuit (e.g. a battery). In the low-power mode, the first circuit is operated in a high power domain and the second circuit is operated in a low power domain using recycled charge from the high power domain. The control circuit operates the switching circuit in the high-power mode and low-power mode (for power conservation) in response to a control signal. |
| US10158290B2 |
Semi-resonant and resonant converters and method of control
A state machine for a multi-phase voltage converter controls cycle-by-cycle switching of the phases by: entering a first state in which a control signal for the high-side switch is activate and control signals for the low-side and SR (synchronous rectification) switches are deactivate; entering a second state in which the control signals for all switches are deactivate; entering a third state in which the control signal for the high-side switch is deactivate and the control signals for the low-side and SR switches are activate; entering a fourth state in which the control signals for the high-side and low-side switches are deactivate and the control signal for the SR switch is activate and then entering a fifth state in which the control signals for all switches are deactivate, or entering the fifth state without entering the fourth state; and entering the first state at the beginning of the next switching cycle. |
| US10158282B1 |
Switching power supply device
A switching power supply device includes a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, a DC-DC converter, and a control IC incorporating functions of controlling these components. At power up, a capacitor connected to a terminal VCC is charged with a current whose voltage has been adjusted by a starting circuit. When a voltage across the capacitor reaches a UVLO cancelation voltage, an under-voltage lockout (UVLO) circuit outputs a first enable signal, thereby driving a PFC control circuit. When the PFC control circuit outputs a PFC switching signal, a PFC switching detection circuit outputs a second enable signal, thereby driving an LLC control circuit. Since the time between the start of the PFC switching operation and the start of the operation of the LLC control circuit is shortest, there is no need to supplement the starting power and arrange an auxiliary winding for an inductor. |
| US10158281B2 |
Reducing a drop in a residual supply signal level on start up or restart of a power supply
In an embodiment, a power-supply controller includes a control circuit, a drive circuit, and a signal-drop-reducing circuit. The control circuit is configured to generate a drive signal having a duty cycle, and the drive circuit is configured to cause a phase circuit of a power supply to generate, in response to the drive signal, an output signal having a magnitude. And the signal-drop-reducing circuit is configured to disable the driver circuit in response to the duty cycle corresponding to a signal magnitude that is lower than the magnitude of the output signal. For example, where a power supply has a non-zero residual output signal (e.g., output voltage) on its output node after the power supply is deactivated, such a power-supply controller can reduce or eliminate a drop in the residual output signal caused by, or that would be caused by, a restarting of the power supply. |
| US10158274B2 |
Rotary machine
A rotary machine including a rotary shaft rotatably disposed in a casing is provided. The rotary machine includes an end plate disposed at one end side of the casing in the axial direction. The rotary machine includes a recess section formed in the end plate and recessed toward the inside of the casing. The rotary machine includes a through hole formed in the recess section and through which one end section of the rotary shaft is inserted. The rotary machine includes a shaft grounding device which is provided in the recess section. The shaft grounding device is brought into contact with the one end section of the rotary shaft which is inserted through the through hole, and eliminates a shaft voltage generated in the rotary shaft. |
| US10158272B2 |
Electric machine with combined air and water cooling
An electric machine includes a housing having an air inlet opening near a front or rear end of the housing for aspirating air, and an air outlet opening for expelling air. The housing accommodates a stator, and a rotor is mounted in the housing for rotation about an axis of rotation. Mounted on a side of the housing in parallel relation to the axis of rotation is a hood-like attachment to cover the air inlet and outlet openings so that air expelled from the housing through the air outlet opening is fed back to the air inlet opening. Disposed in the stator are pipes for flow of a liquid cooling medium to directly cool the stator during operation. At least some of the pipes project beyond the stator toward the front and rear ends, so that during operation heat is removed by the pipes from air flowing in the housing. |
| US10158270B2 |
Variable power transmission device
The present invention relates to a variable power transmission device which comprises: a power generator, a front driver module and a rear driver module; a power generator and any one selected from the front driver module and the rear driver module; or a power generator. The variable power transmission device produces a rotational force from a combination of: an induced magnetic field generated by the front driver module; a rotating magnetic field generated by the front driver module and the power generator; a rotating magnetic field generated by the power generator and the rear driver module; and an induced magnetic field generated by the power generator together with the rear driver module, using the power supplied from a power applying driving body or the power supplied from a power receiving driving body, increases the rotational force through acceleration, and transmits the power to the power receiving driving body. |
| US10158268B2 |
Brushless DC motor and ventilation device having same mounted therein
Insulator that forms an insulating layer on a surface of a plurality of stacked stator cores includes protruding part extending from an outer circumference of stator cores on a substantially same face as one end face of stator cores in a stacking direction. Protruding part includes hooks that fixedly holds connector having a plurality of connector terminals for feeding power from outside. Connector is fixedly held by hooks, winding is wound around each slot of stator cores via insulator, and connector terminals are fixedly press-fitted to connector. A tip of each of connector terminals on a side of winding is bent into a substantially L-shape, winding end in each phase of winding is directly tied to L-shaped tip of connector terminal and connected thereto by soldering. |
| US10158258B2 |
Beamforming method for microwave power transmission and apparatus for sending microwaves for power transmission based on beamforming
Disclosed is a beamforming method for microwave power transmission. The beamforming method includes sending, by a transmitter, microwaves to each training slot based on a random phase through antennas, receiving from a receiver, by the transmitter, a power measurement value for each of the training slots, estimating, by the transmitter, a channel using the received power measurement value, and determining, by the transmitter, beamforming weight based on information about the estimated channel. |
| US10158254B2 |
Resonant coupling power transmission system, resonance type power transmission device, and resonance type power reception device
A resonant coupling power transmission system includes a resonance type power transmission device 1 having a resonance type power supply 11 to supply power, and a resonance type transmission antenna 13 to transmit the power supplied by the resonance type power supply 11, and a resonance type power reception device 2 having a resonance type reception antenna 21 to receive the power transmitted by the resonance type transmission antenna 13, and a reception circuit 23 to supply the power received by the resonance type reception antenna 21 to a load, and the characteristic impedance of each of the functional units is set in such a way that there is provided a correlation among the resonance characteristic value of the resonance type power supply 11, that of the resonance type transmission antenna 13, and that of the resonance type power reception device 2. |
| US10158252B2 |
Wireless power relay device and wireless power transmission system
The present invention is mainly directed to providing a wireless power relay device and a wireless power transmission device, which are capable of arranging a relay coil having higher transmission efficiency in a transmission-efficiency reducing section having lower transmission efficiency than those of a plurality of relay coils, thereby preventing power transmission efficiency from sharply decreasing in the transmission-efficiency reducing section. |
| US10158248B2 |
Communication failure handling
An electrical power generator system may include two or more paralleled generators. At least one of the generators includes a first power source and a second power source. A disconnection of a first power source is identified at a generator controller of one of the generators. The generator controller may be configured to access or generate a power failure message indicative of the disconnection of the first power source. The generator controller may be configured to transmit the power failure message using the second power source because the second power source is switched to the generator controller in response to the disconnection of the first power source. The system may enter a communication failure handling mode based on the power failure message. |
| US10158246B2 |
Energy storage device, transport apparatus, and control method
An energy storage device includes a first energy storage, a second energy storage, a voltage converter, and a controller. The first energy storage has a first resistance to degradation of a charging capacity of the first energy storage. The second energy storage has a second resistance to degradation of a charging capacity of the second energy storage higher than the first resistance. The voltage converter converts a voltage output from the second energy storage or supplied from an external electric power source to charge at least one of the first energy storage and the second energy storage. The controller controls the voltage converter so as to supply electric power from the second energy storage to the first energy storage before charging the at least one of the second energy storage and the first energy storage with electric power supplied from the external electric power source. |
| US10158245B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling on-board charger
A method and apparatus for controlling an on-board charger (OBC) are provided. The method includes monitoring a voltage of an input power source, increasing or decreasing the voltage of the input power source to a preset output voltage of a power factor corrector (PFC), and operating a converter receiving the preset output voltage to adjust a switching frequency of the converter based on a ripple current of an output terminal of the converter. Additionally, the converter includes a first switch configured to receive a first voltage of a first capacitor mounted within the PFC and a second switch configured to receive a second voltage of a second capacitor mounted within the PFC. |
| US10158244B2 |
Configurable wireless transmitter device
A wireless transmitter device is configurable and operable to transfer energy to multiple receiver devices at the same time. The transmitter device is configured to enable one or more sections of a charging surface to transfer energy by selectively choosing one or more conductive traces in the transmitter device based on the position of the receiver device on the charging surface. The size and shape of each section of the charging surface that is used to transfer energy to a receiver device can change dynamically based on each receiver device. Additionally, the process of transferring energy to each receiver device may be adjusted during energy transfer based on conditions specific to each receiver device. |
| US10158242B2 |
Wireless charging system
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a wireless charging system. The wireless charging system may include: a system body mounted with a power transmission part including a cavity shielded by a conductive material, a power feeding radiator configured to feed power within the cavity to form a resonance mode, and a slot formed at a location with a maximum E-field by the power feeding radiator to form a power transmission route with E-field coupling; and an electronic device including a power reception part mounted on the system body to receive power from the slot through H-field coupling. Various embodiments may be made. |
| US10158241B2 |
Electricity storage system
An electricity storage system includes an electricity storage block including an electricity storage element for performing charging and discharging; a relay switched between an ON state in which the electric storage block is connected to a load and an OFF state in which a connection between the electricity storage block and the load is cut off; a controller for controlling the ON state and the OFF state of the relay; and a current cutoff circuit so as to cut off energization of the electricity storage block. The current cutoff circuit has an alarm circuit to indicate that the electricity storage block is in an overcharged state by comparing a voltage value of the electricity storage block and a threshold; a latch circuit retains the alarm signal; and a transistor receives an output signal of the latch circuit and switches the relay from the ON state to the OFF state. |
| US10158234B2 |
Systems and methods for integrating distributed energy resources
The present invention is an apparatus and method for using aggregated loads from a plurality of distributed energy resources to perform a function at a power distribution feeder. The invention includes a plurality of distributed energy resources, wherein at least one distributed energy resource includes a renewable energy resource, a communication network, a control device, a power distribution feeder coupled to the control device, and an energy storage system coupled to the power distribution feeder. The control device sends a signal to the plurality of distributed energy resources via the communication network. The signal is a request to switch a status of one or more of the distributed energy resources if one or more distributed energy resources is within a predetermined condition. Loads from the one or more of the distributed energy resources that switched status are aggregated to perform a function at the power distribution feeder. |
| US10158233B2 |
Multi-source, multi-load systems with a power extractor
Apparatuses and systems enable power transfer from one or more energy sources to one or more loads. The input power from the energy sources may be unregulated, and the output power to the loads is managed. The power transfer is based on a dynamic implementation of Jacobi's Law (also known as the Maximum Power Theorem). In some embodiments, the energy sources are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. In some embodiments, the loads are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. Power transfer to the loads is dynamically controlled. |
| US10158226B2 |
Line switching system
A line switching system is a line switching system which switches line of a power supply system including: a plurality of PV panels which generate power using renewable energy; at least one PCS which conditions supplied power to output the conditioned power to a power system; and a first switch which connects any one of the PV panels and the PCS, wherein the line switching system includes a display device which displays an image corresponding to the power supply system and receives an operation on the image from the user, and a control unit which is configured to switch between conduction and non-conduction between a plurality of PV panels and the PCS by controlling the first switch according to the operation received by the display device. |
| US10158225B2 |
ESD protection system utilizing gate-floating scheme and control circuit thereof
An ESD protection system for an internal circuit is disclosed. The ESD protection system comprises an ESD clamping device connected between a pad and a ground of a first domain); a pre-driver having an output coupled to a gate of the ESD clamping device); an ESD control circuit connected between the pre-driver and the internal circuit; and a transient detection unit coupled to the ESD control circuit, configured to detect an ESD transient from the pad of the first domain. The transient detection unit outputs an first signal to the control circuit upon detection of an ESD transient. In response, the control circuit causes the pre-driver to output a high-impedance state at the gate of the ESD clamping device, thereby floating the gate thereof. |
| US10158224B1 |
Minimizing voltage drop due to current surge at input to a voltage regulator upon turn-on of the voltage regulator
An exemplary apparatus provides a regulated DC voltage output from an input from supply DC voltage source. A regulation circuit having an input terminal coupled to the supply DC voltage source, an output terminal on which is provided the regulated DC voltage output, and a current control terminal capable of controlling a maximum current that can flow through the regulation circuit where a level of maximum current is controlled proportionate to an amount of resistance connected to the current control terminal. A surge control circuit connected to the current control terminal automatically supplies a variable resistance beginning with one resistance at turn-ON and varying to another resistance at a predetermined time interval after turn-ON to limit the current that can flow at turn-ON until a steady state of the regulation circuit is reached. |
| US10158223B2 |
Method for generating current differential protection supernode based on electrical topology of regional distribution network
The present invention relates to a method for generating a current differential protection supernode based on an electrical topology of a regional distribution network, which belongs to the fields of automation of electrical power systems and relay protection. The present invention generates several supernode differential protection elements, i.e., differential protection objects, and backup differential protection elements by circularly using a depth-first search method according to the inputted branch-node associative data table reflecting the electrical topology of the distribution network. the present invention can accurately located and quickly isolate the faults in the distribution network system, reduce the probability of power cut in the non-fault lines, reduce the coverage of power cut, quickly reconstruct and self-heal the distribution network, and solve the effect of the distributed access system on the distribution network protection. |
| US10158219B2 |
Electric field control device for high power cable and method for manufacturing thereof
An electric field control device for a high voltage cable includes a stress cone and a field grading adapter, wherein the stress cone and the field grading adapter are chemically bonded by vulcanization. An electric installation includes a power cable and the electric field control device. A method for producing the electric field control device is also disclosed. |
| US10158218B2 |
Hanger for mounting cables
A cable hanger includes: a base panel having opposed ends; a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end; a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and a pair of gripping members, each gripping member attached to a respective arm, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arms and the other of the ends of each gripping member is fixed to the arm or to the base panel. The arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping projections engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure. |
| US10158212B1 |
Structure for reducing compound semiconductor wafer distortion
An improved structure for reducing compound semiconductor wafer distortion comprises a contact metal layer, at least one stress balance layer and a die attachment layer. The contact metal layer is formed on a bottom surface of a compound semiconductor wafer; the at least one stress balance layer is formed on a bottom surface of the contact metal layer, wherein the at least one stress balance layer is made of at least one conductive material; the die attachment layer is formed on a bottom surface of the at least one stress balance layer, wherein the die attachment layer is made of conductive material. By locating the at least one stress balance layer between the contact metal layer and the die attachment layer, the stress suffered by the compound semiconductor wafer is balanced so that the distortion of the compound semiconductor wafer is reduced. |
| US10158210B2 |
Optical loss management in high power diode laser packages
A high power diode laser module is provided with improved high temperature handling and reliability, the module including a housing made of a thermally conductive material and providing a module interior extending between a plurality of housing surfaces, at least one diode laser disposed in the module interior and situated to emit a laser beam, one or more optical components disposed in the module interior and coupled to the at least one diode laser so as to change one or more characteristics of the laser beam, a waveguide in optical communication with the module interior and situated to receive the laser beam from the one or more optical components, and an optical absorber disposed in the housing and situated to receive stray light which is associated with the laser beam and which is propagating in the module interior so as to absorb the stray light and conduct heat associated with the stray light away from the module interior and into the housing. |
| US10158206B2 |
Brush holder apparatus and brush spring having friction enhancing material
A brush holder apparatus includes a stationary support member having at least one groove, a fork electrical connector, and a conductive bar configured to pass through a portion of a main body of the stationary support member. The conductive bar provides electrical conductivity with a collector mount and fork electrical connector. A brush holder is releasably affixed to the stationary support member, and has at least one rail that slides along the groove(s). The brush holder has a knife electrical connector that mates with the fork electrical connector. A brush spring is clipped on the brush holder, and presses a brush against a collector of a dynamoelectric machine. The brush spring is replaceable in the brush holder. The brush spring or brush holder has a friction enhancing material attached to an area where the brush spring attaches to the brush holder. |
| US10158202B2 |
Mobile terminal, earphone socket and method for manufacturing earphone socket
The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal, an earphone socket and a method for manufacturing an earphone socket. The earphone socket includes: a housing defining a mounting cavity; a support bracket in the mounting cavity; and a plurality of pins are located between the support bracket and inner walls of the mounting cavity, and the plurality of pins passes through a back wall of the mounting cavity to expose outer ends of the plurality of pins. |
| US10158197B2 |
Flippable electrical connector
A receptacle connector for use with a plug, includes an insulative housing defining a base and a mating tongue extending, with a widen and thicken step portion defined at a root region of the mating tongue; a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the first and second surfaces of the mating tongue and categorized with signal contacts, power contacts and grounding contacts. Each of first and second surfaces of the step portion is fitly surrounded with a metallic plate, the metallic plate mechanically and electrically connects to the corresponding grounding contact. |
| US10158196B2 |
Connector
A connector includes a first housing (10) with two detection terminals (13), a resilient deflecting portion (37) in a second housing (30), a shorting terminal fitting (60) in the second housing (30), wiping portions (68) integrally formed to the shorting terminal fitting (60) and configured such that the detection terminals (13) slide in contact therewith in the process of connecting the first and second housings (10, 30), and a resilient contact piece (62) integrally formed to the shorting terminal fitting (60) and configured to be resiliently displaced to a retracted position, where the resilient contact piece is not in contact with the detection terminals (13), as the resilient deflecting portion (37) is resiliently deflected and resiliently return to a short-circuit position, where the resilient contact piece contacts the detection terminals (13), and short the detection terminals (13) as the resilient deflecting portion (37) resiliently turns. |
| US10158192B1 |
Connector including water-penetrating wall
A connector 1 configured to be attached to a device 2 is provided with: an annular housing 11 configured to be attached to the device 2 in such a position as to annularly rise from the device 2; an annular seal member 22 that seals a space between an end surface of the housing 11 facing the device 2 and the device 2 in a watertight manner; and a water-preventing wall 25 that extends from the housing 11 toward the device 2 outside the seal member 22, and that protects the seal member 22 from high-pressure water externally sprayed toward the housing 11. |
| US10158191B2 |
Vacuum sealed connector for electronic devices
A vacuum generator is included within an accessory or an electronic device and generates a vacuum seal within mated connectors of the accessory and the electronic device to protect against ingression of moisture and/or debris. A vacuum release valve is used to break the vacuum seal and allow the accessory to be demated from the electronic device. A sensor is used to monitor the vacuum level. |
| US10158188B2 |
Cable connection structure, ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic endoscope system
A cable connection structure for connecting a plurality of cables to an electrode provided on a substrate includes an extended portion that is provided integrally with the plurality of cables, extends from the plurality of cables, and covers at least a connection part between the plurality of cables and the electrode. |
| US10158187B1 |
Conductor module attachment structure
A conductor module attachment structure includes a case having a connection conductor, a recessed groove that is provided protrusively on an outer wall of the case, a protector that extends along the recessed groove and is formed into a U-shape and that is configured that an opening portion of a U-groove of the protector is closed by an inner wall face of the recessed groove when the protector is inserted into the recessed groove, a voltage detecting line that is routed in the U-groove of the protector, a voltage detecting terminal that is connected to one end of the voltage detecting line, a terminal retaining portion that is provided on the protector and positions the voltage detecting terminal contactably with the connection conductor. |
| US10158186B2 |
Electrical connector having clamping terminal
An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a clamping terminal. The insulating housing has a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to the first side wall. The insulating housing has a mating cavity opening forwardly along a front-to-back direction. The first side wall and the second side wall are disposed around the mating cavity. The clamping terminal has a main body and a resilient clamping arm extending along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction from the main body. The clamping arm has a contacting portion exposed in the mating cavity. The first side wall has an assembling slot, and the second side wall has a movable slot. The main body is received in the assembly slot, and a head portion of the clamping arm is movable in the movable slot. |
| US10158174B2 |
Adaptive antenna tuning based on measured antenna impedance
A system includes an antenna, an impedance measurement circuit, an impedance tuning circuit, and a controller. The impedance measurement circuit can include a test current source that conveys a test current through the antenna, and a voltage sensor that measure a voltage across the antenna while the test current is conveyed through the antenna. The impedance tuning circuit can be coupled to the antenna leads and can include one or more reactive elements that can be selectively coupled to the antenna, or otherwise adjusted, to effect adjustment of the impedance connected to the antenna. The controller can: (i) use the impedance measurement circuit to obtain a measurement indicative of an impedance of the antenna; (ii) determine an adjustment to the impedance tuning circuit based on the obtained measurement; and (iii) cause the impedance tuning circuit to make the determined adjustment. |
| US10158173B2 |
Orthogonal-beam-space spatial multiplexing radio communication system and associated antenna array
Methods and systems for Spatial Multiplexing Mu-MIMO radio communications are provided. An antenna array is controlled to establish plural radio beams which are mutually orthogonal in terms of excitation functions and which are differently spatially directed to cover a geographic area. The beams may be arranged in angular space in a pattern of rows, with adjacent rows being offset. To facilitate same, the antenna array may include elements which are offset from neighboring elements horizontally, vertically, or both. For each terminal, a subset of the radio beams may be selected for communication. The selection may prefer higher-power beams, where power is determined by summing contributions from eigen-channels. Subsets of radio beams may be grouped into orthogonal channels for use in servicing different sets of terminals in different geographic areas, and terminals sharing a channel may further share resources using multi-access techniques. |
| US10158171B2 |
Antenna system having dynamic radiation pattern
An antenna system having a dynamic radiation pattern is provided. The antenna system comprises at least one antenna unit that includes an antenna dipole, a plurality of reflectors disposed around the antenna dipole, and a plurality of switches each corresponding to one of the reflectors. Each of the switches is coupled between the corresponding reflector and an electrical ground of the antenna system. The antenna system further includes a control unit configured to dynamically change a radiation pattern of the antenna system by controlling the plurality of switches. |
| US10158166B2 |
Eco-friendly thermoplastic conformal coating for antenna array systems
Disclosed herein is a method for applying a conformal coating to one or more radio frequency elements of an antenna or antenna array. Said method is characterized in that the conformal coating is based on a thermoplastic material produced from a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer and an olive pomace. |
| US10158162B2 |
Automotive glass antenna
An automotive glass antenna includes (a) a defogger having first and second bus bars; (b) a first L-shape auxiliary element connected to a lower end of the first bus bar; (c) a second L-shape auxiliary element connected to an upper end of the second bus bar; (d) a feed point provided at a position near an upper portion of the first bus bar or a lower portion of the second bus bar; and (e) a main element that includes a main vertical element extending along an outside of the first or second bus bar to achieve a capacitive coupling therewith and a main horizontal element extending from the feed point in a substantially horizontal direction. This antenna is capable of receiving FM radio broadcast waves with high gain, even if it is installed in a limited blank space around the defogger. |
| US10158160B2 |
Devices and method for metamaterials
A metamaterial for receiving electromagnetic waves having any polarization is provided. The metamaterial allows for receipt and/or propagation of electromagnetic waves at a resonant frequency of the metamaterial. |
| US10158157B2 |
High-frequency signal line and manufacturing method thereof
In a high frequency signal line, a first signal line extends along a first dielectric element assembly, a first reference ground conductor extends along the first signal line, a second signal line is provided in or on the second dielectric element assembly and extends along the second dielectric element assembly, a second reference ground conductor is provided in or on the second dielectric element assembly and extends along the second signal line. A portion of a bottom surface at an end of the first dielectric element assembly and a portion of the top surface at an end of the second dielectric element assembly are joined together such that a joint portion of the first and second dielectric element assemblies includes a corner. The second signal line and the first signal line are electrically coupled together. The first and second reference ground conductors are electrically coupled together. |
| US10158155B2 |
Filter-termination combination for multi-band receiver
A termination/attenuation network applies to an input of a set-top box a MOCA channel signal having a narrow band of frequencies and included in RF signals having a wide band of frequencies received via a cable from a satellite antenna. The network includes a pair of series resistors and a parallel resistor coupled to a junction terminal between the pair of series resistors in a T-shaped configuration. A series-pass band-pass filter (L1, C2) bypasses the pair of series resistors and a parallel band stop filter (L2, C1) decouples the parallel resistor at the frequency band of the MOCA channel signal for selectively reducing attenuation at the frequency band of the MOCA channel signal. |
| US10158148B2 |
Dynamically changing internal state of a battery
Techniques for dynamically changing internal state of a battery are described herein. Generally, different battery configurations are described that enable transitions between different battery power states, such as to accommodate different battery charge and/or discharge scenarios. |
| US10158143B2 |
Method for producing lithium solid state battery
A method for producing a lithium solid state battery having a solid electrolyte membrane with high Li ion conductivity, in which firm interface bonding is formed on both sides of the membrane, comprising steps of: a membrane-forming step of forming CSE1 not containing a binder, composed of a sulfide solid electrolyte material, on a cathode active material layer by an AD method and ASE1 not containing a binder, composed of a sulfide solid electrolyte material, on an anode active material layer by an AD method, and a pressing step of forming SE1 with the CSE1 and the ASE1 integrated by opposing and pressing the CSE1 and the ASE1, wherein the SE1 such that an interface between the CSE1 and the ASE1 disappeared is formed by improving denseness of the CSE1 and the ASE1 in the pressing step. |
| US10158131B2 |
Method for preparing to start a fuel cell system
A method for preparing a fuel cell system for a starting operation involves performing a start preparation routine when switching off of the fuel cell system and/or when the temperature falls short of a predetermined temperature threshold value in order to discharge water and moisture from the fuel cell system. The start preparation routine is changed in accordance with measured values detected within a predetermined time interval before the stopping of the fuel cell system. |
| US10158128B2 |
Fuel cell stack break-in procedures and break-in conditioning systems
Disclosed are fuel cell stack break-in procedures, conditioning systems for performing break-in procedures, and motor vehicles with a fuel cell stack conditioned in accordance with disclosed break-in procedures. A break-in method is disclosed for conditioning a membrane assembly of a fuel cell stack. The method includes transmitting humidified hydrogen to the anode of the membrane assembly, and transmitting deionized water to the cathode of the membrane assembly. An electric current and voltage cycle are applied across the fuel cell stack while the fuel cell stack is operated in a hydrogen pumping mode until the fuel cell stack is determined to operate at a predetermined threshold for a fuel cell stack voltage output capability. During hydrogen pumping, the membrane assembly oxidizes the humidified hydrogen, transports protons from the anode to the cathode across the proton conducting membrane, and regenerates the protons in the cathode through a hydrogen evolution reaction. |
| US10158123B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery includes a case; an electrode assembly accommodated in the case, and including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates; a first terminal portion electrically connected to the electrode assembly; and a cap plate configured to cover an opening of the case, and the first terminal portion includes a first electrode terminal passing through the cap plate to protrude upward from a first position of the cap plate, and a first current collector including a first end connected to the first electrode terminal, and a second end connected to the first electrode plate, the first current collector including a plurality of notches. |
| US10158122B2 |
Graphene oxide-bonded metal foil thin film current collector and battery and supercapacitor containing same
A graphene oxide-bonded metal foil current collector in a battery or supercapacitor, comprising: (a) a free-standing, non-supported thin metal foil having a thickness from 1 μm to 30 μm and two primary surfaces; and (b) a thin film of graphene oxide chemically bonded to at least one of the two primary surfaces without using a binder or adhesive wherein the primary surface does not contain a metal oxide layer and the thin film of graphene oxide has a thickness from 10 nm to 10 μm, an oxygen content from 0.1% to 10% by weight, an inter-graphene plane spacing of 0.335 to 0.50 nm, a physical density from 1.3 to 2.2 g/cm3, all graphene oxide sheets being oriented substantially parallel to each other and parallel to the primary surfaces, exhibiting a thermal conductivity greater than 500 W/mK, and/or electrical conductivity greater than 1,500 S/cm when measured alone without the thin metal foil. |
| US10158121B2 |
Flexible and shape-conformal cable-shape alkali metal-sulfur batteries
Provided is a cable-shaped alkali metal-sulfur battery comprising: (a) a first electrode comprising an electrically conductive porous rod and a first mixture of a first electrode active material and a first electrolyte residing in pores of the porous rod; (b) a porous separator wrapping around the first electrode; (c) a second electrode comprising an electrically conductive porous layer wrapping around or encasing the separator, wherein the porous layer contains a second mixture of a second electrode active material and a second electrolyte residing in pores of the porous layer; and (d) a protective sheath encasing the second electrode; wherein one electrode is a cathode containing sulfur, a sulfur-carbon compound, sulfur-polymer composite, or metal sulfide. |
| US10158117B2 |
Transition metal oxide containing solid-solution lithium, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using transition metal oxide containing solid-solution lithium as positive electrode
A transition metal oxide containing solid-solution lithium that realizes high initial discharge capacity and capacity retention is represented by the compositional formula: Li1.5[NiaMbMnc[Li]d]O3, wherein M represents at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of silicon, phosphorus and metal elements (excluding Ni, Mn and Li), a, b, c and d satisfy specific relationships, and n is the valence of M. The oxide has a layered structure site and a site which changes to a spinel structure by performing a charge or a charge-discharge in a predetermined electric potential range, and a spinel structure change ratio k in a range of 0.25≤k<1.0 when the spinel structure change ratio is assumed to be 1 in a case where Li2MnO3 of the layered structure in the transition metal oxide containing solid-solution lithium completely changes to LiMn2O4 of the spinel structure. |
| US10158116B2 |
Method for manufacturing an electrode paste
A method for the manufacture of a paste composition suitable for the production of an electrode for lead-acid battery, including mixing a carbon nanofiller/lead oxide composite of a first particulate size with sulphuric acid, water and further lead oxide of a second particulate size. Also, the paste thus obtained, the composite used in its manufacture, and the electrode and lead-acid battery obtained from this paste. |
| US10158114B2 |
One-sided ultrasonic bonding for applications to join battery tabs to bus bars
A method of ultrasonically bonding a plurality of prismatic battery cell tabs to a bus bar within a battery section. The method includes arranging numerous prismatic battery cells such that cell tabs that extend from their lateral edge are substantially aligned along a stacking dimension defined within the battery section, and positioning a free end of at least one of the plurality of cell tabs in contact with a surface of the bus bar. The method is completed by contacting a bonding tool to no more than one surface of the positioned cell tab free end and ultrasonically bonding the positioned cell tab free end to a bus bar with the bonding tool. The one-sided bonding tool has a bonding tip cooperative with an ultrasonic excitation source. |
| US10158113B2 |
Vehicle battery unit and harness holder
A vehicle battery unit includes at least one first battery, at least one second battery, and a harness. The at least one first battery has a first battery connector. The at least one second battery has a second battery connector. A harness has harness connectors connected to the first battery connector and second battery connector. The harness holds the harness in such a manner that connecting portions of the harness connectors are directed toward a direction substantially perpendicular to a battery arranging direction in which the at least one first battery and the at least one second battery are arranged. |
| US10158111B2 |
Preparation method of separator having organic-inorganic composite porous coating layer, separator formed therefrom, and electrochemical device containing the same
A preparation method of a separator according to the present disclosure includes preparing an aqueous slurry including inorganic particles, a binder polymer, and an aqueous medium, and coating the aqueous slurry on at least one surface of a porous polymer substrate to form an organic-inorganic composite porous coating layer, wherein capillary number of the aqueous slurry has a range between 0.3 and 65. |
| US10158106B2 |
Beam system for electrified vehicle battery packs
A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tray, a cover mounted to the tray and a beam system including a first beam attached to the tray and a second beam attached to the cover. |
| US10158099B2 |
Organic light-emitting device production method, production system therefor, and production device therefor
Organic light-emitting device manufacturing method performed by using a manufacturing apparatus placed where light from outside is blocked and a lighting device emitting light constituted of light components with wavelengths of 500 nm or longer is placed. The manufacturing apparatus includes a main body having an ejector ejecting ink containing organic light-emitting material and a light-transmissive tube forming at least part of a transport path connecting a tank containing the ink and the ejector. The method includes: removing the ink inside the transport path when a total exposure amount ET (lux×hours) satisfies ET≥α×17500 where α is a constant satisfying α≥1. ET is a product of E denoting light amount (lux) from the lighting device to which the tube is exposed and T denoting time amount (hours) over which the tube is exposed to the light from the lighting device. |
| US10158097B2 |
Organic electroluminescent display panel and display device
An organic electroluminescent display panel, a fabrication method thereof, and a display device are provided. The organic electroluminescent display panel includes: a base substrate and a package cover plate disposed opposite to each other, and an organic electroluminescent structure disposed on the base substrate and provided between the base substrate and the package cover plate. The package cover plate has a first groove for accommodating the organic electroluminescent structure within a display region of the organic electroluminescent display panel; the package cover plate has at least one second groove surrounding the first groove and having a closed boundary within a non-display region of the organic electroluminescent display panel; the second groove accommodates a sealant; and a metal layer is located between a protrusion portion of the package cover plate and the base substrate. |
| US10158094B2 |
Organic light emitting diode and display device including the same
Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode, including a cathode electrode and an anode electrode positioned above the cathode electrode. An emitting layer is positioned between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode. An electron transporting unit is positioned between the cathode electrode and the emitting layer. The electron transporting unit is configured to inject and transport electrons to the emitting layer. A buffer layer is disposed between the cathode electrode and the electron transporting unit. The buffer layer includes an organic layer and a metallic layer disposed on the organic layer. |
| US10158093B2 |
Method for manufacturing an electronic device, particularly a device made of carbon nanotubes
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electronic device, particularly a device including a flexible and/or low-cost substrate and/or carbon nanotubes, and also relates to electronic devices produced using said method. The method for manufacturing an electronic device, including a substrate mad of a material M and an active semiconductor material layer (3), includes the following steps: a) providing a carrier (10) made of an alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt, preferably sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl); optionally, b) depositing a dielectric material layer (2) onto one surface of the carrier; c) forming an active semiconductor material layer (3) on one surface of the carrier when Step b) is not implemented or on the free surface of the layer when Step b) is implemented; d) forming different components of the electronic device on and/or under the layer; e) depositing a protective layer onto the layer stack, obtained in Step d), of the different components of the electronic device, said protective layer being made of the material M required for the substrate (1); and f) removing the carrier (10) by dissolving one or more of the components of said electronic device on a substrate different from the substrate (1). In said removal of the carrier, the method does not include any step for manufacturing one or more of the components of said electronic device on a substrate different from the substrate (1). The invention is of use in the field of electronics in particular. |
| US10158090B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Compounds comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising cyclometallated imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridine and diimidazo[1,2-a:1′,2′-c]quinazoline ligands, or isoelectronic or benzannulated analogs thereof, are described. Organic light emitting diode devices comprising these compounds are also described. |
| US10158088B2 |
Organic semiconductor liquid composition, organic semiconductor element, and method for preparing organic semiconductor element
An object of the present invention is to provide an organic semiconductor liquid composition making it possible to obtain an organic semiconductor film having high mobility, an organic semiconductor element prepared using the organic semiconductor liquid composition, and a method for preparing the organic semiconductor element.The organic semiconductor liquid composition of the present invention contains an organic semiconductor, a liquid crystal compound, and an organic insulating polymer. It is preferable that the organic insulating polymer includes a resin having a constitutional unit represented by Formula 1a and/or a constitutional unit represented by Formula 1b. In the formulae, R's each independently represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. |
| US10158087B2 |
Organic thin film, and organic semiconductor device and organic transistor using same
The present invention provides an organic thin film and an organic transistor having high performance stability and mobility. Specifically, there are provided an organic thin film including a compound containing a charge transporting molecular unit A having a structure of an aromatic fused ring system and a unit B serving as a side chain, the compound having a bilayer structure; an organic semiconductor device including the organic thin film; and an organic transistor including the organic thin film used as an organic semiconductor layer. |
| US10158083B2 |
Materials for electronic devices
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1), which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices. |
| US10158079B2 |
Polymers of benzodithiophene and their use as organic semiconductors
The invention relates to novel polymers of benzodithiophene, methods and materials for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these polymers. |
| US10158077B2 |
Light emitting composition and device
A light-emitting composition comprises a polymer and a phosphorescent light-emitting material. The polymer comprises conjugating repeat units of formula (I) and up to 20 mol % of conjugation-blocking repeat units of repeat units of formula (II): Ar1 represents an aryl or heteroaryl group; R1, which may be the same or different in each occurrence, is a substituent; p is 0 or an integer; Ar2 in each occurrence independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; and Sp1 represents an acyclic spacer group that does not provide any conjugation path between the two groups Ar2. Optionally, p is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 and each R1 is a non-polar substituent. Each R1 is advantageously selected from C1-30 hydrocarbyl substituents. A light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, the light-emitting layer comprising a light-emitting composition as described. |
| US10158076B2 |
Display device and a method of manufacturing the same
The display device includes a first base portion; a semiconductor layer disposed on the first base portion and including a source region, a drain region and a channel region; a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; a gate line disposed on the first insulating layer extending in a first direction and overlapping the channel region; a second insulating layer disposed on the gate line; a first connection plug formed in the first and second insulating layer filling a first connection hole exposing the source region; a second connection plug formed in the first and second insulating layer filling a second connection hole exposing the drain region; a first and second conductive pattern disposed on the second insulating layer; a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating layer and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and a data line disposed on the second insulating layer to extend in a second direction. |
| US10158063B2 |
Monolithic PZT actuator, stage, and method for making
A monolithic, bulk piezoelectric actuator includes a bulk piezoelectric substrate having a starting top surface and an opposing starting bottom surface and a at least two electrodes operatively disposed on the bulk piezoelectric substrate consisting of at least two discrete electrodes disposed on either/both of the starting top surface and the starting bottom surface and at least one electrode disposed on the respective other starting bottom surface or starting top surface. A stage includes a base, at least two of the monolithic, bulk piezoelectric actuators disposed on the base, a movable platform disposed on the base, and a respective number of deformable connectors each having a first connection to a respective one of the piezoelectric actuators and a second connection to a respective portion of the movable platform. A method for monolithically making a monolithic, bulk piezoelectric actuator involves a direct write micropatterning technique. |
| US10158060B2 |
Thermoelectric element and thermoelectric generation system
A thermoelectric element includes a thermoelectric member made of thermoelectric materials and having a through hole, a pipe inserted into the through hole for making fluid flow, and a soaking member provided to the side of the thermoelectric element. The pipe and the soaking member respectively also function as an electrode of the thermoelectric member. A surface of the soaking member includes a blackened surface and a mirror surface. A thermoelectric generation system includes a container having a lighting window, the thermoelectric element housed in the container, a fluid feeder for feeding fluid into the pipe, and a power consumption source that consumes electric power generated by the thermoelectric element. The thermoelectric element is housed in the container so that the blackened surface is located under the lighting window. |
| US10158058B2 |
Method for manufacturing thermoelectric conversion element, and thermoelectric conversion element
To provide a manufacturing method of a thermoelectric conversion element, including: a holding step of holding thermoelectric conversion members (2, 3) while exposing at least one side end portions of at least one of the thermoelectric conversion members; a coating step of coating the exposed end portions of the thermoelectric conversion member with metal powder (13); and an electrode forming step of forming an electrode (4a) at the end portions of the thermoelectric conversion member by sintering the metal powder. |
| US10158055B2 |
Light emitting device including light emitting unit arranged in a tube
A light-emitting device includes a carrier with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a light-emitting unit disposed on the first surface and configured to emit a light toward but not passing through the first surface. When emitting the light, the light-emitting device has a first light intensity above the first surface, and a second light intensity under the second surface, a ratio of the first light intensity to the second light intensity is in a range of 2˜9. |
| US10158051B2 |
Process method for refining photoconverter to bond-package LED and refinement equipment system
Provided are a process method for bond-packaging an LED using a refined photoconverter, and a refining equipment system. The process method includes the following continuous process flow: roll-shaping of a special-shaped microporous carrier sheet, refining of a semi-cured photoconversion sheet, preparation of a flip chip LED array sheet, forming of LED package elements by roll-bonding, curing of the LED package elements, and cutting of the LED package elements. The present invention has a significant advantage of a refined photoconverter, and especially can meet a requirement of a continuous process flow of bond-packaging an LED using an organic silicone resin photoconverter, so as to enhance the production efficiency and yield of LED packages in industrialized batch production. |
| US10158048B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a light emitting chip which generates a first light having a first color, a first cavity layer disposed on the light emitting chip and which generates a second light having a second color and has a first refractive index, a second cavity layer disposed on the first cavity layer and which generates a third light having a third color and has a second refractive index, a first half mirror layer disposed between the first cavity layer and the light emitting chip and which reflects at least a portion of the second light, a second half mirror layer disposed between the first cavity layer and the second cavity layer and which reflects at least a portion of the third light, and a third half mirror layer disposed on the second cavity layer and which transmits the first light. |
| US10158046B2 |
Semiconductor element and fabrication method thereof
A semiconductor element has a metal protective layer and a metal oxide protective layer formed on the substrate to prevent the Si substrate surface from forming an amorphous layer; and a transition layer to reduce lattice difference between the metal oxide protective layer and the III-V-group buffer layer, thus improving crystal quality of the III-V-group buffer layer. A fabrication method can avoid formation of amorphous layers and cracks surrounding the Si substrate surface. A light-emitting diode (LED) element or a transistor element can be formed by depositing a high-quality multi-layer buffer structure via PVD and forming a GaN, InGaN or AlGaN epitaxial layer thereon. |
| US10158038B1 |
Fast-gated photodetector architectures comprising dual voltage sources with a switch configuration
An exemplary photodetector includes a SPAD and a capacitor. The capacitor is configured to be charged, while the SPAD is in a disarmed state, with a bias voltage by a voltage source. The capacitor is further configured to supply, when the SPAD is put in an armed state, the bias voltage to an output node of the SPAD such that a voltage across the SPAD is greater than a breakdown voltage of the SPAD. |
| US10158037B2 |
Transducer to convert optical energy to electrical energy
An optical transducer, optoelectronic device, and semiconductor are disclosed. An illustrative optical transducer is disclosed to include a plurality of p-n stacks, where each p-n stack comprises at least a p-layer and an n-layer, and formed therein a built-in photovoltage between the p-layer and the n-layer. The p-layers and n-layers are disclosed to have substantially the same n-type material in substantially the same composition such that each p-n stack in the plurality of p-n stacks has a substantially similar built-in photovoltage. The optical transducer is further disclosed to include a plurality of connecting layers, each connecting layer in the plurality of connecting layers being sandwiched between two adjacent p-n stacks for electrically connecting the two adjacent p-n stacks. The p-n stacks in the plurality of p-n stacks may be arranged such that the built-in photovoltage of each p-n stack additively contributes to an overall electric potential of the transducer. |
| US10158032B2 |
Solar cells produced from high Ohmic wafers and halogen containing paste
In general, the present invention relates to electro-conductive pastes with halogen containing compounds as additives and solar cells with high Ohmic sheet resistance, preferably photovoltaic solar cells. More specifically, the present invention relates to solar cell precursors, processes for preparation of solar cells, solar cells and solar modules. The present invention relates to a solar cell precursor at least comprising as precursor parts: i) a wafer with sheet resistance of at least 80 Ohm/sq.; ii) an electro-conductive paste at least comprising: a) metallic particles; b) a glass frit; c) an organic vehicle; and d) a halogen containing compound applied to the wafer. |
| US10158030B2 |
CMOS and bipolar device integration including a tunable capacitor
A tunable capacitor may include a first terminal having a first semiconductor component with a first polarity. The tunable capacitor may also include a second terminal having a second semiconductor component with a second polarity. The second component may be adjacent to the first semiconductor component. The tunable capacitor may further include a first conductive material electrically coupled to a first depletion region at a first sidewall of the first semiconductor component. |
| US10158028B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a semiconductor device including a substrate having a first conductivity type, a first well having a second conductivity type, a first doped region having the first conductivity type, a second well having the second conductivity type, at least one second doped region having the first conductivity type, at least one third doped region having the second conductivity type, and a fourth doped region having the second conductivity type. The first well is located in the substrate. The first doped region is located in the first well. The second well is located in the first well. The second doped region is located in the first doped region. The third doped region is located in the first well at a first side of the first doped region. The fourth doped region is located in the first well at a second side of the first doped region. |
| US10158026B2 |
Semiconductor device including oxide semiconductor stacked layers
A transistor includes oxide semiconductor stacked layers between a first gate electrode layer and a second gate electrode layer through an insulating layer interposed between the first gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor stacked layers and an insulating layer interposed between the second gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor stacked layers. The thickness of a channel formation region is smaller than the other regions in the oxide semiconductor stacked layers. Further in this transistor, one of the gate electrode layers is provided as what is called a back gate for controlling the threshold voltage. Controlling the potential applied to the back gate enables control of the threshold voltage of the transistor, which makes it easy to maintain the normally-off characteristics of the transistor. |
| US10158023B2 |
Fabricating method of fin field effect transistor
A method for fabricating a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) is provided. The method includes: patterning a substrate to form a plurality of trenches in the substrate and at least one semiconductor fin between the trenches; forming a plurality of insulators in the trenches; forming a patterned photoresist on the insulators, wherein sidewalls of the semiconductor fin are partially covered by the patterned photoresist, and at least one area of the sidewalls is exposed by the patterned photoresist; by using the patterned photoresist as a mask, partially removing the semiconductor fin from the at least one area of the sidewalls exposed by the patterned photoresist so as to form at least one recess on the sidewalls of the semiconductor fin; removing the patterned photoresist after forming the at least one recess; and forming a gate stack to partially cover the semiconductor fin and the insulators. |
| US10158022B2 |
Bottom-up epitaxy growth on air-gap buffer
A fin structure for a semiconductor device, such as a FinFET structure, has first and second semiconductor layers and an air gap between the layers. The second semiconductor layer includes a recessed portion, the air gap is located in the recessed portion, and the recessed portion has an upwardly-opening acute angle in the range from about 10° to about 55°. The air gap may prevent current leakage. A FinFET device may be manufactured by first recessing and then epitaxially re-growing a source/drain fin, with the regrowth starting over a tubular air gap. |
| US10158021B2 |
Vertical pillar-type field effect transistor and method
Disclosed is a method of forming a vertical pillar-type field effect transistor (FET). One or more semiconductor pillars are formed by epitaxial deposition in one or more openings, respectively, that extend through a first dielectric layer and that have high aspect ratios in two directions. The first dielectric layer is etched back and the following components are formed laterally surrounding the semiconductor pillar(s): a first source/drain region above and adjacent to the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer on the first source/drain region, a gate on the second dielectric layer and a gate cap on the gate. The gate cap extends over the top surface(s) of the semiconductor pillar(s). A recess is formed in the gate cap to expose at least the top surface(s) of the semiconductor pillar(s) and a second source/drain region is formed within the recess. Also disclosed is the vertical pillar-type FET structure. |
| US10158017B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method for semiconductor device fabrication with improved source drain epitaxy
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, first gate structures and second gate structures over the substrate, third epitaxial semiconductor features proximate the first gate structures, and fourth epitaxial semiconductor features proximate the second gate structures. The first gate structures have a greater pitch than the second gate structures. The third and fourth epitaxial semiconductor features are at least partially embedded in the substrate. A first proximity of the third epitaxial semiconductor features to the respective first gate structures is smaller than a second proximity of the fourth epitaxial semiconductor features to the respective second gate structures. In an embodiment, a first depth of the third epitaxial semiconductor features embedded into the substrate is greater than a second depth of the fourth epitaxial semiconductor features embedded into the substrate. |
| US10158013B1 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide drift layer, a buried silicon carbide layer and an oxide semiconductor layer; the buried silicon carbide layer is located within the silicon carbide drift layer and the buried silicon carbide layer is covered by the oxide semiconductor layer. Therefore, breakdown behavior and/or long-time reliability of the semiconductor device may be further improved. |
| US10158012B1 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of silicon carbide, a second semiconductor layer of nitride semiconductor, a third semiconductor layer of nitride semiconductor and a drain electrode. The semiconductor device includes a source electrode that has a first projection portion, a conduction electrode that has a second projection portion and a gate electrode. The first semiconductor layer includes a first region, a second region, a third region and a fourth region. |
| US10158011B2 |
Semiconductor device
A trench gate type MOS gate structure is provided in an active region on a substrate front surface side, and a floating p-type region is provided in a mesa region between trenches. A groove is provided distanced from the trench in a surface layer on the substrate front surface side of the floating p-type region. A second gate electrode is provided across an insulation layer in the interior portion of the groove. The second gate electrode covers the surface on the substrate front surface side of the floating p-type region. Thus, the second gate electrode is embedded in a surface layer on the substrate front surface side of the floating p-type region between the floating p-type region and an interlayer dielectric, whereby the substrate front surface is flattened. Controllability of turn-on di/dt is high, mirror capacitance is low, and an element structure having an intricate pattern can be formed. |
| US10158009B2 |
Method of making a graphene base transistor with reduced collector area
A method of making a graphene base transistor with reduced collector area comprising forming an electron injection region, forming an electron collection region, and forming a base region wherein the base region comprises one or more sheets of graphene and wherein the base region is intermediate the electron injection region and the electron collection region and forms electrical interfaces therewith. |
| US10158008B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A change in electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor is prevented, and the reliability of the semiconductor device is improved. An oxide semiconductor is formed over a substrate; an insulator is formed over the oxide semiconductor; a metal oxide is formed over the insulator; a conductor is formed over the metal oxide; a portion of the oxide semiconductor is exposed by removing the conductor, the metal oxide, and the insulator over the oxide semiconductor; plasma treatment is performed on a surface of the exposed portion of the oxide semiconductor; and a nitride insulator is formed over the exposed portion of the oxide semiconductor and over the conductor. The plasma treatment is performed in a mixed atmosphere of an argon gas and a nitrogen gas. |
| US10158006B2 |
Source/drain structure of a fin field effect transistor (FinFET)
An exemplary method for forming a semiconductor device includes etching a top portion etching a top portion of a first semiconductor fin to produce a recessed top portion of the fin. A dielectric layer is deposited over the first semiconductor fin and an adjacent isolation structure. The top surface of the recessed top portion is exposed where a resulting pair of spacers remains on either side of the recessed top portion, the spacers being in contact with sidewalls of the recessed fin. The fin is further recessed to produce a recessed top surface of the first semiconductor fin, the recessed top surface being below a top surface of the isolation structure. A source/drain material is epitaxially grown in the recess between the pair of spacers and expands laterally over the pair of spacers. |
| US10158003B2 |
Epitaxial and silicide layer formation at top and bottom surfaces of semiconductor fins
A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a fin in a substrate; depositing a first spacer material to form a first spacer around the fin; depositing a second spacer material to form a second spacer over the first spacer; recessing the first spacer and the second spacer; removing the first spacer; and performing an epitaxial growth process to form epitaxial growth on an end of the fin, along a sidewall of the fin, and adjacent to the fin. |
| US10157998B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A field effect transistor includes a channel layer made of a semiconductor and a metal gate structure. The metal gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer, a barrier layer formed on the gate dielectric layer, a work function adjustment layer formed on the barrier layer and made of one of Al and TiAl, a blocking layer formed on the work function adjustment layer and made of TiN, and a body metal layer formed on the blocking layer and made of W. A gate length over the channel layer is in a range from 5 nm to 15 nm, and a thickness of the first conductive layer is in a range of 0.2 nm to 3.0 nm. A range between a largest thickness and a smallest thickness of the first conductive layer is more than 0% and less than 10% of an average thickness of the first conductive layer. |
| US10157996B2 |
Methods for forming integrated circuits that include a dummy gate structure
A method includes forming a first material stack above a first transistor region, a second transistor region, and a dummy gate region of a semiconductor structure, the first material stack including a high-k material layer and a workfunction adjustment metal layer. The first material stack is patterned to remove a first portion of the first material stack from above the dummy gate region while leaving second portions of the first material stack above the first and second transistor regions. A gate electrode stack is formed above the first and second transistor regions and above the dummy gate region, and the gate electrode stack and the remaining second portions of the first material stack are patterned to form a first gate structure above the first transistor region, a second gate structure above the second transistor region, and a dummy gate structure above the dummy gate region. |
| US10157992B2 |
Nanowire device with reduced parasitics
A nanowire transistor is provided that includes a well implant having a local isolation region for insulating a replacement metal gate from a parasitic channel. In addition, the nanowire transistor includes oxidized caps in the extension regions that inhibit parasitic gate-to-source and gate-to-drain capacitances. |
| US10157991B2 |
Method for fabricating non-volatile memory device with high precision of floating gate forming
A method for fabricating a memory device is provided. The method for fabricating a memory device includes forming a first dielectric layer over a substrate and forming a floating gate layer over the first dielectric layer. The method further includes forming a hard mask layer over the floating gate layer and etching the hard mask layer to form a recess in the hard mask layer. The method further includes patterning a portion of the hard mask layer under the recess to form a recessed feature having a first tip corner and etching the recessed feature and the floating gate layer to form a floating gate having a second tip corner. The method further includes depositing a second dielectric layer over the floating gate and forming a control gate partially over the floating gate and separating from the floating gate by the second dielectric layer. |
| US10157986B2 |
Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
A drift layer of a first conductivity type is made of silicon carbide. A body region of a second conductivity type is provided on the drift layer. A source region of the first conductivity type is provided on the body region. A source electrode is connected to the source region. A gate insulating film is provided on side and bottom surfaces of a trench which penetrates the body region and the source region. A gate electrode is provided in the trench with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween. A trench-bottom-surface protective layer of the second conductivity type provided below the bottom surface of the trench in the drift layer is electrically connected to the source electrode. The trench-bottom-surface protective layer has a high-concentration protective layer, and a first low-concentration protective layer provided below the high-concentration protective layer and having an impurity concentration lower than that of the high-concentration protective layer. |
| US10157984B2 |
Semiconductor device integrating high and low voltage devices
The present invention is directed to a method for forming multiple active components, such as bipolar transistors, MOSFETs, diodes, etc., on a semiconductor substrate so that active components with higher operation voltage may be formed on a common substrate with a lower operation voltage device and incorporating the existing proven process flow of making the lower operation voltage active components. The present invention is further directed to a method for forming a device of increasing operation voltage over an existing device of same functionality by adding a few steps in the early manufacturing process of the existing device therefore without drastically affecting the device performance. |
| US10157983B2 |
Vertical power MOS-gated device with high dopant concentration N-well below P-well and with floating P-islands
In one embodiment, a power MOSFET or IGBT cell includes an N-type drift region grown over the substrate. An N-type layer, having a higher dopant concentration than the drift region, is then formed over the drift region. A P-well is formed over the N-type layer, and an N+ source/emitter region is formed in the P-well. A gate is formed over the P-well's lateral channel and has a vertical extension into a trench. A positive gate voltage inverts the lateral channel and increases the vertical conduction in the N-type layer along the sidewalls of the trench to reduce on-resistance. A vertical shield field plate is also in the trench and may be connected to the gate. The field plate laterally depletes the N-type layer when the device is off to increase the breakdown voltage. Floating P-islands in the N-type drift region increase breakdown voltage and reduce the saturation current. |
| US10157979B2 |
High voltage semiconductor device with reduced peak electric field in active and termination areas of the device
We disclose a high voltage semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate of a second conductivity type; a semiconductor drift region of the second conductivity type disposed over the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate region having higher doping concentration than the drift region; a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, opposite to the second conductivity type, formed on the surface of the device and within the semiconductor drift region, the semiconductor region having higher doping concentration than the drift region; and a lateral extension of the first conductivity type extending laterally from the semiconductor region into the drift region, the lateral extension being spaced from a surface of the device. |
| US10157977B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer extends in a first direction. The second electrode layer extends in the first direction for a different length from the first electrode layer, and is symmetric with respect to a center line of the first electrode layer in a second direction. The second electrode layer defines a capacitor with the first electrode layer. |
| US10157972B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode display
An organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a substrate including a pixel area and a peripheral area surrounding the pixel area and an organic light-emitting element formed in the pixel area and including a first electrode, an organic emission layer, and a second electrode. The display also includes a common voltage line formed in the peripheral area and configured to provide a common voltage to the second electrode, wherein the common voltage line and the first electrode are formed of the same material. |
| US10157971B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode display
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display includes a substrate, a scan line disposed over the substrate and configured to transmit a scan signal, a data line crossing the scan line and configured to transmit a data voltage a driving voltage line crossing the scan line and configured to transmit a driving voltage, a switching transistor connected to the scan line and the data line, a driving transistor connected to the switching transistor and including a driving gate electrode, a driving source electrode, and a driving drain electrode, and an OLED electrically connected to the driving transistor, wherein the driving source electrode at least partially overlaps the data line in the depth dimension of the OLED display so as to form an assistance capacitor. |
| US10157967B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device, illumination device, and display device
An organic electroluminescence device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a base material having a top surface on which a recess is provided; a reflective layer provided along at least a surface of the recess; a filling layer filled inside the recess via the reflective layer, the filling layer having light transmissivity; a first electrode provided at least on an upper layer side of the filling layer, the first electrode having light transmissivity; an organic layer provided on an upper layer side of the first electrode, the organic layer including at least a light emitting layer; and a second electrode provided on an upper layer side of the organic layer, the second electrode having light transmissivity, wherein a coloring material is mixed into the filling layer. |
| US10157963B1 |
Semiconductor device with memory structure
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a memory structure disposed above the substrate. An embodied memory structure includes a bottom electrode disposed above the substrate, a barrier layer disposed at the bottom electrode, a resistance switching layer disposed on the bottom electrode and above the barrier layer, and a top electrode disposed on the resistance switching layer and covering the resistance switching layer. A bottom surface of the resistance switching layer is spaced apart from an uppermost surface of the barrier layer by a distance. |
| US10157959B2 |
Interconnect structure for stacked device and method
A stacked integrated circuit (IC) device and a method are disclosed. The stacked IC device includes a first semiconductor element and a second semiconductor element bonded on the first semiconductor element. The first semiconductor element includes a first substrate, a common conductive feature in the first substrate, a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer, a first interconnection feature and a conductive plug connecting the first interconnection feature to the common conductive feature. The second semiconductor element includes a second substrate, a second ILD layers over the second substrate and a second interconnection feature in second ILD layers. The device also includes a conductive deep plug connecting to the common conductive feature in the first semiconductor element and the second interconnection feature. The conductive deep plug is separated with the conductive plug by the first ILD layer. |
| US10157958B2 |
Vertically integrated image sensor chips and methods for forming the same
A method includes bonding a Backside Illumination (BSI) image sensor chip to a device chip, forming a first via in the BSI image sensor chip to connect to a first integrated circuit device in the BSI image sensor chip, forming a second via penetrating through the BSI image sensor chip to connect to a second integrated circuit device in the device chip, and forming a metal pad to connect the first via to the second via. |
| US10157951B2 |
CMOS image sensor (CIS) including MRAM (magnetic random access memory)
A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor (CIS) with a simplified stacked structure and improved operation characteristics includes an upper chip, in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional array structure, and a lower chip below the upper chip including a logic region having logic circuits and a memory region having embedded therein magnetic random access memory (MRAM) used as image buffer memory for storing image data processed by the logic region. |
| US10157946B2 |
Method for forming CMOS image sensor structure
A semiconductor device is operated for sensing incident light and includes a substrate, a device layer, a semiconductor layer and a color filter layer. The device layer is disposed on the substrate and includes light-sensing regions. The semiconductor layer overlies the device layer and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is adjacent to the device layer. The semiconductor layer includes microstructures on the second surface. The color filter layer is disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor layer. |
| US10157940B2 |
Method for manufacturing LTPS array substrate
The present invention provides a manufacturing method of LTPS array substrate, wherein the LTPS array substrate contains at least a metal mask layer, a buffer layer, an active layer, a gate insulating layer and a gate layer. The manufacturing method is to form the gate layer by patterning the gate layer using the metal mask layer as a photomask, and a width of the formed gate layer is smaller than a width of the metal mask layer so that a vertical projection of the gate layer falls within the scope of the metal mask layer. In the present invention, the cost of producing a metal mask for the gate electrode is saved by patterning the gate layer using the metal mask layer as a photomask, so that the cost of producing LTPS is saved and the process of production is simplified. |
| US10157938B2 |
Array substrate, fabrication method for forming the same, and display device containing the same
The present application discloses a fabrication method for forming an array substrate, including: forming, in a fanout region, a first signal-load line connected to a first group of data lead wires, and a second signal-load line connected to a second group of data lead wires; and forming, in the fanout region, at least one unidirectional device at a connection point of the first signal-load line and a data lead wire, at least one unidirectional device at a connection point of the second signal-load line and a data lead wire. The first signal-load line and the second signal-load line are each configured to transmit an external testing signal along a single direction to the data lead wires through the unidirectional devices. |
| US10157934B2 |
Connection structure for vertical gate all around (VGAA) devices on semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate
A vertical gate all around (VGAA) nanowire device circuit routing structure is disclosed. The circuit routing structure comprises a plurality of VGAA nanowire devices including a NMOS and a PMOS device. The devices are formed on a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate. Each device comprises a bottom plate and a top plate wherein one of the bottom and top plates serves as a drain node and the other serves as a source node. Each device further comprises a gate layer. The gate layer fully surrounds a vertical channel in the device. In one example, a CMOS circuit is formed with an oxide (OD) block layer that serves as a common bottom plate for the NMOS and PMOS devices. In another example, a CMOS circuit is formed with a top plate that serves as a common top plate for the NMOS device and the PMOS devices. In another example, a SRAM circuit is formed. |
| US10157933B2 |
Integrated structures including material containing silicon, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus
Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. A layer over the conductive levels includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus. In some embodiments the vertically-stacked conductive levels are wordline levels within a NAND memory array. Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. Vertically-stacked NAND memory cells are along the conductive levels within a memory array region. A staircase region is proximate the memory array region. The staircase region has electrical contacts in one-to-one correspondence with the conductive levels. A layer is over the memory array region and over the staircase region. The layer includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus. |
| US10157932B2 |
Semiconductor device and production method thereof
A semiconductor device includes: a memory transistor including a first silicon oxide film, a first silicon nitride film, a second silicon oxide film, and a first gate electrode that are disposed in sequence on a substrate; and a MOS transistor including a third silicon oxide film and a second gate electrode that are disposed in sequence on the substrate. The memory transistor has a side wall including an extending portion of the first silicon oxide film, a second silicon nitride film that is in contact with the first silicon nitride film, and a fourth silicon oxide film that are disposed in sequence on the substrate, and the MOS transistor has a side wall including a fifth silicon oxide film that is disposed on the substrate. |
| US10157930B2 |
Method for fabricating memory device
A method for fabricating a memory device is provided. In the method, a first gate dielectric layer is formed on a substrate in a first region. A second gate dielectric layer is formed on the substrate in a second region and a third region. A first conductive layer is formed on the substrate. A first dielectric layer is directly formed on the first conductive layer. One portion of the first dielectric layer, one portion of the first conductive layer, and one portion of the second gate dielectric layer in the second region are removed. A third gate dielectric layer and a second conductive layer are formed sequentially on the substrate in the second region. A third conductive layer and a second dielectric layer are formed sequentially on the substrate. Isolation structures are formed in the substrate. Here, the isolation structures penetrate the second dielectric layer and extend into the substrate. |
| US10157927B2 |
Semiconductor memory devices having an undercut source/drain region
A semiconductor memory device includes, for example, a substrate having a fin having a web portion extending from the substrate and a first overhanging fin portion extending outward from the web portion and spaced from the substrate, the fin comprising a source/drain region in the web portion of the fin, a first source/drain region in the first overhanging fin portion, an isolation material surrounding the web portion and disposed under the first overhanging fin portion of the fin, an upper surface of the isolation material being below an upper surface of the fin, a first gate disposed over the fin between the source/drain region in the web portion of the fin and the first source/drain region in the first overhanging fin portion of the fin, and a capacitor operably electrically connected to the first source/drain region in the first overhanging fin portion. |
| US10157924B2 |
Method and structure for FinFET devices
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an isolation structure over the substrate, and at least one semiconductor layer over the substrate. A first portion of the at least one semiconductor layer is over the isolation structure and a second portion of the at least one semiconductor layer is surrounded by the isolation structure. A doped material layer is between the isolation structure and the second portion of the at least one semiconductor layer. |
| US10157923B2 |
Vertical transport transistors with equal gate stack thicknesses
Methods of forming semiconductor devices include forming vertical semiconductor channels on a bottom source/drain layer in a first-type region and a second-type region. A gate dielectric layer is formed on sidewalls of the vertical semiconductor channels. A first-type work function layer is formed in the first-type region. A second-type work function layer is formed in both the first-type region and the second-type region. A thickness matching layer is formed in the second-type region such that a stack of layers in the first-type region has a same thickness as a stack of layers in the second-type region. Top source/drain regions are formed on a top portion of the vertical channels. |
| US10157920B2 |
Multi-fin device and method of making same
A multiple-fin device includes a substrate and a plurality of fins formed on the substrate. Source and drain regions are formed in the respective fins. A dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. The dielectric layer has a first thickness adjacent one side of a first fin and having a second thickness, different from the first thickness, adjacent an opposite side of the fin. A continuous gate structure is formed overlying the plurality of fins, the continuous gate structure being adjacent a top surface of each fin and at least one sidewall surface of at least one fin. By adjusting the dielectric layer thickness, channel width of the resulting device can be fine-tuned. |
| US10157919B2 |
Device for a FinFET
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, multiple fins formed on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate, a stress layer formed on a top surface of the fins, multiple strip-shaped gate structures formed above the stress layers, each of which extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of the fins, a contact hole etch stop layer covering the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, sidewalls of the fins, and top surfaces and sidewalls of the stress layers, a first interlayer dielectric layer over the contact hole etch stop layer, the first interlayer dielectric layer including filling voids formed therein, and a top surface of the first interlayer dielectric layer being below the top surfaces of the stress layers, a barrier liner layer over the first interlayer dielectric layer, and a second interlayer dielectric layer over the barrier liner layer and the contact hole etch stop layer. |
| US10157918B2 |
Semiconductor device and method
A representative method for manufacturing fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs) includes steps of forming a plurality of fin structures over a substrate, and forming a plurality of isolation structures interposed between adjacent pairs of fin structures. Upper portions of the fin and isolation structures are etched. Epitaxial structures are formed over respective fin structures, with each of the epitaxial structures adjoining adjacent epitaxial structures. A dielectric layer is deposited over the plurality of epitaxial structures with void regions formed in the dielectric layer. The void regions are interposed between adjacent pairs of fin structures. |
| US10157911B2 |
Semiconductor device
In a semiconductor device having an SJ structure, the reverse breakdown voltage decrease is suppressed while a main body region and a current detecting region are separated. Provided is a semiconductor device that has a semiconductor substrate, a main body region including one or more operation cells formed inside the semiconductor substrate, a current detecting region including one or more current detecting cells formed inside the semiconductor substrate, and an intermediate region that is provided between the main body region and the current detecting region and inside the semiconductor substrate and that includes an edge termination structure unit. A first conductivity-type column and a second conductivity-type column are alternately arranged at equal intervals in the main body region, the current detecting region, and the intermediate region. |
| US10157910B2 |
Circuits and structures including tap cells and fabrication methods thereof
An example circuit includes: one or more power rails and a tap cell structure. The tap cell structure includes one or more decoupling capacitor cells and one or more tap cells. The one or more tap cells are electrically coupled to the one or more power rails. The one or more decoupling capacitor cells are disposed adjacent to the tap cells and electrically coupled to the one or more power rails. |
| US10157909B2 |
3D semiconductor device and structure
A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first layer including first transistors each including a silicon channel; a second layer including second transistors each including a silicon channel, the second layer overlaying the first transistors, where at least one of the second transistors is at least partially self-aligned to at least one of the first transistors; and a third layer including third transistors each including a single crystal silicon channel, the third layer underlying the first transistors, where a plurality of the third transistors form a logic circuit, and where the logic circuit is aligned to the second transistors with less than 200 nm alignment error, where the first layer thickness is less than one micron, and where the first transistor is a junction-less transistor. |
| US10157907B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
An integrated circuit (IC) structure is provided. The IC structure comprises a deep n-well (DWN), a first circuit, a second circuit, a first power line and a second power line. The first circuit is in the DWN. The second circuit is outside the DWN and electrically connected with the first circuit. The first power line is configured to provide the first circuit with power. The second power line is configured to provide the second circuit with power. The second power line is electrically connected with the first power line. The first power line and the second power line are in different conductive layers. |
| US10157904B2 |
High surge bi-directional transient voltage suppressor
A transient voltage suppressor (TVS) is constructed as an NPN bipolar transistor including individually optimized collector-base and emitter-base junctions both with avalanche mode breakdown. The TVS device is constructed using a base that includes a lightly doped base region bordered by a pair of more heavily doped base regions. The two more heavily doped base regions are used to form the collector-base junction and the emitter-base junction both as avalanche breakdown junctions. The lightly doped base region between the collector-base and emitter-base doping regions ensures low leakage current in the TVS device. In this manner, the TVS bipolar transistor of the present invention provides high surge protection with robust clamping while ensuring low leakage current. |
| US10157902B2 |
Semiconductor devices with cells comprising routing resources
A cell comprising at least one diffusion region and a plurality of interconnection conductive patterns located over the at least one diffusion layer and comprising a first outer interconnection conductive pattern and a second outer interconnection conductive pattern. The cell further includes at least one different conductive pattern located above the at least one diffusion region and interspersed between the plurality of interconnection conductive patterns. The at least one diffusion region extends in a first direction and the plurality of interconnection conductive patterns and at least one different conductive pattern extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. At least one of the interconnection conductive patterns extends in the second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and is long enough to connect to another interconnection conductive pattern on a second cell when the cell abuts the second cell vertically to create at least one routing resource. |
| US10157901B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing
A semiconductor device includes a first chip, a dielectric layer over the first chip, and a second chip over the dielectric layer. A conductive layer is embedded in the dielectric layer and is electrically coupled to the first chip and the second chip. The second chip includes an optical component. The first chip and the second chip are arranged on opposite sides of the dielectric layer in a thickness direction of the dielectric layer. |
| US10157897B1 |
Hybrid LED and color conversion film displays
A display component can include an array of pixels and a color conversion film. Each pixel in the array can include one or more green sub-pixel emitters and a plurality of blue sub-pixel emitters. The color conversion film can be disposed on a subset of the plurality of blue sub-pixel emitters. The color conversion film can be configured to convert blue light from the subset of the plurality of blue sub-pixel emitters to red light to realize a pixel including red, green and blue emitters. |
| US10157894B2 |
Semiconductor device having stacked chips
A semiconductor device includes a first chip having a first via and a second via through the first chip; and a second chip provided on the first chip and having a third via and a fourth via through the second chip. The first chip includes: a first logical operation circuit configured to perform a first logical operation (NOT) on a first address input signal to output a first address output signal to the second chip through the first via; a second logical operation circuit connected to the first logical operation circuit, the second logical operation circuit being configured to perform a second logical operation (XOR) on a second address input signal and the first address output signal to output a second address output signal to the second chip through the second via; and a first activation circuit connected to the second logical operation circuit, the first activation circuit being configured to activate the first chip based on at least the second address output signal. |
| US10157892B1 |
Semiconductor packages and methods of forming the same
Semiconductor packages and methods of forming the same are disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a plurality of chips, a first dielectric layer, a first redistribution structure, a second dielectric layer and a second redistribution structure. The first dielectric layer encapsulates the chips. The first redistribution structure is disposed over the plurality of chips and the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer surrounds the first dielectric layer. The second redistribution structure is disposed over the first redistribution structure, the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. |
| US10157891B2 |
3DIC interconnect apparatus and method
An interconnect apparatus and a method of forming the interconnect apparatus is provided. Two integrated circuits are bonded together. A first opening is formed through one of the substrates. A multi-layer dielectric film is formed along sidewalls of the first opening. One or more etch processes form one or more spacer-shaped structures along sidewalls of the first opening. A second opening is formed extending from the first opening to pads in the integrated circuits. A dielectric liner is formed, and the opening is filled with a conductive material to form a conductive plug. |
| US10157881B2 |
Methods for controlling warpage in packaging
A method includes placing a plurality of dummy dies over a carrier, placing a plurality of device dies over the carrier, molding the plurality of dummy dies and the plurality of device dies in a molding compound, forming redistribution line over and electrically coupled to the device dies, and performing a die-saw to separate the device dies and the molding compound into a plurality of packages. |
| US10157880B2 |
Micro-transfer printing with volatile adhesive layer
A method of making a micro-transfer printed structure includes providing a destination substrate and a source substrate having one or more micro-transfer printable components. A layer of volatile adhesive is formed over the destination substrate and one or more components are micro-transfer printed from the source substrate onto the volatile adhesive layer at a non-evaporable temperature of the volatile adhesive layer. The volatile adhesive layer is then heated to an evaporation temperature to evaporate at least a portion of the volatile adhesive after micro-transfer printing. In certain embodiments, a micro-transfer printed structure includes a destination substrate having one or more metal contacts and one or more micro-transfer printable components having one or more component contacts disposed on the destination substrate with the metal contact aligned with the component contact. The metal contact can form an intermetallic bond with the component contact. |
| US10157879B2 |
Die-to-die gap control for semiconductor structure and method
An embodiment is a structure comprising a substrate, a first die, and a second die. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The substrate has a through substrate via extending from the first surface towards the second surface. The first die is attached to the substrate, and the first die is coupled to the first surface of the substrate. The second die is attached to the substrate, and the second die is coupled to the first surface of the substrate. A first distance is between a first edge of the first die and a first edge of the second die, and the first distance is in a direction parallel to the first surface of the substrate. The first distance is equal to or less than 200 micrometers. |
| US10157878B2 |
Semiconductor device and electronic device
An improvement is achieved in the reliability of a semiconductor device. Over a die pad, first and second semiconductor chips are mounted. The first and second semiconductor chips and a part of the die pad are sealed in a sealing portion. The first semiconductor chip includes a power transistor. The second semiconductor chip controls the first semiconductor chip. The thickness of the portion of the die pad over which the first semiconductor chip is mounted is smaller than the thickness of the portion of the die pad over which the second semiconductor chip is mounted. |
| US10157874B2 |
Contact area design for solder bonding
A package component includes a dielectric layer and a metal pad over the dielectric layer. A plurality of openings is disposed in the metal pad. The first plurality of openings is separated from each other by portions of the metal pad, with the portions of the metal pad interconnected to form a continuous metal region. |
| US10157868B2 |
Fan-out semiconductor package
A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a first interconnection member having a through-hole; a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole and having an active surface having connection pads disposed thereon and an inactive surface; a second interconnection member disposed on the first interconnection member and the active surface of the semiconductor chip and including a redistribution layer electrically connected to the connection pads; and an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip. The first interconnection member includes a first insulating layer in contact with the second interconnection member, a first redistribution layer disposed on a surface of the first insulating layer in contact with the second interconnection member and electrically connected to the connection pads, and a blocking layer disposed on the surface of the first insulating layer on which the first redistribution layer is disposed and surrounding the through-hole. |
| US10157867B1 |
Interconnect structure and method
In an embodiment, a device includes: an interconnect structure over a substrate, the interconnect structure including a first metal line and a second metal line, the first metal line longer than the second metal line; a surface dielectric layer over the interconnect structure; a plurality of first vias in the surface dielectric layer; a first bonding pad in the surface dielectric layer, where the first bonding pad is connected to a first end of the first metal line through the first vias; a plurality of second vias in the surface dielectric layer; a second bonding pad in the surface dielectric layer, the second bonding pad and the first bonding pad separate from each other, where the second bonding pad is connected to a second end of the first metal line through the second vias; and a third bonding pad in the surface dielectric layer, where the third bonding pad is connect to the second metal line through a third via. |
| US10157864B1 |
Package structure and method of forming the same
A package structure and a method of forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a die, an encapsulant, and an RDL structure. The encapsulant is aside the die, and the RDL structure is electrically connected to the die. The RDL structure includes a first dielectric layer and a first RDL. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the encapsulant and the die. The first RDL is embedded in the first dielectric layer. The first RDL includes a seed layer and a conductive layer. The seed layer surrounds sidewalls of the conductive layer, and is disposed between the conductive layer and the first dielectric layer. |
| US10157862B1 |
Integrated fan-out package and method of fabricating the same
An integrated fan-out package including an integrated circuit component, an insulating encapsulation, a redistribution circuit structure and a plurality of conductive terminals is provided. The insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulates sidewalls of the integrated circuit component. The redistribution circuit structure is disposed on the insulating encapsulation and the integrated circuit component. The redistribution circuit structure is electrically connected to the integrated circuit component and the redistribution circuit structure includes a plurality of ball pads. Each of the conductive terminals includes a conductive ball and a ring-shaped flux structure, wherein each of the conductive balls is disposed on and electrically connected to one of the ball pads. Each of the ring-shaped flux structures is disposed on the redistribution circuit structure. Each of the ring-shaped flux structure is disposed around and in contact with a bottom portion of the conductive ball. A method of fabricating an integrated fan-out package is also provided. |
| US10157860B2 |
Component stiffener architectures for microelectronic package structures
Methods of forming microelectronic package structures, and structures formed thereby, are described. Those methods/structures may include attaching a stiffener on a substrate, wherein a first section of the stiffener and a second section of the stiffener are on opposite sides of an opening. At least one component may be attached on the substrate within the opening, wherein the at least one component is disposed between the first section of the stiffener and the second section of the stiffener, and wherein the stiffener comprises a grounding structure disposed on the substrate. |
| US10157859B2 |
Semiconductor device structure
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first device. The semiconductor device structure includes a conductive element over the first device. The semiconductor device structure includes a first conductive shielding layer between the first device and the conductive element. The first conductive shielding layer has openings, and a maximum width of the opening is less than a wavelength of an energy generated by the first device. The semiconductor device structure includes a second conductive shielding layer under the first device. The first device is between the first conductive shielding layer and the second conductive shielding layer, and the second conductive shielding layer has a plurality of second openings. |
| US10157857B2 |
Methods for fabricating semiconductor shielding structures
The present disclosure is drawn to, among other things, a method of forming a semiconductor shield from a stock material having a thickness. In some aspects the methods includes providing a first layer of material on a first surface of the stock material, wherein at least a portion of the first layer of material includes a first window that exposes a portion of the first surface; providing a second layer of material on a second surface of the stock material, wherein the second surface of the stock material is spaced from the first surface by the thickness of the stock material, and wherein at least portion of the second layer of material includes a second window that exposes a portion of the second surface; and selectively removing a portion of the stock material exposed at the first or second windows, wherein the portion removed includes less than an entirety of the thickness of the stock material. |
| US10157854B2 |
Eliminate sawing-induced peeling through forming trenches
A package includes a device die, a molding material encircling the device die, wherein a top surface of the molding material is substantially level with a top surface of the device die, and a bottom dielectric layer over the device die and the molding material. A plurality of redistribution lines (RDLs) extends into the bottom dielectric layer and electrically coupling to the device die. A top polymer layer is over the bottom dielectric layer, with a trench ring penetrating through the top polymer layer. The trench ring is adjacent to edges of the package. The package further includes Under-Bump Metallurgies (UBMs) extending into the top polymer layer. |
| US10157851B2 |
Fan-out semiconductor package
The present disclosure relates to a fan-out semiconductor package in which a plurality of semiconductor chips are stacked and packaged, and are disposed in a special form to be thus electrically connected to a redistribution layer of a connection member through vias rather than wires. The fan-out semiconductor package can further include a connection member having a through-hole, and at least one of the semiconductor chips can be disposed in the through-hole. |
| US10157840B2 |
Integrated circuit having a high cell density
An integrated circuit includes a cell that is between a substrate and a supply conductive line and that includes a source region, a contact conductive line, a power conductive line, and a power via. The contact conductive line extends from the source region. The power conductive line is coupled to the contact conductive line. The power via interconnects the supply conductive line and the power conductive line. |
| US10157837B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same
Disclosed herein is a semiconductor device including: a substrate having a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer arranged deeper than the first conductive layer; a large-diameter concave portion having, on a main side of a substrate, an opening sized to overlap the first and second conductive layers, with the first conductive layer exposed in part of the bottom of the large-diameter concave portion; a small-diameter concave portion extended from the large-diameter concave portion and formed by digging into the bottom of the large-diameter concave portion, with the second conductive layer exposed at the bottom of the small-diameter concave portion; and a conductive member provided in a connection hole made up of the large- and small-diameter concave portions to connect the first and second conductive layers. |
| US10157835B2 |
Package structures and method of forming the same
An embodiment is a method including forming a first package. The forming the first package includes forming a through via adjacent a first die, at least laterally encapsulating the first die and the through via with an encapsulant, and forming a first redistribution structure over the first die, the through via, and the encapsulant. The forming the first redistribution structure including forming a first via on the through via, and forming a first metallization pattern on the first via, at least one sidewall of the first metallization pattern directly overlying the through via. |
| US10157834B1 |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes an integrated fan-out package, a dielectric housing, and a plurality of conductive patterns. The dielectric housing is covering the integrated fan-out package, wherein a gap or a first dielectric layer is in between the dielectric housing and the integrated fan-out package. The plurality of conductive patterns is located on a surface of the dielectric housing, wherein the plurality of conductive patterns is located in between the dielectric housing and the integrated fan-out package. |
| US10157832B2 |
Integrated circuit structure including via interconnect structure abutting lateral ends of metal lines and methods of forming same
The disclosure is directed to an integrated circuit structure and methods of forming the same. The integrated circuit structure may include: a first metal level including a first metal line within a first dielectric layer; a second metal level including a second metal line in a second dielectric layer, the second metal level being over the first metal level; a first via interconnect structure extending through the first metal level and through the second metal level, wherein the first via interconnect structure abuts a first lateral of the first metal line and a first lateral end of the second metal line, and wherein the first via interconnect structure is a vertically uniform structure and includes a first metal. |
| US10157826B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of lower conductive lines overlying a substrate and extending in a first direction, an insulating layer overlying the plurality of lower conductive lines, a plurality of upper conductive lines overlying the insulating layer and the first conductive lines and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a plurality of vias filled with a conductive material formed in the insulating layer. The plurality of upper conductive lines are arranged in the first direction with a first pitch. The plurality of vias includes first vias and second vias. At least one via of the first vias connects at least two lines of the plurality of lower conductive lines and one line of the plurality of upper conductive lines. An average width in the first direction of the first vias is different from an average width in the first direction of the second vias. |
| US10157824B2 |
Integrated circuit (IC) package and package substrate comprising stacked vias
A device comprising a semiconductor die, a package substrate coupled to the semiconductor die, and an encapsulation layer that at least partially encapsulates the semiconductor die. The package substrate includes at least one stacked via. The at least one stacked via includes a first via and a second via coupled to the first via. The second via includes a seed layer coupled to the first via. The second via includes a different shape than the first via. The package substrate includes a prepreg layer. The package substrate includes a first pad coupled to the first via, and a second pad coupled to the second via. |
| US10157819B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a thermal treatment is performed on a substrate, thereby forming a defect free layer in an upper layer of the substrate, where a remaining layer of the substrate is a bulk layer. A density of defects in the bulk layer is equal to or more than 1×108 cm−3, where the defects are bulk micro defects. An electronic device is formed over the defect free layer. An opening is formed in the defect free layer such that the opening does not reach the bulk layer. The opening is filled with a conductive material, thereby forming a via. The bulk layer is removed so that a bottom part of the via is exposed. A density of defects in the defect free layer is less than 100 cm−3. |
| US10157818B2 |
Methods of cooling packaged semiconductor devices
Packages for semiconductor devices, packaged semiconductor devices, and methods of cooling packaged semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a package for a semiconductor device includes a substrate including a semiconductor device mounting region, a cover coupled to a perimeter of the substrate, and members disposed between the substrate and the cover. The package includes partitions, with each partition being disposed between two adjacent members. The package includes a fluid inlet port coupled to the cover, and a fluid outlet port coupled to one of the partitions. |
| US10157812B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor element formed in or on the semiconductor substrate, a metal layer connected to the semiconductor element, and a passivation film that protects the semiconductor element. The passivation film is formed by alternately stacking a first insulation film that generates compressive stress and has low density and a second insulation film that generates compressive stress and has high density. The first insulation film is disposed in a lowest layer of the passivation film, the lowest layer being nearest to the semiconductor substrate. Each of the first insulation film and the second insulation film is one of a silicon nitride film, a silicon oxide film, and a silicon oxynitride film. |
| US10157803B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of unit specific progressive alignment
A semiconductor device and method can comprise measuring a true position of each of a plurality of semiconductor die within an embedded die panel and determining a total radial shift of each of the plurality of semiconductor die. The total radial shift of each of the plurality of semiconductor die can be distributed to two or more layers for each of the plurality of semiconductor die by assigning a portion of the total radial shift to each of the layers according to a priority list to form a distributed radial shift for each of the layers. A transformation for each of the layers for each of the plurality of semiconductor die can be transformed using the distributed radial shift for each of the layers. A unit specific pattern can be formed over each of the plurality of semiconductor die with the transformation for each of the layers. |
| US10157800B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first source/drain feature, a second source/drain feature and a dielectric plug. The substrate has a semiconductor fin. The first source/drain feature is embedded in the semiconductor fin. The second source/drain feature is embedded in the semiconductor fin. The dielectric plug extends from above the semiconductor fin into the semiconductor fin. The dielectric plug is in between the first source/drain feature and the second source/drain feature. The dielectric plug is separated from the first source/drain feature and the second source/drain feature. |
| US10157796B1 |
Forming of marking trenches in structure for multiple patterning lithography
The disclosure relates to methods including: forming a soft mask; forming a first marking trench within a portion of the soft mask by selectively removing a portion of the soft mask at a first location, over one of a pair of gate trenches; forming an insulative liner on the soft mask and within the first marking trench; forming an anti-reflective film on the insulative liner and within the first marking trench; selectively removing the anti-reflective film and the insulative liner at a second location to expose a portion of the soft mask positioned over the other one of the pair of gate trenches; forming a second marking trench by removing another portion of the soft mask at the second location; and removing a portion of the soft mask at the first and second marking trenches to expose a lower surface of each of the pair of gate trenches. |
| US10157792B2 |
Through substrate via (TSV) and method therefor
A through substrate via (TSV) and method of forming the same are provided. The method of making the TSV may include etching a via opening into the backside of semiconductor substrate, the via opening exposing a surface of a metal landing structure. A conductive layer is deposited over the backside of semiconductor substrate, sidewalls of the via opening, and exposed surface of the metal landing structure. The conductive layer is coated with a polymer material, filling the via opening. The polymer material is developed to remove the polymer material from the backside of semiconductor substrate, leaving the via opening filled with undeveloped polymer material. A planar backside surface of semiconductor substrate is formed by removing the conductive layer. |
| US10157785B2 |
Semiconductor device and method
A method includes forming a first opening in a dielectric layer over a substrate, lining sidewalls and a bottom of the first opening with a conductive barrier layer, and depositing a seed layer over the conductive barrier layer. The method further includes treating the seed layer with a plasma process, and filling the first opening with a conductive material after the treating the seed layer. |
| US10157784B2 |
Integration of a self-forming barrier layer and a ruthenium metal liner in copper metallization
Methods for integration of conformal barrier layers and Ru metal liners with Cu metallization in semiconductor manufacturing are described in several embodiments. According to one embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate containing a recessed feature, depositing a barrier layer in the recessed feature, depositing a Ru metal liner on the barrier layer, and exposing the substrate to an oxidation source gas to oxidize the barrier layer through the Ru metal liner. The method further includes filling the recessed feature with CuMn metal using an ionized physical vapor deposition (IPVD) process, heat-treating the substrate to diffuse Mn from the CuMn metal to the oxidized barrier layer, and reacting the diffused Mn with the oxidized barrier layer to form a Mn-containing diffusion barrier. |
| US10157780B2 |
Method of forming a device having a doping layer and device formed
A method of making a device includes forming an opening in a dielectric layer to expose a conductive region in a substrate. The method further includes depositing a conformal layer of dopant material along sidewalls of the opening and along a top surface of the dielectric layer. The method further includes diffusing the dopant from the conformal layer of dopant material into the dielectric layer using an anneal process. |
| US10157772B2 |
Semiconductor packaging structure and process
A method and structure for packaging a semiconductor device are provided. In an embodiment a first substrate is bonded to a second substrate, which is bonded to a third substrate. A thermal interface material is placed on the second substrate prior to application of an underfill material. A ring can be placed on the thermal interface material, and an underfill material is dispensed between the second substrate and the third substrate. By placing the thermal interface material and ring prior to the underfill material, the underfill material cannot interfere with the interface between the thermal interface material and the second substrate, and the thermal interface material and ring can act as a physical barrier to the underfill material, thereby preventing overflow. |
| US10157770B2 |
Semiconductor device having isolation structures with different thickness and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first isolation structure, a second isolation structure STI, and semiconductor fins. The first isolation structure is on the substrate and has a first thickness. The second isolation structure abuts the first isolation structure and has a second thickness. The first thickness is different from the second thickness. The semiconductor fins respectively abut the first isolation structure and the second isolation structure. |
| US10157769B2 |
Semiconductor devices including a diode structure over a conductive strap and methods of forming such semiconductor devices
Semiconductor devices including at least one diode over a conductive strap. The semiconductor device may include at least one conductive strap over an insulator material, at least one diode comprising a single crystalline silicon material over a conductive material, and a memory cell on the at least one diode. The at least one diode may be formed from a single crystalline silicon material. Methods of forming such semiconductor devices are also disclosed. |
| US10157768B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, transfer method, and susceptor
An apparatus of an embodiment includes: a processing-chamber; a susceptor capable of supporting a substrate, the susceptor including a first member having an opening in a central portion, and a second member covering the opening; a support configured to support and rotate the susceptor in the processing-chamber; and a lift disposed in the support, and capable of moving up and down at least one of the first member and the second member, wherein the support is capable of rotating the susceptor to have predefined phases with respect to the lift, and when the lift moves up, the lift is brought into contact with the first member if the susceptor is in a first phase, and the lift is brought into contact with the second member if the susceptor is in a second phase that is different from the first phase. |
| US10157765B2 |
Methods for processing a semiconductor workpiece
Methods for processing a semiconductor workpiece can include providing a semiconductor workpiece that includes one or more kerf regions; forming one or more trenches in the workpiece by removing material from the one or more kerf regions from a first side of the workpiece; mounting the workpiece with the first side to a carrier; thinning the workpiece from a second side of the workpiece; and forming a metallization layer over the second side of the workpiece. |
| US10157764B2 |
Thermal shield for electrostatic chuck
A thermal shield is disclosed that may be disposed between a heated electrostatic chuck and a base. The thermal shield comprises a thermal insulator, such as a polyimide film, having a thickness of between 1 and 5 mils. The polyimide film is coated on one side with a layer of reflective material, such as aluminum. The layer of reflective material may be between 30 and 100 nanometers. The thermal shield is disposed such that the layer of reflective material is closer to the chuck. Because of the thinness of the layer of reflective material, the thermal shield does not retain a significant amount of heat. Further, the temperature of the thermal shield remains far below the glass transition temperature of the polyimide film. |
| US10157763B2 |
High throughput substrate handling endstation and sequence
Systems and methods for facilitating expeditious handling and processing of semiconductor substrates with a minimal number of handling devices. Such a system may include an entry load-lock configured to transfer substrates from an atmospheric environment to a vacuum chamber, an alignment station disposed in the vacuum chamber and configured to adjust orientations of substrates, a first vacuum robot configured to move substrates from the entry load-lock to the alignment station, a process station disposed in the vacuum chamber and configured to perform a designated process on substrates, first and second exit load-locks configured to transfer substrates from the vacuum chamber to the atmospheric environment, and a second vacuum robot configured to move substrates from the alignment station to the process station and further configured to move substrates from the process station to the first exit load-lock and to the second exit load-lock in an alternating fashion. |
| US10157761B2 |
Temperature controller of semiconductor wafer
A temperature controller for a semiconductor wafer is configured to perform a temperature control on a plurality of temperature adjusters including a reference temperature adjuster to perform a temperature adjustment of the semiconductor wafer, in which a manipulated variable calculator to give a manipulated variable to a master loop and a slave loop includes a master-slave switching unit configured to switch between the master loop and the slave loop and a master-slave cancellation unit configured to cancel a setting of the master loop and the slave loop when a temperature setpoint of the slave loop is set to have a temperature gradient against a temperature setpoint of the master loop. |
| US10157759B2 |
Curing apparatus and method using the same
A UV curing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a UV light source disposed above the processing chamber, a window disposed between the processing chamber and the UV light source for allowing a UV light from the UV light source passing through and entering the processing chamber, a sealing ring disposed between the processing chamber and the window for sealing the processing chamber, and a light shading kit disposed between the UV light source and the sealing ring for preventing the sealing ring from being exposed of the UV light. Therefore the sealing ring is not exposed of UV light directly, and the bonding of the rubber sealing ring would not be destroyed. |
| US10157756B2 |
Chemical liquid treatment apparatus and chemical liquid treatment method
A chemical liquid treatment apparatus includes processing chambers; a chemical liquid feeding unit configured to cyclically feed a chemical liquid into the processing chambers; and a modifying unit. The modifying unit, when using a chemical liquid in which an effect thereof varies with a chemical liquid discharge time, is configured to calculate a variation of the effect of the chemical liquid based on the chemical liquid discharge time and is configured to modify the chemical liquid discharge time for each of the processing chambers based on the calculated variation of the effect of the chemical liquid and a cumulative time of the chemical liquid discharge time. |
| US10157754B2 |
Liquid knife cleaning device
A liquid knife cleaning device is provided, and it includes a splash shield; a liquid knife, which is located under the splash shield; an oblique baffle, which is located between the splash shield and the liquid knife, and a lower side of which is fixedly bonded to the top of a blade of the liquid knife. The oblique baffle can act to isolate the liquid knife and the substrate on the delivery roll from a majority of water vapor, and droplets dripping on the oblique baffle can flow down along a slope of the oblique baffle, and will not drip on the substrate that has not been rinsed by the liquid knife. Effects of droplets on the uniformity of the substrate can be greatly reduced by the present technique, thereby enhancing the product quality. |
| US10157753B2 |
Wiring board, electronic device, and electronic module
A wiring board (1) includes an insulating substrate (11) having a cutout (12) opened in a main surface and a side surface of the insulating substrate (11), and an inner electrode (13) formed on an inner surface of the cutout (12). The inner electrode (13) includes a plurality of metal layers. The inner electrode (13) includes, as an intermediate layer, at least one metal layer (17b) selected from the group consisting of a nickel layer, a chromium layer, a platinum layer, and a titanium layer, and includes a gold layer as an outermost layer (17a). The metal layer (17b) is exposed at an outer edge portion of the inner electrode (13). |
| US10157751B1 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming a first hard mask strip, a second hard mask strip, and a dummy structure over a substrate, in which the dummy structure is formed between and in contact with the first hard mask strip and the second hard mask strip; forming a hard mask layer over the first hard mask strip, the dummy structure, and the second hard mask strip; patterning the hard mask layer to form an opening exposing the first hard mask strip and the dummy structure, and partially exposing the second hard mask strip; and performing an etching process to remove the first hard mask strip and form a recess in the second hard mask strip, in which the performing the etching process includes forming a polymer in the recess. |
| US10157744B2 |
Method for forming patterns of semiconductor device
A method for forming patterns of semiconductor device is provided in the present invention, with steps of filling up first self-assembly material in first openings in a dielectric layer, phase-separating the first self-assembly material to form a first portion and a second portion surrounding the first portion, removing the first portion and performing a first etch process to form a first mask pattern in a mask layer, forming a second dielectric layer and repeating the above steps to form a second mask pattern in the mask layer, wherein the second mask pattern is aligned with the first mask pattern to form a common mask pattern. |
| US10157740B1 |
Selective deposition process utilizing polymer structure deactivation process
Methods for depositing desired materials formed on different locations of a substrate with different materials using a selective deposition process for semiconductor applications are provided. In one embodiment, a method of forming a structure with desired materials on a substrate includes disposing organic materials on a surface of a substrate, performing a thermal treatment process to form polymer brush materials from the organic materials selective on a first region of the substrate, and selectively forming a material layer on a second region of the substrate uncovered by the polymer brush materials. |
| US10157737B2 |
Semiconductor devices comprising 2D-materials and methods of manufacture thereof
Semiconductor devices comprising two-dimensional (2D) materials and methods of manufacture thereof are described. In an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising 2D materials may include: epitaxially forming a first 2D material layer on a substrate; and epitaxially forming a second 2D material layer over the first 2D material layer, the first 2D material layer and the second 2D material layer differing in composition. |
| US10157731B2 |
Semiconductor processing apparatus with protective coating including amorphous phase
Embodiments of the invention relate to compositions including a yttrium-based fluoride crystal phase, or a yttrium-based oxyfluoride crystal base, or an oxyfluoride amorphous phase, or a combination of those materials. The compositions may be used to form a solid substrate for use as a semiconductor processing apparatus, or the compositions may be used to form a coating which is present upon a surface of substrates having a melting point which is higher than about 1600°, substrates such as aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, quartz, silicon carbide and silicon nitride, by way of example. |
| US10157730B2 |
Control of impedance of RF delivery path
A plasma system includes an RF generator and a matchbox including an impedance matching circuit, which is coupled to the RF generator via an RF cable. The plasma system includes a chuck and a plasma reactor coupled to the matchbox via an RF line. The RF line forms a portion of an RF supply path, which extends between the RF generator through the matchbox, and to the chuck. The plasma system further includes a phase adjusting circuit coupled to the RF supply path between the impedance matching circuit and the chuck. The phase adjusting circuit has an end coupled to the RF supply path and another end that is grounded. The plasma system includes a controller coupled to the phase adjusting circuit. The controller is used for changing a parameter of the phase adjusting circuit to control an impedance of the RF supply path based on a tune recipe. |
| US10157729B2 |
Soft pulsing
Systems and methods for soft pulsing are described. One of the systems includes a master radiofrequency (RF) generator for generating a first portion of a master RF signal during a first state and a second portion of the master RF signal during a second state. The master RF signal is a sinusoidal signal. The system further includes an impedance matching circuit coupled to the master RF generator via an RF cable to modify the master RF signal to generate a modified RF signal and a plasma chamber coupled to the impedance matching circuit via an RF transmission line. The plasma chamber is used for generating plasma based on the modified RF signal. A statistical measure of the first portion has a positive or a negative slope. |
| US10157728B2 |
Lithography method with combined optimization of the radiated energy and of the geometry applicable to complex shapes
A method of generating data relative to the writing of a pattern by electronic radiation initially includes the provision of a pattern to be formed which form the work pattern with a single external envelope. The work pattern is broken down into a set of elementary outlines, each including a single external envelope. A set of insolation conditions is defined to model each elementary outline. An irradiated simulation pattern is calculated from the sets of insolation conditions associated with the sets of elementary outlines. The simulation pattern is compared with the pattern to be formed. If the simulation pattern is not representative of the pattern to be formed, shift vectors are calculated. The shift vectors are representative of different intervals existing between the two patterns. The external envelope of the pattern to be formed is modified from displacement vectors determined from the shift vectors. A new iteration is carried out. |
| US10157727B2 |
Aberration measurement in a charged particle microscope
A method of operating a charged particle microscope comprising the following steps: Providing a specimen on a specimen holder; Using a source to produce a beam of charged particles; Passing said beam through an illuminator comprising: A source lens, with an associated particle-optical axis; A condenser aperture, which is disposed between the source lens and specimen and is configured to define a footprint of said beam upon the specimen; Irradiating the specimen with the beam emerging from said illuminator; Using a detector to detect radiation emanating from the specimen in response to said irradiation, and producing an associated image, specifically comprising the following steps: Choosing a set of emission angles from said source; For each emission angle in said set, selecting a corresponding sub-beam that emits from the source at that emission angle, and storing a test image formed by that sub-beam, thereby compiling a set of test images corresponding to said set of emission angles; Analyzing said set of test images to evaluate illuminator aberrations generated prior to said condenser aperture. |
| US10157723B2 |
Multi charged particle beam writing apparatus and method of adjusting the same
In one embodiment, a multi charged particle beam writing apparatus includes an emitter that emits a charged particle beam, an aperture plate in which a plurality of openings are formed and that forms multiple beams by allowing the charged particle beam to pass through the plurality of openings, a blanking plate provided with a plurality of blankers that each perform blanking deflection on a corresponding beam included in the multiple beams, a stage on which a substrate irradiated with the multiple beams, a detector that detects a reflection charged particle from the substrate, feature amount calculation circuitry that calculates a feature amount of an aperture image based on a detection value of the detector, and aberration correction circuitry that corrects aberration of the charged particle beam based on the feature amount. |
| US10157722B2 |
Inspection device
An inspection device for inspecting a surface of an inspection object using a beam includes a beam generator capable of generating one of either charge particles or an electromagnetic wave as a beam, a primary optical system capable of guiding and irradiating the beam to the inspection object supported within a working chamber, a secondary optical system capable of including a first movable numerical aperture and a first detector which detects secondary charge particles generated from the inspection object, the secondary charge particles passing through the first movable numerical aperture, an image processing system capable of forming an image based on the secondary charge particles detected by the first detector; and a second detector arranged between the first movable numerical aperture and the first detector and which detects a location and shape at a cross over location of the secondary charge particles generated from the inspection object. |
| US10157717B2 |
Switch device mounting structure
A switch device structure serves to help in stably moving an operation rod. The switch device includes a contact fixing support assembled with an insulation case. The fixing support is formed with multiple openings. A connection board and multiple support members are correspondingly assembled in the openings. The support member has a base section and a neck section, which together define a passage. The operation rod is assembled with an elastic unit and can pass through the passage and the connection board to extend into the fixing support so as to move a wire connection assembly in the case. The switch device structure improves the shortcoming of the conventional switch device that the operation rod is apt to shake and deflect. |
| US10157716B2 |
Circuit breaking safety lock and dual-power switch
The circuit breaking safety lock includes a slider, a first locking piece, a first locking shaft, a first pressure spring and a first lifting mechanism, wherein the first locking piece is fixedly connected with the slider, the first locking shaft is locked with the first locking piece, the first pressure spring is used for moving the first locking shaft along a direction towards the slider, and the first lifting mechanism is used for moving the first locking shaft along a direction away from the slider. The double-power switch includes a housing, a first position electrode, a second position electrode, a movable electrode, a bi-position lock and the circuit breaking safety lock, wherein the movable electrode is fixedly connected with the slider and moves between the first position electrode and the second position electrode with the slider. |
| US10157715B2 |
Switch apparatus having wireless function
A switch apparatus has a wireless function and is provided with a body, a knob, which is assembled to the body and can be switch-operated, an antenna coil for communication operations, which is wound on the body, and a connecter terminal. The connecter terminal includes at least one terminal, which is provided to the body by insert molding and is bonded to the antenna coil, and at least one pin. |
| US10157713B2 |
Electrolyte for an electrochemical double layer capacitor, and an electrochemical double layer capacitor using the such
An electrolyte for an electrochemical double layer capacitor and an EDLC utilizing such an electrolyte are disclosed. The electrolyte can include a solution of an organic salt or a combination of organic salts, the salts including cations and anions, and a single organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvents, wherein the electrolyte has a boiling point above 100° C., electrochemical stability at voltages between 2.7 V, and a viscosity below 2 mPa·s at a temperature of 100° C. The electrolyte may contain an organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvents having boiling points above 100° C. and melting points below 0° C. |
| US10157712B2 |
High performance transition metal carbide and nitride and boride based asymmetric supercapacitors
In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, an asymmetric supercapacitor includes a first active material with a high hydrogen over-potential and a second active material with a high oxygen over-potential. The first active material is based on a nitride, an oxynitride, a carbide, an oxycarbide, a boride, or an oxyboride of a metal selected from Groups III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the Periodic Table. |
| US10157710B2 |
Process of forming a photoactive layer of an optoelectronic device
A process of forming a thin film photoactive layer of an optoelectronic device comprising: providing a substrate having a surface comprising or coated with a metal M selected from at least one of Pb, Sn, Ge, Si, Ti, Bi, or In; and converting the metal surface or metal coating of the substrate to a perovskite layer. |
| US10157707B2 |
Coil component
A coil component includes a first core, a second core, a lead wire, an outside mark, and an inside mark. The first core includes a winding portion and a pair of core ends. The second core connects a pair of the core ends and includes an inside surface and an outside surface. The lead wire is wound around the winding portion. The outside mark is formed on the outside surface of the second core and designed to change its arrangement at the time of rotating the second core by 90 degrees in a rotational direction whose central axis is along a normal direction of the outside surface. The inside mark with undulation is formed on the inside surface of the second core and designed to change its arrangement at the time of rotating the second core by 90 degrees in the rotational direction. |
| US10157700B2 |
Method for producing resistor
Provided is a method for producing a resistor, including a step of forming a through-hole in a sheet-like conductive material; a step of fitting a resistive element piece into the through-hole and thus forming joint portions where end surfaces of the resistive element piece are joined to respective side surfaces of the conductive material exposed by the through-hole; and stamping a region including the joint portions from the conductive material, thereby forming a resistor including a resistive element and a pair of electrodes. |
| US10157699B2 |
Resistor element and method of manufacturing the same
A resistor element includes a base substrate, a resistor layer disposed on one surface of the base substrate, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer disposed on the resistor layer to be spaced apart from each other, a third electrode layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer to be spaced apart from the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, a conductive resin electrode disposed on at least one end of the third electrode layer, and first to third plating layers disposed on the first to third electrode layers, respectively. |
| US10157698B2 |
Metal plate resistor
In a metal plate resistor, the bonded surface between the resistance body and the electrode can be prevented from peeling off. The metal plate resistor comprises a resistance body; an electrode consisting of metal material having a higher conductivity than the resistance body, and the electrode bonded with the resistance body; a recessed portion formed in an end face of the electrode on a side bonded with the resistance body; and a fixation hole formed in the electrode for inserting a bolt; wherein an end portion of the resistance body is fitted into the recessed portion in the electrode. The recessed portion is provided with wall portions on both sides in a width direction of the resistance body, and in a direction substantially perpendicular to a penetration direction of the fixation hole. The recessed portion is opened to an end face and a first surface of the electrode. |
| US10157695B2 |
Transfer material, method of manufacturing transfer material, laminated body, method of manufacturing laminated body, method of manufacturing capacitance-type input device, and method of manufacturing image display device
A transfer material and a method of manufacturing the same, the transfer material including, in this order, a temporary support body, a first resin layer, and a second resin layer, the first resin layer not being water soluble, the second resin layer including a water soluble polymer, the second resin layer including a compound that has a heteroaromatic ring including a nitrogen atom as a ring member, and a content of the compound that has a heteroaromatic ring including a nitrogen atom as a ring member in the second resin layer being 3.0% by mass or greater with respect to a total solid content of the second resin layer. A laminated body including a substrate; an electrode pattern that is positioned above the substrate and that includes a metal in at least part of the electrode pattern; a second resin layer positioned above the electrode pattern; and a first resin layer positioned above the second resin layer, the second resin layer including a compound that has a heteroaromatic ring including a nitrogen atom as a ring member. |
| US10157693B2 |
Neutron moderation material
A neutron moderation material for use in a BNCT beam shaping assembly. The neutron moderation material comprises three elements, i.e., Mg, Al, and F, wherein the mass fraction of the Mg element is 3.5%-37.1%, the mass fraction of the Al element is 5%-90.4%, and the mass fraction of the F element is 5.8%-67.2%; the sum of the weights of the Mg, Al, and F elements is 100% of the total weight of the neutron moderation material. The neutron moderation material may be doped with a small amount of 6Li-containing substances, and the addition of the 6Li-containing substances effectively decreases the content of γ-rays in epithermal neutron beams. |
| US10157692B2 |
Cold atom interferometry
Improvements to atom interferometers. An improved atom interferometer has a single polarization-preserving fiber, coupled for propagation of beams of two Raman frequencies, and a parallel displacement beamsplitter for separating the laser beams into respective free-space-propagating parallel beams traversing at least one ensemble of atoms. A reflector generates one or more beams counterpropagating through the ensemble of atoms. Other improvements include interposing a beam-splitting surface common to a plurality of parallel pairs of beams counterpropagating through the ensemble of atoms, generating interference fringes between reflections of the beams to generate a detector signal; and processing the detector signal to derive at least one of relative phase and relative alignment between respective pairs of the counterpropagating beams. |
| US10157689B2 |
Reinforced radiological containment bag
Radiological containment bags for use in storing alpha particle emitting waste are described. The radiological containment bags are formed of a multilayer film with an inner layer of the film being a sacrificial layer that lies between the interior of the bag and a structural polymeric layer. The sacrificial layer includes a flexible composite material that in turn includes a polymeric matrix and an alpha particle energy absorber incorporated in the polymeric matrix. The sacrificial layer can include a chromophore that can detect early degradation of the sacrificial material. |
| US10157683B2 |
Shift register using oxide transistor and display device using the same
Disclosed is a shift register which prevents current leakage and degradation of an oxide transistor due to light to improve output stability, and a display device using the same. The shift register includes a plurality of stages, and each stage includes a transmission line unit including a plurality of clock lines to supply a plurality of clock signals and a plurality of power lines to supply a plurality of voltages, a transistor unit including a plurality of transistors, and a light-shielding layer overlapping at least one transistor of the transistor unit so as to block light. |
| US10157681B2 |
Programming of nonvolatile memory with verify level dependent on memory state and programming loop count
A series of programming pulses, where the individual pulses are identified by a pulse number, is used to program a page of memory cells in parallel. After receiving a pulse, the memory cells under verification are verified to determine if they have been programmed to their respective target states. The memory cells that have been verified are inhibited from further programming while those memory cells not verified will be further programmed by subsequent programming pulses. The pulsing, verification and inhibition continue until all memory cells of the page have been program-verified. Each verify level used in the verification is a function of both the target state and the pulse number. This allows adjustment of the verify level to compensate for changes in sensing, including those due to variation in source line loading during the course of programming. |
| US10157680B2 |
Sub-block mode for non-volatile memory
Systems and methods for reducing residual electrons within a NAND string subsequent to performing a sensing operation using the NAND string or during the sensing operation. A middle-out programming sequence may be performed in which memory cell transistors in the middle of the NAND string are programmed and program verified prior to programming and verifying other memory cell transistors towards the drain-side end of the NAND string and/or the source-side end of the NAND string. In one example, for a NAND string with 32 memory cell transistors corresponding with word lines WL0 through WL31 from the source-side end of the NAND string to the drain-side end of the NAND string, the memory cell transistor corresponding with word line WL16 may be programmed and program verified prior to programming the memory cell transistors corresponding with word lines WL15 and WL17. |
| US10157679B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor integrated circuit
A semiconductor device that can rapidly stabilize a control voltage for controlling an electric current source is provided. A semiconductor device includes a filter circuit that is provided between a control voltage generation circuit and an electric current source and removes noise of the control voltage. The filter circuit includes a first resistive element that is provided between the control voltage generation circuit and an output node that outputs the control voltage, a first capacitive element that is provided between the output node and a first voltage, a second capacitive element that is coupled between the output node and the first voltage via a first switch element. The second capacitive element is coupled between the first voltage and a second voltage when the first switch element is non-conductive. The second capacitive element is coupled with the first capacitive element through the output node when the first switch element is conductive. |
| US10157675B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device which performs improved erase operation
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control unit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix. The control unit erases data of the memory cells. The control unit interrupts the erase operation of the memory cells and holds an erase condition before the interrupt in accordance with a first command during the erase operation, and resumes the erase operation based on the held erase condition in accordance with a second command. |
| US10157670B2 |
Apparatuses including memory cells and methods of operation of same
Disclosed herein is a memory cell including a memory element and a selector device. The memory cell may be programmed with a programming pulse having a first polarity and read with a read pulse having a second polarity. The memory cell may be programmed with a programming pulse having first and second portions. The first and second portions may have different magnitudes and polarities. The memory cell may exhibit reduced voltage drift and/or threshold voltage distribution. Described herein is a memory cell that acts as both a memory element and a selector device. The memory cell may be programmed with a programming pulse having first and second portions. The first and second portions may have different magnitudes and polarities. |
| US10157661B1 |
Mitigating line-to-line capacitive coupling in a memory die
Methods, systems, and devices for mitigating line-to-line capacitive coupling in a memory die are described. A device may include multiple drivers configured to both drive latched data and conduct read and write operations. For example, a memory device may contain two or more memory arrays independently coupled to two drivers via two data lines. One data line may be driven strongly to shield a corresponding memory array from effects associated with data line capacitive coupling. An opposing data line may be driven with data pertaining to an access operation of the memory array to which it is coupled. The opposing data line may be driven concurrently or within a small time difference of the other data line. |
| US10157659B1 |
Power reduction technique during read/write bursts
A memory device may include one or more memory banks that store digital data. The memory device includes first tri-state driver circuitry that provides a first signal to a first data read/write (DRW) line coupled between write driver circuitry and one or more DQ pads. The first signal is indicative of either a high state or a medium state. The memory device includes second tri-state driver circuitry that provides a second signal to a second data read/write (DRW) line coupled between the write driver circuitry and the one or more DQ pads. The second signal is indicative of either a medium state or a low state. A voltage level of the medium state is between a voltage level of the high state and a voltage level of the low state. |
| US10157658B2 |
Refresh control device
A refresh control device for reducing power consumption during a target row refresh operation is disclosed. The refresh control device includes a refresh address generator configured to generate a refresh address by selecting any one of a target row refresh address and a normal refresh address according to a target row refresh flag signal, an address control signal generator configured to generate a multiple address control signal in response to the target row refresh flag signal and a multiple refresh signal, and a final refresh address generator configured to generate a plurality of final refresh addresses from the refresh address in response to the multiple address control signal. |
| US10157655B2 |
Memory device
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory cell; and a first circuit configured to perform first read for the memory cell and generate a first voltage, write first data to the memory cell that has undergone the first read, perform second read for the memory cell to which the first data written and generate a second voltage, generate a first current based on the first voltage, generate a second current based on the second voltage, and add a third current to one of the first current and the second current, thereby determining data stored in the memory cell at the time of the first read. |
| US10157649B1 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing power in FIFO
Aspects of the disclosure provide a first-in-first-out (FIFO) circuit having a memory block and a logic circuit. The memory block includes an array of memory cells configured to be able to store N data entries in a FIFO order (N is a positive integer). The logic circuit is configured to compare input data with previously input data to detect a number of consecutive identical entries of input data, and suppress an operation of selected memory cells when the number is larger than N. |
| US10157646B2 |
Latch control signal generation circuit to reduce row hammering
A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include a latch control signal generation circuit configured to compare a count signal counted according to the number of times that a command is inputted to the latch control signal generation circuit with a random signal having a random combination to generate a latch control signal which is enabled, based on an update signal. The semiconductor device may include a storage circuit configured to latch an address to generate a latched address, based on the latch control signal. The semiconductor device may include an internal circuit configured to receive the latched address to execute an internal operation. |
| US10157642B2 |
Preventing physical removal of a drive with a medium in motion for mitigating damage events to components of the drive
A storage system, according to one embodiment, includes a receptacle, a controller, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is configured to prevent physical removal of a hard disk drive from the receptacle in response to a determination that a hard disk in the hard disk drive is in motion. The locking mechanism is configured to allow physical removal of the hard disk drive from the receptacle in response to a determination that the hard disk is not in motion. An apparatus, according to another embodiment, includes a drive having an integrated locking mechanism. The drive is configured to prevent physical removal of the drive from a receptacle in response to a determination that a medium in the drive is in motion, and allow physical removal of the drive from the receptacle in response to a determination that the medium in the drive is not in motion. |
| US10157639B2 |
Medical image diagnosis apparatus and medical image processing apparatus
A medical image diagnosis apparatus including an image collection system that collects first dynamic images extending over a first period and a display control circuit that uses the first dynamic images and time information related to an image corresponding to a first predetermined time phase in the first period to simultaneously display the first dynamic images, the first predetermined time phase, and a relationship of the image currently displayed with a time phase in the first period at least in a predetermined period going back from the predetermined time phase in a monitor. |
| US10157638B2 |
Collage of interesting moments in a video
A computer-implemented method includes determining interesting moments in a video. The method further includes generating video segments based on the interesting moments, wherein each of the video segments includes at least one of the interesting moments from the video. The method further includes generating a collage from the video segments, where the collage includes at least two windows and wherein each window includes one of the video segments. |
| US10157637B1 |
Sampling for multi-reader magnetic recording
Systems and methods are disclosed for sampling signals in multi-reader magnetic recording. In certain embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a plurality of read heads configured to simultaneously read from a single track of a storage medium, a plurality of analog to digital converters (ADCs) configured to receive signal patterns from corresponding read heads, and a circuit configured to control the plurality of ADCs to sample the signal patterns according to a single clock signal generator. The output of the ADCs may be individually delayed based on a down-track offset of the read heads in order to align the samples, so that samples corresponding to the same portion of the recorded signal can be combined for bit pattern detection. |
| US10157626B2 |
Voice affect modification
A technique for modifying an affect of a voice. The technique includes determining an emotional state associated with a person, and modifying one or more acoustic characteristics of a voice sample acquired from the person based on the emotional state to alter an affect associated with the voice sample. The technique further includes generating a second voice sample based on the one or more acoustic characteristics that have been modified, and transmitting the second voice sample. |