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| US10271708B2 |
Method of operating a household appliance
A household appliance having a treating chamber in which is received an article for treatment, a treating chemistry dispenser configured to receive a unit dose container for the treating chemistry, and a controller for executing at least one cycle of operation and a method of operating the household appliance to physically alter a unit dose container in conjunction with a cycle of operation and sensing same. |
| US10271707B2 |
Alternating pump direction for fluid detection
A domestic appliance and a method at the domestic appliance for detecting presence of process water in a pump of the domestic appliance are provided. The method of detecting process water in a pump of a domestic appliance may include operating the pump to rotate in a first direction, recording a first response of the pump rotating in the first direction based on a measured pump operation parameter, operating the pump to rotate in a second direction, and recording a second response of the pump rotating in the second direction based on the measured pump operation parameter. The method may further include comparing the first response and the second response, and determining the presence of water in the pump based on the comparison of the first and second response. |
| US10271703B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner has a housing and a cover moveably mounted to the housing between a closed position and an open position. A filter is carried by the cover and includes an upstream surface and a downstream surface through which working air passes. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the upstream surface of the filter can be seen by the user. |
| US10271702B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a rotatable shell provided at a lower side of the first cyclone so as to define a first storage section configured to collect foreign matter and dust filtered by the first cyclone between the rotatable shell and the outer case, and wherein the rotatable shell includes a roller facing a lower cover that covers a lower opening of the outer case, the other configured to contact the foreign matter and dust collected in the first storage section during the rotation of the rotatable shell. |
| US10271701B2 |
Dust collector and vacuum cleaner having the same
A dust collector includes a primary cyclone unit to separate dust from air introduced from outside dust collector and a secondary cyclone unit includes axial cyclones which separate fine dust from air introduced in an axial direction. The secondary cyclone unit includes a first group of axial cyclones disposed along a circumference of a first circle so as to contact an inner circumferential surface of an inner case, and formed to be partially spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the inner case to form first passages therebetween; and a second group of axial cyclones disposed to contact each other along a circumference of a second circle concentric with the first circle and smaller than the first circle, and formed to contact some of the first group of axial cyclones and to be spaced apart from others of the first group axial cyclones to form second passages therebetween. |
| US10271700B2 |
Storage facility for object of paying of respects
A storage facility for objects of paying of respects includes a cleaning device which utilizes a dust removing member to remove dust from an outer surface of an object of paying of respects. The dust removing member is provided at a position that allows the dust removing member to act on an outer surface of an object of paying of respects that is being moved in a transport direction through transport operation by the transport system such that the dust removing member is in relative motion, in a direction opposite to the transport direction, with respect to the object of paying of respects as the object of paying of respects is moved in the transport direction. |
| US10271696B2 |
Systems and apparatuses for passive urine recovery
Systems and apparatuses for allowing passive urine recovery are disclosed. An exemplary commode liner that allows for passive urine recovery comprises a first layer comprising a first top side configured to receive a bio-waste material, a first bottom side, and a plurality of apertures spanning the first top side and the first bottom side, wherein the plurality of apertures passively promote a unidirectional movement of a liquid portion of the bio-waste material from the first top side to the first bottom side. The liner further comprises a second layer attached to the first layer, wherein the second layer is attached to the first layer such that a space is created between a second top side of the second layer and the first bottom side of the first layer, wherein the space is configured to hold a liquid portion of the bio-waste material received at the first top side. |
| US10271693B2 |
Method of making a compact roll of absorbent paper
A roll of wiping paper is obtained by winding a sheet of multi-ply absorbent paper around a core. The sheet includes at least a first and a second ply of absorbent paper, each with a grammage of between 15 and 30 g/m2 and at least one of the plies incorporating a wet strength additive. The thickness of the sheet Ep being between 0.02 and 0.07 cm, the diameter of the core being less than 3.5 cm, the diameter of the roll being between 4.5 cm and 11 cm for a volume V of absorbent paper per unit length of the roll, and the absorbency A of the sheet in cm3 of water per gram of paper being greater than 6 cm3/g. The ratio E=A/(Ep*V) of the roll is greater than or equal to 3.2. |
| US10271689B2 |
Modular food holding system
A modular food holding system includes a plurality of individual modularized food holding chambers, each of the plurality of food holding chambers being physically and communicatively removably connected to one another. Each of the food holding chambers includes a food holding cavity and at least one of a heating element and/or a cooling element for heating or cooling the food holding cavity. A chamber base is physically and communicatively removably connected to one of the food holding chambers and operation of at least one food holding chamber is controlled by the chamber base. |
| US10271688B2 |
Culinary dispensing utensil
An improved culinary device featuring a handle, a chamber that can receive fluid such as a sauce, a component for dispensing the fluid, and a component for measuring the fluid. The device features a head, which is meant to contact a portion of food. |
| US10271685B2 |
Clamshell griddle with gap adjustment
A griddle apparatus includes a lower griddle plate, and an upper griddle plate mounted on arm assembly for movement relative to the lower griddle plate between a lower cooking position and an upper access position. The arm assembly carries a gap adjustment mechanism that includes a plurality of gap defining orientations, and the gap adjustment mechanism moves with the arm assembly. |
| US10271684B1 |
Adjustable lid for bakeware pan
A lid and adaptor assembly capable of being used with at least two food containers such as baking pans having different external dimensions. A pair of clasps are rotatably disposed on opposite side of the lid, each clasp capable of being rotated from an open position to a closed position. A pair of adaptors are provided for connection to the clasps in a first orientation and a second orientation, and each adaptor has a first surface capable of engaging a first food container when the adaptor is in the first orientation, and a second surface capable of engaging a second food container when the adaptor is in the second orientation. A pair of flexible fingers may also be used on the clasp to act as the adaptors to enable use with food containers having different external dimensions. |
| US10271683B2 |
Culinary item comprising a fluorocarbon resin and rare earth oxide coating and method for manufacturing said item
Provided is a cooking item, at least one of the surfaces of which has a fluorocarbon coating including rare earth oxide fillers. The use of a composition including a fluorocarbon resin and rare earth oxide fillers makes it possible to obtain coatings, the mechanical properties of which (particularly in terms of hardness and resistance to abrasion) are reinforced without any breakdown in the non-stick properties of said composition. Also provided is a method for manufacturing such a cooking item. |
| US10271680B2 |
Frothing assembly and method of operating the same
An automated frothing assembly. The automated frothing assembly has a wand module that includes an elongate member having an inlet, one or more outlets, and a fluid passageway extending between and in fluid communication with the inlet and the plurality of outlets. At least one of the one or more outlets extends parallel to a vertical plane that includes the centerline of the elongate member and at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to both the vertical plane and the centerline of the elongate member. The assembly further includes an actuator configured to be operatively coupled to the wand module and to drive the movement of at least a portion of the wand module along an axis, and an electronic controller configured to be electrically coupled to the actuator and to control the operation of the actuator to control the movement of the wand module. |
| US10271678B1 |
Cup sleeve structure with hanging ears
This invention relates to a cup sleeve structure with hanging ears, which comprises a cup sleeve which has an annular wall body having a top opening and bottom opening on the two sides of the annular wall body, and at least two hanging ears, which can be bent and combined to the outer surface of the annular wall. By the implementation of the present invention, the cup sleeve structure having hanging ears can completely take up the least space while being stored, and can also be conveniently carried, and can support the filter cup body in use. |
| US10271677B2 |
Apparatus and method for optimizing the brewing of espresso
An espresso machine that includes a group control head for controlling the brewing and dispensing of espresso drinks. The group control head is in communication with a controller and memory. The combination is arranged to selectively record into the memory the brewing parameters during the dosing of espresso. A subsequent operation of the group control head then enables the controller to recall the recorded parameters such that the previous brewing conditions are replicated. Associated methods for recording the parameters under control of the group control head are also described. |
| US10271672B1 |
Insulated lunch box
A food storage container is disclosed. The food storage container has a one or more water tight compartments. The food storage container can have an insulated component that can maintain food at substantially constant temperature over a relatively long period of time. The insulated component can be secured to the food storage container with a securing insert that prevents the insulated component from moving or rotating when in use. The insulated component can be removed. The insulated component can have a lid with an opening lever feature that makes it easy for users to open the lid. The food storage container can have a removable divider that can be used to create a plurality of smaller compartments. The food storage container can have a latch and hinge assembly to close the lid and tray. The food storage container can have an integral handle to provide a carrying solution. |
| US10271668B2 |
Refrigerator and method for controlling the same
Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a door assembly. The freezing compartment is adjacent to the refrigerating compartment. The door assembly selectively opens the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. The door assembly includes a glass member defining a frontal exterior thereof and allowing an inside of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment to be seen therethrough when the door assembly is closed, a deposition treated layer formed on a rear surface of the glass member to allow light to partially pass through the glass member, and a transparent plate spaced a predetermined distance from the glass member. Gas for insulation is injected in a space formed between the glass member and the transparent plate, and the space is sealed. |
| US10271662B2 |
Station for detecting, controlling, checking and comparing physical parameters of a mattress, a pillow and the like
A station for detecting, controlling, checking, and comparing physical parameters of a mattress or a pillow, includes a retention frame for a resting surface, designed to support the mattress or the pillow. The resting surface, at one of its corners, includes respective abutment walls for concurrent side faces of the mattress or the pillow. The frame also supports at least one rangefinder which is aligned with at least one face of the mattress or the pillow that lies opposite the respective faces that rest on the resting surface and against the walls. |
| US10271655B1 |
Collapsible step stool with a reinforcing support
The step stool includes a front frame member, a back frame member, a first side frame member, a top panel having a top front panel and a top back panel, and a support panel member. The top front panel is hinged to the top back panel at a top side middle hinge on the midline of the top panel. The support panel member reinforces the midline of the top panel in the assembled configuration. The base end of the support panel member is aligned with the base ends of the front frame member and back frame member to support the weight on the step stool. The top front panel and the top back panel fold around the support panel in the storage configuration. |
| US10271654B2 |
Seating/reclining-furniture
The invention relates to seating/reclining furniture, in particular an armchair or a chair, having a back part, a seat part and an adjustable footrest arrangement that is pivotable relative to the seat part between an inwardly folded basic position beneath a seating surface of the seat part and an outwardly folded position of use, wherein the footrest arrangement comprises a frame and a foot part pivotable relative to the frame, and wherein an adjustment member variable in length by means of an actuating motor for pivoting the foot part is supported at a front cross strut fixed to a frame and is connected to a movable rear adjustment traverse. |
| US10271653B1 |
Intensive use shelf
The invention is directed to an intensive use furniture component having a sealing connection on a mounting surface for sealingly attaching to a floor or wall to prevent liquid from seeping under or behind the furniture component. The furniture component is formed by an outer shell having a side wall extending generally perpendicular to the mounting surface. A mounting flange is disposed adjacent the sidewall. A bolt hole is formed in the mounting flange. The sealing connection comprises a caulk channel formed as a channel in the mounting surface for receiving a bead of caulk to fill the seam between the mounting surface and the wall or floor to prevent fluid from seeping past the caulk channel to a space adjacent the interior mounting surface. |
| US10271652B2 |
Blade based cabinet system
A blade based cabinet system and method. A disclosed cabinetry system includes cabinetry system, comprising: a pair of mounting rails that are horizontally mountable to a wall; a set of blade assemblies, each having a substantially planar profile; and a mounting interface adapted to connect the set of blade assemblies to the pair of mounting rails, orthogonal to the wall to form a cabinet chassis. |
| US10271651B1 |
Container storage apparatus and system
An apparatus and system for removably storing a storage container in an area having one or more overhead area supports so as to position the container below the area supports and above the floor of the area. The apparatus has a support rail that mounts to the area supports and a container engaging section that securely holds the container. The container engaging section has a static support assembly and a dynamic support assembly defining a container space for the container. The static support assembly engages one lip of the container. The dynamic support assembly has a dynamic support that connects to a moving mechanism so it will move along the support rail to engage an opposing lip of the container. A biasing mechanism biases the dynamic support toward the static support assembly to secure the container. The support rail can have a channel that encloses the biasing and moving mechanisms. |
| US10271647B2 |
Work chair with adjustable tray
A work chair includes a chair body, a plurality of wheel sets mounted at the bottom side of the chair body, a seat cushion mounted at the top side of the peripheral wall of the chair body, two guide rails mounted at the chair body at one lateral side each defining a longitudinal sliding slot and locating notch in communication with the sliding slot, a tray, a pivot bolt pivotally connecting the tray to the sliding slots of the rail for allowing the tray to be moved along the sliding slots of the guide rails and having an engagement portion for selectively engaging in one locating notch of each guide rail to hold the tray positively at the selected elevational position for carrying tools. |
| US10271645B2 |
Modular expandable auxiliary refrigeration container
A carriage is moveably supported upon a track for storage of food items therein. The track acts as sliding surface for the carriage that itself facilitates users accessibility to the items therein. An integral gripping end and an adjustable grip are situated at opposite ends of the track; these provide easy placement and engagement of the device upon a shelf within a refrigerator. |
| US10271641B2 |
Furniture pedestal support
A furniture pedestal support for an article of furniture such as tables, chairs, desks or racks, which may be a fixed length or adjustable and features a tubular upright column member the lower end of which has longitudinal slots and the slots receive radially attachable and removable legs held in place by a removable end cap. The legs may be stored in the tubular support and confined by the end cap for compact shipment and storage. Other features include the manner of attachment of parts for assembly and disassembly without tools and variability of height adjustment capability. |
| US10271640B2 |
Tabletop-equipped article of furniture
The present invention relates to a tabletop attached furniture (10, 10A, 10B, 10C) including a plurality of legs (20) which stand on a floor surface (F) and a tabletop (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) supported on the plurality of legs (20), wherein each of the legs (20) is formed so that a width dimension (W1) when viewed from a first direction (X) along an upper surface of the tabletop (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) gradually increases upward from below and a width dimension (W2) when viewed from a second direction (Y) orthogonal to the first direction (X) within a plane following the upper surface of the tabletop gradually increases downward from above. |
| US10271639B2 |
Apparatus for providing an assistive work surface lifting force for a height-adjustable work surface
An apparatus for adjusting the assistive lifting force capacity of a height adjustable work surface. The apparatus includes a couple of plates which are mounted to a system for providing a system for adjusting the height of the work surface. The plates include a set of connection points for connecting the apparatus to a gas spring. The geometry of the holes and the positioning of the gas spring provide for a more consistent lifting force throughout a range of motion of the work surface. |
| US10271638B1 |
Spatter control guard for a drain cleaning brush
A spatter control guard for use in connection with a cleaning brush having a cleaning head attached to a distal end of a handle, the spatter control guard comprising a supple planar expanse of material having (i) a central orifice configured and arranged to allow passage of the handle and prohibit passage of the cleaning head, and (ii) an area of about 20 in2 to about 300 in2 excluding the area of the central orifice, whereby the spatter control guard inherently droops under force of gravity at room temperature into a U channel protective cover over the cleaning head of a cleaning brush when positioned atop the cleaning head with the handle of the cleaning brush extending through the orifice. |
| US10271636B2 |
Archimedes brush for semiconductor cleaning
A cleaning device for cleaning a substrate is provided. In one aspect, the cleaning device includes a brush engaged with a mandrel, and the brush forms an Archimedean screw thread form. The brush is formed of an absorbent material, preferably foam. In one aspect, the brush is seated within a groove in the mandrel. |
| US10271635B2 |
Hair brush
One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a method of manufacture of a hair brush. The method has the steps of providing a base member having connection means at circumferential region thereof, providing a sheet material having a plurality of spikes extending from outwardly facing surface of the sheet material, the sheet material and the spikes are integrally formed by injection molding of a plastic(s) material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastics polyester elastomer (TPE-E), polyether block amide copolymer (TPE-A), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyurethane (PU), with a hardness from substantially Shore D50 to D65, and with a flexural modulus from 30,000 PSI to 40,000 PSI, assembling the sheet material by fitting perimeter thereof to the circumferential region of the base member, the base member and the connection means are configured to allow the sheet material to secure to the base member. The outwardly facing surface assumes a convex curvature. In an assembled configuration, a cavity is defined between the sheet material and the base member. In use, when the spikes are under pressure the spikes are movable in response to the pressure, causing corresponding movement to the sheet material, the movement creating a cushioning effect. |
| US10271624B2 |
Pressure-venting container
A system for releasing a contained volume of gas. The system has a base with a pressure-release vent positioned within a flex region and a seal to disengagably seal the pressure-release vent. The seal has a gas vent path that extends from the pressure-release vent. The contained volume of gas passes through the gas vent path to apply force against the flex region and disengage the seal from the pressure-release vent, allowing the gas to exit through the pressure-release vent. |
| US10271623B1 |
Smart self-driving systems with motorized wheels
A smart self-driving system includes a body, such as a piece of luggage, supported by a plurality of wheel assemblies. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel rotating motor configured to rotate a wheel of the wheel assembly to move the luggage in a given direction. At least one wheel assemblies includes a wheel orientation sensor configured to measure the orientation of the wheel. At least one wheel assembly includes a wheel orientation motor configured to orient the wheel in the given direction. The smart self-driving system is configured to move in forward direction that is different than a head direction of the body. |
| US10271620B1 |
Image-displaying pendant and method
An image-displaying pendant includes a primary jewel, a secondary jewel, a plurality of tertiary jewels, a pendant-cage, a light-emitting diode, and a power source. The primary-jewel may be shaped geometrically as a pyramid having a base-facet, a plurality of lateral-facets adjacent to the base-facet, and an image integrated into n the base-facet which may be viewable through the plurality of lateral-facets. The pendant-cage may support and enclose the primary-jewel. The secondary-jewel may be coupled to the suspension member of the pendant-cage, and the plurality of tertiary-jewels may be affixed to the cage-base of the pendant-cage. The light-emitting diode may impart illumination to the image within the primary-jewel so that is prominently displayed within each facet of the primary-jewel. |
| US10271618B2 |
Slide fastener stringer and method for fabrication thereof
There is provided a slide fastener stringer. A substrate tape includes a first main side having a rough surface structure perceptible to the eye and/or the touch and a second main side opposite to the first main side. A gripping member is affixed to a longitudinal edge of the first main side of the substrate tape. A cover sheet is made of an artificial flexible material and has a 5 top surface provided with a predetermined design and a bottom layer made of a thermoformable material having a predetermined thickness. The bottom layer is attached to the second main side of the substrate tape such that the surface structure of the second main side of the substrate tape is not perceivable through the cover sheet. |
| US10271612B2 |
High heel shoe
A high heel shoe has an insole, an outsole, and a shank embedded between the insole and outsole, the shank comprising a heel portion with a depression to accommodate a user's heel, and a lateral ridge element in front of the heel portion that exerts pressure against the forward movement of a user's heel when worn. The shank further comprises a front portion sloping downward from the lateral ridge along the arch of the insole, which optionally is padded. |
| US10271611B2 |
Athletic positioning apparatus and applications thereof
An apparatus includes a heel section, a mid-foot section, and a toe section. The heel section, the mid-foot section, and the toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the heel section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to an outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section. |
| US10271603B2 |
Protective helmet with multiple pseudo-spherical energy management liners
A helmet comprising and outer liner and an inner liner slidably coupled to an interior surface of the outer liner is disclosed. The outer liner comprises an interior surface and the inner liner comprises an exterior surface. The inner liner is composed of an elastically deformable material. A majority of the interior surface of the outer liner and a majority of the exterior surface of the inner liner are both substantially parallel to a pseudo-spherical surface having a coronal cross section that is circular with a first radius and a sagittal cross section that is circular with a second radius different from the first radius. The inner liner is elastically deformable along the interior surface of the outer liner in response to rotation of the outer liner relative to the inner liner caused by an impact to the helmet. |
| US10271599B2 |
Down product having joining pattern line produced by high-frequency bonding technique and method for manufacturing same
A process of manufacturing a down product comprises at least one bonding pattern line for the compartment separation without forming sewing holes by printing and drying a heat-reactive adhesive on the inner surface of an inner fabric, an optional mesh material and/or an outer fabric in a predetermined pattern, laminating said inner fabric, optional mesh material and/or outer fabric, and then high-frequency heating them under pressing with a pressing pattern the same as the printing pattern to bond the inner fabric, optional mesh material and outer fabric. Accordingly, it is possible to manufacture a down product having a bonding pattern line composed of a bonding line with excellent adhesiveness and durability and an aesthetically excellent pattern line with good clearness and finishing quality as well as to achieve a mass production of down products by mechanization and automation. |
| US10271594B1 |
Hospital garment
A post-surgical garment includes: a body portion having a neck opening located at a top of the body portion, a waist opening at a bottom of the body portion distal from the neck opening, and opposing first and second sides; a sleeve attached to the first side of the body portion; an armhole opening formed on the second side of the body portion opposite the sleeve, wherein the body portion is split between a bottom of the armhole opening and the bottom of the body portion; and a first closure mechanism located on opposing sides of the split formed on the body portion, the first closure mechanism for securing a front side of the split body portion to a back side of the split body portion to secure the post-surgical garment on a wearer. |
| US10271593B2 |
Anti-horse collar tackle safety device
An anti-horse collar tackle safety device, comprising a base having means for attaching the base to a pair of shoulder pads, wherein the base comprises an interior portion facing the shoulder pads and an exterior portion that is accessible from outside a jersey placed over the shoulder pads, and a releasable portion releasably attached to the exterior portion of the base via means for releasable attachment, wherein the releasable portion is configured to release via application of a force equal to or less than about 15 pounds. |
| US10271591B2 |
Protective garment systems for protecting an individual and methods of using the same
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems for automatically protecting an individual from injuries using one or more sensors, one or more rigid members, and one or more inflatable members associated therewith, and methods of using the same. |
| US10271589B2 |
Smart safety garment with signal lights
A smart safety garment with signal lights includes a basic garment, at least a pair of turn signal lights embedded on the external surface of the basic garment, and an electronic assembly for the control. The management and monitoring of the smart safety garment includes a control unit, the at least a pair of turn signal lights being connected or connectable to the control unit. The electronic assembly further includes a braking sensor connected or connectable to the control unit and adapted to perceive a deceleration and to generate a corresponding braking signal intended to the control unit. The control unit is configured to power up at least a pair of turn signal lights according to the braking signal. |
| US10271587B2 |
Athletic band with removable module
A band includes a tubular body configured to be worn on a user's body and a pocket supported by the tubular body, where the pocket defines a cavity and has an access opening providing access to the cavity, and where the pocket is configured to removably receive an electronic module in the cavity through the access opening. An input device is connected to the tubular body and has a port exposed to the cavity of the band, where the port is configured for removable connection to a connector of the electronic module when the electronic module is received in the cavity. The input device may include a button configured to receive user input and a wireless transmitter to transmit a signal to an external device based on the user input. The input device may also include a haptic feedback mechanism for communicating haptic signals to the user. |
| US10271585B2 |
Bustier garment with support structures having a plurality of layers
A bustier garment may have first and second support structures that are housed within a housing. The first and second support structures may be positioned within the housing such that each of the respective support structures correspond to a position between a center and a bottom of a wearer's first and second respective breasts when the bustier garment is worn by a wearer. In one embodiment, the bustier garment may include first and second support structures that are positioned and oriented within a housing such that the respective first and second support structures are substantially perpendicular to a vertical midline of the garment and/or substantially parallel to a lower edge of the garment. |
| US10271584B2 |
Brassiere adapted for practicing sports
The invention relates to a brassiere (1) with reinforced support adapted for practicing sports and in particular of the type comprising a front part (2a) comprising two cups (3) for covering the bust (4) of a user (5), a dorsal fixation band (6) which is basically connected to the outer edge (7) of each of the cups (3), and a pair of straps (8) for running over the shoulders (9) of the user (5), which brassiere (1) is characterized in that the front part (2) comprises at least: a central anchoring structure (10) to which the straps (8) are attached and towards which these straps (8) converge; a lower support band (11) extending under the cups (3) approximately from an outer edge (7) to the other edge of these cups (3), a central support band (12) extending between the cups (3) from the lower support band (11) toward the central anchoring structure (10); and two lateral support bands (13) extending laterally from the side of the outer edges (7) of the cups (3) at least from the lower support band (11) to the central anchoring structure (10) towards which they converge; and in that the central anchoring structure (10) and the lower (11), central (12) and lateral (13) support bands form an inextensible support framework in order to be adjusted to the bust (4) in order to keep it approximately in place when practicing of sports. |
| US10271583B2 |
Bib having adjustable system
A bib having a first layer of a filmic impermeable material on a front of the bib having a first body portion and upwardly extending flaps, a third layer of filmic impermeable material on a rear of the bib, where the first and third layers are joined at their perimeter edges, forming a shallow cavity. The bib has a neck ring. Below the neck ring, the shallow cavity has a top horizontal opening and a bottom horizontal opening in the first body portion. A second layer, which is an absorbent material, shaped into an adjustable loop, loops through the openings, the shallow cavity, and down the front of the bib. When the outer section of the loop becomes soiled, the soiled section can be rotated into the shallow cavity, simultaneously exposing an unsoiled section of the loop, providing a refreshed unsoiled outer section. |
| US10271582B1 |
Baby bib and method of use
A baby bib includes a body forming an opening to receive a neck of an infant; a pacifier attachment secured to a front surface of the body; and a fastener secured to the pacifier attachment. The pacifier attachment includes a base and an elongated strap integral with the base. |
| US10271575B2 |
Station for trays filled with rod-like articles and apparatus for emptying of four-wall or five-wall tray filled with rod-like articles of the tobacco industry
A station (2) for trays filled with rod-like articles (R), in a tobacco industry apparatus, provided with a receiving part (2A) to receive filled trays (3, 13); and a storage and conveying unit (2C) containing the filled trays (3, 13), provided with a conveyor (4) to convey the filled trays (3, 13) and a tray separation mechanism (4A) to separate the first tray (3′, 13′) from other trays (3, 13) collected on bearing elements (4D) of the conveyor (4), whereas the tray separation mechanism (4A) is provided with lifting elements (51, 51′, 63, 63′) adapted to lift the trays (3, 13) from the bearing elements (4D) of the conveyor (4); characterised in that further the station (2) is provided with lateral belts (56, 56′) adapted to support the sidewalls (3L, 3R, 13L, 13R) of the tray (3, 13), whereas the lateral belts (56, 56′) are adapted to perform a movement corresponding to the movement of the lifting elements (51, 51′, 63, 63′) when lifting the trays (3, 13) from the bearing elements (4D) and putting the trays (3, 13) on the bearing elements (4D). The object of the application is also an apparatus for emptying of a four-wall or five-wall tray filled with the rod-like articles. |
| US10271572B2 |
Smokeless tobacco article
A method for making a smokeless tobacco article can include combining thermoplastic polymer particles with tobacco particles to form a mixture of particles, compressing the mixture of particles within a pressing apparatus to form the mixture into a predetermined shape, separating the mixture from the pressing apparatus such that it retains the predetermined shape, and heating the mixture outside of the pressing apparatus to at least partially melt at least some of the thermoplastic polymer particles and form a matrix of polymer and tobacco particles. |
| US10271571B2 |
Production of shredded products with inclusions
A method for making a shredded product having a marbled surface and the resulting product are provided. The method includes partially cooking an uncooked mass in a first cooking process to form a partially cooked mass and then combining the partially cooked mass with an inclusion component to form an inclusion mass. The inclusion mass is cooked in a second cooking process to form a fully cooked mass. The material is shredded to form continuous net-like sheets having a marbled appearance defined by a first portion of the continuous net-like sheets with the low or non-glutenous material having a first overall color and a second portion of the continuous net-like sheets with the inclusion component having a second overall color different from the first overall color. |
| US10271566B2 |
Stress management in livestock
A method for minimizing or preventing the induction of stress-related or stress-induced inappetance or inanition in an animal selected for a marketing or management practice. |
| US10271560B2 |
Brine injection system with a filter
The present invention relates to a brine injection system with a plurality of needles, which are inserted into a product and through which brine is injected into the product, wherein brine which does not end up in the product is collected and recycled and wherein during recycling, the brine flows through a filter. |
| US10271558B1 |
Automated sandwich assembly unit
An automatic sandwich maker designed to automate the process of preparing sandwiches, including hamburgers, is included. This automated sandwich maker is designed for use in commercial kitchens, including small commercial kitchens, such as fast-food kitchens. The apparatus and method for automatically making sandwiches overcomes the drawbacks and limitations of the prior art. The individual sandwich process can be controlled by communications interface with a point of sales system. The inventive apparatus and method reduces manpower requirements for restaurants, provides enhanced ingredient control, and improves overall product quality. |
| US10271556B2 |
Liquidambar derived cleaners
The present invention is a surfactant(s) for use as a cleaner and freshener as well as methods for the production/use of such surfactants/cleaners/fresheners. The surfactant is produced using and relying upon properties of the Liquidambar tree, particularly the Liquidambar leaf, by creating a liquid solution useful for cleaning and freshening purposes by soaking or steeping the leaves of Liquidambar in a solvent, preferably water. The solutions formed have been found to be effective for general cleaning and freshening purposes including, but not limited to, all known household cleaning/freshening purposes as well as for personal bodily cleaning/freshening purposes including, but not limited to, body washing, hair washing, tooth brushing, mouth washing, and the like. It is non-allergenic, non-toxic, and will cause no adverse environmental effects. |
| US10271555B2 |
Method and composition for improving the productivity of non-leguminous plants
The present invention relates to a method for improving the growth, development and productivity of non-leguminous plants using a composition comprising at least one mycorriza and at least one yeast extract, and optionally a substrate; the present invention also relates to such a composition and, when it comprises a substrate, to the process for the production thereof. |
| US10271552B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds as pesticides
The present application relates to thiadiazole compounds, compositions containing such compounds, their use for controlling animal pests including arthropods, insects and nematodes, and to processes and intermediates for the preparation of the thiadiazole compounds. |
| US10271548B2 |
Methods and compositions for use with gel dispensers
A dispensable gel composition is provided. The dispensable gel composition includes a C1-4 alcohol, a polyacrylate thickener, and a plug-preventing additive. The dispensable gel exhibits less misdirection during dispensing from a dispensing device than gel compositions that are otherwise identical, but for the presence of the plug-preventing additive. |
| US10271545B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions
A surface treatment composition includes a surface treatment agent and an antimicrobial mixture comprising oxidizable antimicrobial particles distributed throughout a film-forming agent. |
| US10271542B2 |
Hollow fiber cryopreservation instrument and cell cryopreservation method
Provided are 1) a hollow fiber cryopreservation instrument having a long support on which a hollow fiber is placed, wherein the support is formed of a low-temperature-resistant material, and 2) a cell cryopreservation method having a process of placing a hollow fiber on the support of the hollow fiber cryopreservation instrument, and a process of cryopreserving cells in a state in which the hollow fiber is placed on the support. |
| US10271540B2 |
Medical fluid, a method of treatment and use of the fluid
A medical fluid for a harvested organ, tissue or part thereof, for evaluation and/or preservation. The fluid includes cocaine or a stimulating analog thereof; noradrenaline; and/or adrenaline. In addition, the fluid includes an oncotic agent, such as dextran; hormones, such as thyroxin; triiodotyronine; cortisone, insulin; and electrolytes and optionally nutrients in substantially physiological concentrations in a physiologically acceptable medium. In addition, the medical fluid further includes albumin in a concentration not exceeding 5.0%, and an oxygen carrier, such as erythrocytes. Further components may be dopamine; hydrocortisone; methylprednisolone; and a vasopressor agent, such as desmopressin. The cocaine; adrenaline; and noradrenaline are present in concentrations of each about 0.010 μM to 0.100 μM, for example in a ratio of 1:1:1. |
| US10271534B2 |
Selective detection of bed bugs pheromones
A device, system, and method of controlling pests are disclosed. A pest control device includes a sensor having a sensor cell and a controller. A surface of the sensor cell is coated with an agent that reacts with a targeted biochemical analyte secreted by pests. The controller is coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor cell indicative of a rate of change in sensor mass detected on the surface of the sensor cell, determine whether the rate of change in the sensor mass based on the received sensor data exceeds a predefined threshold rate, and transmit a pest detection alert notification to a server in response to a determination that the rate of change exceeds the predetermined threshold rate. |
| US10271521B2 |
Smart pet chest strap
A smart pet collar includes a chest strap body, a hardware holder, and a smart hardware body. The hardware holder is locked to the chest strap body; the smart hardware body is installable into the hardware holder; the hardware holder has a latching element for latching the smart hardware body; the hardware holder has a connecting terminal child-and-mother seat corresponsive to the smart hardware body; the chest strap body includes a flexible printed circuit component; and the flexible printed circuit component has LED luminous bodies packaged by a resin. The invention has the features of powerful function, simple structure, reasonable design, and detachable components to facilitate use without affecting the pet's wearing comfortability. With the detachable structure, the tensile strength of the chest strap body is enhanced. The invention also has the effects of improving the product quality, lowering the production cost, and providing good applications. |
| US10271519B2 |
Pet toy caster
A pet toy caster includes a rod, a reel, a line, and a pet toy. The rod has a butt end and a tip end. The reel is mounted upon the rod near the butt end and is configured for casting and reeling the line. A plurality of guides is securely attached and spaced there along the rod. The plurality of guides including at least a butt guide approximate the reel, and a tip top guide at the tip end. The line is wound about the reel and extended through each of the plurality of guides. The line includes a braided section at a distal end of the line. The pet toy is removably connected to the braided section at the distal end of the line. |
| US10271518B2 |
Sensing mat for an animal treatment system
A system that incorporates spraying logic onto a sensor mat to detect and apply various liquids onto the feet of an animal. Each sensor in the sensor mat actuates at least one predetermined spray nozzle application of the medicinal fluid. The system is designed so that each hoof triggers at least two sensors, with each sensor activating at least one spray nozzle. All of the electronic components are located away from the mat and a controller control spraying and timing. Stop bars prevent the mat from compressing beyond a predetermined distance to prevent sensor failure. The sensors have a triple moisture prevention configuration. |
| US10271516B2 |
Animal earmark which comprises an electric battery
The disclosure relates to an animal earmark which comprises an electric battery. The outer shape of the battery is that of a circular ring. According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the animal earmark has a mandrel designed to extend through a through-opening in the outer ear of an animal and to also project into the space enclosed by the circular ring which is defined by the battery. |
| US10271513B2 |
Closed litter box for pets
A closed litter box for pets including at least one lower module configured for containing granular material for the collection of excrement products. At least one upper module is coupled to the lower module. The closed litter box may be carried by at least one handle at the upper module. A collector for collecting excrement is also included. The handle includes at least a portion of the collector when the collector is placed in an excavated region of the upper module. |
| US10271506B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV077335
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV077335. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV077335, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV077335 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV077335 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV077335. |
| US10271504B2 |
Cucumber variety NUN 53031 CUP
The invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of cucumber, NUN 53031 CUP. |
| US10271502B2 |
Lettuce variety 45-175 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-175 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-175 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-175 RZ. |
| US10271501B2 |
Lactuca sativa cultivar CVX-35
According to the invention, there is provided a novel romaine lettuce cultivar, designated CVX-35. ‘CVX-35’ is described as a vigorous romaine cultivar recommended for the main lettuce growing regions of California and Arizona. It has larger frame size and heavier weight, short core length, savoyed and glossy leaf color, corky root rot resistance, Bushy Stunt virus resistance, no fringe burn on mature leaves and also yellower heart leaf color. The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cos or romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) variety designated CVX-35. This invention thus relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar CVX-35, to the plants of lettuce cultivar CVX-35, to plant parts of lettuce cultivar CVX-35, to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar by crossing the lettuce cultivar CVX-35 with another lettuce cultivar, and to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar containing in its genetic material one or more backcross conversion traits or transgenes and to the backcross conversion lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. |
| US10271500B2 |
Onion with reduced pungency that does not generate lachrymatory component
This invention provides an onion exhibiting very weak or no pungency and a method for producing such onion. In such onion, alliinase gene expression is reduced. |
| US10271489B2 |
Production of hybrid seeds lot using natural pollination
Methods and hybrid seed are provided which involve growing two varieties of a field crop which is at least partially cross-pollinated in the field, wherein the two varieties are fertile with respect to both male and female functions, are selected to yield specified hybrid(s), and are distinguishable with respect to seed characteristic(s). Collected seed from the grown field crop are separated into fractions with respect to the seed characteristic, wherein at least one fraction is of hybrid seeds of the specified hybrid(s). For example, the separated fraction may be intermediate with respect to the seed characteristic(s) between seed fractions of the non-hybridized two varieties. Respective varieties may be bred to yield hybrids with required traits, which are distinguishable from the parent varieties through seed characteristic(s) such as size, weight or optical parameters that enable sorting out the hybrids from the overall crop. |
| US10271485B2 |
Method and apparatus for growing plants
Plants are grown in a growing machine by advancing a plurality of plant cradles on an endless conveyor along a growing path, at least a portion of the path being an undulating path having alternating upward and downward portions and having a return portion for looping back to the undulating portion. Using a pair of parallel endless conveyors, the cradles are removably supported between the conveyors. The cradles are supplied with growth-sustaining liquid and growth-promoting light. The cradles are advanced along the path until the one or more plants have reached a target growth after which they can be harvested or transferred to one or more subsequent machines until mature for harvest. The machine can be in a controlled environment, including located in modules arranged in series, parallel or combinations thereof. |
| US10271484B2 |
Integral dripper with an elongated exit pool
A discrete flat dripper of the non-pressure regulated type of drippers or of the pressure compensated—flow rate regulated type of drippers, suited for being integrally installed within a hose, that comprises a body component whose configuration is essentially rectangular, wherein on its one side that is suited to being affixed to an internal wall of the hose, formed with an exit pool that it is elongated in its dimensions and substantially extends along the entire length of the body component, and with a flow passage circumferentially surrounding a substantial part of the elongated exit pool, and an integral dripper line wherein there are integrated at least one of such discrete flat dripper. |
| US10271482B2 |
Protective sheath for cutting blade assemby
In combination: a) a cutting blade assembly having a frame and a first cutting blade member with a first cutting edge portion configured to cause relative movement between components on the cutting blade assembly whereby the at least first cutting edge portion effects severance of an object; and b) a protective sheath. The protective sheath can be moved relative to the cutting blade assembly between: a) a first separated position; and b) an assembled position. The protective sheath frictionally engages the cutting blade assembly to thereby be maintained in the assembled position. The protective sheath has at least one component that projects away from the cutting blade assembly and has oppositely facing surfaces that can be grasped between two fingers on a user's one hand to facilitate repositioning of the protective sheath. |
| US10271479B2 |
Crop cart loading system
A crop cart loading system for loading a crop. The crop cart loading system generally includes a hopper having a floor and a sidewall extending from the floor to an upper edge thereof. The sidewall defines a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an interior space for accommodating a crop. A conveyor is mounted to the hopper and configured to receive a crop at one of the first and second ends, and to longitudinally translate the crop above the floor toward the other of the first and second ends. |
| US10271477B2 |
Crop residue spreader for a combine harvester
A spreader system of an agricultural vehicle for spreading crop residue including a spreader device and a fan. The spreader device includes a plurality of paddles configured to rotate about a first axis, with the rotation of the paddles producing a stream of crop residue. The fan includes a plurality of impellers configured to rotate about a second axis, with the rotation of the impellers producing a stream of air. The stream of air is directed to exit the spreader system beneath the stream of crop residue as the crop residue leaves the spreader device. |
| US10271473B2 |
Row unit downforce control
A row unit downforce control assembly having a six bar linkage pivotally connected to a row unit and a tool bar. Pivotally connected to the six bar linkage is a locator. An actuator is connected to the locator and moves the locator to adjust downward force on the row unit. |
| US10278320B2 |
Method of upgrading version of program in component mounting line
A method of upgrading a version of a program of the present disclosure executes version upgrade of the program of a plurality of component mounting facilities sequentially from a first component mounting facility of the plurality of component mounting facilities to the plurality of component mounting facilities on a downstream side in a component mounting line in which the plurality of component mounting facilities are connected to each other. The first component mounting facility completes mounting of a board under production at the time of receiving an instruction for executing version upgrade and executes the version upgrade after carrying-out of the board to an adjacent component mounting facility is completed among the plurality of component mounting facilities on the downstream side. |
| US10278315B2 |
Shielding case frame
A shielding case frame has a frame main body and a suction structure. The suction structure is connected with the frame main body through at least one precut structure. The precut structure has extension parts arranged on the suction structure, a pressing part connected with the extension parts and a precut part. The pressing part is connected with the frame main body through the precut part. A bottom surface or/and a top surface of the precut part is provided with a precut groove. |
| US10278313B2 |
Modular electronic device and head unit for vehicles
The present disclosure relates to electronic devices and configurations. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of circuit boards and a plurality of chassis enclosures. Each of the plurality of circuit boards is separately housed by a chassis enclosure. Each chassis enclosure includes a front housing and a back housing, the front housing and back housing configured to retain a circuit board, and at least one heat dissipation element. The plurality of chassis enclosures are mounted to provide an air gap for heat dissipation between each chassis enclosures. Each chassis enclosure electrically shields a retained circuit board. |
| US10278310B2 |
Assistance apparatus, assistance method, and program
An assistance apparatus according to the disclosure generates monitor area data on the basis of dimension data of rack rows that are each constituted by a plurality of racks and that are arranged in a first direction in a three-dimensional space, the dimension data including the length of each rack row in the first direction and the height thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, interval data that includes an interval, in a third direction, between the rack rows adjacent to each other in the third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to the first and second directions, field-of-view angle data that includes the field-of-view angle of each temperature sensor, and temperature sensor position data that indicates certain temperature sensor positions; and includes a display control unit that displays monitor coverage information on a display device on the basis of the monitor area data. |
| US10278308B2 |
Interlaced heat dissipation structure of addin card
An interlaced heat dissipation structure of an addin card generally includes an addin card, a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged on the addin card, at least one receiving space defined between the heat dissipation fins, a plurality of cooling pipes extending through the heat dissipation fins, and a plurality of heat dissipative elements arranged in the receiving space in a manner of being interlaced with the cooling pipes. As such, the heat dissipation fins, the cooling pipes, and the heat dissipative elements help cool down the addin card to keep the operation of the addin card stable. The interlaced arrangement of the cooling pipes and the heat dissipative elements in the receiving space defined between the heat dissipation fins makes it possible to maximize the total effective heat dissipation area. |
| US10278306B2 |
Method and device for cooling a heat generating component
The invention relates to a cooling arrangement comprising a heat spreader (2) comprising a first surface (5), a second surface (8), at least one heat absorption chamber (9) and at least one heat dissipation chamber (10), the at least one heat absorption chamber (9) being in thermal contact with the first surface (5) and the at least one heat dissipation chamber (10) being in thermal contact with the second surface (8) and hydraulically coupled to the at least one heat absorption chamber (9). A cooling fluid (13) can be driven from the heat absorption chamber (9) to the heat dissipation chamber (10) using a plurality of flow patterns for cooling the first surface (5). |
| US10278301B2 |
Retrofit multi-gang electrical box
A retrofit multi-gang electrical box for receiving plurality of electrical devices and wirings is disclosed. The electrical box comprising an electrical enclosure defining a side walls, a lower wall, an upper wall and a rear wall, the rear wall having a perimeter adjoining the side walls, the lower wall and the upper wall forming a L-shaped cavity. A plurality of channels disposed at the rear box wall for receiving electrical wires. A complementary cover assembly configured to removably affix to an opening of the cavity of the electrical enclosure. A plurality of top engaging formation and bottom engaging formations arranged in a facing mirror image relationship relative to one another for receiving an electrical outlet member. The cover assembly comprises plurality of engaging protrusions for affixing the cover assembly to the front opening of the electrical enclosure. |
| US10278298B2 |
Door hinge mechanism for telecommunications panel
A hinge mechanism (10) for pivotally coupling a door (12) to a telecommunications chassis (14) includes an outer hinge arm (46) configured to be pivotally attached with respect to the chassis (14) and an inner hinge arm (48) configured to be pivotally attached with respect to both the outer hinge arm (46) and the door (12) of the chassis (14). The hinge mechanism (10) is configured such that when the door (12) is fully closed, the outer and inner hinge arms (46, 48) are generally vertically overlapped, and when the door (12) is fully open, the outer and inner hinge arms (46, 48) are generally at a perpendicular angle with respect to each other. |
| US10278297B1 |
Case with assembly structure and electronic device using thereof
A case with assembly structure includes a body, an engaging portion, a fixing element and an elastic element. The body has an accommodating slot and the engaging portion is disposed in the accommodating slot. The fixing element is slidably disposed on the main body and is located on one side of the accommodation slot and adjacent to the engaging portion. The fixing element has a hook. One end of the elastic element is disposed to the body and another end is disposed to the fixing element. The fixing element is moved between a fixed position and a release position along a first direction. When the fixing element is moved to the release position, the hook of the fixing element is moved along a second direction to hook the engaging portion. Meanwhile, the elastic element is made the fixing element be pulled toward the fixed position. |
| US10278289B2 |
Resin circuit board and resin circuit board having component mounted thereon
A resin circuit board includes a multilayer body, mounting land conductors, and second components. The multilayer body includes thermoplastic resin layers laminated together. The mounting land conductors are provided on a front surface of the multilayer body, and terminal conductors of a first component are bonded to the mounting land conductors by a thermal bonding method. The second components are disposed in the multilayer body and each has a modulus of elasticity greater than that of the multilayer body. When the multilayer body is seen in plan view, the second components are arranged such that a straight line connecting the second components passes through the center of gravity of the first component and such that the second components are superposed with the mounting land conductors. |
| US10278287B2 |
Smart package and monitoring system with indicator and method of making same
There is provided a smart package and monitoring system having a status indicator and a method of making the same. The smart package includes an electronic sensor monitoring tag having re-usable electronic circuitry and power source along with a conductive grid printed on a thin flexible substrate and connected to the tag so the tag and grid are in electrical continuity to form a monitoring device. The conductive grid is aligned with an opening of the smart package. The smart package can also include an optical ink indicator configured to display the status of the package. A multiplexer can be used to connect the tag to the conductive grid. The conductive grid can include capacitive sensors formed on a thin plastic layer and positioned so as to form a capacitive element with the conductive side of the blister. |
| US10278286B2 |
Connection substrate
A through conductor 11 provided in a through hole of a ceramic substrate includes a metal porous body 20, glass phases 17 and 19 formed in pores 16A to 16D of the metal porous body 20 and spaces 30 and 31 in the pores. A ratio of an area of the pores is 5 to 50 percent in a cross section of the through conductor 11. It is provided that the through conductor 11 is separated into a first part 11A on a side of the first main surface 11a and a second part 11B on a side of the second main surface 11b in a direction B of thickness of the ceramic substrate, a ratio of an area of glass phases occupying the pores in the first part 11A is higher than a ratio of an area of glass phases occupying the pores in the second part 11B. A ratio of an area of spaces occupying the pores in the first part 11A is lower than a ratio of an area of the pores occupying the pores in the second part 11B. |
| US10278280B2 |
Component carrier comprising a copper filled multiple-diameter laser drilled bore
A component carrier includes a layer stack formed of an electrically insulating structure and an electrically conductive structure. Furthermore, a bore extends into the layer stack and has a first bore section with a first diameter (D1) and a connected second bore section with a second diameter (D2) differing from the first diameter (D1). A thermally conductive material fills substantially the entire bore. The bore is in particular formed by laser drilling. |
| US10278279B1 |
Transformer thermal radiator for power field effect transistors
A power adapter device may include a power field effect transistor (FET), a transformer including a radiant heat exchanger, and electrical conductors coupled between the power FET and the transformer. The electrical conductors may transfer heat generated by the power FET from the power FET to the transformer. The radiant heat exchanger may dissipate a portion of the heat to cool the power FET. As such, the radiant heat exchanger may function as a heat sink for the power FET, enabling efficient heat dissipation using a compact design. |
| US10278276B2 |
Short pulse neutron generator
Short pulse neutron generators are described herein. In a general embodiment, the short pulse neutron generator includes a Blumlein structure. The Blumlein structure includes a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate, a third conductive plate, at least one of an inductor or a resistor, a switch, and a dielectric material. The first conductive plate is positioned relative to the second conductive plate such that a gap separates these plates. A vacuum chamber is positioned in the gap, and an ion source is positioned to emit ions in the vacuum chamber. The third conductive plate is electrically grounded, and the switch is operable to electrically connect and disconnect the second conductive plate and the third conductive plate. The at least one of the resistor or the inductor is coupled to the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate. |
| US10278274B2 |
Cartridge for a liquid-cooled plasma arc torch
A consumable cartridge frame for a liquid-cooled plasma arc torch is provided. The consumable cartridge frame includes an insulator body configured to be disposed between a torch head and a cartridge tip. The consumable cartridge also includes a first cooling channel, disposed in the body, configured to conduct a first fluid flow received from the torch head to contact a component of the cartridge tip connected to the cartridge frame. The consumable cartridge further includes a first return channel, disposed in the body, configured to conduct at least a portion of the first fluid flow from the component to the torch head. The first cooling channel and the first return channel are non-concentric in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the body. |
| US10278273B2 |
X-ray generator and X-ray analyzer
A heat pump is used to cool an X-ray tube, and waste heat from the heat pump is used to heat a separate part (a spectroscope, for example). As a result, the X-ray tube can be cooled using the heat pump, and the waste heat from the heat pump resulting from the cooling thereof can be used to heat a separate part. In this way, by heating a separate part using the waste heat from the heat pump, it is possible to effectively utilize heat generated from the X-ray tube so as to reduce the power consumption. |
| US10278268B2 |
Controlling lighting loads to achieve a desired lighting pattern
A visible light sensor may be configured to sense environmental characteristics of a space using an image of the space. The visible light sensor may be controlled in one or more modes, including a daylight glare sensor mode, a daylighting sensor mode, a color sensor mode, and/or an occupancy/vacancy sensor mode. In the daylight glare sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to decrease or eliminate glare within a space. In the daylighting sensor mode and the color sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to provide a preferred amount of light and color temperature, respectively, within the space. In the occupancy/vacancy sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to detect an occupancy/vacancy condition within the space and adjust one or more control devices according to the occupation or vacancy of the space. The visible light sensor may be configured to protect the privacy of users within the space via software, a removable module, and/or a special sensor. |
| US10278266B1 |
Light modulated network password key delivery
A lighting device includes a light source to emit a modulated light, a memory device for storing an access code of a wireless network, and a controller to control generation of the modulated light based on the access code, wherein the access code is extractable from the modulated light by a light receiving device. |
| US10278265B2 |
Heat trace signal light
An improved signal light unit for heat trace cables includes an energy storage device that stores energy during normal operation of the heat trace cable. During the normal operation, the light source of the signal light unit has a first illumination status. When there is a fault or other type of interruption in the electrical power in the heat trace cable, the energy storage device can discharge to power the light source. The light source can be illuminated in a different manner when it is powered by the energy storage device than during normal operation. Keeping the light energized in this manner when there is a fault in the heat trace cable and, moreover, making the light illuminate differently when there is a fault compared to normal operation, will facilitate inspection of the facility in which the heat trace cable is installed. |
| US10278250B2 |
Lighting fixture providing variable CCT
The present disclosure relates to a lighting fixture that is capable of providing white light over an extended range of correlated color temperatures. |
| US10278249B2 |
High ambient temperature LED luminaire with thermal compensation circuitry
The present disclosure provides a method for powering a light fixture to provide a constant light output. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a current to one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs), monitoring an external ambient temperature and increasing the current to the one or more LEDs as the external ambient temperature rises to maintain the constant light output. |
| US10278248B2 |
Synchronized light control over a wireless network
A light control and data interface module (LCDIM) is used to control an LED based illumination device. The LCDIM includes a transceiver that receives communication signals from one or more sensor modules. The signals may include an indication of an identity of the one or more sensor modules and elapsed time since a triggering event was detected. One or more processors are configured to receive the communication signal and to determine a delay time to trigger a lighting control response. The one or more processors are further configured to cause the transmission of a command signal to a power converter coupled to the LCDIM to implement the lighting control response. |
| US10278247B2 |
System and method for controlling operation of an LED-based light
For controlling operation of a light source, a method of associating a light source with an area for which the light source is positioned to provide lighting comprises: identifying, based on a determined physical position of a light source, one of a plurality of areas as the area for which the light source is positioned to provide lighting; identifying at least one desired lighting condition for the identified area; and controlling, using a processor, operation of the light source based on the identified at least one desired lighting condition for the identified area. |
| US10278245B2 |
Light-emitting device and illumination apparatus
A light-emitting device includes a substrate and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed above the substrate. In the plurality of light-emitting elements, a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element different in a rate of decrease in light output along with a temperature increase are included. The plurality of light-emitting elements include: a first serial element group including some light-emitting elements connected in series among the plurality of light-emitting elements; and a second serial element group connected in parallel with the first serial element group and including some light-emitting elements connected in series among the plurality of light-emitting elements. A ratio between a total number of first light-emitting elements and a total number of second light-emitting elements is different between the first serial element group and the second serial element group. |
| US10278244B1 |
Multifunctional universal LED driver
A multifunctional universal driver (210) for an electric load (228) is disclosed. The driver (210) comprises a switching driver circuit (220) operatively connected to said load (228), a programmable integrated circuit (298) operatively connected to said switching driver circuit (220) to generate a control signal for control of said load (228), a user control means (234) operatively connected to said programmable integrated circuit (298) for user control of said control signal, said user control means (234) comprising a wireless receiver (200); a wireless remote controller platform (204) comprising a remote user control (434) for wirelessly transmitting control instructions to said wireless receiver (200) wherein said wireless receiver (200) is a transceiver and said driver (210) comprises means for transmitting the power consumption of said load (228), its status, or other information to said remote controller platform (204) in response to a query received from said remote controller platform (204).In an embodiment of the present invention, said driver (210) further comprises configuration control means (222) to preset the driver (210) output to adapt to the requirements of the load (228), said remote control platform (204) further comprising remote configuration control means (422) communicable with said configuration control means (222).In a further embodiment, the load (228) is an LED load and said programmable integrated circuit (228) comprises means for generating a PWM signal and said remote controller platform (204) comprises control means (434) for controlling the brightness of said LED load (228) using said PWM signal.In another embodiment, the load (228) is an LED load and said programmable integrated circuit (228) comprises means for generating a control signal, wherein said control signal is an analog signal used for linear dimming of said LED load (228), and said remote controller platform (204) comprises control means (434) for controlling the brightness of said LED load (228).The driver remote user control means (434) can be readily accessible to the end user of the driver, and the remote configuration control means (422) can be less accessible to the end user of the driver. In an embodiment, the remote configuration control means (422) is password protected.In a further embodiment, the remote controller platform (204) is Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi enabled and the remote user control (434) and the remote configuration control (422) are implemented in the GUI of said platform (204). The platform can be one selected from the group consisting of smartphones, smart pads, notebook computers, and laptops. The wireless LED driver (210) can become part of the Internet of Things (IoT) controlled remotely using the Internet. |
| US10278241B2 |
Heating cooker
Heating chamber for heating food, a steam generating device for generating steam, steam chamber disposed in heating chamber, and steam introduction channel for introducing steam generated by the steam generating device to steam chamber are included. Steam chamber discharge channel for introducing water accumulated in steam chamber to outside of steam chamber is provided. Therefore, a sanitary heating cooker capable of preventing food from being immersed with condensed water, as well as preventing heating chamber from being flooded with water overflowing from steam chamber can be provided. |
| US10278235B1 |
Assignment of channels for communicating with an unmanned vehicle
An embodiment of a radio for disposition on an unmanned vehicle includes first and second receiver circuits. The first receiver circuit is configured to receive a signal over a current active channel within a frequency sub band corresponding to the unmanned vehicle. And the second receiver circuit is configured to monitor a respective availability and a respective quality of each of a current standby channel and at least one other channel within the frequency sub band while the first receiver circuit is receiving the signal, and to request an assignment of one of the at least one other channel as a new standby channel if the second receiver circuit determines that the quality of the one of the at least one other channel is better than the quality of the current standby channel. |
| US10278225B2 |
Systems and methods for dual-mode communication using an electronic device
Systems and methods modify the behavior and operation of an electronic device and also enable a server to intercept and process incoming communications for the electronic device, based on whether the electronic device is communicating with a network via a high data rate mode or a low data rate mode. According to certain aspects, whether the electronic device is communicating with the network via a high data rate mode or a low data rate mode may be determined by calculating a delay index based on the amount of repeated data received by the electronic device. The electronic device may be able to maintain a more consistent connection with the network and improve the experience and satisfaction of users. |
| US10278224B2 |
Acknowledgment data unit for multiple uplink data units
A method for simultaneously communicating with multiple communication devices in a wireless local area network is described. Multiple uplink data units are received that are simultaneously transmitted by multiple second communication devices. The multiple uplink data units include a management data unit and a traffic data unit. An acknowledgment data unit is generated to acknowledge receipt of the multiple data units. The acknowledgment data unit includes (i) an indication that indicates that the acknowledgment data unit is intended for the multiple second communication devices, and (ii) respective acknowledgment information fields for the multiple second communication devices. The respective acknowledgment information fields include a first acknowledgment information field for the management data unit and a second acknowledgment information field for the traffic data unit. The acknowledgment data unit is caused to be transmitted from the first communication device to the multiple second communication devices. |
| US10278215B2 |
Method and system for resolution of collision of physical cell identifier (PCI)
A method and a system are described for resolution of collision of Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) between a plurality of base stations. The method includes determining a value of a Physical Cell Identifier Collision Margin (PCICM). The method includes detecting a PCI collision among a plurality of base stations based on the determined PCICM value. In an embodiment, the plurality of base stations may include a Serving Base Station (SBS) and one or more Neighboring Base Stations (NBS). The method includes estimating a relative distance between the SBS and each of the one or more NBS. The method includes reconfiguring a new PCI value associated with the SBS based on the estimated relative distance. |
| US10278214B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting nodes or signals of a radio access technology (RAT) by a node of another RAT
Embodiments of systems and methods enabling a node of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) to detect (co-channel) frames and/or Access Points (APs)/nodes of a second RAT using receiver hardware of the first RAT are disclosed. While not being limited thereto, in some embodiments, the first RAT is Long Term Evolution (LTE) and the second RAT is Wi-Fi, and systems and methods are disclosed that enable a LTE node (e.g., an LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) node such as a base station or a low power node operating in an unlicensed frequency band) to detect Wi-Fi preambles and/or Wi-Fi beacons (and thus the number of co-channel Wi-Fi APs). |
| US10278207B2 |
Method for transmitting/receiving D2D signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for monitoring a downlink control channel by a first terminal having a single RX chain in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present invention comprises the steps of: setting a particular gap for a resource area related to device-to-device (D2D) signal transmission/reception; and monitoring a wide area network (WAN) communication-based downlink control channel on the basis of a timer performed according to a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation, wherein the timer is counted on the basis of at least one subframe which does not overlap with the particular gap, and the particular gap is a time interval set for allowing the single RX chain to cover a switching operation between WMN communication and D2D communication. |
| US10278205B2 |
Control channel signaling using code points for indicating the scheduling mode
The invention relates to a control channel signal for use in a mobile communication system providing at least two different scheduling modes. Further the invention relates to a scheduling unit for generating the control channel signal and a base station comprising the scheduling unit. The invention also relates to the operation of a mobile station and a base station for implementing a scheduling mode using the control channel signal. In order to facilitate the use of different scheduling schemes for user data transmission while avoiding an additional flag for indicating the scheduling mode in the control signaling, the invention proposes the use of code points in existing control channel signal fields. Further, the invention proposes a specific scheduling mode for use in combination with the proposed control channel signal. According to this scheduling mode control channel information is only provided for retransmissions, while initial transmissions are decoded using blind detection. |
| US10278198B2 |
Packet forwarding device, and packet-forwarding priority setting circuit and method
The present disclosure discloses a packet-forwarding priority setting circuit comprising: a decision circuit configured to detect whether an application type of a packet stream is included in a table; a processing circuit configured to examine at least one preceding packet among the packets of the stream if no application type of the stream is found in the table, so as to determine the application type of the stream and store it in the table, and the processing circuit configured to determine the application type of the stream according to the table if the application type of the stream is found in the table; and a mapping circuit configured to distribute some or all of the packets of the stream to one of a plurality of queues according to the application type of the stream, in which the queues are associated with different priorities respectively. |
| US10278191B2 |
Communication system and method for mitigating interference in hierarchical cell structure
A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment. |
| US10278189B2 |
Wireless communication in view of time varying interference
In wireless communication systems, a determination may be made whether to hand off a user equipment (UE) based on whether the UE encounters time varying interference, such as UE to UE interference. The time varying interference may be present only in a specific set of time/frequency resources or subframes. Measurement reporting may be restricted to time/frequency resources which do not experience the time varying interference. |
| US10278183B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving UE capability information in mobile communication system
In order to transmit capability information of a user equipment (UE) to an evolved Node B (eNB), the UE may generate a UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message including the capability information of the UE, and transmit the generated UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message to the eNB. Here, the capability information of the UE may include at least one band combination supported by the UE and whether Time Division Duplexing-Frequency Division Duplexing Carrier Aggregation (TDD-FDD CA) for the band combination is supported. |
| US10278182B2 |
Channel selection method and transmit end
Embodiments provide a channel selection method and a transmit end, and the method includes: ranking multiple channels, and generating a backoff count value; sequentially decrementing, from an initial timeslot, the backoff count value in each timeslot according to a ranking sequence of the channels and busy/idle states of all the channels until the backoff count value is 0; and selecting, from the multiple channels according to a result of the decrement performed on the backoff count value and a busy/idle state of at least one of the multiple channels, a channel that is used by the transmit end for sending data. The method and the transmit end can improve channel utilization. |
| US10278175B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink data using multiple serving cells
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting uplink data by means of multiple serving cells. A method for a terminal for transmitting uplink data by means of multiple serving cells may comprise the steps of: the terminal receiving a first timing advance command (TAC) for a first serving cell and a second TAC for a second serving cell; and determining whether the terminal transmits uplink data by means of the second serving cell on the basis of whether the timing difference is below the threshold value, wherein the timing difference is acquired on the basis of the first TAC and the second TAC, and the first serving cell can be a cell configured so that an uplink can be always transmitted regardless of the timing difference. |
| US10278174B2 |
System and method of spectrum allocation
Systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms or apparatus for allocating a group of content channels among a plurality of slots of a radio frequency (RF) signal in a manner minimizing the number of slots necessary to support the content channels and number of movements of content channels between slots. |
| US10278170B2 |
Information sending and receiving methods and devices
Embodiments of the present invention provide information sending and receiving methods and devices. The information sending method includes: determining, by a base station, a downlink subframe that is used to send first information to user equipment UE; and sending, by the base station, the first information to the UE by using the downlink subframe, where the downlink subframe is a first subframe, a second subframe, or a third subframe, where the first subframe includes at least two sub-physical resource block pairs, the second subframe includes at least two physical resource block pairs, and the third subframe includes at least one sub-physical resource block pair and at least one physical resource block pair. According to the embodiments of the present invention, an LTE communications system efficiently and flexibly supports various network architectures and various types of UEs. |
| US10278168B2 |
Multi-stage segmented downlink control information with reduced overhead
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for multi-stage segmentation of downlink control information. Downlink control information can arrive at a user equipment on more than one channel, setting up and configuring data channels for different base stations, or data channels for the same base station but where the data channels are in different frequency domains or time domains. The downlink control information segmentation system disclosed herein can determine when downlink control information for the user equipment is common across a plurality of downlink control channels, and ensure that the downlink control information is sent just one time, to avoid redundant data transmissions and increased overhead. |
| US10278167B2 |
Downlink control channel structure for low latency applications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In one example, an indication in a first control message in a control region of a first transmission time interval (TTI) identifies a data region of the first TTI. A data region of the second TTI may be identified based on a grant of resources received in a second control message of a second TTI, where the data region of the first TTI and the control region of the second TTI are frequency division multiplexed with the data region of the second TTI. Other examples include a downlink grant at the beginning of a control region and uplink grants at the end of the control region. In other examples, a downlink grant for a user equipment (UE) may include an indication of resources allocated to the UE in that resource block and a second resource block. |
| US10278166B2 |
Method of transmitting/receiving downlink control information and user equipment therefor in wireless access system
Disclosed is a method of receiving downlink control information and an apparatus therefore in a wireless access system supporting an enhanced physical downlink control channel. The method includes receiving, from an eNB, DCI transmission channel information that indicates which one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and the e-PDCCH is used to transmit the DCI, checking the starting symbol of the e-PDCCH when the DCI transmission channel information indicates that the e-PDCCH is used to transmit the DCI, and receiving the DCI by performing blind decoding on the e-PDCCH from the starting symbol of the e-PDCCH. |
| US10278164B2 |
Method and user device for receiving uplink control information, and method and base station for transmitting uplink control information
The present invention determines a PUCCH resource based on which serving cell ACK/NACK information is related to, when a user device set as a plurality of serving cells transmits the ACK/NACK information. Moreover, if a PUCCH transmission time matches with a PUSCH transmission time, the present invention does not piggy back ACK/NACK information to PUSCH but transmits the ACK/NACK information through PUCCH. |
| US10278159B2 |
Method for preforming communications in wireless software defined network and apparatus thereof
The present invention discloses a method for performing communications in a wireless software defined network SDN and an apparatus thereof. The method includes: generating a message in a first format; and transmitting the message to a wireless network control device of a control plane, so that the wireless network control device obtains content in the message according to the first format. According to the method for performing communications in the wireless software defined network SDN and the apparatus thereof in embodiments of the present invention, the wireless network control device in the wireless SDN may perform communications with a base station and a user equipment by defining the message content and the message format for performing communications between the wireless network control device of the control plane and the base station as well as the user equipment of a data plane, thereby enhancing feasibility of a wireless SDN architecture. |
| US10278152B2 |
Method and apparatus for registering wireless device in wireless communication system
A method for registering a wireless device by a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes obtaining connection information for the wireless device by scanning a recognition code of the wireless device in a first mode, transitioning to a second mode based on the connection information and receiving a connection request from the wireless device, performing a connection operation to the wireless device to transmit network access information to the wireless device, and transitioning to the first mode, and registering the wireless device upon detecting connection of the wireless device to a network in the first mode. |
| US10278148B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication device
Provided is a wireless communication method in a wireless communication device that performs wireless communication in compliance with a prescribed wireless communication specification. A first clock frequency is configured as a clock frequency of an operation clock of the wireless communication device, and a first communication sequence is executed in which a second clock frequency is derived, between the wireless communication device itself and a different wireless communication device, using the first clock frequency. A second clock frequency that is derived in the first communication sequence is configured as the clock frequency of the operation clock of the wireless communication device, and a second communication sequence is executed in which data communication is performed, subsequently to the first communication sequence, between the wireless communication device itself and the different wireless communication device, using the second clock frequency. |
| US10278146B2 |
Coordination of signaling and resource allocation in a wireless network using radio access technology
The use of a radio access technology (RAT) may enable wireless communication using one or more node functions at a wireless node, such as a base station or access node. Additionally, multiple wireless nodes may communicate in a network using a schedule that is aligned with a frame structure. For example, a wireless node may establish a link with different wireless nodes using a RAT that supports a synchronized frame structure, such as a millimeter wave (mmW) RAT. The wireless nodes may instantiate one or more node functions, such as an access node function (ANF) and a user equipment function (UEF). The wireless nodes may then communicate according to active and suspended modes using the node functions, where the communication is based on a schedule aligned with the frame structure. |
| US10278145B2 |
Communication of uplink control information
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to communicating random access information and uplink control information. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) or other suitable apparatus transmits physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) information concurrently with random access channel (RACH) information transmitted by another UE or other apparatus. For example, the RACH access information and the PUCCH information may be frequency division multiplexed orthogonal tones. The disclosure relates in some aspects to using downlink-uplink (DL-UL) channel reciprocity to determine symbol and/or tone locations. For example, a base station or other suitable apparatus may initially sweep across different directions in different time slots to transmit directional primary synchronization signals (DPSSs). A UE or other suitable apparatus can then find an appropriate RACH symbol from its best DPSS beam index and transmit PUCCH information in those symbols. |
| US10278141B2 |
Method for transmitting uplink signal and user equipment, and method for receiving uplink signal and base station
The present invention provides a method and a device for transmitting/receiving an uplink signal on one cell (hereinafter, referred to as a specific cell) among a plurality of cells under a carrier aggregation situation in which the plurality of cells are aggregated. In one embodiment of the present invention, when the specific cell is a cell set in an unlicensed band, the specific cell is included in uplink grant downlink control information including a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number field. Therefore, an asynchronous UL HARQ can be performed on the specific cell. |
| US10278139B2 |
Method for power headroom reporting and device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting a power headroom reporting in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a PHR MAC CE (Power Headroom Reporting MAC Control Element) for activated cells comprising a first cell and a second cell; and transmitting a power headroom reporting through the generated PHR MAC CE to a network in a subframe, wherein the generated PHR MAC CE includes a first group of Type 2 PH (Power Headroom) information including a plurality of values of Type 2 PH information followed by a second group of Type 1 PH information including a plurality of values of Type 1 PH information. |
| US10278126B2 |
Method for activating or deactivating small cell and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method for activating or deactivating a cell associated with a second base station additionally installed as a secondary cell for user equipment and an apparatus using the same. More specifically, a method for activating and deactivating, by a user equipment, a cell associated with a second base station includes receiving an upper layer signaling through a first base station after a signaling between the first base station and the second base station, activating a particular cell associated with the second base station, and configuring a radio bearer through the second base station. |
| US10278125B2 |
Apparatus and method for managing connection in wireless communication system
An apparatus for connecting to a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes a controller configured to, when it is determined to restrict a connection to a base station, set base stations which are detected during a first reference time as connection candidate base stations, set any base station which fails to be detected during a second reference time as one or more base stations to be excluded from connection, and select at least one base station except for the one or more base stations to be excluded from connection from among the connection candidate base stations, and a transmitter configured to transmit a connection request signal to the selected base station. |
| US10278124B1 |
Dynamic cell range expansion
Methods and systems are provided for calculating a bias value based on radio frequency signal power measurements. A wireless communication device (WCD) measures the powers of radio frequency signals received by the WCD, including a first radio frequency signal transmitted by a first base station of a wireless network and a second radio frequency signal transmitted by a second base station of the wireless network. The first base station transmits radio frequency signals at a higher power than the second base station. The WCD calculates a bias value based on at least one of the measured powers of the first radio frequency signal and the second radio frequency signal. The bias value, in combination with the measured powers of the first and second radio frequency signals, can be used to select one of the first and second base stations. |
| US10278123B2 |
Network slice selection
This disclosure relates to techniques for network slice selection. A network slice selection function of a cellular network may receive a network slice selection request from a radio access network node of the cellular network. The network slice selection request may be received by the radio access network node from a wireless device. A core network slice (and possibly a radio access network slice) of the cellular network may be selected for the service request. A network slice selection response may be provided to the radio access network node, indicating a control plane entry point address for the selected core network slice. The selected radio network slice may also be indicated in the network slice selection response. |
| US10278120B2 |
Method for controlling small cell and apparatus for same
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling the operation of a small cell in an environment in which small cells are deployed. More specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for controlling the transmission of a discovery signal with which a small cell can broadcast the presence of the small cell while in an off state, and for controlling the small cell to reduce the small cell on/off time. Particularly, provided are an apparatus and a method for a base station to change the state, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a discovery signal while in a deactivated state; receiving a state change instruction signal for changing from the deactivated state to an activated state; and changing to the activated state on the basis of the state change instruction signal. |
| US10278118B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and storage medium
A communication device acquires information relating to a first access point from a captured first image, and acquires information relating to a second access point from a captured second image. The communication device then starts communication parameter share processing of sharing a communication parameter, required for establishing a wireless network, with respect to the first access point or the second access point. The communication device starts the communication parameter share processing with respect to the second access point in response to reception of a completion notification indicative of completion of the communication parameter share processing with respect to the first access point, from the first access point. |
| US10278117B2 |
Randomized beacon transmissions
A deterministic random number generator at a first wireless communication node computes a pseudorandom number. The deterministic random number generator employs a same random number generation algorithm as a random number generator of a second wireless communication node. The first wireless communication node determines a timing of a randomized beacon transmission using the computed pseudorandom number. |
| US10278116B2 |
Method and user equipment for performing an initial network access procedure
The present disclosure relates to a method and system, for performing an initial network access procedure by a user equipment (UE) to access a network in a coverage area. The method includes performing, by the UE, initialization procedure of the UE. Synchronization, is performed by the UE with one or more base stations to prepare a fast network access index (FNAI) list. An initial network access message (INAM) is multicasted to at least one base station based on an INAM multicast list prepared in response to the FNAI list. At least one initial network access response (INAR) is received from the at least one base station in response to the INAM, each INAR comprising a current load information of a base station. The INAR is processed to determine at least one suitable base station. Synchronization with the suitable base station is performed to access the network in the coverage area. |
| US10278115B2 |
Bearer admission control method and bearer admission control apparatus
The bearer admission control method includes: when an MeNB needs to perform bearer separation with an SeNB with respect to an identical UE, sending, by the MeNB, an SeNB addition request message to the SeNB, the SeNB addition request message carrying information about a list of E-RABs corresponding to the UE to be admitted by the SeNB and indication information indicating whether or not data is to be distributed for the bearer in a specific direction, the specific direction being an uplink or a downlink direction; and receiving, by the MeNB, a feedback message from the SeNB to acquire a bearer admission result of the SeNB, configuring, by the MeNB, connection for the UE in the case that the MeNB has accepted the bearer admission result of the SeNB, and otherwise, sending, by the MeNB, a message for rejecting the bearer admission result of the SeNB to the SeNB. |
| US10278114B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for geolocation platform mechanics
Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for geolocating a user and/or a user device, based on one or more location data sources. Some embodiments may include use of a user authentication process (e.g., a two-factor authentication service) to improve confidence in the determined location of a user device. In one embodiment, a user and/or a user device may be allowed or denied access to restricted access content based on the determined location of the device. |
| US10278109B2 |
Method of 5G/WLAN vertical handover based on fuzzy logic control
A method of 5G/WLAN vertical handover based on fuzzy logic control, the method including: 1) obtaining, by a mobile node, dynamic access-network information from a database of access network discovery and selection function; 2) from the obtained dynamic access-network information, sorting out and selecting an RSS, an available bandwidth, and a degree of user's preference for WLAN as performance parameters, and monitoring a real-time status of networks; 3) when the real-time status of the networks satisfies mandatory user-defined rules, executing a typical handover directly according to the user-defined rules; when the real-time status of the networks does not satisfy mandatory user-defined rules, triggering a vertical handover-decision procedure based on a fuzz logic mode; and 4) conducting adjustment and control, by the MN, by dynamically updating access-network information, changing rules and varying membership functions. |
| US10278107B2 |
Adapting primary cell interruption based on a target quality
In certain embodiments, a network node serves a wireless device capable of carrier aggregation involving a primary cell, PCell, and at least one secondary cell, SCell. The network node determines (304) a target quality for the wireless device to achieve with respect to at least the PCell; determines (308) a PCell interruption probability (e.g., probability of missed ACK/NACK in uplink) corresponding to an SCell measurement cycle that can be used by the wireless device for measuring on one or more cells of a secondary component carrier, SCC, with a deactivated SCell; adapts (312) a parameter related to the CA configuration to make it feasible to achieve the target quality, the parameter adapted based on a comparison between the target quality and the PCell interruption probability; and configures (316) the wireless device with the adapted parameter. |
| US10278102B2 |
Gateway change method
A correspondence information storage 32 acquires correspondence information in which an eNB 20, an SGW-C 60, and an SGW-U 70 are associated with each other in advance, and a connection controller 31 receives a handover request from the eNB 20 and identifies a target eNB 20 and a source eNB 20. A connection changer 33 identifies the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 associated with the target eNB 20 and identifies the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 associated with the source eNB 20, with reference to the correspondence information. The connection changer 33 determines whether or not the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 are to be changed on the basis of the identified result, and controls change requests for at least one of the SGW-C 60 and the SGW-U 70 on the basis of a result of the determination. |
| US10278101B2 |
Cell discovery method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention provide a cell discovery method and apparatus, where the method includes: determining, by a second network node, modified timing of the second network node according to acquired timing modification information; receiving, by the second network node, uplink resource information of user equipment sent by a first network node; performing, by the second network node, detection on an uplink signal of the user equipment by using the modified timing and according to the uplink resource information; and when detecting proximity of the user equipment, sending, by the second network node, proximity information to the first network node. The cell discovery method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention prevent from triggering UE to perform unnecessary cell measurement or handover, thereby reducing network signaling load and lowering power consumption of the UE. |
| US10278100B1 |
Long term evolution (LTE) mobility management entity (MME) management of an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) media session service level for a user equipment (UE)
A Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobility Management Entity (MME) manages a service level for an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) media session for a User Equipment (UE). The MME exchanges first control data with the UE to establish an IMS signaling bearer and a media session bearer. The MME identifies a UE hand-over between LTE access nodes during the IMS media session and determines an access technology difference between the LTE access nodes. The MME determines when the service level for the IMS media session should be modified based on the access technology difference and exchanges service modification data with the IMS. The MME exchanges second control data with the UE to indicate a modification to the service level for the IMS media session. |
| US10278096B2 |
Management of spectrum emission requirements
A user equipment (2) has an ability to operate according to one or more spectrum emission requirement capability values (14) in a wireless communications network having at least a first serving cell (4). A message (6) is received at the user equipment (2) from the first serving cell (4) comprising a first indicator representing a first band designation (8), a second indicator representing a spectrum emission requirement value (10), and at least one additional indicator representing at least one additional spectrum emission requirement value (12), both the first and additional indicators relating to the first band designation. The user equipment (2) performs a comparison of the first and additional spectrum emission requirement values (10, 12) with the one or more spectrum emission requirement capability values (14) and determines a behavior of the user equipment (2) in relation to the first serving cell (4) in dependence on the comparison. |
| US10278081B2 |
Methods and apparatus for self optimization and/or improvement of a cloud-based wireless network
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a monitor module configured to monitor a set of performance indicators associated with a first network topology of a wireless network provider system. In the first network topology, a set of virtual baseband units services a set of remote radio heads. The apparatus includes a detector module configured to detect an operational condition of the wireless network provider system based on at least one value associated with the set of performance indicators at a first time. The apparatus further includes an optimization module configured to define, based on the operational condition, a second network topology for the set of virtual baseband units. The optimization module is further configured to send a signal to a virtual baseband unit pool manager to configure the wireless network provider system in the second network topology at a second time after the first time. |
| US10278077B2 |
Protection of a security module in a telecommunication device coupled to an NFC circuit
The invention relates to a method for protecting information contained in a security module of a telecommunication device provided with a near-field communication router, wherein the provision of information from the security module to the near-field communication router is subject to checking a signature of a routing table between ports of said router. |
| US10278075B2 |
Method and mobile terminal for controlling screen lock
A method of controlling screen lock and a mobile terminal employing the same is provided. The mobile device includes a User Interface (UI) for setting a screen unlock mode using a wireless device other than the mobile terminal and stores IDentifier (ID) information of the wireless device designated by the UI corresponding to the screen unlock mode. The mobile terminal is capable of detecting a wireless device. After the ID information of the wireless device is stored, if the wireless device is detected by the mobile terminal and ID information of the detected wireless device is identical to the stored ID information, the mobile terminal controls not to display an unlock requesting screen when the display unit of the mobile terminal is turned on. |
| US10278074B1 |
Systems and methods for categorizing mobile devices as rooted
The disclosed computer-implemented method for categorizing mobile devices as rooted may include (1) gathering a set of metadata describing a plurality of rooted mobile devices that have been modified to allow a user to alter protected systems and an additional set of metadata describing a plurality of unrooted mobile devices that have not been modified to allow the user to alter the protected systems, (2) comparing the set of metadata with the additional set of metadata to determine at least one feature that differentiates the rooted mobile devices from the unrooted mobile devices, (3) determining whether the feature is present in metadata that describes an uncategorized mobile device, and (4) categorizing the uncategorized mobile device as a rooted mobile device based on the presence of the feature in the metadata that describes the uncategorized mobile device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10278070B2 |
Authentication method for authenticating a terminal when a designated device is determined to be manipulated
Power usage of each of one or more devices belonging to a group is collected at prescribed intervals, and an authentication request including group identification information for identification of the group to be authenticated is received from a terminal. Upon receipt of the authentication request, a device as a manipulation target in the group and details of a manipulation on the device are determined, and notification is provided to the terminal. Whether the device designated by the notification is manipulated is judged on the basis of a change in the power usage of each of the devices belonging to the group. If the device designated by the notification is judged to be manipulated, authentication information is transmitted to the terminal. |
| US10278061B2 |
Dynamic utilization of services by a temporary device
A system for dynamically providing or utilizing services and applications on a temporary or new device is provided. A user can send a message with a secure code that is forwarded to a home network associated with the user. The home network can initiate transferring data from an application repository on the home network to the visited network which can then install the application through over the air programming. Once installed on the device, the application can send authentication information including the subscriber identity module (SIM) information to a virtual SIM database on the visiting carrier or home carrier networks to enable the application and services on the device. |
| US10278060B2 |
Identity management for mobile devices
A method of managing identities for use in a mobile telecommunications device in a telecommunications network has the following features. The identity management process is triggered and one or more parameters of a currently available mobile telecommunications network detected. An identity database is searched—each record in the identity database comprises an identity and additional identity information for each identity. The additional identity information includes the one or more parameters. The identity management process involves selecting an identity when a first record comprising the one or more parameters detected is found in said searching and modifying an active identity of the mobile telecommunications device to be the selected identity when the active identity is not already the selected identity. This process can be carried out by a subscriber information module of a mobile telecommunications device. |
| US10278058B2 |
Wireless communication device information processing device, and communication method
Provided is a wireless communication device to perform an inter-device wireless communication with another wireless communication device in accordance with the Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct specification. This wireless communication device includes a transmitting unit. This transmitting unit incorporates information about the role of the wireless communication device into an action frame specified in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11 specification, and then transmits the action frame. |
| US10278056B2 |
Wireless communication networks with probe response
In one example, a method for providing probe responses in a wireless communication network includes determining, in response to a broadcast probe request from a station, to respond to the broadcast probe request based on whether the station previously acknowledges a previous broadcast probe response from an access point. Additionally, the method includes transmitting a probe response to the station based on the determination. |
| US10278054B2 |
Method and apparatus for communicating in wireless personal area network communication system
A method and apparatus for wireless communication in a wireless personal area network (WPAN) communication system. A wireless communication method to be performed by a first wireless communication device includes broadcasting a beacon, receiving an association request signal from a second wireless communication device receiving the beacon, and performing association with the second wireless communication device after receiving the association request signal, in which the first wireless communication device may suspend beacon transmission after the association with the second wireless communication device is established. |
| US10278052B2 |
On-vehicle emergency notification device
The present invention relates to an on-vehicle emergency notification device The notification device is configured to allow a vehicle body number and an emergency notification phone number to be registered therein in the form of a set, so as to enable the notification to the emergency call center, wherein the notification device is configured such that: during execution of a factory mode for performing the registration of the vehicle body number and the emergency notification phone number, rewriting of the vehicle body number is permitted; after the registration of the vehicle body number and the emergency notification phone number is completed and then the factory mode is shifted to a market mode, the rewriting of the vehicle body number is prohibited; and, when it is in the factory mode, the switching to an auxiliary battery is prohibited. |
| US10278048B2 |
Systems and methods for enhancing building management system interaction and visualization
Implementations herein relate to visualization of interaction with a building management system (BMS). Such interaction may be facilitated with a smart headset that displays a three-dimensional model of an image with real-time data from the BMS to enable monitoring and control of the BMS. In one implementation, a system for locating a target in a building includes a server, a first wireless emitter, and an application on a mobile device. The first wireless emitter is associated with the target and configured to emit a first emitter identifier within a first range. The application is configured to detect the first emitter identifier when the mobile device is within the first range. The application is also configured to transmit the first emitter identifier to the server in response to detecting the first emitter identifier. The application is also configured to receive a first content from the server. |
| US10278036B1 |
Telephone with card-reader
A telephone with a card reader is disclosed. The telephone includes means for providing a first communication service. The card includes a memory, which stores information, where the telephone reads the information stored in the memory and provides a means for providing a second communication service based on the information. In providing the second communication service, the telephone obtains second communication service information from a datastore, which includes pairs of information and corresponding second communication service information. The telephone may include the datastore. The telephone may alternatively obtain the second communication service information from or a service server in response to a request. Alternatively, the information stored in the memory can be the second communication service information itself. |
| US10278035B2 |
Device pairing for textual communications
Devices, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for processing a communication. For example, a method may include a processor of a first mobile device receiving a communication for the first mobile device from a third-party device, the communication including a textual content, modifying the communication based upon a pairing profile associated with a second mobile device to create a modified communication, and forwarding the modified communication to the second mobile device via a wireless connection in accordance with the pairing profile. The method may further include the processor receiving a content responding to the communication from the second mobile device and transmitting a response message including the content to the third-party device. |
| US10278034B1 |
Audio processing system and method using push to talk (PTT) audio attributes
Methods and systems for audio processing using push to talk (PTT) audio attributes to distinguish utterances are provided. The system receives an audio stream comprising two or more utterances. The system includes a control module comprising a processor and a memory, the control module being configured to receive the audio stream; store, in real time, the audio stream in a current buffer in the memory; break the audio stream into a plurality of time segments of equal size; and for each time segment of the plurality of time segments, process the time segment with a push to talk (PTT) audio attribute to look for a PTT event, defined as a PTT button is released; and upon identifying the PTT event, respond to the identified PTT event by, (i) closing the current buffer, (ii) opening a new data storage location, and (iii) defining the new data storage location as the current buffer. |
| US10278033B2 |
Electronic device and method of providing message via electronic device
Provided is a method of providing a message via an electronic device, including: executing an application that provides messages, which correspond to a plurality of users in a group, as a voice; acquiring a signal for selecting at least one user from the group; generating a voice stream by reconstructing at least one message corresponding to the at least one user based on the acquired signal and the messages corresponding to the plurality of users; and outputting the voice stream. |
| US10278031B2 |
Information processing method and information processing apparatus
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a determination unit and a delivery control unit. The determination unit determines, regarding each of a plurality of reproduction apparatuses, which becomes a target of streaming delivery of content by unicast via a wireless network, whether or not a communication state of the wireless network is normal. The delivery control unit excludes a communication failure apparatus that is a reproduction apparatus of the plurality of reproduction apparatuses, whose communication state is determined not to be normal, from the target of the streaming delivery by the unicast. |
| US10278017B2 |
Efficient apparatus and method for audio signature generation using recognition history
Audio information is monitored by a user device that performs audio content recognition of any received audio content. The user device includes a scheduling logic unit, a probe, and an audio signature generator. The scheduling logic unit maintains a set of scheduling rules that define conditions that were present when previous audio content recognition of audio content received by the user device was successful. The scheduling logic unit receives currently present conditions of the user device, and compares the currently present conditions to the set of scheduling rules to determine if the currently present conditions match any scheduling rules. The user devices captures ambient audio content via the probe and generates audio signatures of the captured audio content using the audio signature generator if a match occurs, and inhibits capturing audio content by the user device and/or inhibits generating audio signatures if a match does not occur. |
| US10278012B2 |
Location-based reminding method, indication device, reminding device, and mobile terminal
A location-based reminding method includes obtaining, by an indication device, reminding information and at least one reminding account that are set by a user, where each of the at least one reminding account is corresponding to at least one reminding device; generating, by the indication device, first information that includes the reminding information; and sending, by the indication device, the first information to a reminding device corresponding to the at least one reminding account, so that the reminding device corresponding to the at least one reminding account obtains second information according to the first information, where the second information includes the reminding information and a target geographic area, each reminding device corresponding to the at least one reminding account issues the reminding information when determining that the reminding device meets a preset reminding condition, and the preset reminding condition includes entering the target geographic area. |
| US10278007B2 |
Information providing system and information providing method
A portable terminal obtains a first code used to obtain provision information and a second code, different from the first code, from a communication device. The portable terminal transmits the first and second codes to an information processing device, receives the provision information from the information processing device as a response to the transmission, and outputs the received provision information. The information processing device includes a first storage unit storing the first code and a second storage unit storing, by associating, the second code and the provision information. The information processing device receives the first and second codes from the portable terminal, obtains provision information associated with the received second code from the second storage unit when the received first code is stored in the first storage unit, and transmits the obtained provision information to the portable terminal. The first code is deleted in exiting from a specific area. |
| US10278006B2 |
Identifying user device status via rotating codes broadcast by a beacon device
A user enters a location with a user device. A beacon device broadcasts a first beacon device code comprising a hardware identifier via a local wireless network at the location. A service application of the user device receives the first beacon device hardware identifier, logs a check-in status of the user, and transmits the check-in status to a service provider system. The beacon device generates, after a predetermined period of time, a subsequent beacon device code comprising a random number to broadcast at the location via the local wireless network. In response to receiving the subsequent beacon device code broadcast by the beacon device, the user device logs and transmits a subsequent check in status to the service provider system via the network. The service provider system provides services to the user device or another device at the location in accordance with the check-in status of the user device. |
| US10277999B2 |
Method and apparatus for control of randering multiobject or multichannel audio signal using spatial cue
The present research relates to controlling rendering of multi-object or multi-channel audio signals. The present research provides a method and apparatus for controlling rendering of multi-object or multi-channel audio signals based on spatial cues in a process of decoding the multi-object or multi-channel audio signals. To achieve the purpose, the method suggested in the research controls rendering in a spatial cue domain in the process of decoding the multi-object or multi-channel audio signals. |
| US10277996B2 |
Hearing aid with a flexible carrier antenna and related method
A hearing aid having an electrical assembly, the electrical assembly includes a printed circuit board having a first board surface and a second board surface, the printed circuit board having a first pad in a first pad region on the first board surface, the first pad region having a first board normal; a flexible printed circuit board comprising an antenna, the antenna having a first terminal in a first terminal region on a first flexfilm surface of the flexible printed circuit board, the first terminal region having a first terminal normal; and first electrically conductive material connecting the first pad and the first terminal, and wherein the first terminal normal and the first board normal forms a first angle that is anywhere from 30° to 150°. |
| US10277993B2 |
Audio accessory for auditory prosthesis system that includes body-worn sound processor apparatus
An exemplary auditory prosthesis system includes an audio accessory configured to be external to a patient and that includes 1) a plurality of microphones that receive incoming audio and convert the incoming audio into a plurality of audio signals, 2) a first communication port that connects directly to a communication port of a body-worn sound processor apparatus by way of a first cable, 3) a second communication port that connects directly to a communication port of a headpiece by way of a second cable, and 4) a control module communicatively coupled to the plurality of microphones and the first and second communication ports and that generates a processed audio signal by processing the plurality of audio signals converted by the plurality of microphones from the incoming audio and provides the processed audio signal to the body-worn sound processor apparatus. |
| US10277989B2 |
Opto-acoustic transducer and cover glass
An opto-acoustic transducer may include a light source, a substrate, a top layer, an interstitial layer, a lens, and a detector array. The light source may generate light beams. The substrate may reflect the light beams generated by the light source. The top layer may modulate responsive to an acoustical wave impingent thereupon and may reflect the light beams generated by the light source. The interstitial layer may be between the substrate and the top layer and may include a cavity which acts as an optical collector. The lens may propagate the light beams reflected by the substrate and the light beams reflected by the top layer. The detector array may reconstruct the acoustical wave impingent on the top layer based on the light beams propagated by the lens. |
| US10277986B2 |
Miniature speaker includes a flexible circuit board located below a diaphragm
The present disclosure provides a miniature speaker, including a frame, and a vibrating unit and a magnetic unit which are fixedly connected with the frame; the vibrating unit includes a voice diaphragm, a voice coil located below the voice diaphragm and configured to drive the voice diaphragm to vibrate, and an elastic supporting member located below the voice coil and configured to elastically support the voice coil; the elastic supporting member includes a diaphragm and a flexible circuit board fixedly connected below the diaphragm; the diaphragm includes a first connecting portion fixedly connected with the frame, a second connecting portion fixedly connected with the voice diaphragm and a suspension connecting the first connecting portion with the second connecting portion; the suspension is an upward protruded structure protruding toward the voice diaphragm, and the voice coil transmits an electric signal to an external circuit through the flexible circuit board. |
| US10277985B2 |
Speaker module
The present invention discloses a speaker module. The speaker module comprises an inner cavity defined by a shell, and a first induction coil. A single speaker piece is provided in the inner cavity of the shell, the first induction coil is configured to be electrically connected with a terminal device, and a second induction coil, which corresponds to the first induction coil and is configured to be electrically connected with a voice coil in the single speaker piece, is also provided on the shell. According to the speaker module, an output end of a complete machine and the voice coil are conducted through the first induction coil and the second induction coil; and by the adoption of such a structure, the space of the module can be greatly saved, and a lighter and thinner complete machine can be developed. In addition, the problems, such as poor performance due to the change of the resistance value in a traditional electro-acoustic connection way, can be solved. By the adoption of the structure, the first induction coil is allowed to be provided outside the inner cavity, the shell can be sealed at a time, wiring from the outside to the inside is not needed any more. In this way, secondary sealing of a lead position is avoided, production and transportation of the speaker module are greatly simplified, and assembly between the speaker module and the terminal device is also greatly simplified. |
| US10277984B2 |
Multi-strand independent input-output voice coil
Disclosed is a multi-strand independent input-output voice coil. The voice coil is a potted coil, which is formed by winding in the following steps: a. forming a multi-strand flat cable by synchronizing and juxtaposing at least two enameled wires; b. winding the multi-strand flat cable to form the potted coil, each enameled wire including independent current input and output ends; and c. under the control of an ICE chip, forming, by the enameled wires together, a multiple-input multiple-output electrical connection end to correspond to vibration drive control of sounds at different frequencies separately. During use, the independent current input and output ends of the enameled wires reduce impact of inertia in vibration of a vibrating diaphragm and impact of a frequency and current on a sound during a change in a volume or tone. Quality of a sound made by the loudspeaker is notably improved. |
| US10277983B2 |
Microphone device
A microphone apparatus is disclosed. A microphone apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a vibration membrane disposed inside a case and formed on an upper surface of a main substrate; an acoustic component including an absorbing unit cut over a predetermined section toward the outside of a fixed membrane and having a predetermined pattern; a microphone module including a semiconductor chip electrically connected to the acoustic component inside the case; and a printed circuit board on which the microphone module is mounted. |
| US10277977B1 |
Sound reproduction system, mobile object, and sound reproduction method
Disclosed herein is a sound reproduction system configured to emit a first sound and a second sound from a loudspeaker at a time. The first sound is intended to reach ears of an object person's. The second sound is intended to reach ears of a non-object person's and compliant with a control characteristic. The control characteristic is defined such that the second sound includes a component which is emitted from the loudspeaker toward a first region occupied by the object person and has a sound pressure lower than a predetermined value, and another component which is emitted from the loudspeaker toward a second region occupied by the non-object person and has a sound pressure equal to the predetermined value. |
| US10277976B2 |
Speaker device having diaphragm with folded portion
Provided is a speaker device achieving thinning and cost reduction. The speaker device includes a first speaker unit and a second speaker unit. An outer peripheral side of the speaker unit is provided with a folded portion protruding to an opposite side of a sound emission direction P. A flat portion is provided inside the folded portion. An opening is provided inside the flat portion. A voice coil bobbin is secured to the opening. A speaker unit is arranged in the voice coil bobbin. An external-magnet-type magnetic circuit is provided in the speaker unit. As a magnet of the magnetic circuit, a ferrite magnet having a large volume is used. |
| US10277972B2 |
Headphone and interaction system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a headphone and an interaction system. The headphone includes: a controller electrically connected to the Type-C interface, a biological features detection module connected to the controller, a microphone electrically connected to the controller, and a loudspeaker electrically connected to the controller. The biological features detection module is configured to detect biological features of a user wearing the headphone; and the controller is configured to control paring between the Type-C interface and a terminal and communication between the terminal and the biological features detection module, the microphone and the loudspeaker when the headphone is in a digital mode, to control detection of biological features and processing of audio data. |
| US10277970B2 |
Microphone unit for an action camera
There is provided a microphone unit (1) for an action camera, comprising a microphone capsule (10) having at least one speaking hole (11), and a water-tight enclosure (20) which water-tightly encloses the microphone capsule (10). The water-tight enclosure (20) has a water-impermeable passive diaphragm (25) which can oscillate freely and which allows incoming sound to pass substantially undisturbed. The microphone unit has a head (30) having a plurality of holes (31), the head (30) being provided outside the enclosure (20) in front of the passive diaphragm (25). The microphone unit further has a foam portion (40) which is provided in front of the head (30) and has an open-pore foam. The foam portion (40) is in contact with the head (30). The passive diaphragm (25) has an oscillatable minimum area of 20 mm2; wherein the foam portion (40) has pores which are sufficiently small so that the foam portion (40) can suck water residues away from the holes (31) in the head (30) like a sponge. At the same time however the pores are of such a size that they cannot independently retain water so that water residues, after removal of the microphone unit (1) from the water, run for the greatest part out of the foam portion (40) downwardly under the effect of the force of gravity; wherein the foam portion (40) has a predominant pore density of 15 ppi to 80 ppi. |
| US10277969B2 |
Microphone device
A microphone device is provided. The microphone device includes a microphone cover, a circuit board, an integrated circuit, a first acoustic sensor, and a second acoustic sensor. The circuit board is coupled to the microphone cover. The circuit board includes a first acoustic port and a second acoustic port. The integrated circuit is coupled to the microphone cover and the circuit board to form a first chamber and a second chamber. The first acoustic sensor is arranged in the first chamber. The second acoustic sensor is arranged in the second chamber. The integrated circuit is coupled to the first acoustic sensor and the second acoustic sensor. |
| US10277967B2 |
Piezoelectric sounding body
A piezoelectric sounding body includes: a piezoelectric vibrating plate; a case housing the piezoelectric vibrating plate; a first conductive terminal electrically connected to one electrode in the piezoelectric vibrating plate; and a second conductive terminal electrically connected to the other electrode in the piezoelectric vibrating plate. At least one of the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal includes: a first terminal portion arranged inside the case; a second terminal portion arranged on the outside of the case; and a third terminal portion arranged in a terminal insertion hole formed in the case to connect the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion. The first terminal portion includes a sandwiching portion configured to sandwich part of the case between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion. |
| US10277963B2 |
Footwear products including data transmission capabilities
Footwear systems include an article of footwear and a data transmission system engaged with the article of footwear. The transmission system transmits data to a remote system, such as a display system, another data transmission system, a processing system, etc. Such footwear systems further may include activation systems for activating the transmission and/or display systems. The transmitted data may be used for various purposes, such as: (a) identifying a user of the article of footwear; (b) activating targeted advertising or product information; (c) confirming the user's presence at a specific location and/or at a specific time; (d) determining start, finish, and/or intermediate split times for specific user; (e) confirming athletic equipment usage; (f) providing data for a game or reward program; (g) registering the user for an event or competition; or the like. |
| US10277962B2 |
Sensor based detection system
Systems, apparatuses, and methods described herein are configured for monitoring and managing a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors may be fixed, mobile, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the monitoring and management of the sensors is facilitated via a graphical user interface. |
| US10277961B2 |
Electronic device, companion device, and method of operating the electronic device
An electronic device includes a communicator comprising communication circuitry; and a controller configured to recognize a trigger for an execution request of an application for interoperating with a companion screen and to transmit a notification message including a key identifying the application of a companion device and information for calling the application to a notification server that provides a notification service with respect to the application to the companion device through the communication circuitry of the communicator. |
| US10277954B2 |
Signal amplifiers that support MoCA communications at both active and passive output ports
RF signal amplifiers are provided that include an RF input port, a power divider network having a plurality of active output ports, an active path connecting the RF input port to the power divider network, the active path including an upstream diplexer, a downstream diplexer and a power amplifier between the upstream diplexer and the downstream diplexer, a passive output port, a MoCA diplexer that is coupled to the passive output port, a passive path connecting the RF input port to the MoCA diplexer and a MoCA rejection filter between the power divider network and the active path. |
| US10277950B2 |
Matching and ranking content items
The present disclosure is directed to a networking system that provides a user experience in which users of the networking system can interact with user-generated digital content items to select and receive information about one or more products. In particular, the systems and methods involve identifying products shown within user-generated digital content items and associating the user-generated digital content items with the identified products. In addition, where a user selects a product shown within a digital content item, the systems and methods involve selectively identifying other user-generated digital content items for the user based on a coefficient between the user and the other user-generated digital content items. Moreover, the systems and methods involve tracking user-interactions with respect to digital content items and generating and providing a creation insight including an identification of one or more products predicted to engage users of the networking system. |
| US10277949B2 |
Method and apparatus for batch voting on live broadcasts
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for allocating and committing votes in a variety of voting paradigms is described. In one embodiment, the method describes a system applicable in a plurality of time zones and comprises determining if an allocation of at least a portion of N1 votes among one or more candidates is received from a first user via a first device during a first period, accepting and storing the allocation of votes, only if the allocation is received during the first period, receiving a user command committing the stored allocation of the N1 votes among the plurality of candidates, determining if the command is received during a second period, and committing the stored first user allocation of N1 votes among the one or more candidates only if the command is received during the second period. |
| US10277948B2 |
Remote parental control with reward unlock
Authorized access to broadcast programming may be gained upon correct or at least sufficient answering of a particular question. The question may prompt a user to correctly solve a problem. The question may prompt a user to confirm completion of a particular task. |
| US10277938B2 |
Identifying reference content that includes third party content
A reference verification module identifies content items stored in a content repository that include at least a portion of the content included in a reference content item provided by an entity. The reference verification module classifies the reference content item based on the uneven distribution of the percentages of the identified content items that include each of the claimed portions. Specifically, if the average difference between the percentage of content items that include a given portion and the percentages of the remaining content items is above a threshold, then the reference verification module classifies the reference content item as having a higher than threshold likelihood of including third party content. |
| US10277934B2 |
Permissions management for watermarked data in a broadcast environment
Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for a watermark client executing on a media receiver device to manage access to data related to watermark data from broadcast streams. An embodiment method performed by a processor of the media receiver device may include operations for receiving a broadcast stream from a broadcast channel, identifying watermark data within the received broadcast stream, obtaining data via a wide area network based on the identified watermark data, receiving a request for the obtained data from a resident application executing on the media receiver device, and determining whether the resident application is eligible to access the obtained data. |
| US10277932B2 |
Crowdsourced voting via interaction between crowdsource client and crowdsourced client interface
Systems, apparatuses, and methods may provide for technology to conduct contemporaneous crowd-sourced voting via interaction between a client and a client interface. |
| US10277925B2 |
Generation of a video mosaic
A method for generating a first video stream representative of a mosaic of videos, referred to as a video mosaic, from a set of at least two second video streams each consisting of a video associated with header data and encoded video data representative of images. During the course of the method: the encoded video data of the second video streams are stored during the generation of the first video stream, a header associated with said video mosaic is generated, said header being representative of an assembly of the encoded video data from the second video streams, and comprising: first header data which are legacy header data from each of the videos of the set of second video streams, second header data which are generated separately from the header data of the second video streams. Associated computer program, storage media and terminal. |
| US10277922B2 |
Method and device for controlling reception of broadcast service provided by means of application layer forward error correction
A method for receiving media data by a receiving apparatus in a multimedia system, the method comprising: receiving, from a transmission apparatus, a signaling message; and decoding media data corresponding to each of at least two assets based on control information included in the signaling message; wherein the control information includes time information to control an output time of decoded media data for each of the at least two asset. |
| US10277920B2 |
Method, electronic device, system, computer program product and circuit assembly for reducing error in video coding
A method, electronic device, computer program product, system and circuit assembly are provided for allocating one or more redundant pictures by taking into consideration the information content of the primary pictures, with which the redundant pictures would be associated. In particular, primary pictures that are determined to be more sensitive to transmission loss or corruption may be allocated one or more redundant pictures, while those that are less sensitive may not be so allocated. By selectively allocating redundant pictures to only those primary pictures that are more sensitive, the method disclosed reduces the amount of overhead associated with redundant pictures and increases the coding efficiency, without sacrificing the integrity of the video data. |
| US10277919B2 |
Noise reduction for image sequences
Described herein are techniques related to noise reduction for image sequences or videos. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims. A noise reduction tool includes a motion estimator configured to estimated motion in the video, a noise spectrum estimator configured to estimate noise in the video, a shot detector configured to trigger the noise estimation process, a noise spectrum validator configured to validate the estimated noise spectrum, and a noise reducer to reduce noise in the video using the estimated noise spectrum. |
| US10277916B2 |
Video predictive encoding device and system, video predictive decoding device and system
A video predictive encoding device includes an input module to receive pictures forming a video sequence, and an encoding module to encode the pictures by either intra prediction or inter prediction to generate compressed picture data, and to packetize the compressed image data along with packet header information. The packet header information includes a picture type. The encoding module determines the picture type so as to uniquely indicate whether encoded picture data is used for reference in decoding of another picture. |
| US10277915B2 |
Signaling quantization matrices for video coding
The techniques of this disclosure may be generally related to signaling values of a quantization matrix. In some examples, coefficient values in the quantization matrix may be downsampled with different factors based on where the coefficient values are located in the quantization matrix. |
| US10277912B2 |
Methods and apparatus for storing data related to video decoding
A method for storing data related to video decoding is described. A video-decoding device may divide a video image into a plurality of coding units (CUs). Each of the plurality of CUs has a horizontal coordinate and a vertical coordinate. The video-decoding device may retrieve a first tidbit associated with a first CU from a one-dimensional storage structure. The first CU is adjacent to an un-decoded second CU. The first tidbit is generated during decoding of the first CU and stored in the one-dimensional storage structure based on a first storage index calculated using the first CU's horizontal and vertical coordinates. The video-decoding device may further decode the second CU based on the first tidbit, and store a second tidbit associated with the second CU in the one-dimensional storage structure based on a second storage index calculated using the second CU's horizontal and vertical coordinates. |
| US10277911B2 |
Video processing workload management
A particular method includes determining, at a processor of a computing device, a plurality of hardware scores associated with a plurality of hardware systems, where each of the plurality of hardware scores corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of hardware systems. The method also includes receiving data indicating a video processing workload and determining a workload score associated with the video processing workload based on the data. The method further includes identifying one or more of the plurality of hardware systems to execute the video processing workload. The one or more hardware systems are identified based on a comparison of the workload score to one or more hardware scores of the one or more hardware systems. The method includes assigning the one or more hardware systems to execute the video processing workload. |
| US10277909B2 |
Single loop decoding based interlayer prediction
Methods, systems, and instrumentalities are described to implement single loop decoding, A video decoding device (VDD) may receive a video bitstream, which may include one or more bitstreams (e.g., base layer bitstream, enhanced layer bitstream, etc.) The VDD may generate a hybrid inter-layer reference (H-ILR) picture. The H-ILR picture may be generated based on one or more inputs including, for example, a first layer motion information, a processed (e.g., upsampled) first layer residue signal, a second layer texture information, etc. The first layer motion information may be derived from a compressed first layer motion field or an uncompressed first layer motion field. An H-ILR block of the H-ILR picture may be reconstructed by deriving motion information of the H-ILR block from one or more neighboring H-ILR blocks in the H-ILR picture, for example, when the neighboring blocks are inter-coded. |
| US10277904B2 |
Channel line buffer data packing scheme for video codecs
Video pixel line buffers are widely used for data processing in video codecs. Video data may be packed into buffers configured to store a plurality of words, each word comprising a series of bits. The video data may be associated with two or more channels. In order to reduce realization costs, data blocks from two different channels may be packed from opposite sides of a word in the buffer in opposite directions. In some embodiments, data blocks from two or more physical channels may be mapped to two or more virtual channels, the virtual channels having balanced data block sizes. The data blocks associated with the virtual channels may then be packed to one or more buffers. |
| US10277903B2 |
Video encoding method and video encoding for signaling SAO parameters
The present disclosure relates to signaling of sample adaptive offset (SAO) parameters determined to minimize an error between an original image and a reconstructed image in video encoding and decoding operations. An SAO decoding method includes obtaining context-encoded leftward SAO merge information and context-encoded upward SAO merge information from a bitstream of a largest coding unit (MCU); obtaining SAO on/off information context-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream; if the SAO on/off information indicates to perform SAO operation, obtaining absolute offset value information for each SAO category bypass-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream; and obtaining one of band position information and edge class information bypass-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream. |
| US10277901B2 |
Encoding a video stream having a privacy mask
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for encoding a video sequence having a plurality of image frames, wherein at least some of the image frames include a privacy mask. An original total amount of motion is estimated in a received image frame. A reduced amount of motion is determined in the image frame, based on the estimated total amount of motion for the image frame and the size and position of the privacy mask. The image frames are encoded into a sequence of output image frames, wherein a temporal frame distance is adjusted based on the determined reduced amount of motion. |
| US10277900B2 |
Encoding device, decoding device, encoding method, and decoding method for coding efficiency
According to an embodiment, an encoding device includes a deriving unit and an encoding unit. The deriving unit is configured to derive a first reference value based on fixed point precision representing roughness of a weighting factor that is used for multiplying a reference image. The encoding unit is configured to encode a first difference value that is a difference value between the weighting factor and the first reference value and the fixed point precision. The weighting factor is included in a first range of predetermined bit precision having the first reference value at approximate center. The first difference value is in the predetermined range. |
| US10277895B2 |
Adaptive unequal weight planar prediction
A method of decoding JVET video includes receiving a bitstream that includes encoded video data that includes encoded video data. From the encoded data, a horizontal predictor and a vertical predictor for a pixel in the current coding block may be interpolated. A coding block size may be identified to determine whether to use equal weight or unequal weights to apply to each of the horizontal and vertical predictors for calculating a final planar prediction value P(x,y) by comparing the coding block size to a coding block size threshold. |
| US10277894B2 |
Palette predictor initializer when encoding or decoding self-contained coding structures
The invention concerns a method and a device for processing images, e.g. for encoding or decoding the images into or from a bitstream, using a palette prediction mode as defined in HEVC SCC. The images are split into hierarchical coding structures. At the decoder, the method comprises: decoding encoded data of two self-contained coding structures having the same hierarchical level, using a palette coding mode which uses, for each processed block of the two coding structures, an associated palette that comprises entries associating respective entry indexes with corresponding pixel values, wherein the palette associated with each processed pixel block is predicted from a palette predictor using prediction information from the bitstream; obtaining, from the bitstream, a palette predictor initializer associated with a coding structure hierarchically above the two self-contained coding structures; and initializing the palette predictor for each self-contained coding structure using the same obtained palette predictor initializer. |
| US10277889B2 |
Method and system for depth estimation based upon object magnification
Methods and apparatus for determining a depth of an object within a scene are provided. Image data of a scene can be captured using a lens configured to project an image of the scene onto an image sensor. The lens has a known focal length and is movable between at least a first lens position and a second lens position. A first image of the scene is captured with the lens at a first lens position, and a second image of the scene is captured with the lens at a second, different position. By measuring a first dimension of the object using the first image and a second dimension of the object using the second image, a depth of the object may be determined based upon a ratio of the first and second dimensions, the focal length of the lens, and a distance between the first and second lens positions. |
| US10277888B2 |
Depth triggered event feature
Systems and methods of triggering an event based on meeting a certain depth criteria in an image. One innovation of a method includes a identifying at least one object in a field of view of an imaging device, the imaging device configured to capture at least one image of the field of view, determining a threshold depth level, measuring a depth of the at least one object within the field of view with respect to the imaging device, comparing the measured depth of the at least one object to the threshold depth level, and capturing an image of the object when the depth of the object within the field of view exceeds the threshold depth level. |
| US10277886B2 |
Mapping of spherical image data into rectangular faces for transport and decoding across networks
A system receives an encoded image representative of the 2D projection of a cubic image, the encoded image generated from two overlapping hemispherical images separated along a longitudinal plane of a sphere. The system decodes the encoded image to produce a decoded 2D projection of the cubic image, and perform a stitching operation to portions of the decoded 2D projection representative of overlapping portions of the hemispherical images to produce stitched overlapping portions. The system combine the stitched overlapping portions with portions of the decoded 2D projection representative of the non-overlapping portions of the hemispherical images to produce a stitched 2D projection of the cubic image, and encode the stitched 2D projection of the cubic image to produce an encoded cubic projection of the stitched hemispherical images. |
| US10277883B2 |
Methods for controlling scene, camera and viewing parameters for altering perception of 3D imagery
Mathematical relationships between the scene geometry, camera parameters, and viewing environment are used to control stereography to obtain various results influencing the viewer's perception of 3D imagery. The methods may include setting a horizontal shift, convergence distance, and camera interaxial parameter to achieve various effects. The methods may be implemented in a computer-implemented tool for interactively modifying scene parameters during a 2D-to-3D conversion process, which may then trigger the re-rendering of the 3D content on the fly. |
| US10277881B2 |
Methods and devices for determining visual fatigue of three-dimensional image or video and computer readable storage medium
The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a method and device for determining a visual fatigue of a three dimensional (3D) image or a 3D video and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: determining depth-of-field values of at least a part of pixels of the 3D image or at least one frame of 3D image in the 3D video; and determining the visual fatigue of the 3D image or the 3D video according to the depth-of-field values. |
| US10277879B2 |
3D system including rendering with eye displacement
A three dimensional system including rendering with eye displacement. |
| US10277878B2 |
Systems, methods, and media for reconstructing a space-time volume from a coded image
Systems, methods, and media for reconstructing a space-time volume from a coded image are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, systems for reconstructing a space-time volume from a coded image are provided, the systems comprising: an image sensor that outputs image data; and at least one processor that: causes a projection of the space-time volume to be captured in a single image of the image data in accordance with a coded shutter function; receives the image data; and performs a reconstruction process on the image data to provide a space-time volume corresponding to the image data. |
| US10277877B2 |
3D system including a neural network
A three dimensional system that includes a neural network. |
| US10277876B2 |
Recording duplexing method and apparatus for streaming video
Provided is a first recording apparatus for recording a video stream in association with a second recording device. The first recording apparatus includes a video stream receiving unit for receiving a video stream from a video providing device via a network, a buffering unit recording a portion of the received video stream in a queue, a transmission unit relaying the video stream to the second recording device, a storage unit recording the video stream, and a switching unit for switching an operation mode to one of a relay mode for relaying the video stream to the second recording device based on a state report periodically received from the second recording device and a recording mode for storing the video stream in the storage unit. |
| US10277874B2 |
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. |
| US10277871B2 |
Image formation unit and image projection apparatus
An image projection apparatus includes a light source, an image generation unit configured to receive light from the light source and generate an image based on the received light, a projection optical system unit configured to project the image generated by the image generation unit, a heat dissipation unit configured to dissipate heat of the image generation unit, and a movable member configured such that a position of the movable member is movable relative to the projection optical system unit, wherein the image generation unit and the heat dissipation unit are mounted on the movable member. |
| US10277866B2 |
Communicating content and call information over WiFi
A computing device may send using bluetooth a signal to find another computing device having a display device. The computing device and the another computing device may be registered to a same user and proximate to each other. Content is communicated to display on the display device using a WiFi network. The Wi-Fi network may also be utilized to communicate a notification of an incoming call. |
| US10277863B2 |
Camera unit and sensing device
A camera unit includes: an image sensor; a circuit board in which a signal processor circuit to process an output signal of the image sensor is formed; a cable including at least a signal conductor element and a ground conductor element and connected at one end to the circuit board; a metal housing component to accommodate the image sensor and the circuit board therein; and a metal component disposed at the end of the cable and connected to the ground conductor element. The ground conductor element is connected to both a ground terminal of the circuit board and the metal housing component in a vicinity of the end of the cable where the cable is connected to the circuit board. The ground conductor element is connected to the metal housing component through the metal component in the vicinity of the end of the cable. |
| US10277862B2 |
Video conversion technology
Video conversion technology, in which a first stream of video content is accessed and multiple, different layers are extracted from the first stream of the video content. Each of the multiple, different layers are separately processed to convert the multiple, different layers into modified layers that each have a higher resolution. The modified layers are reassembled into a second stream of the video content that has a higher resolution than the first stream of the video content. |
| US10277860B2 |
Methods for installing and using television mounting systems
A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. The linkage assembly moves to another configuration to move the object. The object can be held in a lowered position. A biasing mechanism can facilitate convenient movement of the object. |
| US10277859B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for generating multi-modal images of a synthetic scene
Devices, systems, and methods obtain an object model, add the object model to a synthetic scene, add a texture to the object model, add a background plane to the synthetic scene, add a support plane to the synthetic scene, add a background image to one or both of the background plane and the support plane, and generate a pair of images based on the synthetic scene, wherein a first image in the pair of images is a depth image of the synthetic scene, and wherein a second image in the pair of images is a color image of the synthetic scene. |
| US10277858B2 |
Tracking object of interest in an omnidirectional video
A device is presented. The device comprises: at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, a display element coupled to the processor, and a user input element coupled to the processor. The computer program code and the at least one memory are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the device to: play an omnidirectional video comprising a series of image frames, display a portion of the image frames of the played omnidirectional video on the display element, receive a user input from the user input element, the user input comprising selection of an object of interest in the displayed portion of at least one image frame of the played omnidirectional video, identify the object of interest in at least one image frame of the played omnidirectional video based on the user input, track the selected object of interest in consequent image frames of the played omnidirectional video, and adjust the displayed portion of the consequent image frames of the played omnidirectional video so that the tracked object of interest remains in the displayed portion. A method and method are also presented. |
| US10277848B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, method of driving the same, and electronic apparatus
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method of driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus by which pixels can be read effectively. The solid-state imaging device includes a readout unit that performs a common-source operation or a source follower operation with respect to pixels to read a signal for each column. According to a level of illumination, the readout unit performs a common-source readout operation to reset a floating diffusion region and read an electric charge transferred from a photoelectric transducer and held in the floating diffusion region, and performs a source follower readout operation to reset the floating diffusion region and read the electric charge transferred from the photoelectric transducer and held in the floating diffusion region. The present technology is applicable to a solid-state imaging device such as a CMOS image sensor. |
| US10277846B2 |
Photoelectric conversion element, image reading device, image forming apparatus, and signal control method
A photoelectric conversion element comprises: a plurality of pixels, each of which performs photoelectric conversion and outputs an analog signal; an analog processing unit that sequentially processes, on a pixel-to-pixel basis, the analog signals output from a pixel group including the pixels; and a signal supply unit that supplies a signal needed for preliminary operation to the analog processing unit so as to enable the analog processing unit to perform the preliminary operation before the analog processing unit starts to process the analog signals output from the pixel group. |
| US10277845B2 |
Driving method for solid-state imaging device, and solid-state imaging device
There is provided a method of driving a solid-state imaging device, the solid-state imaging device including a plurality of column circuits which are arranged for each column of pixels and an amplification and selection circuit configured to amplify a differential signal based on a column pixel signal and a column reset signal, the method including causing the amplification and selection circuit to perform at least two operations among a first operation of sampling the column pixel signal, a second operation of sampling the column reset signal, and a third operation of output the amplified differential signal in parallel in the same period; and causing components connected to different horizontal signal lines to perform operations corresponding to the first to third operation in that order, and causing the components to perform different operations in parallel in the same period with respect to the first to third operations. |
| US10277837B2 |
System and method for monitoring a driver of a vehicle
A system for monitoring a driver of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an infrared flash to beam an infrared light at the driver; an infrared camera to capture the reflection from the beam; and a reflective infrared film adhered to a windshield of the vehicle. A method for implementing a driver monitoring system is provided. The method includes installation of an infrared reflective layer on a vehicle; installing an infrared camera and an infrared flash in a dashboard of the vehicle; and orientating either the infrared camera or the infrared flash in a direction facing the infrared reflective layer. |
| US10277834B2 |
Suggestion of visual effects based on detected sound patterns
Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for suggesting a visual effect based on detected sounds. The sounds can be speech and/or music. Tempo and song identification techniques may be used to determine criteria for selecting visual effects to present to a user. The user selects a visual effect from the suggested visual effects and applies the visual effect to an image acquired by a camera. A modified image that combines the original acquired image with the visual effect is transmitted to another user during communication such as video chat, or, alternatively, the modified image may be posted to a social media account. |
| US10277821B2 |
Methods and apparatus for optical image stabilization
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for optical image stabilization. The apparatus may comprise a lens coupled to an actuator. The actuator may receive signals from an OIS circuit corresponding to a magnitude and direction, and the actuator may act on these signals by positioning the lens accordingly. The OIS circuit may comprise a gain control circuit configured to limit the magnitude of the signal sent to the actuator. |
| US10277814B2 |
Display control method and system for executing the display control method
A display control method includes generating first virtual space data defining a first virtual space including a first virtual camera and a display object. The method includes displaying a first visual-field image on a head-mounted display based on a visual field of the first virtual camera and the first virtual space data. The method includes updating the first visual-field image by moving the first virtual camera in synchronization with detected movement of the head-mounted display. The method includes generating second virtual space data for defining a second virtual space including a second virtual camera. The method includes displaying a second visual-field image on the display object based on a visual field of the second virtual camera and the second virtual space data. The method includes updating the second visual-field image by moving the second virtual camera in the second virtual space in synchronization with the detected movement. |
| US10277813B1 |
Remote immersive user experience from panoramic video
A viewing device, such as a virtual reality headset, allows a user to view a panoramic scene captured by one or more video capture devices that may include multiple cameras that simultaneously capture 360° video data. The viewing device may display the panoramic scene in real time and change the display in response to moving the viewing device and/or changing perspectives by switching to video data being captured by a different video capture device within the environment. Moreover, multiple video capture devices located within an environment can be used to create a three-dimensional representation of the environment that allows a user to explore the three-dimensional space while viewing the environment in real time. |
| US10277812B2 |
Image processing to obtain high-quality loop moving image
The present technology relates to an image processing device and method, and program, whereby a high-quality loop moving image can be obtained more easily. Upon continuous shot images of multiple frames serving as material of a loop moving image being input, the continuous shot images are divided into multiple segments including motion segments including a moving subject and a still segment including a subject with no motion. An image of the motion segment region of the continuous shot images is formed into a loop moving image, and a segment loop moving image is generated. Also, an image of a still segment region of the continuous shot images is clipped out, and a segment image which is a still image is generated. Further, these segment loop moving image and segment image are integrated, to form one loop moving image. The present invention can be applied to an image processing device. |
| US10277810B2 |
Image processing apparatus that divides and processes an image signal, control method thereof, and storage medium
An image processing apparatus comprises: a first processing circuit which carries out image processing on a first image signal obtained from image signals forming a single image; a second processing circuit which carries out the image processing on a second image signal obtained from the image signals forming the image; and a control circuit which controls communication of image signals between the first processing circuit and the second processing circuit, wherein the first image signal and the second image signal do not have overlap region; and wherein the control circuit controls the communication for transferring an image signal of a region of the image additionally required when the first processing circuit carries out the image processing on the first image signal from the second processing circuit to the first processing circuit. |
| US10277809B2 |
Imaging device and imaging method
An imaging device includes a subject detecting unit configured to detect a subject image from a captured image captured by an imaging element; a motion vector acquiring unit configured to acquire a motion vector of the subject image detected by the subject detecting unit, by comparing image signals in different frames acquired by the imaging element; a comparison unit configured to acquire a comparison result, by comparing a position of the subject image detected by the subject detecting unit with a predetermined position; and a moving unit configured to reduce movement of the position of the subject image in the imaging range, by moving the subject image on the basis of the motion vector and the comparison result. |
| US10277807B2 |
Image device and method for memory-to-memory image processing
Provided are an image device and method for operating the device. The image device includes a memory, a first image processor configured to receive image data that includes first and second sub-data, perform first image processing, and write a result of the first image processing to the memory, a second image processor configured to read the first and second sub-data, on which the first image processing has been performed, from the memory, and perform second image processing that is different from the first image processing, and a controller configured to control the second image processor to read the first sub-data, on which the first image processing has been performed, from the memory, before the second sub-data, on which the first image processing has been performed, is written in the memory, after the first sub-data, on which the first image processing has been performed, is written in the memory. |
| US10277806B2 |
Automatic image composition
A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for: receiving a continuous stream of images; and in real time, for each image of some of the images: extracting composition features from the image, determining photographic composition functions for at least some of the extracted composition features based on a plurality of composition rules, defining a photographic composition sum-function by summing up at least some of the photographic composition functions, and calculating an extremum of the photographic composition sum-function, wherein the extremum reflects a photographic composition suggestion with respect to a photographic composition of the image. |
| US10277804B2 |
Method and terminal for acquiring panoramic image
A method includes: after a panorama shooting instruction triggered by a user is acquired, shooting a first image, and acquiring a shooting parameter of the first image; determining move guiding information according to a preset move guiding policy, and displaying the move guiding information on a terminal, so as to instruct the user to move the terminal according to the move guiding information; shooting a preset quantity of images according to the shooting parameter of the first image after it is detected that the terminal moves, where the preset quantity of images are background images on both the left and right sides of a background corresponding to the first image; and performing, by using the first image as a center and by using a preset splicing scheme, seamless splicing on the first image and the preset quantity of images, to obtain a panoramic image. |
| US10277803B2 |
Control method and electronic apparatus
A control method for controlling an electronic apparatus includes controlling an image sensor to output a merged image and a color block image of a same scene; defining a first predetermined region using the merged image based on a user input; converting the color block image into a first imitating image and converting the merged image into a restored image, wherein a second predetermined region in the color block image is converted using a first interpolating method, and the second predetermined region corresponds to the first predetermined region, and wherein a third predetermined region in the merged image is converted using a second interpolating method, and the third predetermined region corresponds to a first region outside the first predetermined region; obtaining a second imitating image by synthesizing the first imitating image and the restored image. An electronic apparatus is also provided. |
| US10277801B2 |
Image capture device
The image capture device includes an optical system including a focus lens, a CCD that captures a subject image input via the optical system and generates an image signal, an image processor that generates image data by performing predetermined processing on the image signal generated by the CCD, and a controller. The controller performs a scan operation for detecting a focus position for each of a plurality of partial regions of image data while moving the focus lens and records a moving image by moving the focus lens while switching a moving speed of the focus lens based on information on the focus position obtained for each of the plurality of partial regions as a result of the scan operation. The plurality of partial regions is a plurality of regions obtained by dividing an image region of the image data. |
| US10277799B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, and control method and storage medium thereof
An image capturing apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture an object image; a first focus detection unit configured to perform focus detection based on a pair of image signals generated by the image sensor; a second focus detection unit configured to image the object image on a focus detection element as a pair of images, and perform focus detection based on a pair of image signals; a setting unit configured to set an AF correction value used in correction of a focus detection result by the second focus detection unit; and a determining unit configured to determine accuracy of the AF correction value, based on a difference between a focus detection result by the first focus detection unit and a focus detection result by the second focus detection unit. |
| US10277798B2 |
Multiple lenses system, operation method and electronic device employing the same
A multiple lenses system applied in an electronic device is provided. The multiple lenses system includes a camera module, a focus module, an image sensor and a processor. The camera module includes at least one macro lens, at least one functional lens and a focus distance threshold. The focus module focuses on an object to be captured and obtains a focus distance. The image sensor captures images cooperatively with the camera module. The processor compares the focus distance and the focus distance threshold. If the processor determines the focus distance crosses the focus distance threshold, then the processor triggers the camera module to switch between the at least one macro lens and the at least one functional lens for capturing images. An electronic device employing the multiple lenses system and an operation method thereof are also provided. |
| US10277794B2 |
Control apparatus, control method, and recording medium
An acquisition unit acquires an image of a partial region which is a portion of an image captured by an imaging unit. During a time in which the image of the partial region is acquired by the acquisition unit, a control unit performs control to restrict operations of driving units for changing an imaging range of the imaging unit. |
| US10277792B2 |
Camera module and array camera module with circuit board unit and photosensitive unit and manufacturing method thereof
A camera module and array camera module with circuit board unit and photosensitive unit and manufacturing method thereof is provided. The array camera module comprises two or more camera lenses and a circuit unit. The circuit unit comprises a circuit board portion for electrically connecting two or more photosensitive sensors of the array camera module, and a conjoined encapsulation portion integrally encapsulated on the circuit board portion. The camera lenses are respectively arranged along the photosensitive paths of the photosensitive sensors. |
| US10277790B2 |
Full-range image detecting system and method thereof
A full-range image detecting system including a planar light source, an image capturing device, a light sensing device, a processing unit and a measuring module is provided. The planar light source projects a photo image with periodical variations onto an object. The image capturing device captures a reflective photo image reflected from the object. The light sensing device detects the coordinates of at least three measuring points on the object for fitting a plane. The processing unit calculates a phase variation of the reflective photo image after phase shift, a relative altitude of the surface profile of the object according to the phase variation, and an absolute altitude of the surface profile of the object with respect to the plane to obtain an information of absolute coordinate. The measuring module detects the surface of the object according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object. |
| US10277787B2 |
Portable eye tracking device
A portable eye tracker device is disclosed which includes a frame, at least one optics holding member, a movement sensor, and a control unit. The frame may be a frame adapted for wearing by a user. The at least one optics holding member may include at least one illuminator configured to selectively illuminate at least a portion of at least one eye of the user, and at least one image sensor configured to capture image data representing images of at least a portion of at least one eye of the user. The movement sensor may be configured to detect movement of the frame. The control unit may be configured to control the at least one illuminator for the selective illumination of at least a portion of at least one eye of the user, receive the image data from the image sensors, and receive information from the movement sensor. |
| US10277784B2 |
Camera imaging device for a vehicle
In an imaging device, a bracket and a camera are capable of rotating with respect to a base, and harnesses are routed inside an inner supporting tube of the base. A covering frame of a harness cover covers an upper end portion of the inner supporting tube, the harness is abutted on the covering frame, and the covering frame is capable of rotating integrally with the bracket. This enables the harnesses to be suppressed from sliding on the covering frame and enables load input to the harnesses to be suppressed when the bracket is rotated, even though the harness is press-contacted to the covering frame. |
| US10277781B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An image processing apparatus includes an extraction unit, a memory controller, and a transfer unit. The extraction unit extracts, on the basis of image information, pieces of color information having a high frequency of occurrence as color information that is necessary to perform image processing. The memory controller causes a first memory to store a color information group including the pieces of color information extracted by the extraction unit. The transfer unit transfers the color information group from the first memory to a second memory, an access time of the second memory being shorter than an access time of the first memory. |
| US10277778B2 |
Audit logging for a secure, scalable and flexible internet fax architecture
Methods and systems for an auditing infrastructure for an Internet fax service architecture are provided. According to one embodiment, information regarding an event, associated with a component of the Internet fax service architecture, that is to be logged, is received by a centralized audit logging module of the Internet fax service architecture. The component may be a web server, an email server, a fax server, a notification server or an imaging system. The information is utilized by the centralized audit logging module to determine specific parameters within the Internet fax service architecture to be logged. Finally, the event, including the information and the specific parameters, is recorded by the centralized audit logging module to an audit log associated with the Internet fax service architecture in a standardized format. |
| US10277777B2 |
Image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus that dynamically and suitably switches login processing between a user who selects an icon and a user who is identified by reading of a card. The image forming apparatus searches user information of a user who logs in by selecting a user icon displayed on a display unit and a user who logs in using a card, and performs the login processing on a searched user. |
| US10277771B1 |
Floating-point camera
According to some embodiments, a camera captures images in a fixed-point format of a certain bit depth, which are then converted into a floating-point texture by a GPU. After processing for image enhancement in floating-point space, according to some embodiments the images are converted back to a fixed-point representation and stored in non-volatile memory. |
| US10277767B2 |
Image forming apparatus including a device that updates stored program based on updating data which is selected based on program that is started or startable
An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data. |
| US10277765B2 |
Information processing device, control method, and program
A program is provided for causing a computer of a device having a predetermined program and at least one other program other than the predetermined program to execute acquiring processing for acquiring an exclusive object before the job is generated using the predetermined program and generating the job by means of the predetermined program in a state in which the acquired exclusive object is held. |
| US10277757B2 |
Electronic device and image forming apparatus
An electronic device includes an operation unit and a controller. In a case of detecting a long-press at an icon arranged on a home screen, the controller allows a display unit to display, at a predetermined position near a display region of the icon, a submenu image for selecting detailed settings for a function associated with the icon. When detecting that a touch operation performed by a user is moved from the icon to the submenu image and then ended at the submenu image, the controller allows the display unit to display a detailed setting screen for setting detailed setting items indicated by the submenu image. |
| US10277753B2 |
Original reading apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
An original reading apparatus conveys an original placed on an original stacking unit, reads the conveyed original, makes a setting about whether to validate a function of interrupting conveyance of originals upon detection of double feed of the originals during conveyance of the originals in accordance with detection of originals stacked on the original stacking unit, detects an original placed on the original stacking unit, and validates the function based on the made setting in accordance with detection of the original by the original detection unit. |
| US10277750B2 |
Method and system for improving echo in hands-free call of mobile terminal
A method and system for improving an echo in a hands-free call of a mobile terminal may include the mobile terminal comprising a speaker, a primary microphone and an auxiliary microphone; the distance from the primary microphone to the speaker can be less than that from the auxiliary microphone to the speaker; and the method may include using the auxiliary microphone to acquire outside sound during a hands-free call. |
| US10277746B1 |
Message management and notification system
Systems and methods provide a resident of a controlled-environment facility with voice messaging. The facility provides the resident with voice communication services. In response to a request by a resident for a voice communication with a non-resident, a call request to the non-resident may be initiated. In certain scenarios, the non-resident is unable to accept the call request. If a voice message is authorized, the resident is allowed to record a voice message for the non-resident. Certain restrictions may limit the resident to selecting from automated voice messages. A notification of the recorded voice message is dispatched to the non-resident. The notification identifies a unique link that directs the non-resident to a voice message retrieval system that allows the resident to retrieve and listen to the voice message recorded by the resident. The voice message recording remains under the control of the controlled-environment facility based on applicable security policies and procedures. |
| US10277744B2 |
System and method for performance-based routing of interactions in a contact center
A system and method for performance-based routing of interactions in a contact center. A routing server receives information on an interaction to be routed, and identifies a call reason for the interaction. The identification of the call reason may be based, for example, speech analytics. The routing server identifies one or more agents having experience in handling the topic. The routing server further determines a proficiency level of the identified agents in handling the topic, and selects one of the identified agents having at least a minimum level of proficiency. The routing server transmits a message for routing the interaction to the selected agent. |
| US10277742B2 |
System and methods for scheduling and optimizing inbound call flow to a call center
A method for providing inbound call reservations to a communication center has steps for monitoring service access points into the communication center by reservation software executing from a machine-readable medium, evaluating communicators and potential communicators, and issuing invitations for reserved communication sessions to qualified communicators and potential communicators, the reserved times coordinated according to data pertaining to predicted communication load and resource availability statistics. |
| US10277741B2 |
System and method for transmitting signaling and media from a hybrid contact center operations environment
A system and method for providing contact center services in a hybrid operations environment including a first operations environment and a second operations environment. A controller in the first operations environment receives information on a call involving an end user device. A first media service is provided during a first portion of the call, and second media service is provided during a second portion of the call. The providing of the first media service includes transmitting by the controller a request for the first media service to a first media resource in the second operations environment. The first media resource transmits first media to the end user device in response. The providing of the second media service includes transmitting by the controller a request for the second media service to a second media resource in the first operations environment. The second media resource transmits second media to the end user device in response. |
| US10277739B1 |
System, method, and computer readable media for confirmation and verification of shipping address data associated with a transaction
A system, method, and computer readable medium for confirmation and verification of address data associated with a data communication. The invention provides a method of obtaining at least one of the first address information and the second address information, converting by a processor one of the first address information and the second address information to a format compatible for comparison with the other of the first address information and the second address information, and quantifying a difference between the converted one of the first address information and the second address information and the other of the first address information and the second address information. |
| US10277735B2 |
Individual telephone number assignment
Systems and methods for individual telephone numbering assignment and administration in a telecommunications network are disclosed. Particularly, the invention relates to the concept of acquiring individual telephone numbers instead of acquiring a block of telephone numbers from an administration agency. According to disclosed embodiments, the system and method allow a carrier to request an individual telephone number from a numbering administrator. The numbering administrator verifies that the carrier is authorized to request an individual telephone in a particular geographic area. If the carrier is authorized, the numbering administrator obtains an individual telephone number from its database and provides it to the carrier. The carrier initiates an intra-carrier assignment with an administrative agency to get the individual telephone number assigned to it. The administrative agency processes the assignment activation request, and upon completion of the addignment process, notifies all carriers that the individual telephone number is assigned to the requesting carrier. |
| US10277733B1 |
Single window testing of an interactive contact workflow
An interactive contact workflow system provides a graphical representation of a contact workflow in a graphical user interface (GUI). The system displays a first visual indicator that graphically highlights a first visual display object to indicate that a first instruction block is active. The system executes the first instruction block and outputs a first prompt via a communication interface, the communication interface to simulate a telephone communication with the interactive contact workflow system. The system receives a first response to the first prompt from a GUI element, identifies a first command to execute a second instruction block based at least in part on the first response to the first prompt, and displays a second visual indicator that graphically connects the first visual display object to a second visual display object within the GUI, the second visual display object corresponding to the second instruction block of the interactive contact workflow system. |
| US10277725B2 |
Mobile device securing system
The present invention relates to a mobile device securing system that allows a user to insert his/her finger into a finger gap created by the invention when engaged with the mobile device. This invention may be used on any number of mobile devices, provided that the mobile device has one or more ports included therein. The invention includes at least one connector disposed on a connecting end that may be inserted into a port included in the mobile device to create a finger gap into which a user may insert his/her finger therein, thus reducing the risk that the mobile device will be dropped when held with one hand. |
| US10277721B2 |
Puzzle-style modular electronic devices
A puzzle-style modular electronic device is provided. The puzzle-style modular electronic device is activated based on detecting an interconnection of a plurality of block modules and determining whether the interconnection of the plurality of block modules matches an assembly orientation. Note that each of the plurality of block modules includes a processor, a memory, and at least one connection point through which the interconnection is established and that the interconnection of the plurality of block modules collectively forms the modular electronic device. Further, the puzzle-style modular electronic device authenticates a set of operations of the modular electronic device in response to the determining that the interconnection of the plurality of block modules matches the assembly orientation. |
| US10277716B2 |
Data compression for priority based data traffic, on an aggregate traffic level, in a multi stream communications system
An approach for multi-stream data compression comprises receiving packets of a data stream, wherein the packets comprise respective packets of source data streams compressed on an aggregate basis and in a successive order. A one of the packets is decompressed, and a determination is made whether the packet has been received in a proper order of succession compared to the successive order of compression. When it is determined that the packet has been received in the proper order, the packet is stored at a next location in a decompressor cache. When it is determined that the packet has not been received in the proper order, the packet is stored at a location in the decompressor cache, allowing for subsequent storage of one or more further packets in the proper order of succession, wherein the further packets were processed via the compression process before, but were received after, the one packet. |
| US10277715B1 |
Delivering content items using machine learning based prediction of user actions
An online system trains a machine learning model for providing content items to users of the online system. The online system logs actions performed by users and generates user feature vectors based on the logged actions. The online system generates item feature vectors based on information about items from third parties. The machine learning model is trained using the user feature vectors and item feature vectors. The machine learning model determines a likelihood that a target user will acquire a certain item, especially after an update or change has occurred relating to that item. The online system selects content items that the target user is likely to be interested in and is likely to interact with. |
| US10277714B2 |
Predicting household demographics based on image data
An online system predicts household features of a user, e.g., household size and demographic composition, based on image data of the user, e.g., profile photos, photos posted by the user and photos posted by other users socially connected with the user, and textual data in the user's profile that suggests relationships among individuals shown in the image data of the user. The online system applies one or more models trained using deep learning techniques to generate the predictions. For example, a trained image analysis model identifies each individual depicted in the photos of the user; a trained text analysis model derive household member relationship information from the user's profile data and tags associated with the photos. The online system uses the predictions to build more information about the user and his/her household in the online system, and provide improved and targeted content delivery to the user and the user's household. |
| US10277704B2 |
Graph for data interaction
The described technology is directed towards having user interface objects rendered on a client device based upon provider data of at least part of a client provider graph. The client provider graph comprises a plurality of providers (graph nodes), in which each provider has provider data corresponding to user interface object data. The data of one provider has a reference set containing one or more references (e.g., edges) that each identify another provider, thus forming the graph. Client requests for other provider data are made based upon the reference set. The other provider data is received in response to the client requests, and is maintained at the client (e.g., in a client cache) to build the client graph. |
| US10277703B2 |
Optimizing bandwidth usage and improving performance for web page caching
Improving of bandwidth usage and performance for web page caching. Responsive to a subsequent request for a web page, a server only returns the set of web page portions of the requested web page that are not in a browser cache, have expired, and/or have changed. |
| US10277702B2 |
Method and apparatus for accessing an enterprise resource planning system via a mobile device
A method and apparatus for accessing an enterprise resource planning system via a mobile device is described. In one embodiment, the method includes parsing data from a host application access application into at least one object in an application-specific format, converting the data into an intermediate format that is compatible with a mobile device and communicating the converted data to the mobile device. |
| US10277701B2 |
Methods and Systems for Rewriting Scripts to Direct Requests
Methods and systems for rewriting scripts by a server system to direct requests generated from the scripts to pass through the server system. The proxy server receives a first request from the user device for a web page provided by a first web server. The proxy server then receives the web page from the first web server in response to the first request. The proxy server processes the web page. For example, the proxy server rewrites a script in the web page to direct requests generated by the script through the proxy server. The proxy server sends the processed web page, including the rewritten script, to the user device. |
| US10277693B2 |
Trend detection in a messaging platform
A system and method for trend detection in a messaging platform. A trend detection model is selected and a time series having a plurality of instances of social data is received, wherein the instances of social data share a countable parameter. A count is made of occurrences of countable parameters in each instance of social data assigned to that bin and a trend detected based at least in part on the trend detection model and on the count for each bin. |
| US10277688B2 |
Automatic installation activation selection for hosted services
Automatic installation and/or activation selection for hosted services is provided. A set-up user interface for users to sign up and activate their membership with a hosted service may prompt an activation module to analyze a computing environment of a requesting user to determine if a client application associated with the hosted service is pre-installed or not. If the client application is pre-installed, the user may be provided a control such as a button to activate the client application and begin using the hosted service. If the client application is not pre-installed, the activation module may determine which version of the client application is proper for the computing environment (e.g., operating system, operating system version, device, and similar parameters) and where it can be downloaded from. The activation module may then present the user with a link to the location for downloading and optionally installing the client application automatically. |
| US10277680B2 |
Communication method of electronic module in vehicle, and vehicle including the electronic module
A vehicle includes: a first electronic module transmitting one data object of new data and comparison data indicating a difference between the new data and existing data when transmission of the new data is requested; a second electronic module receiving the comparison data, acquiring the new data from the comparison data, and controlling at least one operation of the vehicle based on the acquired new data; and a bus transferring data between the first electronic module and the second electronic module. |
| US10277676B2 |
Storage management device, storage management method, and computer-readable recording medium
A monitoring unit acquires load information on a Tier pool that includes therein a plurality of volumes. A maximum performance calculating unit calculates an entire bandwidth of the Tier pool on the basis of the load information on the Tier pool acquired by the monitoring unit. A bandwidth management unit calculates each individual bandwidth such that the sum of the individual bandwidths allocated to each of the volumes corresponds to the entire bandwidth calculated by the maximum performance calculating unit and allocates each of the calculated individual bandwidths to each of the volumes. |
| US10277673B2 |
Local server for synced online content management system
A client device can implement a client-side application for a server-side online content management system. The client-side application can communicate with the server-side online content management system to sync data stored locally on the client-side with data stored on the server-side. A local web server can be implemented on the client device to work in conjunction with the client-side application, such that the local web server can access the data stored locally. The client device can run a web browser that communicates with the local web server. A user of the client device can use the web browser to connect to the local web server to access the synced data stored locally on the client-side. Advantages of accessing the data stored locally using the web browser via the local web server include performance improvements, offline access to the data, and use of native client applications to interact with the data. |
| US10277672B2 |
System and method for real-time cloud data synchronization using a database binary log
A system synchronizes change-data in a multi-tenant system with one or more external service provider systems. The system comprises a system interface configured to receive transaction events; a write-optimized transactional database for recording the transaction events; a replicated read-optimized transactional database; a transaction log of change-data generated from the read-optimized transactional database; a first change-data processor configured to identify the change-data in the transaction log that is relevant to at least one external service provider system, and to generate an aggregate relevant change-data log; a second change-data processor configured to identify aggregate relevant change-data that is relevant to a particular external service provider system, and to generate a service provider relevant change-data log; a service provider connector configure to await a real-time trigger condition, and to, in response to the trigger condition, perform a synchronization session to synchronize the service provider relevant change-data with the particular external service provider system. |
| US10277670B2 |
Securing content using pipelines
A transcoding service is described that is capable of transcoding or otherwise processing content, such as video, audio or multimedia content, by utilizing one or more pipelines. A pipeline can enable a user to submit transcoding jobs (or other processing jobs) into an available pipeline, where a transcoding service (or other such service) assigns one or more computing resources to process the jobs received to each pipeline. The transcoding service and the pipelines can be provided by at least one service provider (e.g., a cloud computing provider) or other such entity to a plurality of customers. A service provider can also provide the computing resources (e.g., servers, virtual machines, etc.) used to process the transcoding jobs from the pipelines. |
| US10277667B2 |
Method and apparatus for executing application based on open computing language
Disclosed is a method of executing a kernel of a mobile application program using an open computing language (OpenCL). The method includes receiving, from a server, a resource list including resources to execute a kernel for the application program; determining, if the application program is executed, resources to execute the kernel for the application program among resources of the terminal and the server; and transmitting, if the resources to execute the kernel are determined as the resources of the server, data and the kernel to the server. |
| US10277660B1 |
Apparatus and method for providing streaming content
A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include one or more BaseURL elements. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) of segments forming media may be generated based on the BaseURL elements. Additionally, a URL of a segment may be generated by mapping a BaseURL element among the BaseURL elements to a sourceURL attribute of the segment. Segments indicated by generated URLs may be identical to each other. |
| US10277653B2 |
Failure detection manager
A network device is configured to receive information regarding a group of content streams and determine a buffer size for each of the content streams. The network device is further configured to receive the content streams from one or more encoding devices. The network device is further configured to buffer an amount of each of the content streams based on the respective buffer size. The network device is further configured to send a first content stream to a user device. The network device is further configured to determine that the first content stream has a quality of experience issue and send the second content stream to the user device. |
| US10277650B1 |
Parallel execution of request tracking and resource delivery
Systems and methods of parallel uniform resource identifier resource extraction are provided. A tracking uniform resource identifier (URI) generation component can generate a first uniform resource locator (URL) that, responsive to actuation by a client computing device, causes the client computing device to send a content item identifier of a content item and a device identifier of the client computing device, via a computer network, to a records server at a first network location identified by the first URL. A resource URI generation component can generate a second URL that, responsive to actuation by the client computing device, causes the client computing device to retrieve, via the computer network, a first resource from a second network location identified by the second URL for display by the client computing device. A content item packaging component can generate the content item. |
| US10277632B2 |
Automated access, key, certificate, and credential management
Certain embodiments provide means for managing automated access to computers, e.g., using SSH user keys and other kinds of trust relationships. Certain embodiments also provide for managing certificates, Kerberos credentials, and cryptographic keys. Certain embodiments provide for remediating legacy SSH key problems and for automating configuration of SSH keys, as well as for continuous monitoring. |
| US10277631B1 |
Self-preserving policy engine and policy-based content transmission
Systems and methods herein discuss a policy engine stored on a mobile device that intercepts content requests to a content provider. The policy engine is self-preserving, and may, subsequent to intercepting the content requests and based upon a determination that the requesting entity is associated with a whitelist; blocking, by the policy engine. The policy engine may in some cases transmit at least some of the requested content in response to a determination that the requesting application is associated with a blacklist or may transmit an HTTP200 response to the requesting entity based on a determination that the requesting application anticipates a response. |
| US10277625B1 |
Systems and methods for securing computing systems on private networks
The disclosed computer-implemented method for securing computing systems on private networks may include (i) identifying a set of computing systems that are connected via a private network, (ii) calculating, for each computing system in the set, a malware-vulnerability rating that reflects a probability of the computing system being compromised by a malware attack, a malware-exposure rating that is based on a relationship between the computing system and one or more other computing system within the set, and a conditional infection probability that is based on the malware-vulnerability and malware-exposure ratings and that indicates a probability of the computing system becoming infected if one or more of the other computing systems are infected, and (iii) performing, based on the conditional infection probabilities of the computing systems in the set, a security action within the private network. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10277623B2 |
Method of detection of comptromised accounts
Processes and systems described herein enable a computing device to detect compromised accounts. The computing device may obtain a user credential including a user ID, and further modify the user ID. The computing device may transmit the modified user ID to a service including a database related to compromised accounts, receive a record corresponding to the modified user ID that includes information of a compromised account, and further determine whether an account of the user ID is compromised based on the received record. |
| US10277622B2 |
Enterprise level cybersecurity automatic remediation
Automatic detection and remediation of cybersecurity threats to an information technology installation is disclosed. An information technology installation receives at an orchestration system a requested update which may include a configuration change, a code change, a change to a binary, or other change to the installation. A mirror instance of the installation is instantiated on a cloud infrastructure where the requested updated is applied and scanned for cybersecurity threats. Where cybersecurity threats are detected, a remediation response is identified. The update and the remediation response may either be sent to an administrator for acceptance prior to deployment to production, or may be deployed automatically, with rollback information generated in the event the administrator desires to undo the deployment. Information as to whether an administrator accepts or rejects an update and/or a remediation are stored in a community database to assist others to evaluate the update and/or remediation for their use. |
| US10277620B2 |
Determining an assessment of a security breach for an asset of a network infrastructure
An identification of an asset that is associated with a network infrastructure may be received. Additional assets of the network infrastructure that are associated with the asset may be identified and one or more values associated with a security breach for the additional assets of the network infrastructure that are associated with the asset may be received. Furthermore, an assessment of a security breach of the asset based on the received one or more values associated with the security breach for the additional assets of the network infrastructure may be generated. |
| US10277617B2 |
Method and device for feature extraction
Provided are a method and device for feature extraction. The method comprises: acquiring a batch of black sample files and white sample files from an application layer of a smart terminal operating system; parsing each file, acquiring information structure of all functions contained in each file, and computing a checksum for each function; determining whether or not the files contain the functions corresponding to the checksums, thus compiling statistics on the number of occurrences of each function in the black sample files and the white sample files; and, extracting a black sample feature on the basis of functions occurring only in the black sample files and not occurring in the white sample files, or extracting a white sample feature on a similar basis. |
| US10277615B2 |
Maintenance of distributed computing systems
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media providing build and deploy a known file and identify unknown files found on the system. The method provides, deploying a file, creating a unique hash tag identifier and metadata associated with the file. A database entry is created for the hash tag identifier and metadata associated with the file. An unknown file is discovered on the system, a unique hash code identifier is generated and searched for in the database. If the unique hash code identifier is found the metadata is retrieved and returned for display, however if the hash code identifier is not found the unknown file is marked as a candidate for removal and deleted from the system. |
| US10277612B2 |
Autonomic exclusion in a tiered delivery network
An edge device is dynamically reconfigured to block undesired traffic using control information that originates in a core network. The control information is delivered to the device indirectly and, in particular, by a core appliance (e.g., an intrusion prevention system) setting and returning an HTTP cookie to a requesting client. The edge device is pre-configured to respond to HTTP cookies that have (or that are) control information. When the receiving client later returns that cookie to the edge device to obtain subsequent service, the control information that originated at the core is used by the device to deny that service. This indirect method of communicating the control information (from the core to the requesting client and then back to the device) enables the device to be reconfigured dynamically as needed to address network exploits or other threats. |
| US10277611B2 |
Abating padding oracle attacks
The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for identifying and abating padding oracle attacks. One or more embodiments described herein identify and abate padding oracle attacks without necessitating any changes or upgrades to an existing encryption system by providing an intermediate service that can intercept communications from a client-computing device intended for a padding oracle. |
| US10277607B2 |
Login performance
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for receiving a request from a user to access a system. The user requesting access has an associated job function. The embodiment of the invention may include determining an access window for the job function of the user. The access window for the job function is a range of time where historical usage of the system by one or more users having the job function is above a threshold amount. The embodiment of the invention may include determining whether a time of access of the request is within the access window. The embodiment of the invention may include granting access to the system based on determining that the time of access of the request is within the access window. |
| US10277606B2 |
Anonymous application wrapping
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing approaches to anonymous application wrapping on a mobile device. The methods and systems may include receiving, by a controller service, a request to associate a first application executing on a client device with the controller service, and obtaining, by the controller service, a first application identifier associated with the first application. The methods and systems may also include receiving, by the controller service from an application service, a request for a first service and a conditional application identifier, and configuring, by the controller service and based on the request for the first service, the first application with a second set of one or more policy instructions used to control the first application. |
| US10277605B2 |
Application platform with flexible permissioning
Systems and methods are provided for an application platform with flexible permissioning according to one or more embodiments. In one embodiment, an application platform with flexible permissioning comprises: a service provider server adapted to interact with an application development server and a client device over a network, wherein the service provider server is adapted to implement at least one application programming interface (API); one or more processors; and one or more memories adapted to store a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors are adapted to cause the application platform with flexible permissioning to: maintain, at the service provider server, a profile associated with at least one application developer using the application development server; receive an API call from the application developer; authenticate the application developer and authorize the API call; assign an access level to the application developer based on the profile associated with the application developer; and control permissions given to the application developer to perform operations available based on the assigned access level. |
| US10277603B2 |
Method for secure access to a network resource
The present invention provides a method (500) for secure access to a network resource (150), comprising the steps of receiving a selection of a workflow from the set of workflows, made by a user, from a first client device (160), obtaining a user identifier from the user and a resource key and an interface key from the first client device (160), verifying the user with the user identifier and verifying the network resource (150) with the resource key and the interface key and executing a plurality of activities comprised within the workflow on successful verification of the user and the network resource (150). |
| US10277600B2 |
System, method and apparatus for increasing website relevance while protecting privacy
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for increasing relevance of a content provided to a visitor by a content provider by providing one or more server computers and at least one data storage communicably coupled to the one or more server computers, receiving at least a portion of a visitor token and at least a portion of a content provider token at the one or more server computers from a content provider device, determining whether a release of an anonymous unfilled demand for the visitor is authorized based on the visitor token, the content provider token and one or more preferences stored in the at least one data storage, and sending at least a portion of the anonymous unfilled demand for the visitor to the content provider device when the release is authorized. |
| US10277598B2 |
Method for detecting and dealing with unauthorized frames in vehicle network system
A method for dealing with unauthorized frames that makes it possible to take appropriate measures when an unauthorized data frame is detected in a vehicle network system is provided. A plurality of ECUs in the vehicle network system are connected to a bus used for communicating frames. In the method for dealing with unauthorized frames, if a misuse detection ECU that checks a frame appearing in the bus detects an unauthorized frame that does not comply with a certain rule and a certain prevention condition is satisfied, a process for preventing the plurality of ECUs from performing a process corresponding to the unauthorized frame is performed (an error frame is transmitted) or, if the certain prevention condition is not satisfied, the process is not performed. |
| US10277594B2 |
Secure communication network
The present invention is directed to a secure communication network that enables multi-point to multi-point proxy communication over the network. The network employs a smart server that establishes a secure communication link with each of a plurality of smart client devices deployed on local client networks. Each smart client device is in communication with a plurality of agent devices. A plurality of remote devices can access the smart server directly and communicate with an agent device via the secure communication link between the smart server and one of the smart client devices. |
| US10277590B2 |
Cognitive intelligence based voice authentication
Mechanisms are provided to detect a potentially fraudulent voice conversation. The mechanisms process a corpus of electronic information to extract a fraud feature representative of at least one fraudulent activity, receive a first voice input from a user, and convert the first voice input into a textual representation of the first voice input and a set of behavioral speech characteristics associated with the user. The mechanisms generate a speech model for the user based on the textual representation and the behavioral speech characteristics, receive a second voice input from an entity requesting access to resources associated with the user, and evaluate the second voice input based on the speech model for the user and the fraud feature. The mechanisms generate an output indicating whether or not the entity is the user based on results of the evaluation. |
| US10277589B2 |
Voiceprint verification method, apparatus, storage medium and device
The present invention discloses a voiceprint verification method, apparatus, storage medium and device. The method includes the following steps: generating and displaying, by a client terminal, random identifiers of various keyboard elements having fixed identifiers, so as to enable a user to set a password by inputting a voice signal of the random identifier of at least one of the keyboard elements (110); and receiving, by the client terminal, a first voice signal input when the user sets the password, and transmitting the first voice signal to a server (120); receiving, by a server, a first voice signal which is input when a user sets a password and forwarded by a client terminal; extracting, by the server, at least one random identifier from the first voice signal, wherein each of the random identifiers respectively corresponds to a keyboard element having a fixed identifier; and determining, by the server, the respective fixed identifiers of the keyboard elements corresponding to the various extracted random identifiers, and determining and storing the password set by the user according to the determined fixed identifiers. By means of the above mentioned method, the problem in the prior art that a fixed password is visible is avoided, thereby improving the security. |
| US10277588B2 |
Systems and methods for authenticating a user based on self-portrait media content
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive an indication that a user is attempting to authenticate as a particular identity. A media content item captured using a front-facing device camera can be acquired. The media content item can include graphical data representing the user. The graphical data can be analyzed, at least in part, to produce a confidence score representing a likelihood that the user corresponds to the particular identity. The user can be authenticated as the particular identity when the confidence score at least meets a specified authentication threshold. |
| US10277587B2 |
Instantiation of multiple electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) instances
Methods are provided for instantiating multiple electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) to an electronic universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) using a manufacturer-installed data binary large object (data blob). An eSIM package including the data blob in encrypted form is securely installed in the eUICC in a manufacturing environment. A key encryption key (KEK) associated with the eSIM package is separately provided to an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) wireless device factory. The OEM wireless device factory provides the KEK to the eUICC within a given wireless device. The eUICC uses the KEK to decrypt the eSIM package and provide the data blob. The eUICC can receive a request to instantiate a first eSIM. The eUICC can instantiate the first eSIM using data from the data blob. A user can then access network services using the wireless device. Subsequently, a second eSIM can be instantiated by the eUICC using the data blob. |
| US10277583B2 |
System, method and computer program product for authenticating and authorizing an external entity
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for authenticating and authorizing an external entity. These mechanisms and methods for authenticating and authorizing an external entity can enable improved data security, more efficient data transfer, improved data access channels, etc. |
| US10277581B2 |
Audio verification
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for audio verification. An audio signal, comprising a code for user verification, may be identified. A second audio signal is created comprising speech. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be altered to comprise a same or similar volume, pitch, amplitude, and/or speech rate. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be combined to generate a verification audio signal. The verification audio signal may be presented to a user for the user verification. Verification may be performed to determine whether the user has access to content or a service based upon user input, obtained in response to the user verification audio signal, matching the code within the user verification audio signal. In an example, the user verification may comprise verifying that the user is human. |
| US10277579B2 |
Information processing system that provides a resource to an application of a terminal through a network
There are provided a beacon authentication API that obtains identification information of a terminal and performs authentication if a resource is provided to an application of a terminal via network and if the terminal receives a beacon transmitted from a beacon transmitter, and an authorization API that issues an authorization token if the authentication is performed by the beacon authentication API, wherein the authorization API verifies whether or not the authorization token is valid if there is a call request of the resource by using the authorization token from the terminal, and wherein the beacon authentication API permits the application to use the resource in accordance with the content of an event based on the beacon if the authorization token is verified to be valid. |
| US10277578B2 |
Securing network activity managed by operating systems
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing approaches to receiving, by an enterprise framework device from an application executing on a computing device, a first request associated with accessing an enterprise resource and generating, by the data proxy device, a ticketed URL that is associated with resource device communications related to the first request. The methods and systems may include receiving, by the data proxy device from the operating system, a second request addressed to the ticketed URL, transmitting, by the data proxy device to the operating system, based on the second request addressed to the ticketed URL, a resource device response, and transmitting, by the enterprise framework device to the application, the resource device response. |
| US10277576B1 |
Diameter end-to-end security with a multiway handshake
A method of enhancing end-to-end security of the Diameter protocol. A client transmits a Request message to the server. The request message has a signature, which is generated by encrypting a hash result calculated by the client using predefined AVPs of the Request message. The server validates the signature by independently calculating the hash result and determining whether the hash result within the signature matches the calculated result. Upon successful validation of the signature, the server transmits an Answer message to the client. The Answer message contains a nonce value and a request for Authenticator message from the client. The client transmits an Authenticator message having a second signature based on the hash result calculated using the nonce. The server compares the received hash result with the calculated hash result. If there is a match, the server updates the information requested in the Request message. |
| US10277575B2 |
System and method of providing identity verification services
A system and method of validating an upgrade of authentication credentials includes authenticating a first user being associated with a first entity, receiving input identifying a customer name for the online account, receiving input indicating a type of identification to be presented at the validation event, receiving input indicating a transaction code associated with the validation event, and receiving input indicating a location of the validation event, and further includes authenticating a second user being associated with a second entity, providing to the second user a list of validation events for a location, receiving input selecting a validation event in the list of validation events, presenting one or more of the customer name, transaction code, and type of identification associated with the selected validation event, and receiving input indicating a result of the validation event, where a credential or token is created and assigned based on the validation event. |
| US10277569B1 |
Cross-region cache of regional sessions
Techniques for using short-term session credentials across regions are described herein. A first request for resources generated using a short-term session credentials and digitally signed with a digital signature. The request is generated in a first region and received in a second region. In response to the request, a second request is generated in the second region to validate the first request. A new session token that is usable in the second region is generated and returned to the second region. The new session token can then be used in the second region to fulfill the first request. |
| US10277567B2 |
Method and server for issuing cryptographic keys to communication devices
Method and server for issuing a cryptographic key. One method includes distributing a first group key to a first communication device and a second communication device. The method also includes distributing a security request to the first communication device. The method further includes receiving a security status from the first communication device responsive to transmitting the security request. The method also includes determining when security of the first communication device is compromised based on the security status. The method further includes distributing, via a server, the cryptographic key to the first communication device when the security of the first communication device is not compromised. The method also includes distributing, via the server, a second group key to the second communication device when the security of the first communication device is compromised and the first communication device cannot be fixed or deactivated. |
| US10277566B2 |
System and method for securing authentication information in a networked environment
This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for securely communicating authentication information in a networked environment such as one involving a client device, a cloud based computing platform, and an enterprise computing environment. Some embodiments may include encrypting, by a client device using a public key, authentication information provided by a user. The encrypted authentication information is sent to a cloud based service which then sends it to an on-premises component residing behind a firewall of an enterprise. The on-premises component decrypts the authentication information using a private key, validates the authentication information, and returns the result to the cloud based service over a network. If validated, the cloud based service establishes a secure connection between the client device and the on-premises component such that the user can access the enterprise's content without the enterprise having to share the authentication information with the cloud based service. |
| US10277565B2 |
Enterprise service bus logging
Logging of enterprise service bus (ESB) activity includes receiving, from the ESB, information specific to an inter-application message. Control data, provided by an application communicating via the ESB that specifies how the information is to be encrypted for logging and what portions of the information is to be logged is extracted from the information. The information is encrypted in accordance with the control data, and the encrypted information is recorded. |
| US10277564B2 |
Light-weight key update mechanism with blacklisting based on secret sharing algorithm in wireless sensor networks
Various embodiments include a network manager for managing network keys in a network having a plurality of nodes, the device including: a memory; and a processor configured to: determine N nodes to blacklist, wherein N is an integer; select a polynomial function from a plurality of polynomial functions of degree K and wherein the polynomial functions define plurality of secret network keys; generate K-N random abscissa values, wherein none of the random abscissa values are not found in a list of node abscissa values; calculate K-N polynomial function values for the K-N random abscissa values; calculate N polynomial function values for N node abscissa values associated with the N blacklisted nodes; transmit a message to nodes in the network including an indication of the selected polynomial function, the K-N random abscissa values, the N node abscissa values associated with the N blacklisted nodes, the K-N calculated polynomial function values, and the N calculated polynomial function values. |
| US10277561B2 |
Database management system shared ledger support
A business application may provide a secure ledger update while maintaining anonymity and security from unauthorized third parties. One example may include receiving a new entry transaction to save data in a database/ledger. The example may also include receiving a request to add a record stored in a database with a new entry, adding the record by inserting the new entry, and enabling the new entry to be unchangeable from subsequent modification attempts based on an immutable attribute. |
| US10277560B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system for accessing and managing security libraries
An apparatus and method for performing a cryptography function on an electronic device are provided. The method includes executing an application on the electronic device, requesting, by the application, to use a security library, loading the security library in a remote process on the electronic device, and communicating, by the application, with the security library in the remote process. |
| US10277559B2 |
Methods and systems for data traffic control and encryption
Methods, systems and programming for data traffic control and encryption. In one example, data traffic is received from a first node to be sent to a second node. The health of an encryption pathway between the first node and the second node is determined. The data traffic is sent to the second node over the network without going through the encryption pathway when the encryption pathway is not healthy. |
| US10277556B2 |
Domain name hi-jack prevention
A domain name hi-jack prevention service may be selected by a domain name registrant and enabled by a Registrar. In a first embodiment, the Registrar may send a confirmation request via a preferred contact method to the registrant and only move the domain name from a first account to a second account (both managed by the Registrar) when the registrant confirms the request. In a second embodiment, a third party platform that is independent from and/or not the Registrar confirms the identity of the registrant before the Registrar moves the domain name from the first account to the second account (again, both managed by the Registrar). In a third embodiment, a third party platform communicates an authorization code to a verified registrant so the registrant can enter the authorization code with a Gaining Registrar so the domain name may be transferred from a Losing Registrar to the Gaining Registrar. |
| US10277554B2 |
Transparent proxy authentication via DNS processing
A DNS nameserver processes requests for domain name information based on subscriber identifiers, and optionally subscriber information. Based on a subscriber identifier, requests for a target domain name may generate a DNS response with domain name information for a proxy service. Techniques are provided to seamlessly and transparently authenticate a subscriber at the proxy service. The proxy service generates a redirect with a unique domain name including a tracking identifier in response to requests for a target domain name. The nameserver receives a request associated with the unique domain name. The nameserver responds with domain name information of the proxy service and generates a message to the proxy service mapping the tracking identifier to the subscriber identifier. The client then generates a request to the proxy service that includes the tracking identifier. The proxy service uses the mapping from the nameserver to authenticate the corresponding subscriber identifier. |
| US10277553B2 |
Method for generating addresses in a computer network
A method for creating a plurality of addresses for a network element of a communication network can include the steps of creating a virtual identifier for each address to be created from an existing identifier of said network element and from at least one configured piece of additional information; creating an address from at least one created virtual identifier; checking the virtual identifiers created in such a way or the addresses created from said virtual identifiers for the presence of a collision; and discarding colliding virtual identifiers or the addresses created from said virtual identifiers. |
| US10277552B2 |
Relating to messaging gateways
The present disclosure provides a method of routing a short message to a user. According to the method, an SMSC sends a routing request to a HLR or HSS of the terminating user. The HLR or HSS has static provisioning settings for users and relays the request according to these settings. The HLR or HSS relays the request to the IP-SM-GW, which dynamically determines if the terminating user has attached to an IMS network and accordingly decides on onward routing of the message over circuit switched or IMS network elements. The present disclosure also provides a mobile network apparatus that is configured to perform the method. |
| US10277551B2 |
Methods and systems for providing current email addresses and contact information for members within a social network
Methods and systems for providing current email addresses or contact information to members within a social network are described. In one described method, an email program application requests an email address for a member within a social network. Using profile information associated with the member, the email address is provided to the email program application which sent the request. The email address is then entered into the send-to parameter field of an email message. In another described method, contact information associated with a first member of a social can be provided to a second member of the social network. The contact information is provided if the relationship between the first and second members is an authorized relationship. The contact information associated with the first member can be used to update the contact information for the first member in an electronic address book associated with the second member. |
| US10277550B2 |
Methods and systems for optimizing engagement with a social network
Techniques to increase engagement with a social networking system. In one embodiment, activities are prioritized based on relatedness to a user. References associated with at least a portion of the prioritized activities are created. The references are categorized into a plurality of types. The reference types may include notifications, friend identifications, and top stories. The references are embedded in digest communications for the user. Descriptive information about the activities are omitted from the digest communications. Digest communications for the user are provided during a time period when the user is not engaged with the social networking system. Notifications for a user are ceased when a level of engagement of the user with the social networking system is less than a threshold value. |
| US10277546B2 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and storage medium
An information processing system is implemented by an information processing apparatus and terminals connected to the information processing apparatus. The information processing system includes a destination determiner that determines a destination terminal of the terminals based on the right of a sender terminal of the terminals that has sent a message, a message generator that generates a message adapted for the destination terminal based on the message sent from the sender terminal, a transmitter that sends the message generated by the message generator to the destination terminal, and a display unit that is provided in each of the terminals and displays the message sent from the transmitter in a display format corresponding to the right of the each of the terminals. |
| US10277545B2 |
Sharing on-line media experiences
A lead user may share an on-line media content experience with one or more followers by identifying content of interest being experienced on the lead user system, identifying one or more followers with whom to share the content of interest, inviting the followers to experience the content of interest, and enabling the followers to access the content of interest. |
| US10277541B1 |
Individual XML message processing platform
A communications platform (Centerpost) is disclosed containing a message processing platform along with an XML message format (SmartMessage) which provides for the reception, organization, summarization, filing, storage, synthesis, routing, formatting, and intelligent processing of XML-based electronic messages and SMTP electronic mail from corporations and other senders to fully integrate individuals' existing e-mail boxes, cellular telephones, paging equipment, facsimile machines, wireless and wired telephones, and other devices. The Centerpost platform utilizes a nickname-based routing to enable device specific sending without knowledge of the specific device address. The Centerpost platform provides sender-defined information folios, which enable synthesized filing, viewing and storage of all received SmartMessages, and the platform allows semi-private access control for the user, which allows access by others. |
| US10277539B2 |
Intelligent messaging reply system and method
A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving an input to send a first message as a first reply message to a message thread. One or more updates may be detected from a second message as a second reply message to the message thread in response to receiving the input to send the first message, wherein the second message may be received after the input to send the first message is received and before the first message is sent. Content may be detected in the first message that is unique to the message thread. A third message may be generated to replace the first reply message to the message thread, wherein the third message may include at least one update of the one or more updates from the second message and the content in the first message that is unique to the message thread. |
| US10277534B2 |
Supplemental connection fabric for chassis-based network device
A system may receive, by a switching component of the system, network traffic to be provided to an I/O component of the network device. The system may route, by the switching component, the network traffic to the I/O component based on whether the I/O component is connected to the switching component via the first connections and/or via second connections. The first connections may be connections via a chassis of the system. The second connections may be connections via a connector component that is removable from the switching component. The network traffic may be routed via the first connections and the second connections when the I/O component is connected via the first connections and the second connections. The network traffic may be routed via the first connections and not via the second connections when the I/O component is connected via the first connections and not via the second connections. |
| US10277533B2 |
Cut-through bridge error isolation
A system includes a cut-through bridge including a plurality of stages within a controller for communication packet transmission to transfer data and one or more control signals successively between the stages. The system also includes a control signal interceptor within the controller operable to intercept control signals between a first stage and a second stage of the cut-through bridge. The control signal interceptor is further operable to generate a forced valid control signal for each of the control signals regardless of an error condition of the control signals. The control signal interceptor outputs the forced valid control signal for each of the control signals to the second stage of the cut-through bridge. The forced valid control signal for each of the control signals is propagated through one or more successive stages of the cut-through bridge to an end stage to prevent an invalid state at the end stage. |
| US10277531B2 |
On-demand access to compute resources
Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable media for controlling and managing the identification and provisioning of resources within an on-demand center as well as the transfer of workload to the provisioned resources. One aspect involves creating a virtual private cluster within the on-demand center for the particular workload from a local environment. A method of managing resources between a local compute environment and an on-demand environment includes detecting an event associated with a local compute environment and based on the detected event, identifying information about the local environment, establishing communication with an on-demand compute environment and transmitting the information about the local environment to the on-demand compute environment, provisioning resources within the on-demand compute environment to substantially duplicate the local environment and transferring workload from the local-environment to the on-demand compute environment. The event can be a threshold or a triggering event within or outside of the local environment. |
| US10277524B1 |
Monitoring data streams and scaling computing resources based on the data streams
A device may determine values for a set of metrics related to a set of event messages being processed, by a set of server devices, from a set of queues. The values for the set of metrics may be determined as the set of event messages are being processed. Each of the set of queues may be associated with a different subset of event messages and a different subset of server devices. The device may determine to scale a quantity of server devices included in the set of server devices. The quantity of server devices may be scaled to increase the quantity of server devices or to decrease the quantity of server devices. The device may provide a set of instructions to scale the quantity of server devices. The device may perform an action to facilitate accessibility of data related to processing of the set of event messages. |
| US10277523B2 |
Dynamically adapting to demand for server computing resources
Embodiments are described for dynamically responding to demand for server computing resources. The embodiments can monitor performance of each of multiple computing systems in a data center, identify a particular computing system of the multiple computing systems for allocation of additional computing power, determine availability of an additional power supply to allocate to the identified computing system, determine availability of a capacity on a power distribution line connected to the particular computing system to provide the additional power supply to the particular computing system, and allocate the additional computing power to the identified computing system as a function of the determined availability of the additional power supply and the determined availability of the capacity on the power distribution line. The computing systems selected for reducing power consumption can be selected based on a priority order. |
| US10277519B2 |
Response time for a gateway connecting a lower bandwidth network with a higher speed network
Networks with a plurality of independent nodes are useful when the nodes can communicate with one another and with nodes and resources outside the network. The present disclosure addresses ways to encapsulate packets as they move from a sender to a receiver, and also addresses ways for speeding up messages between nodes by orderly queuing and processing of messages. The present disclosure also includes techniques for mapping nodes in a home area network to IP addresses in a local area network. |
| US10277518B1 |
Intelligent packet queues with delay-based actions
A network device organizes packets into various queues, in which the packets await processing. Queue management logic tracks how long certain packet(s), such as a designated marker packet, remain in a queue. Based thereon, the logic produces a measure of delay for the queue, referred to herein as the “queue delay.” Based on a comparison of the current queue delay to one or more thresholds, various associated delay-based actions may be performed, such as tagging and/or dropping packets departing from the queue, or preventing addition enqueues to the queue. In an embodiment, a queue may be expired based on the queue delay, and all packets dropped. In other embodiments, when a packet is dropped prior to enqueue into an assigned queue, copies of some or all of the packets already within the queue at the time the packet was dropped may be forwarded to a visibility component for analysis. |
| US10277517B2 |
Printing apparatus, method, and medium for transmitting identification information
A communication apparatus communicating with an external apparatus via a relaying device is provided. The communication apparatus includes a communication unit configured to perform communication with the relaying device, and a control unit configured to reduce a communication speed of the communication unit to a lower speed if the communication apparatus is to be shifted from a first power mode to a second power mode in which power consumption is lower than that in the first power mode. The communication unit, if the communication apparatus shifts to the second power mode, transmits identification information of the communication apparatus to the relaying device using a first method, and after a predetermined time has passed, transmits the identification information to the relaying device by a second method. |
| US10277516B2 |
Statistical approaches in NSX scale testing
A central controller may determine rates at which endpoints are to send packets to test connections and may adjust these rates based on feedback information from the endpoints regarding tested connections. |
| US10277515B2 |
Quality of service (QOS) management in wireless networks
A core network (CN) may establish and distribute a quality of service (QoS) policy across a wireless communication system, e.g., by sending QoS policy information to an access network and to user equipment. The QoS policy may be implemented with respect to data network (DN) sessions as well as data sessions. For each DN session or data session, the QoS policy may be applied by explicit or implicit request, and data sessions may in some examples utilize pre-authorized QoS policies without the need to request the QoS. Other aspects, embodiments, and features may also be claimed and described. |
| US10277514B2 |
Methods and systems for dynamic policy based traffic steering over multiple access networks
Methods and systems for individual forward-link and return-link policies for network communication are disclosed. In some aspects, the individual forward-link and return-link policies define how data is routed over a plurality of access networks between a client-side enforcement unit and a provider-side enforcement unit. In some aspects, the individual policies may be based on metrics collected by the client-side and provider-side enforcement units, which may be positioned on each end of one or more access networks. |
| US10277513B2 |
Packet forwarding method, system, and apparatus
A packet forwarding method, system, and apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining that a total number of links is an integral power of 2, wherein the total number of links is a sum of a number of added virtual link and a number of actual links for forwarding a data packet; calculating a hash value of the data packet, and calculating a remainder of the hash value divided by the total number of links; and if the remainder corresponds to a virtual link, calculating another hash value of the data packet, returning back to the step of calculating a remainder, performing the above operations cyclically until the remainder corresponds to an actual link, and forwarding the data packet on the actual link. |
| US10277511B2 |
Hash-based packet classification with multiple algorithms at a network processor
A network processor has a “bi-level” architecture including a classification algorithm level and a single-record search level to search a hash database that stores packet classification information based on packet field values. The classification algorithm level implements multiple different classification algorithm engines, wherein the individual algorithm applied to a received packet can be selected based on a field of the packet, a port at which the packet was received, or other criteria. Each classification algorithm engine generates one or more single-record search requests to search the hash database for classification information based on one or more field values of the received packet or other classification parameters. Each single-record search requests is provided to the single-record search level, which executes the requests at the hash database and returns the corresponding record to the requesting classification algorithm engine. |
| US10277510B2 |
System and method for storing lookup request rules in multiple memories
In one embodiment, a system includes a data navigation unit configured to navigate through a data structure stored in a first memory to a first representation of at least one rule. The system further includes at least one rule processing unit configured to a) receive the at least one rule based on the first representation of the at least one rule from a second memory to one of the rule processing unit, and b) processing a key using the at least one rule. |
| US10277508B2 |
Service routing packet processing method and apparatus, and network system
The application provides a service routing packet processing method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a first service router SR, a first service routing packet; querying, by the first SR, a service routing table according to path identification information and identification information of a source service node SN that are carried in the first service routing packet, to determine identification information of a destination SN, where the service routing table includes a correspondence between the path identification information, the identification information of the source SN, and the identification information of the destination SN; generating, by the first SR, a second service routing packet according to the identification information of the destination SN and the first service routing packet; and sending, by the first SR, the second service routing packet. According to the technical solutions of the present invention, support of an independent SN for service routing can be implemented. |
| US10277506B2 |
Stateful load balancing in a stateless network
A packet routing method for directing packets of a session in an IP network causes an intermediate node to obtain a lead packet of a plurality of packets in a given session. The intermediate node has an electronic interface in communication with the IP network and obtains the lead packet through that same interface. The method maintains, in a routing database, state information relating to a plurality of sessions in the IP network. Each session includes a single stateful session path formed by an ordered plurality of nodes in the IP network, and the state information includes information about the ordered plurality of nodes in the sessions. The method further accesses the routing database to determine the state of a plurality of sessions, and forms a stateful given path for packets of the given session across the IP network as a function of the state information in the routing database. |
| US10277505B2 |
Routing inter-AS LSPs with centralized controller
Techniques are described for routing inter-AS LSPs with a centralized controller taking inter-AS TE metric values for inter-AS links into account. The inter-AS TE metric values, e.g., local preference values, MED values, or EROS, indicate route preferences for routes between ASes. The disclosed techniques enable network devices within either or both of a first AS and a second AS to store inter-AS TE metric values for inter-AS links in TEDs of the network devices. The network devices then send the contents of their TEDs, including the inter-AS TE metric values, to a centralized controller of the first AS and the second AS. The centralized controller computes an inter-AS LSP across the first AS and the second AS based at least in part on the inter-AS TE metric values such that the inter-AS LSP includes a preferred one of the inter-AS links as indicated by the inter-AS TE metric values. |
| US10277491B2 |
Combining measurements based on beacon data
Usage data representing resource accesses on a network by client devices in a plurality of households is accessed. Based on the accessed usage data, a set of the households that the usage data indicates are associated with a specified number and type of client devices is determined. A subset of the usage data is extracted, where the subset corresponds to resource accesses by client devices associated with the subset of households. Usage information is determined for the specified number and type of client devices based on the extracted subset of the usage data. |
| US10277486B2 |
Anonymization of traffic patterns over communication networks
A computer-implemented method of obfuscating communication traffic patterns may include detecting, at a first communications device, data communication sessions with a second communications device via the computer server using a network protocol. At the first device, a first traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a first predefined time period. At the first communications device, a second traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a second predefined time period that occurs after the first predefined time period. At the first communications device, based on a randomization process, a dummy data communication pattern is generated for transmission to the second communication devices, whereby the dummy data communication pattern is appended to the second traffic pattern for obfuscating a traffic pattern change between the first and the second traffic pattern at the computer server used to establish the communication sessions. |
| US10277480B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for determining a location corresponding to an IP address
Determining a location corresponding to an Internet Protocol (IP) address includes collecting an IP address and location information corresponding to the IP address, wherein the location information corresponding to the IP address includes information identifying a location from which a terminal associated with the IP address accesses a network, obtaining one or more pieces of IP address geographic coordinate data for the IP address using the IP address and the location information corresponding to the IP address, determining geographic coordinates corresponding to the IP address based at least in part on the one or more pieces of IP address geographic coordinate data, determining an IP address field based at least in part on the geographic coordinates corresponding to the IP address, and determining a location corresponding to the IP address field. |
| US10277477B2 |
Load response performance counters
The current document is directed to a new class of performance-monitoring tools referred as load response performance counters (“LRPCs”). Load response performance counters are implemented to periodically run a task within a computer system in order to apply a specific load to a particular subsystem or component of the computer system and to measure, at intervals, a response time for completing the task. By monitoring the response times, various types of problems, anomalies, and bottlenecks associated with the subsystem or component can be identified and characterized. The design and implementation of particular LRPCs can be precisely tailored to particular components and subsystems at any of many different hierarchical levels, granularities, and temporal ranges in order to monitor system operation and function. |
| US10277476B2 |
Optimizing network parameters based on a learned network performance model
In one embodiment, a predictive model is constructed by mapping multiple network characteristics to multiple network performance metrics. Then, a network performance metric pertaining to a node in a network is predicted based on the constructed predictive model and one or more network characteristics relevant to the node. Also, a local parameter of the node is optimized based on the predicted network performance metric. |
| US10277472B2 |
System and method for improved advertisement of dynamic storage endpoints and storage control endpoints
The present invention provides a system and method that improves efficiency and resilience of the communications between clients and nodes, and between the nodes of a distributed, scale-out storage system by participating in the topology of an L3 network. The present disclosure relates to a device in a network. The receiving module is configured to receive information associated with the storage endpoints advertised by nodes of the network, wherein the information is an IP address associated with the storage endpoints or removal and/or updation of the IP address of the storage endpoints. The update module is configured to summarize or re-advertise the information received from the one or more nodes, and advertise the summarized or re-advertised information to all nodes of the network to be utilized by the one or more nodes to achieve communication between the node and the storage endpoint based on the summarized or re-advertised information. |
| US10277469B2 |
Method and system for a wide-bandwidth, on-premises network
A network device comprising: a first connector for connecting to an external network from which data may be communicated using a first frequency band in accordance with a first communications protocol; a second connector for connecting to an on-premises network; and circuitry residing in a signal path between said first connector and said second connector. The circuitry may be operable to: permit a first portion of the first frequency band to pass from the first connector to the second connector; block a second portion of said first frequency band from passing from the first connector to the second connector; and communicate, via the second connector, signals that are normally communicated in frequency ranges not including the first frequency band, into the on-premises network using the first frequency band. The signals may include packets formatted in accordance with Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) standards. |
| US10277457B2 |
Network access fault reporting
A wireless access point (10) connected to a fixed telecommunications network (12) broadcasts codes relating to one or more network identities (100, 101) identifying availability of wireless connection to the access point, If connection to the telecommunications network (12) is lost, it suspends one of the identity codes (100) and replaces it with a special identity code for a network identity (102) configured to co-operate with a mobile terminal (53) equipped to recognize the special identity code and transmit a message over another communications link (6, 49) to alert a service center (7) to the fault (13). |
| US10277455B2 |
Method for operating a node in a network and node device
The invention relates to a method for operating a node in a network comprising a resource restricted device, the method comprising the steps of (a) placing an ACK message in a buffer of the node, if said buffer does not contain a buffered message to be transmitted to the resource restricted device; (b) after step (a), detecting a received message transmitted by the resource restricted device; (c) transmitting the ACK message or the buffered message to the resource restricted device after detection of the received message; the method further comprising repeating steps (a) to (c) after the ACK message or the buffered message has been transmitted, so that the buffer always contains a message ready to be sent. |
| US10277453B2 |
Master base station-controlled response to detected failure of radio link between secondary base station and mobile station in dual connectivity wireless networks
Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. A technique is provided for controlling a response by a mobile station (MS) to a radio link failure detected by the MS in a dual connectivity wireless network in which the MS is connected to both a master base station (master BS) associated with a primary cell and a secondary base station (secondary BS) associated with a secondary cell. The MS may detect a radio link failure for a radio link between the MS and the secondary BS. In response to detecting the radio link failure, the MS may perform one of several preconfigured responses, or the MS may notify the master BS of the radio link failure, receive an instruction from the master BS, and then perform operations or respond to the radio link failure according to the received instruction. |
| US10277450B2 |
Circuit, method, and receiver apparatus for performing on-the-fly IQ mismatch compensation
A method employed by a circuit included within a receiver apparatus and configured for performing IQ mismatch compensation when receiver apparatus is operating under data reception mode includes: transforming a data signal, which is generated by a radio frequency receiver under the data reception mode, from time domain into a plurality of frequency bin signals in frequency domain; calculating to obtain at least one frequency domain calibration parameter according to the plurality of frequency bin signals in frequency domain; and, updating at least one coefficient parameter of IQ mismatch compensation according to the obtained at least one frequency domain calibration parameter, to make IQ mismatch compensation compensate IQ mismatch based on the updated at least one coefficient parameter. |
| US10277433B1 |
Method to improve latency in an ethernet PHY device
This disclosure relates to data communication networks. An example data communication apparatus includes physical (PHY) layer circuitry that includes transceiver circuitry, decoder circuitry, and a signal analysis unit. The transceiver circuitry receives encoded data symbols via a network link. The received encoded data symbols are encoded using trellis coded modulation (TCM). The decoder circuitry decodes the received encoded data symbols using maximum-likelihood (ML) decoding to map a received symbol sequence to an allowed symbol sequence using a trace-back depth. A trace-back depth value is a number of symbols in the received symbol sequence used by the ML decoding to identify the allowed symbol sequence from the received symbol sequence. The signal analysis unit determines one or more link statistics of the network link, and sets the trace-back depth value according to the one or more link statistics. |
| US10277430B2 |
Coordinated multi point transmission modes
A method of configuring user equipment in a wireless communication network to operate to receive a dynamically changing coordinated multipoint transmission from one or more transmission point in said network, a computer program product and network control node operable to perform that method. The method comprises: determining, for the user equipment, a set of two or more transmission points from which the user equipment may receive a transmission and allocating them to a coordinated multipoint transmission measurement set associated with the user equipment; allocating a set of modes of operation of the transmission points in the coordinated multipoint transmission measurement set for communication with the user equipment; associating a codepoint to each mode in the allocated set of modes of operation of the set of transmission points to form a codebook; and informing the user equipment of the codebook. |
| US10277428B2 |
Methods for reducing complexity of pre-coding matrix computation and grouping of user equipments in massive MIMO systems
This invention presents methods for using spatial FFT to reduce the number of computations for generating the pre-coding matrix in a MIMO system comprising reducing the dimension of channel vectors by neglecting entries whose values are significantly smaller or near zero, and to select UEs into a group assigned to the same time and frequency resources. |
| US10277426B1 |
Reducing supply noise in current mode logic transmitters
Methods, systems, and devices for mitigating supply noise in single-ended current mode logic (CML) transmitters are described. A first current source may generate a first bias current for a first differential transistor pair included in a CML transmitter, and a second current source may generate a second bias current for a second differential transistor pair. The first differential transistor pair may route the first bias current through either leg of the first differential transistor pair based on a polarity of an input signal and the second differential transistor pair may route the second bias current through either leg of the second differential transistor pair based on the polarity of the input signal. Based on a first polarity, the second bias current may be routed to a ground reference, and based on a second polarity, the second bias current may be routed through the first differential transistor pair to modify a load current internal to the CML transmitter. |
| US10277423B2 |
Distributed virtual gateway appliance
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: providing a distributed virtual gateway for Network Virtualization over Layer 3 (NVO3) network. A gateway stack having three or more nodes is implemented as a distributed virtual gateway, providing Layer 2 or Layer 3 gateway services in a fail-safe manner. Nodes of the gateway stack are configured to autonomously process and forward inbound NVO3 data packets with known destination addresses without engaging a master of the gateway stack. |
| US10277413B2 |
Meeting invitee as proxy
An electronic invitation, including invitation proxy information, for a meeting is communicated to at least a first and a second invitee. A response is received from the first invitee including response proxy information indicating that the response to the invitation includes a request to proxy for the second invitee. Updating, in a memory, using the response proxy information, an attendance register to indicate that the first invitee will attend the meeting and that the first invitee may proxy for the second invitee. Communicating a proxy confirmation request to the second invitee and receiving a proxy confirmation response including proxy confirmation information. The attendance register is updated, in the memory, using the proxy confirmation information, to indicate that the second invitee will not attend the meeting and that the first invitee will proxy for the second invitee. |
| US10277407B2 |
Key-attestation-contingent certificate issuance
The present invention provides for streamlined issuance of certificates and other tokens that are contingent on key attestation of keys from a trusted platform module within a computing platform. Various methods are described for wrapping the requested token in a secret, such as an AES key, that is encrypted to a TPM based key in a key challenge. If the requesting platform fails the key challenge, the encrypted certificate or token cannot be decrypted. If requesting platform passes the challenge, the encrypted certificate or token can be decrypted using the AES key recovered from the key challenge. |
| US10277405B2 |
Method for updating seed data in dynamic token
A method for updating seed data in a dynamic token comprises: an interaction interface sends user information to an application server for verification, receives a verification result returned by the application server, continuously receives dynamic token information when the verification result is valid, and sends same to the application server; the application server generates a request data packet containing the dynamic token information and application information and sends same to an authentication center; the authentication center acquires seed data corresponding to the dynamic token information and the application information and sends same to the application server; the application server converts the seed data into photosensitive data and displays same by means of the interaction interface; and the dynamic token obtains the seed data by acquiring the photosensitive data. The present invention can realize that the seed data in a dynamic token is automatically updated by a user, and meanwhile, a dynamic token can be applied to multiple applications. |
| US10277404B2 |
Communication system for the detection of a driving license
A communication system for verifying a driving license, having an electronic vehicle key and a reading device which communicates with the electronic vehicle key. The driving license data is stored on the electronic vehicle key and the reading device retrieves the driving license data stored on the electronic vehicle key. |
| US10277395B2 |
Cryptographic key-generation with application to data deduplication
Generation of a cryptographic key is deterministically derived from client data of which a client computer proves knowledge in order to obtain the key. A client computer provides client data and is adapted to define a vector, having a plurality of data blocks with indices, corresponding to the client data. The client computer is further adapted to generate a first non-hiding vector commitment and a second hiding vector commitment, to the vector, and to generate a third commitment to the first commitment. The client computer sends the second and third commitments to the key server, and provides to the key server a first proof of knowledge, for a subset of the indices, of the corresponding data blocks of the vector in the second and third commitments. The key server stores a secret server key and is adapted to engage with the client computer in a key-generation protocol. |
| US10277394B2 |
System and method for accessing information resources using cryptographic authorization permits
A system and method for securing information associates a party with a node that communicates messages over one or more channels based on a channel access privilege. One or more authorities sign a cryptographic authorization permit (CAP) to authorize the channel access privilege, which can be a write privilege or a read privilege. In one embodiment, the authorization for the channel access privilege is based on a public key issued by an authority and the CAP comprises a cryptographic certificate digitally signed by the authority. |
| US10277392B2 |
Cracking devices and methods thereof
A cracking method for cracking a secret key of an encrypting device includes: building up a leakage model for the encrypting device; performing a mathematical calculation on the leakage model, according to a plurality of sets of input data, to generate a mathematical model; generating a plurality of sets of hypothesized keys; generating a plurality of sets of simulation data corresponding to the hypothesized keys using the mathematical model; providing the input data for the encrypting device and detecting a plurality of sets of leakage data generated by the encrypting device; performing the mathematical calculation on the leakage data to generate calculated data; determining a correlation between each of the simulation data and the calculated data; and determining one of the hypothesized keys to be consistent with the secret key according to the correlation. |
| US10277389B2 |
Phase detectors for clock and data recovery
Phase detectors for clock and data recovery circuits are provided herein. In certain implementations, a phase detector includes sampling circuitry that generates a plurality of samples of an input data signal based on timing of a plurality of clock signals, a binary response circuit that processes the plurality of samples to generate a plurality of binary output signals providing a binary detector response, and a linear response circuit that processes the plurality of samples to generate a plurality of linear output signals providing a linear detector response. The phase detector generates one or more data output signals based on the plurality of samples to thereby recover data from the input data signal. |
| US10277387B2 |
Signal recovery circuit, electronic device, and signal recovery method
A signal recovery circuit includes an oscillator that generates a first clock of which a frequency is variable, and a feedback circuit that controls the oscillator to synchronize the first clock with input data, depending on a phase relationship between the input data and the first clock, the feedback circuit including a control portion that controls the oscillator depending on the phase relationship between the input data and the first clock, a first phase detection circuit that generates a clock phase control signal depending on the phase relationship between the input data and the first clock, an output data generation circuit that generates output data by latching the input data at a change edge of the first clock, and a lock detection circuit that outputs a lock detection signal indicating whether a state is a lock state or a non-lock state. |
| US10277380B2 |
Configurable bidirectional transceiver for full-duplex serial link communication system
A configurable transceiver includes a first transmitter, an edge rate controller, a second transmitter, a subtractor, a bandwidth controller and a main controller. The first transmitter is configured to generate a first signal for transmission via a transmission link. The second transmitter is configured to generate a replica signal associated with the first signal. The edge rate controller is communicatively coupled to the first and/or second transmitter and is configured to control an edge rate parameter of the first and/or second signal. The subtractor is configured to subtract the replica signal from a signal received via the transmission link. The bandwidth controller is configured to control a bandwidth parameter of a difference signal received from the output of the subtractor. The main controller chooses edge rate and bandwidth control words per desired link rates. It can also automatically find the maximum possible link speed. |
| US10277378B2 |
Wake-up receiver band and channel negotiation
Embodiments of a LP-WUR (low-power wake-up radio) wake-up packet acknowledgement procedure are generally described herein. A first wireless device encodes for transmission of a wake-up packet of a LP-WUR to a second wireless device, the wake-up packet to wake up a WLAN (wireless local area network) radio of the second wireless device. Upon decoding a response frame from the second wireless device received during a predefined time period: the first wireless device encodes for transmission of a data packet to the WLAN radio of the second wireless device. Upon failing to receive the response frame from the second wireless device during the predefined time period: the first wireless device encodes for retransmission of the wake-up packet to the second wireless device. |
| US10277376B2 |
Acknowledgement of transmissions in a wireless local area network
A first communication device receives a physical layer (PHY) data unit from a second communication device. The PHY data unit includes multiple medium access control (MAC) data units aggregated in an aggregate MAC data unit. The first communication device generates an acknowledgment data unit to acknowledge receipt of the multiple MAC data units. The acknowledgment data unit includes (i) a length indication that indicates a length of an acknowledgement field, and (ii) the acknowledgment field of the indicated length. The acknowledgement field includes respective acknowledgement information for the multiple MAC data units. The first communication device transmits the acknowledgment data unit to the second communication device. |
| US10277374B2 |
Methods and systems for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple zone partitioning
Aspects of the invention include methods and devices for inserting data and pilot symbols into Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) frames having a time domain and a frequency domain. A method involves inserting in at least one zone of a first type a two dimensional array of data and pilot symbols in time and frequency and inserting in at least one zone of a second type a two dimensional array of data and pilot symbols in time and frequency. In some implementations the zone of the first type comprises common pilot symbols that can be detected by all receivers receiving the OFDM frame. In some implementations the zone of the second type comprises dedicated pilot symbols that are only detectable by a receiver that is aware of pre-processing used to encode the dedicated pilot symbols. |
| US10277372B2 |
Method, device and system for transmitting enhanced downlink control channel
The present invention discloses a method, a device and a system for transmitting an enhanced downlink control channel, which belong to the communications field. The method for sending an enhanced downlink control channel includes: presetting a multiplexing unit, where the multiplexing unit includes at least one resource block pair, and the at least one resource block pair includes E-PDCCH resources and DM RS resources, and the E-PDCCH resources include multiple control channel elements; sending at least one E-PDCCH corresponding to at least one UE in at least one control channel element of the multiplexing unit, and sending the DM RS corresponding to the at least one UE. The present invention reduces the granularity of an enhanced downlink control channel, saves resources and enhances the downlink control channel, thereby providing more control channels for the UE to use. |
| US10277370B2 |
Method and system for utilizing multiplexing to increase throughput in a network of distributed transceivers with array processing
A communication device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine, may be configured for a multiplexing mode of operation. Configuring of the multiplexing mode of operation may include configuring one or more communication modules for multiplexing a plurality of data streams. Each of the communication modules may comprise one or more antennas and/or antenna array elements and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers associated with said one or more antennas and/or antenna array elements. The communication modules may be configured to be spatially distinct and/or to use different frequency channels. The data streams may be communicated to a single target device or to a plurality of target devices. |
| US10277369B2 |
Receiver and method of receiving
A receiver for detecting and recovering payload data from a received signal, the receiver comprises a radio frequency demodulation circuit configured to detect the received signal. The received signal carries the payload data as OFDM symbols in one or more of a plurality of time divided frames. Each frame begins with a plurality of bootstrap symbols for the frame, the bootstrap symbols comprising a useful part and two sets of samples from the useful part. The receiver further comprises a processor configured to apply processing delays for both first and second bootstrap symbols to received useful parts of the bootstrap symbols and to at last some of the samples added to useful parts and to determine from the first bootstrap symbol and the at least one second bootstrap symbol a FFT trigger timing point, the receiver further comprising an FFT processor configured to receive the FFT trigger timing point. |
| US10277366B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting signal using unlicensed band in cellular system
A method and an apparatus for transmitting a resource, and a method for the HARQ retransmission using an unlicensed band include an operation of performing clear channel assessment (CCA) for the unlicensed band; and an operation of occupying a channel of the unlicensed band according to the CCA and determining whether or not the resource is transmitted based on a position of a transmission time interval (TTI) within a channel occupancy time (COT) for the channel. |
| US10277365B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication control method, and computer program
A communication apparatus comprises: a controller, a sender and a receiver. The controller determines, among data units provided with reference numbers, a first group that includes data units to be sent to another communication apparatus. The sender sends the data units to another communication apparatus. The receiver receives, from another communication apparatus, information that indicates a reception situation regarding the data units. The sender execute a re-sending process of the data unit corresponding to the reception error when the reception situation indicates a reception error The controller either prevent the sender from sending a data unit in a second group when the sender is executing the re-sending process or stop the re-sending process when the receiver receives a report of arrival of the data unit corresponding to the reception error from the another communication apparatus while the sender is executing the re-sending process. |
| US10277364B2 |
Early HARQ packet retransmission
A method is disclosed of a first device for wireless communication adapted to communicate with a second device for wireless communication over a communication channel in accordance with a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) protocol. The method comprises receiving a first signal from the second device over the communication channel, estimating a first quality of the communication channel based on the received first signal, and transmitting a HARQ packet to the second device over the communication channel, wherein a transmission format of the HARQ packet is based on the estimation of the first quality. The method also comprises receiving a second signal from the second device over the communication channel, estimating a second quality of the communication channel based on the received second signal, and determining whether a deterioration between the first quality and the second quality exceeds a quality deterioration threshold. If the deterioration exceeds the quality deterioration threshold, the method comprises retransmitting the HARQ packet to the second device over the communication channel before reception of a response message associated with the HARQ packet is expected. Corresponding computer program product, arrangement and wireless communication device are also disclosed. |
| US10277360B2 |
Multiplexing schemes for OFDMA
Methods and systems are provided for allocating resources including VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and Non-VoIP resources. In some embodiments, multiplexing schemes are provided for use with OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access) systems, for example for use in transmitting VoIP traffic. In some embodiments, various HARQ (Hybrid Automatic request) techniques are provided for use with OFDMA systems. In various embodiments, there are provided methods and systems for dealing with issues such as Handling non-full rate vocoder frames, VoIP packet jitter handling, VoIP capacity increasing schemes, persistent and non-persistent assignment of resources in OFDMA systems. |
| US10277355B2 |
Beam phasing method and apparatus for adjusting a timing of beam projections
A method for adjusting the timing of beam projections in a beam detector. The method includes projecting a beam for the purpose of detecting obscuration of the beam and, if a level of signal of the beam detected is less than a threshold for each of a number of consecutive projections or for each consecutive projection over a pre-determined time period, initiating a warning, signalling an alarm or otherwise reacting. The method further includes adjusting the timing of projecting the beam from a nominal transmit interval ‘T’ to be within a window time-period ‘W’ extending from an amount before to an amount after the nominal transmit interval ‘T’. |
| US10277354B1 |
Efficient mode coupling using ladder fibers
An optical fiber system including an optical fiber and an optical grating is provided. The optical fiber is configured to support M mode groups, where differences in effective refractive index between adjacent mode groups are substantially equal. The optical grating is optically coupled to the optical fiber, and has a period inversely proportional to the difference in effective refractive index between adjacent mode groups. The optical grating is configured to couple all adjacent mode groups in the optical fiber. |
| US10277353B1 |
Wavelength provisioning for customer premise equipment (CPE) in dense wavelength-division multiplex (DWDM) networks
A system includes a first communication device and a second communication device in communication with the first communication device via an Ethernet connection. The first communication device is configured to transmit, via the Ethernet connection toward the second communication device, an Ethernet signal including information of a designated wavelength from a dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) scheme to be used by the second communication device. The second communication device is configured to transmit an optical signal at the designated wavelength to the first communication device in response to receiving the Ethernet signal. |
| US10277348B2 |
Method and device for performing interference coordination in wireless communication system
The present invention provides a method and device for performing interference coordination in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system comprises a plurality of user terminals. The method comprises: determining, according information acquired from user terminals, arrival angles of signals sent by the user terminals; and selecting a user terminal that needs a service according to the arrival angles of the signals sent by the user terminals. |
| US10277347B2 |
Accurate synchronization as a service
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network timing functionality. In some embodiments, a grand master clock(s) might receive a first timing signal from a global positioning system (“GPS”) source via a GPS antenna(s), and might send a second timing signal (which might be based at least in part on the first timing signal) to a slave clock(s), in some cases, via one or more network elements or the like. A computing system might calculate various transmission times for the second timing signal to be transmitted between the grand master clock(s) and the slave clock(s), and might calculate any time delay differences in the transmission times, might generate a third timing signal based at least in part on the calculated time delay differences (if any), and might send the third timing signal to one or more network elements, thereby providing Accurate Synchronization as a Service (“ASaaS”) functionality. |
| US10277346B1 |
High-efficiency secondary signal combiner
A high efficiency secondary signal combiner may include a frequency division multiplexer that is configured to receive two or more signals and produce a combined signal. The combined signal may include the two or more signals, and each of the two or more signals may be in different Nyquist zones. The combiner may also include a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that is configured to frequency shift the combined signal by sub-sampling the two or more signals to produce a sub-sampled signal in a Nyquist zone that is different from the Nyquist zones of the two or more signals. |
| US10277339B2 |
Measuring apparatus and measuring method
A measuring apparatus 10 includes: a transmission and reception unit 12 which wirelessly communicates with devices 1 to 3 under test (DUTs); a measurement unit 13 which receives data from the DUTs through the transmission and reception unit 12, measures the DUTs based on the received data and outputs measurement results; a display unit 15 which displays predetermined information regarding the measurement; a disconnection related information acquisition unit 24 which, on the condition that a connection state of the wireless communication has been changed to a disconnected state, acquires disconnection related information including information indicating a reason for changing to the disconnected state and information on a state immediately before the disconnected state; and a display control unit 14 which performs control to display the disconnection related information on the display unit 15. |
| US10277338B2 |
Efficient scheduling of beam quality measurement signals to multiple wireless devices
The disclosure relates to methods, devices, and computer programs in mobile communications. More specifically, the proposed technique relates to beam quality reference signals transmitted by the network for use by wireless devices to measure the quality of neighbor cells or beams for mobility purposes. In particular the disclosure relates to a method, performed in a wireless communication system for scheduling beam quality measurement signals to be transmitted from one or more access points 20 to a plurality of wireless devices 10. The method comprises obtaining S1, for each of the plurality of wireless devices 10, information defining time periods when the transmission of beam quality measurement signals from the one or more access points 20 to the plurality of wireless devices 10 is to be performed and obtaining S2, for each of the plurality of wireless devices 10, candidate beams 40 for transmission of beam quality measurement signals from the one or more access points to the wireless device. The proposed methods further comprises scheduling S5 common beam quality measurement signals, usable by at least two of the plurality of wireless devices 10, are scheduled during overlaps of the obtained time periods, in at least two of the obtained candidate beams that are at least partly overlapping, and providing S6 information about the scheduled beam quality measurement signals to the access points 20 and/or wireless devices 10. |
| US10277337B2 |
Antenna test methods and apparatuses for mobile terminals
An antenna test method and apparatus are disclosed. The antenna test method includes: A, placing a mobile terminal on a turntable in an anechoic chamber, and connecting the mobile terminal to a base station emulator via an anechoic chamber communication antenna; B, moving by the turntable sequentially to multiple theta and phi angles, transmitting by the base station emulator signals to the mobile terminal via an anechoic chamber measurement antenna, and receiving and decoding by the mobile terminal the signals and transmitting them back to the base station emulator, to obtain the horizontal and vertical polarization data of the anechoic chamber measurement antenna at steps of a first angle; C, performing interpolations to calculate the corresponding data at steps of a second angle as the step converts from the first angle to the second angle, and using the derived data to calculate the Total Isotropic Sensitivity (TIS). |
| US10277336B2 |
Fast recovery from interferences using limited retransmissions
Systems and methods for fast recovery from serious interferences using limited retransmissions. In one embodiment, a system includes a transceiver coupled to a second transceiver over a communication channel. The transceiver maintains a pre-retransmission packet loss rate below 1% when there is no serious interference. A limited resources retransmission module (LRRM) stores, for a delayed transmission, a maximum amount of erred packets that are accumulated during less than 1 ms at data rate above 500 Mbps. And within less than 1 ms from receiving an indication that the serious interference has occurred, a fast-adaptive canceller mitigates the effect of the serious interference, bringing the effect to a level that enables the communication system to successfully transmit data at a rate of above 500 Mbps. |
| US10277334B2 |
Hybrid OFDM body coupled communication transceiver
A radio-frequency (RF) body-coupled communications (BCC) transceiver is disclosed according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The RF BCC transceiver includes an RF BCC transmitter and an RF BCC receiver, such that the RF BCC transmitter transmits an RF signal to the RF BCC receiver via a body area network (BAN) of a human body. |
| US10277333B2 |
Techniques for securing body-based communications
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to form and maintain secure communications among two or more body-carried devices disposed in close proximity to the body of a person to form a body area network (BAN). An apparatus to establish secure communications includes a processor component; a signal component for execution by the processor component to compare a signal characteristic of a security test signal to a known signal characteristic of the security test signal to derive a bioelectric characteristic, the security test signal received via a tissue; and a bioelectric component for execution by the processor component to determine whether to allow transmission of data through the tissue based on the bioelectric characteristic. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10277330B2 |
Fiber optic communications and power network
A fiber optic-based communications network includes: a power insertion device, connected to multiple fiber links from a data source, configured to provide power insertion to a hybrid fiber/power cable connected to at least one fiber link of the multiple fiber links; the hybrid fiber/power cable, connecting the power insertion device to a connection interface device, configured to transmit data and power from the power insertion device to the connection interface device; and the connection interface device, configured to provide an interface for connection to an end device via a power over Ethernet (PoE)-compatible connection and to provide optical to electrical media conversion for data transmitted from the power insertion device to an end device via the hybrid fiber/power cable and the PoE-compatible connection. |
| US10277327B2 |
Methods and apparatus for improving reliability of an optical device using auxiliary lasers in a photonic integrated circuit
An optical device having a self-repair component capable of curing a defective component(s) is disclosed. To improve reliability as well as manufacturing yield, a photonic integrated circuit (“PIC”) for as a multi-channel optical line terminal (“OLT”) contains spare lasers or standby lasers configured to replace a failed laser(s). In one aspect, PIC includes a set of fixed-wavelength lasers (“FWLs”), a tunable-wavelength auxiliary laser (“TWAL”), a photonic detector, and a tuner. FWLs, for example, generate optical wavelengths representing optical signals. TWAL generates an optical signal with a spectrum of wavelengths based on a setting generated by the tuner. The photonic detector detects a defective wavelength. The tuner adjusts output wavelength of TWAL in response to the defective wavelength. Alternatively, PIC includes a working laser array, standby laser array, and spare laser array capable of providing two layer laser defective protections. |
| US10277326B2 |
Tunable optical channel slicing and stitching to enable dynamic bandwidth allocation
A method for transmitting an optical signal through a first channel and a second channel includes coupling the optical signal with a first pair of comb lines separated by a spacing frequency to create an optical signal copy that is spaced from the optical signal by the spacing frequency. The method also includes filtering a first slice of the optical signal and a second slice of the optical signal copy. The method also includes transmitting the first slice of the optical signal and the second slice of the optical signal through the first channel and the second channel, respectively. The method also includes stitching the first slice of the optical signal with the second slice of the optical signal copy to generate a stitched version of the original optical signal. |
| US10277323B2 |
Combining uplink radio frequency (RF) communications signals in a remote unit in a wireless distribution system (WDS) using a differential mixer
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to combining uplink radio frequency (RF) communications signals in a remote unit in a wireless distribution system (WDS) using a differential mixer. A remote unit in a WDS receives a first uplink RF communications signal(s) and a second uplink RF communications signal(s). A differential mixer, which is typically configured to combine a pair of differential input signals, is controlled to combine the first uplink RF communications signal(s) and second uplink RF communications signal(s) without requiring the first uplink RF communications signal(s) and second uplink RF communications signal(s) to be converted into the pair of differential input signals. As a result, it may be possible to eliminate a signal combiner and a BalUn circuit from the remote unit, thus helping to save component costs and board space, and to reduce insertion loss and ripple to improve uplink signal quality in the remote unit. |
| US10277322B2 |
Channelization for dispersion limited waveguide communication channels
Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a transmitter to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal to a receiver via a dielectric waveguide where the transmitter includes a plurality of mixers to generate modulated RF signals and a combiner to combine the modulated RF signals. Embodiments may also include a receiver to receive, from a dielectric waveguide, a RF signal where the receiver includes a splitter to split the RF signal into a plurality of signal paths, a plurality of filters, and a plurality of demodulators. Embodiments may also include a dielectric waveguide communication apparatus that may include the transmitter and the receiver. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10277320B1 |
Apparatus and method for rapid identification of laser communication beacons
A disclosed apparatus and method verify whether a hot spot within a scene is a valid laser-com signal, and further identify laser-com signals of interest. An extended Kalman filter (EKF) is applied to a received signal or beacon to detect whether it is modulated according to a square wave or other expected amplitude modulation pattern. Embodiments further determine whether the modulation frequency matches a signal or beacon of interest. In embodiments, a plurality of indexed EKF's are “tuned” to different modulation frequencies, and are used to identify a beacon's modulation frequency index. Where each EKF is required to compute amplitude and phase partial derivatives of the observation vector, the amplitude partials can be calculated according to the expected modulation pattern, and the phase partials can be calculated using a truncated Fourier or step-wise approximation of the expected modulation pattern. Embodiments further assume a time-invariant covariance matrix. |
| US10277319B2 |
Phase sensitive beam tracking system
The method includes receiving axis signals from a multi-axis position sensing detector, generating a reference signal by summing the axis signals, determining a mirror position of a mirror directing the optical beam based on the beam position error of each axis of the multi-axis position sensing detector, and actuating the mirror to move to the mirror position. Each axis signal is indicative of a beam position of an optical beam incident on the multi-axis position sensing detector, each axis signal corresponding to an axis of the multi-axis position sensing detector. For each axis of the multi-axis position sensing detector, the method includes converting a phase of an axis to have a 90 degree phase difference from a signal of the axis, generating an axis-phasor signal by summing the axis signals, and comparing the axis-phasor signal and the reference signal to determine a phase difference. |
| US10277309B2 |
Predicting radio frequency interference events
Systems and methods for determining a communication schedule for a satellite system are provided. For instance, orbital data indicative of one or more orbital elements of a first satellite system and one or more second satellite systems can be obtained. Frequency data frequency data indicative of one or more frequencies at which the one or more second satellite systems transmit data can also be obtained. One or more expected radio frequency interference events associated with the first satellite system can then be determined based at least in part on the orbital data and the frequency data. One or more downlink periods during which data is transmitted by the first satellite and one or more silent periods during which data is not transmitted by the first satellite can then be scheduled based at least in part on the expected radio frequency interference events. |
| US10277308B1 |
Methods and systems of adaptive antenna pointing for mitigating interference with a nearby satellite
Systems and methods are described herein for adaptive pointing operations of a mobile antenna system that can be used to provide communication with a target satellite over a large geographical area, while also satisfying interference requirements with one or more other satellites. In particular, the adaptive pointing operations described herein control pointing of a beam of the antenna system towards the target satellite in a manner that takes into consideration the interference requirements of the other satellites. In some embodiments, the mobile antenna system can provide non-interfering communication with the target satellite, over the entire or substantially the entire coverage area (or footprint) of the target satellite. In doing so, services such as Internet, telephone and/or television services provided by the target satellite can be delivered to users throughout most or all of the satellite's coverage area, while also satisfying interference requirements with other satellites. |
| US10277305B1 |
UAV wildlife monitoring system and related methods
Implementations of UAV wildlife monitoring system may include a ground control station wirelessly coupled to a UAV which may include a flight controller, a first radio, a second radio, a first antenna, a second antenna, a very high frequency (VHF) radio receiver, and a computer, all operatively coupled together. The monitoring system may also include a VHF tag configured to be coupled to an animal, wherein when the VHF tag is coupled to the animal, the VHF radio receiver receives a VHF radio signal from the VHF tag using the first antenna, wherein the computer process the VHF radio signal to create the location data from the VHF radio signal, processes the location data, and sends the location data to the second radio, wherein the second radio transmits the location data into a telecommunications channel, and wherein the ground control station receives the location data from the telecommunications channel. |
| US10277304B2 |
Relay communication system
A relay communications system is described in which a base station is able to support both Frequency diversity Relay Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH) transmission and Frequency selective R-PDCCH transmission either within different cells, or within the same cell but not the same sub-frame or within the same cell and within the 5 same sub-frame. |
| US10277293B1 |
Multi-user-MIMO detection using space-time equalization
A wireless device, such as an wireless access point, receives signals detected by a plurality of antennas of a wireless device to produce a plurality of antenna-specific receive signals potentially representing a wireless transmission received from each of one or a plurality of devices. A signal processing component of the wireless device, such as a modem, performs several operations on the antenna-specific receive signals, including building a first space-time equalizer to be applied to the plurality of antenna-specific receive signals to recover a transmission from a first device by both equalizing channel effects and canceling out effects associated with transmissions from devices other than the first device, and building a second space-time equalizer to be applied to the plurality of antenna-specific receive signals to recover a transmission from a second device by both equalizing channel effects and canceling out effects associated with transmissions from devices other than the second device. |
| US10277289B2 |
Radio transmission station and radio communication network
A radio transmission station gives beamforming weights to electrical signals to control directions of radio-wave beams emitted from transmitting antennas. The radio transmission station generates a beam-discovery signal (BDS) that enables a radio reception station, after the radio reception station receives the beams, to identify the directions of the beams, and emits the BDS beams in multiple directions. The radio transmission station determines, based on at least one of the surroundings of the radio transmission station and a situation of the radio reception station, an arrangement pattern of multiple resource points to which the BDS is mapped. Based on information that is reported from the radio reception station and indicates a suitable direction among the directions of the beams, the radio transmission station determines a suitable beamforming weight that is to be given to a data signal addressed to the radio reception station. |
| US10277281B2 |
Power feeding unit and power feeding system
A power feeding unit includes: an electrode array including a plurality of power feeding electrodes arranged side by side; a power feeding section configured to supply power to a power receiving unit via the electrode array; and a setting section configured to set a power feeding condition for each of the power feeding electrodes. |
| US10277276B2 |
Systems and methods for implementing application profiles and device classes in power line communication (PLC) environments
Systems and methods for application profiles and device classes in power line communications (PLCs) are described. In some embodiments, a PLC device has the device class defined by a PHY layer and may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory may be configured to store program instructions, which may be executable by the processor to cause the PLC device to communicate with a higher-level PLC apparatus over a power line using a frequency band. The frequency band may be selected based upon an application profile and/or a device class associated with the PLC device. In some implementations, the higher-level PLC apparatus may include a PLC gateway or a data concentrator, and the PLC device may include a PLC modem or the like. Examples of application profiles include access communications, in-premises connectivity, AC charging, and/or DC charging. Device classes may represent a minimum communication data rate and/or an operating frequency band restriction of the PLC device. |
| US10277275B2 |
Audio media streaming device
According to an aspect, an apparatus may include a media streaming device including electronic circuitry configured to receive media content wirelessly from a media content source, and an audio output cord segment having a first end portion configured to be coupled to an audio input port of the media streaming device, and a second end portion configured to be coupled to an audio rendering device, where the electronic circuitry is further configured to transmit audio content through the audio output cord segment to the audio rendering device. |
| US10277274B2 |
Receiving circuit and transmitting circuit, and communication system and communication method
A receiving circuit according to the present disclosure includes a reference signal generation unit configured to generate a high-frequency reference signal, and transmit the reference signal to a transmitting circuit side through a signal transmission path configured to trap and transmit a radio wave in the transmission path, and a transmission data restoration unit configured to receive the reference signal modulated based on transmission data on the transmitting circuit side and returned through the signal transmission path, and restore the transmission data. |
| US10277272B2 |
Line fault classification
This invention relates to a method of managing a digital subscriber line, where classification for a potential fault on a line is generated. The invention continuously measures the signal to noise (SNR) margin on the DSL line, and compares the measurements to predetermined conditions based on SNR margin characteristics associated with a population of good lines. Once the SNR margin measurements fail to meet the predetermined conditions, the line is flagged as experiencing a potential fault. Further measurements from weather sensors are gathered, and correlated with the SNR margin characteristics. The resulting correlation is used to generate a classification of a potential fault on the line. This can then be used to more specifically direct diagnosis and further testing. |
| US10277268B2 |
Method and apparatus for switching of shunt and through switches of a transceiver
A switching network and associated method for operating within a transceiver are disclosed. The switching network has a timing control circuit that offsets the time at which a through switch and a shunt switch transition between on and off states. The output of the timing control circuit is an inverted and delayed version of a control signal applied to the input of the timing control circuit. Controlling the timing of the shunt switch provides a means to safely discharge any accumulated charge within the capacitance Cgs between the gate and source of transistors included within the through switch. |
| US10277260B2 |
Multi radio access technology radio circuit
A multi radio access technology (RAT) radio circuit is provided. The multi RAT radio circuit can support concurrent transmission of radio frequency (RF) transmit signals modulated based on a first RAT and a second RAT and concurrent reception of RF receive signals modulated based on the first RAT and the second RAT. The multi RAT radio circuit splits each RF transmit signal into an in-phase transmit signal and a quadrature transmit signal. The determined phase offset is so configured such that the multi RAT radio circuit can effectively suppress an IMD(s) located above and below a transmit band(s) of the RF transmit signals. By suppressing the IMD(s), it is possible to improve RF performance of the multi RAT radio circuit regardless of whether the RF transmit signals and the RF receive signals are communicated in a contiguous or non-contiguous RF spectrum. |
| US10277258B2 |
Information processing device and host device
According to one embodiment, in a case where a first command is received from a host, a storage device starts a first process. The storage device transmits a first response to the host in a case where a first condition is satisfied and transmits a second response and an interrupt signal to the host in a case where the first process is completed. The host, in a case where the first response is received, stops the polling and receives the second response based on reception of the interrupt signal. |
| US10277256B2 |
Decoding across transmission time intervals
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for accelerating a decoding process. The method includes receiving first bit reliability values (BRVs) of a first codeword corresponding to a first bit sequence of an information block, receiving second BRVs of a second codeword corresponding to a second bit sequence of the information block, aggregating respective first BRVs and second BRVs into an aggregated. BRV for each static code bit of the second codeword, and decoding the second codeword to recover the second bit sequence of the information block using the aggregated BRVs of each static code bit of the second codeword. |
| US10277254B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals. The method includes, formatting, by an input formatting block, input streams into plural PLPs (Physical Layer Pipes); encoding, by an encoder, data in the plural PLPs; time interleaving, by a time interleaver, the encoded data in the plural PLPs, wherein the time interleaving includes: cell interleaving, by a cell interleaver, the encoded data by permuting cells in a FEC (Forward Error Correction) block in the plural PLPs; frame mapping, by a framer, the time interleaved data onto at least one signal frame; and waveform modulating, by a waveform block, the mapped data in the at least one signal frame and transmitting, by the waveform block, broadcast signals having the modulated data. |
| US10277249B2 |
Method and apparatus for channel encoding and decoding in a communication system using a low-density parity check code
A method is provided for channel encoding in a communication system using a Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) code. The method includes grouping information bits into a plurality of groups, determining an order of the plurality of groups to be shortened, according to a code rate, determining a length of information bits to be obtained by shortening the plurality of groups, shortening the plurality of groups on a group basis in the determined order, based on the determined length of the information bits, and LDPC-encoding shortened information bits. |
| US10277247B1 |
Stateful compression scheme for efficient packing of kinematic data
A receiver includes: a filter circuit to generate predicted measurements for a set of tracks based on previous kinematic states of the tracks and timing and source data of next compressed measurements associated to the tracks, generate probability data of differences between the predicted measurements and next measurement data, generate the next measurement data using the predicted measurements and quantized differences between the predicted measurements and the next measurement data, and generate next kinematic states of the tracks based on the previous kinematic states, the timing and source data of the next compressed measurements, and the generated measurement data; a quantizer circuit to quantize the probability data into quantization tables and look up the quantized differences from corresponding indices in the quantization tables; and a decoder circuit to decode encoded index data of the next compressed measurements into the corresponding indices in the quantization tables using the quantized probability data. |
| US10277239B2 |
Averaging modules
Examples disclosed herein relate to averaging modules. For example, a method may include obtaining, by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a plurality of samples of an input analog signal. The method may also include determining, by an averaging module, a sum value of the plurality of samples, such that a set of most significant bits of the sum value represent an average value of the plurality of samples. The method may further include determining the average value based at least on the set of most significant bits, and outputting the average value to a bus coupled to a memory module. |
| US10277236B2 |
Asynchronous successive approximation analog-to-digital converter and related methods and apparatus
An ultrasound device including an asynchronous successive approximation analog-to-digital converter and method are provided. The device includes at least one ultrasonic transducer, a plurality of asynchronous successive-approximation-register (SAR) analog-to-digital converters (ADC) coupled to the at least one ultrasonic transducer, at least one asynchronous SAR in the plurality having a sample and hold stage, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a comparator, and control circuitry, wherein a DAC update event following at least one bit conversion is synchronized to a corresponding DAC update event of at least one other ADC in the plurality of ADCs. |
| US10277235B2 |
Synthesizer
A fine-adjustment synthesizer includes a fractional phase-locked loop having a reference integer frequency divider, a phase comparator, a loop filter, a frequency variable oscillator, a mixer, a baud-pass filter, and a feedback path programmable fractional frequency divider. A coarse-adjustment synthesizer includes an integer-type phase-locked loop having a reference integer frequency divider, a phase comparator, a loop filter, a frequency variable oscillator, a band-pass filter, and a feedback path programmable integer frequency divider. An output of a reference signal source is input in parallel to both the fine-adjustment synthesizer and the coarse-adjustment synthesizer. An output of the frequency variable oscillator in the fine-adjustment synthesizer and an output of the frequency variable oscillator in the coarse-adjustment synthesizer are guided to the mixer and an output signal of the fine-adjustment synthesizer is guided to an output end. |
| US10277234B2 |
Method for defining and applying a frequency plan
In a communication system of the LPWAN type including a server and a plurality of gateways intended to make wireless communications with terminals in said communication system, the server: obtains a description of a mobility hierarchy in which mobility types are hierarchically defined; obtains a description of a mobility tree in which mobility areas are hierarchically defined, in conformity with the mobility hierarchy; obtains terrain measurements associated with each mobility area defined in the mobility tree; establishes a frequency plan on the basis of the mobility tree and terrain measurements; and configures the gateways and the terminals according to the frequency plan established. |
| US10277233B2 |
Apparatus and methods for frequency tuning of rotary traveling wave oscillators
Apparatus and methods for frequency tuning of rotary traveling wave oscillators (RTWOs) are provided herein. In certain configurations, distributed quantized tuning is used to tune a frequency of the RTWO. The RTWO includes a plurality of segments distributed around the RTWO's ring, and the segments include tuning capacitors and other circuitry. The distributed quantized frequency tuning is used to control the tuning capacitors in the RTWO's segments using separately controllable code values, thereby enhancing the RTWO's frequency step size or resolution. Moreover, in configurations including multiple RTWO rings that are locked to one another to reduce phase noise, the distributed quantized frequency tuning can be used to separately set the tuning capacitors across multiple RTWO rings that are coupled to one another. |
| US10277231B1 |
DC coupled phase locked loop FM discriminator
An electronic assembly having a phase locked discriminator circuit that includes a phase locked loop (PLL), a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), a signal output integrator, and a direct current (DC) drift reducing circuit. The PLL has an input to receive an oscillating signal. The signal output integrator, the PLL and the VCO are all electrically coupled together. The DC drift reducing circuit is electrically coupled to the PLL, the signal output integrator and the VCO. The DC drift reducing circuit detects a DC drift of an output of the signal output integrator by comparing a frequency of the oscillating signal to the DC drift. |
| US10277227B2 |
Semiconductor device layout
A semiconductor device, comprising at least one active region; at least one MD region formed over a portion of the at least one active region; and at least one gate electrode formed over a portion of the at least one active region different than the portion of the active region where the MD region is formed. The semiconductor device further comprises at least one metal layer over at least a portion of the at least one active region, the at least one metal layer being located on a layer of the semiconductor device, different than the layers on which the at least one MD region and at least one gate electrode are formed. A via is formed over the at least one active region and configured to connect one of the at least one gate electrodes to one of the at least one metal layers. The at least one metal layer is configured to enable the at least one gate electrode to be connected to another at least one electrode and/or at least one MD region. |
| US10277225B2 |
Switching device having a haptic feedback
A switching device, in particular in a motor vehicle, includes a control element (12) having an operating interface (14) which may include a plurality of control panels (16). A haptics actuator which is seated in the interior of the switching device provides a haptic response by displacing the control element (12) in a lateral direction as soon as a switching signal is generated. The haptics actuator has a force-travel characteristic with a second force maximum which is remote from the end stop and in the range of which the working travel is placed. |
| US10277223B2 |
Charge injection compensation circuit
A charge injection compensation circuit compensates for charge injection by a field-effect transistor (FET) switch regardless of a supply voltage. The charge injection compensation circuit includes a main switch that injects charge into an electronic circuit when switched off, and a charge storage device that stores the injected charge until it can be dissipated to a dissipating node. Upon the main switch being controlled to switch off, a pulse generator circuit controls a charge storage switch to switch on to transfer the charge injected from the main switch to the charge storage device and then switch off. A dissipation circuit dissipates the charge from the charge storage device to a dissipating node. |
| US10277209B2 |
Switched-capacitor DC-DC convertor and control method thereof
Illustrated are a switched-capacitor DC-DC convertor and a control method thereof. The switched-capacitor DC-DC convertor includes a switched-capacitor circuit, a latched comparator and a clock generating module. The switched-capacitor circuit converts an input voltage into an output voltage through a phase switching operation. The latched comparator receives a clock signal, and compares the output voltage and a reference voltage according to the clock signal, to generate the control signal, which triggers a phase switching operation of the switched-capacitor circuit. The clock generating module generates the clock signal, and adjusts a frequency of the clock signal according to variation of the control signal. |
| US10277206B2 |
Integrated circuit with an oscillating signal-generating assembly
An integrated circuit includes a circuit unit and an oscillating signal-generating assembly. The circuit unit includes a plurality of first cells. The oscillating signal-generating assembly is configured to generate different oscillating signals and includes a ring oscillator, a signal line, and a switching unit. The ring oscillator includes a plurality of second cells, each of which has an output terminal. The second cells are of the same type as the first cells. The signal line is configured to receive the different oscillating signals. The switching unit is coupled between the ring oscillator and the signal line and is configured to selectively couple the output terminals of the second cells to the signal line. A timing characteristic of a cell of the same type as the first cells can be estimated from the different oscillating signals. |
| US10277204B2 |
Circuits and methods for transceiver self-interference cancellers
Self-interference cancellers are provided. The self-interference cancellers can include multiple second-order, N-path Gm-C filters. Each filter can be configured to cancel self-interference on a channel of a desired bandwidth. Each filter can be independently controlled using a variable transmitter resistance, a variable receiver resistance, a variable baseband capacitance, a variable transconductance, and a variable time shift between local oscillators that control switches in the filter. By controlling these variables, magnitude, phase, slope of magnitude, and slope of phase of the cancellers frequency responses can be controlled for self-interference cancellation. A calibration process is also provided for configuring the canceller. |
| US10277201B2 |
Temperature compensated digital step attenuator
Circuits and methods for eliminating or mitigating the amount of temperature-dependent variation in the relative attenuation of a multi-valued digital step attenuator (DSA) by using resistive components having temperature-dependent resistance values that compensate for or offset changes in the temperature-dependent ON resistance (RON) of the switches within the DSA. In some embodiments, DSA attenuator cell switches are fabricated to have positive first-order resistance temperature (FORT) coefficients, while temperature-compensating series attenuation resistances are fabricated as a positive FORT coefficient resistor and temperature-compensating shunt resistances are fabricated as either a negative FORT coefficient resistor or a combination of a negative FORT coefficient resistor in parallel with a positive FORT coefficient resistor. |
| US10277200B2 |
Attenuator and high frequency circuit
An attenuator includes a first high frequency signal input-output terminal and a second high frequency signal input-output terminal, a switch circuit, a plurality of resistors, and a variable capacitor. The plurality of resistors are respectively connected to the first high frequency signal input-output terminal while the resistors being parallel to each other. The switch circuit includes a plurality of selection target terminals respectively connected to the resistors and a shared terminal to which the plurality of selection target terminals are selectively connected and which is connected to the second high frequency signal input-output terminal. The variable capacitor is connected to one of the resistors in series and is so constituted as to have not a diode structure. |
| US10277198B2 |
High power and low loss acoustic filter
The present disclosure relates to a high power and low loss acoustic filter that includes a first node, a second node, a first power bypass path, and a first acoustic resonator (AR) path. The first power bypass path extends between the first node and the second node. The first AR path also extends between the first node and the second node, is in parallel with the first power bypass path, and includes at least one first acoustic resonator that form an acoustic resonator network. Herein, the first AR path has a notch filter response. The first power bypass path and the first AR path form a first filter cell that has a band-pass filter response. |
| US10277195B2 |
Electro-acoustic transducer and electro-acoustic component comprising an electro-acoustic transducer
An electro-acoustic transducer and an electro-acoustic component including an electro-acoustic transducer are disclosed. In an embodiment the transducer includes a first and a second bus bar, a plurality of electrode fingers and a plurality of two or more sub tracks, wherein each electrode finger is electrically connected to one of the bus bars, wherein each sub track extends along a longitudinal direction, wherein all sub tracks are arranged one next to another in a transversal direction, wherein at least a first of the sub tracks includes segments of the electrode fingers and has an associated sub track with segments of the electrode fingers, wherein the segments of the electrode fingers of the first sub track are shifted by a distance S=λ/2 along the longitudinal direction relative to the segments of the electrode fingers of the associated sub track, and wherein λ is an acoustic wavelength. |
| US10277188B2 |
Switchable filters and design structures
Switchable and/or tunable filters, methods of manufacture and design structures are disclosed herein. The method of forming the filters includes forming at least one piezoelectric filter structure comprising a plurality of electrodes formed to be in contact with at least one piezoelectric substrate. The method further includes forming a micro-electro-mechanical structure (MEMS) comprising a MEMS beam in which, upon actuation, the MEMS beam will turn on the at least one piezoelectric filter structure by interleaving electrodes in contact with the piezoelectric substrate or sandwiching the at least one piezoelectric substrate between the electrodes. |
| US10277186B2 |
Calibration method and computer readable recording medium
A calibration method and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The calibration method is applied to an electronic device of an electronic system. The electronic system includes the electronic device and a broadcasting device. The calibration method comprises: obtaining device information of the broadcasting device to determine a type of the broadcasting device; providing a user interaction interface, and obtaining an interactive operation via the user interaction interface; generating a calibration command corresponding to the broadcasting device according to the interactive operation; and calibrating a broadcasting setting of the broadcasting device according to the calibration command. |
| US10277183B2 |
Volume-dependent automatic gain control
A computer-implemented method to generate an audio output signal is disclosed. The method may include receiving an audio input signal at an automatic gain control (AGC) unit. The method may further include receiving a volume setting indicator signal at the AGC unit. Further, the method may include setting one or more operational parameters for the AGC unit based on the volume setting indicator signal. In addition, the method may include applying a gain to the audio input signal based on the one or more operational parameters to generate an audio output signal at a desired output level. |
| US10277180B2 |
Dual port transimpedance amplifier with separate feedback
A transimpedance amplifier circuit with an AC signal path and a DC bias path separate from the AC signal path that may be used with a wide variety of sensors such as MEMS accelerometers, photo detectors and pressure sensors. The circuit includes a high impedance input pseudo-resistor that minimizes the area needed on an integrated circuit and configured to minimize losses, noise injection, noise gain and distortion while maintaining amplifier bandwidth, linearity and output voltage range. |
| US10277177B2 |
Variable load power amplifier supporting dual-mode envelope tracking and average power tracking performance
A variable load power amplifier that improves the performance of a power amplifier that provides both envelope tracking (ET) and average power tracking (APT). The variable load power amplifier can include a plurality of amplifiers that are each selectively connectable into one of a plurality of parallel combinations, each of the plurality of parallel combinations characterized by a corresponding load line. The variable load power amplifier can also include a plurality of control elements arranged to selectively connect one or more of the plurality of amplifiers into one of the plurality of parallel combinations, each of the plurality of control elements having a respective input terminal provided to receive a respective control signal, each of the plurality of control elements responsive to the respective control signal. |
| US10277176B2 |
Bias circuitry for depletion mode amplifiers
A circuit having an amplifier, comprising: a depletion mode transistor having a source electrode coupled to a reference potential; a drain electrode coupled to a potential more positive than the reference potential; and a gate electrode for coupling to an input signal. The circuit includes a bias circuit, comprising: a current source; and biasing circuitry coupled to the current source and between the potential more positive than the reference potential and a potential more negative than the reference potential. A control circuit is connected to the current source for controlling the amount of current produced by the current source to the biasing circuitry. |
| US10277173B1 |
Amplifier linearizer with wide bandwidth
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for amplifying signals with an amplification circuit. The amplification circuit generally includes a first transistor, an input path coupled between an input node of the amplification circuit and a control input of the first transistor, and a feedforward path coupled between the input node and a feedforward node. In certain aspects, the amplification circuit may also include a first resistive device coupled between the feedforward node and the control input of the first transistor, a biasing circuit coupled to the feedforward node, and a low-impedance path coupled to the feedforward node. |
| US10277172B2 |
Reduction of second-order non-linear distortion in a wideband communication system
A system has a plurality of non-linear circuit stages and an intervening linear circuit stage. An input signal is provided to a first non-linear circuit stage, and from the first non-linear circuit stage, to the linear circuit stage. The first non-linear circuit stage applies a second-order distortion to the input signal and provides the resulting signal to the linear circuit stage. The resulting signal that is output from the linear circuit stage is inverted with respect to the input signal and suitably linearly processed (attenuated or amplified). This signal is then provided to a second non-linear circuit that applies a second-order distortion and outputs a signal that has an overall reduction in second-order distortion. |
| US10277171B2 |
Semiconductor device having a low power consumption
An amplifying unit includes a converter and a feedback mechanism. The converter has a supply input coupled to a supply node. The converter further has an input terminal configured to receive an input signal. The converter is configured to amplify the input signal from the input terminal to generate an output signal. The feedback mechanism is coupled to the input terminal of the converter and is configured to cause a constant bias current to flow from the supply node through the converter based on the input signal. |
| US10277164B2 |
Flexible dust shield
The flexible dust shield (10) is a dust cover for repelling dust particles from a photovoltaic solar collector panel, the exposed glass surfaces of a high-rise building façade or the like by action of an electric field. The dust shield (10) includes a pattern of electrodes (12) made from a conductive ink, such as silver ink or carbon ink, which is printed on a flexible substrate (14) made from a thermoplastic film. A cover sheet (16) of thermoplastic film is laminated to the substrate (14) over the pattern of electrodes (12). The electrodes (12) are adapted for attachment to a single phase or multi-phase alternating current signal, which generates an electric field for repelling dust particles. |
| US10277162B1 |
Mounting apparatus to secure a solar panel rail to stone-coated metal tile roofs
A mounting apparatus to secure a solar panel rail to a metal tile roof and minimize penetrations or damage to a rafter of the roof positioned below a plurality of metal tiles is provided. The mounting apparatus permits the solar panel rail to support a solar panel thereon. The mounting apparatus includes a lower assembly coupled to the metal tile roof and having a threaded screw and flashing disposed on a metal tile and coupled together, and an upper arm assembly coupled to the threaded screw of the lower assembly, the upper arm assembly having a generally L-shaped member having a slot to receive a fastener that secures the solar panel rail thereto, thereby permitting the mounting apparatus to support the solar panel rail above the metal tile roof. |
| US10277160B2 |
Solar energy shade structure
Solar energy shade structures and methods of designing and installing the same are disclosed. These structures are capable of supporting a contiguous planar solar panel support structure at heights greater than 18 feet above their mounting surface. The planar solar panel support structure may contiguously cover at least two areas of different area types, including parking spaces and driving aisles, and may be at least 64 feet long by 64 feet wide. The planar solar panel support structure may have a high panel density defined in that an arrangement of the plurality of solar panels that is uninterrupted by service or access lanes. The majority of the plurality of solar panels may be fixed at an angle that would be non-optimal for energy generation in each individual panel of the majority of the plurality of solar panels, but results in optimal power density for the entire solar energy shade structure. |
| US10277159B2 |
Finished multi-sensor units
A new system of solar construction, technology and methods for making off structure constructed panel blocks are disclosed. |
| US10277158B2 |
Clamps for securing solar energy panels
Clamp assemblies for mounting solar panels and accessories. Clamp assemblies can have geometric features, shaped apertures for fasteners, and measured protrusions for allowing clamp rotation, lateral adjustment, self-alignment, and angled surfaces for facilitating installation of a solar panel. |
| US10277157B2 |
Hand-held electrically driven domestic appliance with mode selection
The invention relates to a hand-held electrically driven domestic appliance and to a corresponding method for controlling the hand-held electrically driven domestic appliance. The domestic appliance includes an electric motor for driving the domestic appliance; a control unit for controlling the motor; a first actuation element for outputting a first control signal to the control unit in order to select a motor control mode; and a second actuation element for outputting a second control signal to the control unit. The control unit is designed to select a motor actuation mode from the specified motor actuation modes on the basis of the first control signal, and the control unit is designed to determine a motor actuation signal to be output to the motor on the basis of the selected motor actuation mode and the second control signal. |
| US10277153B2 |
Phase control of an induction motor
Systems and methods for controlling an induction motor are provided. In particular, data indicative of an alternating current voltage signal associated with an induction motor can be received. The alternating current voltage signal can be applied to the induction motor through a switching element coupled between a power source and the induction motor. A zero cross voltage signal can then be generated based at least in part on the data indicative of the alternating current voltage signal. A phase delay period for at least one half cycle period of the zero cross signal can then be determined. Operation of the induction motor can then be controlled by providing one or more control signals to the switching element causing the switching element to conduct current for one or more gating periods. Each gating period can be determined based at least in part on the phase delay period. |
| US10277149B2 |
Air blower equipped with brushless DC motor
Air blower equipped with brushless DC motor includes an inverter circuit, a drive logic controller, a duty indicator, a motor voltage detector, a motor current detector, and a correlation detector. A duty indicating value of the duty indicator is determined according to a value of the correlation detector. |
| US10277148B2 |
Low energy electric motor brake
In various example embodiments, a low energy electric motor brake is described comprising one or more electronic switches that connect the input wires to an electric motor together, thus shorting out the motor and braking the motor. The electronic switches are separate from the control system, and provide the braking function. This alleviates the motor controllers and other system control units from providing the braking function to the motor. The electronic switches require minimal to no power in order to maintain the brake to the motor. The control unit may be placed in a low power or sleep mode while the electronic switches maintain the brake. |
| US10277147B2 |
Triboelectric nanogenerators based on chemically treated cellulose
Triboelectric nanogenerators that operate in a vertical contact separation mode and methods for fabricating the triboelectric generators are provided. Also provided are methods for using the triboelectric nanogenerators to harvest mechanical energy and convert it into electric energy. In the TENGs, one or both of the triboelectrically active layers comprises a cellulose that has been chemically treated to alter its electron affinity. |
| US10277146B2 |
Half bridge inverter units and inverter thereof
Disclosed are half bridge inverter unit and inverter thereof. The half bridge inverter unit includes an inverter controlling module and inductors. The inverter controlling module provides different connection modes based on different operation modes so that the inverter meets the requirement of wide input voltage range as it can work in either voltage step-up mode or voltage step-down mode. The mid-point voltage between the DC series capacitors connected in parallel with DC power supply can be balanced automatically by taking advantage of the grid voltage symmetry with regard to positive and negative half cycles. The inverter is of single stage structure. It has advantages of low power loss, low cost, high efficiency and reliability. |
| US10277145B2 |
Power supply device, apparatus, and control method for determining a number of operating voltage converters
A power supply device includes a power supply, a conversion module, and an electric current sensor, and circuitry. The power supply is to output a voltage that varies in accordance with an amount of electric power output from the power supply. The conversion module includes voltage converters electrically connected in parallel to convert the voltage to a target voltage. The electric current sensor is to detect current supplied from the power supply to the conversion module. The circuitry is configured to determine a number of operating voltage converters among the voltage converters, which are to actually convert the voltage, based on the current detected by the electric current sensor, the voltage, and a representative voltage representing a target range within which the target voltage is included. |
| US10277144B2 |
Four-level power converter
The present invention is concerned with a four-level voltage source converter topology including two intermediate converter branches connecting two intermediate voltage levels to a load terminal, and including a interconnect switch coupling the two intermediate branches. The interconnect switch replaces two controlled switches present in corresponding four-level prior art topologies. The four-level converter thus requires, for a full bidirectional implementation, only five active switches. The reduced number of active switches/gate drivers and the four available output voltage levels make this solution interesting for lower cost power electronics with improved reliability, good power quality and minimized filtering requirement. |
| US10277140B2 |
High-bandwith resonant power converters
This specification describes a device that includes a voltage-regulated DC-DC converter comprising a switching network, a resonant circuit, and control circuitry, wherein the switching network has a switching frequency. The DC-DC converter has an output impedance and the control circuity uses a control loop to control the DC-DC converter. The control circuitry implements the control loop using: an output voltage sensor configured to sense an output voltage of the DC-DC converter; and a compensator configured to adjust operation of the DC-DC converter based on the output voltage sensed by the output voltage sensor. The DC-DC converter comprises an output impedance suppression mechanism configured to at least partially suppress increases in the output impedance of the DC-DC converter. |
| US10277137B1 |
Power conversion control circuit
A power conversion control circuit, which is applied to a flyback converter having a main switch, includes at least one bypass switch, a half-bridge power control unit, and an active-clamp control unit. The half-bridge power control unit is coupled to the main switch. The active-clamp control unit is coupled to the half-bridge power control unit and the main switch. When the flyback converter is operated in light-load condition, the active-clamp control unit turns on the at least one bypass switch, the half-bridge power control unit is coupled to the ground through the at least one bypass switch, the active-clamp control unit is coupled to the ground through the main switch, and the active-clamp control unit provides a low-side control signal to switch the main switch. Accordingly, it is to make the flyback converter have considerable power saving and energy saving in light-load condition. |
| US10277129B2 |
Switching overlap avoidance system for controlling power supply system
A method includes controlling a power supply system to avoid an over-voltage event across one or more switching devices of the power supply system. The controlling is based on switching overlap information that includes instructions for either advancing or retarding a switching signal associated with at least one of the switching devices. |
| US10277128B2 |
Switch control circuit and buck converter comprising the same
A buck converter includes a power switch having a first end to receive an input voltage, a synchronous switch connected between a second end of the power switch and the ground, an inductor having a first end connected to the other end of the power switch, and a switch control circuit configured to turn off the synchronous switch when a zero voltage delay time passes after an inductor current flowing through the inductor reaches a predetermined reference value, calculate a dead time based on the input voltage and the zero voltage delay time, and turn on the power switch when the dead time passes following the turn-off time of the synchronous switch. |
| US10277123B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting control loop parameters of a voltage regulator controller
A method is provided for configuring a controller for a voltage regulator system having an output filter response set by an inductance (L) and a capacitance (C). The method includes applying one or more pulses of known on-time and off-time to the voltage regulator system, and taking measurements of the voltage regulator system in response to the one or more pulses of known on-time and off-time. The method further includes constructing a model of the output filter response of the voltage regulator system based on the measurements, and setting one or more control loop parameters of the controller based on the model of the output filter response. |
| US10277119B2 |
Charge pump having AC and DC outputs for touch panel bootstrapping and substrate biasing
A charge pump that can be configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode is disclosed. The charge pump can comprise a charging capacitor coupled to a first node and configured to transfer a first DC voltage to the first node. The charge pump can also comprise a first output node and a second output node coupled to the first node. During the first mode, the first output node can be configured to output a second DC voltage based on the first DC voltage, and the second output node can be configured to output a third DC voltage based on the first DC voltage. During the second mode, the first output node can be configured to output the second DC voltage, and the second output node can be configured to output an AC voltage, the AC voltage being offset by the third DC voltage. |
| US10277110B2 |
System and method providing over current protection based on duty cycle information for power converter
System and method for protecting a power converter. An example system controller for protecting a power converter includes a signal generator, a comparator, and a modulation and drive component. The signal generator is configured to generate a threshold signal. The comparator is configured to receive the threshold signal and a current sensing signal and generate a comparison signal based on at least information associated with the threshold signal and the current sensing signal, the current sensing signal indicating a magnitude of a primary current flowing through a primary winding of a power converter. The modulation and drive component is coupled to the signal generator. |
| US10277107B1 |
Synchronous rectifier gate driver with active clamp
Various embodiments provide a resonant converter that includes a synchronous rectifier driver. The synchronous rectifier driver reduces voltage spikes on drains of transistors within the resonant converter by placing an active clamp between the drains of the transistors and an output terminal of the resonant converter. The active clamp reduces the voltage spikes by sinking current at the drains of the transistors to an output capacitor. By sinking the current to the output terminal, power loss is minimized and efficiency of the resonant converter is improved. |
| US10277099B2 |
Synchronous motor
A synchronous motor includes a stator that includes nine teeth that are divided into three phases, each of which includes three adjacent teeth, windings being concentratedly wound around the teeth. The circumferential width of a tip portion of a central tooth among three teeth forming each phase is made smaller than the circumferential widths of tip portions of both-side teeth, and the tooth thickness of the tip portion of the central tooth is made smaller than the tooth thicknesses of the tip portions of the both-side teeth. |
| US10277086B2 |
Thermo pump-cooled generator end windings with internal cooling passages
Rotor windings for a thermo pump-cooled generator have an internally formed cooling passage having a cooling inlet on a radial underside of the motor end winding portion and a cooling outlet on a radial upper side of the axial portion that is oriented within the generator air gap. The cooling passage in the rotor winding exhausts air from end winding portions that are circumscribed by a generator retaining ring into the generator air gap. |
| US10277083B2 |
Method for designing a rotor structure of a synchronous reluctance electric machine, and corresponding synchronous reluctance electric machine
A method for designing a rotor structure of a synchronous reluctance electric machine, wherein the rotor structure has an annular arrangement about a central opening designed to be engaged by a rotation shaft, and provided with a plurality of magnetic portions, a plurality of electromagnetic flux barriers interposed between the magnetic portions, and radial connecting elements, for the mechanical connection between radially adjacent magnetic portions, the electromagnetic flux barriers defining at least one maximum magnetic reluctance path along a maximum reluctance axis and a minimum reluctance path along a minimum reluctance axis. The method envisages defining the arrangement the electromagnetic flux barriers and/or the radial connecting elements so as to jointly optimize electromagnetic performance of the synchronous reluctance electric machine and mechanical resistance properties, in particular the resistance to centrifugal forces due to rotation about the rotation shaft. |
| US10277082B2 |
Power-transmitting device and wireless power-supplying system
When a voltage across an element of a voltage converter or an inverter circuit has reached an upper limit of a withstanding voltage of the element and it is determined that received power of a power-receiving device has not reached a target value, an instruction for changing at least one of inductance and capacitance of an element which is disposed from a receiving-side pad to a filter circuit in the power-receiving device is transmitted from a power-transmitting device to the power-receiving device so as to satisfy a condition that the received power approaches a target value. |
| US10277080B2 |
Inductive harness coupling and communication for distributed architectures
An apparatus includes an AC power module that provides alternating current (“AC”) electrical power; a power distribution wiring harness that receives the AC electrical power from the AC power module; a signal injection module that injects a communication signal on the power distribution wiring harness using signal modulation; and a plurality of inductive coupling modules, each inductive coupling module inductively receiving power and the communication signal from a location along the power distribution wiring harness, wherein each inductive coupling module is structured to transmit at least one of the power and the communication signal to one or more loads, wherein each inductive coupling module is separate from other inductive coupling modules in the plurality of inductive coupling modules. |
| US10277079B2 |
Electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving wireless power
An electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving a wireless power are provided. An electronic device for transmitting and receiving wireless power may include a resonator configured to operate, based on a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode, wherein: (i) in the power reception mode, the resonator is configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, (ii) in the relay mode, the resonator is configured to relay power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and (iii) in the power transmission mode, the resonator is configured to transmit power to the wireless power receiver; and a path controller configured to control at least one electrical pathway of electronic device based on the operating mode. |
| US10277070B2 |
Wireless power distribution and control system
A wireless power distribution and control system may be used to supply power wirelessly to various devices. The devices in the system may have control over the system and/or over certain features of other devices. For example, a smartphone charging in the wireless power distribution and control system may have access to and control over other devices in the system, such as the overhead lights, or a projector in a conference room. The identification of other devices, as well as commands for controlling these devices may be communicated over the wireless power link. The type and degree of control of each device in that system may vary based on access control levels for the power supplies and connected devices. The devices that receive power may be configured to automatically connect with the power distribution system and to monitor the other devices connected to the system. |
| US10277068B2 |
Architecture to scale finite-state machines across integrated circuits using a digital bus
A system comprises a plurality of power supplies, wherein a power supply provides a supply voltage rail to a voltage domain of the system; a plurality of power supply voltage sequencer devices electrically coupled to multiple power supplies of the plurality of power supplies, wherein a voltage sequencer device is configured to activate the multiple power supplies in a specified sequence; and a bus electrically coupled to the plurality of power supply voltage sequencer devices, wherein the bus is configured to communicate state information of the plurality of power supply voltage sequencer devices. |
| US10277067B2 |
Power supply control
According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a power supply system comprising an input configured to receive input power from an input power source, an output configured to provide output power to a load, a power factor correction circuit coupled to the input, an inverter coupled to the output, a bus coupled to the power factor correction circuit and the inverter, and a switching circuit coupled to the inverter, the switching circuit configured to direct power from the power factor correction circuit to the inverter when in a first mode of operation and from the bus to the inverter when in a second mode of operation. |
| US10277064B2 |
Power tool and control method thereof
A power toolcapable of being balance powered by multiple battery packs is provided. A power tool comprising: a motor; a first battery pack; a second battery pack; a first battery receptacle for receipt of the first battery pack; a second battery receptacle for receipt of the second battery pack; a first switch device for connecting to the first battery pack and the motor; a second switch device for connecting to the second battery pack and the motor; and a controller operable to send a signal to cause the switch device opened so as to disconnect the battery pack and the motor when the voltage of the switch device is less than a control voltage. |
| US10277061B1 |
Wireless device
One example discloses a combination wireless charging and communications device, including: a series reactance; wherein the series reactance is configured to be coupled in series between an antenna and a charging circuit; wherein the series reactance is configured to conduct a charging current between the antenna and the charging circuit; a parallel reactance; wherein the parallel reactance is configured to be coupled in parallel with the antenna and a communications circuit; and wherein the parallel reactance is configured to conduct a communications voltage between the antenna and the communications circuit. |
| US10277060B1 |
Inductive wireless charging station
A stand and charging coil housing comprises a base; a frame removably attached to the base; and a housing for a charging coil. The housing is removably attached to the frame. |
| US10277057B2 |
Mobile medication workstation and method for supplying power thereof
A mobile medication workstation comprises a platform module and a battery module. The battery module is disposed on the platform module. The platform module has an article placing platform and an accommodating portion. The platform has an article containing area. The accommodating portion is used to accommodate a storage box. The mobile medication workstation comprises a first wireless charging module and a second wireless charging module. The first wireless charging module is electrically connected to the battery module and is close to the placing goods area. The second wireless charging module is electrically connected to the battery module and is close to the storage box. When a handheld device is placed in the article containing area, the first wireless charging module supplies power to the handheld device, and when the storage box is placed in the accommodating portion, the second wireless charging module supplies power to the storage box. |
| US10277049B1 |
Hold-up capacitor charging using fly-back power supply
Aspects include a hold-up capacitor charging circuit for a power supply. The hold-up capacitor charging circuit includes a voltage boosting charge pump circuit with a hold-up capacitor electrically coupled to a voltage source. The hold-up capacitor charging circuit also includes a fly-back circuit. The fly-back circuit includes a transformer with a primary winding electrically coupled to the voltage source and a secondary winding electrically coupled to a load. A switch is electrically coupled to the primary winding and the voltage boosting charge pump circuit. A controller is operable to open and close the switch to control energy transfer from the primary winding to the secondary winding and charge the hold-up capacitor responsive to voltages of the voltage source, the voltage boosting charge pump circuit, and a reflected voltage of the secondary winding at the primary winding. |
| US10277047B2 |
Multi-function car-mounted charger
A multi-function car-mounted charger comprises a main housing, a lighting housing, a power input portion, a main circuit, a rechargeable battery, a magnet, a power output portion and a lighting portion; the power input portion, the main circuit, the rechargeable battery, the magnet, and the power output portion are disposed in the main housing; the lighting portion is disposed in the lighting housing; the power input portion, the rechargeable battery, the power output portion, and the lighting portion are electrically connected with the main circuit respectively; the power input portion comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, both of which are electrically connected with the main circuit respectively; and the first electrode is provided with a cone body. The car-mounted charger is diverse in function and may be attracted onto a car shell through the magnet. |
| US10277046B1 |
Wireless charging systems with multiple power receiving devices
A wireless charging system may include a wireless power transmitting device that receives multiple wireless power receiving devices. A primary power receiving device that is used to display battery charge status information for other power receiving devices on the power transmitting device may be referred to as a hero device. The other wireless power receiving devices may be referred to as paired devices. When a paired device is added to a wireless power transmitting device where a hero device is already present, the hero device may verify that the paired device is on the same mat as the hero device. The hero device and paired device may then synchronously output a user notification. When a paired device is present on a wireless power transmitting device, the paired device may send battery charge status information to the wireless power transmitting device at predetermined intervals. |
| US10277044B2 |
Charging system and method
A charging system includes a first battery pack having a first capacity, a second battery pack having a second capacity and a charger for charging the first battery pack and the second battery pack. When the first battery pack is charged by the charger at a predetermined charging current I, a first charging time in which the first battery pack reaches a predetermined temperature T is set as a predetermined time t. When the second battery pack is charged by the charger at the predetermined charging current I, and when a second charging time of the second battery pack reaches the predetermined time t, the second battery pack is charged at a lower charging current. The first capacity is less than the second capacity. |
| US10277042B2 |
Multi-functional charger
The multi-functional charger includes a charger body, circuit board and an external charging plug, wherein the circuit board is arranged in the charger body and electrically connected with the external charging plug; the external charging plug is detachably connected with one end of the charger body and electrically connected with the circuit board through a connecting cable; a containing cavity is formed in the charger body and used for containing the connecting cable; the charger body is further provided with at least one mounting groove, the interiors of all the mounting grooves are respectively and detachably, connected with a functional assembly, and each functional assembly are in electric connection with the circuit board; the functional assembly includes a retractable USB assembly for the cable connection and a charging power assembly for electric energy storage. |
| US10277041B2 |
Autonomous battery control and optimization
An apparatus includes a battery state module that determines a battery state of each of a plurality of battery cells forming a battery unit. A battery state includes a health of the battery cell. A battery state of a battery cell differs from a battery state of other battery cells of the battery unit. Each battery cell is connected to a shared bus through a bypass converter that provides power from the battery cell to the shared bus. A charge/discharge modification module determines, based on battery state, an amount to vary a charging characteristic for each battery cell compared to a reference charging characteristic. Each charging characteristic varies as a function of a reference state. A charge/discharge module adjusts charging/discharging of a battery cell of the battery unit based on the charging characteristic of the battery cell. |
| US10277037B2 |
Power distribution system
A power distribution system configured to supply electric power from a power supply to at least one load, includes at least two solid state power controllers connected in parallel, each solid state power controller includes: a solid state switching device having a first terminal (D) connected to the power supply, and a second terminal (S) connected to the load, and is configured to switch between an OFF operation mode in which the second terminal (S) is electrically disconnected from the power supply, and an ON operation mode in which the second terminal (S) is electrically connected to the power supply. The system also includes a load current detection unit configured to detect a load current through the solid state switching device. |
| US10277025B2 |
Safety apparatus of fuel cell vehicle and method for controlling the safety apparatus
A safety apparatus uses a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source, and includes: a first voltage sensor that measures a voltage of a positive side of a voltage bus; a second voltage sensor that measures a voltage of a negative side of the voltage bus; and a controller that determines an electrical insulation between the positive side of the voltage bus and the electrical chassis based on the voltage of the positive side of the voltage bus and determines an electrical insulation between the negative side of the voltage bus and the electrical chassis based on the voltage of the negative side of the voltage bus. |
| US10277020B2 |
Leadthrough device and building with a leadthrough device
A leadthrough device holds a conduit in a wall opening of a wall, in particular building wall; and guides the conduit through the wall. The leadthrough device has a holding element with a passage hole, through which the conduit can be led, and has an outer frame. The holding element is resiliently held in the frame interior by at least one spring device. |
| US10277015B2 |
Motor control center
A motor control center (MCC) includes a cabinet, a bus located within the cabinet, a partition vertically partitioning the inside of the cabinet, and an MCC unit located on the partition and including a clip connected to the bus, a first guide located on a lower surface of the MCC unit and having a protrusion part, and a second guide located on an upper surface of the partition and slidably guiding the first guide in a forward/backward direction, wherein the second guide has rise limiting parts limiting rise of the protrusion part in order to limit rise of the first guide, and thus, separation of the MCC unit is minimized, and since the MCC unit is mounted in a normal position, high reliability is obtained. |
| US10277014B2 |
Profiled frame of a frame structure for an electrical enclosure or a distribution cabinet
The disclosure describes a frame profile of a rack for a switching or distribution cabinet, which forms a vertical and/or horizontal profile of the rack, consisting of a plurality of profile sections, which at least in part fit into each other, in order to form an open or closed hollow profile, with the additional features: at least one first profile section which has a plurality of attachment openings, wherein a first surface of the profile section determines an exterior assembly plane; by at least one second profile section a sealing plane for sealing of the inner area of the rack is defined; the outer assembly plane is displaced by the sealing plane to the inner area of the rack; and the attachment openings of the first profile section point away from the inner area of the rack. |
| US10277012B2 |
Spark plug including a magnetic substance and a conductor disposed thereon
A spark plug having a connection portion disposed between a metal terminal and a center electrode. The connection portion includes: a magnetic substance formed from a Fe-containing oxide; a conductor which is a wire helically disposed on an outer periphery of the magnetic substance and electrically connected to the metal terminal and the center electrode; and an intermediate member which is in contact with the magnetic substance, the conductor, and an inner peripheral surface of the insulator, is disposed between the magnetic substance and the conductor, and the inner peripheral surface of the insulator, and has lower electrical conductivity than the conductor. The conductor is made of one or more of an oxide conductor, carbon, and a carbon compound. |
| US10277010B2 |
Semiconductor laser
A semiconductor laser includes a mesa structure disposed on a principal surface of a substrate, the mesa structure extending in a direction of an axis parallel to the principal surface, the mesa structure including an active region that includes a quantum well, the active region having top and bottom surfaces, and first, second, third and fourth side surfaces; an emitter region disposed on at least one of the first and second side surfaces, and the top and bottom surfaces; and a collector region including a quantum filter structure disposed on at least one of the side surfaces. The collector region is separated from the emitter region on the mesa structure. The first and second side surfaces extend in the direction of the axis. The third side surface extends in a direction intersecting the axis. |
| US10277009B2 |
Electromagnetic wave reflector and optical device including the same
Provided are electromagnetic wave reflectors and optical devices including the same. An electromagnetic wave reflector may include a plurality of layers which have an aperiodic structure and/or thickness. The plurality of layers may satisfy a condition of spatial coherence with respect to electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic wave reflector may include a plurality of first material layers including a first material having a first refractive index and a plurality of second material layers including a second material having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. At least two of the plurality of first material layers may have different thicknesses. At least two of the plurality of second material layers may have different thicknesses. At least one of the plurality of first material layers and at least one of the plurality of second material layers may have different thicknesses. |
| US10276999B1 |
Flowing gas, laser pumped, alkali metal laser with thermal confinement of alkali metal
An optically pumped, flowing gas, alkali metal laser includes a gas passageway transporting an alkali metal vapor and a hydrocarbon buffer gas, and a laser propagation passageway intersects the gas passageway and forms a main cell at the intersection. A pump laser is directed into the main cell and produces a main laser beam in the laser propagation passageway. The flowing hydrocarbon buffer gas is disposed in the main cell with a density to induce spin-orbit relaxation in the alkali metal vapor. At least one window is disposed in the laser propagation passageway, and the window is protected from deposits of alkali metal or carbon by a heated leading edge in the laser propagation passageway that re-vaporizes alkali metal and returns it to the gas passageway via a convective gas flow. The window is further protected by a cold block that liquefies alkali metal and by a colder block that solidifies alkali metal in the laser propagation passageway. |
| US10276997B1 |
Wire assembly including clockspring passes
In some examples, electrical wires are routed between a base and a rotating component through a plurality of clockspring passes. The wires can be, for example, ribbon wires or another type of wire. Each wire of the plurality of wires is coiled around a structure of a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, and is configured to tighten or loosen around the structure as the component rotates relative to the base about at least one axis. |
| US10276993B2 |
Flippable electrical connector
A receptacle connector assembly includes an outer housing and a terminal module. The terminals module includes an insulator having a base and a mating tongue extending from the base and equipped with a plurality of contacts and a shielding plate. The contacts include front contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue and tail sections extending out of the base. The shielding plate is embedded within the mating tongue and includes a pair of rigid notches in two opposite lateral sides for locking to a pair of corresponding latches of a complementary plug connector. The outer housing is of an insulative molding part or a metallic die cast, the terminal module is assembled in the outer housing, and thus a mating cavity is directly defined between the mating tongue and the outer housing. |
| US10276988B2 |
Electrical connector having rearwardly extending metallic outer shell around mounting legs thereof
An electrical connector includes a contact module enclosed within a metallic inner shell, and a metallic outer shell attached upon the inner shell. The contact module includes an insulator and a plurality of terminals integrally formed with the insulator. The insulator includes a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base. The inner shell forms a mating cavity in which the tongue portion extends. The side wall of the outer shell forms a front mounting leg and rear mounting leg. The front mounting leg extends horizontally with a notch/hole and a protrusion thereabouts while the rear mounting leg extends vertically at the rear end of the connector. |
| US10276986B2 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector used to be electrically connected to a circuit board includes: an insulating body; a plurality of terminals, accommodated in the insulating body; a shielding shell, accommodating the insulating body and mounted to the circuit board; and at least one heat dissipation member, located on at least one side of the shielding shell and simultaneously abuts the circuit board and the shielding shell. The heat dissipation members are provided on one or more sides of the shielding shell, and simultaneously abut the shielding shell and the circuit board, so that the heat generated in the operation of the electrical connector is transferred to the heat dissipation members via the shielding shell, and the heat is further transferred to the outside and the circuit board by the heat dissipation members, thus improving the heat dissipation efficiency of the electrical connector, and ensuring the stable operation of the electrical connector. |
| US10276983B2 |
Connector and method of fabricating the same
A connector comprises a holding member, a plurality of terminals and a conductive member. Each of the terminals has a contact portion. The contact portions of the terminals are arranged in two rows along the pitch direction. The conductive member is held by the holding member. The conductive member has a first portion and two second portions. The first portion has a plate-like shape. The first portion has two first engagement portions. Each of the second portions has a second engagement portion. In the perpendicular direction, the second engagement portion has a size different from a size of the first engagement portion. One of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion is recessed in the mating direction. A remaining one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion protrudes in the mating direction and is received in the one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion. |
| US10276982B2 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector includes an insulating body, multiple terminals, a shielding sheet, a metal member, and a metal shell. The insulating body includes a base and a tongue extending forward from the base. The rear end of the tongue is provided with a step portion. The terminals are fixed in the base, exposed to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue, and arranged in an upper row and a lower row. The shielding sheet is disposed in the tongue and located between the upper and lower rows of terminals. The metal member is fixed on the step portion, and has a first section located on the step portion and a second section located on the base. The second section extends forward to form an elastic piece. The metal shell wraps a periphery of the insulating body and the metal member. The elastic piece urges against the metal shell. |