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| US10226195B2 |
Electronic system to control the acquisition of an electrocardiogram
It is disclosed an electronic system to control the acquisition of an electrocardiogram. The system comprises a portable electronic device and a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device comprises an optical device for acquiring real-time images of a portion of a human body, a screen and a processing unit. The portable electronic device comprises a first, a second and a third electrode. The processing unit of the mobile electronic device comprises an electrodes placement guiding module for the first, second and third electrode. The screen is configured to display a real-time image representing said portion of the human body and further comprises a first positioning mark, a second positioning mark and a third positioning mark representing the positions wherein to apply the first, second and third electrode respectively. |
| US10226192B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and image processing apparatus
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a first data acquisition unit, a second data acquisition unit and an image data generating unit. The first data acquisition unit acquires first data from a slice to be a target after a first delay time from a reference of a first heart rate in synchronized with an electrocardiogram. The second data acquisition unit acquires second data from the slice after a second delay time from a reference of a second heart rate which is different from the first heart rate. The image data generating unit generates image data with image reconstruction processing using the first data and the second data. |
| US10226191B2 |
Newborn heart rate monitor
A newborn heart rate monitor is disclosed comprising a sensor integrated into a clamp configured to clamp onto the umbilical cord of a newborn infant. The sensor is configured to detect radial pulsation of the umbilical cord and produce a corresponding electrical signal which can be processed by a processor to calculate the heartbeat of the newborn infant. The heartbeat can be displayed visually or audibly or both. A second reference sensor can be included to detect environmental noise and the processor can be configured to use the detected environmental noise to filter noise from the detected heartbeat. Additional filtering, processing, and alert algorithms can be included for processing and analyzing the detected heartbeat data. |
| US10226188B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring blood pressure
Various methods and systems for blood pressure monitoring are provided. A device for monitoring blood pressure may include a memory storing instructions for receiving one or more signals representative of one or more patient parameters, wherein at least one of the one or more signals comprises a plethysmography signal. The memory also stores instructions for determining a change in a pulse shape metric of the plethysmography signal and determining a change in a blood pressure signal over a period of time based on the one or more signals. The memory also stores instructions for determining a confidence level of the blood pressure signal based at least in part on a correlation between the change in the blood pressure signal and the change in the pulse shape metric over the period of time. The device also includes a processor configured to execute the instructions. |
| US10226186B2 |
Method and device for detecting and assessing reactive hyperemia using segmental plethysmography
A method for measuring reactive hyperemia in a subject is disclosed. The method includes performing a first segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a baseline arterial compliance curve and/or a baseline pressure-area (P-A) curve, performing a second segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a hyperemic arterial compliance curve and/or a hyperemic P-A curve, and calculating an area between the baseline and the hyperemic curves. The size of the area can be used as an indication of endothelial dysfunction (ED) and ED-related diseases. |
| US10226182B2 |
Photoacoustic probe and photoacoustic diagnostic apparatus including same
Provided is a photoacoustic probe. The photoacoustic probe is configured to control light emitted from an optical unit by using a shutter that is switched between a state in which the shutter is opened to allow light to pass therethrough and a state in which the shutter blocks the light according to whether an inspection starts. |
| US10226172B2 |
Vision-based diagnosis and treatment
Devices and methods are provided herein for aiding in the early diagnosis and remediation of conditions that range from unpleasant to disabling. Images are presented to viewers in an assembly that also eye-tracks their eyes during that process and executes software to identify visual signatures of conditions in the responses of the eyes. Also, responsive treatment for a thus-identified presentation of the condition can be effected in real time providing the patient with both a cause-and-effect perception of the presentation of the condition and means for correcting related ocular behaviors right when they occur. |
| US10226166B2 |
Endoscope operation portion and endoscope
An endoscope operation portion includes: an operation portion body provided being connected to a grasping portion; a joystick-type bending operation lever provided on a back side of the operation portion body, including a lever shaft body, and configured to perform a bending operation of a bending portion; and a suction button provided on a front side of the operation portion body so that an angle formed by an operation axis in a pressing-down operation direction relative to a central axis of the lever shaft body is an obtuse angle, and an intersection point between the central axis and the operation axis is positioned inside the operation portion body. |
| US10226165B2 |
Optically adaptive endoscope
Optical systems for flexible and rigid endoscopes that have a low diffraction limit and small geometrical optical aberrations, the systems including an aperture stop where the diameter can be adjusted to select either higher resolution or higher depth of field. The optical systems can include a lens group either to focus on different object distances or on a fixed average object distance. The aperture stop can be adjusted to increase either depth of field or resolution dependent on the endoscopic and surgical situation. Simple symbols help the surgeon to adjust the aperture stop to these situations. The surgeon can either look around the body cavity with large depth of field but moderate overall resolution or focus on a small area with less depth of field but greater resolution. The balance between resolution and depth of field can be adjusted by an automatic image control. Fields in the image field are defined and software used in the camera controller analyzes the sharpness of the different fields. The center field is used to hold or define the sharpness of the image in the center field. Measurements of the sharpness in the peripheral fields define if more depth of field is needed or the resolution can be increased. |
| US10226151B2 |
Espresso and fresh-brew coffee brewing unit
A brewing unit for making espresso (ES) and fresh-brew (FB) coffee, wherein the brewing chamber of a brewing assembly is supplied with water by a constant-frequency pump, and communicates with a first ES coffee outlet conduit, controlled by a calibrated valve, and a second FB coffee outlet conduit via a three-way COV (contact-operated) switch valve, which is formed in a compression piston for closing the brewing chamber, and is designed to be set to a normal open position, in which the first and second outlet conduit and a delivery manifold communicate with one another, and to switch, in use and in opposition to a spring, to a closed position, in which the second outlet conduit is closed, and the first outlet conduit communicates with the delivery manifold. |
| US10226148B2 |
Method for operating a beverage preparation machine, and beverage preparation machine for carrying out such a method
A method for operating a beverage preparation machine, by which at least one coffee unit for dispensing coffee and an additive unit for dispensing a beverage additive is provided. A plurality of beverage variants are displayed by an at least partly graphical display in a selection mode, and the beverage preparation machine is controlled by a selection of a beverage variant, said selection being carried out by a user, such that the selected beverage variant is automatically prepared and dispensed from an outlet. The invention is characterized in that at least one selection region and a preview region are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection mode. A plurality of selectable beverage variants are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection region, and a current selection carried out by the user in the selection region is displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the preview region. The beverage preparation machine is controlled when a starting element is actuated by the user such that the beverage variant displayed in the selection region is automatically prepared and dispensed from the outlet. The selection region and the preview region are displayed simultaneously in at least one first operating mode of the beverage preparation machine. |
| US10226147B2 |
Beverage brewing device
A beverage brewing device is configured to brew beverages such as coffee and tea. A brewing canister having a filter at a bottom end is held partially within a receiving beaker, and a seal is created between the canister outer surface and the beaker inner surface. Brewing media such as coffee grounds and brewing fluid such as hot water are added to the canister, mixed, and allowed to brew. At a desired time, the receiving beaker is moved relative to the brewing canister so that the brewing canister is partially removed from the receiving beaker. As such, a vacuum is formed between the bottom end of the brewing canister and the receiving beaker. The filter stops brewing media from flowing into the receiving beaker, but the vacuum draws the brewed beverage through the brewing media and filter and into the receiving beaker. |
| US10226146B1 |
Electric cooking system and a cooking method using the same
An electric cooking device includes a food holding portion, the food holding portion configured to receive a food product for cooking; an electric heating device thermally coupled to the food holding portion, the electric heating device configured to heat the food product disposed in the food holding portion; and a control unit operatively coupled to the electric heating device, the control unit configured to control the electric heating device such that the food product is heated for a predetermined amount of time. An electric cooking system includes the electric cooking device and a smart digital device operatively coupled to the electric cooking device. |
| US10226145B2 |
Liquid movement and control within a rotatable container for food preparation
An apparatus and method for controlling the movement of liquids into and out of a container is described. The cleanable, portable, fully automated apparatus includes a main container for holding the food product, a liquid inlet container having a liquid inlet and inlet valve for controllably providing liquid into the main container and a liquid outlet container receiving liquid drained from the main container. A heater automatically heats the main container and a motor rotates or otherwise moves the main container from a receiving position for receiving fresh liquid from the inlet container to a drainage position for draining waste liquid via gravity from the main container into the outlet container. This rotation/movement of the main container can be used repeatedly to add fresh liquid and remove waste liquid during multiple fully automated cycles (e.g., sprouting, rinsing, soaking, cooking, etc.) that do not require user interaction. |
| US10226144B2 |
Food pouch container
A rigid food pouch container developed to accommodate prepared food packaged in soft containers is designed to prevent a child from squeezing the container and causing its contents to spurt from the container. The food pouch container includes a back portion having an interior cavity; a front portion; a top hole; and a surface dividing the back portion into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. In some embodiments, the lower cavity is inside the back portion, while in other embodiments, the lower cavity is an exterior cavity. Also disclosed are food pouch containers that include a back portion having an interior cavity; a front portion; a top hole; means for contouring the food pouch from the bottom or side of the pouch. Some embodiments include a hinged clam shell configuration for easy insertion and removal of the food pouch. Other embodiments include a storage facility for the pouch cap. |
| US10226142B2 |
Aroma enhancing beverage containers and lids
A beverage container for enhancing the aroma of a liquid foodstuff contained therein can comprise a body portion adapted to be held in the hand of a user, the body portion including a base and a side wall extending generally upward from the base to form a rim at a first height above the base, an upwardly convex canopy portion extending generally upwardly along a curvature of the canopy from the rim to an apex at a second height above the first height, and an aroma aperture defined though a portion of the canopy portion, the aroma aperture sized and shaped to receive the nose of a user when the user drinks a liquid foodstuff contained in the body portion through the aperture. |
| US10226140B2 |
Plate stand
A dish assembly includes a pair of folding panels and a support platform. A bottom of the pair of folding panels are retained in the support platform. Each pair of folding panels includes a first vertical member and a second vertical member. At least one slot opening is formed in each vertical member. At least one slot opening is formed in the first and second vertical member. Each slot opening has an upper curved surface and a stability straight lower surface. The upper curved surface has at least a portion of which is a segment of an arc. The upper curved surface is located opposite the substantially straight lower surface. The upper curved surface having a height from a top end therefore to the substantially straight lower surface. |
| US10226138B2 |
Hook for pegboard
An improved hook for use with a pegboard is provided. The improved hook has a vertical central body, an L-shaped upper anchor, a U-shaped lower anchor, and a horizontal rod for hanging tools and objects. The L-shaped upper anchor and U-shaped lower anchor are configured to secure the hook on the pegboard such that the hook does not get accidently dislodged from the pegboard. A lever on the U-shaped lower anchor is provided to release the anchor and hook from the pegboard. |
| US10226135B2 |
Baby and toddler care and transfer pad
Systems and methods according to the principles described here provide a safe, Comfortable, and soft pad which may be used for the care of babies and toddlers. The pad may be used during care and to transfer babies or toddlers from one location to another without waking the child. The pad includes handles which may be actual handles or hole handles to allow a caregiver to securely grasp pad in order to safely transfer the child. |
| US10226130B2 |
Bodyrest
A personal support apparatus includes a frame having an inner surface for supporting a forehead of a user while seated in a forward-leaning position. The frame has a hollow central region to receive the user's face when the user is seated in the forward-leaning position. A pair of cheek support bodies are disposed on the inner surface of the frame. The apparatus also includes a stand having a recess in a first end to receive a portion of the frame such that a position of the frame is adjustable within the recess to set a height of the frame with respect to the user. A chest support is disposed on the stand. A base is attached to the second end of the stand. |
| US10226125B2 |
Effect control system of screening facility chair and method thereof
The present invention relates to an effect control system of a screening facility chair and a method thereof, and the effect control system includes an input device for transmitting chair angle control information or effect control information input from a user to a management server; the management server for transmitting the chair angle control information or the effect control information to a corresponding motion chair; and the motion chair for adjusting a slope according to the chair angle control information or providing an effect synchronized with an image according to the effect control information. |
| US10226123B2 |
Slide arrangement for cable drawer
A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides. |
| US10226121B2 |
Interlocking construction system for modular cabinets
A system for assembling a cabinet which includes a first base member having a first length and a base member channel extending the first length of the base member. The system includes a second base member having a second length, a second base member channel extending the second length of the second base member, a pair of opposing secondary members each having a third length and a secondary member channel extending the third length of the secondary members and a first cap member disposable in the base member channel. The system includes a first and second locking member disposable in each of the secondary member channels, the locking member extending from the first base member to the second base member when the cabinet is fully assembled. The locking members are engagable with the first and second base member channel for securing the secondary members to first and second base members. |
| US10226117B1 |
Holder for portable electronic device and method
A holder for an electronic communications device is provided having a first clasping arm, a second clasping arm, and an elastic cord retainer. The first clasping arm has an articulating base member at a proximal end, an edge engagement portion at a distal end, and a receiving groove. The second clasping arm has a complementary articulating base member at a proximal end, an edge engagement portion at a distal end, and a receiving groove. The base member of the second clasping arm cooperates in assembly with the base member of the first clasping arm to define an articulating joint with the receiving groove of the first clasping arm and the second clasping arm each offset in a distal direction from the resulting hinge pivot. The elastic cord retainer urges together the first clasping arm with the second clasping arm about the articulating joint. A method is also provided. |
| US10226116B1 |
Cup holder accessory for carrying bags
A cup holder accessory for a carrying bag. The cup holder accessory comprises of a vertical support that attaches to a horizontal support. The horizontal supports attaches to a beverage support tray that can be placed in two positions. One position runs parallel to the horizontal support and the second position is perpendicular to the horizontal support. When the beverage support tray is in the horizontal position, a spring loaded door that is attached within the vertical support holds the beverage support tray in the horizontal position. |
| US10226115B2 |
Hairdressing cape
For a hairdressing cape, a round opening is formed at the center of an upper region of at least a front cloth and a back cloth, and a collar portion with an overlapping portion is formed which is sewn to a peripheral edge of the round opening by folding an edge portion. A clasp is mounted to an inner end portion at one side of the overlapping portion of the collar portion, and a ladder tape is mounted from near an end portion at the other side of the collar portion to an upper region of the back cloth. By making the clasp be caught and fastened in an arbitrary position of the ladder tape, the overlapping portion of the collar portion is fastened. |
| US10226109B1 |
Bag attachment assembly
A carrying system includes a carrying device such as a bag, an attachment assembly such as one or more straps connected with the bag, and an item having a receiving element configured to receive a portion of a strap to thereby secure the item with the carrying device. In some examples the bag includes various attachment regions that provide locations on the interior and exterior of the bag for attaching multiple items. The bag further includes multiple interchangeable straps to provide the user with both functional and appearance choices in using the bag. |
| US10226107B2 |
Reusable zipper system
A reusable zipper system for allowing a zipper to be installed and removed onto different objects interchangeably. The reusable zipper system generally includes an inner member and an outer member. The inner member is removably secured to an object via adhesive around an opening to be fitted with the present invention. The outer member is removably secured over the inner member. After cutting a slit through the inner member, a zipper assembly which includes zipper tracks and a zipper head may be used to selectively open or close the flaps. When desired, the inner and outer members may be removed from the object to be used elsewhere. |
| US10226105B2 |
Strap connector of body fitting device
A strap connector of a body fitting device generally includes a connector body, which includes a first movement space and a second movement space that is separated from the first movement space; a first movable block, which is slidably mounted to the connector body and is received in the first movement space and is reciprocally slidable upon being acted upon by an external force; a second movable block, which is slidably mounted to the connector body and is received in the second movement space and is reciprocally slidable upon being acted upon by an external force; and an elastic assembly, which is in contact engagement with and positioned between the connector body and the second movable block to provide an elastic cushioning force to the second movable block. |
| US10226104B2 |
Cord lock
A cord lock includes various components used to slidably adjust a cord length, such as one or more housing components that releasably clamp around the cord. In one aspect, the cord lock includes an arrangement of magnets that bias the cord-lock housing components away from one another, in order to secure the cord between the housing components. The housing components can be pressed towards one another to slidably adjust the cord. In a further aspect, the cord lock may also include a magnetized excess-cord retainer that attaches to a portion of the cord and that releasably attaches to the cord lock in order to help gather excess cord pulled through the cord lock. |
| US10226101B2 |
Strand-wound bladder
An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure. |
| US10226098B2 |
Method of making a zonal compression shoe
A method of making a shoe includes printing a midsole having a platform and a lattice structure. The platform and lattice structure are integrally formed by printing a first surface of the platform to conform to a sole of a foot of a user and, in association therewith, printing the lattice structure on a second surface of the platform opposite the first surface of the platform. The method also includes positioning the midsole substantially within an outsole such that the lattice structure is substantially facing the outsole and the platform is substantially facing an upper. |
| US10226095B2 |
Adhesive mountable stack of removable layers
An eye protector includes a lens configured to protect the wearer from projectiles, and an optically clear stack attached to the lens. The stack can have one or more removable layers. The eye protector also includes an optically clear dry mount adhesive layer attaching the stack to the lens. The dry mount adhesive may be self-wetting to attach the stack to the lens so that air between the stack and the lens can be removed after the stack is attached and/or adhered to the lens, for example, by applying pressure across the surface of the stack. The refractive indices of the lens, the dry mount adhesive, and each removable layer are matched to within about 0.2. |
| US10226094B2 |
Helmet for tangential and direct impacts
Apparatus for protecting a user from impacts to the head. The apparatus includes a shell configured to receive a human head and a plurality of structures attached to the outer surface of the shell. Each structure includes an outer cell that absorbs direct impacts. Each structure is independently coupled to the shell with a respective assembly. The structures move independently of one another and are restricted to sliding tangentially along the outer surface of the shell. The assemblies each include a biasing mechanism that absorbs tangential impacts to the structure and returns the respective structure to its rest position. Thus, a user is protected from the concussive effects of a head-on impact and the rotational acceleration injuries of a tangential impact. |
| US10226089B2 |
Interchangeable fashion accessory
An interchangable fashion accessory is disclosed that may be used with different articles of clothing. In a first configuration, the fashion accessory may be worn around a user's waist to provide a different appearance for a dress. In a second configuration, the fashion accessory may be secured around a hat or other article of headwear. |
| US10226084B2 |
Bikini buddy
The device is an invention that attaches to the strings of the top to a bikini bathing suit. It provides cushion support to the neck area, and prevents the strings of the top to the bikini bathing suit from painful gouging into the skin due to the weight of the breasts. |
| US10226079B2 |
Tobacco-containing smoking article
A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette. |
| US10226078B2 |
Hot-wire control for an electronic cigarette
An electronic vaping device includes: a reservoir configured to hold a liquid formulation; a vaporizer having a heating coil, the heating coil configured to heat liquid formulation drawn from the reservoir to generate a vapor; a controller electrically connected to the heating coil; and a power supply connected to the heating coil and the controller. The controller is programmed to determine that the liquid formulation in the reservoir is becoming depleted in response to determining that a computed value of the heat transfer time constant of the heating coil exceeds an average of a plurality of values of the heat transfer time constant calculated based on resistance values of the heating coil measured during a time interval by at least a threshold amount, and to cause the electronic vaping device to output an alert indicating that the liquid formulation in the reservoir is becoming depleted. |
| US10226073B2 |
Electronic smoking article including a heating apparatus implementing a solid aerosol generating source, and associated apparatus and method
A smoking article is provided, having a component housing including a power source, and a tubular housing having a first end and a longitudinally-opposed second end, wherein the first or second end is configured to receive the component housing. The tubular housing includes an outer wall defining a cylindrical cavity. An aerosol-generating element is configured to be received within the cylindrical cavity, wherein the aerosol-generating element is configured to produce an aerosol in response to heat. An associated aerosol-generating element and related production methods are also provided. |
| US10226070B2 |
Filter rod including electrostatically charged fibers
A filter rod comprises a core of cellulose acetate fibers surrounded by a lofty porous network of charge retaining polymer fibers. The charge retaining fibers can be charged to attract and hold particles from such sources as particulate matter from sorbents (preventing break-through), and smoke constituents while having a suitable pressure drop. |
| US10226069B1 |
Method and apparatus for preparing a finished tobacco product including an attached outer pre-rolled sheet and inner shell
A finished tobacco product is formed by an inner shell and attached outer pre-rolled sheet where the inner shell has a means to open an interior volume to add selected tobacco filler material. |
| US10226067B2 |
Smoking article including alkanoylated glycoside and method of making
A smoking composition for inclusion in a combustible smoking article includes a combustible organic material, such as tobacco and/or tobacco substitutes and at least one alkanoylated glycoside for enhancing the flavor of mainstream smoke. Optionally, dry hops extract can also be included in the smoking composition. |
| US10226066B2 |
Rosemary in a tobacco blend
Provided are smoking products and methods of preparing smoking products that include tobacco and a deflavored rosemary or a heat-treated rosemary. The deflavored and/or heat-treated rosemary may have been previously heated at a temperature and a time sufficient to reduce or remove flavorant components compared to the use of untreated rosemary. The heated rosemary may include one or more pentacyclic triterpenoid acids such as betulinic, betul-18-enoic, oleanolic, and ursolic acids. |
| US10226063B2 |
Methods of decreasing the viscosity of a dietary fiber
Disclosed are methods of decreasing the viscosity of an aqueous suspension of a water insoluble or sparingly soluble dietary fiber (compared to the viscosity of the dietary fiber alone), involving mixing the dietary fiber with water and a soluble compound (e.g., polysaccharide having a molecular weight of about 500 Da to about 1,000 kDa and 1% solution viscosity of up to 10 mPa·s; or protein having a molecular weight of about 10 to about 500 kDa and a 1% solution viscosity of up to 10 mPa·s). |
| US10226060B2 |
Lactococcus garvieae bacteriophage Lac-GAP-1 and use thereof in suppressing proliferation of lactococcus garvieae bacteria
The present invention relates to a Myoviridae bacteriophage Lac-GAP-1 that is isolated from the nature and can kill specifically Lactococcus garvieae cells, which has a genome represented by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 (Accession NO: KCTC 12686BP), and a method for preventing and treating the infections of Lactococcus garvieae using the composition comprising said bacteriophage as an active ingredient. |
| US10226052B2 |
Auger type poultry chillers with enhanced hanger bearing configurations and related assemblies
A poultry chiller includes a tank and an auger rotatably held in the tank. The auger includes a first auger section and a second auger section. The first auger section includes a first auger shaft and a first auger flight. The first auger flight includes a first helical portion on the first auger shaft and a first flight extension that extends away from the first helical portion. The second auger section includes a second auger shaft coupled to the first auger shaft and a second auger flight. The second auger flight includes a second helical portion on the second auger shaft and a second flight extension that extends away from the second helical portion. The chiller includes a hanger bearing assembly between the first and second auger sections and extending to an upper portion of the tank. |
| US10226051B2 |
Method of producing a frozen dough, and related products
Disclosed is a frozen product and methods of making the frozen product. The frozen product includes a frozen biscuit dough that bakes without prior thawing in a reduced time. The frozen biscuit dough includes a leavening system that comprises a fast acting leavening acid. Also included are methods of making a baked good from a frozen product. |
| US10226047B2 |
Fibrous antimicrobial materials, structures, and barrier applications
Fibrous antimicrobial materials for use in structures and barrier applications, such as face masks and wound dressings, have been developed from antimicrobial polymeric materials. The fibrous antimicrobial materials also are particularly suitable for use in air and water filtration. The antimicrobial polymeric materials are prepared from solid solutions of antimicrobial bisguanide compounds blended with certain thermoplastic polymers. The antimicrobial polymeric materials may be extruded into fibers or used in the particulate form for preparation of the nonwoven antimicrobial materials. The antimicrobial bisguanide compound, such as chlorhexidine, are distributed at the molecular level within at least one thermoplastic polymer, such as a polyolefin in which the antimicrobial bisguanide compound is soluble, to form a miscible blend. Methods for their formation and use also are provided. |
| US10226045B2 |
Azoline compounds
The present invention relates to azoline compounds of formula I wherein A, B1, B2, B3, G1, G2, X1, R1, R3a, R3b, Rg1 and Rg2 are as defined in the claims and the description. The compounds are useful for combating or controlling invertebrate pests, in particular arthropod pests and nematodes. The invention also relates to a method for controlling invertebrate pests by using these compounds and to plant propagation material and to an agricultural and a veterinary composition comprising said compounds. |
| US10226044B2 |
Agricultural and horticultural composition and method for cultivating plant
A composition for agricultural or horticultural application, which contains isoleucine as an active ingredient, and is sprinkled on a fruit vegetable, fruit tree, or grain plant, or a harvested fruit as a solution having an isoleucine concentration of 0.5 to 75 mM, is sprinkled on a leaf surface and/or a fruit of a plant to provide at least one of promotion of blooming, promotion of the appearance of the fruit, improvement in number of fruit produced, promotion of ripening of fruit, improvement in essential amino acid and/or γ-ABA content, promotion of carotenoid synthesis, and improvement in antioxidant capacity. |
| US10226043B2 |
Controlled release biocidal salts
A controlled release biocidal salt of a first component comprises a cation of a Nα-(C1-C22) alkanoyl di-basic amino acid alkyl (C1-C22) ester cationic biocidal molecule and a second component comprising an anion of a monomeric anionic molecule having insignificant biocidal activity. The salt is characterized such that when the salt is exposed to an aqueous medium, the salt partially dissolves thereby releasing biocidal ions in an amount sufficient to exceed the MIC or MBC of a target bacteria being controlled, and further characterized as leaving a residual reservoir of undissolved salt capable of releasing more biocidal ions as the salt is consumed or otherwise removed from the environment encompassing the target bacteria. The preferred cationic biocidal molecule comprises Nα-lauroyl-L-arginine ethyl ester (“LAE”). |
| US10226042B2 |
Synergistic pre-emergent and post-emergent weed control compositions and methods of use thereof
Methods and compositions for synergistic pre-emergent and post-emergent weed control are disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an herbicidal composition comprising at least one pre-emergent herbicide and at least one post-emergent herbicide, wherein the pre-emergent herbicide and the post-emergent herbicide synergistically inhibit pre-emergent and post-emergent development of a weed. The disclosure further relates to herbicidal compositions comprising isoxaben, 2,4-D, mecoprop-P, and dicamba. |
| US10226040B2 |
Decoy
A decoy comprising: (a) an anchor device comprising: (i) a crank; (ii) a spool connected to the crank; and (iii) a locking member located proximate to the spool, wherein a gap separates the spool and the locking member and the gap in a locked position is sufficiently small so that the spool is prevented from rotating and the gap in a deployment position is sufficiently large so that the spool free rotates; (b) an anchor, and (c) an anchor line connecting the anchor to the spool so that the spool in the locked position assists in retracting the anchor and in the deployment position allows the anchor to deploy. |
| US10226038B2 |
Animal entrapment device and system
A system and device for capturing or entrapping pests, such as rodents, is described herein. In some embodiments, the device includes an opening in the bottom of the device which allows the pest to enter the device. In some embodiments, the device may include a kill trap. In other embodiments, the device may be used to live capture the pest. |
| US10226033B2 |
Animal models and therapeutic molecules
The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human—non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanized antibodies; compositions comprising the antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in the methods. |
| US10226032B2 |
Method for farming ascidians
This invention relates to the use of a tunicate or an extract obtained from a tunicate for the production of one or more biofuel selected from an alcohol and biodiesel. The invention also relates to a method for producing a biofuel from a tunicate wherein the biofuel is selected from an alcohol and biodiesel and wherein said method comprises the steps of: (a)(i) subjecting said tunicate or one or more polysaccharides extracted from said tunicate to enzymatic or acid hydrolysis to form a hydrolysate containing one or more monosaccharides and (ii) fermenting said one or more monosaccharides to form an alcohol; or (b)(i) extracting lipids/fatty acids from said tunicate and (ii) converting said lipids/fatty acids into biodiesel by transesterification or alcoholysis or (iii) subjecting said tunicate to transesterification or alcoholysis thereby converting lipids/fatty acids present in said tunicate into biodiesel. |
| US10226026B2 |
Raised slung pet bed assembly
A raised pet bed assembly consisting generally of a main frame having an upper loop and a lower loop connected at a riser sleeve which may include a spring or hinge to allow the upper loop to gently bounce. A soft fabric sling lays into the top loop of the frame and is connected to the frame using loops or other connectors. Loops within the sling could be slid into the frame members of the top loop. A padded insert can be placed into the sling portion for use on cooler days or for additional comfort. These parts can easily be removed for cleaning and would be washable in a commercial clothes washer. A canopy can be placed on wire supports above the fabric sling, and a cover can provide an enclosure within the frame. |
| US10226025B1 |
Soybean variety 5PACC71
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PACC71 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PACC71, cells from soybean variety 5PACC71, plants of soybean 5PACC71, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PACC71. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PACC71 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PACC71, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PACC71, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PACC71. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PACC71 are further provided. |
| US10226023B1 |
Soybean variety 5PJSS43
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PJSS43 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PJSS43, cells from soybean variety 5PJSS43, plants of soybean 5PJSS43, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PJSS43. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PJSS43 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PJSS43, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PJSS43, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PJSS43. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PJSS43 are further provided. |
| US10226022B1 |
Soybean variety 5PFTN41
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PFTN41 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PFTN41, cells from soybean variety 5PFTN41, plants of soybean 5PFTN41, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PFTN41. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PFTN41 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PFTN41, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PFTN41, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PFTN41. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PFTN41 are further provided. |
| US10226021B1 |
Maize inbred PH2TBY
A novel maize variety designated PH2TBY and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2TBY with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2TBY through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2TBY or a locus conversion of PH2TBY with another maize variety. |
| US10226018B2 |
Hybrid cucumber variety 24-223 RZ
The present invention relates to a cucumber (Cucumis sativus) seed designated 24-223 RZ, whereby a plant grown from such seed may exhibit long length plant internodes, long to very long fruit length, medium degree of fruit creasing, dark intensity of ground color of fruit skin at market stage, and CGMMV resistance. The present invention also relates to a cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plant produced by growing the 24-223 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the cucumber (Cucumis sativus) cultivar, represented by cucumber (Cucumis sativus) variety 24-223 RZ. |
| US10226015B2 |
Peronospora resistance in Spinacia sp
The current invention concerns a spinach plant comprising resistance against Peronospora farinosa races 1-9, 11-15 and isolate UA1014APLP. |
| US10226013B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH503521
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH503521. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH503521, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH503521 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH503521. |
| US10226007B1 |
Maize hybrid X95M211
A novel maize variety designated X95M211 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95M211 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95M211 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X95M211, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95M211 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95M211 and methods of using maize variety X95M211 are disclosed. |
| US10226004B2 |
Hybrid corn plant and seed A7882
A novel hybrid corn plant, designated A7882 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid corn A7882, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid corn A7882, and to methods for producing a corn plant by crossing the hybrid corn A7882 with itself or another corn plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other hybrid corn plants derived from the hybrid corn plant A7882. |
| US10226002B2 |
Soybean variety 01057408
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01057408. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01057408. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01057408 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01057408 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10226000B2 |
Tomato line PSQQZ12-9061
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line PSQ9Z12-9061. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ9Z12-9061, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10225998B2 |
Cultivation management apparatus for edible perennial herbaceous flowering plants and bulbs and tubers
Disclosed is a cultivation management apparatus for edible perennial herbaceous flowering plants and bulbs and tubers. The cultivation management apparatus allows plants to root and take root and to grow stably in a constant immersed state in order of 40%˜50% of water with low temperature treatment for dormancy by filling a movable water tank flowerpot with a moisture absorption member by in the order of 50% of the pot and by filling thereon a plant growth soil member consisting of a mixing oil up to the upper portion and arranging a partition for partitioning off the moisture absorption element from the plant growth soil member. |
| US10225996B1 |
Control module for a water harvesting system
A control module for a water harvesting system can be operatively connected to a water level sensor in a water collection cistern, the pump/master valve (P/MV) output port of an irrigation controller, a pump start relay that controls a pump coupled to the cistern, and a pair of master valves that are coupled to station valves for delivering water to a plurality of sprinklers. The control module uses a processor, a plurality of switching circuits, and an operational program stored in a memory to cause the landscape vegetation to be watered with water from the water collection cistern or a municipal water supply, depending on the level of water detected in the water collection cistern. The control module can include a display that can indicate a graphic depiction that represents an actual level of the water in the water collection cistern. |
| US10225995B2 |
Canopy hoist
This disclosure relates to agricultural canopies used primarily to control the amount of light, moisture and heat reaching growing plants within the canopy footprint. More specifically, it relates to mechanisms for pulling a flexible canopy over a support structure and then for removing the canopy to uncover the structure and the plants below. The mechanisms include an arm mounted rotationally on a base. When the arm is rotated in one direction the canopy is pulled over the support structure and when the arm is rotated in the other direction the canopy is pulled off the support structure. |
| US10225993B2 |
Method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility
One variation of a method for automating transfer of plants within an agricultural facility includes: dispatching a loader to autonomously deliver a first module—defining a first array of plant slots at a first density and loaded with a first set of plants at a first growth stage—from a first grow location within an agricultural facility to a transfer station within the agricultural facility; dispatching the loader to autonomously deliver a second module—defining a second array of plant slots at a second density less than the first density and empty of plants—to the transfer station; recording a module-level optical scan of the first module; extracting a viability parameter of the first set of plants from features detected in the module-level optical scan; and if the viability parameter falls outside of a target viability range, rejecting transfer of the first set of plants from the first module. |
| US10225991B2 |
Needle gripper for an agricultural baler
An agricultural baler includes a needle disposed within a baling chamber. The needle transfers a strap to a gripping device. A needle gripper is disposed on a distal end of the needle and configured to selectively secure the strap to the needle. The needle gripper includes a thumb gripper rotatably mounted to a wall of the needle gripper. The thumb gripper rotates between a first position configured to secure the strap against a surface of the needle and a second position configured to release the strap from the needle. The needle gripper includes a release arm coupled to the thumb gripper and configured to rotate the thumb gripper from the first position to the second position in response to rotation of the release arm about a release arm axis from a neutral position to a first release position. |
| US10225980B2 |
Hand tool
The present invention is directed to a hand tool that includes an implement, a tang extending from the implement, and a handle secured tot the tang. The handle includes an opposing surface facing away from the implement, and a portion of the tang is configured to engage a portion of the opposing surface to mechanically lock the handle and tang together. The present invention is also directed to a multi-blade garden transplanter tool that includes at least three blades extending outward along a center axis from a free end to a handle end, and a handle is secured to the handle end. |
| US10225979B2 |
Method of performing a cleanout process of a mobile machine plumbing system
A system and method for dispensing a liquid product from a mobile machine includes opening and closing a plurality of valves of a plumbing circuit, the plumbing circuit having a first fluid circuit and a second fluid circuit. Under influence of a pressurized gas, a flow of liquid product flows through plumbing of the first fluid circuit that has a temporarily inactive centrifugal pump and a flow of liquid product through plumbing of the second fluid circuit that has a boom plumbing assembly with plural nozzles coupled to the boom plumbing assembly. The flow of the liquid product through the first and second fluid circuits is controlled by the opening and closing of the plurality of valves and dispensing the liquid product of the first and second fluid circuits to either a product tank or through the plurality of nozzles based on the flows through the first and second fluid circuits. |
| US10225971B1 |
Beach umbrella hole digging device
A beach umbrella hole digging device including a tubular shaft with a pair of handles and a plunger rod that passes through the shaft and out the top. The handles help push and rotate the device into the sand. Once removed, the plunger rod can push out the sand that was inside the tubular shaft. Regular intervals are marked on the outside of the tubular shaft to show a user how deep the hole is and allow for a precise depth. By creating a hole that is the perfect diameter and depth for an umbrella pole, the user can securely set up his or her umbrella with minimal effort and time required. Furthermore, the construction of the present beach umbrella hole digging device is simple and allows for each of the components to press fit together. The device can look like the body and head of an animal. |
| US10231369B2 |
Shield cap and method for manufacturing the same
A shield cap for protecting an electronic component includes a cap member having a side wall portion and a ceiling portion, a conductive film formed on the cap member such that the conductive film is formed to shield electromagnetic waves, and a metal layer formed on a portion of the side wall portion such that the metal layer is interposed between the conductive film and the portion of the side wall portion. The side wall and ceiling portions are forming an accommodation space to accommodate an electronic component, and the metal layer is formed on a surface of the side wall portion on the opposite side of a surface of the side wall portion facing the ceiling portion and interposed between the conductive film and the side wall portion. |
| US10231367B2 |
Electronic device having structure for shielding magnetic force
An electronic device including a structure to shield magnetic force is provided. The electronic device includes a housing having a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member for enclosing a portion of a space between the first surface and the second surface, a first electronic component positioned inside the housing and including magnets positioned to emit a magnetic flux in the first direction or the second direction, a second electronic component positioned inside the housing and including a magnet for emitting a magnetic flux in the first direction or the second direction and being positioned beside one side surface of the first electronic component in a substantially vertical direction to the first direction or the second direction, and a shield structure is positioned between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. |
| US10231366B2 |
Electric shock prevention apparatus
Provided is an electric shock protection apparatus. The electric shock protection apparatus, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a conductive connection part comprising an upper surface, which electrically comes into contact with a conductor of an electronic device, comprising an accommodation part containing a predetermined space formed at a lower part thereof, and having elastic force; a circuit board having a conductive connection part mounted therein; and an electric shock protection device mounted on the circuit board such that at least a portion of the electric shock protection device is disposed at the accommodation part, and blocking leakage current of an external power source which flows into a grounding part of the circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises a pad and a wiring such that the conductive connection part and the electric shock protection device are electrically connected in series. |
| US10231363B2 |
Modular cooling apparatus for high-voltage direct-current transmission system
The present invention relates to a modular cooling apparatus for a high-voltage direct-current transmission system. A sub-module (10) according to the present invention comprises a power unit (12) in the front and a capacitor unit (13) in the rear, and a heat sink (30) for discharging heat generated from the interior is provided in an interior space (14′) of a power unit housing (14) forming the exterior of the power unit (12). A coolant path (31) is provided in the interior of the heat sink (30). The entrance and exit of the coolant path (31) are located adjacent to the bottom surface of the interior space (14′). Connecting couplers (20) for supplying coolant to the interior space (14′) are provided on the sloped surface (16) on the bottom end of the front surface (15) of the power unit housing (14). The sloped surface (16) is formed so as to face the ground at an angle. On both side surfaces of the power unit housing (14) are pass-through parts (22), each of which is provided with a louver plate (24) having louvers (26) to allow air to circulate between the interior space (14′) and the outside. As such, according to the present invention, heat is dissipated more effectively while damage to the sub-module (10) due to coolant leakage does not occur. |
| US10231362B1 |
Hazard warning system
A flooring element is used in a raised floor having removable flooring panels and a supporting structure and having a load bearing surface. The flooring element includes a roll of flexible sheet material mounted on the flooring element. The flooring element may include a flooring stringer or an insert. After removal of an overlying flooring panel to reveal an opening to a sub-floor void, the roll of flexible sheet material may be extended from the roll and affixed to an attachment means at an opposite side of the opening so as to substantially cover the opening and provide a warning of a removed panel. |
| US10231361B2 |
Fan system management
In some embodiments, a rack system is configured to comprise a removable fan system. The fan system enables thermal management of the rack system. The removable fan system includes a replaceable fan tray that can be assembled in the rack system by engaging a connecting mechanism and connecting a connecting cable. The fan tray is engaged with the connecting mechanism to be securely attached to the rack system. The fan tray is connected to a bus bar to receive power or necessary data to be operated. The fan tray can be disassembled from the rack system while the bus remains active, and enables access to the server or the rack system. The replaceable fan tray enables easy replacement of the fan system and access to the rear side of the rack system. |
| US10231360B2 |
Dual-mode passive thermal management system and method
Embodiments include a heat sink cell comprising a first reservoir having a first volume of space and a first material stored in the first volume of space. The first material provides a first heat sink thermal operating range for the transfer of heat. The cell comprises a second reservoir and a second material stored in the second reservoir. A shape memory alloy (SMA) closes an opening of the second reservoir. The SMA is responsive to a temperature change of the first material or external sources to automatically open the opening so that the first material or the second material spontaneously pass through the opening to cause an endothermic reaction or an exothermic reaction between the first material and the second material to create a second heat sink thermal operating range different from the first heat sink thermal operating range. Embodiments also include a system and method of dual-mode passive thermal management. |
| US10231358B1 |
Trim cooling assembly for cooling electronic equipment
A trim cooling assembly provides a sensible trim cooling capability for intake air provided to a downstream computing pod that includes an air cooling system that provides cooling air to computer systems in the pod. The air cooling system can evaporatively chill received intake air to provide the cooling air. The trim cooling assembly is mounted externally to the computing pod and upstream of the air cooling system and includes one or more trim cooling units that can be individually controlled to provide adjustable sensible chilling of the intake air. The trim cooling units and an evaporative cooling unit in the air cooling system can be controlled to provide various levels of sensible and evaporative cooling to maintain conditions of air downstream of the evaporative cooling unit within certain ranges. Trim cooling units can be progressively activated and de-activated in stages to provide progressively adjusted sensible cooling. |
| US10231355B2 |
Cooling structure for electronic device
A cooling structure for an electronic device is configured to include internal heat dissipating fins (first heat dissipating member) accommodated inside a casing together with being disposed on a printed circuit board serving as a circuit substrate, and external heat dissipating fins (second heat dissipating member), a portion of which is exposed externally of the casing. The external heat dissipating fins include a heat input blade member which is fitted into a first heat dissipating blade member that constitutes the internal heat dissipating fins, and a second heat dissipating blade member which is exposed externally of the casing. A heat transfer part adapted to transmit heat from the heat input blade member to the second heat dissipating blade member is interposed between the heat input blade member and the second heat dissipating blade member. |
| US10231349B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel, a back cover placed in the back surface of the display panel, and a coupling unit placed in an area between the back cover and the display panel. The display device can be closely coupled to a to-be-attached surface. |
| US10231348B2 |
Heat dissipation structure for connector module
A connector module is provided with first and second bus bars which are respectively formed by a metal plate, a control board on which an electronic component is mounted, and case member which is formed by insulative resin and houses the control board therein. Connector parts to be connected with respective counterpart connectors are integrally formed with the case member. |
| US10231345B2 |
Attachment apparatus and attachment method for conductive adhesive
Embodiments of the present invention provide an attachment apparatus and an attachment method for a conductive adhesive. The attachment apparatus includes: a carrier stage, which is provided with at least one working surface, the working surface being configured to support a printed circuit board and provided with a groove, and the groove being provided with a plurality of adsorption holes on its bottom surface; a vacuum adsorption device being connected to each of the plurality of adsorption holes; and an attaching mechanism provided above the carrier stage, and configured to attach the conductive adhesive to a predetermined region of the printed circuit board, and the predetermined region being a region of the printed circuit board to be squeeze connected to a flexible printed circuit board or a chip on film. |
| US10231343B2 |
Methods for producing ceramic substrates and module components
In a method for manufacturing ceramic substrates and module components, an unfired mother ceramic substrate is cut at predetermined positions for division into separate unfired ceramic substrates. The cut unfired mother ceramic substrate is pressed such that pressure is applied parallel or substantially parallel to its main surfaces so that the cross-sectional end surfaces created in the cutting step are joined. The unfired mother ceramic substrate including end surface junctions, resulting from joining of the cross-sectional end surfaces, is fired. The fired mother ceramic substrate is broken along the end surface junctions to divide it into separate ceramic substrates. |
| US10231342B2 |
Component built-in substrate
A component built-in substrate incorporates a chip capacitor in a multilayer substrate including laminated base material layers made of thermoplastic resin. The chip capacitor includes an uneven portion including a recessed portion and a projected portion on one side in a laminated direction. On one side of the chip capacitor in the multilayer substrate, a density of low fluid member with a melting point higher than a fluidization temperature of the base material layers is higher in a region overlapping the recessed portion of the chip capacitor than in a region overlapping the projected portion of the chip capacitor when viewed in the lamination direction. |
| US10231340B2 |
Single reflow power pin connections
A method, in some embodiments, comprises: providing a direct bonded copper (DBC) substrate including a plurality of copper traces; providing a guide plate having protrusions on a surface of the guide plate; mounting hollow bush rings onto the protrusions; mounting the bush rings onto the copper traces by aligning the protrusions of the guide plate with solder units on said copper traces; attaching the bush rings and one or more dies to the copper traces by simultaneously reflowing said solder units and other solder units positioned between the dies and the copper traces; and after said simultaneous reflow, removing the protrusions from the bush rings. |
| US10231337B2 |
Folded printed circuit assemblies and related methods
Printed circuit assemblies comprising two or more printed circuit boards stacked and/or folded together and related methods. In some embodiments, a first printed circuit board comprising a first plurality of electrical components may be coupled with a second printed circuit board comprising a second plurality of electrical components using a flexible coupling member. The first printed circuit board may be stacked on top of the second printed circuit board and coupled using an adhesive layer positioned in between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board. The adhesive layer may be configured to maintain the first printed circuit board in a stacked configuration with respect to the second printed circuit board. |
| US10231335B2 |
Electronic module with embedded jumper conductor
The present invention generally provides a novel method for manufacturing an electronic module with crossed conducting lines and a novel electronic module with crossed conducting lines. In particular, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a thin, single layer electronic module. It is also an object of the present invention to provide an electronic module with an embedded jumper element having reliable high quality connections and contacts. To achieve at least some of the aspects of the present invention, an embedded pre-fabricated jumper module is placed inside a printed circuit board which allows the crossing of conducting lines within the module without manufacturing additional layers over the whole PCB board. The resultant PCB will have improved contacts and will not have surface deformation. |
| US10231328B2 |
Flexible circuit structures including connection arrangement connected to load measurement lead
Some aspects of this disclosure generally are related to improving the robustness of a flexible circuit structure, for example, by providing fault-tolerant electrical pathways for flow of electric current through the flexible circuit structure. In some embodiments, such fault tolerance is enhanced by way of a conductive mesh provided between an adjacent pair of resistive elements. Some aspects are related to improved voltage, current, or voltage and current measurement associated with various pairs of adjacent resistive elements at least when the various pairs have differing distances between them. |
| US10231326B2 |
Flexible print circuit board and display device
A flexible printed circuit board and a display device are disclosed by embodiments of the invention. The flexible printed circuit board has one or more waveform structures disposed on its cross section. |
| US10231321B2 |
State-based adjustment of power and frequency
Systems and methods for state-based adjustment of power and frequency are described. A primary generator of a system includes a primary power supply for supplying a primary radio frequency (RF) signal to an electrode. The primary generator further includes an automatic frequency control (AFC) to provide a first frequency input to the primary power supply when a pulsed signal is in a first state. A secondary generator of the system includes a secondary power supply for supplying a secondary RF signal to the electrode. The secondary generator also includes an AFC to provide a second frequency input to the secondary power supply when the pulsed signal is in the first state. The secondary generator includes an AFC to provide a third frequency input to the secondary power supply when the pulsed signal is in a second state. The system includes a digital pulsing source for generating the pulsed signal. |
| US10231317B2 |
Digital load control system providing power and communication via existing power wiring
A controller comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between an AC power source and a load control device. The controller also comprises a control circuit coupled to the controllably conductive device for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive each half-cycle of the AC power source to generate a phase-control voltage. The control circuit is operable to render the controllably conductive device conductive for a portion of each half-cycle of the AC power source. The control circuit is operable to transmit a digital message to the load control device for controlling the power delivered to the load by encoding digital information in timing edges of the phase-control voltage, where the phase-control voltage having at least one timing edge in each half-cycle of the AC power source when the control circuit is transmitting the digital message to the load control device. |
| US10231309B2 |
Controlled color light source
A light source is provided that includes at least two semiconductor light-emitting elements that emit light of different color, a light guide, an electronic control unit, and a light sensor. The light emitted by the elements is injected, at least partially, into the light guide and exits laterally from the light guide. The brightness of the elements can be adjusted by the electronic control unit. The light sensor is arranged to receive the light injected by the elements and laterally exiting from the light guide. The electronic control unit accumulates sensor signals from the light sensor over an integration time interval and compares the accumulated signals with a target value or range to determine a difference, changes a brightness of the elements in response to the difference, and changes the integration time interval in response to the difference or to a change in the target value. |
| US10231303B2 |
Light emitting diode lamp receiving contactless burning signal and system for the same and burning address method for the same
A light emitting diode lamp receiving a contactless burning signal includes at least a light emitting diode and a light emitting diode driving apparatus. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a burning signal detector, an address burning controller, an address memory and a light emitting diode driving circuit. The burning signal detector wirelessly receives a wireless address signal from outside. The burning signal detector converts the wireless address signal into a local address signal. The burning signal detector transmits the local address signal to the address burning controller. The address burning controller burns the local address signal into the address memory, so that the address memory stores a local address data. |
| US10231302B2 |
Power factor correction control circuit and driving method thereof
A circuit for adjusting a frequency of an AC direct lighting apparatus is provided. The circuit may include a reference voltage generation unit configured to receive a dimming voltage having a first frequency and a first voltage range, and generate a reference voltage having a second voltage range, a sensing section determining unit configured to generate first and second section reference voltages based on the reference voltage, and determine a driving current sensing section using the first and second section reference voltages, and a driving signal generation unit configured to generate a switching device driving signal having a second frequency through the determined driving current sensing section. |
| US10231297B2 |
Lighting apparatus control switch and method
The invention provides a lighting apparatus control switch which uses a detection circuit to monitor a parameter which is dependent on the output current flowing to a lighting load when the lighting apparatus control switch is turned off. The lighting apparatus control switch is configured as an on/off controller or a dimming controller in dependence on the monitored parameter. This lighting apparatus control switch can thus be configured as a dimmable switch, for example implementing leading or trailing edge dimming, or as an on/off switch. The lighting apparatus control switch provides a universal dimmer solution which may be future-proof to allow installation of newer generation lighting loads. |
| US10231293B2 |
Multi-mode microwave heating device
A multi-mode microwave heating device includes a heating chamber, a plurality of microwave transmitters, a plurality of longitudinal-polarized rectangular waveguides, a plurality of transverse-polarized rectangular waveguides, and a plurality of half-wave-rectified power supplies. The heating chamber has a holder for holding a to-be-heated object. The holder is connected to a rotating and an elevating mechanism. The microwave transmitters are connected to the heating chamber through the longitudinal-polarized rectangular waveguides as well as connected to the transverse-polarized rectangular waveguides for transmitting microwaves into the heating chamber and to excite multiple cavity modes of the heating chamber, so as to achieve uniform microwave heating. An industrial three-phase alternating current (AC) power source offers multi-phased electricity to the half-wave-rectified power supplies, by which the microwave transmitters are powered, such that the multiple modes are decoupled and uniform microwave heating are achieved. |
| US10231292B2 |
Cooking apparatus and controlling method thereof
Disclosed herein are a cooking apparatus and a controlling method thereof. The cooking apparatus according to one aspect of the present embodiment includes an input part configured to receive a plate warming mode command; a microwave heating part configured to radiate microwave to at least one plate disposed in a cooking chamber provided inside the cooking apparatus; and a control part configured to control at least one of an operation time of the microwave heating part and an intensity of the microwave radiated from the microwave heating part when the plate warming mode command is input. |
| US10231288B2 |
Voltage-leveling heater cable
A heater cable produces a substantially level voltage across its cross-section, providing a uniform and controllable thermal output along its length. The heater cable includes at least one center bus wire extending axially along a central axis of the heater cable, and at least one radial bus wire extending axially through the heating cable and positioned adjacent to the center bus wire. The heater cable further includes a thermally and electrically conductive interstitial material disposed around the at least one center bus wire and the at least one radial bus wire, and a jacket disposed about the interstitial material, the at least one center bus wire, and the at least one radial bus wire. |
| US10231286B2 |
Method and device for allocating air interface resource
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for allocating an air interface resource. The embodiments of the present invention are capable of solving the problem in the prior art that a method for allocating an air interface resource can provide transmission guarantee only for downlink service data on an air interface. By means of the technical solutions provided in the present invention, the end-to-end transmission guarantee between a service server and a UE can be provided for the downlink service data, thereby improving the service quality of the end-to-end transmission. |
| US10231285B1 |
Cognitive massage dynamic response optimization
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for dynamic cognitive responses is provided. The present invention may include enabling a dynamic cognitive response program via a mobile application. The present invention may then include receiving a text message from an initiating device on a recipient device of the dynamic cognitive response program. The present invention may then include activating the dynamic cognitive response program based on the received text message. The present invention may then include analyzing the received text message on the recipient device. The present invention may include generating an intelligent response based on the analyzed received text message. The present invention may then include sending the generated intelligent response to the initiating device. |
| US10231284B2 |
Telecommunication system
A cellular telecommunications network architecture is described where certain UEs are configured to assist the network to improve coverage in regions of poor radio conditions. In certain embodiments, appropriate UEs are selected to act as a dynamic, out-of-band coverage extensions. Network performance can thereby be improved when serving users at the cell edge (or in other poor radio condition regions of a cell). |
| US10231283B2 |
Roaming groups in a peer-to-peer network
A computing device that forms a group in accordance with a peer-to-peer protocol in which a device may be identified based on a credential of a user. The credential may be used to determine a unique identifier for the user such that the same identifier is used on any device operated by the same user. Such an identifier may be used in connection with a peer-to-peer protocol that supports persistent peer-to-peer groups. As a result, the unique identifier for the user may be retained by remote devices that have paired with any device operated by a particular user such that those remote devices may automatically establish a connection with any other device operated by the same user that similarly uses the same unique identifier for the user. |
| US10231281B2 |
Managing negotiation of extended idle mode discontinuous reception parameters between a user equipment and a core network device
The disclosed subject matter provides techniques for managing negotiation of extended idle mode discontinuous reception eDRX parameters between a usr equipment (UE) and core network device of a wireless communication network. In this regard, a method is provided that includes establishing, by a device comprising a processor, a wireless communication link with a network device of a wireless network. The method further includes determining, by the device, based on a determination that an idle mode retry protocol for the device is enabled, a number of times the network device has previously instructed the device to use a network value for an idle mode parameter instead of a device value for the idle mode parameter in association with the device operating in an idle mode. |
| US10231278B2 |
Technique for terminating call set up in a CSFB situation
A technique for controlling set up of a terminating call to a UE in a CSFB situation involving a first MSC paging the UE and a second MSC where the UE is performing a Location Update is described. A method implementation of this technique comprises receiving, from an HLR, a PRN message and forwarding information received in the PRN message to the second MSC. |
| US10231274B2 |
Midrange contactless transactions
Techniques for conducting a transaction in a midrange wireless communication system are described. The techniques may include detecting a beacon transmission from a midrange wireless base station, determining that the beacon transmission includes a transaction service identifier, and invoking a transaction application associated with the transaction service identifier. The techniques may also include receiving transaction information for a transaction associated with a transaction identifier mapped to the device identifier; and sending a transaction cryptogram from the transaction application to the midrange wireless base station to conduct the transaction. |
| US10231272B2 |
Terminal apparatus and base station apparatus
A terminal apparatus transmits information related to communication/discovery between terminal apparatuses to a base station apparatus of EUTRAN. The base station apparatus of the EUTRAN transmits the information related to the communication/discovery between the terminal apparatuses to the terminal apparatus. |
| US10231267B2 |
Access control method and apparatus based on service level
An operation method of a server in a communication network includes receiving a connection request message from each of a plurality of gateways connected to the server; identifying a service level of a terminal that has transmitted the connection request message based on information included in the connection request message; selecting a first gateway corresponding to the service level among the plurality of gateways as a gateway to which the terminal is to be connected; and transmitting a connection approval message, which is a response to the connection request message, to the terminal through the first gateway. |
| US10231265B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, wireless communication system, and processor
MU-MIMO is implemented with little changes in the mechanism of the DCF. There is provided a wireless terminal station apparatus that is used in a wireless communication system formed of one wireless base station apparatus and a plurality of wireless terminal station apparatus, in which grouping is performed on the wireless terminal station apparatus in such a way that the wireless terminal station apparatus belongs to any one of a plurality of groups, and the wireless terminal station apparatus includes a backoff controlling portion that performs control such that a backoff value at the time of random backoff, the backoff value of the wireless terminal station apparatus belonging to at least one group, is selected from a set of candidates for a backoff value which is a set of values formed of predetermined limited numbers. |
| US10231256B2 |
Method for radio source scheduling
A method for radio source scheduling implemented in a communication network, the method comprising steps of establishing a connection between a baseband unit (BBU) and at least one transceiving device; transmitting, by the BBU, a plurality of downlink packets according to a downlink scheduling of the BBU; arranging each of the downlink packets to a plurality of transceiving devices; receiving, by the transceiving devices, the downlink packets and transmitting, by the transceiving devices, a plurality of uplink packets; and receiving the uplink packets, by the BBU, according to the downlink scheduling of the BBU. |
| US10231254B2 |
5G cloud RAN method for symbol by symbol bit streaming
An exemplary method includes determining, at a centralized processing apparatus of a wireless network, a first subset of downlink user plane data corresponding to one or more wireless user equipments at least by calculating input data required at each of one or more L1 PHY processing stages of a remote processing apparatus, wherein the first subset includes bits required by a remote processing apparatus to select a first symbol for transmission to the one or more user equipments at a first time slot; and streaming, via a fronthaul interface, the bits of the first subset followed by bits of one or more further subset of downlink user plane data, wherein the bits of the further subset of user plane data includes only the bits required to select by the remote processing apparatus a next symbol for transmission to the one or more of the wireless user equipments at a next time slot immediately following the first time slot. |
| US10231246B2 |
Radio resource allocation and radio system
There is provided a radio system, having a receiver for receiving cell measurement data with respect to an own cell and adjacent cells of each user terminal of a plurality of cells of the radio system; a calculation unit for comparing resulting interference values of different user terminal combinations within the same frequency-time resource group of the radio system on the basis of the cell measurement data, the frequency-time resource group including user terminals of more than one cell; and a processing unit for controlling resource allocation in at least part of the frequency-time resource groups on the basis of the comparison. |
| US10231242B2 |
Traffic management in the mobile network
A control plane load in a mobile network is managed. The mobile network includes a radio access network having a base station adapted for connecting to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) over a radio interface, and a core network (CN). The RAN determines a RAN control plane load, and transmits an information indicative of the RAN control plane load over a mobility management server to a policy server of the CN to initiate a traffic management in the CN based on the RAN control plane load. Related base stations, mobility management servers, and policy servers are disclosed. |
| US10231236B2 |
Almost blank subframe indication in wireless networks
A wireless device receives a broadcast message comprising first parameters identifying a first set of subframes on a first carrier as almost blank subframes. The wireless device receives at least one unicast control message comprising: second parameters identifying a second set of subframes on a second carrier as almost blank subframes, a first measurement subframe allocation bitmap identifying a first measurement subframes, and a second measurement subframe allocation bitmap identifying a second measurement subframes. The wireless device transmits first channel state information (CSI) being measured on the first measurement subframes and second CSI being is measured the second measurement subframes. |
| US10231234B2 |
Method for measuring inter-device interference in full-duplex wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for measuring inter-device interference (IDI) by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting full-duplex communication according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: determining the total number of times of IDI measurement required for a terminal group to which the terminal belongs; determining a basic sub-frame configuration pattern on the basis of the determined total number of times of the IDI measurement; and measuring the IDI as many times as the number of times allocated to the terminal by applying a terminal-specific shift value to the basic sub-frame configuration pattern. |
| US10231230B2 |
Transmission method and apparatus for mapping downlink control information and transmitting a mapped downlink control signal
In the base station (100), a search, space setting unit (103) sets a search space on the basis of a search space setting rule in accordance with R-PDCCH range of a setting target slot, and an allocating unit (108) places DCI in one of a plurality of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range included in the set search space. The search space setting roles are associated with respective numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the respective ones of a plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE, and a first search space setting rule of a slot 0 and a second search space setting rule of a slot 1 are different from each other in terms of the patterns related to the numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE. |
| US10231225B2 |
Preamble design aspects for high efficiency wireless local area networks
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for resource allocation signaling in a high efficiency wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. A transmitter may generate an indication that a first channel of a plurality of channels associated with a transmission frame has been punctured, the transmission frame including a WLAN signaling field. The transmitter may identify information associated with the WLAN signaling field corresponding to the punctured first channel. The transmitter may transmit the information associated with the WLAN signaling field in a second channel of the plurality of channels. The transmitter may transmit the indication that the first channel has been punctured in the second channel or in a second WLAN signaling field of the transmission frame. |
| US10231215B2 |
Multi-user transmission method in wireless communication system and device therefor
Disclosed in the present invention are a multi-user (MU) transmission method in a wireless communication system and a device therefor. Specifically, the MU transmission method in a wireless communication system comprises a step in which a station (STA) receives, from an access point (AP), an allocation frame comprising resource allocation information for the MU transmission, wherein the allocation frame may comprise indication information for indicating whether the resource allocation information indicates a frequency resource for orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission, or indicates a spatial resource for MU multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transmission. |
| US10231214B2 |
Resource indication for link aggregation in a wireless network
A legacy WiFi communication may contain information to permit a receiver to know of the presence of a parallel new band (NB) communication, and to receive that information in time to know how to receive the NB communication. In various embodiments, this information may be contained in the L-SIG, RL-SIG, and/or HE-SIG-A subfields of a single user PPDU, or in the L-SIG, RL-SIG, HE-SIG-A, and/or HE-SIG-B subfields of a multi-user PPDU. |
| US10231213B2 |
Methods and devices for inclusion of data in paging messages
The disclosure relates to methods, devices, and computer programs in mobile communications. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a method, performed in a network node, for transmitting data to a wireless device. The method comprises obtaining a paging area for transmitting paging data to the wireless device, the paging area comprising multiple transmission points. The method further comprises selecting a subset of the multiple transmission points, based on a selection criterion, and initiating transmission of a paging transmission in the paging area. The paging transmission comprises first data and second data targeting the wireless device when transmitted from the transmission points of the selected subset of the multiple transmission points. The first data comprises the paging data and the second data comprises information not comprised in the first data. Moreover, the paging transmission comprises only the first data when transmitted from other transmission points of the paging area. |
| US10231212B1 |
Notification and command charging apparatus and methods of performing the same
Provided are methods and apparatuses for providing a visual notification indicative of a status of a mobile device and controlling a function of the mobile device while charging the mobile device. The apparatus may receive electronic information indicative of a status of the mobile device. The apparatus may determine the status of the mobile device based on the electronic information indicative of the status of the mobile device. The apparatus may provide a visual notification based on the status and configure a command button to control the function of the mobile device based on the status. Further, in response to actuation of the command button, the apparatus may instruct the mobile device to perform the function. |
| US10231204B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for registering a communication device utilizing a virtual network
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that registers a communication device with a temporary IMSI shared among multiple communication devices with a virtual registration function. Further, the system provisions an active IMSI using a virtual Over-the-Air (OTA) function onto the communication device and indicates to the communication device to register with a registration function using the active IMSI. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10231202B2 |
Asynchronous wireless communication system
The invention relates to an asynchronous wireless communication system, such as a UMTS system. The various base stations of an asynchronous wireless communication system do not typically have known timing offsets Tb(i), and these timing offsets vary with time. The invention allows the calculation of the difference dTb(i,j) between timing offsets Tb(i), Tb(j) for pairs of base stations B(i), B(j), using the timing of signals received by one or more wireless communication units. Having eliminated the timing offsets between the base stations as a variable, geo-location techniques from synchronous networks may then be used to locate wireless communication units in the asynchronous wireless communication system. |
| US10231199B2 |
Secondary synchronization codebook for E-UTRAN
Providing for secondary synchronization encoding utilizing a primary synchronization channel (P-SCH)-related scrambling code is described herein. Scrambled secondary synchronization codes (SSCs) can be assigned to multiple base stations of a radio access network (RAN). By way of example, PSC-based scrambling codes can be created from a plurality of M-sequences generated from a common polynomial expression. Further, an SSC codebook is provided that selects sequence pairs of a sequence matrix for generating SSCs. Selection can be based on transmission characteristics of resulting SSCs, providing reduced interference in planned, semi-planned and/or unplanned mobile deployments. |
| US10231198B2 |
Method and user equipment for receiving downlink signal, and method and base station for transmitting downlink signal
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving a signal in a wireless communication system supporting NB-IoT. An eNB provides a user equipment (UE), for which NB-IoT is not configured, with information about frequency bands (anchor RBs) possibly having a synchronization signal for NB-IoT (hereinafter, an NB-IoT SS). When the eNB transmits a downlink signal to the UE, it may puncture the downlink signal on an RB having the NB-IoT SS, based on the information. When the UE transmits an uplink signal, it may puncture the uplink signal on an RB having the NB-IoT SS, based on the information. |
| US10231196B2 |
Communication apparatus and method using random access procedure
User equipment (UE) that includes a processor and that executes a random access procedure with a base station (E-UTRAN Node B (eNodeB), also known as Evolved Node B) is provided. The UE can at least temporarily be embodied by the processor. The UE may comprise: a determination unit for determining a message size that can be transmitted and that corresponds to a physical random access channel according to an assigned communication method with the base station; a calculation unit for configuring a message to correspond to the message size and for respectively calculating a preamble index and at least one message index from the message; and an encoder for providing respective encoding of the preamble index and the at least one message index, and transmitting the same to the base station. |
| US10231192B2 |
Coordinated power allocation method and apparatus
A method includes: determining communication information about communication between user equipment UE and each base station; determining, according to the communication information, remaining power usage information allocated to each base station; and reporting the determined remaining power usage information allocated to each base station to each corresponding base station. |
| US10231190B2 |
Method and apparatus for increasing performance of communication links of cooperative communication nodes
A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, monitoring performance parameters in a communications network, identifying a degradation in performance of one or more nodes of the communications network according the monitored performance parameters, and initiating corrective action to mitigate the degradation in performance of the one or more nodes of the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10231188B1 |
Dynamic uplink transmit power control
Controlling the uplink transmission power includes dynamically activating and deactivating a high-power transmission mode of the wireless devices in response to changes in a network topology, such as presence or absence of different types of access nodes, and signal level measurements of reference signals transmitted from said different types of access nodes. Such dynamic control of the uplink transmission power in real time minimizes interference that may be caused to uplink transmissions of other wireless devices in the network, and mitigates unnecessary power consumption for wireless devices capable of utilizing the high-power mode. |
| US10231185B2 |
Method for controlling apparatus according to request information, and apparatus supporting the method
A device operation method and an electronic device for supporting the same are provided. The method includes establishing a communication channel with an external device, receiving request information for requesting to activate a sensor of an electronic device in connection with executing a function of the external device, and activating the sensor in response to the request information. |
| US10231182B2 |
Techniques for implicit indication of trigger frame start times
Techniques for implicit indication of trigger frame start times are described. In various embodiments, an AP may be configured to transmit a trigger frame at the beginning of each target wake time (TWT) interval. In some embodiments, each STA that uses a given TWT interval may be configured to treat a TWT Start Time received from the AP not only as a start time for that TWT interval but also as a start time for the trigger frame to be received from the AP. In various embodiments, each STA in a TWT Group may wait to receive the trigger frame from the AP upon awakening during its TWT interval. The embodiments are not limited in this context. |
| US10231180B2 |
Hybrid low power network device
A hybrid low power network device comprising: a wave 1 radio configured to provide client devices wireless access to a network using SU-MIMO, a wave 2 radio configured to provide the client devices wireless access to the network using MU-MIMO, a radio management system configured to assign client devices to either the wave 1 radio or the wave 2 radio for communicating over wireless communication channels in accessing the network, first and second Ethernet ports, wherein at least one of the first and second Ethernet ports are configured to provide power to the hybrid low power network device and allow at least one of the wave 1 radio and the wave 2 radio to communicate with the network, in operation the hybrid low power network device is configured to operate at a power consumption level between 15 and 17 W in providing the client devices wireless access to the network. |
| US10231177B2 |
Interface selection in a wireless router
A wireless router having a WiFi wireless network and including a small cell for routing LTE cellular data to a mobile network core is configured to monitor connected mobile devices and determine whether each mobile device should be connect to the hub using WiFi or LTE in accordance with the current utilization of the WiFi network and the current utilization of the LTE small cell. The network identity information of the device's WiFi interface and the device's LTE interface is provided by an application operating on the mobile device. |
| US10231172B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a network search parameter in a mobile communications network
The present disclosure provides a method for more efficiently managing a mobile communications network by varying the frequency with which a mobile terminal searches for a home network. |
| US10231160B2 |
Method for the integration of a fixed station or of a fixed radio sub-system, and devices implementing such a method
A method for connecting a first device belonging to a first mobile communications network of the narrow band type to a second mobile communications network of the wide band type, the device implementing a protocol layer for communicating with a first plurality of mobile terminals according to a first mobile communications standard, including a modification of the first device by integration of a transposition layer in the protocol layer and being linked to the second communications network of the wide band type via a link of the Internet Protocol (IP) type. |
| US10231159B2 |
Methods and system for providing multiple video content streams over different communication networks
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving video content streams from multiple source mobile devices and identifying that the video content streams pertain to a same event. Additional aspects may include identifying end mobile devices for the video content streams and determining a portion of the end mobile devices are coupled to one communication network and another communication network. Further aspects can include identifying a predicted traffic pattern on the first communication network based on the multiple video content streams pertaining to the same event and that the portion of the multiple end mobile devices are communicatively coupled to the first communication network. Additional aspects may include transmitting a portion of the video content streams across the first communication network and transmitting another portion of the video content streams across the second communication network according to the predicted traffic pattern. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10231158B2 |
Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal, base station, method, and computer readable medium
A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) comprises a radio communication unit (111) and a controller (112). The radio communication unit (111) is configured to communicate with a base station (13). The controller (112) is configured to change at least one of a cell selection operation, a cell reselection operation, and a handover operation according to whether a specific coverage enhancement processing is required or according to whether the specific coverage enhancement processing is supported by at least one of a cell (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) camps on and a neighboring cell (14) of the cell (13) which the M2M terminal (11) camps on. It is thus possible to provide an improved technique for allowing the M2M terminal that is supporting a special coverage enhancement processing for M2M terminals to camp on an appropriate cell. |
| US10231151B2 |
Optimized train solution
The use of wireless backhaul poses special challenges for in-vehicle base stations. Users that are connected to an in-vehicle base station expect continuous service, even as the in-vehicle base station passes in and out of different wireless backhaul coverage zones, such as when a train passes from a train station with good coverage to a tunnel with poor coverage. The base station thus needs seamless backhaul handover. A system that enables an in-vehicle base station to receive continuous service across different backhaul coverage zones is needed. To solve this problem, a system enabling handover is described. The system involves double-tunneling mobile device data packets in an ESP-UDP IPsec tunnel encapsulated in a GTP-U tunnel. Traffic is transmitted from a mobile device to a specially configured base station that encapsulates mobile device data packets and sends them to the network via wireless backhaul using an LTE UE modem connection. |
| US10231149B2 |
Radio resource control messaging for dual connectivity networks
A 3GPP LTE protocol enhancement may realize the full benefit of dual connectivity in Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks by providing a mechanism to carry Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages and/or Information Elements (IE)s from a Secondary Evolved Node B (SeNB) to User Equipment (UE) via Master Evolved Node B (MeNB) RRC messages. Novel downlink (DL) Common Control Channel (CCCH) and Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH) messages, and augmented messages having Information Elements (IE)s for relaying RRC messages from a SeNB to a UE via a MeNB, are defined. Modifications to ASN.1 program coding of LTE 3rd Generation Partnership Project specifications to enable RRC messages from the MeNB to relay RRC information from the SeNB to the UE are provided. In one embodiment, the UE receives, from a MeNB, an RRC message comprising information relayed from a SeNB and interprets the RRC message for control channel and radio resource configuration information from the SeNB. |
| US10231147B2 |
Determining network congestion based on target user throughput
Systems and methods for determining network congestion (e.g., reduced or low average user throughput with telecommunications networks, such as LTE networks, are described. The systems and methods described herein facilitate the identification and/or prediction of congestion at cell sites, which may enable telecommunications networks to prevent and/or remedy current or future occurrences of congestion at cell sites within their networks. |
| US10231146B2 |
Determination of enhanced physical downlink control channel candidates in a wireless communication network
In embodiments, an evolved Node B (eNB) of a wireless communication network may configure an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) physical resource block (PRB) set for a user equipment (UE). The EPDCCH-PRB set may include a plurality of PRB-pairs. The EPDCCH-PRB set may further include a plurality of enhanced resource element groups (EREGs) organized into localized enhanced control channel elements (ECCEs) having EREGs of the same PRB-pair and distributed ECCEs having EREGs of different PRB-pairs. In some embodiments, the eNB may determine a set of distributed EPDCCH candidates for the UE from the EPDCCH-PRB set, wherein the individual distributed EPDCCH candidates include one or more of the distributed ECCEs, and wherein the set of distributed EPDCCH candidates includes at least one EREG from each of the plurality of localized ECCEs. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10231144B2 |
Configuration method for channel state information feedback signal and base station and termination
Methods for configuring Channel State Information (CSI) feedback signalings, feeding back CSI, configuring data demodulation, data demodulating, configuring antenna port information, obtaining antenna port information, base stations and terminals are disclosed. The method for configuring CSI feedback signalings includes: the base station configuring N CSI measurement processes for measuring and feeding back CSI for the terminal, each of them being independently configured with one or more of the following through terminal dedicated higher layer signaling: codebook subset restriction, PMI-RI-Report, PMI feedback-enabled, RI feedback-enabled, RI feedback-enabled according to reference process, PMI feedback-enabled according to reference process, sub-band feedback-enabled according to reference process, feedback mode, resource location fed back by PUCCH corresponding to CSI measurement process, subframe offset and cycle fed back by PUCCH corresponding to CSI measurement process, and initialization sequence ID of PUCCH corresponding to CSI measurement process; the base station sending the N CSI measurement processes to the terminal. |
| US10231142B2 |
Radio communication system, radio terminal, radio network, radio communication method and program
A wireless communication system comprises: a setting notifying means for notifying, to a radio terminal, setting information related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information to a radio network; a status notifying means for notifying, to the radio network, a status related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of the measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information; and a re-establishing means for receiving the status and determining whether to re-establish the setting information. |
| US10231141B2 |
Collaborative computing and electronic records
Collaborative computing and electronic records are disclosed. An entity that may be able to help achieve an objective is discovered and a connection to the entity established. A meta-language is used to exchange with the entity a description of the objective and a description of the entity. The meta-language is used to negotiate with the entity a contract to help achieve the objective. In the event a contract to help achieve the objective is reached, performing a self-configuration in accordance with the contract. |
| US10231140B2 |
Self optimizing residential and community WiFi networks
A method for improving performance in a residential/community WiFi network is implemented on a self-optimizing network (SON) server and includes: receiving current configuration details and local performance statistics from SON clients installed in access points (APs) in the residential/community WiFi networks, where at least one of the APs is a residential AP configured to provide WiFi connectivity to both authorized users of the residential AP and a community of WiFi users not associated with the residential AP, analyzing at least the current configuration details and local performance statistics to identify performance issues in the residential/community WiFi network, determining remedial actions based on the analyzing, and instructing the access points to perform the remedial actions via the SON clients. |
| US10231136B1 |
Dual mode communications device with remote device feedback and methods for use therewith
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes an antenna array configured to receive first millimeter wave (MMW) signals from a remote device in a millimeter wave (MMW) frequency band and to transmit second millimeter wave (MMW) signals to the remote device in the MMW frequency band. A base transceiver station is configured to generate a consolidated steering matrix in accordance in a radio frequency (RF) band based on a consolidated feedback matrix in accordance with the RF band, wherein the MMW frequency band is above the RF band. A remote radio head is configured to: process the first MMW wave signals received from the remote device to recover an original feedback matrix in accordance with the MMW frequency band; convert the original feedback matrix in accordance with the MMW frequency band to the consolidated feedback matrix in accordance with the RF band; convert the consolidated steering matrix to a converted steering matrix that facilitates the transmission of the second MMW signals to the remote device in the MMW frequency band, and is further configured to generate the second MMW signals in accordance with the converted steering matrix. |
| US10231135B2 |
Adaptive beamforming scanning
There is provided mechanisms for adaptive beamforming scanning. A method is performed by a network device having a non-uniform directional network coverage. The method comprises obtaining a beam pattern indicating spatial directions in which reception of identification signals is to be scanned, wherein the beam pattern is defined by the non-uniform directional network coverage. The method comprises scanning with directional beams in the spatial directions according to the beam pattern for reception of the identification signals from wireless devices. |
| US10231133B2 |
3D modeling of cell sites and cell towers with unmanned aerial vehicles
A method for modeling a cell site with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) includes causing the UAV to fly a given flight path about a cell tower at the cell site, wherein a launch location and launch orientation is defined for the UAV to take off and land at the cell site such that each flight at the cell site has the same launch location and launch orientation; obtaining a plurality of photographs of the cell site during about the flight plane, wherein each of the plurality of photographs is associated with one or more location identifiers; and, subsequent to the obtaining, processing the plurality of photographs to define a three dimensional (3D) model of the cell site based on the associated with one or more location identifiers and one or more objects of interest in the plurality of photographs. |
| US10231132B2 |
Reservation signal design for spectrum sharing
Wireless communications systems and methods related to reservation signal transmission and detection for spectrum sharing are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a reservation request (RRQ) signal to reserve a transmission opportunity (TXOP) in a shared spectrum, wherein the shared spectrum is shared by a plurality of network operating entities, and wherein the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are associated with a first network operating entity of the plurality of network operating entities. The first wireless communication device transmits a reservation response (RRS) signal indicating an interference tolerance level of the first wireless communication device. |
| US10231129B2 |
Malicious text message identification
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a first predetermined data characteristic and a second predetermined data characteristic; receiving, at the information handling device, text data comprising a third predetermined data characteristic; comparing, using a processor, the third predetermined data characteristic with the first predetermined data characteristic and the second predetermined data characteristic; and determining, based on the comparing, whether the third predetermined data characteristic is associated with the first predetermined data characteristic or the second predetermined data characteristic. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10231126B2 |
System and method for enterprise security through P2P connection
A method is provided for permitting access to enterprise resources mediated between a first peer device and a second peer device. A shared detection application is installed on both devices. When a second peer device requests access to enterprise resources, the first peer device detects if the devices are within a certain preset distance of each other. The second peer device is permitted to access the enterprise resources while the devices remain within the preset distance of each other. Access is shut-down after a pre-determined time if the first device and the second device are no longer within the preset distance of each other. |
| US10231125B2 |
Secure telematics
A telematics system that includes a security controller is provided. The security controller is responsible for ensuring secure access to and controlled use of resources in the vehicle. The security measures relied on by the security controller can be based on digital certificates that grant rights to certificate holders, e.g., application developers. In the case in which applications are to be used with vehicle resources, procedures are implemented to make sure that certified applications do not jeopardize vehicle resources' security and vehicle users' safety. Relationships among interested entities are established to promote and support secure vehicle resource access and usage. The entities can include vehicle makers, communication service providers, communication apparatus vendors, vehicle subsystem suppliers, application developers, as well as vehicle owners/users. At least some of the entities can be members of a federation established to enhance and facilitate secure access and usage of vehicle resources. |
| US10231123B2 |
Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication between a mobile device and a vehicle
A system and a method for communicating over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: establishing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection between a mobile device and a BLE system in the vehicle, wherein the establishing step includes receiving first credentials of the mobile device at the BLE system; providing second credentials to the mobile device from the vehicle, wherein the second credentials are different than the first credentials; and receiving a message from the mobile device that is encrypted using the first and second credentials. |
| US10231120B2 |
Offloaded security as a service
In one implementation, traffic in a mobile network is offloaded to a security as a service server or a cloud server. A mobile access gateway (MAG) in the mobile network identifies one or more mobile nodes that are configured for communication on the mobile network. The MAG receives a message that includes an address of a mobile node and sends a request based on the message to the security as a service server. The MAG forwards traffic flows to the security as a service server according to the message, which is configured to detect an indication of malicious software in the traffic flows and/or filter content of the traffic flows according to a user profile. |
| US10231116B2 |
Communication access services for mobile phones
A communication access server may provide a client service for communication access services. The communication access server may authenticate a user having an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and registering user credentials. The communication access server may activate a communication interception service at a communication service provider (CSP) system for the IMSI. The communication access server may receive an intercepted communication from the CSP system and send the intercepted communication to the client service for access by a user. |
| US10231113B1 |
Systems and methods for external group identification in wireless networks
A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a request to generate a device group for a group of user equipment (UE) devices from an application server and identify a group of Home Subscriber Server (HSS) devices that store subscriber profiles for the group of UE devices. The processor may be further configured to send a request to a provisioning system to generate HSS subgroups in the group of HSS devices, with different HSS subgroups associated with different HSS devices and each HSS subgroup including at least one of the UE devices; receive, from the provisioning system, an indication that the HSS subgroups were generated; generate a mapping from the device group to the HSS subgroups; and process messages received from the application server for the device group based on the generated mapping. |
| US10231109B2 |
Handling of emergency calls in a roaming scenario
A method for improved handling of emergency calls in a roaming scenario includes: a voice call being initiated by the user equipment via the user equipment transmitting a first message directed to a network node of the home telecommunications network, the first message comprising the specific emergency call telephone number; wherein a second message is transmitted to the network node of the home telecommunications network, the second message comprising an emergency call information, the emergency call information being indicative of the use of a valid emergency call telephone number in relation of the voice call; and a third message being generated by the node of the home telecommunications network, wherein the third message is transmitted to a network node of the visited telecommunications network, and forwarded, as a fourth message, to the user equipment to trigger an emergency call procedure. |
| US10231106B2 |
Communication system, service control device, MTC user device, gateway device, and communication method
In a communication system 10, an IN-CSE 200 maps and retains a public IP address acquired from an MTC-UE 100 and an UE-ID, and receives an incoming message addressed to the MTC-UE 100 from an AS 40A. The IN-CSE 200, upon receiving the incoming message, sets the public IP address mapped with the retained UE-ID in a destination address, and delivers to a GGSN/PGW 310 an IP packet containing the corresponding UE-ID. The GGSN/PGW 310 identifies a private IP address assigned to the MTC-UE 100, based on the UE-ID included in the IP packet received from the IN-CSE 200. |
| US10231105B2 |
Topology database for application service support at access nodes
An access node (110A, 110B) of a cellular network receives a message (301, 303, 305, 308) from a further access node (110A, 110B) of the cellular network. From the received message (301, 303, 305, 308), the access node extracts topology information indicating one or more application services provided by an application service platform located at the further access node. Further, the access node (110A, 110B) stores the topology information in a topology database (180A, 180B). |
| US10231102B2 |
Techniques for mobility-aware dynamic service placement in mobile clouds
Techniques to adaptively launch/replace applications and services on edge devices in a cellular infrastructure and/or adaptively place content and computation at the edge devices based on logic at the network core are provided. In one aspect, a method for dynamic placement of applications in a cellular network mobile cloud is provided which includes the steps of: (a) obtaining: (i) a model of the cellular network, (ii) a model of user mobility patterns in the cellular network, and (iii) a model of a profile of the applications; (b) upon receipt of requests from users for the applications, obtaining runtime states at edge servers in the mobile cloud; and (c) upon obtaining the runtime states at the edge servers, placing the requests among the edge servers and a core server in the mobile cloud based on the models obtained in step (a) and the runtime states obtained in step (b). |
| US10231094B2 |
Report-based control of repeated multicast data transmission
A network node initiates a multicast transmission of a data item via a cellular network to a plurality of devices. Associated with the multicast transmission, the network node provides a request that at least a subgroup of the devices each send a report indicating whether an action on the basis of the data item received by the device was successfully completed by the device. Depending on the reports, the network node adjusts the repeated multicast transmission of the data item. |
| US10231089B2 |
Method for managing area of terminal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for managing an area of a terminal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Specifically, a method for performing, by a terminal, location area update in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: transmitting, to a network node, a first request message including an additional cell list comprising one or more neighboring cells of a serving cell of the terminal; receiving, from the network node, a first accept message including information indicating acceptance of the use of the additional cell list; and, when a changed serving cell of the terminal belongs to a tracking area configured to the terminal and does not belong to the additional cell list, performing a cell-based area update procedure. |
| US10231086B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for maintenance of complex structures
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a personnel location device that is configured to determine a proximity of personnel to a structure. The apparatus also includes a data filter that is configured to filter maintenance-procedure data from an electronic maintenance technical publication responsive to, at least in part, the proximity of personnel to the structure determined by the personnel location device. Additionally, the data filter is configured to create a first filtered electronic maintenance technical publication that includes the maintenance-procedure data filtered from the electronic maintenance technical publication. |
| US10231078B1 |
Bluetooth low energy (BLE) real-time location system (RTLS) having simple transmitting tags, beacons and bridges, that use a combination of motion detection and RSSI measurements to determine room-location of the tags
A real-time location system (RTLS) uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmitting tags, bridges, and beacons. The fixed beacons broadcast BLE advertisements containing motion-status information about recent history of perceived motion in a room as determined from a motion sensor in the beacon. The bridges forward the beacon's received advertisements to a location engine, which records timestamps of motion events seen by each beacon in each room. One or more simple transmitting tags then report their own motion status based on a tag-based accelerometer. The system utilizes a series of location-engine steps, to estimate the room-location of the tags based on a specific combination of RSSI analysis, and a comparison of tag-motion history to the perceived and recorded motion-status in a room. This analysis of tag-motion history and motion-in-room status produces a better estimate of room-level location of the tag than can be estimated by simple proximity or multi-lateration using radio signal strengths. |
| US10231072B2 |
Information processing to measure viewing position of user
Provided is an information processing device including: an audio signal output unit that causes measuring audio in an inaudible band to be output from a speaker; and a viewing position computation unit that computes a viewing position of a user based on the measuring audio picked up by a microphone. |
| US10231067B2 |
Hearing aid adjustment via mobile device
Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to hearing aids, and may relate more particularly to adjusting one or more parameters for one or more hearing aids based, at least in part, on one or more digital audio parameters converted from an electrical audio signal or on one or more characteristics of a particular environment, or a combination thereof. |
| US10231064B2 |
Method for improving a picked-up signal in a hearing system and binaural hearing system
A method improves a picked-up signal in a hearing system. The hearing system has at least one hearing device, particularly a hearing aid. The hearing aid device has an associated first directional microphone that has an adjustable first directional characteristic with a preferential direction. The first directional microphone converts sound into a first signal that is adopted in the picked-up signal. A speech activity of a user of the hearing system is monitored, and recognition of a speech activity of the user prompts the preferential direction of the first directional characteristic to be adjusted in comparison with a frontal direction of the user such that the sound sensitivity of the first directional microphone undergoes attenuation in the frontal direction. |
| US10231063B2 |
Binaural hearing aid system
In a binaural hearing aid system audio signals are transmitted between an antenna facility of a left ITE hearing aid and an antenna facility of a right ITE hearing aid. Binaural beam forming is based on a natural directivity of the pinna and/or based on a head shadowing effect. Each antenna facility has an antenna arrangement with a coil core made of magnetically permeable material, and extending along a longitudinal axis, a further electric hearing aid component, which emits electromagnetic interference radiation, and an at least partially planar shield made of magnetically permeable material. The shield is arranged between the antenna arrangement and the further hearing aid component transversely to the longitudinal axis of the coil core and the shield is arranged at a distance of 50 to 150 micrometers from the coil core, preferably 75 to 100 micrometers. |
| US10231061B2 |
Sound transducer with housing and MEMS structure
A sound transducer includes a housing with a sound port and a MEMS structure disposed in an interior space of the housing. The MEMS structure and the sound port are acoustically coupled to each other. The MEMS structure separates a front volume from a back volume of the housing. At least one vent hole of the MEMS structure allows a gas exchange between the front volume and the back volume. The sound port allows a liquid to enter the front volume. Further, the MEMS structure prevents liquid from entering the back volume. |
| US10231060B2 |
Electrostatic headphones
An electrostatic transducer has two oppositely disposed counter-electrodes and a diaphragm which is disposed between the two counter-electrodes and which has a first weakly conductive coating. In its edge region the diaphragm has a second well-conductive coating on the first coating to protect the latter. |
| US10231059B2 |
Sound generator
A sound generator includes a housing and a vibrator. The vibrator includes at least one piezoelectric element and has at least of a part thereof inside the housing. A contact portion on the at least one piezoelectric element is configured to transmit generated vibration to an object outside of the sound generator. The at least one piezoelectric element generates vibration in response to a signal from outside the vibrator, and causes the object to vibrate and generate a sound to emit from the object. |
| US10231057B2 |
Universal speaker
[Problem] To provide a universal speaker that efficiently transmits kinetic energy that has been converted from electrical energy of an audio signal to one or more diaphragms, and enables both healthy individuals and the hard of hearing to comfortably hear as a result of higher-volume and sharp emitted-sound. [Solution] This universal speaker (10) is provided at least with a diaphragm (1) having a planar shape, a driver unit (2) for causing the diaphragm to vibrate in accordance with an inputted electrical signal, and an enclosure (3) with a hollow structure for accommodating the diaphragm and the driver unit. The enclosure has an opening (39) at one surface, and the driver unit abuts against an end edge of the diaphragm so as to drive in the same direction as the plane direction of the diaphragm and is also fixedly mounted onto the enclosure. The diaphragm forms a curved section that curves going from one end (1a) side where the driver unit is mounted toward the opposing other end (1b) side, and is disposed so as to cover the opening of the enclosure. |
| US10231056B2 |
Binaural recording for processing audio signals to enable alerts
A wearable device for binaural audio is described. The wearable device includes a feedback mechanism, a microphone, an always on binaural recorder (AOBR), and a processor. The AOBR is to capture ambient noise via the microphone and interpret the ambient noise. An alert is issued by the processor to the feedback mechanism based on a notification detected via the microphone in the ambient noise. |
| US10231055B2 |
Gaming headset with adjustable contact pressure
The invention relates to a headset comprising at least one headband and at least one earpiece, the headband comprising a headband structure, wherein the headband structure is divided in at least one soft, flexible section and at least one stiff, non-flexible section, at least one sliding spring element, at least one handle element attached to the at least one sliding spring element and at least one guiding element, guiding the relative movement between the headband structure and the at least one sliding spring element. |
| US10231052B2 |
Acoustic device
An acoustic device that is adapted to be worn on the body of a user, with a first acoustic transducer and a second acoustic transducer, where the first transducer is closer to the expected location of a first ear of the user than is the second transducer, a third acoustic transducer and a fourth acoustic transducer, where the third transducer is closer to the expected location of a second ear of the user than is the fourth transducer, and a controller that is adapted to independently control the phase and frequency response of the first, second, third and fourth transducers. |
| US10231051B2 |
Integration of a smartphone and smart conference system
Embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method and computer system for using a smartphone. A non-limiting example of this method includes receiving an audio input on the smart phone. The audio input is converted to a first digital signal. The first digital signal is transmitted along with location information of the smartphone. The first digital signal is configured to be used as a microphone input for a public address system. The location information is configured to be used to position an automated spotlight. |
| US10231050B2 |
Method for limiting amplifier input current to avoid low voltage conditions
A predictive brownout prevention system may be configured to prevent brownout of an audio output signal. Particularly, the brownout prevention system may be configured to receive information indicative of an amplitude of the audio input signal, receive information indicative of a condition of the power supply, receive information indicative of one or more of the following: 1) adaptive estimates of power supply conditions; 2) anticipated effects of power supply capacitance; and 3) condition of a load impedance, determine from the received information whether a brownout condition exists, and responsive to determining the brownout condition exists, generate the selectable attenuation signal to reduce an amplitude of the audio output signal such that the signal path attenuates the audio input signal or a derivative thereof in order to prevent brownout prior to propagation to the audio output of a portion of the audio input signal having the brownout condition. |
| US10231049B2 |
Loudspeaker, loudspeaker driver and loudspeaker design process
The invention relates in general to the field of high fidelity audio reproduction and to the design process and selection of a sealed loudspeaker for the home and audiophile markets. The sealed loudspeaker has at least one professional sound reinforcement driver, a crossover network, a sealed enclosure, and the enclosure volume is less than 300 liters. The at least one professional sound reinforcement driver has a small compliance volume (Vas) or a large system compliance ratio (α) for a total system quality of between 0.5 and 1.0. |
| US10231038B2 |
Detector remodulator and optoelectronic switch
A silicon-on-insulator chip including an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) and an array of detector remodulators (DRMs) in a planar arrangement with the AWG such that the modulators or modulators and detectors of said DRMs are located within the same plane as the waveguides of the AWG; and wherein each DRM is located at an input or output of the AWG. |
| US10231034B1 |
Information handling system cable seal
An information handling system routes cables from a chassis interior to a chassis exterior through a cable channel defined in the housing and having airflow managed by a blocking element biased to a closed position. As cable configurations change, the blocking element adapts to fit cables through the cable channel in a compact manner that minimizes cooling airflow escape through the cable channel. Automated adjustments to a cooling fan profile based upon a predicted cable configuration and associated airflow help to ensure adequate cooling as airflow characteristics change due to the presence of cables and an expected position of the blocking element. |
| US10231033B1 |
Synchronizing out-of-band content with a media stream
Receiving and processing out-of-band (OOB) data along with a media stream is disclosed. The received OOB data can be extracted from an OOB data stream and correlated with the media stream using timestamps. Display and other operations can then be performed when a timestamp of the OOB data matches a current timestamp of the media stream. In addition, timestamp notification requests can be received and processed such that when the current timestamp of the media stream matches a requested timestamp, a notification can be transmitted, and data can be received in response to the notification. |
| US10231032B1 |
Systems and methods for electronically tagging a video component in a video package
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for electronically tagging a video component (VC) in a video package. One example method includes the steps of: (i) receiving a video package; (ii) identifying a position of each of multiple video sections (VS) in the received video package; (iii) identifying a type of at least a portion of the VSs having identified positions, wherein at least one VS is identified as having a show-segment VC type; (iv) determining a total duration of the VSs identified as having a show-segment VC type; (v) determining a total count of the VSs identified as having a show-segment VC type; (vi) responsive to determining that the determined total duration is within a threshold range of a predetermined duration, associating tagging data with the received video package, wherein the tagging data indicates the position and type of each VS identified as having a show-segment VC type. |
| US10231030B1 |
Customized insertions into digital items
Digital content items may include additional content such as advertisements. Placement of the additional content may be based on a characteristic of the digital content item and/or a characteristic of a consumer of the digital content item. In one implementation, a level of interest is determined for multiple time points in a digital content item and an advertisement is located in the digital item based on the level of interest. |
| US10231028B1 |
Method and system to distribute consumer video over television network
A method and system for immediate distribution of a purchased consumer video includes an online video portal, which includes a video receiver and a video server. The video receiver connects to the online video merchant over a video distribution network and receives a consumer video from an online video merchant. The consumer video is purchased by a consumer from the online video merchant over a commerce network. The video receiver stores the consumer video in a consumer datastore. The video server connects to a television set of the consumer over a dedicated television channel of a television network. The video server retrieves the stored consumer video from the consumer datastore and sends the consumer video to a television set of the consumer over a dedicated television channel. The consumer video is distributed immediately after the consumer video is received from the online video merchant and stored in the consumer datastore. |
| US10231027B2 |
Control device and method of controlling broadcast receiver
A control device is provided. The control device includes a user interface unit in which information of a broadcast receiver controlled through unidirectional wireless communication is entered, a searching unit which searches an infrared (IR) code set corresponding the broadcast receiver based on the entered information, a managing unit which registers the broadcast receiver as a controllable broadcast receiver within a home network based on the searched IR code set, and a first communication interface unit which, if a control signal for the registered broadcast receiver is received, transmits an IR code corresponding to the control signal from the IR code set corresponding to the registered broadcast receiver to the registered broadcasting receiver. |
| US10231024B2 |
Selectively incorporating feedback from a remote audience
A method, apparatus, and stored instructions are provided for selectively incorporating feedback from a remote audience into live content. The feedback is incorporated into one part of a segment at the same time that another part of the segment is played to an audience. A feedback manager may receive feedback from audience members on a first part of the segment while a second, later part of the segment is being played to the audience by a client machine and while a third, even later part of the segment is being generated by a content manager. The feedback manager may then compare feedback data to stored criteria to determine whether or not to change the playing content. |
| US10231013B2 |
Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media
Methods and apparatus to measure exposure to streaming media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a communication interface to receive metering data from a media monitor. The metering data includes a first subset of a series of metadata tags extracted from media played on a presentation device. The first subset includes a first metadata tag extracted proximate in time to a media event associated with the media. The metering data omits a second subset of the series of metadata tags extracted from the media. Each of the metadata tags in the series of metadata tags embedded in a different portion of the media. The media monitor extracts each of the metadata tags from the media when the corresponding different portion of the media is played. The apparatus also includes an analyzer to analyze the metering data to determine exposure of an audience of the presentation device to the media. |
| US10231004B2 |
Network recording service
One embodiment includes a recording application executed at a processor on a server. The recording application receives a request to record electronic content. The request is received from a client device via a first network connection between the server and the client device. A second network connection between a content provider and the client is used to provide the electronic content from the content provider to the client device. In response to receiving the request, the recording application establishes a third network connection between the server and the content provider. The recording application stores the electronic content provided via the third network connection. The electronic content is stored to a computer-readable medium. |
| US10231002B2 |
Method and apparatus for satellite television service with alternate delivery capabilities
A distribution system for transmitting media content programs to premises equipment via a satellite transmission path addresses signal degradation caused by atmospheric conditions and other factors. Upon detection of a degradation of the satellite signal, the system may begin transmitting the content using an alternative signal path, such as a terrestrial IP network. The satellite transmission path is brought back on line after the satellite link is restored. Alternatively, the system may begin recording the signal in the media distribution system for transmission via the satellite link after the link is restored. |
| US10231000B2 |
Routing method for combined television and combined television
A combined television includes a host and at least one smart module. The host is connected to an external network by a first physical network card, and is connected to the smart module by a second physical network card. A routing method includes: the host receives, via the second physical network card, a first data packet sent by a first intelligent module; parses the first data packet and obtains a source address and a destination address in the first data packet, the source address being an IP address of the first intelligent module; and when the destination address is an IP address of the external network, converts the first data packet into a second data packet, and sends the second data packet to the external network by the first physical network card, a source address in the second data packet being an IP address of the first physical network card. |
| US10230994B2 |
Providing customized media functions at a hospitality establishment according to passkeys
A media system providing customized media functions at a hospitality establishment includes a first device operable to display a first passkey to a user attempting to activate a media function on a particular media device. The hospitality establishment includes a plurality of media devices installed at a plurality of different locations therein. A second device is operable to receive the first passkey from the user, determine whether the first passkey received from the user matches a second passkey associated with the particular media device, and activate the media function on the particular media device in response to determining that the first passkey received from the user matches the second passkey associated with the particular media device. |
| US10230991B2 |
Signal-processing apparatus including a second processor that, after receiving an instruction from a first processor, independantly controls a second data processing unit without further instrcuction from the first processor
A signal-processing apparatus includes an instruction-parallel processor, a first data-parallel processor, a second data-parallel processor, and a motion detection unit, a de-blocking filtering unit and a variable-length coding/decoding unit which are dedicated hardware. With this structure, during signal processing of an image compression and decompression algorithm needing a large amount of processing, the load is distributed between software and hardware, so that the signal-processing apparatus can realize high processing capability and flexibility. |
| US10230988B2 |
Fast integer transform with adjusted DC coefficients
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to frequency domain transforms, including fast integer transforms and directional integer transforms. Further described is a video codec that utilizes a novel class of fast integer and directional transforms. |
| US10230985B2 |
Video encoding and decoding method and apparatus using the same
The present invention is related to a method for moving the position of a base view from an arbitrary GOP (Group Of Pictures) start position to implement an efficient encoding structure in multi-view video encoding. The existing multi-view video encoding method exhibits low encoding efficiency when correlation between the base view and a dependent view is low, since the base view is assumed to be fixed. Moreover, in case the view in a live broadcasting program desired by a producer changes from the base view to another, the user has to consume more bit streams and decoder complexity than those consumed when decoding is performed with respect to the base view. Therefore, to alleviate the drawbacks of the existing multi-view video encoding method, the present invention provides a method for designing syntax elements by which the base view can be moved, thereby supporting an efficient encoding structure. |
| US10230977B2 |
Apparatus, a method and a computer program for video coding and decoding
There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. In other embodiments, there is provided a method, an apparatus, a computer readable storage medium stored with code thereon for use by an apparatus, and a video encoder, for encoding a scalable bitstream, to provide indicating an encoding configuration, where only samples and syntax from intra coded pictures of base layer is used for coding the enhancement layer pictures. In other embodiments, there is provided an apparatus, a computer readable storage medium stored with code thereon for use by an apparatus, and a video decoder, for decoding a scalable bitstream, to receive indications of an encoding configuration, where only samples and syntax from intra coded pictures of base layer is used for coding the enhancement. |
| US10230974B2 |
Method and an apparatus for processing a video signal
The present invention relates to a video signal decoding method for adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type to prediction of a macroblock in coding a video signal. Some implementations may include obtaining a macroblock type, when a macroblock includes the intra prediction coded sub-macroblock and the inter prediction coded sub-macroblock based on the macroblock type, obtaining prediction mode flag information indicating whether the sub-macroblock is the intra prediction coded or the inter prediction coded, and obtaining a prediction value of the sub-macroblock. Accordingly, implementations disclosed herein may raise coding efficiency of video signal by adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type in predicting a macroblock. |
| US10230972B2 |
Device for signaling a long-term reference picture in a parameter set
A method for sending a long-term reference picture indicator by an electronic device is described. A long-term reference picture indicator is generated. The long-term reference picture indicator is sent. An absolute Picture Order Count (POC) corresponding to a long-term reference picture is generated. The absolute POC includes a least significant bit (LSB) value. The LSB value of the absolute POC corresponding to a long-term reference picture is sent. A used by current picture flag corresponding to a current picture is generated. The used by current picture flag in at least one parameter set is sent. |
| US10230971B2 |
Moving picture coding apparatus and moving picture decoding apparatus
A video encoder (70) for coding moving pictures comprising a buffer (16c) with a plurality of memory areas capable of storing frames composed of top fields and bottom fields, a motion estimation unit (19) operable to code, field by field, inputted pictures performing moving estimation and moving compensation by referring, field by field, to the picture data stored in a memory area, a motion compensation unit (16d), a subtractor (11), a transformation unit (13) and a quantization unit (14), a memory management unit (71) operable to manage, frame by frame, a plurality of memory areas, an inverse quantization unit (16a) and inverse discrete cosine transform unit (16b) operable to decode picture data in coded fields and store the picture data in the decoded field in any of the plurality of memory areas under the management by the memory management unit (71). |
| US10230969B2 |
Low-latency vector quantization for data compression
Various embodiments describe data compression that implements vector quantization. A computer system generates a codebook for the vector quantization by iteratively clustering vectors representative of data that should be compressed. The iterative clustering uses geometric reasoning to avoid distance computations between vectors as appropriate, thereby reducing the latency associated with generating the codebook. Further, the system encodes the vectors based on the codebook. To do so, the computer system generates hashes of the vectors by applying locality sensitive hashing to these vectors. The hashes are compared and matched with hashes of codebook vectors. The computer system represents the vectors based on the matched codebook vectors. |
| US10230967B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding multilayer video, and method and apparatus for decoding multilayer video
A multi-layer video encoding/decoding method and a multi-layer video encoding/decoding apparatus are provided. In the multi-layer video encoding method, image data is encoded to a multi-layer encoded image, at least one of encoded layers of a target output layer set is determined as an output layer, an index of at least three output layer subsets including at least one output layer from among the encoded layers of the target output layer set are generated based on the determined output layer, and a bitstream including the generated index and the multi-layer encoded image is generated. |
| US10230966B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding multilayer video, and method and apparatus for decoding multilayer video
Multilayer video encoding/decoding methods and apparatuses are provided. A multilayer video decoding method includes: obtaining inter-layer prediction allowance information from a bitstream; obtaining single layer use information from the bitstream when the inter-layer prediction allowance information indicates that inter-layer prediction is usable; determining at most only one layer among at least one layer, to which a current picture refers, as a reference layer when the single layer use information indicates that at most one picture is used for inter-layer prediction; and performing inter-layer prediction on the current picture by using a picture belonging to the reference layer. |
| US10230961B2 |
Method and apparatus for template-based intra prediction in image and video coding
A method and apparatus for video coding using template-based Intra prediction are disclosed. According to one method, where determining whether to apply the template-based Intra prediction or one or more parameters associated with the template-based Intra prediction depends on the current block size. According to yet another method, the quad-tree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure is used to partition an image or one or more areas of the current image into blocks. If the template-based Intra prediction is used for a current block and the current block is non-square, the width and height of the L-shaped reference pixel line are determined according to width and height of the current block. The L-shaped reference pixel line comprises a top reference pixel segment above the top template and a left reference pixel segment adjacent to a left side of the left template. |
| US10230957B2 |
Systems and methods for encoding 360 video
A computing device for re-encoding 360 video based on adjusted bitrate allocation receives and decodes a 360 video. The computing device partitions the 360 video into a plurality of regions and determines a pixel number for each of the plurality of regions. The computing device also determines a distortion level for each of the plurality of regions and performs bitrate allocation for each of the regions based on one or more of: the corresponding pixel number and the corresponding distortion level. |
| US10230955B2 |
Method and system to detect and utilize attributes of frames in video sequences
The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for determining one or more attributes of each frame of a plurality of frames of a video. The method includes evaluating a first set of pre-defined values for the each frame of the plurality of frames, determining a second set of pre-defined values for the each frame of the plurality of frames based on a second pre-determined criterion, computing a third pre-defined value for the each frame based on a third pre-determined criterion, and identifying the one or more attributes of the each frame. The identified one or more attributes is utilized for stabilizing a rate control model of an encoder. The evaluating is based on a first pre-determined criterion. |
| US10230954B2 |
Entropy coding of motion vector differences
An entropy decoder is configured to, for horizontal and vertical components of motion vector differences, derive a truncated unary code from the data stream using context-adaptive binary entropy decoding with exactly one context per bin position of the truncated unary code, which is common for horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences, and an Exp-Golomb code using a constant equi-probability bypass mode to obtain the binarizations of the motion vector differences. A desymbolizer is configured to debinarize the binarizations of the motion vector difference syntax elements to obtain integer values of the horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences. A reconstructor is configured to reconstruct a video based on the integer values of the horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences. |
| US10230951B2 |
Method and system for video codec rate-distortion performance by pre and post-processing
A system, method and computer program product for improving video codec performance, including a pre-processing stage configured for downscaling by a variable amount an uncompressed video signal before sending such downscaled, uncompressed video signal to an input of a video codec; and a complimentary post-processing stage configured for upscaling the decompressed video signal received from an output of the video codec back to its original resolution before transmitting the decompressed video signal. The system, method and computer program product provide improved rate-distortion performance compared to direct use of the video codec alone. |
| US10230948B2 |
Video transmitting system with on-the-fly encoding and on-the-fly delivering and associated video receiving system
A video transmitting system includes a source buffer, a video encoder, a bitstream buffer, and a transmitting circuit. The source buffer receives pixel data of pixels of a video frame. The video encoder retrieve pixel data of a portion of the pixels of the video frame from the source buffer, and starts encoding the pixel data of the portion of the pixels before pixel data of a last pixel of the video frame is received by the source buffer. The bitstream buffer receives a network abstraction layer (NAL) stream from the video encoder, wherein the NAL stream is generated by encoding the pixel data of the portion of the pixels. The transmitting circuit retrieves the NAL stream from the bitstream buffer, and starts outputting the NAL stream before the pixel data of the last pixel of the video frame is encoded by the video encoder. |
| US10230947B2 |
Panoramic camera systems
A camera system captures images from a set of cameras to generate binocular panoramic views of an environment. The cameras are oriented in the camera system to maximize the minimum number of cameras viewing a set of randomized test points. To calibrate the system, matching features between images are identified and used to estimate three-dimensional points external to the camera system. Calibration parameters are modified to improve the three-dimensional point estimates. When images are captured, a pipeline generates a depth map for each camera using reprojected views from adjacent cameras and an image pyramid that includes individual pixel depth refinement and filtering between levels of the pyramid. The images may be used generate views of the environment from different perspectives (relative to the image capture location) by generating depth surfaces corresponding to the depth maps and blending the depth surfaces. |
| US10230946B2 |
Method of detecting tilt of image capturing direction and apparatus of detecting tilt of image capturing direction
An image processing device includes an acquisition unit, an extraction unit, and a detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires image data for each of frame numbers from a drive recorder or the like. The extraction unit extracts a plurality of straight lines from the image data on the basis of drive recorder information. The detection unit detects a tilt of an image capturing direction of a camera according to a magnitude of an angle between a vertical axis direction of the image data and the extracted plurality of lines. |
| US10230945B2 |
Dynamic loading and deployment of test files to prevent interruption of test execution
A system may receive an instruction to execute a test represented by code in a test file. The system may initialize a first process instance associated with executing the test. The system may initialize a second process instance associated with loading the test file and executing the test. The second process instance may be different from the first process instance. The system may load the test file using the second process instance. The system may execute the test using the first process instance, the second process instance, and the test file without loading the test file into the first process instance. The system may update the test file during execution of the test without interrupting execution of the test. |
| US10230942B2 |
Pixel array, display device and display method
A pixel array, a display device and a display method are provided. The pixel array comprises: a plurality of sub-pixels arranged along a row direction and a column direction, the plurality of sub-pixels being defined by a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines intersecting with each other, the data lines extending along the row direction, and the gate lines extending along the column direction, wherein, each row of sub-pixels include a plurality of repeating units arranged sequentially, the repeating unit including sub-pixels of three different colors; for each column of the sub-pixels, any two adjacent sub-pixels are of different colors; and each of the sub-pixels has a length L along the row direction and a height H along the column direction, the length being less than or equal to the height, and in any two adjacent sub-pixels in each column of the sub-pixels, a lower row sub-pixel shifts by a distance D with respect to a previous row sub-pixel along the row direction, where −L |
| US10230936B2 |
Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structure
A device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, includes a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array substantially orthogonal to the depth direction, and an image acquisition means for providing color data for each of the points of the array, while the spatial disposition of the device with respect to the structure is maintained substantially unchanged. A processor combines the color data and depth data for each point in the array, thereby providing a three-dimensional color virtual model of the surface of the structure. A corresponding method for determining the surface topology and associate color of a structure is also provided. |
| US10230935B2 |
Method and a system for generating depth information associated with an image
A method and a system for generating depth information associated with an image. The system comprises a segmentation module arranged to identify a plurality of objects represented by the image, wherein each object adjacent to another object are identified by an edge arranged to substantially separate the object and the adjacent object; and a processing module arranged to generate the depth information by assigning a depth value for each of the plurality of objects, wherein the depth value is arranged to represent a distance between the object and a reference point in a three-dimensional space. |
| US10230934B2 |
Depth map correction using lookup tables
Depth map correction using lookup tables is described. In an example depth maps may be generated that measure a depth to an object using differences in phase between light transmitted from a camera which illuminates the object and light received at the camera which has been reflected from the object. In various embodiments depth maps may be subject to errors caused by received light undergoing multiple reflections before being received by the camera. In an example a correction for an estimated depth of an object may be computed and stored in a lookup table which maps the amplitude and phase of the received light to a depth correction. In an example the amplitudes and frequencies of each modulation frequency may be to access lookup table which stores corrections for the depth of an object and which allows an accurate depth map to be obtained. |
| US10230932B2 |
Techniques for animating transitions between non-stereoscopic and stereoscopic imaging
In one embodiment of the present invention, a hybrid subsystem orchestrates animated transitions between stereoscopic imaging and non-stereoscopic imaging. In operation, the hybrid subsystem receives frames that represent a three-dimensional object over time. The hybrid subsystem renders the first frame based on a left eye position and then re-renders the first frame based a right eye position. The left eye position and the right eye position are separated by a predetermined distance that is optimized for stereoscopic viewing. As part of rendering and re-rendering subsequent frames, the hybrid subsystem gradually deceases the distance between the left eye position and the right eye position. Upon receiving a final frame in the transition, the hybrid subsystem renders once—to a single eye position. Advantageously, because the rendered three-dimensional object image gradually loses depth throughout the animated transition, the hybrid subsystem minimizes disruptions to the viewing experience. |
| US10230931B2 |
Projection apparatus and control method thereof
To reduce pixel position deviations in a plurality of color component images projected by a projection unit, a projection apparatus obtains, concerning the plurality of color component images projected onto the projection surface, position information concerning a projection position of each of remaining color component images with reference to a projection position of one color component image, and performs image processing for at least one of the plurality of color component images based on the obtained position information. |
| US10230929B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for laser projectors
Laser safety systems, devices, and methods for use in laser projectors are described. A laser projector includes any number of laser diodes that each emit laser light, a shared laser diode power source, a photodetector to detect a power/intensity of a portion of the laser light, a beam splitter to direct a first portion of the light towards the photodetector and a second portion of the light towards an output on the projector, and a laser safety circuit responsive to signals from the photodetector. The laser safety circuit selectively electrically couples/uncouples the laser diodes from the power source depending on the power/intensity of the laser light detected by the photodetector. Particular applications of the laser safety systems, devices, and methods in a wearable heads-up display are described. |
| US10230925B2 |
Systems and methods for processing and providing terrestrial and/or space-based earth observation video
Systems and methods are provided for processing and disseminating video data. A video disseminating portal is provided to show orders for video data, including status information of each order. A control in the portal is provided to launch a video display interface to preview or play an ordered video data. A video cropping tool in the video display interface allows a user to define one more areas within the ordered video data. The cropped video is generated along a pan path. In some embodiments, the cropped video is generated with variable zoom and orientation. The one or more defined areas are used to generate corresponding one or more cropped videos, which are derived from the ordered video data. The location and area of a cropped video is displayed in context of the ordered video and can be previewed using the video display interface. A cropped video is also displayed as an entry in the portal in relation to the entry for the ordered video data. |
| US10230922B2 |
Combining installed audio-visual sensors with ad-hoc mobile audio-visual sensors for smart meeting rooms
A method of combining data streams from fixed audio-visual sensors with data streams from personal mobile devices including, forming a communication link with at least one of one or more personal mobile devices; receiving at least one of an audio data stream and/or a video data stream from the at least one of the one or more personal mobile devices; determining the quality of the at least one of the audio data stream and/or the video data stream, wherein the audio data stream and/or the video data stream having a quality above a threshold quality is retained; and combining the retained audio data stream and/or the video data stream with the data streams from the fixed audio-visual sensors. |
| US10230915B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and image capturing system
An image capturing apparatus includes a comparison circuit unit including a first comparator and a second comparator. The second comparator is kept in a non-operating state until the signal level of a first comparison result signal from the first comparator changes and is brought into an operating state in correspondence with a change in the signal level of the first comparison result signal. |
| US10230914B2 |
Charge modulation element and solid-state imaging device
A charge-modulation element includes a first charge-accumulation region, a second charge-accumulation region, a third charge-accumulation region, and a fourth charge-accumulation region, provided symmetric with respect to a center position of a light-receiving area, and a first field-control electrode pair, a second field-control electrode pair, a third field-control electrode pair, and a fourth field-control electrode pair, arranged on both sides of respective charge transport paths, for changing depletion potentials of the charge transport paths, which extend from the center position of the light-receiving area to the first charge-accumulation region, the second charge-accumulation region, the third charge-accumulation region, and the fourth charge-accumulation region. |
| US10230908B2 |
Thermal imaging device and thermal image photographing method
This invention provides a thermal imaging device and a thermal image photographing method. In the prior art, when the thermal imaging device is used, a photographing part, photographing angle, and photographing distance of a photographed object are selected according to subjective experience of users, thus lowering photographing speeds and having omissions, and a position, dimension, and angle of thermal images of similar photographed objects in infrared thermal images photographed each time are different, causing subsequent analysis trouble. In this invention, via a reference image with a specified position and specified dimension presented in the infrared thermal image and reflecting specified morphological characters of the photographed object, a visual reference of predetermined thermal image quality and photographing requirements of the photographing object is provided, assisting the users to correctly grasp imaging states and photographing distances of the thermal image, thereby acquiring uniform normative thermal image of the photographed object. |
| US10230907B2 |
Thermal imaging device and normative photographing method for thermal image
This invention provides a thermal imaging device and a normative photographing method for a thermal image. In the prior art, when the thermal imaging device is used, a photographing part, angle, and distance of a photographed object are selected according to subjective experience of users, thus lowering photographing speeds and having omissions, and a position, dimension, and angle of thermal images of similar photographed objects in infrared thermal images photographed each time are different, causing subsequent analysis trouble. In this invention, via a reference image with a specified position and dimension presented in the infrared thermal image and reflecting specified morphological characters of the photographed object, a visual reference of predetermined thermal image quality and photographing requirements of the photographing object is provided, assisting the users to correctly grasp imaging states and photographing distances of the thermal image, thereby acquiring uniform normative thermal image of the photographed object. |
| US10230905B2 |
System for creating a composite image and methods for use therewith
A system includes a video device for capturing, at a viewing time, a first video image corresponding to a foundation scene at a setting, the foundation scene viewed at the viewing time from a vantage position. A memory stores a library of image data including media generated at a time prior to the viewing time. A vantage position monitor tracks the vantage position and generating vantage position of a human viewer. A digital video data controller selects from the image data in the library, at the viewing time and based on the vantage position data, a plurality of second images corresponding to a modifying scene at the setting, the modifying scene further corresponding to the vantage position. A combiner combines the first video image and the plurality of second images to create a composite image for display. |
| US10230904B2 |
Three-dimensional, 360-degree virtual reality camera system
A camera system is configured to capture 360 degree image information of a local area, at least a portion of which is in stereo. The camera system includes a plurality of peripheral cameras, a plurality of axis cameras, a first rigid plate, and a second rigid plate, each aligned along an alignment axis. The peripheral cameras are arranged in a ring configuration that allows objects in the local area past a threshold distance to be within the fields of view of at least two peripheral cameras. The first and second rigid plates secure to a top and a bottom surface of the ring of peripheral cameras, respectively. At least one axis camera is arranged along the alignment axis and is coupled perpendicularly to a surface of the first rigid plate. |
| US10230899B2 |
Image capturing apparatus capable of intermittently capturing images, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
An image capturing apparatus for intermittently acquiring first images for use in generating a time lapse moving image, from among images corresponding to frames included in a moving image. The image capturing apparatus includes a target value setting unit configured to, based on a result of photometry, set a target value regarding an exposure when an image is acquired, a control value calculation unit configured to calculate a control value with respect to each frame regarding the exposure when brightness is changed toward the target value, and a control unit configured to control the exposure based on the control value. In a predetermined period before each first image is acquired, the control unit changes the exposure by a first degree of change, and outside the predetermined period, the control unit changes the exposure by a second degree of change different from the first degree of change. |
| US10230894B2 |
Image-capturing device and image processing method
An image-capturing device includes: a photographic optical system; a photoelectric conversion element array made up with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arrayed therein; a micro-lens array made up with a plurality of micro-lenses arrayed therein; a data creation unit that creates pixel data at a plurality of pixels on a specific image forming plane by applying filter matrix data to output signals provided from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and an image synthesis unit that synthetically generates an image on the specific image forming plane at a given position assumed along an optical axis of the photographic optical system, based upon the pixel data. The filter matrix data assume a two-dimensional data array pattern conforming to a specific intensity distribution with a distribution center thereof set at an element corresponding to a central position of a projection image of each of the plurality of pixels. |
| US10230892B2 |
Information terminal, method for providing image-capturing opportunity, and recording medium storing program
An information terminal includes an image-capturing information acquisition unit that acquires image-capturing information added to a captured image selected from among one or more captured images; a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information; a communication unit that acquires, from the outside, environmental change information in the past and environmental change information in the future on the basis of the image-capturing information and the position information; a comparison unit that compares the environmental change information in the past with the environmental change information in the future; and a report unit that reports an image-capturing opportunity on the basis of a result of the comparison performed by the comparison unit. |
| US10230889B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle and control method
An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a photographic-device mounting portion to which a photographic device is mounted; a communicator that communicates with the photographic device; and an authentication processor that performs authentication on the photographic device by using the communicator and that determines whether or not the photographic device is a legitimate device that satisfies a predetermined aerial photography requirement. Upon determining that the photographic device is not a legitimate device, the authentication processor performs operation limitation on a predetermined function of the unmanned aerial vehicle so that the photographic device is incapable of performing aerial photography. |
| US10230887B2 |
Lens barrel, replacement lens, imaging device, and control program
A lens barrel attached to an imaging device, including a focus lens unit that is movable in an optical axis direction; an actuator that moves the focus lens unit along the optical axis direction; a drive control section that controls drive of the actuator; and a setting section that is capable of setting a movement range of the focus lens unit to be one of a first range and a second range that differ from each other with respect to at least one of one end and another end, each range defining the range in which the focus lens unit is allowed to move. Even when the movement range of the focus lens unit is set by the setting section to be one of the first range and the second range, the drive control section removes the setting of the movement range when instructions are received from the imaging device. |
| US10230886B2 |
Image pickup apparatus to capture a self image
[Object] To provide an image pickup apparatus suited for self-shooting. [Solving Means] An image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a main body and a movable unit. The main body includes a lens tube portion. The movable unit includes a movable portion and a bias portion that biases the movable portion toward the lens tube portion, the movable portion having a relative position with respect to the lens tube portion being variable along an axial direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens tube portion. |
| US10230885B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging system, control method of imaging apparatus, and storage medium
An imaging apparatus that communicate with an external apparatus through a network includes an imaging optical system; an imaging unit that captures an image of an object by the imaging optical system; an optical filter; an inserting and removing unit that inserts and removes the optical filter into and from an optical path of the imaging optical system; a receiving unit that receives an adjustment command from the external apparatus through the network, the command including individual adjustment values respectively for insertion and removal of the optical filter into and form the optical path; an automatically determining unit that, based on one of the adjustment values, automatically determines the other adjustment value in the adjustment command; and a control unit that controls the inserting and removing unit based on the one adjustment value received by the receiving unit and the other adjustment value determined by the automatically determining unit. |
| US10230884B2 |
Electronic apparatus, system, storage control method, and storage medium
Photographed pictures are uploaded to an appropriate location easily without complicated operations. A photographing terminal includes a photographing control unit, an input detection unit, a photographing control unit, and a communication control unit. The photographing control unit acquires an image. The input detection unit acquires a predetermined sound generated from a user. The photographing control unit controls so as to acquire an image based on a sound that is the same as the predetermined sound acquired by the input detection unit. The communication control unit controls to store an image in a storage destination which is set in advance according to contents of the sound that is the same as the predetermined sound acquired by the input detection unit. |
| US10230883B2 |
Imaging device, method for controlling imaging device, and control program
An imaging unit images an object in a state where first to third infrared lights are each selectively and sequentially projected so as to generate first to third frames. An electronic shutter controller controls a period and timing in which the imaging unit is exposed such that an interval between a first timing, which is the middle point of the period in which the imaging unit is exposed in the state where the second infrared light is projected, and a second timing, which is the middle point of the period in which the imaging unit is exposed in the state where the first or third infrared light is projected, is set shorter than an interval between the first timing and a third timing, which is the middle point of the one frame period of the first or third frame. |
| US10230882B2 |
Image pickup apparatus acquiring a plurality of in-focus images of different field angles
At least one image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit which photoelectrically converts object images formed by plural image pickup optical systems of different focal lengths. If an image plane most separated from an object side among the image planes of the plural image pickup optical systems is defined as a reference image plane, a longest distance among distances from a reference image plane to each of entrance pupil planes of the plurality of image pickup optical systems is defined as EPmax, a shortest distance among distances from the reference image plane to each of the entrance pupil planes of the plural image pickup optical systems is defined as EPmin, and a 35 mm equivalent focal length of an image pickup optical system having the longest focal length among a plurality of image pickup optical systems is defined as ftele35, then EPmax, EPmin, and ftele35 satisfy a predetermined condition. |
| US10230880B2 |
LED light has built-in camera-assembly for colorful digital-data under dark environment
A LED Light device for house or stores or business application having built-in camera-assembly is powered by AC or-and DC power source for a lamp-holder, LED bulb, security light, flashlight, car torch light, garden, entrance door light or other indoor or outdoor LED light device connected to power source by (1) prongs or (2) male-base has conductive piece can be inserted into a female receiving-piece which connect with power source or (3) wired or AC-plug wires. The device has built-in camera-assembly has plurality functions to make different products and functions. The LED light device has at least one of (a) camera or DV (digital video) to take minimum MP4 or 4K, 8K image or photos, (b) digital data memory kits or cloud storage station, (c) wireless connection kits, Bluetooth or USB set for download function, (d) MCU or CPU or IC with circuit with desired motion sensor/moving detector(s)/other sensor, (e) camera-assembly for connecting Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi extend, or-and 3G/4G/5G internet or network or even settle-lite channel, (f) wireless-system to transmit or-and receiving wireless signal, (g) people had download APP or other platform incorporated with pre-programed or even AI (artificial intelligence) software to operate one or more of area-selections function to make screen or image comparison, detection, identification, recognition, tracing, purchase, or other pre-program following works including but not limited to detect moving object(s), face recognition or personal identification or-and habit or-and crime comparison, purchase, (h) LED light source to offer sufficient brightness under dark environment for camera-assembly take colorful or-and audio data, (i) other electric or mechanical parts & accessories, (j) has moving detector and software built-in to make comparison to judge the moving object(s) from the preferred screen selected-areas; to get desired function(s) for the said LED light device. The said camera-assembly has desired camera, wireless-system, sensor(s), part(s) and related module or circuit(s) or interface or-and backup power, and (k) camera-assembly may in separated housing incorporated with all kind of existing non-built-in camera light device so people can upgrade the non-camera device to has built-in camera and digital device for out-of-date non-camera all kind of light device including security light. |
| US10230878B2 |
Camera module
A camera module is provided, including a bottom, an electromagnetic driving assembly, and a lens assembly. The bottom includes a metal member, a first insulation layer formed on the metal member, and a first conductive layer formed on the first insulation layer. The first conductive layer is electrically connected to the electromagnetic driving assembly. The electromagnetic driving assembly can drive the lens assembly to move relative to the bottom. |
| US10230875B2 |
Camera for vehicle vision system
A camera module for a vision system for a vehicle includes a housing, a lens holder and a rear cover. The housing houses a printed circuit board having an imager disposed thereat. The lens holder is attached at a front portion of the housing so that a lens assembly is optically aligned with the imager. The rear cover attaches at an opening at a rear portion of the housing and includes a connecting element for electrically connecting to circuitry at the printed circuit board when the rear cover is attached at the opening at the rear portion of the housing. An outer portion of the connecting element is disposed in a connector portion of the rear cover so as to be electrically connectable to electrically conductive elements of a vehicle connector when the camera module is disposed at the vehicle and the vehicle connector is connected to the connector portion. |
| US10230873B2 |
Vehicle vision system with color correction
A method for processing color image data captured by a vehicular camera to correct for color error includes providing a color camera with an imaging array having a plurality of photosensors, disposing one or more spectral filters at or in front of photosensors of the imaging array, and disposing the color camera at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle. An image processor is provided that processes image data captured by the color camera. The processing of image data includes processing image data in a color correction loop to correct color variation due to lighting conditions so that images derived from captured image data are color corrected. The color correction accounts for color of light emitted by an illumination source. |
| US10230868B2 |
Facsimile apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium
According to this invention, in a reception end facsimile apparatus having a first communication mode for performing communication at a high speed and a second communication mode for performing communication at a low speed, it is determined based on an instruction from a transmission end facsimile apparatus whether to perform error correction during facsimile communication. Control is done not to perform communication in the first communication mode based on a fact that it is determined not to perform error correction during facsimile communication. |
| US10230867B2 |
Image processing apparatus, rectangle region detection method, and computer-readable, non-transitory medium
An image processing apparatus includes an edge pixel extractor for extracting an edge pixel from an input image, an end pixel extractor for extracting an end pixel in the input image, an edge pixel addition module for adding the end pixel extracted by the end pixel extractor as an edge pixel based on a pixel value of a pixel located within a first range from the end pixel, a straight line extractor for extracting straight lines from the edge pixel extracted by the edge pixel extractor and the end pixel added as an edge pixel by the edge pixel addition module, and a rectangle region detector for detecting a rectangle region from the extracted straight lines. |
| US10230864B2 |
Image forming apparatus performing wireless communication and method of setting and starting a job thereof
An image forming apparatus including a wireless communication circuitry configured to make a wireless communication with a portable information processing device including a display unit; and a computer and a memory storing a program causing the computer to execute: a recognition step recognizing a portable information processing device that is within a communicable range through communication via the wireless communication circuitry; a job setting step receiving a job setting, and a job control step receiving a start instruction and executing a job in response to the start instruction, wherein the wireless communication circuitry comprises a near field communication means; after the wireless communication is established, the job setting step receives the job setting, which is made in the portable information processing device, and the job control step receives print data as the start instruction of the job, and the job control step starts a print job after the reception of the print data. |
| US10230863B2 |
Information processing device performing a data sharing process among applications and controlling method thereof
An information processing device comprising: a data sharing unit causing an application to process data output from a data output source application; a communication interface configured to perform communication with an external device; and a processor that, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising: acquiring an image data set from the external device through the communication interface; defining plural image data groups, each of the plural image data groups including at least one of the plurality of image data included in the image data set; selecting a plurality of the applications each of which is corresponding to each of the plural image data groups, respectively; and causing the data sharing unit to perform a sharing process of making each of the plurality of the selected applications process the at least one of the plurality of image data included in each of the plural image data groups, respectively. |
| US10230858B2 |
Image reading apparatus and image reading method
An image reading apparatus and an image reading method is provided. The apparatus and method are capable of efficiently performing a check process for determining whether a document has been forgotten after image reading only in an appropriate case. Whether a process for detecting a forgotten document is necessary to be performed is determined prior to the process every time after a reading process for reading an image of a single page. |
| US10230855B1 |
Asynchronous usage of redirected scanners with a single driver
A processing device in a server computer system generates multiple instances of a universal scanner driver on a server, each instance corresponding to a different scanner connected at separate user devices. The processing device receives requests for an application running on the server to scan documents using the multiple scanners concurrently. The processing device sends, using the different instances of the universal scanner driver, the requests to each user device concurrently and receives scan data corresponding to the documents from the user device. |
| US10230853B2 |
Terminal device, diagnosis system and information output method for outputting information comprising an instruction regarding how to record a sound from a target apparatus
A terminal device including a detection unit that detects a sound, and an output unit that outputs information regarding a detection method of detecting the sound by the detection unit. |
| US10230852B2 |
Method for maintaining continuity of ‘diameter’ protocol-based online charging
The present invention relates to a method for maintaining continuity of Diameter online charging. The method comprises the following steps: a) initializing, when a user is moving, the relocation of a prepayment client terminal from an old prepayment client terminal to a new prepayment client terminal, and implementing the re-authentication of a mobile station at the new prepayment client terminal; b) transmitting the context information of an old Diameter online charging session from the old prepayment client terminal to the new prepayment client terminal after the re-authentication has been successfully completed; c) transmitting an initial credit control request (CCR) message comprising the identification of the old Diameter online charging session from the new prepayment client terminal to a prepayment server for continuing the old Diameter online charging session, and request for a quota by a prepayment proxy to the prepayment server via the new prepayment client terminal; and d) disconnecting the old connection between the old prepayment client terminal and the prepayment server. |
| US10230845B2 |
Customized communication routing
Devices, systems, and methods for customized communication routing based on user information. When a presence of a first user is detected on a pre-designated webpage of a plurality of webpages of a website, attribute information of the first user is obtained in response to the detected presence and the pre-designated webpage is dynamically modified to display a communication routing option based on the attribute information of the first user. The communication routing option displayed to the first user is different from a communication routing option displayed to a second user having different attribute information. The routing option available to the second user is hidden from display to the first user. |
| US10230844B1 |
Call center interface
One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for intelligent data presentation are provided herein. Data can be presented on similar devices having different characteristics in different manners. For example, data may be rendered in a first manner on a first device having one monitor, the same data may be rendered in a second manner on a second device having two displays or a different display size. Financial information, sales data, banking information, etc. may be presented in a variety of ways based on capabilities or properties of a device accessing the information or data. Similarly, renderings may be selected based on interaction capabilities or interaction options a user may have with different renderings or presentations. In other embodiments, user interaction with an automated teller machine (ATM), call center, vehicle, or other interface can be based on device properties or device capabilities. |
| US10230843B2 |
User interface extension for simplified communications device
A portable communication device includes a processor, a memory holding data and instructions, a simplified user input interface for manually initiating functions of the portable communication device, a mobile telephone transceiver, and a short-range wireless communication transceiver. The devices uses the short-range transceiver to retrieve information from an external data storage device such as an NFC tag, and based on the received data, initiate a function of the portable communication device. Functions that may be initiated include pairing with another device, downloading and installing application software, and receiving and forwarding data from a health monitoring device. |
| US10230841B2 |
Intelligent digital assistant for declining an incoming call
Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving an incoming call. In response to receiving the incoming call, the method further includes obtaining one or more user-specific data items. The method further includes determining one or more user status options; and determining one or more confidence values associated with the one or more user status options. The method further includes in accordance with the determination of the one or more confidence values exceeding a predetermined threshold, providing a plurality of response options associated with declining the incoming call. The method further includes receiving a selection of a response option from the plurality of response options; and declining the call based on the selected response option. |
| US10230835B2 |
In-call fact-checking
In a method for verifying statements during a call that uses a telecommunication device, a statement made during the call is detected at the telecommunication device. The statement forms an in-call fact statement. Data of a portion of the call is saved, where the portion is related to the statement. The part of the statement is asserted as being true in the statement. A result of a verification of a part of the statement is received. The result is evaluated to determine that the part of the statement is false. In response to the evaluating, the processor in the telecommunication device, is used to cause a change to occur in the call. |
| US10230831B2 |
Context and environment aware volume control in telephonic conversation
Systems and methods for automatically adjusting telephonic conversation volume are provided. A computer-implemented method includes: detecting a telephone being used for a conversation and receiving data from at least one of a microphone, a camera, and a location system associated with the telephone. The method includes analyzing the data to determine at least one of: usage of sensitive or confidential words in the conversation; distance of the telephone to another person; level of annoyance of another person; conversation loudness relative to ambient loudness; location of the telephone relative to quiet areas. The method includes automatically adjusting a volume of a speaker of the telephone during the conversation based on the analyzing. |
| US10230827B2 |
Emergency personal protection system integrated with mobile devices
A mobile device includes a camera unit, a location unit, a transmitting unit, a self-defense mechanism, and a panic button. The camera unit location unit obtains at least one of image data and audio data, and the location unit obtains location data. The transmitting unit transmits at least one of the image data, the audio data, the location data, and specific information including owner identification information. The panic button is adapted to activate the camera, the location unit, the transmitting unit, and the self-defense mechanism. |
| US10230825B2 |
Dynamic port type detection
An aspect includes dynamic port type detection. Packet routing paths are defined in a table of a switch for flows within a network based on a communication received on a secure channel between a network controller and the switch. A link initialization frame that includes a protocol identifier is received at a port of the switch. Based on successfully decoding the protocol identifier, the port is configured to a mode of operation compatible with the protocol identifier. The table in the switch is updated to configure one or more other ports of the switch to the mode of operation compatible with the protocol identifier. A handshake response is sent to acknowledge the successful decoding of the protocol identifier. |
| US10230824B2 |
Packet classification using memory pointer information
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for packet classification are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes receiving a packet containing header information for packet classification. The method also includes determining, using the header information, a first memory address identifier. The method further includes determining, using the first memory address identifier, memory pointer information indicating a second memory address identifier. The method also includes obtaining, using the memory pointer information indicating the second memory address identifier, packet related information from a memory. The method further includes performing, using the packet related information, a packet classification action. |
| US10230823B2 |
Automated delivery of medical device support software
Embodiments of the present invention include a portable medical device with an integrated web server. The portable medical device is configured to establish a communication session with a user device. The integrated web server is configured to load software onto the user computing device for exchanging data with the portable medical device. |
| US10230821B2 |
System and method for detecting VOIP traffic
A system and method of classifying a set of internet protocol network data traffic as likely or unlikely to contain constant-packet-rate data or VoIP traffic using frequency spectrum analysis of data packet arrival times. The method is performed with an apparatus connected in-line on the network link from which the set of network data traffic is obtained. The network data traffic is presorted by packet size, source IP address, destination IP address, source port number, destination port number, or transport-layer protocol to limit the required analysis. A sliding window function is used to provide the time-domain input data to the frequency spectrum analysis. A threshold function is used to detect peaks in the calculated frequency spectrum that indicate constant-packet-rate traffic. An automated system preferably captures the network data traffic from one or more network links, immediately performs the frequency spectrum analysis on the data traffic and stores the results in memory for later access. |
| US10230818B1 |
Providing content based on event related information
Systems and methods for selecting content based on an event associated with a device identifier are provided. One or more processors can receive a request to serve content. The processors can identify a device identifier associated with the request. The processors can determine, from the device identifier, an event for which to serve content. The processors can determine, from the request, a length of time between a time the request to serve content is received and a time at which the event is scheduled to occur. The processors can select, based on the determined length of time and event parameters associated with the event, content for display and provide the selected content for display at a computing device associated with the device identifier. |
| US10230808B2 |
Page priority indications for reduced push load on cellular networks
This disclosure relates to techniques for UEs to improve reception of push notifications via a cellular network. A UE may be configured to provide, to a push notification service, preference information for push notifications associated with an application. The preference information may indicate a preferred period of delivery for the push notifications. When the push notification service receives a push notification addressed to the UE, the push notification service includes the preference information when notifying the cellular network. The cellular network provides a page to the UE, including the preference information. Based on the preference information in the page, the UE may decide whether, and in some scenarios how long, to delay before establishing a connection to receive the available push notification. The network, having access to the preference information, may accommodate the delay. |
| US10230801B2 |
Session reconstruction using proactive redirect
A method, server, and communication system are described that, among other things, enable a server in a server cluster to assume control of any “early” Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) dialogs previously handled by another server in the server cluster when that server fails or otherwise becomes unable to continue handling a communication session. The replacement server in the server cluster is able to generate one or more messages that include an identification of the dialog identifiers used by the now failed server as well as new dialog identifiers to replace the dialog identifiers used by the now failed server. |
| US10230798B2 |
Distributed edge processing of internet of things device data in co-location facilities
Techniques are described for distributed processing of Internet of Things (IoT) device data by edge systems co-located within a globally-distributed set of co-location facilities deployed and managed by a co-location facility provider. For example, a method includes selecting, by at least one of a plurality of edge computing systems co-located within respective co-location facilities each deployed and managed by a single co-location facility provider, a selected edge computing system of the plurality of edge computing systems to process data associated with events generated by an IoT device. The method also includes provisioning, at the selected edge computing system, an application programming interface (API) endpoint for communication with the IoT device, receiving, by the selected edge computing system at the endpoint, the data associated with the events generated by the IoT device, and processing, by the selected edge computing system, the data associated with the events generated by the IoT device. |
| US10230787B2 |
System and method for managing distributed cluster identity
Methods and systems for managing distributed group identity may involve exchanging, at a node in a group, node identifiers with another node in the group, sorting the node identifiers, selecting an identifier from the sorted identifier, proposing the selected identifier as a persistent group name, setting the persistent group name based on the proposed identifier, setting a user administered name based on the proposed identifier, determining that the user administered name is consistent across the group, and updating the user administered name to resolve the inconsistency. The persistent group name is common across the group. |
| US10230785B1 |
Post data synchronization for domain migration
Methods and apparatus for post data synchronization in live migration of domains. Host devices on a network may implement virtual machines (VMs) as domains in an execution environment, and may provide local persistent storage for data of the VMs. A migration technique for moving a domain including the persistent data from one host device to another host device is described in which the VM is instantiated on the target device, and the domain is switched to the target device. Synchronization of the VM's data from the persistent storage on the source device to the target device is then initiated, for example according to a distributed replicated storage technique that makes the target device's persistent storage the primary storage and the source device's persistent storage the secondary storage for the VM. Once the data is synchronized, the VM and its respective storage on the source device are released. |
| US10230784B2 |
Method and system for interface configuration via device-side scripting
A technique is provided for configuring an interface device. The interface device includes a plurality of device elements, such as objects configured in accordance with object-oriented programming concepts. A query from a general purpose viewer is received by the interface device, such as originating from a configuration station where the general purpose viewer is operative. The query is interpreted by server-side scripting executed in the interface device to identify the device elements and to display visual representations of the device elements in a design-time environment. The design-time environment and the visual representations are then transmitted to a configuration station. The device elements, their properties and functionalities may be altered by means of the design-time environment and the server-side scripting to create interface screens, alter device elements and their properties and functions, and so forth. |
| US10230783B2 |
Telehealth wireless communication hub device and service platform system
Methods and devices provide a wireless communications hub device and services enabling remote access to electronic medical or fitness devices in a manner that simplifies device networking. A wireless communication hub device may include a processor and wireless communication transceivers configured to connect to cellular and/or WiFi networks to access a remote server, and wired and/or wireless local networks for connecting to electronic medical or fitness devices. The wireless communication hub device may plug into a power source, connect to an electronic medical or fitness device, and communicate via a second wireless network with an associated server-based service. The system enables discovery of the wireless communication hub device and connected electronic medical or fitness devices. The associated remote server based service platform services may provide drivers for various electronic medical or fitness devices, store and forward data, and provide remote access to the various electronic medical or fitness devices. |
| US10230780B2 |
Methods and apparatus for collaborative content rendering
Methods and apparatus for collaborative content rendering are disclosed. From a first device, the rendering capabilities of one or more devices that are within a proximity to the first device are determined, at least one of the one or more devices is identified that supports a delivery of first content that is not natively supported by the first device, and the delivery of the first content is initiated from the at least one of the one or more devices to the first device. The initiation of the delivery of the first content includes a negotiation of characteristics of content presentation and quality level of rendering capabilities. The first content that is received from the at least one of the one or more devices is rendered at the same time as second content that is natively supported by the first device. |
| US10230776B2 |
Managing access to a conference call
Managing access to a conference call includes obtaining, via a calendar application, a list of participants, the list of participants includes a number of participants to be included in a conference call, identifying, from the list of participants, a first portion of the participants that have personal passcodes, generating guest passcodes for a second portion of the participants associated with the list of participants that do not have the personal passcodes, and permitting, based on the personal passcodes or the guest passcodes, each of the participants to participate in the conference call. |
| US10230772B2 |
Method for processing telephony sessions of a network
A method for processing telephony sessions of a network including at least one application server and a call router, the method including the steps of assigning a primary Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and at least a secondary URI to an application; mapping a telephony session to the primary URI; communicating with the application server designated by the primary URI using an application layer protocol; receiving telephony instructions from the application server and processing the telephony instructions with the call router; detecting an application event; and upon detecting the application event, communicating with the application server designated by the secondary URI. |
| US10230768B2 |
Generating network pages using customer-generated network page portions
Disclosed are various embodiments for generating network pages for customers that include customer-generated page portions. A request for a network page is obtained from a client. The network page is associated with a network site hosted on behalf of a first party by a second party. A portion of the network page is obtained from a service operated by the party in response to the request. The network page, which includes the portion, is generated in response to the request. The generated network page is sent to the client in response to the request. |
| US10230766B2 |
Systems and methods for providing network security using a secure digital device
A system may include a traffic interception module configured to intercept network traffic of a host device. A traffic virtualization module may be configured to generate a virtual file on the host device containing the intercepted network traffic. A security system interface module may be configured to provide the virtual file to a secure digital security system over a virtualized file interface coupling the host device to the secure digital security system, and to receive instructions to allow or to deny the network traffic from the secure digital security system over the virtualized file interface. A traffic access management module may be configured to allow or to deny the network traffic based on the instructions. |
| US10230765B2 |
Techniques to deliver security and network policies to a virtual network function
Examples may include techniques to securely provision, configure, and de-provision virtual network functions for a software defined network or a cloud infrastructure elements. A policy for a virtual network function may be received, at a secure execution partition of circuitry, and the virtual network function configured to implement the policy by the secure execution partition of the circuitry. The secure execution partition may connect to the virtual network function through a virtual switch and may cause the virtual network function to implement a network function based on the policy. |
| US10230764B2 |
Inferential analysis using feedback for extracting and combining cyber risk information
Various embodiments of the present technology include methods of assessing risk of a cyber security failure in a computer network of an entity. Some embodiments involve using continual or periodic data collecting to improve inferential analysis, as well as obtaining circumstantial or inferential information from social networks. Machine learning may be used to improve predicitive capabilities. Some embodiments allow for identification of an entity from circumstantial or inferential information based on the machine learning and comparative analyses. |
| US10230763B2 |
Application layer-based single sign on
Methods and systems are provided for implementing application layer security. According to one embodiment, security rules applicable to end users of a private IP network and particular resources accessible within the network are maintained by a network appliance. A packet originated within the network is received by the network appliance. An application type associated with the packet is determined based on layer 7 information within the packet. Layer 7 information fields are extracted from the packet that are indicative of an identity of an end user associated with the packet. An SSO process is performed including receiving and authenticating credentials of the end user on behalf of multiple resources within the network based on the identity of the end user. One or more security rules are identified and applied to the packet based on the identity of the end user and the determined application type. |
| US10230761B1 |
Method and system for detecting network compromise
A method and system are described for detecting unauthorized access to one or more of a plurality of networked victim computers in a victim cloud. The networked victim computers connect to one or more DNS servers. The system includes one or more decoy bot computers, which are operated as victim computers in the victim cloud. The system also includes one or more decoy control computers, which are operated as control computers that communicate with victim computers in the victim cloud. Threats are identified by analyzing data traffic communicated with the decoy bot computers and decoy control computers for information suspected of having being sent from a victim's computer without proper authorization, and by monitoring whether behavior of a DNS server deviates from expected behaviors. |
| US10230757B2 |
Method and system for handling malware
Systems, methods, and software products prevent malware attacks on networks, which include endpoint devices, by providing an environment to the endpoint device which simulates an environment, for example, a security environment, where malware is known to refrain from executing. |
| US10230756B2 |
Resisting replay attacks efficiently in a permissioned and privacy-preserving blockchain network
Embodiments of the present invention may provide techniques by which replay attacks in a blockchain network may be efficiently resisted, while preserving valid user permissions and privacy in the blockchain network. For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, in a network of computer systems, a method of communication may comprise at a user computer system, generating a security value that is to be used only once, generating a message signed with a security certificate and including the security value, and transmitting the message over the network of computer systems. |
| US10230755B2 |
Fraud prevention via distinctive URL display
In some embodiments, techniques for displaying a URL comprise receiving a URL; normalizing the URL, wherein normalizing the URL includes standardizing an encoding of a character contained in the URL; determining a first element of the URL, wherein the first element of the URL includes a domain; determining a second element of the URL; displaying the URL, wherein displaying the URL includes emphasizing the first element of the URL, and wherein emphasizing the first element of the URL includes displaying the first element of the URL using a first font attribute; and wherein displaying the URL includes displaying a first portion of the second element of the URL using a second font attribute and eliding a second portion of the second element of the URL; and responsive to an interaction with a user interface element, providing a view of the URL in its entirety. |
| US10230748B2 |
Data resource anomaly detection
Anomaly detection is provided. A first component of a first data resource of a plurality of data resources is identified. Each data resource of the plurality of data resources includes one or more components. A score of the first component is determined based, at least in part, on underlying data of the first component and underlying data of one or more other components of data resources of the plurality of data resources that correspond to the first component. An interest level of the first data resource is determined. A relationship between the score of the first component and the interest level of the first data resource is modeled. |
| US10230747B2 |
Explaining network anomalies using decision trees
In an embodiment, the method comprises receiving an identification of an anomaly associated with a false positive identification of a security threat by the intrusion detection system, wherein a first set of feature data identifies features of the anomaly; creating a plurality of training sets each comprising identifications of a plurality of samples of network communications; for the anomaly and each training set of the plurality of training sets, training a decision tree that is stored in digital memory of the security analysis computer; based at least in part on the plurality of trained decision trees, extracting a set of features that distinguish the anomaly from the plurality of samples; generating one or more rules associated with the anomaly from the extracted set of features and causing programming the security analysis computer with the one or more rules. |
| US10230746B2 |
System and method for evaluating network threats and usage
Systems and methods are presented for generating a threat score and a usage score of each of a plurality of IP addresses. The threat score may be determined based on quantity of occurrences and recency of each occurrence of an IP address in network alert datasets, in addition to a weighting factor for each data source indicating the accuracy of the data source. |
| US10230745B2 |
Using high-interaction networks for targeted threat intelligence
Provided are methods, network devices, and computer-program products for targeted threat intelligence using a high-interaction network. In some implementations, a network device in a network may receive suspect network traffic. The suspect network traffic may include network traffic identified as potentially causing harm to the network. The network device may determine that the suspect traffic is associated with an unknown threat. The network device may further analyze the suspect network traffic using a high-interaction network. In various implementations, the high-interaction network may be configured to emulate at least a part of the network. In various implementations, analyzing the suspect network traffic may include determining a behavior of the suspect network traffic in the high-interaction network. The network device may further generate indicators, where the indicators may describe the suspect network traffic. In various implementations, the indicators facilitate analysis of a network's susceptibility to the unknown threat. |
| US10230741B2 |
Method and a device for securing a Signalling System No. 7 interface
A method is provided for securing a Signalling System No. 7 interface, SS7 interface, of a system, via which access to a local mobile radiocommunications network is carried out, in relation to an external system. The method protects the SS7 network access points of telecommunication providers from SS7/MAP attacks by detecting and filtering these attacks. |
| US10230738B2 |
Procedure for platform enforced secure storage in infrastructure clouds
The present invention relates to a secure component for protecting data in a storage entity and a method at the secure component of protecting data in the storage entity. Further, the present invention relates to a secure domain manager for securely associating a communicating party with a storage domain and a method at the secure domain manager of securely associating the communicating party with the storage domain. Moreover, the present invention relates to a trusted third party for verifying correctness of a launch package created by a secure domain manager to securely associate a communicating party with a storage domain and a method at the trusted third party to verify correctness of the launch package created by the secure domain manager to securely associate the communicating party with the storage domain. |
| US10230736B2 |
Invisible password reset protocol
Techniques are disclosed herein for facilitating invisible password reset protocols. More specifically, the techniques described herein eliminate the need for end users to have to periodically change their authentication information (e.g., password information). The mechanisms facilitate automated and invisible modification to a password without active participation by the end user. The mechanisms are made possible through the use of a credential-free or zero password login (ZPL) system. Among other benefits, the automation techniques discussed herein frequently change passwords and thus, reduce the chances that passwords are stolen and/or otherwise misused. As discussed herein, the credential-free or zero password login (ZPL) system also remembers and/or otherwise automatically provides users with authentication information (e.g., credentials) for a registered resource at the time of access time. |
| US10230733B2 |
System and method for maintenance of transitive closure of a graph and user authentication
Disclosed can improve rights list management as well as performance of systems utilizing an access control list. A database server having a transitive closure management module may receive an identification of an entity defined in a database storing a cached transitive closure. The transitive closure management module may incrementally update the cached transitive closure stored in the database by generating a new transitive closure for the entity and determining a delete transitive closure record. The delete transitive closure record may be determined by analyzing the cached transitive closure and the new transitive closure, determining a first transitive closure path for the entity that is not specified in the new transitive closure and that is specified in the cached transitive closure, and selecting as the delete transitive closure record a record specifying the first transitive closure path. The delete transitive closure record can then be deleted from the cached transitive disclosure. |
| US10230729B2 |
Sensor-based human authorization evaluation
A resource-access management system detects whether a user is authorized to access resources. The system may include a user device being configured to include a sensor that detects sensor data associated with the user. Further, the system includes a client qualification engine that determines whether or not a client is authorized to access the resources by comparing the sensor data with a plurality of patterns for evaluating whether or not the user is an authorized user. User scores are generated based on the compared sensor data and the plurality of patterns. Further, a composite score corresponding to the user is generated using the sensor data, plurality of patterns, and one or more additional criteria. Whether the user is granted access to the resources, presented with unauthorized user tests, or blocked from access to the resources depends on the composite score and threshold values. |
| US10230728B2 |
User management framework for multiple environments on a computing device
An environment manager in a computer executes multiple environments concurrently. A user management framework (UMF) virtual machine on the computer runs an authentication domain that supports user profile management of the multiple environments. |
| US10230725B2 |
Edge protection for internal identity providers
Systems and methods for edge protection for internal identity providers are provided. A first claimed embodiment of the present disclosure involves a method for edge protection for internal identity providers. The method includes receiving a service authentication request at a virtual private networking (VPN) appliance on an edge of a secure network. A client device external to the secure network can send the service authentication request. The VPN appliance can then send a synthetic service authentication request to an identity provider in the secure network. This synthetic service authentication request can be based on the service authentication request. The VPN can then receive an authenticated credential from the identity provider. The authenticated credential is responsive to the synthetic service authentication request. The VPN appliance can then send the authenticated credential from the VPN appliance to the client device. |
| US10230724B2 |
Identification method of an entity
A biometric identification method of an entity including computation of a matching value between biometric data of an entity u and reference biometric data u′, by application of a function F to the biometric data. A non-interactive, publicly verifiable computation method is performed wherein representation of the function is obtained by converting an arithmetic circuit into a polynomial representation. A matching value is obtained by evaluating the arithmetic circuit and the reference biometric data as inputs. Proof of correction of the computation execution of the matching values is obtained. Verification of said received proof. The function is encoded with an integer k>1 of a vector of a biometric datum on at least one input wire of the circuit. The function includes at least m scalar products. Evaluation of the circuit is iteratively computed depending on the value of m. |
| US10230718B2 |
Split serving of computer code
A computer-implemented method for securing a content server system is disclosed. The method includes identifying that a request has been made by a client computing device for serving of content from the content server system; serving, to the client computing device and for execution on the client computing device, reconnaissance code that is programmed to determine whether the client computing device is human-controlled or bot-controlled; receiving, from the reconnaissance code, data that indicates whether the client computing device is human-controlled or bot-controlled; and serving follow-up content to the client computing device, wherein the make-up of the follow-up content is selected based on a determination of whether the client computing device is human-controlled or bot-controlled. |
| US10230716B2 |
Information processing apparatus and encryption communicating method
An information processing apparatus for performing encryption communication with an external apparatus by an encryption communication protocol has an inhibition unit for inhibiting use of a set of algorithms which do not satisfy a predetermined condition among a plurality of sets of algorithms used in the encryption communication protocol. The set of algorithms whose use if inhibited is a set of algorithms which need to transmit a message with a signature of the information processing apparatus to the external apparatus at the time of handshake performed with the external apparatus prior to the encryption communication. |
| US10230715B2 |
System and method for mobile single sign-on integration
Improved methods and systems for integrating client-side single sign-on (SSO) authentication security infrastructure with a mobile authorization protocol are disclosed that provide clients with secured SSO mobile access to third-party services. Embodiments of the present invention leverage SSO authentication protocols that are utilized at many client-side systems already and integrate these SSO authentication protocols with a mobile SSO authorization protocol, thereby effectively extending the SSO framework to mobile service requests of web services at third-party service provider systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a secure and automated solution which may be implemented in any existing client-side SSO frameworks with minimum cost and time, while providing a lightweight and secure solution that provides users using either native applications or mobile web application to access third-party web services. |
| US10230712B2 |
Binary experimentation on running web servers
Systems and methods to enable on-the-fly modification of running processes on a webserver more quickly and efficiently are discussed herein. A code vault is used to store binaries for use in production code running on a server, which are downloaded and implemented in the running process when authorized by developers. The process retrieves the binaries from the code vault to deploy the modifications to a specified audience without having to re-instantiate or run a parallel process with the new binaries. Binaries for different audiences or subsequent experiments may be downloaded onto the same machine, but remain isolated. Control of the deployments may require multi-factor or multi-user authentication and are logged for change control. |
| US10230711B2 |
System and methods for enhancing authentication procedures in an anti-fraud environment
A system, method, and computer readable medium enhance authentication procedures in an anti-fraud environment when an access control server (ACS) is unavailable to generate a full authentication for unique identifying information received in a current communication from a website. An availability detector verifies that the access control server remains unavailable. A successful authentication identifier requests previous authentication information for a previous communication occurring during a predefined authentication period and corresponding to the unique identifying information. A full authentication generator upgrades the unique identifying information to the full authentication based upon the previous authentication information when the access control server is verified as remaining unavailable. The upgrade to full authentication prevents the current communication from being flagged as fraudulent. |
| US10230708B2 |
Application managed service instances
A request is received from a deployer associated with an application to create an instance broker service instance. A request is received from the deployer to bind the instance broker service instance to the application. Instance broker credentials associated with the instance broker service instance are received and provided to the application. The application uses the instance broker credentials to access the instance broker service instance and determines whether to create a new service instance using the instance broker service instance. |
| US10230707B2 |
Communication device, LSI, program, and communication system
An object of the present invention is to prevent an attack from or via a communication device on an information apparatus in a communication system including the information apparatus, the communication device coupled to the information apparatus in the aftermarket, a server that authenticates the communication device, and a communication unit between the communication device and the server.A communication device includes a first interface that performs first communications with a server, a second interface that performs second communications with an information apparatus, and an information processing unit that performs an information process including a communication protocol process accompanied by the first and second communications. The information processing unit of the communication device sends a signature of the communication device from the first interface to the server, receives via the first interface a driver sent after the server authenticates the communication device on the basis of the received signature, and sends the received driver from the second interface to the information apparatus. |
| US10230706B2 |
Using personal RF signature for enhanced authentication metric
A method for verifying identity includes associating with a person, one or more ID signals emitted by a personal device. The method includes detecting one or more ID signals, and confirming identity of the person in response to verifying identity of the person based upon identifying credentials from the person and verifying that one or more of the detected ID signals are associated with the person. |
| US10230704B2 |
System and method for providing key-encrypted storage in a cloud computing environment
System and method for providing cloud computing services are described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a cloud computing environment comprising resources for supporting cloud workloads, each cloud workload having associated therewith an internal cloud address; and a routing system disposed between external workloads of an external computing environment and the cloud workloads, the routing system for directing traffic from an external address to the internal cloud addresses of the cloud workloads. A designated one of the cloud workloads obtains one key of a first pair of cryptographic keys, the first pair of cryptographic keys for decrypting encrypted storage hosted within the cloud computing environment. |
| US10230701B2 |
Selective encryption of profile fields for multiple consumers
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that provides a selective encryption technique that encrypts all of the fields in a profile, and selectively enables consumers of the profile information to decrypt specific fields in the profiles. This is accomplished by encrypting each field in the profile using a randomly generated symmetric key, and then encrypting the symmetric key for each field with public keys belonging to individuals who are authorized to access each field. These encrypted public keys are stored in a header of the profile to enable individuals to use their corresponding private keys to decrypt symmetric keys for the specific fields that they are authorized to access. |
| US10230700B2 |
Transaction based message security
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and program products are disclosed for transaction based networks security. A data module determines a set of data that is common between a first device and a second device. A key module generates, on a first device, a communication key based on a set of data. A message module secures a message sent to a second device from a first device with a communication key. A second device accepts a message in response to a communication key matching a corresponding communication key generated on the second device. |
| US10230696B2 |
System, apparatus and method for managing lifecycle of secure publish-subscribe system
In one embodiment, a method includes: request enrollment of the device with an identity provider, the enrollment including at least one role for the device for a publish-subscribe protocol of a distributed network; receiving a device identity credential from the identity provider and store the device identity credential in the device; receiving a ticket credential for a first topic associated with a first publisher, the ticket credential including the at least one role for the device; receiving a group key from a key manager for a group associated with the publish-subscribe protocol; and receiving content for the first topic in the device, the content protected by the group key. |
| US10230695B2 |
Distribution of secure data with entitlement enforcement
An example method for distributing content includes receiving a first encrypted request for content over a first encrypted connection from a client. The method also includes obtaining an unencrypted version of the first encrypted request. The unencrypted version is associated with authentication information associated with the client. The method further includes sending over a second encrypted connection entitlement data and a second encrypted request for the content to a repository. The repository stores the content, the entitlement data is based on the authentication information, and an authentication of the second encrypted request is based on the entitlement data. The method also includes downloading the content from the repository over the second encrypted connection, storing the requested content in unencrypted form in a cache, and streaming the requested content to the client. |
| US10230694B2 |
Content inspection in privacy enhanced cloud conferencing
A media distribution network device connects to an online collaborative session between a first participant network device, a second participant network device, and a security participant network device. The security participant network device is configured to decrypt packets of the online collaborative session to apply security polices to the packets. An encrypted packet is received at the media distribution network device. The encrypted packet is received from the first participant network device containing data to be distributed as part of the online collaborative session. The encrypted packet is distributed to the security participant network device prior to distributing the encrypted packet to the second participant network device. |
| US10230690B2 |
Digital media content distribution blocking
A method and system for improving a digital media content transfer blocking process is provided. The method includes detecting a request for access to digital media content from a digital media provider system. Network traffic across the network is identified and it is verified that the digital media content is comprised by the network traffic. In response, investigation platform software code is executed and a database system associated with the digital media provider system is queried. A system determines if a legitimate connection based relationship exists between a user device and the digital media provider system and the digital media content is monitored. The digital media content is determined to be unauthorized for use by said user and in response the digital media content is disabled from executing functions with respect to the user device of a user. |
| US10230685B2 |
Subscriber session director
Determining a resolved DNS response based on one or more resolutions for a received APN DNS query is disclosed. A resolved DNS response can be based on real-time analysis of a first query and/or on historical resolution of a second query that is sufficiently similar to the first query. In an aspect, training queries can be employed to populate a data store with preferred DNS responses correlated to the training queries and associated network conditions. The data store can then be employed to evaluate a received query, and where sufficiently similar to a training query, corresponding resolution from the training query can be provided as a resolution for the received query. Moreover, as stored query information is determined to become stale, refreshment techniques are disclosed. Additionally, training queries can comprise anticipated queries and historical queries. |
| US10230681B2 |
Method and apparatus for unified message adaptation
A method of message adaptation in the Internet of Things (IoT) includes receiving a message containing data collected by the plurality of sensors, identifying a message type, looking up a message descriptor according to the message type, looking up a message template matching the message type and outputting the message with the matched message template for content-based processing. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying the message is a text message, parsing the message according to message type and message descriptor, and creating a sequence of key-value pairs for the text message. In one embodiment the method includes determining that there is no matched or valid matched message template and parsing the message according to the message descriptor to generate and store a message template including the message type, a message item list and a message item position list and attaching the message template to the message. |
| US10230676B2 |
Location-based open social networks
Systems and methods for open social networks configured for a location or a region. The social networks are arranged accessible to all users via an interactive map or a website link. In one aspect, user numbers or post quantities are displayed beside network icons on a map. In another aspect, posts generated by local and remote users are presented in separate windows. In yet another aspect, social networks are searchable via keywords or category in a map setting. Moreover, for a given period of time, a requester continuously receives contents presented at a social network which has the most users. |
| US10230671B2 |
Enhanced instant message handling and delivery
Managing instant message delivery may include receiving, using a processor, an instant message, wherein the instant message is directed to a recipient, and responsive to receiving the instant message, determining, using the processor, a user profile for the recipient and an activity level of a client device of the recipient. The user profile may specify rules for delivering instant messages to the recipient from users. Responsive to receiving the instant message, a delivery policy for the instant message may be determined using the processor according to the user profile of the recipient and the activity level of the client device. The instant message may be sent to the client device of the recipient according to the delivery policy using the processor. |
| US10230669B2 |
Real-time notifications of concurrent email thread replies
In an embodiment of the present invention, a first message is determined. The first message is associated with two or more users. The two or more users include a sender of the first message and one or more recipients of the first message. In response to determining that a first user of the two or more users is currently generating a second message, which is a response to the first message, it is determined whether a second user of the two or more users of the first message is currently generating a third message, which is a response to the first message. In response to determining that the second user is currently generating the third message, the first user is notified that the second user is currently generating the third message, and the second user is notified that the first user is currently generating the second message. |
| US10230664B1 |
Strategic resource allocation in a web-based computing system
This document describes techniques for allocating instances in a service provider network. In an example embodiment, a resource manager provides a number of allocation strategies for determining which instances to assign to a client. The resource manager applies a client selected one of the allocation strategies to assign instances to the client. One of the allocation strategies includes determining for each of a plurality of pools of resource instances, an estimate of time that a unit cost of each of the number of resource instances in the pool will be no more than a maximum unit cost specified by the client. The instances are assigned to the client while the unit cost of the instances is less than a client specified amount. |
| US10230663B2 |
Technique for processing a data stream between a server and a client entity
A technique is provided for processing a data stream between a server and a client entity in a packet communication network. The data stream is composed of packets steered by a processing device. Upon the receipt of a first packet of the data stream, the processing device implements a phase of observing this data stream, in the course of which the packets of the data stream which are exchanged between the server and the client entity and which follow the first packet are transmitted. On detection of congestion associated with the data stream, the data stream is then rejected and the processing device does not transmit packets of the data stream which are exchanged between the server and the client entity and are received after detection of the congestion. |
| US10230661B2 |
Distributed virtual network embedding
Systems and methods for performing distributed virtual network embedding are disclosed. A resource orchestrator may receive a virtual network request specifying a set of virtual nodes, a set of virtual links, each connecting two virtual nodes in a mesh topology, and resource requirements for some virtual nodes. The orchestrator may partition the virtual network request into multiple sub-requests, each specifying a linear topology for a subset of the virtual nodes and links within the mesh topology. The sub-requests may collectively include all virtual links within the mesh topology with no overlapping links. Resource orchestrators may collaborate to compute, independently for each sub-request, a respective chaining solution in which each virtual node is mapped to a physical node having resources sufficient to implementing the virtual node. A resource orchestrator may combine the respective chaining solutions for each of the sub-requests to generate a mapping solution for the virtual network request. |
| US10230660B2 |
Method and system for centralized controller for audio visual broadcasts
In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a domain controller for a network. The domain controller includes functionality to manage the provisioning of paths in the network in order to enable content to be streamed across the network. |
| US10230653B2 |
Managing latencies in data center interconnect switches using spare line side bandwidth and multiple paths inside the data center
Systems, methods, and devices for managing latency in a network with a plurality of switches, each switch having client side ports and line side ports. A required bandwidth for each link between connected pairs of the plurality of switches is received. A client-side capacity value for each switch is received. An initial undersubscription factor is calculated based on the required bandwidths and the client-side capacity values. A desired undersubscription factor is calculated for each switch based on the initial undersubscription factor and the client side capacity values. A desired bandwidth is calculated for each link between connected pairs of the plurality of switches based on the required bandwidths and the desired undersubscription factors. |
| US10230650B2 |
Joint radio link control (RLC) signaling with network coding
Dynamic point selection (DPS) can be implemented using access points having partial or no DPS synchronization. Specifically, a mobile device may broadcast a bounce back message to access points participating in DPS transmissions to signal that a data segment has been successfully received and/or decoded by the mobile device. The bounce back message may cause the access points to drop remaining packets corresponding to the data segment from their buffers without sending those remaining packets over their respective radio interfaces. The bounce back message may be broadcast over any wireless signaling channel, such as via radio link control (RLC) signaling. Moreover, different priorities may be assigned to encoded packets intended for DPS transmission based on whether the encoded packets are communicated over a primary or secondary backhaul path. |
| US10230645B1 |
Dynamic adjustment of quality of service parameters
A computer-implemented method for dynamic adjustment of quality of service parameters is described. In one embodiment, one or more quality of service (QoS) parameters of a client of a mesh network is set based on an expected bandwidth for the mesh network. An actual bandwidth for the mesh network is measured. One or more QoS parameters of the client is automatically changed in response to the actual bandwidth differing from the expected bandwidth. The change in the QoS parameters may be configured to compensate for the difference between the actual bandwidth and the expected bandwidth. |
| US10230644B2 |
Distributed API proxy system and apparatus and method for managing traffic in such system
Disclosed are a distributed application programming interface (API) proxy system and an apparatus and method for managing traffic in the system. The apparatus for managing API traffic includes a traffic information collection unit configured to collect traffic information from a plurality of API proxies distributed to a plurality of networked apparatuses such that physical resources are abstracted to provide access to the abstracted physical resources and a traffic optimization unit configured to generate control information for decreasing communication traffic of at least one of the plurality of API proxies based on the collected traffic information and deliver the generated control information to the plurality of API proxies. |
| US10230637B2 |
Wireless communication unit and method for sharing delay tolerant content
A wireless communication unit is arranged to communicate with one or more wireless mobile communication units. The wireless communication unit comprises: a cellular receiver arranged to receive content from a network server using a conventional client server mechanism; a processor operably coupled to the cellular receiver and configured to convert the received content into a bundle format that can be transmitted into a delay tolerant network; at least one memory operably coupled to the processor and configured to store the bundle formatted content; and at least one short-range wireless circuit operably coupled to the at least one memory and configured to extract the bundle formatted content from the at least one memory and transmit the extracted bundle formatted content to at least one wireless mobile communication unit using a short-range wireless communication technology. |
| US10230634B2 |
Route optimization using star-mesh hybrid topology in localized dense ad-hoc networks
Optimized routing in localized dense networks is provided. A packet is received at a first network device in a network. An optimal route for the packet to a neighbor network device in the network is determined using a Source Routing Table (SRT), wherein the SRT includes an optimized routing table and a standard routing table, and wherein the optimized routing table comprises a list of neighbor network devices that the first network device can route to directly and wherein the standard routing table comprises a ZigBee source routing table. The packet is routed using the optimal route. |
| US10230633B2 |
Shared memory communication in software defined networking
A virtual switch executes on a computer system to forward packets to one or more destinations. A method of the disclosure includes receiving, by a virtual switch application being executed by a processing device, a packet comprising a header, determining, that the packet does not match a distribution table associated with the virtual switch and storing, by the processing device, the packet to a shared memory buffer that is accessible to a network controller application being executed by the processing device. |
| US10230631B2 |
System and method for supporting resource quotas for intra and inter subnet multicast membership in a high performance computing environment
Systems and methods for supporting resource quotas for multicast group creation and membership in a high performance computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, multicast group membership can present an issue in that inter-subnet partitions can, if left unchecked, runaway with multicast group creation within any given connected subnet. This can starve address map resources at router ports. A quota can be supplied that provides a maximum number of multicast groups any given inter-subnet partition is allowed to create within any given subnet. |
| US10230630B2 |
Determining network rank for communication to neighboring nodes
The determination and advertisement of a node's rank in an RF mesh network reflects sustained network changes. A node's advertised rank may be based on the node's induced rank and a previous rank candidate. Induced rank is the rank of the node at a particular point in time. Rank candidate is based on a running average of the node's past rank. The advertised rank may be based on a weighted sum of the induced rank and a previous rank candidate. Induced rank may consider a Link Quality Indicator (LQI), which may be based on a running average LQI. |
| US10230625B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and communication device
An information processing apparatus including: an arithmetic processing unit; and a communication device configured to receive data from another information processing apparatus through a plurality of first lanes and to output the received data to the arithmetic processing unit, wherein the communication device includes a detection unit that detects a failure of the plurality of first lanes; and a control unit that performs a first degradation process of stopping use of any one of the plurality of first lanes, based on a degradation request, performs a restoration process of resuming use of a first lane for which use has been stopped, based on a restoration request, and performs a second degradation process of stopping use of a first lane for which use has been resumed, when the detection unit detects a failure of the first lane for which use has been resumed, in the restoration process. |
| US10230622B2 |
Integrated wireline and wireless access using software defined networking
An integrated wireless and wireline access system that uses software defined networking is provided to deliver communication services to user equipment via a variety of network access technologies. The software defined networking system can dynamically choose which network access technology to use to deliver services to the user equipment based on network conditions, quality of service concerns, and user equipment context. The user equipment can have different addresses based on the network access technology, and the software defined networking can redirect communications that are directed to a first address associated with the device on a first network to a second address associated with the same device on a second network. |
| US10230619B2 |
Message processing method and system in multi-homing access overlay network
A message processing method in a multi-homing access overlay network, comprising: when an edge device receives a data message from a multi-homing access bound interface, setting an identifier indicating that the data message is from multi-homing access in the overlay encapsulation performed on the data message, and sending the data message after the overlay encapsulation to the overlay network. |
| US10230614B2 |
System and method for improving integration testing in a cloud computing environment
A system and method for improving integration testing in a cloud computing environment includes collecting one or more input parameters associated with each of one or more products, deployed in cloud computing environment, from one or more external resources and test management systems. The input parameters include one or more defect parameters, user requirements, test parameters or performance parameters associated with the product. The integration testing improvement system determines one or more failure issues associated with the product and analyzes the behavior of the product over a predetermined time period to identify a failure pattern associated with the product. Each of the determined failure issues is mapped with the identified failure pattern to detect one or more critical scenarios in each of the products. Later the critical scenarios are automated by executing associated test scripts thereby improving the integration testing in the cloud computing environment. |
| US10230613B2 |
Test system for reducing performance test cost in cloud environment and test method therefor
A test method includes selecting at least one agent included in a selected network based on network information input from a user, the selected network corresponding to the network information; receiving target server information; verifying whether a server corresponding to the target server information is present in the selected network based on the network information and the target server information; and transferring the target server information to the selected at least one agent. |
| US10230611B2 |
Dynamic baseline determination for distributed business transaction
The present technology may determine an anomaly in a portion of a distributed business application. Data can automatically be captured and analyzed for the portion of the application associated with the anomaly. By automatically capturing data for just the portion associated with the anomaly, the present technology reduces the resource and time requirements associated with other code-based solutions for monitoring transactions. A method for performing a diagnostic session for a request may begin with initiating collection of diagnostic data associated with a request. An application thread on each of two or more servers may be sampled. The application threads may be associated with the same business transaction and the business transaction may be associated with the request. The diagnostic data may be stored. |
| US10230605B1 |
Scalable distributed end-to-end performance delay measurement for segment routing policies
The present technology is directed to a scalable solution for end-to-end performance delay measurement for Segment Routing Policies on both SR-MPLS and SRv6 data planes. The scalability of the solution stems from the use of distributed PM sessions along SR Policy ECMP paths. This is achieved by dividing the SR policy into smaller sections comprised of SPT trees or sub-paths, each of which is associated with a Root-Node. Downstream SID List TLVs may be used in Probe query messages for signaling SPT information to the Root-Nodes Alternatively, this SPT signaling may be accomplished by using a centralized controller. Root-Nodes are responsible for dynamically creating PM sessions and measuring delay metrics for their associated SPT tree section. The root-nodes then send the delay metrics for their local section to an ingress PE node or to a centralized controller using delay metric TLV field of the response message. |
| US10230593B2 |
Method, system and computer program product for interception, quarantine and moderation of internal communications of uncontrolled systems
Embodiments disclosed herein may intercept, quarantine, and moderate communications internal to an uncontrolled system. An example of an uncontrolled system may be a web application associated with a social networking site. In accessing the social networking site, a user may type in a message. An instance of the uncontrolled system running on the user's device may prepare a request containing the message. Some embodiment disclosed herein may determine that the message is subject to moderation, intercept the request, and place the message in a queue. This determination may be based on the destination of the request as well the type of the message. Some embodiments may reconstruct the original request for resubmission. If the session is expired, some embodiments may log in for the user and resubmit the reconstructed request. Some embodiments may wait for the next time the user logs in to resubmit the reconstructed request. |
| US10230589B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for configuring service networks
The disclosed subject matter describes herein methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for configuring service networks. According to one aspect, the method includes collecting parameters defining a network service. In another aspect, the method includes generating a plurality of flow interfaces for modeling the network service based on the collected parameters, wherein each of the flow interfaces is associated with a logical device. In another aspect, the method includes generating at least one packet virtual network (PVN) including at least a portion of the plurality of generated flow interfaces. In another aspect, the method includes visually outputting, in a service network user interface, a graphical representation of the network service based on interface connectivities between the plurality of generated flow interfaces. |
| US10230588B2 |
Dynamically deployable self configuring distributed network management system using a trust domain specification to authorize execution of network collection software on hardware components
Systems, software, and methods for managing networks of connected electronic devices are described. In one example, network management policy and network management applications are transferred automatically upon detection and identification of a new device, protocol or application on the network. In another example, information related to at least one aspect of the network is obtained by an NMAS, and at least one applicable management policy is identified by the NMAS; and the identified policy is used to manage at least one aspect of the network's operation. |
| US10230587B2 |
Dynamically deployable self configuring distributed network management system with specification defining trust domain membership and/or privileges and data management computing component
Systems, software, and methods for managing networks of connected electronic devices are described. In one example, network management policy and network management applications are transferred automatically upon detection and identification of a new device, protocol or application on the network. In another example, information related to at least one aspect of the network is obtained by an NMAS, and at least one applicable management policy is identified by the NMAS; and the identified policy is used to manage at least one aspect of the network's operation. |
| US10230584B1 |
Dynamic multitone simulation scenario planning
Systems and methods for dynamic multitone simulation scenario planning. A method commences upon accessing a server in a circuit simulation environment to generate a multitone simulation signal to accurately simulate non-linear circuit characteristics. The tones of the multitone simulation signal are derived from a subset of possible tones based on certain properties. Some properties serve to eliminate harmonic and intermodulation products that conflict with the tones in the subset. The amplitude and phase for each tone is determined based on certain constraints. A multitone transient signal is generated from the selected tone subset and associated tone attributes to facilitate a circuit simulation. Characteristics of the multitone transient signal and/or simulation results from the circuit simulation can be analyzed to facilitate dynamically planning simulation scenarios that use multitone simulation signals. |
| US10230579B2 |
Techniques for computer system configuration analysis
A misconfiguration crowdsourcing system arranged to analyze computer system configuration. The computer system configuration may be analyzed with respect to a population of computer systems. In some embodiments, sets of configuration options may be compared for one or more computer systems in a population set. Based on the comparison, a frequency of at least one setting for a client configurable option may be determined. A target characteristic may be identified for a setting of a configuration option based on the frequency of the at least one setting for the configuration option with the population. Computer systems with configuration settings conflicting with target characteristics may be identified as unhealthy. |
| US10230573B2 |
Management of network entity selection
An apparatus and a method are provided by which, in an apparatus for setting up and maintaining network functions, identities of first type network functions and second type network functions are stored, wherein the first type of virtual network functions are configured to select one or more of the second type network functions, and, for each first type network function, information regarding second type network functions which are selectable by the corresponding first type network function based on information regarding physical conditions of the first type network functions and the second type of virtual network functions are maintained. |
| US10230572B2 |
System and method for processing web-browsing information
The information processing platform (100, 200) includes: an auxiliary web server (11, 110); a back-end server (12, 120); wherein the auxiliary web server is configured to: receive information relating to a web client (10, 150) query; and forward the information to the back-end server, and wherein the back-end server is configured to: process the information according to instructions codified in a configuration file (14, 140); and store the processed information in the data storage. |
| US10230570B2 |
Reliable ISP access cloud state detection method and apparatus
A Multi-Homing System is equipped with an Adaptive JSP Access Cloud State Detection apparatus (ACSD) that improves the reliability of the availability of digital connections (links) between computer sites, such as a Computer Premises Network and the Internet, in which such connections are made by connecting through a multiplicity of ISP Access Clouds (links). Reliability is improved over prior art methods by using data elements of Internet Protocol datagrams, e.g. record fields or bits of fields, that are regularly and normally exchanged between the ISP Access Clouds and the CPN without creating additional data traffic. Data Elements from each ISP Access Cloud are used by processing functions of the by the ACSD to test for conditions that indicate that it may be in a DOWN status. when a DOWN status is suspected, other functions in the ACSD initiate transmission of a set of PROBE packets that can reliably determine if the suspect link is actually DOWN or merely giving a response that would be interpreted as DOWN by prior art methods. |
| US10230569B2 |
Systems and methods for RAN-WLAN aggregation
Methods and systems for controlling the transmission of data from a mobile device to a base station is provided. Data may be transmitted directly from the mobile device to the base station, or via a WLAN access point. |
| US10230568B2 |
Monitoring a cloud service modeled as a topology
A method of monitoring a cloud service modeled as a topology with a processor includes establishing a number of monitoring policies to monitor an instantiated topology, detecting an event at a node based on the number of monitoring policies, and processing the detected event based on the number of monitoring policies. |
| US10230564B1 |
Automatic account management and device registration
A single sign-on system accepts master credentials from a user device and/or application, and automatically signs on to supported services using account credentials corresponding to those services. If the user has not created an account used by a particular device or application, the system can automatically interact with the account service to create the account. Similarly, if the device or application that relies on the account has not already been registered with the account, the system automatically interacts with the account to register the device or account. |
| US10230562B2 |
Method and device for supporting 256QAM in wireless access system
The present invention relates to a wireless access system, and relates to methods for supporting a 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) modulation mode and devices for supporting the same. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method for supporting a 256QAM in a wireless access system can comprise the steps of: performing, by a terminal, a serving cell adding step of adding a serving cell; receiving, by the terminal, an upper layer signal including a 256QAM indicator for indicating whether a 256QAM is supported in the serving cell; and transmitting and receiving, by the terminal, data by using a first table or a second table according to the 256QAM indicator. At this time, the first table is configured to support a legacy modulation mode, and the second table can be configured to support 256QAM. |
| US10230557B2 |
Selective mapping of coded multi-channel transmission
The present invention provides a methods, apparatus and systems for improving a systems-level data rate on a communications link such theorthogonal frequency division multiplexed multiple access (OFDMA) downlink used in used in WiFi and LTE cellular/wireless mobile data applications. The present invention preferably uses a form of multilevel coding and decoding known as tiled-building-block encoding/decoding. With the present invention, different receivers coupled to different parallel downlink channels with different channel qualities decode different received signal constellations at different levels of resolution. This allows the downlink of the OFDMA system to operate with a significantly higher data rate, thus eliminating existing inefficiencies in the downlink and significantly increasing system level bandwidth efficiency. |
| US10230553B2 |
Embedded wire feed forward equalization
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for providing feed forward equalization to a communication line by providing a resistance and a capacitance to the communication line. The method includes determining the resistance based on a desired value of feed forward equalization to provide to a communication line, determining the capacitance based on the desired value of feed forward equalization to provide to the communication line, providing a layer of resistive material between a first conductor and a second conductor of the communication line, wherein a dimension of the layer of resistive material is determined based on the determined resistance and providing a layer of dielectric material between the first conductor and the second conductor, wherein a dimension of the layer of dielectric material is determined based on the determined capacitance. |
| US10230549B2 |
Multidrop data transfer
Multi-drop communications channels can have significantly deep notches in their frequency response causing a corresponding limitation of the effective data transmission rate. A special time-ordered coding method is described which results in the emitted spectrum of the data stream transmitted into the channel having a notch at the same frequency as the notch in the channel frequency response, permitting channel receivers to successfully decode the transmitted data stream. The described coding method may be applied at various multiples of the channel notch frequency to support different throughput rates, and may be combined with other coding techniques such as group or vector signaling codes. |
| US10230544B1 |
Efficient data forwarding in a networked device
A method for efficient data forwarding in a networked device is provided. The method includes receiving a first packet from a first VLAN into a load balancer of the networked device and forwarding the first packet from the load balancer to a second VLAN internal to the networked device, wherein an identity of the first VLAN is unknown as a result of forwarding the packet from the first VLAN to the second VLAN. The method includes determining the identity of the first VLAN, based on a source IP address of the first packet and a map of IP addresses and VLANs. The method includes sending a second packet from one of a plurality of nodes, in response to the receiving, with the source IP address of the first packet as a destination IP address of the second packet and with a field of the second packet identifying the first VLAN. |
| US10230541B2 |
Subsea communication adapter
A subsea communication adapter for providing communication between a first subsea unit including a communication interface operating according to a first communication method and a second subsea unit including a communication interface operating according to a second communication method is provided. The subsea communication adapter includes a first communication interface operating according to the first communication method and a second communication interface operating according to the second communication method. A conversion unit is configured to convert between the first communication method and the second communication method. The conversion includes at least a conversion between a first communication protocol of the first communication method and a second communication protocol of the second communication method. |
| US10230539B2 |
Communications device having relay
A communications device includes a master unit and a block of slave units including a plurality of slave units control by the master unit. Each of the slave units include first and second ports to which different communications lines are connected, respectively, and a relay disposed between the first port and the second port and open/closed depending on whether power is supplied. |
| US10230533B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing electrical power to a broadband digital subscriber line access
Power is supplied to telecom equipment in DSLAM outdoor/remote cabinets with relatively short distances between the subscriber and the cabinet. All of the subscriber Customer Premises Equipment connected to the DSLAM each provide a portion of the required power to the remote cabinet via the telephone line connecting the DSLAM and the subscriber CPE. The CPE at the subscriber premises is already connected to power mains in the subscriber premises so, providing power, via the telephone line to the outdoor cabinet is relatively simple. The remote cabinet includes a circuit for receiving the power input from each subscriber and then distributing the power, required by the DSLAM load, equally among the subscribers. |
| US10230530B2 |
Method and system for securing a blockchain with proof-of-transactions
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing blockchain transactions, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for securing a blockchain with proof-of-transactions. In various embodiments, the blockchain system utilizes a proof-of-transactions approach that is based on a multi-player voting system and that is not susceptible to a free-rider problem that affects many other cryptocurrencies. The proof-of-transactions approach allows the cryptocurrency network to divide revenue between the nodes in the peer-to-peer network that provides bandwidth and connectivity and a set of other nodes that solve computational puzzles that safeguard the security of the blockchain system. |
| US10230528B2 |
Tree-less integrity and replay memory protection for trusted execution environment
Systems and methods for memory protection for implementing trusted execution environment. An example processing system comprises: an on-package memory; a memory encryption engine (MEE) comprising a MEE cache, the MEE to: responsive to failing to locate, within the MEE cache, an encryption metadata associated with a data item loaded from an external memory, retrieve at least part of the encryption metadata from the OPM, and validate the data item using the encryption metadata. |
| US10230526B2 |
Out-of-band validation of domain name system records
An out-of-band Domain Name System (DNS) security technique uses a cryptographic blockchain for securing and validating DNS data in a chain of custody that exists outside the DNS namespace, allowing validated access to cached DNS information without requiring real-time access to root servers. |
| US10230524B2 |
Securely transferring user information between applications
The present disclosure describes a system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for provisioning multiple instances of a secure communication application on multiple devices. A secure communication application on a first device generates a first set of private keys that are associated with the user and a second set of keys that are associated with the secure communication application executing on the first device. The first set of private keys establishes a set of root identifying keys for the user that are identical for all installations of the secure communication application, while the second set of keys will vary from device to device. In this regard, the first set of root identifying keys must be securely transferred from the first device to any subsequent installations of the secure communication application on one or more second devices. This establishes a high degree of trust since each installation of the secure communication application is linked to the first set of root identifying keys and allows the user to send and receive encrypted communications on multiple devices from the same trusted root keys. |
| US10230523B2 |
Computer implemented method for generating a random seed with high entropy
In a computer implemented method for generating a random seed with high entropy as an entropy source a machine instruction ‘compare-and-swap’ -CAS- is used to calculate a random seed. |
| US10230515B2 |
Method and apparatus for MoCA network with protected set-up
Systems and methods are disclosed for securing a network, for admitting new nodes into an existing network, and/or for securely forming a new network. As a non-limiting example, an existing node may be triggered by a user, in response to which the existing node communicates with a network coordinator node. Thereafter, if a new node attempts to enter the network, and also for example has been triggered by a user, the network coordinator may determine, based at least in part on parameters within the new node and the network coordinator, whether the new node can enter the network. |
| US10230513B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving control channel in wireless communication system
A control channel transmission/reception method and apparatus is provided. The base station of the present invention transmits configuration information on a control channel to a terminal, checks an aggregation level for use in transmitting the control channel, maps Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) to resource elements in a resource block depending on the aggregation level, determines, when the resource elements of the DMRS correspond to a first resource element set, whether to map the DMRS to resource elements corresponding to a second resource element set in the resource block, and transmits the DMRS and control channel to the terminal according to the determination result. |
| US10230512B2 |
Systems and methods for mapping DMRS configuration to phase noise tracking pilot for improved receiver performance
According to certain embodiments, a user equipment (810) is provided for use in a cellular network. The user equipment (810) may include a transceiver (910), a processor (920), and a memory (930). The user equipment (810) may be configured to acquire a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) configuration. A mapping is determined from the DMRS configuration to a phase noise tracking reference signal (PNT-RS). A channel estimate is performed using the DMRS configuration. Phase noise estimation and compensation is performed based on the PNT-RS by using the mapping and the channel estimate. |
| US10230509B2 |
OFDM frame communication method and apparatus
A first radio signal is received that was transmitted from a first antenna at a transmitter and a second radio signal transmitted from a second antenna at the transmitter different from the first antenna. The first radio signal is converted to a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) frame signal, and the second radio signal is converted to a second OFDM frame signal. The first OFDM frame signal includes a grid of multiple frequency subcarriers and time periods, each time period with the frequency carriers corresponding to a first OFDM symbol such that the first OFDM frame includes first OFDM symbols. A first OFDM symbol is carried on frequency subcarriers during a time period, and the first OFDM frame includes first reference OFDM symbols located at corresponding time-frequency resource elements in the grid. Each resource element is defined by a one of the frequency subcarriers and one of the time periods. The second OFDM frame signal is similar and includes second reference OFDM symbols sharing the same grid of frequency subcarriers and time periods as the first OFDM frame. But the second reference OFDM symbols are located at corresponding time-frequency resource elements in the grid different than the corresponding time-frequency resource elements to which the first reference OFDM signals are located their respective OFDM frame signals. The first and second reference OFDM symbols are used to demodulate the first and second OFDM frame signals. |
| US10230507B2 |
Signalling in coordinated multi-point transmission and reception (CoMP)
In a wireless communications system including a first base station and a second base station, a wireless communications method implemented in the first base station supporting coordinated multi-point transmission and reception (CoMP) is disclosed. The wireless communications method comprises receiving from the second base station an information element (IE) indicating multiple relative narrowband Tx (transmit) power (RNTP) thresholds, and performing interference aware scheduling. Other methods, systems, and apparatuses also are disclosed. |
| US10230503B2 |
Methods and devices for determining or acquiring radio resources
Provided are methods and devices for determining or acquiring radio resources. The method for determining radio resources includes that: predefined information is acquired, wherein the predefined information includes indication information of a dedicated node, and/or, measured values of Component Carriers (CCs) on a multisystem shared spectrum, wherein the indication information includes: information of the maximum number of CCs, which are available to a system, on the multisystem shared spectrum, and the measured values are acquired according to preset signals on the CCs; and the maximum number of CCs, which are available to a system, on the multisystem shared spectrum is determined according to the predefined information. By the technical solution, the problem of interference between systems may be solved, and spectrum utilization efficiency is improved. |
| US10230499B2 |
HARQ feedback reporting based on mirrored information
Techniques according to which HARQ feedback transmitted from a wireless device to a base station includes not only the ACK/NACK status for the corresponding hybrid automatic-repeat-request (HARQ) process, but also certain information that was provided by the network in the last received downlink assignment. An example method, as implemented in a wireless device operating in a wireless communication network, comprises receiving from the wireless communication network, in a first transmission-time interval, a resource-assignment message indicating resources allocated for a data transmission to the wireless device. The example method further comprises transmitting to the wireless communication network, in a second transmission-time interval, feedback information that includes an indication of whether the data transmission was correctly received by the wireless device and further includes one or more mirrored information fields copied from the resource-assignment message. |
| US10230493B2 |
Code block segmentation and configuration for concatenated turbo and RS coding
A method for performing code block segmentation for wireless transmission using concatenated forward error correction encoding includes receiving a transport block of data for transmission having a transport block size, along with one or more parameters that define a target code rate. A number N of inner code blocks needed to transmit the transport block is determined. A number M—outer code blocks may be calculated based on the number of inner code blocks and on encoding parameters for the outer code blocks. The transport block may then be segmented and encoded according to the calculated encoding parameters. |
| US10230491B2 |
System and method for communication in a body area network system
A method for controlling data flow in a wireless body area network includes transmitting sensor data from a plurality of sensor nodes to a gateway via a first transmission channel. The method further includes transmitting beacon data from the gateway to the plurality of sensor nodes via the first transmission channel. The method also includes determining channel packet loss information of the first transmission channel based on at least one of a beacon packet loss information included in the sensor data and a sensor packet loss information included in the beacon data. The method further includes comparing the channel packet loss information with a packet loss threshold. The method also includes switching flow of the sensor data and the beacon data through a second transmission channel instead of the first transmission channel, if the channel packet loss information is greater than the packet loss threshold. |
| US10230488B2 |
User equipment using hybrid automatic repeat request
A user equipment comprises a transmitter and an adaptive modulation and coding controller. The transmitter is configured to transmit data over an air interface in a single transmission time interval with a first specified modulation and coding scheme, where the single transmission time interval has a plurality of transport block sets. In response to receiving a repeat request for retransmission of at least one particular transport block set, the transmitter retransmits the at least one of the particular transport block sets. The adaptive modulation and coding controller is configured to change the specified modulation and coding scheme to a second specified modulation and coding scheme, enabling a combining of a particular transport block set transmitted at the first specified modulation and coding scheme with a retransmitted version of the particular transport block set transmitted at the second specified modulation and coding scheme. |
| US10230486B2 |
Optical transceiver with common end module
An optical transceiver and a network device are provided. The optical transceiver includes a common end module and two data submodules. The common end module includes a multi-carrier light source, a wavelength division multiplexer, a wavelength division demultiplexer, an external optical interface, and two first beam splitters. Each data submodule includes a second beam splitter, an optical/electrical signal modulator, and an optical receiver. According to the optical transceiver and the network device, a high-capacity optical transceiver with a single optical interface can be implemented, so that optical interface management complexity is reduced, and a fiber resource is reduced. |
| US10230484B2 |
Passive optical network distribution systems and components thereof
Systems and methods for delivering multiple passive optical network services are disclosed. One system includes a first optical transmission service comprising a common wavelength pair routed from a source to each of a plurality of subscribers and a second optical transmission service comprising a plurality of unique wavelength pairs, each of the unique wavelength pairs assigned to a subscriber among the plurality of subscribers. The system includes a splitter optically connected to first fiber carrying the first optical transmission service, the splitter including a plurality of outputs each delivering the first optical transmission service, and a wavelength division multiplexer connected to a second fiber, the wavelength division multiplexer separating each of the unique wavelength pairs of the second optical transmission service onto separate optical fibers. The system further includes a plurality of second wavelength division multiplexers optically connected to a different output of the plurality of outputs of the splitter and to a different one of the unique wavelength pairs from the wavelength division multiplexer, thereby combining a unique wavelength pair and a common wavelength pair onto a single fiber to be delivered to a subscriber. |
| US10230483B2 |
Optical transmission system, method for analyzing thereof, terminal station device, and management device
An optical transmission system includes: a terminal station device that transmits a wavelength multiplexed optical signal resulting from multiplexing an optical signal and dummy light; and an optical add-drop multiplexer that receives respective wavelength multiplexed optical signals transmitted from a plurality of the terminal station devices and performs add-drop processing on the wavelength multiplexed optical signals. The dummy light has a wavelength arrangement in which adjacent wavelengths are arranged with equal spacing, and the wavelength arrangement of the dummy light differs between the terminal station devices. |
| US10230482B2 |
Radio transceiver
A radio transceiver circuit for FDD communication is disclosed. It comprises a transmitter for FDD signal transmission in a first frequency band, a first receiver for FDD signal reception in a second frequency band, separate from the first frequency band, and a duplexer. An output port of the transmitter is operatively connected to a first port of the duplexer for transmitting, through the duplexer, signals in said first frequency band. An input port of the first receiver is operatively connected to a second port of the duplexer for receiving, through the duplexer, signals in said second frequency band. The radio transceiver circuit comprises a second receiver, separate from the first receiver, for reception in said first frequency band. An input port of the second receiver is operatively connected to said first port of the duplexer for receiving, through the duplexer, signals in said first frequency band. A related radio communication apparatus is also disclosed. |
| US10230479B2 |
Distributed system for radio frequency environment simulation
A method and system for measuring a device under test are disclosed. In some embodiments, an electromagnetic measurement system to test a device under test, DUT is provided. The system includes, at a central location, an emulator core configured to introduce an impairment in each of at least one transmit signal to produce a digital impaired signal; and at a remote location, a transmitter configured to convert the digital impaired signal to an analog RF signal. |
| US10230475B2 |
Method and device for generating electrical signals corresponding to a wavelength, from polychromatic optical signals
A method is provided for generating a plurality of electrical signals from polychromatic optical signals extracted from a set of optical fibers, a polychromatic signal including a plurality of predetermined wavelengths. An electrical signal is generated by using predetermined wavelengths. The method includes: grouping the extracted optical signals together into a polychromatic optical signal beam; separating the polychromatic signal beam into a plurality of monochromatic optical signal beams; and converting the plurality of separated monochromatic optical signal beams into the plurality of electrical signals. |
| US10230474B1 |
Dispersion compensation apparatus and driving method thereof
An optical transmitter and a method for driving the optical transmitter include generating a modulated signal having an operation frequency corresponding to a communication channel, obtaining a first optical signal using passing a portion of the modulated signal through a first optical path, obtaining a second optical signal using passing another portion of the modulated signal through a second optical path having a different spectral response curve from that of the first optical path, converting the first optical signal to a first electrical signal, converting the second optical signal to a second electrical signal, obtaining an error signal between the first and second electrical signals, finding a maximum of the error signal by varying the operation frequency over a predetermined frequency range of the communication channel, and determining that the operation frequency is matched to a passband of a frequency reshaper when the error signal reaches the maximum. |
| US10230473B2 |
Optical transmitters including photonic integrated circuit
An optical transmitter includes photonic integrated circuits configured to respectively output optical transmission signals in different wavelength ranges. A photonic integrated circuit may include emitters configured to emit beams having different wavelengths; drivers configured to respectively provide power to the emitters, and a wavelength division multiplexer configured to transmit the beams emitted by the emitters. A photonic integrated circuit may include a switch device that controls the drivers, and light detectors configured to detect intensities of the beams emitted from the emitters. The switch device may selectively operate at least one driver of the plurality of drivers based on information associated with intensities of the beams. The switch device may selectively operate a driver connected to an emitter, based on a determination that an intensity of a beam emitted by another emitter is less than a threshold intensity value. |
| US10230471B2 |
Coaxial transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) with cuboid type to laser package and optical transceiver including same
A coaxial transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) including a cuboid type TO laser package may be used in an optical transceiver for transmitting an optical signal at a channel wavelength. The cuboid type TO laser package is made of a thermally conductive material and has substantially flat outer surfaces that may be thermally coupled to substantially flat outer surfaces on a transceiver housing and/or on other cuboid type TO laser packages. An optical transceiver may include multiple coaxial TOSAs with the cuboid type TO laser packages stacked in the transceiver housing. The cuboid type TO laser package may thus provide improved thermal characteristics and a reduced size within the optical transceiver. |
| US10230470B2 |
Multilayered flexible printed circuit with both radio frequency (RF) and DC transmission lines electrically isolated from each other and an optical transceiver using same
In accordance with an embodiment, a multi-layered flexible printed circuit (FPC) is disclosed that includes two or more insulating layers to route conductive traces carrying radio frequency (RF) signals, e.g., data signals, and conductive traces carrying direct current (DC) signals, e.g., power signals and low-frequency control signals, while sufficiently isolating the RF signals from electrical interference by the DC transmission lines. This advantageously eliminates having two or more separate FPCs to electrically couple each optical subassembly, e.g., receiver optical subassemblies (ROSAs) and transmitter optical subassemblies (TOSAs), to associated circuitry in a transceiver housing, which saves space and reduces manufacturing complexity, for example. |
| US10230468B2 |
Transmission adjustment for space division multiplexing of optical signals
Spatial division multiplexing (SDM) allows multiple optical signals to be multiplexed onto a single optical link. Performance of SDM systems may be improved by monitoring performance metrics indicative of crosstalk between the spatially multiplexed signals and adjusting at least one transmission characteristic of one or more of the multiplexed signals in order to reduce the impact of the intermodal crosstalk. |
| US10230465B1 |
Direct optical to RF transceiver for a wireless system
A hybrid optical-RF device, called a “stamp cell” herein, may be a small, passive repeating device that is designed to be placed close to User Equipment (UE) such that the UE only needs to reach a few meters using high frequency RF signals. The stamp cell may directly convert the received RF signal to an optical signal which may be transmitted to an optical receiver mounted on a traditional cell tower. Similarly, in the downlink direction, the stamp cell may receive optical signals from the cell tower and convert the optical signals to high frequency RF signals, which may be received by the UE. |
| US10230464B2 |
System, method, and device for measuring optical fiber channel loss in photonic communication
One embodiment provides a system for measuring optical fiber channel loss in photonic communication. During operation, a first multiplexing device receives a first signal which is a photonic signal and a second signal which is a reference light signal transmitted by a first measuring device. In response, the first multiplexing device couples the first signal with the second signal, and transmits the coupled signal via an optical fiber channel to a second multiplexing device. The second multiplexing device separates the coupled signal into a separated first signal and a separated second signal, and transmits the separated second signal to a second measuring device. The system obtains indices related to a degree of loss of the optical fiber channel based on the separated second signal. |
| US10230461B2 |
Bandwidth throttling
A bandwidth throttling method is provided. The method includes receiving by a receiver from a QD Vcel cannon, a plurality of multi-frequency light pulses via a plurality of channels. The receiver determines that the plurality of multi-frequency light pulses comprises an out of band (OOB) signal transmitted over a first channel of the plurality of channels. The receiver receives from a first laser device of the QD Vcel cannon, a first light pulse of the plurality of multi-frequency light pulses. The first light pulse includes a first frequency for testing a visibility of the first light pulse at the receiver. The receiver determines if the first light pulse is visible at the receiver. |
| US10230460B2 |
Method and optical link management function for obtaining optical power level for an optical link
An Optical Link Management Function “OLMF” for obtaining an optical power level for an optical link between a first and a second optical transformation modules. The OLMF sends a first message instructing a first unit to feed a set of optical transmissions representing at least one bit pattern. The OLMF sends a second message instructing the first optical transformation module to transmit the set of optical transmissions at optical power levels in a range. The OLMF sends a third message instructing a second unit to register successful or unsuccessful decoding of the set of optical transmissions based on the bit pattern. The OLMF receives a set of indications representing successful or unsuccessful decoding of the set of optical transmissions at the optical power levels. The OLMF finds a lowest optical power level for which an optical transmission of the set on the optical link is successfully decoded. |
| US10230459B2 |
System and method for optical time-domain reflectometry and design data wire testing
A system for testing continuity of a cable assembly includes an optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) device selectively coupled to an input connector of a cable and a design database storing cable data. The cable data indicates at least a length of the cable. The system includes a processor and memory in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory which cause the processor to receive the cable data from the design database, receive OTDR data associated with the cable from the OTDR device, and calculate a distance-to-fault based on the OTDR data. In response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the cable, the processor determines that a connectivity failure has occurred with the cable and generates fault data indicating the connectivity failure. |
| US10230458B2 |
Optical die test interface with separate voltages for adjacent electrodes
An integrated circuit optical die test interface and associated testing method are described for using scribe area optical mirror structures (106) to perform wafer die tests on MEMS optical beam waveguide (112) and optical circuit elements (113) by perpendicularly deflecting optical test signals (122) from the scribe area optical mirror structures (106) into and out of the plane of the integrated circuit die under test (104) and/or production test die (157). |
| US10230450B2 |
Method for controlling hand-over in drone network
The present invention relates to a method for controlling hand-over in a drone network. A method for controlling hand-over in a drone network that is established by a plurality of drones that constitute a formation, and controlled by a ground control station (GCS) that controls the location, configuration and mobility of each of the plurality of drones according to the present invention includes a phase via which the GCS predicts, based on previously stored control information, a drone that is to be newly deployed or transferred from another formation and allocates network connection information to the drone thus predicted; a phase via which the GCS generates a virtual routing table including the drone that is thus predicted to be deployed or transferred; a phase via which the GCS, upon actual deploying or transferring the predicted drone, changes the virtual routing table into an actual routing table; and a phase via which the GCS, upon the drone thus deployed or transferred transmitting a control message of the formation routing protocol, calibrates and optimizes the routing table. |
| US10230441B2 |
Method and apparatus for channel status information feedback in mobile communication system
A communication method and a system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT) are provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an apparatus for transmitting cell status information (CSI) in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes receiving configuration information for a plurality of channel status information reference signals (CSI-RSs), generating feedback information by measuring at least one of the CSI-RSs based on priority information, and transmitting the feedback information. The priority information is associated with a non-precoded CSI-RS, a cell-specific beamformed CSI-RS and a user equipment (UE)-specific beamformed CSI-RS. |
| US10230438B2 |
MIMO precoding enabling spatial multiplexing, power allocation and adaptive modulation and coding
In a closed-loop wireless communication system, a codebook-based feedback mechanism is provided to enable non-unitary precoding for multi-stream transmission, where in each stream is optimized with suitable transmission power allocation and AMC. The codebook-based feedback mechanism uses a precoding codebook having a power allocation matrix which is constrained to specify that beamforming always applies full power to a predetermined beam. With this constraint, a one-bit power allocation feedback index may be used to switch between beamforming and spatial multiplexing. |
| US10230429B2 |
RF system using PR-ASK with orthogonal offset
An RF system using PR-ASK with orthogonal offset is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a PR-ASK signal generator and an orthogonal offset generator. The PR-ASK signal generator can produce a signal representing a sequence of symbols, for example, RFID symbols. The orthogonal offset generator can shift the PR-ASK signal trajectory away from the origin while maintaining the time domain requirements for an RFID signal, such as waveform edge rise and fall times. In some embodiments stored waveforms incorporating the controlled orthogonal offset are used to synthesize a sequence of symbols. The stored waveforms may also include nonlinear and/or linear predistortion to reduce computational complexity. The waveforms can be represented in Cartesian coordinates for use in a direct conversion transmitter or polar coordinates for use in a polar modulation transmitter. An RFID system can also include a receiver to receive incoming RFID signals. |
| US10230416B2 |
Carrier for a portable communication device
A method and apparatus for carrying a portable communication device. The portable communication device includes a housing, a screen supported by the housing, and a speaker supported by the housing. A carrier releasably supports the portable communication device. The carrier includes a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a surface extending between the first and second ends. The screen of the portable communication device faces the surface of the body. The surface is spaced apart from me screen to form an acoustic tunnel between the screen and the surface. The speaker of the portable communication device directs sound into the acoustic tunnel. |
| US10230413B2 |
Filtering architectures and methods for wireless applications
Filtering architectures and methods for wireless applications. In some embodiments, a wireless architecture can include a pre-amplifier filter configured to filter a signal, and an amplifier assembly configured to amplify the filtered signal. The wireless architecture can further include a filter circuit configured to provide selective filtering of the amplified signal based at least in part on a rejection level of the pre-amplifier filter and a gain of the amplifier assembly. In some embodiments, such a wireless architecture can be implemented in a packaged module or a wireless device. |
| US10230409B2 |
Apparatus and method for reduced computation amplifier gain control
Signals are received that include a channel band and an adjacent band. The channel band is demodulated to obtain recovered symbols. Cross-correlation between the recovered symbols and the adjacent band is estimated. Adjacent channel interference is estimated, using the estimated cross-correlation of the recovered symbols and the adjacent band. Upon the estimated adjacent channel interference meeting a condition, a back-off command is sent to a transmitter power amplifier. |
| US10230407B2 |
Radio receiver with hybrid channelizer architecture
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a radio receiver with a hybrid channelizer architecture. In some implementations, a receiver includes an input to receive a first signal encoding digital samples of a radiofrequency signal. The receiver includes a frequency shifter configured to generate a second signal that is frequency shifted relative to the first signal. The receiver includes a first polyphase filter bank configured to receive the first signal and provide filter bank outputs for first sub-bands. The receiver includes a second polyphase filter bank configured to receive the second signal and provide filter bank outputs for second sub-bands. The receiver includes a switch network configured to select among the filter bank outputs and provide the filter bank outputs to respective digital channelizer modules for multiple channels. |
| US10230405B2 |
System and method of forward error correction for streaming media
A receiver, transmitter, and method for a dynamic forward error correction (FEC) are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: 1) transmitting frames of data during a streaming session according to a FEC repair rate, each frame being contained in a plurality of source packets and having at least one repair packet; and 2) changing the FEC repair rate at least once during the streaming session based on at least one of a number of unrecovered source packets and a number of unused repair packets. |
| US10230404B2 |
Forward error control coding
A system and method for providing error control coding for backhaul applications are disclosed. Data is first encoded using Reed-Solomon (RS) coding. The output RS blocks are then turbo coded. The size of the output RS blocks is selected to match the input of the turbo encoder. The bits from the RS blocks may be interleaved to create the input turbo blocks. Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) parity bits may be added to the data prior to RS coding. |
| US10230402B2 |
Data processing apparatus
A data processing apparatus includes a memory, a processor which outputs write data when making a write request to the memory, and which inputs read data when making a read request to the memory, a parity generating circuit which generates a parity comprising a plurality of parity bits from the write data, the parity being written with the write data into the memory, and a parity check circuit which is coupled between the memory and the processor, and which detects a presence or absence of an error of one bit or two bits in the read data and the parity read from the memory, wherein the parity generating circuit generates the parity so that at least one of a first write data bit and a second write data bit included in the write data contributes to generation of at least two parity bits. |
| US10230401B2 |
Memory controller for a non-volatile memory, memory system and method
According to an embodiment, a memory controller for controlling a nonvolatile memory in which multi-dimensional error correction code having two or more component codes is stored, the memory controller configured to read out the multi-dimensional error correction code; acquire a received word of the multi-dimensional error correction code; hold an intermediate decoded word of the multi-dimensional error correction code; perform a first decoding process which is decoding a first component code included in the intermediate decoded word; when a first error symbol included in the first component code is detected by the first decoding process, perform a first rewriting process which is rewriting a value corresponding to the first error symbol in the intermediate decoded word, and record first recurrence information for reproducing a value of the first error symbol before rewriting; perform a second decoding process which is decoding a second component code included in the intermediate decoded word, of which dimension is different from that of the first component code; determine whether the first rewriting process is erroneous correction based on a result of the second decoding process; and when it is determined that the first rewriting process is erroneous correction, perform a counter process which is undoing the first rewriting process based on the recorded first recurrence information. |
| US10230397B2 |
Construction method for (n,n(n-1),n-1) permutation group code based on coset partition and codebook generator thereof
A construction method for a (n,n(n−1),n−1) permutation group code based on coset partition is provided. The presented (n,n(n−1),n−1) permutation group code has an error-correcting capability of d−1 and features a strong anti-interference capability for channel interferences comprising multi-frequency interferences and signal fading. As n is a prime, for a permutation code family with a minimum distance of n−1 and a code set size of n(n−1), the invention provides a method of calculating n−1 orbit leader permutation codewords by On={αo1}α=1n−1(mod n) and enumerating residual codewords of the code set by Pn=CnOn={(l1)n−1On}={(rn)n−1On)}. Besides, a generator of the code set thereof is provided. The (n,n(n−1),n−1) permutation group code of the invention is an algebraic-structured code, n−1 codewords of the orbit leader array can be obtained simply by adder and (mod n) calculator rather than multiplication of positive integers. Composition operations of the cyclic subgroup Cn acting on all permutations oα of the orbit leader permutation array On are replaced by well-defined cyclic shift composite operation functions (l1)n−1 and (rn)n−1 so that the action of the cyclic group acting on permutations is realized by a group of cyclic shift registers. |
| US10230394B2 |
Methods for compressing and decompressing IQ data, and associated devices
A method for compressing IQ data for high speed transport link and an associated device. The method comprises: determining, based on dynamical statistical distribution of the IQ data, one or more parameters of a companding function for a nonlinear companding operation (S310); applying the companding function with the determined one or more parameters on the IQ data (S320); performing uniform quantization on the IQ data to generate compressed IQ data (S330); and transmitting the compressed IQ (S340). And a method for decompressing compressed IQ data for high speed transport link, and an associated device. |
| US10230392B2 |
Techniques for parallel data decompression
Techniques and apparatus for parallel decompression are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus to provide parallel decompression may include at least one memory and logic for a decompression component, at least a portion of the logic comprised in hardware coupled to the at least one memory, the logic to determine decompression information of a compressed data unit, annotate the compressed data unit with at least a portion of the decompression information to generate an annotated data unit, parallel-decode the annotated data unit to generate a plurality of intermediate elements, and decode and merge the plurality of intermediate elements to generate a decompressed data unit. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10230388B2 |
System and method for energy efficient time domain signal processing
Time domain signal processing (TDSP) encodes information into time rather than voltage with high efficiency. Circuit level design techniques can also reduce the area and energy consumption of TDSP. Design examples on both conventional signal processing blocks and emerging facial recognition applications can be used to demonstrate the potential of the techniques. On a 45 nm CMOS technology, more than about 45% area and energy reduction can be simultaneously achieved from TDSP compared with standard CMOS techniques in emerging applications. |
| US10230387B2 |
Methods and devices for digital to analog conversion by pulse coupling
Converter circuits and methods herein describe mechanisms for converting a digital input signal to an analog output signal using a series of transmission lines. The circuits and methods described herein convert to analog signal using very little power, due to inter-coupling of wave propagation media. |
| US10230386B2 |
Method of offset calibration in a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter and a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter
A method of offset calibration in a SAR ADC is disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises determining a number of bits of an analog input signal (VIN), detecting if a binary code determined from the analog input signal (VIN) matches at least one trigger code, using at least one setting code to determine a calibration bit (B*LSB; B*MSB), analyzing a bit of the digital signal (COUT) and the calibration bit (B*LSB; B*MSB), determining an indication of a presence of offset error, and calibrating the offset error. As the determination of the calibration bit (B*LSB; B*MSB) requires only one additional comparison, when compared to the normal operation, the normal operation does not need to be interrupted. Therefore, the calibration can be done in the background and thus can be performed frequently thereby taking into account time-varying changes due to environmental effects. |
| US10230383B2 |
Time-to-digital converter and digital phase locked loop
A time-to-digital converter including N stages of converting circuits, where N≥2, and N is an integer. Each stage of converting circuit includes a first delayer and an arbiter; an output end of the first delayer in each stage of converting circuit outputs a delayed signal of the stage of converting circuit; and the arbiter in each stage of converting circuit receives a sampling clock and the delayed signal of the stage of converting circuit, and compares the sampling clock with the delayed signal to obtain an output signal of the stage of converting circuit. Output signals of the N stages of converting circuits form a non-linear binary number, to indicate a time difference between a clock signal and a reference signal. |
| US10230381B2 |
Frequency divider
A frequency divider circuit comprises a first divider chain including at least one first divider cell and a second divider chain coupled to the first divider chain to form an extendable divider chain. The second divider chain includes at least one second divider cell with a respective reset control. An effective length of the extendable divider chain may be altered, dynamically, via the respective reset control. Altering the effective length, dynamically, enables a division ratio of the frequency divider circuit to be changed, dynamically. The frequency divider circuit may be advantageously employed by applications that rely upon a dynamic division ratio, such as a fractional-N (frac-N) phase-locked loop (PLL). |
| US10230380B2 |
Phase-locked loop
Phase-locked loop devices are provided where a correction factor is determined based on a correlation using a linear controller. |
| US10230378B2 |
Phase shifter
The disclosure relates to a phase shifter having a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the phase shifter comprising a mixer stage configured to mix an oscillator signal with an analog signal to provide a phase shifted signal, switching circuitry and a controller arranged to provide the analog signal to the mixer stage as a voltage in the first mode of operation and as a current in the second mode of operation. |
| US10230377B2 |
Circuitry and layouts for XOR and XNOR logic
An exclusive-or circuit includes a pass gate controlled by a second input node. The pass gate is connected to pass through a version of a logic state present at a first input node to an output node when so controlled. A transmission gate is controlled by the first input node. The transmission gate is connected to pass through a version of the logic state present at the second input node to the output node when so controlled. Pullup logic is controlled by both the first and second input nodes. The pullup logic is connected to drive the output node low when both the first and second input nodes are high. An exclusive-nor circuit is defined similar to the exclusive-or circuit, except that the pullup logic is replaced by pulldown logic which is connected to drive the output node high when both the first and second input nodes are high. |
| US10230375B2 |
Configurable gate array comprising three-dimensional printed memory
The present invention discloses a configurable gate array comprising three-dimensional printed memory (3D-P). It comprises an array of configurable computing elements, an array of configurable logic elements and a plurality of configurable interconnects. Each configurable computing element can selectively realize a basic function in a math library. It comprises a plurality of 3D-P arrays storing the look-up tables (LUT) for the basic functions in the math library. |
| US10230373B2 |
Clock gating circuit
Provided are semiconductor circuits. A semiconductor circuit includes: a first circuit configured to propagate a value of a first node to a second node based on a voltage level of a clock signal; a second circuit configured to propagate a value of the second node to a third node based on the voltage level of the clock signal; and a third circuit configured to determine a value of the third node based on a voltage level of the second node and the voltage level of the clock signal, wherein the first circuit comprises a first transistor gated to a voltage level of the first node, a second transistor connected in series with the first transistor and gated to the voltage level of the third node, and a third transistor connected in parallel with the first and second transistors and gated to a voltage level of the clock signal to provide the value of the first node to the second node. |
| US10230372B2 |
High voltage level shifter with short propagation delay
A lever shifter includes an output driver and a high-side gate driver. The high-side gate driver is configured to drive the high-side output transistor, and is coupled to an on pulse signal line that conducts an on pulse, and is coupled to an off pulse signal line that conducts an off pulse. The high-side gate driver includes a blocking circuit configured to enable generation of a drive signal to the high-side output transistor based on a voltage of a first of the on or off pulse signal line being greater than a first predetermined amount and a voltage of a second of the on or off signal line being less than a second predetermined amount. |
| US10230369B2 |
Systems and methods for leveraging path delay variations in a circuit and generating error-tolerant bitstrings
A Hardware-Embedded Delay PUF (HELP) leverages entropy by monitoring path stability and measuring path delays from core logic macros. HELP incorporates techniques to deal with bias. A unique feature of HELP is that it may compare data measured from different test structures. HELP may be implemented in existing FPGA platforms. HELP may leverage both path stability and within-die variations as sources of entropy. |
| US10230365B2 |
Bridge leg circuit assembly and full-bridge circuit assembly
A bridge leg circuit assembly comprising: a circuit board, a first active switch die, and a second active switch die. The circuit board having an insulating plate with a first and second side and a first and second conducting layer on the first and second sides of the insulating plate, respectively. The second conducting layer having a first and second conducting region that are insulated from each other. The first active switch die having an opposing first side, facing and coupled with the first conducting region, and an opposing second side, coupled with the second conducting region, which are embedded into the circuit board. The second active switch die having an opposing first side, coupled with the second conducting region, and an opposing second side, coupled with the first conducting layer, which are embedded into the circuit board. |
| US10230364B2 |
Hybrid power devices
A device comprises a first diode and a second diode connected in series between a first terminal and a second terminal of a switching element, wherein an anode of the first diode is directly connected to an anode of the second diode, a third diode connected between the first terminal and the second terminal of the switching element and a first switch connected in parallel with the first diode. |
| US10230361B2 |
High-speed clocked comparators
A comparator circuit has a sense amplifier with a differential pair, a voltage excursion limiter, and a switch. The differential pair receives two analog input signals. Its differential outputs operate at a common mode voltage approximately half the supply voltage. The voltage limiter is coupled with one of the differential pair outputs. A capacitor may store comparison results. The switch energizes the differential pair and the voltage excursion limiter during a first phase of a clock, and de-energizes them during a second phase of the clock. During this phase, the comparator may provide the stored comparison result to an amplifier with positive feedback. |
| US10230360B2 |
Increasing resolution of on-chip timing uncertainty measurements
The present invention provides a system and method of increasing the resolution of on-chip timing uncertainty measurements. In an embodiment, the system includes a set of delay circuits logically coupled in a chain configuration, a plurality of flip-flop circuits logically coupled to the delay output of the each of the delay circuits respectively, forming tiers of flip-flop circuits, a clock circuit logically coupled to each of the tiers of flip-flop circuits respectively, and where the plurality of flip-flop circuits is logically configured, in response to a delay input of a first delay circuit in the set of delay circuits receiving an output from a programmable delay circuit and in response to receiving skewed clock signals from the clock circuits, to indicate how far within the plurality of flip-flop circuits an edge signal transmitted from the delay output of the each of the delay circuits propagated, respectively. |
| US10230355B2 |
Adjustable time duration for driving pulse-width modulation (PWM) output to reduce thermal noise
Noise introduced in an output signal of a pulse-width modulator (PWM) may be reduced by changing the time duration that a switch is driving the output node. Because the power supplies coupled to the switches are the source of noise in the output signal of the PWM, the time duration that the power supplies are driving the output may be reduced to obtain a subsequent reduction in noise in the output signal. For example, when a small signal is desired to be output by the PWM, the switches may be operated for shorter time durations. Thus, the switches couple the noise sources to ground for a duration of a cycle to reduce contribution of noise to the output. But, when a larger signal is desired to be output by the PWM, the switches may be operated for longer time durations or the conventional time durations described above. |
| US10230354B2 |
Voltage balancing in series-connected power switches
A method for voltage balancing series-connected power switching devices (IGBTs) each connected in parallel with a respective diverter having controllable impedance to controllably conduct current diverted from the associated power switching device, the method comprising the step of controlling each diverter to follow a series of at least two successively higher impedance states during an OFF period of the power switching devices. The series of impedance states for each diverter comprises a first impedance and then a second, higher impedance, the first impedance occurring in response to an indication of a start of the OFF period. The first impedance state preferably occurs during a tail current of the power switching device in parallel with the respective diverter and the second or later impedance state during a leakage current of that power switching device. |
| US10230349B2 |
Acoustic wave device
An acoustic wave device is an end surface reflection-type acoustic wave device and includes a substantially rectangular-parallelepiped composite substrate in which a piezoelectric substrate and a supporting substrate are joined together, with a pair of IDT electrodes provided on the substrate in such a manner as to be intercalated with each other. A chipping size in a first side face of the substrate is 1/10 of a wavelength λ of an acoustic wave or smaller, the face extending orthogonally to a direction of acoustic-wave propagation. A chipping size in a second side face of the substrate is larger than the chipping size in the face and is, for example, ½ of the wavelength λ or larger and 50 times the wavelength λ or smaller, the face extending in the direction of acoustic-wave propagation. |
| US10230347B2 |
Telecommunications device comprising an EBD circuit, a tunable impedance network and a method for tuning a tunable impedance network
A system having a tunable impedance network and a method of tuning a tunable impedance network are disclosed. In one aspect, a telecommunications device comprises an electrical-balance duplexer (EBD) circuit coupled to at least one output node of a transmit path (TXin), an antenna, and at least one input node of a receive path (RXout), wherein the EBD circuit is configured to isolate the transmit path from the receive path by signal cancellation, and a balancing network (Zbal) as part of the EBD circuit. In one embodiment, the balancing network is an integrated tunable impedance network configured to provide an impedance that matches a target impedance (Zant) associated with the antenna at a first frequency and simultaneously at a second, different frequency. The network comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion reducing the influence of the tuning of the second portion at the first frequency. In some embodiments, the network preferably comprises no explicit resistors. |
| US10230343B2 |
Power supply for class G amplifier
A Class G amplifier system including a processing unit configured to receive an input signal and output a delayed processed input signal, a class G amplifier configured to receive the delayed processed input signal, and a power supply. The power supply includes a regulator configured to operate in a plurality of configurations, each configuration outputs a different supply voltage to the class G amplifier and a control circuit configured to receive the input signal and determine the supply voltage required from the regulator when the delayed processed input signal is received at the class G amplifier, and output a signal to the regulator to indicate the required configuration for the required supply voltage. |
| US10230336B2 |
RF power detector circuits
A radio frequency (RF) power detector includes a first circuit having a first rectifying diode with a first terminal coupled to a first power supply voltage node. The first circuit also includes an input terminal coupled to a second terminal of the first rectifying diode, a first transistor having a first collector coupled to the second terminal of the first rectifying diode and a first emitter coupled to a reference voltage node, and a second transistor having a second emitter coupled to the reference voltage node and a second collector coupled to a second power supply voltage node. The first circuit further includes a low-pass filter network coupled between a first base of the first collector and a second base of the second transistor, and a first output terminal coupled to the second collector of the second transistor. |
| US10230334B2 |
Amplifier circuit with overshoot suppression
An amplifier circuit including an input amplifier, an output amplifier and a diode device is provided. The output amplifier is coupled to the input amplifier and outputting an output voltage. The diode device is coupled between an output end and an input end of the output amplifier. When a voltage difference between the output end and the input end of the output amplifier is greater than a barrier voltage of the diode device, the diode device is turned on, and an overshoot of the output voltage is reduced. The diode device includes a variable resistor to increase the barrier voltage of the diode device. |
| US10230331B2 |
Digital frequency converter and method of processing in a digital frequency converter
A frequency converter comprising a frequency transposition block for samples (11Q_1, 11Q_2), a filtering block (12Q_1, 12Q_2), the filtered samples y(n) verifying y(n)=c(0)·x(n)+c(1)·x(n−1)+c(2)·x(n−2)+ . . . +c(p−1)·x(n−p+1)+c(p)·x(n−p)+c(p−1)·x(n−p−1)+ . . . + . . . +c(1)·x(n−2·p+1)+c(0)·x(n−2·p), wherein x( ) are the transposed samples and c(0), . . . c(p) are the real coefficients of the filter; and being adapted for, during a cycle for determining the value of the filtered sample y(n): calculating the first terms c(0)·x(n), c(1)·x(n−1), c(2)·x(n−2), . . . , c(p)·x(n−p) by multiplying the respective coefficients and transposed samples, and storing in memory said first calculated terms; reading the second terms c(p−1)·x(n−p−1), . . . , c(1)·x(n−2·p+1), c(0)·x(n−2·p), calculated and stored in memory during previous cycles for determining the value of filtered samples y(n−m); and determining y(n) by summation of the first and second terms. |
| US10230330B2 |
Oscillator and calculating device
According to one embodiment, an oscillator includes first to third conductive bodies, a first stacked unit, and a magnetic unit. The first conductive body includes first, second region, and third regions. The second conductive body includes a portion separated from the third region. The first stacked unit is provided between the third region and the portion. The first stacked unit includes first to fourth magnetic layers, and first to third intermediate layers. At least a portion of the magnetic unit and at least a portion of the first stacked unit overlap each other. In a first state, the first to fourth magnetizations are aligned with a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The second magnetization has a component in a reverse orientation of the first magnetization. The fourth magnetization has a component in a reverse orientation of the third magnetization. |
| US10230329B2 |
Photonic degradation monitoring for semiconductor devices
Methods of testing a semiconductor, and semiconductor testing apparatus, are described. In an example, a method for testing a semiconductor can include applying light on the semiconductor to induce photonic degradation. The method can also include receiving a photoluminescence measurement induced from the applied light from the semiconductor and monitoring the photonic degradation of the semiconductor from the photoluminescence measurement. |
| US10230326B2 |
System and method for energy harvesting system planning and performance
A method of evaluating energy harvesting potential includes receiving point-in-time illuminance data into a mobile device for incorporation into a building information model of a building. A site-specific light simulation model for the building is calibrated using the building information model incorporating the point-in-time illuminance data. The method also includes determining energy availability for energy harvesting in the building based on the calibrated site-specific light simulation model. |
| US10230323B2 |
Motor drive device
A lubricating oil temperature sensor to detect a temperature of a lubricating oil is provided in a lubricating oil passage in a speed reducer, a coil temperature sensor to detect a temperature of a motor coil is provided in a stator of an electric motor, and a rotation speed detection sensor to detect a rotation speed of the electric motor is provided. A control device includes: an abnormality detector to detect an abnormality in the lubricating oil temperature sensor; and a lubricating oil temperature estimator to estimate the temperature of the lubricating oil on the basis of a determined relationship using the temperature detected by the coil temperature sensor and the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection sensor, when the abnormality detector detects the abnormality in the lubricating oil temperature sensor. |
| US10230322B2 |
Smart motor driver architecture with built-in MEMS sensor based early diagnosis of faults
A system in package encloses a sensor and motor driver circuit. In an implementation, the sensor is an integrated circuit micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) sensor and the driver circuit is a motor driver circuit. Non-motor winding data information is sensed by the MEMS sensor and processed for the purpose of characterizing known fault patterns for motors; characterizing normal operation of the motor; and evaluating continued operation of the motor to detect abnormal motor behavior and instances of motor fault. The motor is driven using PWM control and the information output by the MEMS sensor is sampled at sampling times having a fixed timing relationship relative to the PWM control signals. |
| US10230321B1 |
System and method for preventing permanent magnet demagnetization in electrical machines
A motor drive for driving a permanent magnet electrical machine includes an inverter having switches that are selectively operated to control current flow and terminal voltages in the electrical machine and a controller operatively connected to the inverter to control switching of the switches to control the current flow and terminal voltages in the electrical machine. The controller receives inputs regarding at least one of currents and voltages provided to the electrical machine on one or more phases, analyzes the voltages and currents to identify a fault in the electrical machine, and controls switching of the plurality of switches in the inverter to modify current flow and terminal voltages in the electrical machine based on the identified fault, with the modified current flow and terminal voltages in the electrical machine preventing demagnetization of the permanent magnets in the electrical machine. |
| US10230316B2 |
Motor driving device and application apparatus
A motor driving device for brushless direct current motors and an application apparatus thereof are provided. The motor driving device includes an inverter, a plurality of motor branches, and a microprocessor. The inverter includes a plurality of semiconductor switches to output an alternating current power via a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The plurality of motor branches are connected in parallel between the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the inverter, and each of the plurality of motor branches comprising a motor and a controllable bidirectional alternating current switch connected in series. The microprocessor controls a conduction manner of the semiconductor switches in the inverter, and whether to turn of the controllable bidirectional alternating current switch in each of the plurality of motor branches. |
| US10230310B2 |
Safety switch for photovoltaic systems
Various implementations described herein are directed to a methods and apparatuses for disconnecting, by a device, elements at certain parts of an electrical system. The method may include measuring operational parameters at certain locations within the system and/or receiving messages from control devices indicating a potentially unsafe condition, disconnecting and/or short-circuiting system elements in response, and reconnection the system elements when it is safe to do so. Certain embodiments relate to methods and apparatuses for providing operational power to safety switches during different modes of system operation. |
| US10230309B2 |
Synchronous bridge rectifier, methods of operation thereof and components thereof
A synchronous bridge rectifier comprises a plurality of synchronously switched elements and a plurality of controller circuits, one for each of the synchronously switched elements. The synchronously switched elements may be field-effect transistors. Each controller circuit is configured to sense voltage across the corresponding synchronously switched element to control opening and closing of the synchronously switched element so as to rectify the alternating current input signal to form a direct current output signal. |
| US10230305B2 |
Techniques for controlling a power converter using multiple controllers
A power converter controller includes a primary controller configured to operate in a first mode to control a power switch with a primary switching pattern. A communication link is coupled to the primary controller. A secondary controller coupled to the communication link. The secondary controller is galvanically isolated from the primary controller. The secondary controller is configured to initiate a transition operation with the primary controller to take control of the power switch with one or more control signals through the communication link. The primary controller is configured to acknowledge receipt of the one or more control signals through the communication link to the secondary controller and transition from the first mode to a second mode. |
| US10230301B2 |
Non-isolated DC/DC converter
A buck converter includes a switching transistor. A switching line connected to a source of the switching transistor is connected to a ground of a controller. The controller drives the switching transistor and generates a step-up pulse. The step-up circuit receives an output voltage VOUT of a DC/DC converter and generates a power supply voltage VBOOST of the controller using the step-up pulse. |
| US10230293B2 |
Power supply apparatus for sub-module of MMC
Provided is a power supply apparatus for sub-modules of a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) which stably supplies power to the sub-modules of the MMC in connection with an HVDC system. The power supply apparatus for sub-modules of an MMC can include a charging unit in which an input voltage between P and N busses of the MMC is stored, a relay unit connected in parallel with the charging unit, a resistor connected in series with the relay unit, a TVS diode connected in series with the resistor, a Zener diode connected in series with the TVS diode, a transformer for delivering the input voltage (in a primary winding) to a secondary winding thereof, and a switch for switching the flow of current supplied to the transformer. |
| US10230290B2 |
Electrical machine and methods of assembling the same
A fluid circulating assembly includes a fan impeller having an inlet ring and a rear plate that together define a central fan chamber. The fluid circulating assembly also includes an electrical machine having a rotor assembly, a stator assembly, and a housing. The rotor assembly is attached to the fan impeller rear plate such that the electrical machine is located entirely outside the central fan chamber. The housing includes an annular center section and at least two extension portions extending radially outward from the annular center section. |
| US10230285B2 |
Rotating electric machine
A rotating electric machine includes a ring-shaped cover. The ring-shaped cover includes an outer peripheral portion, an inner peripheral portion, wall portions, an outer peripheral channel, an inner peripheral channel, and radial channels. A coolant supplied into the ring-shaped cover is to flow through the outer peripheral channel by gravity. The coolant is to flow through the inner peripheral channel by gravity. The radical channels include a first radial channel and a second radial channel. The coolant is to flow from the outer peripheral channel to the inner peripheral channel by gravity through the first radial channel. The coolant is to flow from the inner peripheral channel to the outer peripheral channel by gravity through the second radial channel. The coolant is to flow from the second radical channel by gravity through the outer peripheral channel. |
| US10230283B2 |
Hygienic adapter for electrical motors
A adapter for coupling a cable to a motor in a hygienic environment is provided. The hygienic adapter is non-rotatably coupled to and hygienically seals an opening of the motor housing, the hygienic adapter including a port adapted to receive the power supply cable connector such that the connector and cable are oriented parallel to the longitudinal surface of the housing and the connector is accessible to the electrical leads. |
| US10230277B2 |
Method and system for wireless charging in a portable terminal
A method for wirelessly charging a portable terminal using a Radio Frequency (RF) is provided. A charging system detects one or more portable terminals within a predetermined area, and preferably requests information needed for charging to the one or more portable terminals via short-range communication, receives the information in response needed for charging from each of the one or more portable terminals. A portable terminal to be wirelessly charged from among the one or more portable terminals is selected, based on the received information needed for charging, and the charging system transmits a predetermined RF for charging to the selected portable terminal. |
| US10230273B2 |
Electricity transmission sending method and device, and system
An electricity transmission sending device includes: a transmission circuit and a coil, where the transmission circuit includes a signal sending unit and a controlling unit, and the coil includes at least two mutually perpendicular subcoils. The signal sending unit is configured to receive a required power signal and an actually received power signal that are sent by the electricity transmission receiving device; and the controlling unit is configured to adjust a magnetic field direction in which wireless electricity transmission to the electricity transmission receiving device is performed and control the coil to transmit electric energy to the electricity transmission receiving device in an optimal magnetic field direction, where the optimal magnetic field direction refers to a corresponding magnetic field direction when a power value of electric energy actually received by the electricity transmission receiving device is maximum in a case of specific output power of the coil. |
| US10230272B2 |
Mobile terminal including wireless charging coil and magnetic sheet having inwardly receding portion
A mobile terminal is provided with a housing, a circuit board included in the housing and having a thickness direction normal to a plane of the circuit board, a battery pack included in the housing, and a non-contact charging module included in the housing. The non-contact charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire; a communication coil arranged adjacent to the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet on which the charging coil and the communication coil are arranged. The magnetic sheet has four edges that collectively define a rectangular profile of the magnetic sheet, and at most three pairs of adjacent edges respectively meet to form at most three corners. At least a portion of the non-contact charging module overlaps with the circuit board as viewed in the thickness direction of the circuit board. |
| US10230266B1 |
Wireless power receivers that communicate status data indicating wireless power transmission effectiveness with a transmitter using a built-in communications component of a mobile device, and methods of use thereof
An example mobile device includes a built-in communications component and a receiver. The receiver includes a first radio frequency (RF) antenna element that interfaces with a constructive interference formed by wireless RF power transmission waves emitted from a far-field transmitter. The first RF antenna element is configured to transform energy from the constructive interference into an alternating current (AC) voltage. The receiver also includes a rectifier configured to convert the AC voltage into a DC voltage. The receiver further includes a power converter configured to changed the DC voltage into a constant DC voltage to provide electrical energy to the mobile device. The receiver uses the communications component to transmit, to the far-field transmitter, communication signals containing status data indicating a power transmission effectiveness of the power transmission waves. The mobile device also utilizes the communications component to communicate with electronic devices other than the far-field transmitter. |
| US10230264B2 |
Emergency lighting battery charger
An emergency lighting power supply includes a rechargeable battery; ballast circuitry configured to supply power to an external light, battery charging circuitry configured to charge the battery, and a controller. The controller determines an amount of time the rechargeable battery has discharged to supply power, via the ballast circuitry, to the external light. If the amount of time is less than a threshold, the controller causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a first current to charge the battery for a first charging period that is proportional to the amount of time, and causes the battery charging circuitry to supply a second current to charge the battery subsequent to the end of the first charging period. |
| US10230260B2 |
Fast utility disconnect switch for single conversion UPS
One embodiment is a uninterruptable power supply (UPS) system including a utility disconnect switch (UDS) coupled with an input line and an output line and structured to selectably connect and disconnect the input line and the output line. The UDS includes a semiconductor switching device connected between the input line and the output line, a surge arrester coupled in parallel with the semiconductor switching device, a dynamic voltage balancing device and a static voltage balancing device which are coupled in parallel with the semiconductor switching device. |
| US10230257B1 |
Electronic gaming machine including a wireless charging apparatus
A wireless charging apparatus for use with an electronic gaming machine includes a pushbutton, a housing supporting the pushbutton and configured to be mounted in a pushbutton assembly of the electronic gaming machine, and a wireless charging device mounted between the pushbutton and the housing, wherein the wireless charging device is configured to wirelessly charge an electronic communications device, such as a mobile communications device, disposed over the pushbutton. |
| US10230253B2 |
Power system for multi-voltage levels
Power system includes a power connector, a voltage detecting unit, a cell array, and a micro-controller unit. The power connector is used for providing at least one output voltage. The voltage detecting unit is coupled to the power connector for detecting voltage levels of at least one output voltage. The cell array is coupled to the power connector for providing energy of at least one output voltage. The cell array includes M cell packs coupled in parallel. Each cell pack includes six transistors and a power storage unit. The micro-controller unit is coupled to the voltage detecting unit and the cell array for controlling each transistor in all cell packs. |
| US10230251B2 |
Station for charging and holding telecommunications devices
A station 1 for charging and holding telecommunications devices 20, 21, 22 is equipped with a platform 2 with a multiplicity of successively arranged lengthways slots 6, 7, 8, 9 for the telecommunications devices 20, 21, 22. A free space 4 remains underneath the platform 2. Bushings 11, 12, 13 are provided in the slots 6, 7, 8, 9 for supply cables 18, 19 and/or plugs 16, 17 for the telecommunications devices 20, 21, 22. |
| US10230250B2 |
Charging apparatus, electricity storage system, charging method and program
A charging apparatus comprises a charge control unit. The charge control unit charges a secondary battery at a first current value until the voltage of the secondary battery reaches a predetermined first voltage value. The charge control unit, on detecting that the voltage has reached the first voltage value, performs control to charge the secondary battery at a second current value that is lower than the first current value, until a predetermined second voltage value is reached. |
| US10230247B2 |
System and method for increasing allowable system current in energy storage system
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for controlling an energy storage system. The energy storage system includes a plurality of parallel-connected energy storage devices. The method includes determining, by one or more controllers, a limiting energy storage device based at least in part on a current rating for the limiting energy storage device. The method includes determining, by the one or more controllers, an adjusted allowable system current based at least in part on modifying one or more operational parameters of the limiting energy storage device. The method includes determining, by the one or more controllers, a modified operational parameter of the limiting energy storage device to increase the allowable system current of the energy storage system. The method includes controlling the limiting energy storage device based at least in part on the modified operational parameter. |
| US10230238B2 |
Droop compensation using current feedback
A system includes a boost converter configured to amplify input voltage received from one or more power sources into output voltage. The system also includes a current sensor configured to sense a current of the input voltage for example, by induction. The system further includes a controller configured to adjust an amplification of the boost converter in response to the current sensed by the current sensor. When utilized in each of a plurality of power source modules coupled to a common load, the power source modules adjust the amplifications of their boost converters towards equalization of their output voltages and their currents in response to sensed currents of the input voltages changing through demand of the common load. Associated systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10230235B2 |
Semiconductor device and power feed system
A semiconductor device includes a power supply circuit which generates an output voltage to be supplied to a USB device connected to a USB connector, a sensing circuit which senses an output voltage or an output state of the power supply circuit, a control circuit which controls the power supply circuit, and a register which stores an output set voltage value associated with the power supply circuit or various types of information. The control circuit outputs a notification signal based on a result of sensing by the sensing circuit to the outside. |
| US10230232B2 |
Automated ground fault interrupt tester
A system includes a hot wire and a neutral wire configured to establish a closed circuit between a power source and a load. The system further includes first and second transformers as well as a sensor. The first current transformer is coupled to the hot wire and is configured to introduce a first test current, with a first polarity, into the hot wire. The second current transformer is coupled to the neutral wire and configured to substantially simultaneously introduce a second test current into the neutral wire. The second test current has the same polarity as the first test current. The sensor is configured to sense an asymmetry between the first and second test currents and is further configured to cause interruption of the closed circuit upon sensing the asymmetry. |
| US10230228B1 |
Device for assisting in cutting wallboard openings over electrical boxes
A cutting device for assisting in the cutting of wallboard openings for electrical boxes. A plurality of spikes project from a base frame in a spike pattern that defines a periphery of an opening to be cut. When driven into the wallboard, the spikes perforate the wallboard in the spike pattern. The spikes can be fixed or slidable relative to the base frame. The spike pattern can be rectangular with adjacent spikes closely spaced. The spikes can have an effective maximum lateral dimension, such as an effective diameter of a spike shank, and the distance between adjacent spikes can be less than the effective maximum lateral dimension of the spikes. A cover can be retained relative to an electrical box with a guide, such as a pin. The base frame can have a corresponding guide, such as an aperture, for selectively engaging the guide retained by the cover. |
| US10230217B2 |
Semiconductor laser diode having multi-quantum well structure
A semiconductor laser diode (LD) having an optical grating is disclosed. The LD includes a lower cladding layer that buries the optical grating, an active layer, and an upper cladding layer. The active layer has a multi-quantum well (MQW) structure of barrier layers and well layers alternately arranged. The MQW structure further includes intermediate layers between the barrier layers and the well layers. The intermediate layers have a lattice constant between that of the barrier layers and that of the well layers. Each intermediate layer has a thickness thinner than 1 nm. |
| US10230215B2 |
Etched planarized VCSEL
An etched planarized VCSEL includes: an active region; a blocking region over the active region, and defining apertures therein; and conductive channel cores in the apertures, wherein the conductive channel cores and blocking region form an isolation region. A method of making the VCSEL includes: forming the active region; forming the blocking region over the active region; etching the apertures in the blocking region; and forming the conductive channel cores in the apertures of the blocking region. Another etched planarized VCSEL includes: an active region; a conductive region over the active region, and defining apertures therein; and blocking cores in the apertures, wherein the blocking cores and conductive region form an isolation region. A method of making the VCSEL includes: forming the active region; forming the conductive region over the active region; etching the apertures in the conductive region; and forming the blocking cores in the apertures of the conductive region. |
| US10230214B2 |
Circuit and method of operating a laser diode
An embodiment circuit includes a diode having a first terminal coupled to a first reference voltage; a first controllable switch coupled between a second terminal of the diode and a second reference voltage; and a capacitive element having a first terminal coupled to the first reference voltage and a second terminal controllably coupled to the second terminal of the diode. |
| US10230208B2 |
High-energy femtosecond light pulses based on a gain-switched laser diode
This disclosed subject matter allows short pulses with high peak powers to be obtained from seed pulses generated by a gain-switched diode. The gain-switched diode provides a highly stable source for optical systems such as nonlinear microscopy. The disclosed system preserves the ability to generate pulses at arbitrary repetition rates, or even pulses on demand, which can help reduce sample damage in microscopy experiments or control deliberate damage in material processing. |
| US10230205B2 |
Telecommunications jack with switchable circuit configurations
Telecommunications jacks and methods of their use and construction are described. One telecommunications jack is adapted to receive a plug, and includes a housing defining a port for receiving the plug, as well as consecutively arranged contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing along a first axis. The jack includes wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack, and a circuit board arrangement including first and second circuits, the circuit board arrangement including a circuit board moveable in a direction non-parallel with the first axis between first and second positions. In the first position the circuit board electrically connects contact springs to wire termination contacts in a first configuration, and in the second position the circuit board connects contact springs to wire termination contacts in a second configuration. |
| US10230204B2 |
Cabinet backplane interconnect
An interconnect for an installation environment adapted for housing at least one electrical component having a number of first connectors each having a first configuration, wherein the installation environment has pre-installed wiring having a number of second connectors each having a second configuration. The interconnect includes a backplane component including a number of third connectors adapted to connect with the number of first connectors, and a number of fourth connectors adapted to connect with the number of second connectors, wherein each of the number of fourth connectors is coupled to a respective one of the number of third connectors in a manner that maps the second configuration to the first configuration, and includes a mechanical bracket component adapted to allow for the installation of at least one electrical component such that the first connectors are connected to the third connectors. |
| US10230202B2 |
Modular building block system for RF and microwave design of components and systems from concept to production
An RF signal processing system including multiple drop-in modular circuit blocks is disclosed. The drop-in modular circuit blocks include input and output launches exhibiting the same launch geometry. The RF system may include a conductive plate with a grid of holes disposed on the conductive plate. Multiple modular blocks may be installed on the conductive plate to form a cascade of modular blocks that exhibit common launch geometries. The cascade may include an RF probe with a projection and conductive pin that overhang a portion of a launch of a modular block at an end of the cascade. Flex connects may be disposed on, and held in position by, anchors to connect adjacent modular blocks together in a prototype system. A production RF system may exhibit the same overall geometry as a prototype RF system to speed up the transition from prototype design to production design. |
| US10230198B2 |
EVSE energy management system retrofit coupling
An adapter which can be retrofit onto the downstream end of a standard Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment connector is used to control power consumption of an Electric Vehicle charging facility by intercepting the Control Pilot Signal going to the Electric Vehicle and issuing a new Control Pilot Signal to the Electric Vehicle which is particularly tailored for the present use, requirements and limitations of the delivery system capability. The adapter has wireless communication capability, requires no wiring to and from the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, is independent of any proprietary designs of the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment and adds no constraints or requirements to the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. |
| US10230195B2 |
Device for fastening and electrical contacting of a vehicle window pane
A device for fastening and electrical contacting of a vehicle window pane with an integrated electrical functional element is presented. The device includes a pane adapter that is fixed on the window pane; a pane holder that couples the pane adapter with a vehicle body; a pane-side plug that establishes electrical contact with the functional element when the window pane is assembled; and a pane-side coupling shoe for mounting the pane-side plug on the window pane. The device further includes a mating plug that couples with the pane-side plug to provide electrical contact of the functional element to a control unit. The pane adapter, the pane-side coupling shoe, the pane holder, and a plug holder that supports the mating plug, are kinematically coupled so that during assembly of the window pane using the pane adapter on the pane holder, the pane-side plug is connected to the mating plug. |
| US10230194B2 |
Protective cap
A protective cap is used when a male inner housing to which male terminals and electric wires are attached is passed through a bellows-shaped tubular portion of a grommet. A male outer housing mounted on an annular seal portion of the grommet and the male inner housing accommodated in the male outer housing in a state where the male inner housing accommodates and holds the male terminals connected to the electric wires constitutes the connector. The protective cap includes a circular cap main body having an accommodating recess that accommodates tab portions of the male terminals protruding more than a front face of the male inner housing, at least a front side of the male inner housing being fitted into the accommodating recess. An outer diameter of the cap main body is smaller than an inner diameter of the bellows-shaped tubular portion. |
| US10230190B2 |
Contact terminal assembled from at least two parts
A contact terminal is assembled from parts including a base part and a sleeve. The base part has a plurality of contact tongues aligned along a mating axis and configured to contact a male connector pin by contact surfaces on the plurality of contact tongues. The sleeve is configured to be arranged at least partially over the base part, the sleeve having a spring element. The spring element is configured to contact the plurality of contact tongues on a side opposite to the contact surfaces side. The spring element comprises a first arm, a second arm, and a flexible support structure therebetween. The first arm and the second arm protrude from the sleeve along the mating axis inside the sleeve. The flexible support structure undulates from the first arm to the second arm. |
| US10230189B2 |
Connector and pin receiving contact for such a connector
A pin receiving terminal contact and a connector comprising one or more of such terminal contacts. The terminal contacts (1) comprise a base (13) comprising a folded strip and at least a first contact beam (3, 5) having a root end extending from said base (13) and a contact face (11, 12) bent sideward under an angle with said root end. |
| US10230186B2 |
Connector with dual card slots
A connector is provided with a housing that includes a front face and a rear face, each face having a card slot. A row of terminals is provided and some of the terminals in the row have first contacts positioned in a card slot in the front face and second contacts positioned in a card slot in the second face. Other terminals in the row of terminals have contacts in the card slot in the front face and have tails configured to be mounted to a circuit board. |
| US10230176B2 |
Radar apparatus
A radar apparatus includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna includes a plurality of first antenna elements that are arrayed in a first direction on a surface oriented to a forward direction, as antenna elements configuring the first antenna. The second antenna includes a plurality of second antenna elements that are arrayed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the surface oriented to a forward direction, as antenna elements configuring the second antenna. The radar apparatus emits radar waves in a forward direction using either of the first and second antennas, and receives reflected waves of the radar waves using the other of the first and second antennas. |
| US10230175B2 |
Antenna radiation element and multiband antenna
The present invention relates to a multiband antenna comprising: a reflector providing a ground plane; a first radiation module for a first frequency band, provided on the reflector; and a plurality of second radiation modules for a second frequency band, laminated on the first radiation module, wherein: the first radiation module includes first to fourth radiation elements symmetrically combined in four directions on an entire plane, wherein each of the first to fourth radiation elements includes a radiation arm in a cup shape and a support for supporting and fixing the radiation arm to the reflector, and the second radiation modules are provided to each radiation arm of the first to fourth radiation elements, wherein the lower surface of the cup shape of each radiation arm of the first to fourth radiation elements is designed to have a predetermined area for providing the ground plane to the second radiation modules. |
| US10230172B1 |
Thin metal ultra-wideband antenna array systems and methods
An antenna array system can include a plurality of sheet metal structures arranged substantially parallel to one another. Each sheet metal structure can include a row of antenna elements and the plurality of sheet metal structures can form an array of antenna elements. The antenna array system can include a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) each of which is mechanically and electrically coupled to a respective sheet metal structure. Each sheet metal structure extends beyond the PCB to which it is mechanically coupled. The antenna array system can include at least one electromagnetic shielding structure configured to electromagnetically shield one or more circuit components from the array of antenna elements. The antenna array system can also include one or more alignment structures configured to provide mechanical rigidity to the array of antenna elements and to allow for spacing between pairs of adjacent sheet metal structures. |
| US10230171B2 |
Travelling wave antenna feed structures
Techniques for implementing series-fed antenna arrays with a variable dielectric waveguide. In one implementation, coupling elements with optional controlled phase shifters are placed adjacent each radiating element of the array. To avoid frequency sensitivity of the resulting array, one or more waveguides have a variable propagation constant. The variable waveguide may use certain materials exhibiting this phenomenon, or may have configurable gaps between layers. Plated-through holes and pins can control the gaps; and/or a 2-D circular or a rectangular travelling wave array of scattering elements can be used as well. |
| US10230170B1 |
Broadband metal lens antenna
A metal lens is provided for length compacting a horn antenna across a frequency bandwidth. The metal lens includes a feed guide segment having an input cross-section, an intermediate segment, and an exit segment. The feed guide segment receives a signal from the horn antenna along a carry direction; an intermediate segment that expands from the input cross-section laterally to the carry direction. The intermediate segment incorporates an intermediate split vane perpendicular to the carry direction to divide the signal along the carry direction. The exit segment incorporates a plurality of terminating split vanes lateral to the carry direction for transmitting the output signals. |
| US10230169B2 |
Meta-antenna
A small, inexpensive, printable meta-antenna system is described. In addition to being smaller than existing antennas, the meta-antenna improves over them by being omni-directional, and having a broader gain function and better efficiency. Some embodiments include a main element with a shape of a loop and two parasitic elements enclosed by the main element. Each parasitic element may be shaped as a loop with an opening. The openings of the two parasitic elements may be positioned adjacent to opposing sides of the main element, respectively. |
| US10230167B2 |
Electromagnetic time reversal focusing of near field waves in metamaterials
Selective focusing of electromagnetic energy via the electromagnetic time reversal in the near field of a metamaterial. The disclosure begins with fundamental mathematics, and then is extended to the experimental realm where focusing in space and time of the magnetic fields in the near field of a 1-Dimensional metamaterial is shown. Under time reversal focusing, peak instantaneous fields at receiver locations are at minimum 200% greater than other receivers. The strongly-selective focusing capabilities of the system can be employed to show individual and selective powering of light emitting diodes connected to coil receivers placed in the near field of the metamaterial. The results show the possibility of improving display technologies, near field imaging systems, increasing channel capacity of near field communication systems, and obtaining a greater control of energy delivery in wireless power transfer systems. |
| US10230165B2 |
Wireless router with automatic switching between internal and external antennas
A router includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, a cellular module disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the cellular module being configured to enable connection to a mobile broadband network, at least one antenna terminal formed in the housing for connecting an external antenna to the cellular module, and a switch associated with the at least one antenna terminal, the switch being configured to automatically switch from an internal antenna of the router to the external antenna when the external antenna is connected to the router via the at least one antenna terminal. |
| US10230156B2 |
Apparatus for wireless communication
An apparatus comprising: a ground member configured to receive one or more antennas, the one or more antennas being configured to operate in at least a first operational resonant frequency band; and a cover defining an exterior surface of the apparatus and including a conductive cover portion, the conductive cover portion being coupled to the ground member via a first reactive component to form a first resonant circuit configured to resonate at least partially in the first operational resonant frequency band, and via at least a second reactive component to form at least a second resonant circuit configured to resonate at least partially in at least the first operational resonant frequency band. |
| US10230148B2 |
Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including receiving first electromagnetic waves on an outer surface of a transmission medium, detecting a degradation of a signal quality of the first electromagnetic waves due to first electric fields of the first electromagnetic waves inducing first currents in an obstruction disposed on the outer surface of the transmission medium, and generating second electromagnetic waves having second electric fields that induce second currents in the obstruction that are lower in magnitude than the first currents, the electromagnetic waves having a cutoff frequency. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10230147B2 |
High-frequency signal transmission line and electronic apparatus including the same
A high-frequency signal transmission line includes a body; a signal line including a first line portion provided to a first layer of the body, a second line portion provided to a second layer of the body alternately being connected; and a first ground conductor provided to the first layer or a third layer positioned on an opposite side of the second layer relative to the first layer, and also overlaid with a plurality of second line portions in planar view from a normal direction of a principal surface of the body, and also not overlaid with a plurality of the first line portions. A property impedance of the first line portion and a property impedance of the second line portion are different from each other. |
| US10230144B2 |
Filter, branching filter, wireless communication module, base station, and control method
A profile-reduced or size-reduced filter is to be provided. The filter includes: a metallic casing, an opening provided in the metallic casing, a metallic cover configured to cover the opening, and a TM mode dielectric resonator disposed in the opening and configured to electrically contact a bottom surface of the metallic casing, and the metallic cover. The TM mode dielectric resonator has a height lower than a lowest possible height at which a ¼ wavelength semi-coaxial resonator is disposed in the opening. |
| US10230143B2 |
Structure and wiring substrate
Provided is a structure including at least: a first conductor plane; a second conductor plane disposed so as to face the first conductor plane; a first transmission line that is formed in a layer different from the first conductor plane and the second conductor plane and is disposed so as to face the second conductor plane, one end of the first transmission line being an open end; a conductor via that connects another end of the first transmission line with the first conductor plane; a slit that is formed on the second conductor plane and stretches to both sides of the first transmission line from a starting point where the slit overlaps the first transmission line in a plan view. Thus, a structure that enables formation of a compact EBG structure is provided. |
| US10230142B2 |
Energy generation system combining a fuel cell and a rechargeable battery and methods implementing such a system
A system for generating low-power energy includes a fuel cell supplied by a gas network and a rechargeable energy storage system. An energy generation method and an energy management method implementing such an energy generation system are described. |
| US10230141B2 |
Electrochemical energy store and method for operating the same
A rechargeable energy storage device according to the invention is based on a metal-air battery, in which a gas electrode is used and an ion-conducting or proton-conducting membrane is used as the electrolyte. In contrast to the known metal-air batteries, the active component on the side of the electrolyte membrane opposite the gas electrode is present in the form of a liquid medium in the energy storage device according to the invention. The liquid-medium/gas battery according to the invention comprises a receptacle, which includes a medium in liquid form as the active material at the operating temperature of the battery. |
| US10230136B2 |
Monitoring sensor including a polymer matrix for monitoring a sealed secondary battery, sealed secondary battery including the monitoring sensor, and monitoring method for sealed secondary battery
A monitoring sensor for a sealed secondary battery 1 including a sealed outer casing 21 and an electrode group 22 accommodated in the inside of the sealed outer casing 21, including a polymer matrix layer 3 that is disposed in the inside of the outer casing 21 and a detection unit 4 that is disposed on the outside of the outer casing 21, wherein the polymer matrix layer 3 contains a filler that is dispersed therein and that changes an external field in accordance with deformation of the polymer matrix layer 3, and the detection unit 4 detects change in the external field. |
| US10230127B2 |
Components and methods for manufacture and assembly of a fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack which is amenable to simple manufacturing processes and is thermally and mechanically compliant. The fuel cell stack reduces the number of components by combing fuel cell tubes to form tube sub-assemblies, the tube sub-assemblies comprising end fittings connected to the fuel cell tubes, the end fittings provided with at least one or preferably a plurality of channels to provide equal distribution of fuel throughout the fuel cell tubes. |
| US10230124B2 |
Gravity induced flow cell
The flow cell includes first and second reservoirs having a selected volume containing a flowable redox electrode. A membrane separates charged and discharged material. An energy-extraction region includes electronically conductive porous current collectors through or adjacent to which the flowable redox electrodes flow and to which charge transfer occurs. Structure is provided for altering orientation of the flow cell whereby gravity induces flow of the flowable redox electrode between the first and second reservoirs to deliver power. By varying the angle of the cell, flow rate and power delivered on discharge or the charge rate on charge may be varied. |
| US10230123B2 |
Battery cell and redox flow battery
The battery cell for a flow battery includes a cell frame including a frame including a through-window and a manifold serving as an electrolyte flow path, and a bipolar plate blocking the through-window; a positive electrode disposed on one surface side of the bipolar plate; and a negative electrode disposed on another surface side of the bipolar plate. In this battery cell, in the frame, a thickness of a portion in which the manifold is formed is defined as Ft; in the bipolar plate, a thickness of a portion blocking the through-window is defined as Bt; in the positive electrode, a thickness of a portion facing the bipolar plate is defined as Pt; in the negative electrode, a thickness of a portion facing the bipolar plate is defined as Nt; and these thicknesses satisfy Ft≥4 mm, Bt≥Ft−3.0 mm, Pt≤1.5 mm, and Nt≤1.5 mm. |
| US10230119B2 |
Water management in electrochemical systems
Waste management in electrochemical systems, such as electrochemical systems in which an electrochemically active material comprising aluminum is employed, is generally described. |
| US10230118B2 |
Method for controlling fuel cell system
A method for controlling a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, includes measuring an impedance of the fuel cell that includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane to generate electric power via an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidant gas. An output electric current output from the fuel cell is increased to a threshold electric current value when the impedance is equal to or higher than a threshold impedance value and a target electric current value is larger than the threshold electric current value. The output electric current is maintained at the threshold electric current value. The output electric current is increased from the threshold electric current value to the target electric current value. |
| US10230116B2 |
Air supply apparatus and method for fuel cell
An air supply apparatus and method for a fuel cell, which supplies high-pressure air while avoiding a surge phenomenon of a turbo type compressor in a fuel cell system to which the turbo type compressor is applied is provided. In particular, a portion of air from an outlet of a compressor to an inlet of the compressor is recirculated to the supply of air supplied from the compressor to a stack. This recirculated air and external air introduced from the outside are mixed and supplied to the inlet of the compressor at a sufficiently high air pressure, allowing the compressor to avoid a surge region and enabling the supply of air with a high pressure and a low flow rate. |
| US10230115B2 |
Metallic material, and conductive component including the same
Provided is a metallic material including: a base metal made of a metal; a metal compound layer stacked on a surface of the base metal, the metal compound layer mainly containing a compound of at least one transition metal in the fourth period and oxygen; a platinum group portion dispersed on a surface of the metal compound layer, the platinum group portion mainly containing at least one platinum group element; and a platinum group compound coating film which covers the platinum group portion, the platinum group compound coating film mainly containing a compound of at least one platinum group element and oxygen. The at least one platinum group element contained in the platinum group portion is preferably one or more of Ru, Rh, Os, and Ir. |
| US10230113B2 |
Cathode, lithium battery including the same, and method of preparing the cathode
A cathode and method of preparing the cathode are disclosed. The cathode includes a current collector, and a cathode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the current collector includes a metal substrate, and a conductive protective layer disposed on at least a portion of the metal substrate, and the conductive protective layer includes one or more of a protrusion and a recess which react with base, a lithium battery including the cathode, and a method of preparing the cathode. |
| US10230112B2 |
Conductive film, current collector using same, battery and bipolar battery
A conductive film includes a layer 1 formed by a conductive material 1 that includes a polymer material 1 containing any of (1) an amine and an epoxy resin (where the epoxy resin and the amine are mixed in a ratio of 1.0 or more in terms of the ratio of the number of active hydrogen atoms in the amine with respect to the number of functional groups in the epoxy resin), (2) a phenoxy resin and an epoxy resin, (3) a saturated hydrocarbon polymer having a hydroxyl group, and (4) a curable resin and an elastomer and conductive particles 1. The conductive film has excellent stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a negative electrode and low electric resistance per unit area in the thickness direction. A multilayer conductive film including the conductive film achieves excellent interlayer adhesion, and using them as a current collector enables the production of a battery satisfying both weight reduction and durability. |
| US10230110B2 |
Nano-scale/nanostructured Si coating on valve metal substrate for LIB anodes
An improved structure of nano-scaled and nanostructured Si particles is provided for use as anode material for lithium ion batteries. The Si particles are prepared as a composite coated with MgO and metallurgically bonded over a conductive refractory valve metal support structure. |
| US10230109B1 |
Electrolytic doping of non-electrolyte layers in printed batteries
An electrical or electrochemical cell, including a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer is disclosed. The cathode layer includes a first material providing a cathodic electric transport, charge storage or redox function. The electrolyte layer includes a polymer, a first electrolyte salt, and/or an ionic liquid. The anode layer includes a second material providing an anodic electric transport, charge storage or redox function. At least one of the cathode and anode layers includes the ionic liquid, a second electrolyte salt, and/or a transport-enhancing additive. |
| US10230107B2 |
Method of manufacturing cathode active material and cathode active material manufactured by the same
Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a cathode active material and a cathode active material manufactured by the same, and more particularly, a cathode active material which is rinsed by a compound including thiol group, includes residual sulfur on a surface, and has decreased residual lithium and a method of manufacturing the same. |
| US10230093B2 |
Method for manufacturing storage battery electrode
A storage battery electrode with high capacity is stably manufactured with the use of a strongly basic active material. The basicity of a mixture of a strongly basic active material and graphene oxide, the mixture subjected to heat treatment, or the mixture subjected to reduction by addition of a reducing agent is measured. Only in the case where the measured basicity falls within a predetermined range, a binder such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF) is mixed to form a slurry. Thus, gelation of the binder can be prevented. |
| US10230091B2 |
Battery
A battery includes an electrode assembly; a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab both extending from the electrode assembly; an insulation spacer having openings through which the positive and negative electrode tabs extend, and a positive electrode lead and a negative electrode lead coupled to the respective positive and negative electrode tabs in the insulation spacer, wherein each opening has a first opening and a second opening, and wherein the first opening is at a lower region of the insulation spacer and the second opening is at a side region of the insulation spacer. |
| US10230079B2 |
Battery system for mobile workstation
A retro-fit battery system for attachment to a mobile workstation having a generally upright post. The battery system includes a main body shaped so as to locate around at least part of the perimeter of a generally upright post and having a removable attachment to the post, wherein the main body further includes at least one battery docking mount to which a battery can be detachably connected, an electrical outlet and a control system for providing electrical energy from the battery to the electrical outlet. |