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| US10312650B2 |
Fixture for electrical components on powered or power-capable structures
A fixture for holding electrical components on an external support structure protects the components from weather, dust, condensation, and mechanical impact. An example fixture includes a shell having an open bottom side; a base configured for sliding engagement with the bottom side of the shell, a first electrical connector held in a selected rotational orientation in the base; and a support frame configured for sliding engagement with the shell. The support frame includes a first component holder; a second component holder rotatably connected to the first component holder; and a third component holder rotatably connected to the second component holder and removably connected to the first component holder. An optional connector on the shell allows the fixture to be installed between a host connector and any previously-installed legacy equipment. |
| US10312648B2 |
Outlet device
An outlet device includes a counterweight portion, a hanging portion arranged distant from the counterweight portion, an extending portion having two ends respectively connected to the counterweight portion and the hanging portion, a blowing unit, and a power cord connected to the counterweight portion. The outlet unit of the counterweight portion and the blowing unit are electrically connected to the power cord. The blowing unit is installed on the counterweight portion, the hanging portion, or the extending portion for inhaling external air into the airflow channel and blowing airflow to the air exit. When the outlet device is applied to a plate, the counterweight portion is arranged under the plate and the hanging portion is arranged on the plate, and the hanging portion remains hung on the plate by using the weight distribution of the outlet device, thereby maintaining the outlet device in a static balance state. |
| US10312639B2 |
Shielded board-to-board connector assembly
An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector wherein the receptacle connector has an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts therein, and metallic shielding shell covering the housing. The housing includes a peripheral wall surrounding an island to form a mating cavity therebetween wherein the shielding shell covers the exterior surfaces of the peripheral wall and further provides pressing section upon an interior surfaces thereof. The plug connector has an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts therein, and a metallic shielding shell cover the housing. The housing forms a receiving cavity to receive the island. The shielding shell of the plug connector forms a recess in the outer abutting section to engage the pressing section of the receptacle connector during mating. |
| US10312630B1 |
Device and method for protecting a connector assembly
A connector kit includes a housing, a wire-mounted component, and a seal. In various embodiments, the seal is configured to be coupled to the housing and the wire-mounted component. The seal includes a single unitary body, and the seal is structured to provide a seal for the wire-mounted component and a wire to protect an interior of the connector from penetration by foreign substances. |
| US10312628B2 |
Electrical connector with forward and rearward waterproof sealing
An electrical connector has a terminal base, a metal inner shell, a metal fixing member and a metal outer shell. The terminal base comprises an insulative body and a plurality of conductive terminals fixed to the insulative body. The insulative body comprises a base and a tongue extended forwardly from the base. The base is provided with a plurality of latch projections. The metal inner shell encloses to form an accommodating cavity passing through from front to back and is used to accommodate the terminal base. The metal fixing member comprises a stopping ring portion and fixing portions bending and extending from both sides of the stopping ring portion. The stopping ring portion is provided with a through hole for the tongue to pass through. The fixing portions are provided with locking holes engaging with the latch projections of the terminal base, and the fixing portions are fixed to the metal inner shell. The metal outer shell is fixed to an outer side of the metal inner shell and is formed with a plurality of soldering legs extending downwardly. The present disclosure can effectively improve the reliability of the electrical connector. |
| US10312627B2 |
Electronic device having flexible cable and method of manufacturing the same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first coupling part and a second coupling part that is connectable to the first coupling part. A connection part connects the first coupling part to the second coupling part and includes an upper end portion, a lower end portion that is connected to the upper end portion, and a wire part that is disposed between the upper end portion and the lower end portion. |
| US10312624B1 |
Connector with primary lock reinforcement
An electrical connector includes an electrical-terminal, a connector-housing, and a primary-lock-reinforcement. The electrical-terminal is configured to receive a corresponding electrical-terminal. The connector-housing defines a first-aperture, a second-aperture, and a body. The connector-housing is configured to receive the electrical-terminal through the first-aperture along a longitudinal-axis of the connector-housing. The body defines a cavity having a cantilevered terminal-lock. The cantilevered terminal-lock terminates proximate an outer-wall of the body. The cantilevered terminal-lock is configured to releasably retain the electrical-terminal. The outer-wall defines an orifice positioned proximate a terminus of the cantilevered terminal-lock. The primary-lock-reinforcement is configured to support the terminus of the cantilevered terminal-lock. When the primary-lock-reinforcement is moved from a pre-stage-position to a seated-position the terminus is inhibited from deflecting away from the electrical-terminal along a mating-axis thereby sealing the orifice. |
| US10312622B2 |
Movable socket assembly
The present disclosure relates to a movable socket assembly. The movable socket assembly may include a housing, a plug part installed in said housing, a plurality of elastic conducting contact points formed on said plug part, and an adjusting mechanism for positioning the plug part out of the housing so that the plug part can be removably inserted into an external power outlet. The housing may further include a first housing and a second housing, and the second housing can retract into the first housing to extend the flat insertion piece out of the housing through an opening of the second housing. |
| US10312621B2 |
Terminal connection structure
A male terminal metal fitting including a male connector, a female terminal metal fitting including a female connector, and a holding structure that generates holding force therebetween are included. The holding structure includes two first holding bodies that are arranged between the male connector and the female connector in a region and that become contact points therebetween, two second holding bodies that are arranged between the male connector and the female connector in a region and that become contact points therebetween, and a third holding body that is arranged on an opposite side of the first holding bodies in a cylinder axis direction with respect to the second holding bodies and that becomes a contact point between the male connector and the female terminal metal fitting. |
| US10312619B2 |
Contact sleeve for plug-and-socket devices
A plug-and-socket device includes a plug pin, and a contact sleeve having a cavity extending in a direction of an insertion axis for receiving the plug pin. The contact sleeve includes at least two contact fingers arranged in parallel relationship to one another around the cavity and configured to move elastically apart while expanding the cavity when the plug pin is inserted. At least one of the at least two contact fingers is formed on an inner side in facing relation to the cavity with at least one depression which lies in a contact surface on the inner side and defines with the contact surface an edge angle of less than approx. 100°. The contact surface represents on the inner side of the contact finger a surface which comes into contact with the plug pin, when the plug pin is inserted. |
| US10312615B2 |
Electrical interconnection system and electrical connectors for the same
The present invention provides an electrical interconnection system comprising: a paddle card comprising a plurality of first contact pads positioned on a first surface of the paddle card and a plurality of second contact pads positioned on an opposite second surface of the paddle card; a first wafer comprising a plurality of first conductors each having a first contact portion; and a second wafer comprising a plurality of second conductors each having a second contact portion; wherein the first wafer and the second wafer are assembled together to have the first contact portion and the second contact portion face each other and be able to form a gap therebetween for accommodating at least part of the paddle card; each first contact portion is adapted to be in electrical contact with a corresponding first contact pad and each second contact portion is adapted to be in electrical contact with a corresponding second contact pad when the paddle card is at least partly accommodated in the gap. |
| US10312611B2 |
Connector for use with printed circuit board
A floating connector assembly device is provided. An electronic component is mounted directly or indirectly to a chassis of an electronic device. At least one conductive contact spring is mounted to the electronic component and configured to electrically couple to the electronic component. A printed circuit board having a fixed end and a free end with an electrical contact positioned between the two ends is positioned against the conductive contact spring, the contact spring being biased so that a contacting portion of the contact spring contacts the electrical contact to form an electrical connection. The electrical connection is maintained during relative movement of the conductive contact spring and the electrical contact of the printed circuit board by a bias force of the conductive contact spring. |
| US10312610B1 |
Optimally interconnectable terminal matrix with circuit identification
Disclosed is an apparatus for optimally interconnecting a plurality of N electrical endpoints. The apparatus comprises a substrate having a number of terminals equal to at least the number required to short one or more unique pairs of the N endpoints. For example, to enable all combinations of two endpoints to be made between N endpoints, the apparatus comprises N(N−1)/2 terminals. Each terminal comprises a first contact coupled to a first endpoint and a second contact coupled to a second endpoint. The first contact and second contact of any terminal can be shorted to connect their corresponding endpoints. The terminals may be disposed on any side of the substrate. |
| US10312608B2 |
Insulation displacement connector
An insulation displacement contact includes a monolithic electrically conductive contact body that includes mating portion and a mounting portion. A plurality of the insulation displacement contacts are configured to be delivered to a substrate by a connector housing. The mating portion defines a pair of insulation displacement slots configured to receive an electrical cable so as to place the electrical cable in electrical communication with the substrate through the insulation displacement contact. |
| US10312607B2 |
Polarity-inverting telecommunication tap
A polarity-inverting telecommunication tap includes a backplate having an input port, an output port, and terminal posts. The input and output ports communicate a signal having a signal polarity. The tap also includes a faceplate having a tap port and having sockets corresponding and complemental to the terminal posts. The tap port communicates a tap signal having a tap signal polarity. The tap further includes an adapter plate disposed between the backplate and faceplate. The adapter plate has an electrical circuit which inverts the tap signal polarity with respect to the signal polarity, so that downstream CATV devices may operate with an intended polarity. |
| US10312606B1 |
Cable fastening terminal block
A cable fastening terminal block (10) used for a cable (100) includes a base (1), a fastening terminal member (2), and a screw (3). The base (1) includes an opening hole (11) and a through hole (12) formed alternatively and connected with each other. The fastening terminal member (2) is received inside the base (1) and corresponding to the opening hole (11) and the through hole (12). The fastening terminal member (2) includes a terminal slab (21) having a top end (211) formed of an engagement portion (22) extended along the opening hole (11) axially and a guiding extension piece (23) extended along the through hole (12) axially. The cable (100) penetrates through hole (12) and is placed on the guiding extension piece (23). The screw (3) penetrates opening hole (11) and is engaged with engagement portion (22). The screw (3) and the guiding extension piece jointly clamp the cable. |
| US10312598B2 |
Radio system for long-range high-speed wireless communication
Devices and systems, and methods of using them, for point-to-point transmission/communication of high bandwidth signals. Radio devices and systems may include a pair of reflectors (e.g., parabolic reflectors) that are adjacent to each other and configured so that one of the reflectors is dedicated for sending/transmitting information, and the adjacent reflector is dedicated for receiving information. Both reflectors may be in a fixed configuration relative to each other so that they are aligned to send/receive in parallel. In many variations the two reflectors are formed of a single housing, so that the parallel alignment is fixed, and reflectors cannot lose alignment. The device/systems may be configured to allow switching between duplexing modes. These devices/systems may be configured as wide bandwidth zero intermediate frequency radios including alignment modules for automatic alignment of in-phase and quadrature components of transmitted signals. |
| US10312597B2 |
Ferrite-enhanced metamaterials
A method and apparatus for tuning a metamaterial cell. A set of electromagnetic properties of a tunable element associated with the metamaterial cell may be tuned. A resonance of the metamaterial cell may be adjusted in response to the set of electromagnetic properties being tuned. A range of frequencies over which the metamaterial cell provides a negative index of refraction may be changed in response to the resonance of the metamaterial cell changing. |
| US10312591B2 |
Wireless communication device
A wireless communication device includes a metallic housing, a circuit board, a metallic heat sink, and first, second and third antennas. The metallic housing includes a chamber. The circuit board is disposed in the chamber for providing a feed signal. The metallic heat sink is disposed on the circuit board and divides the chamber into first and second regions. The first antenna is disposed at the first region along a first direction. The second antenna is disposed at the second region along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The third antenna is disposed at the second region along the first direction and located between the metallic heat sink and the second antenna. The first, second and third antennas are coupled with the circuit board. The first, second and third antennas receive the feed signal and at least are capable of generating signals at the same frequency band. |
| US10312588B2 |
Phased-array antenna and multi-face array antenna device
A phased-array antenna and a multi-face array antenna device are provided. The phased-array antenna includes a liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal cell includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The upper substrate includes a first base substrate, a plurality of first bias electrodes arranged at a first surface of the first base substrate, and a plurality of radiating elements arranged at a second surface of the first base substrate. The lower substrate includes a second base substrate, a plurality of second bias electrodes arranged at a second surface of the second base substrate, and a ground electrode arranged at a first surface of the second base substrate. The first base substrate and the second base substrate of the liquid crystal cell are arc-shaped substrates so that the radiating elements are not coplanar. In addition, the radiating elements are arranged at a convex surface. |
| US10312585B2 |
Antenna device for mobile terminal and mobile terminal
An antenna device for a mobile terminal as well as a mobile terminal is provided. The antenna device includes: a plurality of antennas; a mainboard comprising a plurality of feed sources that are connected with the plurality of antennas respectively; a metal battery cover comprising a plurality of first ground points; and a plurality of first connecting members configured to connect the plurality of first ground points with a plurality of second ground points of the mainboard respectively, in which the plurality of second ground points correspond to the plurality of feed sources respectively. |
| US10312583B2 |
Antenna systems with low passive intermodulation (PIM)
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of antenna systems. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna system generally includes a ground plane and first and second antennas. A first isolator is disposed between the first and antennas. A second isolator extends outwardly from the ground plane. The antenna system is configured to be operable with low passive intermodulation. |
| US10312576B2 |
Quick mount detachable antenna and mounting
An antenna system is disclosed. The antenna systems includes a base, a beam carried by the base, a global positioning system antenna carried near a first end of the beam, and a monopole antenna carried near a second end of the beam. |
| US10312572B2 |
Miniaturized multi-band antenna
A miniaturized antenna providing multiband functionality includes a ground portion, a feeder, a first radiator, and a second radiator. The ground portion is grounded. The feeder has a feed end. The feed end can transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals. The first radiator is connected to the ground portion. The first radiator and the feeder are spaced apart from each other by a gap. The gap can cause a coupling between the first radiator and the feeder to transmit the RF signal. The second radiator is connected to the first radiator. The second radiator can transmit the RF signal from the first radiator. Multi-band operation is obtained and size of antenna is reduced. |
| US10312569B1 |
Surface-mounted signal transceiver module with multi-signal feed-in
A surface-mounted signal transceiver module with multi-signal feed-in includes an antenna unit, a circuit board and a signal-integrating component. A radiation layer is arranged on a substrate-front face of the antenna unit. A ground layer is arranged on a substrate-back face. A first-feed-in line and a second-feed-in line are arranged on a substrate-side face. A first-ground face arranged on a circuit-board-front face of the circuit board is connected to the ground layer. A first contact and a second contact of the circuit board are connected to the first-feed-in line and the second-feed-in line respectively, and electrically connected to a fixing-connecting area arranged on a circuit-board-back face. The signal-integrating component is electrically connected to the fixing-connecting area, and connected to the first-feed-in line and the second-feed-in line through the first contact and the second contact respectively, to integrate signals sent through the first-feed-in line and the second-feed-in line. |
| US10312568B2 |
Process for making a self-aligned waveguide
A process for making a self-aligned waveguide includes: disposing a central conductor layer on a substrate; disposing a mask layer on the central conductor layer; forming a mask from the mask layer; removing a portion of the central conductor layer; forming an undercut interposed between substrate and the mask; forming a central conductor; disposing a ground conductor layer on the mask and the substrate; removing a portion of the ground conductor layer disposed on the mask; forming a ground plane conductor from the ground conductor layer in response to removing the portion of the ground conductor layer; and removing the mask to make the self-aligned waveguide in which the undercut provides self-alignment of each of the inner walls of the ground plane conductor to each of the sidewalls of the central conductor, and the ground plane conductor is electrically isolated from the central conductor. |
| US10312567B2 |
Launcher with planar strip antenna and methods for use therewith
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a launching device including a transmitter configured to generate a radio frequency signal in a microwave frequency band. A planar strip antenna is configured to launch the radio frequency signal as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium, wherein the guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10312566B2 |
Cable connection structure and endoscope device
A cable connection structure includes a substrate and a coaxial cable connected to the substrate. The coaxial cable has: a conductor; an inner insulator that coats an outer periphery of the conductor; a shield that coats an outer periphery of the inner insulator; and an outer insulator that coats an outer periphery of the shield. The substrate has: a plate-shaped insulating base material; a conductor connection electrode to which the conductor is connected; and a shield connection electrode to which the shield is connected. A ground is provided on a back surface of the base material opposite to where the conductor connection electrode is formed. The shield connection electrode is an exposed portion of the ground. At a connection part of the substrate to which the coaxial cable is connected, the shield connection electrode, the base material, and the conductor connection electrode are bared in a stepwise fashion. |
| US10312564B2 |
Filter
A filter is disposed on a base board. The filter includes a first portion, a second portion, a ground portion, a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion. The first portion is disposed on a first layer in the base board to input signals. The second portion is disposed on the first layer to output signals. The ground portion is disposed on a second layer in the base board. The first coupling portion is disposed on the first layer. The first coupling portion is electrically coupled to the first portion and the second portion. The first coupling portion is electrically coupled to the ground portion through via holes. The second coupling portion is disposed on the first layer. The second coupling portion is electrically coupled to the first portion and the second portion. The second coupling portion is electrically coupled to the ground portion through the via holes. |
| US10312563B2 |
Ceramic filter with differential conductivity
The present application is directed to a filter and methods of making the same. The filter includes a block of dielectric material with a top surface including a patterned region, a bottom surface, and side surfaces. The filter also includes a through-hole extending through the block from the top surface to the bottom surface. The through-hole is partially surrounded by the patterned region. The filter also includes a wall extending from the top surface, the wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a roof. The bottom surface, side surfaces, outer surface, and roof have a first coating of silver and glass frit. The patterned region, through-hole and inner surface have a second coating of silver and glass frit. The glass frit in the first coating is at least 0.5% greater than the glass frit in the second coating. The application is also directed to a system including a printed circuit board and a filter. |
| US10312562B2 |
Metal-oxygen battery system having a suction function and a blowing function
A metal-oxygen battery system, in particular a lithium-oxygen battery system, includes at least one battery cell, in particular a lithium-oxygen cell, including an oxygen cathode, a metal anode, and a metal ion-conducting separator situated between the cathode and the anode. To increase the current carrying capacity, the battery system also includes a turbomachine system which is connected to the oxygen cathode in a gas-conducting manner and which may be switched over between a suction function and a blowing function, and/or an exhaust gas supply line for supplying a gas low in oxygen to the oxygen cathode. Also described is a corresponding operating method. |
| US10312560B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes at least one battery module and a housing. The at least one battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged along one direction and barriers respectively positioned between adjacent ones of the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of battery cells being electrically coupled to each other. The housing accommodates the battery module therein and has inlets at opposite edges of a first end of the housing at one end of the battery module, and an outlet at a lower portion of a second end of the housing at an opposite end of the battery module. Each barrier includes a base portion facing an adjacent one of the battery cells, an upper spacer at at least one top corner of the base portion, and a lower spacer at at least one bottom corner of the base portion. Sides and a bottom of the battery module are spaced from the housing. |
| US10312559B2 |
Battery system
A battery system that includes a battery cell. The battery cell includes a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end is both a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The system also includes a first busbar that electrically couples to the negative terminal or the positive terminal. A second busbar is electrically coupled to the negative terminal or the positive terminal. An energy transfer plate couples to the distal end of the battery cell. |
| US10312555B2 |
Deformation detecting sensor for sealed secondary battery
A deformation detecting sensor for a sealed secondary battery of the present invention is used with a unit cell, battery module, or battery pack of the sealed secondary battery and includes: a magnetic resin layer stuck to the unit cell and/or battery module, the resin layer comprising a matrix composed of a resin component and a magnetic filler dispersed in the matrix; and a magnetic sensor attached to the inside or outside wall of a package case so as to be capable to detect a change of a magnetic field caused by the magnetic layer. The present invention can provide a deformation detecting sensor capable to detect bulging of a sealed secondary battery with higher sensitivity and to exhibit stable detection characteristics. |
| US10312553B2 |
Control device, balance correction device, electric storage system and apparatus
A control device for controlling a balance correction device which equalizes voltages of a first electric storage cell and a second electric storage cell connected in series includes: a current information acquiring unit which acquires information about a current value of current flowing in an inductor; and a control signal supplying unit which supplies the balance correction device with a control signal for controlling the balance correction device, such that a valley in an absolute value of the current value satisfies a predetermined condition, based on information about the current value acquired by the current information acquiring unit, during at least part of a period of time in which the balance correction device operates. |
| US10312552B2 |
Electrical energy storage device and electricity conducting mechanism thereof
An electrical energy storage device includes a casing, an input terminal set, an output terminal set, a protection circuit board, and an electricity conducting mechanism. At least one electrical energy storage unit is disposed inside the casing. The input terminal set is disposed on a side of the casing, and the output terminal set is disposed on the other side of the casing to connect with the input terminal set of another electrical energy storage device. The protection circuit board is electrically connected to the power storage unit. Two ends of the electricity conducting mechanism are respectively connected with the input terminal set and the output terminal set, and the input terminal set and the output terminal set are connected with the electrical energy storage unit via the electricity conducting mechanism and the protection circuit board. |
| US10312551B2 |
Preparation method of ionic liquids and secondary batteries
The present invention relates to a preparation method of ionic liquids, particularly to a one-step reaction method used for synthesizing quaternary ammonium compounds or quaternary phosphonium compounds. In the method, a nitrogenous or phosphorous compound, a proton compound, and a carbonate ester are added into a reactor simultaneously to synthesize corresponding the quaternary ammonium ionic liquid or the quaternary phosphonium ionic liquid through said one-step reaction, i.e., ‘one-pot method’ reaction, during which three reactants are involved. The present invention also provides a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the ionic liquid prepared by above-mentioned preparation method. The ionic liquid preparation method of the present invention can widen the choice range of raw materials needed when preparing ionic liquids, and further widen the synthesized ionic liquid species. |
| US10312549B2 |
Bipolar battery and plate
A bipolar battery plate for a bipolar battery is disclosed. The bipolar battery plate has a frame, a substrate positioned within the frame, a first lead layer positioned on one side of the substrate, a second lead layer positioned on another side of the substrate, a positive active material (PAM) positioned on a surface of the first lead layer, and a negative active material (NAM) positioned on a surface of the second lead layer. The substrate has a plurality of perforations, and a plurality of standoffs integrally formed on opposing side surfaces thereof. The first and second lead layers are electrically connected to each other through the plurality of perforations. |
| US10312548B2 |
Battery and battery manufacturing method
A battery includes: a battery outer case; an electrode body; and a terminal. The case main body includes a bottomed case main body which has a flat accommodation space and of which one surface is opened, and a sealing plate attached to that one surface of the case main body which is opened. The electrode body is a flat electrode body, is accommodated in the flat accommodation space of the case main body, and has a part to which the terminal is joined. The terminal includes a base end attached to the sealing plate, an intermediate part extending from the base end toward the part to which the terminal is joined, along a surface on one side of the battery outer case, and a tip end joined to the part to which the terminal is joined. The tip end of the terminal is joined to a surface on one side of the part to which the terminal is joined, and pushes the part to which the terminal is joined. |
| US10312538B2 |
Fuel cell system for vehicle and control method thereof
A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes: a fuel cell; a plurality of loads that consumes power generated by the fuel cell and includes a vehicle driving motor; a secondary battery configured to be charged with excess power when an amount of power generated by the fuel cell is greater than an amount of power consumed by the loads and to discharge shortage power when the amount of power generated by the fuel cell is less than the amount of power consumed by the loads; and a control unit configured to control the amount of power generated by the fuel cell such that an amount of charging-discharging power of the secondary battery is maintained at a predetermined value. |
| US10312537B2 |
Control method for fuel cell system and fuel cell system
A control method for fuel cell system capable of executing an idle stop operation is provided, in which operation power generation of a fuel cell is selectively stopped according to a required output of a load and cathode gas is intermittently supplied to the fuel cell during an operation stop. An upper limit value and a lower limit value of an output voltage of the fuel cell during the idle stop operation is set, the cathode gas is intermittently supplied with the output voltage of the fuel cell set at a value between the upper limit value and the lower limit value, a wet/dry state of the fuel cell is detected, a wet/dry appropriate range in which the wet/dry state of the fuel cell during the idle stop operation is appropriate is set, and it is determined whether or not the detected wet/dry state of the fuel cell is within the set wet/dry appropriate range. If the wet/dry state of the fuel cell is determined to be outside the set wet/dry appropriate range, the output voltage of the fuel cell is reset, and the cathode gas is intermittently supplied with the output voltage of the fuel cell set at a value between the upper limit value and lower limit value of the reset output voltage. |
| US10312534B2 |
System and method for recovering performance of fuel cell
A method for recovering performance of a degraded polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack through electrode reversal. In detail, oxide films formed on the surface of platinum of a cathode is removed through an electrode reversal process that creates a potential difference between an anode and the cathode by supplying air to the anode instead of hydrogen and supplying a fuel to the cathode instead of air, thus rapidly recovering the performance of a degraded polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack. |
| US10312533B2 |
Activation apparatus of fuel cell stack for performing automatic activation and performance evaluation
An activation apparatus of a fuel cell stack includes an output cable connecting unit mounted on the frame and connecting a positive output cable of an electric load system to a positive output terminal at one side of the fuel cell stack. A fluid supply pipe connecting unit is mounted on the frame to reciprocate forward and backward with respect to another side of the fuel cell stack. The fluid supply pipe connecting unit connects a negative output cable of the electric load system to a negative output terminal at the other side of the fuel cell stack and connects a fluid supply pipe of a fluid supply system to a manifold of the fuel cell stack. |
| US10312531B2 |
Flame stabilized mixer-eductor-oxidizer for high temperature fuel cells
A mixer/eductor assembly for use with a fuel cell stack having an anode-side and a cathode-side, said mixer/eductor assembly mixing and at least partially combusting anode exhaust gas output from the anode-side and an oxidant supply gas, said mixer/eductor assembly comprising: a first area receiving and mixing a first portion of the anode exhaust gas and a first portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a first mixture, the first area being configured so as to initiate a combustion reaction in the first mixture; a second area coupled with the first area, the second area receiving to and mixing a second portion of the anode exhaust gas and a second portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a second mixture, wherein: the first mixture has a predetermined oxidant to fuel ratio smaller than the oxidant to fuel ratio of the second mixture; and the first area provides an ignition source to promote continuous combustion of the second mixture in the second area. |
| US10312528B2 |
Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack includes a stacked plurality of single cells that includes respective membrane electrode assemblies 1 with peripheral frames 51 and respective pairs of separators 2A, 2B holding the frames 51 and the membrane electrode assemblies 1 between them, in which the frames 51 and the separators 2A, 2B of the single cells C include respective distribution holes H3 that continue to each other in the stacked position to form a manifold M3 for distributing reaction gas, at least a part of the inner wall of the manifold M3 is formed in a continuous flat shape that extends in the stacking direction of the single cells C. Generated water is suitably discharged through the manifold M3 without a decrease of the flowability of reaction gas and an increase of the production cost. |
| US10312522B2 |
Binder composition for lithium ion secondary battery positive electrode, slurry composition for lithium ion secondary battery positive electrode, positive electrode for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery
Provided is a binder composition for a lithium ion secondary battery positive electrode that can suppress expansion of a positive electrode. The disclosed binder composition for a lithium ion secondary battery positive electrode includes a copolymer containing a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and a conjugated diene monomer unit and a solvent. A degree of swelling in electrolysis solution of the copolymer is at least 200 mass % and no greater than 700 mass % and a storage elastic modulus of a binder coating obtained through film formation of the binder composition is at least 1×104 and no greater than 1×109 Pa. |
| US10312521B2 |
Binder for non-aqueous secondary battery, composition for non-aqueous secondary battery functional layer, functional layer for non-aqueous secondary battery, and non-aqueous secondary battery
Provided is a binder for a non-aqueous secondary battery that has excellent preservation stability and binding capacity, and that can suppress viscosity elevation of a slurry composition. The binder for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains a particulate polymer and water. The particulate polymer has a degree of swelling in an aqueous medium at pH 5 of less than a factor of 2 and has a degree of swelling in an aqueous medium at pH 8 of at least a factor of 2 and no greater than a factor of 7. |
| US10312514B2 |
Positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, positive electrode for lithium secondary battery, and lithium secondary battery
A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal complex oxide that has a spinel crystalline structure. This lithium transition metal complex oxide includes: manganese and nickel as main transition metal elements; titanium and iron as additive transition metal elements; and oxygen and fluorine. |
| US10312513B2 |
Lithium composite metallic oxide and production process for the same
A lithium composite metallic oxide expressed by: LiaNibCocMndDeOf (where 0.2≤“a”≤1.5, “b”+“c”+“d”+“e”=1, 0<“e”<1, “D” is at least one of the following elements: Fe, Cr, Cu, Zn, Ca, Mg, Zr, S, Si, Na, K, Al, Ti, P, Ga, Ge, V, Mo, Nb, W, La, Hf and Rf, and 1.7≤“f”≤2.1), and including: a high manganese portion, which is made of a metallic oxide including Ni, Co and Mn at least and of which the composition ratio between Ni, Co and Mn is expressed by Ni:Co:Mn=g:h:i (note that “g”+“h”+“i”=1, 0<“g”<1, 0<“h”<“c”, and “d”<“i”<1), in a superficial layer thereof; and a metallic oxidation portion in an outermost superficial layer of the high manganese portion. |
| US10312510B2 |
Active material and fluoride ion battery
The main object of the present invention is to provide an active material that has a favorable cycle property. The present invention achieves the object by providing an active material to be used for a fluoride ion battery comprising a crystal phase having a layered perovskite structure, and represented by An+1BnO3n+1−αFx (A is composed of at least one of an alkaline earth metal element and a rare earth element; B is composed of at least one of Mn, Co, Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, V, Ni, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Pd, W, Re, Bi, and Sb; “n” is 1 or 2; “α” satisfies 0≤α≤2; and “x” satisfies 0≤x≤2.2). |
| US10312509B2 |
Electrode additive and an electrode comprising said electrode additive
An electrode additive comprising an electrochemically active material in a form of one-dimensional molecular chain is disclosed wherein the electrochemically active material is contained inside a nanotube-formed conductive shell material. An electrode comprising said electrode additive, and the uses of said electrode additive and said electrode are also disclosed. |
| US10312507B2 |
Negative-electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
The initial charge/discharge efficiency and cycle characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that contains a silicon material as a negative-electrode active material are improved. A negative-electrode active material particle (10) according to an embodiment includes a lithium silicate phase (11) represented by Li2zSiO(2+z) {0 |
| US10312506B2 |
Process for the preparation of carbon-coated lithium transition metal phosphate and its use
A process for the preparation of carbon-coated lithium transition metal phosphate having the formula Li0.9+xMyMn1−yPO4 and its use as cathode material in secondary lithium-ion batteries wherein the process includes few synthesis steps which can be conducted easily, therefore providing a low cost process and results in a complete reaction of the starting material compounds or the mixtures thereof. At least one starting material compound is dispersed or dissolved in an essentially aqueous medium and heated to a temperature between 50° C. and 100° C. prior to addition of the remaining starting material compounds. |
| US10312503B2 |
Cohesive assembly of carbon and its application
Cohesive carbon assemblies are prepared by obtaining a carbon starting material in the form of powder, particles, flakes, or loose agglomerates, dispersing the carbon in a selected organic solvent by mechanical mixing and/or sonication, and substantially removing the organic solvent, typically by evaporation, whereby the cohesive assembly of carbon is formed. The method is suitable for preparing free-standing, monolithic assemblies of carbon nanotubes in the form of films, wafers, or discs, having high carbon packing density and low electrical resistivity. The method is suitable for preparing adherent cohesive carbon assemblies on substrates comprising various materials. The assemblies have various potential applications, such as electrodes or current collectors in electrochemical capacitors, fuel cells, and batteries, or as electromagnetic interference shielding materials. |
| US10312501B2 |
Electrolyte and negative electrode structure
An example electrolyte includes a solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive selected from the group consisting of a silane with at least one Si—H group; a fluorinated methoxysilane; a fluorinated chlorosilane; and combinations thereof. The electrolyte may be used in a method for making a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer on a surface of a lithium electrode. A negative electrode structure may be formed from the method. |
| US10312500B2 |
Formation of slurry for high loading sulfur cathodes
A high density slurry comprising encapsulated sulfur particles, carbon nanofibers and activated carbon black suitable for use in forming the active material of an electrode. A method for forming the high density sulfur slurry is also provided. A cathode containing the particles and a battery constructed with the cathode as well as methods for their formation are also provided. |
| US10312496B2 |
Rechargeable battery having a current distribution member
A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly coupled with the case, the cap assembly including a terminal; a first current collecting member, the first current collecting member including a fuse portion connecting the terminal with the first electrode, and an electrode bonding portion fixed to the electrode assembly, the fuse portion having a lower melting point than other portions of the first current collecting member; and a current distribution member fixed to the first current collecting member, the current distribution member electrically connecting the first current collecting member with the case. |
| US10312495B2 |
Battery module with alarm line
A battery module for a battery system includes two terminals, via which the battery module can be electrically connected to the battery system. Furthermore, the battery module has a battery string, which connects the two terminals to one another and has at least one battery cell connected in series and/or in parallel with the battery string. The battery module comprises a battery module circuit, which is configured, upon receiving an alarm signal, to bridge the battery module via the terminals thereof. The at least one battery cell is connected to a monitoring circuit associated with the battery cell. The monitoring circuit is connected to an alarm line via an electrical connection. The alarm line is connected to an input of the battery module circuit. |
| US10312494B2 |
Tab lead including surface treatment film with polymer having carboxylic acid anhydride groups, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same
Provided is a tab lead for a secondary battery including tab lead metal that has an adhesion interface with sealing resin. The adhesion interface is provided with a surface treatment film formed of a material including a polymer with carboxylic acid anhydride groups. Further provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the tab lead for the secondary battery as a leading terminal of at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode. |
| US10312488B2 |
Cartridge for secondary battery
A cartridge for a secondary battery, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, includes a lower cartridge and an upper cartridge capable of being assembled with each other with at least one secondary battery therebetween. The lower cartridge includes a cell guide unit having two inner wall surfaces that protrude upward in at least one corner area of the lower cartridge from other areas and are adjacent to each other at right angles to each other, and the upper cartridge includes a cell guide assembly unit having a shape lit for the cell guide unit. |
| US10312486B2 |
Rechargeable battery pack
A rechargeable battery pack according to one or more exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: unit cells including rechargeable batteries stacked along a first direction; rechargeable battery modules including the unit cells and electrically connected to each other, and including end plates at outermost ends of the rechargeable battery modules; and a combining member connecting the end plates of the rechargeable battery modules, wherein each of the end plates includes: a main body facing the unit cells; a flange bent from the main body and facing the combining member; a first fastening member connecting the flange to the combining member; and a handling opening in the main body at a side of the first fastening member. |
| US10312482B2 |
Battery pack having electric insulating member
Disclosed herein is a battery pack including two or more plate-shaped battery cells arranged in plane such that electrode terminals of the battery cells are aligned in one direction, a pack frame including two or more battery cell receiving parts surrounding outer circumferences of the battery cells in a state in which upper and lower surfaces of the battery cells arranged in plane are opened, a pack frame including a receiving part to receive the two or more plate-shaped battery cells, the receiving part surrounding outer circumferences of the battery cells in a state in which upper and lower surfaces of the battery cells arranged in plane are opened, a protection circuit module (PCM) electrically connected to the electrode terminals to control operation of the battery pack, a middle mold to receive the PCM, the middle mold being loaded on the sealed surplus portions, an electrically insulative member applied into a space defined by the sealed surplus portions and the pack frame and onto the middle mold and the PCM, and a label to cover the battery cells, the pack frame, and the electrically insulative member. |
| US10312479B2 |
Flexible rechargeable battery
A flexible rechargeable battery includes: a first conductive substrate; a second conductive substrate facing the first conductive substrate; and a sealant at edges of the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate. The first conductive substrate includes a first resin layer, a first barrier layer, a second resin layer, a first electrode current collector layer, and a first electrode coating layer that are sequentially stacked inward from a first side of the flexible rechargeable battery. The second conductive substrate includes a third resin layer, a second barrier layer, a fourth resin layer, a second electrode current collector layer, and a second electrode coating layer that are sequentially stacked inward from a second side of the flexible rechargeable battery. |
| US10312471B2 |
Method of manufacturing display device, display device, and electronic device
A method of manufacturing a display device including first electrodes provided for respective pixels, an insulating layer having openings respectively opposed to the first electrodes, an organic layer including a light emitting layer common to all the pixels, and a second electrode formed over an entire surface of the organic layer laminated on a first substrate, includes a step of forming an auxiliary wiring made of a metallic material layer by irradiating the metallic material layer with energy rays from a side of the metallic material layer and selectively removing the metallic material layer by energy absorbed by a part corresponding to the pixel after the metallic material layer has been formed on an entire surface of the second electrode. |
| US10312470B2 |
Flexible organic light emitting diode display device and method of fabricating the same
Embodiments relate to a method of forming an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device. A first inorganic layer, a first organic layer, and a second inorganic layer are formed on pixel regions of an OLED display device. At least part of a first inorganic layer is formed using atomic layer deposition (ALD), such that the first inorganic layer completely covers particles generated on the OLED. Embodiments also relate to an OLED display device with pixel regions, each pixel region including an OLED, a bank layer across a boundary between adjacent pixel regions, and a first inorganic layer on at least a portion of the OLED and the bank layer. The first inorganic layer includes a first inorganic sub-layer and a second inorganic sub-layer. |
| US10312469B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area outside the display area; a display unit arranged in the display area of the substrate; an inorganic insulating film arranged on the substrate over the display area and the non-display area; a first organic insulating film arranged on the inorganic insulating film and having a first opening extending in a first direction so as to correspond to at least a portion of the non-display area, a planar shape of an end of the first opening having a concavo-convex shape; and an encapsulation unit arranged on the display unit to cover the display unit. |
| US10312467B2 |
Organic EL element and method for manufacturing same
An organic EL element comprises a supporting substrate 12 having a first side surface 12b and a second side surface 12c located opposite to the first side surface in the first direction, a first electrode-attached on the supporting substrate, an organic EL body 16 disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode 18 disposed extending from the first side surface to the second side surface and covering at least a part of the organic EL body, and a sealing member disposed on the second electrode, extending from the first side surface to the second side surface and sealing at least the organic EL body, each of the side surfaces 18a and 20a of the second electrode and the sealing member on the first side surface-side being made evened with the first side surface, and each of the side surfaces 18b and 20b of the second electrode and the sealing member on the second side surface-side being made evened with the second side surface, in the first direction. |
| US10312462B2 |
Mechanically flexible and durable substrates and method of making
A flexible substrate are disclosed comprising an amorphous inorganic composition, wherein the substrate has a thickness of less than about 250 μm and has at least one of: a) a brittleness ratio less than about 9.5 (μm)−1/2, or b) a fracture toughness of at least about 0.75 MPa·(m)1/2. Electronic devices comprising such flexible devices are also disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for making a flexible substrate comprising selecting an amorphous inorganic material capable of forming a substrate having a thickness of less than about 250 μm and having at least one of: a) a brittleness ratio of less than about 9.5 (μm)−1/2, or b) a fracture toughness of at least about 0.75 MPa·(m)1/2; and then forming a substrate from the selected inorganic material. |
| US10312455B2 |
Delayed fluorescence material for organic electroluminescence device
The present invention discloses a delayed fluorescence material having general formula (1), and an organic EL device using the material as delayed fluorescence material of emitting layer or phosphorescent light emitting host of emitting layer can display excellent performance. wherein W independently represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a selenium atom, R1 to R9 are the same definition as described in the present invention. |
| US10312452B2 |
Aromatic amine derivative and organic electroluminescence device utilizing the same
Provided is a novel aromatic amine derivative with specified structure. Also provided is an organic electroluminescence device having one or more organic thin-film layers including at least a luminescent layer interposed between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one of the organic thin-film layers contains the above aromatic amine derivative alone or as a component of mixture. As a result, there is provided an organic electroluminescence device that has high emission luminance and high heat resistance, excelling in high-temperature storage ability and has long life, and provided an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the organic electroluminescence device. |
| US10312450B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A compound having the structure of Formula I is disclosed. In the structure of Formula I, each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently a hydrogen, a non-fused aryl group having one meta-substituent, or a non-fused heteroaryl six-membered ring having one or more meta-substituents; each meta-substituent is a non-fused aryl or non-fused heteroaryl six-membered ring optionally substituted with further substituents selected from the group consisting of non-fused aryl groups, non-fused heteroaryl groups, and alkyl groups; and at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is a non-fused aryl having one meta-substituent or a heteroaryl six-membered ring having at least one meta-substituent, wherein each meta-substituent is a non-fused aryl or non-fused heteroaryl group further substituted with a chain of at least two non-fused aryl or non-fused heteroaryl groups. The compounds may be useful in phosphorescent organic light emitting devices. |
| US10312449B2 |
Organic light-emitting device
An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer; wherein the organic layer includes a host first compound represented by Formula 1 and a fluorescent dopant second compound represented by Formula 2: When the compound represented by Formula 1 includes a condensed cyclic substituent and the compound represented by Formula 2 includes a condensed cyclic core, the organic light-emitting device may have improved thermal stability, a lower driving voltage, and higher efficiency. |
| US10312448B2 |
Process of manufacturing an electron transport material
A process of dissolving in a solvent to produce a first mixture. To the first mixture a reagent is added to produce a second mixture. A H—N—R′—R″ is then added to the second mixture to produce a third mixture. The third mixture is then refluxed to produce |
| US10312446B2 |
Conductive polymers, the organic photovoltaic cell comprising the same, and the synthesis thereof
The present invention relates to a conductive polymer, the organic photovoltaic cell comprising the same, and the synthesis method of the same. The novel polymer, according to the present invention, displays more excellent optical properties and higher photoelectric conversion efficiency than the conventional RRa (regiorandom) polymer due to its symmetrical structure of quaterthiophene and benzothiadiazole substituted with fluorine. |
| US10312444B2 |
Organic semiconductors with dithienofuran core monomers
An organic semiconducting donor-acceptor (D-A) small molecule, as well as a semiconductor device that can incorporate the D-A small molecule, are disclosed. The D-A small molecule can have electron deficient substituents and R group substituents that can be C1-C20 linear alkyl chains, C2-C24 branched alkyl chains, hydrogen atoms, etc. The D-A small molecule can be can be synthesized in a reaction between a dithienofuran (DTF) core monomer and an electron deficient monomer. Additionally, the D-A small molecule can be part of an organic semiconducting copolymer. A semiconductor device that can incorporate the D-A small molecule in a photoactive layer is also disclosed herein. Additionally, 3,4-dibrominated furan compound that can, in some embodiments, be a precursor for the D-A small molecule is disclosed. The 3,4-dibrominated furan compound can be synthesized in a reaction involving a furan-2,5-dicarboxylic dimethyl ester (FDME), which can have a bio-renewable precursor. |
| US10312439B2 |
Manufacturing method for a nonvolatile resistive switching memory device
A nonvolatile resistive switching memory includes an inert metal electrode, a resistive switching functional layer, and an easily oxidizable metal electrode. A graphene intercalation layer with nanopores, interposed between the easily oxidizable metal electrode and the resistive switching functional layer, is capable of controlling the metal ions, which are formed by the oxidation of the easily oxidizable metal electrode during the programming of the device, and only enter into the resistive switching functional layer through the position of the nanopores. Further, the graphene intercalation layer with nanopores is capable of blocking the diffusion of the metal ions, making the metal ions, which are formed after the oxidation of the easily oxidizable metal electrode, enter into the resistive switching functional layer only through the position of the nanopores during the programming of the device, thereby controlling the growing position of conductive filament. |
| US10312438B1 |
Resistive memory with amorphous silicon filaments
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes forming a first silicon layer on a bottom conductive layer, transforming the first silicon layer into a first polysilicon layer, forming a second silicon layer stacked on the first polysilicon layer, and a third silicon layer stacked on the second silicon layer, transforming the second and third silicon layers into second and third polysilicon layers, wherein the first and third polysilicon layers have a first doping type, and the second polysilicon layer has a second doping type different from the first doping type, forming an amorphous silicon layer on the third polysilicon layer, and forming a top conductive layer on the amorphous silicon layer. |
| US10312435B1 |
Method for manufacturing high density magnetic tunnel junction devices using photolithographic VIAS and chemically guided block copolymer self assembly
A method for manufacturing a magnetic random access memory array at a density greater than would be possible using photolithography. A hard mask material is deposited over a magnetic memory element material, and a chemical template layer such as brush or mat material is deposited over the hard mask. A mask structure is formed over the soluble polymer. The mask structure is configured with openings having a center to center spacing that is an integer multiple of a block copolymer material. The openings in the mask structure can be shrunk by depositing a spacer material. The chemical template layer is chemically patterned, such as by a quick plasma exposure and the mask is removed. A block copolymer material is then deposited over the chemical template and annealed to form block copolymer cylinders that are located over the patterned portions of the chemical template and between the patterned portions. |
| US10312434B2 |
Selective deposition and nitridization of bottom electrode metal for MRAM applications
A method is presented for forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes depositing an insulating layer over a semiconductor substrate, etching the insulating layer to form trenches for receiving a metal, depositing one or more sacrificial layers, and etching portions of the one or more sacrificial layers to expose a top surface of the metal of one or more of the trenches. The method further includes selectively depositing an electrode over the top surface of the exposed metal and nitridizing the electrode to form a diffusion barrier between chip components and the metal. |
| US10312423B2 |
Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof
A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element, a wavelength converting layer and a light-adjusting layer. The light-emitting element has a first upper surface, a bottom surface, and a lateral surface between the first upper surface and the bottom surface. The wavelength converting layer includes a plurality of wavelength converting particles, and has a second upper surface on the first upper surface. The light-adjusting layer surrounds the lateral surface and has a first composition or a second composition. The first composition includes a first binder and a plurality of first light-diffusing particles. The second composition includes a second binder, a plurality of second light-diffusing particles, and a plurality of light-scattering particles. |
| US10312421B2 |
White light source device
A white light source device includes a first light-emitting element, and at least one second light-emitting element. The first light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting unit and a first wavelength conversion unit, and emits a first light beam. Each of the second light-emitting elements includes a second light-emitting unit and a second wavelength conversion unit, and emits a second light beam. An emission spectrum of the second light beam is different from an emission spectrum of the first light beam. The first light beam and the second light beam are mixed into a white light beam, and a color fidelity index of the white light beam is greater than 90. |
| US10312419B2 |
White light emitting devices
A white light emitting device may include a blue light emitting diode configured to emit blue light and a plurality of wavelength conversion materials configured to convert the blue light into light having different wavelengths based on being excited by the blue light, and emit white light based on the converting, wherein the emitted white light is associated with an Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) TM-30-15 Fidelity Index (Rf) in a range of 78 to 89, an IES TM-30-15 Chroma Change by Hue Index Rcs15 in a range of 7% to 16%, and an IES TM-30-15 Chroma Change by Hue Index Rcs16 in a range of 7% to 16%, and a color difference between a reflection spectrum of a white specimen of the emitted white light, and International Commission on Illumination (CIE) Standard illuminant D65, that is equal to or less than 106. |
| US10312417B2 |
Wavelength converted light emitting device
In a method according to embodiments of the invention, for a predetermined amount of light produced by a light emitting diode and converted by a phosphor layer comprising a host material and a dopant, and for a predetermined maximum reduction in efficiency of the phosphor at increasing excitation density, a maximum dopant concentration of the phosphor layer is selected. |
| US10312415B2 |
Flexible electronic assembly with semiconductor die
An electronic assembly comprises a flexible polymer membrane having a surface with one or more electrically conductive traces arranged on the surface, a light-emissive semiconductor die having first and second electrical contacts bonded to the one or more electrically conductive traces via a cured electrically conductive adhesive, and a flexible cover layer arranged over the surface of the polymer membrane and the semiconductor die. |
| US10312414B1 |
Light emitting unit and display device
A light emitting unit and a display device is disclosed, wherein the display device includes: a light emitting unit, including: a first semiconductor layer; an active layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer; and a first protecting layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the first protecting layer includes oxygen, nitrogen, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, and Si. |
| US10312411B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting element unit, and light-emitting element package
In a light-emitting element (1), a light-emitting layer (4), a second conductivity type semiconductor layer (5), a transparent electrode layer (6), a reflecting electrode layer (7) and an insulating layer (8) are stacked in this order on a first conductivity type semiconductor layer (3), while a first electrode layer (10) and a second electrode layer (12) are stacked on the insulating layer (8) in an isolated state. The light-emitting element (1) includes a plurality of insulating tube layers (9), discretely arranged in plan view, passing through the reflecting electrode layer (7), the transparent electrode layer (6), the second conductivity type semiconductor layer (5) and the light-emitting layer (4) continuously from the insulating layer (8) and reaching the first conductivity type semiconductor layer (3), first contacts (11), continuous from the first electrode layer (10), connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer (3) through the insulating layer (8) and the insulating tube layers (9), and second contacts (13), continuous from the second electrode layer (12), passing through the insulating layer (8) to be connected to the reflecting electrode layer (7). |
| US10312410B2 |
Ultra-wideband light emitting diode and optical detector comprising aluminum gallium arsenide and method of fabricating the same
Devices, systems, and methods for providing wireless personal area networks (PANs) and local area networks (LANs) using visible and near-visible optical spectrum. Various constructions and material selections are provided herein. According to one embodiment, a light-emitting diode (LED) includes a substrate, a carrier confinement (CC) region positioned over the substrate, an active region positioned over the CC region, and an electron blocking layer (EBL) positioned over the active region. The CC region includes a first CC layer comprising aluminum gallium arsenide and a second CC layer position over the first CC layer. The second CC layer and the electron blocking layer (EBL) also each include aluminum gallium arsenide. The active region is configured to have a transient response time of less than 500 picoseconds (ps). |
| US10312409B2 |
Patterned sapphire substrate, light emitting diode and fabrication method thereof
A patterned sapphire substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, in which, the first surface of the substrate is formed by arranging a plurality of interspaced patterns, wherein, the patterns have a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of side surfaces and at least one concave region sandwiched between the adjacent side surfaces and the top surface, where, depth and width of the concave region gradually decrease from the top to the bottom of the pattern. The concave region on the pattern surface of the patterned sapphire substrate enlarges light reflection area, thus improving light extraction efficiency of the patterned sapphire substrate. |
| US10312408B2 |
Light emitting diode chip scale packaging structure and direct type backlight module
A light emitting diode chip scale packaging structure and a direct type backlight module are disclosed. The light emitting diode chip scale packaging structure includes a light emitting diode chip, a wavelength converting layer, a diffusion structure and a lens. The wavelength converting layer is disposed on the light emitting diode chip and directly contacting the light emitting diode chip, and the wavelength converting layer includes phosphor powders. The diffusion structure covers the light emitting diode chip and the wavelength converting layer, a ratio of a height of the diffusion structure to a width of the diffusion structure is 1:2 to 5:4, and the lens covers the diffusion structure. An outer surface of the lens is a free-form surface, and a material of the lens is different from a material of the diffusion structure. |
| US10312407B2 |
Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof
A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device comprises a substrate; an insulating layer on the substrate, wherein the insulating layer comprises a first hole; a light-emitting stack on the insulating layer and comprising an active region comprising a top surface, wherein the top surface comprises a first part and a second part; and an opaque layer covering the first part of the top surface and exposing the second part of the top surface, wherein the second part is directly above the first hole. |
| US10312403B2 |
Apparatus and methods for manufacturing thin-film solar cells
Improved methods and apparatus for forming thin-film layers of semiconductor material absorber layers on a substrate web. According to the present teachings, a semiconductor layer may be formed in a multi-zone process whereby various layers are deposited sequentially onto a moving substrate web. |
| US10312399B2 |
Photodiode with decreased dark current and method for manufacturing the same
A photodiode having a reduced dark current includes a semiconductor layer, a first contact part, a second contact part, and an active region. The first contact part disposed in a first region of the semiconductor layer includes an interlayer and at least one metal layer. The second contact part disposed in a second region of the semiconductor layer includes at least one metal layer. The active region is disposed between the first contact part and the second contact part. The first contact part and the second contact part are arranged asymmetrical to each other. |
| US10312396B2 |
Method of manufacturing back surface junction type solar cell
A method of manufacturing a solar cell includes: forming a conductive thin film layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming an insulating film on the conductive thin film layer; forming a conductive thin film layer exposed portion by removing a part of the insulating film; forming a plating film in the conductive thin film layer exposed portion; and removing the insulating film and the conductive thin film layer in an area not overlapping the plating film, wherein the plating film formed in the forming of a plating film is formed to cover the insulating film. |
| US10312391B2 |
Apparatus and method for single-photon avalanche-photodiode detectors with reduced dark count rate
An avalanche photodiode has a first diffused region of a first diffusion type overlying at least in part a second diffused region of a second diffusion type; and a first minority carrier sink region disposed within the first diffused region, the first minority carrier sink region of the second diffusion type and electrically connected to the first diffused region. In particular embodiments, the first diffusion type is N-type and the second diffusion type is P-type, and the device is biased so that a depletion zone having avalanche multiplication exists between the first and second diffused regions. |
| US10312390B2 |
Light receiving device and method of producing light receiving device
A light receiving device includes a substrate having a principal surface and a back surface including a light receiving surface; a metal wire disposed on the principal surface, the metal wire including a bonding portion having an opening; and photodiodes that is arranged in an array on the substrate, each of the photodiodes including an electrode connected to the bonding portion of the metal wire and a semiconductor mesa including a stacked semiconductor layer, the stacked semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, an optical absorption layer including a type-II superlattice structure, and a second semiconductor layer. Each of the electrodes of the photodiodes is disposed on a side surface of the semiconductor mesa in contact with the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer faces to the light receiving surface through the opening of the bonding portion. |
| US10312389B2 |
Optical detector device with patterned graphene layer and related methods
An optical detector device may include a substrate, a reflector layer carried by the substrate, and a first dielectric layer over the reflector layer. The optical detector device may include a graphene layer over the first dielectric layer and having a perforated pattern. |
| US10312388B2 |
Method and optoelectronic structure providing polysilicon photonic devices with different optical properties in different regions
Method and structural embodiments are described which provide an integrated structure using polysilicon material having different optical properties in different regions of the structure. |
| US10312381B2 |
III-V semiconductor diode
A stacked III-V semiconductor diode that has an n+ layer having a dopant concentration of at least 1019 N/cm3, an n− layer having a dopant concentration of 1012 N/cm3 to 1016 N/cm3, a layer thickness of 10 μm to 300 μm, a p+ layer having a dopant concentration of 5·1018 N/cm3 to 5·1020 cm3 and a layer thickness greater than 2 μm, the layers following each other in the specified order, each including a GaAs compound or being made from a GaAs compound and having a monolithic design, the n+ layer or the p+ layer being a substrate, and a lower side of the n− layer being integrally connected to an upper side of the n+ layer. The stacked III-V semiconductor diode including a first defect layer having a layer thickness greater than 0.5 μm, the defect layer being situated within the n− layer. |
| US10312379B2 |
High voltage device
A high voltage device includes a semiconductor substrate, an ion well, a Schottky diode in the ion well, an isolation structure in the ion well surrounding the Schottky diode, and an assistant gate surrounding the Schottky diode. The assistant gate is disposed only on the isolation structure and is not in direct contact with the ion well. |
| US10312378B2 |
Lateral gallium nitride JFET with controlled doping profile
A lateral junction field-effect transistor includes a substrate of a first conductivity type having a dopant concentration; a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type having a first dopant concentration lower than the dopant concentration and disposed on the substrate; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type having a second dopant concentration, the second conductivity type being different from the first conductivity type, the second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type having a third dopant concentration, the third semiconductor layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer; a fourth semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type having a fourth dopant concentration lower than the dopant concentration, the fourth semiconductor layer disposed on the third semiconductor layer; a source region and a drain region disposed in the second semiconductor layer and on opposite sides of the third semiconductor layer. |
| US10312375B2 |
Thin-film transistor, method for producing thin-film transistor and image display apparatus using thin-film transistor
A thin-film transistor including an insulative substrate, a gate electrode formed on the insulative substrate, a gate insulating layer formed on the substrate and the gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode forming on the gate insulating layer and spaced from each other, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer and connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode, a semiconductor protective layer formed on the semiconductor layer, an interlayer insulating film formed on the source electrode, the drain electrode and the semiconductor protective layer, the interlayer insulating film including a fluorine compound, and an upper electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film. |
| US10312373B2 |
Field-effect transistor (FET) having oxide insulating layer disposed on gate insulating film and between source and drain electrodes, and display element, display and system including said FET, and method of manufacturing said FET
A field-effect transistor includes a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode to take out electric current according to an application of a voltage to the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed adjacent to the source electrode and the drain electrode, the semiconductor layer forming a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, a first insulating layer as gate insulating film disposed between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a second insulating layer covering at least a part of a surface of the semiconductor layer, the second insulating layer including an oxide including silicon and alkaline earth metal. |
| US10312369B2 |
Semiconductor Fin FET device with epitaxial source/drain
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure disposed over the substrate and including a channel region and a source/drain region, a gate structure disposed over at least a portion of the fin structure, the channel region being beneath the gate structure and the source/drain region being outside of the gate structure, a strain material layer disposed over the source/drain region, the strain material layer providing stress to the first channel region, and a contact layer wrapping around the first strain material layer. A width of the source/drain region is smaller than a width of the channel region. |
| US10312361B2 |
Trenched vertical power field-effect transistors with improved on-resistance and breakdown voltage
Trenched vertical power field-effect transistors with improved on-resistance and/or breakdown voltage are fabricated. In one or more embodiments, the modulation of the current flow of the transistor occurs in the lateral channel, whereas the voltage is predominantly held in the vertical direction in the off-state. When the device is in the on-state, the current is channeled through an aperture in a current-blocking region after it flows under a gate region into the drift region. In another embodiment, a novel vertical power low-loss semiconductor multi-junction device in III-nitride and non-III-nitride material system is provided. One or more multi-junction device embodiments aim at providing enhancement mode (normally-off) operation alongside ultra-low on resistance and high breakdown voltage. |
| US10312358B2 |
High electron mobility transistors with improved heat dissipation
III-nitride based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs), such as AlGaN/GaN HEMTs on Silicon substrates, with improved heat dissipation are described herein. A semiconductor device having improved heat dissipation may include a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a nucleation layer on the top surface of the substrate, a transition layer on the nucleation layer, a buffer layer on the transition layer, a barrier layer on the buffer layer, and a metal layer filling a via hole that extends from the bottom surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the transition layer. |
| US10312357B2 |
Trench gate IGBT
A high-performance trench gate IGBT is provided. A trench gate IGBT according to one embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate (11); a channel layer (15) provided on the semiconductor substrate (11); two floating P-type layer (12) provided on both sides of the channel layer 15, the floating P-type layers (12) being deeper than the channel layer (15); two emitter trenches (13) disposed between the two floating P-type layers (12), the emitter trenches (13) being respectively in contact with the floating P-type layers (12); at least two gate trenches (14) disposed between the two emitter trenches (13); and a source diffusion layer (19) disposed between the two gate trenches 14, the source diffusion layer (19) being in contact with each of the gate trenches (14). |
| US10312355B2 |
Tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) with lateral oxidation
A vertical-mode tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) is provided with an oxide region that may be laterally positioned relative to a source region. The oxide region operates to reduce a tunneling effect in a tunnel region underlying a drain region, during an OFF-state of the TFET. The reduction in tunneling effect results in a reduction or elimination of a flow of OFF-state leakage current between the source region and the drain region. The TFET may have components made from group III-V compound materials. |
| US10312350B1 |
Nanosheet with changing SiGe percentage for SiGe lateral recess
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a stacked configuration of a plurality of silicon germanium layers and a plurality of silicon layers on a semiconductor substrate, wherein the stacked configuration comprises a repeating arrangement of a silicon layer stacked on a silicon germanium layer, patterning the stacked configuration into a plurality of patterned stacks spaced apart from each other, and etching exposed sides of the plurality of silicon germanium layers to remove portions of the silicon germanium layers from lateral sides of each of the plurality of silicon germanium layers, wherein a concentration of germanium is varied between each of the plurality of silicon germanium layers to compensate for variations in etching rates between the plurality of silicon germanium layers to result in remaining portions of each of the plurality of silicon germanium layers having the same or substantially the same width as each other. |
| US10312347B2 |
Sloped finFET with methods of forming same
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an integrated circuit (IC) structure, which can include: a semiconductor fin; a gate dielectric positioned above a first region of the semiconductor fin; a spacer positioned above a second region of the semiconductor fin and adjacent to the gate dielectric; and a source/drain region contacting a third region of the semiconductor fin; wherein the first region of the semiconductor fin includes substantially vertical sidewalls, and the third region of the semiconductor fin includes sloped sidewalls. |
| US10312346B2 |
Vertical transistor with variable gate length
A method includes forming a plurality of fins on a substrate. The method further includes forming a plurality of deep trenches in the substrate and interposed between each fin of the plurality of fins. The method further includes forming a doped semiconductor layer having a uniform thickness, wherein the doped semiconductor layer is formed prior to removing any fins of the plurality of fins. |
| US10312341B2 |
Integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same
An integrated circuit device includes a first gate stack formed on a first high dielectric layer and comprising a first work function adjustment metal containing structure and a second gate stack formed on a second high dielectric layer and comprising a second work function adjustment metal containing structure having an oxygen content that is greater than that of the first work function adjustment metal containing structure. |
| US10312333B2 |
Fin-type semiconductor device
Fin-type semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate and an insulating layer on sidewalls of the plurality of fins. A plurality of fins is projected on a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The insulating layer is located on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A surface of the insulating layer is lower than top surfaces of the plurality of fins. A thermal conductivity of the insulating layer is larger than a thermal conductivity of silicon oxide. |
| US10312330B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor substrate, semiconductor substrate, and semiconductor device
In a method for fabricating a semiconductor substrate according to an embodiment, an SiC substrate is formed by vapor growth and C (carbon) is introduced into the surface of the SiC substrate to form an n-type SiC layer on the SiC substrate by an epitaxial growth method. |
| US10312327B2 |
FinFETs having dielectric punch-through stoppers
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a planar transistor on a first portion of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the first portion of the semiconductor substrate has a first top surface; and a multiple-gate transistor on a second portion of the semiconductor substrate. The second portion of the semiconductor substrate is recessed from the first top surface to form a fin of the multiple-gate transistor. The fin is electrically isolated from the semiconductor substrate by an insulator. |
| US10312324B2 |
Epitaxial wafer for hetero-junction bipolar transistor and hetero-junction bipolar transistor
An epitaxial wafer for a heterojunction bipolar transistor and a heterojunction bipolar transistor capable of reducing the resistance of the sub-collector layer without reducing the current amplification factor are provided. In an epitaxial wafer for a heterojunction bipolar transistor including a sub-collector layer made of n-type GaAs, the sub-collector layer contains n-type impurities having a covalent radius that is smaller than the covalent radius of the substitution site and n-type impurities having a covalent radius that is larger than the covalent radius of the substitution site. |
| US10312323B2 |
Bulk nanosheet with dielectric isolation
Techniques for dielectric isolation in bulk nanosheet devices are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a nanosheet device structure with dielectric isolation includes the steps of: optionally implanting at least one dopant into a top portion of a bulk semiconductor wafer, wherein the at least one dopant is configured to increase an oxidation rate of the top portion of the bulk semiconductor wafer; forming a plurality of nanosheets as a stack on the bulk semiconductor wafer; patterning the nanosheets to form one or more nanowire stacks and one or more trenches between the nanowire stacks; forming spacers covering sidewalls of the nanowire stacks; and oxidizing the top portion of the bulk semiconductor wafer through the trenches, wherein the oxidizing step forms a dielectric isolation region in the top portion of the bulk semiconductor wafer. A nanowire FET and method for formation thereof are also provided. |
| US10312318B2 |
Metal-insulator-metal capacitor structure
The disclosure is directed to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) capacitor structures and methods of manufacture. The method includes: forming at least one gate structure; removing material from the at least one gate structure to form a trench; depositing capacitor material within the trench and at an edge or outside of the trench; and forming a first contact in contact with a first conductive material of the capacitor material and a second contact in contact with a second conductive material of the capacitor material. |
| US10312317B2 |
Chip resistor and chip resistor assembly
A chip resistor includes a base substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, two side surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface, and two end surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface, a resistive layer disposed on the second surface of the base substrate, the resistive layer having a first surface in contact with the base substrate and a second surface opposing the first surface of the resistive layer, a first terminal and a second terminal spaced apart from each other and each being connected to the resistive layer on the second surface of the resistive layer, and a third terminal connected to the resistive layer on the second surface of the resistive layer, disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal, and extending to the first surface of the base substrate along the side surfaces. |
| US10312307B2 |
Electroluminescent display device
Disclosed are an electroluminescent display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The electroluminescent display device includes a first bank on a substrate, an anode electrode extending to one side and another side of the first bank in an area exposed by the first bank, a second bank on each of one side and another side of the anode electrode, a light emitting layer on an upper surface of the anode electrode exposed by the second bank, and a cathode electrode on the light emitting layer. Since the anode electrode is provided on the first bank, the anode electrode is prevented from being damaged in a process of patterning the first bank. |
| US10312305B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus having protected emission layer
An organic light-emitting display apparatus prevents the quality of an image being displayed thereon from being deteriorated as a result of contamination of an organic emission layer. The display apparatus includes a substrate with a display area and a periphery area. A first insulating layer, disposed over the substrate, has a first opening in the periphery area. A first electrode is disposed within the display area, over the first insulating layer. A first bank is disposed over the first insulating layer and has a second opening through which a center of the first electrode is exposed. A second bank is disposed over the first insulating layer and is separated from the first bank. The first opening is disposed between the first bank and the second bank. An intermediate layer is disposed over the first electrode. A second electrode is disposed over the intermediate layer and the first bank. |
| US10312301B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of the same
A display device includes a first substrate including a first area and a second area, light emitting elements arranged in the first area, connecting pads arranged in the second area, a thin film encapsulation layer arranged on the light emitting elements, a second substrate including a third area and a fourth area, sensing pads arranged in the fourth area, a touch sensor layer including sensing electrodes arranged in the third area and sensing lines connected between the sensing electrodes and the sensing pads, an interlayer arranged between the thin film encapsulation layer and the touch sensor layer, and a conductive member connected between the connecting pads and the sensing pads. |
| US10312299B2 |
Display device
A display device includes an organic light emitting display panel defining a display area for displaying an image and a non-display area adjacent the display area, and including a base layer, a circuit layer on the base layer, a light emitting device layer on the circuit layer, and a thin film sealing layer on the light emitting device layer and divided into a first thin film sealing area, and a second thin film sealing area adjacent the first thin film sealing area, and a touch detection unit including a first sensor part on the first thin film sealing area of the thin film sealing layer, and a second sensor part on the second thin film sealing area of the thin film sealing layer, wherein an upper surface of the thin film sealing layer that faces the touch detection unit includes a first upper surface in the first thin film sealing area, and a second upper surface in the second thin film sealing area and protruding away from the base layer. |
| US10312296B2 |
Color conversion layer integration into display substrate with high intensity light sources
The disclosure is related to arranging integrating color conversion layer into a pixel structure by distributing the light output of the light source, and using an attenuator to reduce the hot spot effect caused by high light intensity light at a direct point of sight. |
| US10312292B2 |
X-ray detector
Disclosed is a direct-conversion-type X-ray detector, including a first electrode on a substrate, a semiconductor structure including a photoconductor using a perovskite material on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the semiconductor structure. |
| US10312287B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus may include a first circuit forming region formed over a substrate, a first interlayer dielectric layer formed over the first circuit forming region, a first metal layer formed over the first interlayer dielectric layer, a second interlayer dielectric layer formed over the first metal layer, and a second circuit forming region formed over the second interlayer dielectric layer. A first circuit and a second circuit that are included in the first circuit forming region and a third circuit that is included in the second circuit forming region may be electrically coupled to each other. |
| US10312284B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method
A semiconductor device including a first semiconductor layer including a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region; a first insulator layer provided above the first semiconductor layer; an intermediate semiconductor layer, having an n-type conduction, provided above the first region of the first semiconductor layer and above the first insulator layer; a second insulator layer provided above the intermediate semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer provided above the first region of the first semiconductor layer and above the second insulator layer; a sensor formed in the second region of the first semiconductor layer; a contact electrode connected to the intermediate semiconductor layer; and a circuit element formed in the second semiconductor layer. |
| US10312282B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and imaging system
A solid-state imaging device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an electrode portion, a first substrate connecting portion, an electrostatic protection circuit, and a second substrate connecting portion. A photoelectric conversion element is disposed on the first substrate. A part of the peripheral circuit is arranged on the second substrate. The electrode portion has a connection surface. The first substrate connecting portion electrically connects the electrode portion and the second substrate. The electrostatic protection circuit is connected to a circuit between the first substrate connecting portion and the peripheral circuit. The second substrate connecting portion electrically connects the peripheral circuit and the photoelectric conversion element. The electrostatic protection circuit is disposed at a position such that the electrostatic protection circuit does not overlap any of the first substrate connecting portion and the second substrate connecting portion. |
| US10312281B2 |
Solid-state image pickup unit, method of manufacturing solid-state image pickup unit, and electronic apparatus
A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup unit in which a pad wiring line is provided on a light reception surface and which is capable of improving light reception characteristics in a photoelectric conversion section by having a thinner insulating film in a pixel region. The solid-state image pickup unit includes a sensor substrate having a pixel region in which photoelectric conversion sections are formed in an array, and a drive circuit is provided on a surface opposed to a light reception surface for the photoelectric conversion sections of the sensor substrate. A through hole via reaching the drive circuit from the light reception surface of the sensor substrate is provided in a peripheral region located outside the pixel region. A pad wiring line directly laminated on the through hole via is provided on the light reception surface in the peripheral region. |
| US10312277B2 |
Variable optical filter and a wavelength-selective sensor based thereon
A variable optical filter is disclosed including a bandpass filter and a blocking filter. The bandpass filter includes a stack of alternating first and second layers, and the blocking filter includes a stack of alternating third and fourth layers. The first, second and fourth materials each comprise different materials, so that a refractive index of the first material is smaller than a refractive index of the second material, which is smaller than a refractive index of the fourth material; while an absorption coefficient of the second material is smaller than an absorption coefficient of the fourth material. The materials can be selected to ensure high index contrast in the blocking filter and low optical losses in the bandpass filter. The first to fourth layers can be deposited directly on a photodetector array. |
| US10312268B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided, which includes a substrate including a pixel region; a metal oxide semiconductor transistor disposed over the substrate and including: a metal oxide semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode overlapping with the metal oxide semiconductor layer; and a gate insulating layer disposed between the metal oxide semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, and the gate insulating layer having a first opening, wherein the first opening and the pixel region overlap; a second insulating layer disposed over the metal oxide semiconductor layer and having a via and a second opening, wherein the second opening and the pixel region overlap; and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the metal oxide semiconductor layer through the via. |
| US10312264B2 |
Display device and electronic device
A display device includes overlapping two display panels. The display panel on the upper side includes a first display region and a region that transmits visible light. The display panel on the lower side includes a second display region and a region that blocks visible light. The second display region overlaps with the region that transmits visible light. The region that blocks visible light overlaps with the first display region. The display panel on the lower side includes a third display region between the second display region and the region that blocks visible light. The gate signal and the source signal supplied to a first pixel in the third display region are the same as the gate signal and the source signal supplied to a second pixel in the second display region. The second pixel is closer to the first pixel than any other pixels included in the second display region. |
| US10312263B2 |
Display panel and manufacturing method thereof
The display panel includes a first substrate, first signal lines, second signal lines, third signal lines, thin film transistors, pixel electrodes, and at least one driving circuit. The first signal lines respectively intersect with the second signal lines to define multiple pixel regions. At least one of the pixel regions has one of the third signal lines diposed therein. The second signal lines and the third signal lines are electrically connected to the at least one driving circuit. Each of the first signal lines is electrically connected to one of the gate and the source of at least one of the thin film transistors. Each of the second signal lines is electrically connected to the other one of the gate and the source of at least one of the thin film transistors. Each of the third signal lines is electrically connected to one of the first signal lines. |
| US10312256B1 |
Method of manufacturing three-dimensional stacked semiconductor structure and structure manufactured by the same
A three-dimensional (3D) stacked semiconductor structure is provided. A substrate having an array area and a peripheral area is provided, and several patterned multi-layered stacks above the substrate are formed in the array area. The patterned multi-layered stacks are spaced apart from each other, and channel holes are formed between the patterned multi-layered stacks disposed adjacently. A charge trapping layer is formed on the patterned multi-layered stacks and deposited in the channel holes as liners. A polysilicon channel layer is deposited along the charge trapping layer, and conductive pads are formed on the polysilicon channel layer and respectively corresponding to the patterned multi-layered stacks. The polysilicon channel layer has a first thickness (t1), one of the conductive pads has a second thickness (t2), wherein the second thickness (t2) is larger than the first thickness (t1). |
| US10312243B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a separation member defining active regions of a substrate. Gate lines intersect the active regions and are each buried in a trench formed in the substrate. Each of the gate lines includes a lower electrode structure and an upper electrode structure on the lower electrode structure. The upper electrode structure includes a source layer substantially covering a sidewall of the trench and including a work-function adjustment element. A conductive layer is on the source layer. A work-function adjustment layer is disposed between the source layer and the conductive layer. The work-function adjustment layer includes a material different from that of the source layer and is doped with the work-function adjustment element. |
| US10312240B2 |
Memory cell
A microelectronic component is capable of being used as a memory cell. The component includes a semiconductor layer resting on an insulating layer and including a doped source region of a first conductivity type, a doped drain region of a second conductivity type, and an intermediate region, non-doped or more lightly doped, with the second conductivity type, than the drain region, the intermediate region including first and second portions respectively extending from the drain region and from the source region. An insulated front gate electrode rests on the first portion. A first back gate electrode and a second back gate electrode are arranged under the insulating layer, respectively opposite the first portion and the second portion. |
| US10312237B2 |
Vertical transport transistors with equal gate stack thicknesses
Integrated chips include a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes a semiconductor channel, a first-type work function layer formed from a first material on the semiconductor channel, and a second-type work function layer formed from a second material on the first-type work function later layer. The second semiconductor device includes a semiconductor channel, a second-type work function layer formed the second material on the semiconductor channel, and a thickness matching layer formed on the second-type work function layer of the second semiconductor device, the thickness matching layer having a thickness roughly equal to a thickness of the first-type work function layer. |
| US10312236B2 |
Techniques providing metal gate devices with multiple barrier layers
A semiconductor device with a metal gate is disclosed. An exemplary semiconductor device with a metal gate includes a semiconductor substrate, source and drain features on the semiconductor substrate, a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate and disposed between the source and drain features. The gate stack includes a HK dielectric layer formed over the semiconductor substrate, a plurality of barrier layers of a metal compound formed on top of the HK dielectric layer, wherein each of the barrier layers has a different chemical composition; and a stack of metals gate layers deposited over the plurality of barrier layers. |
| US10312235B2 |
Method of forming fin shape structure having different buffer layers
A fin shaped structure and a method of forming the same. The method includes providing a substrate having a first fin structure and a second fin structure. Next, an insulation material layer is formed on the substrate. Then, a portion of the first fin structure is removed, to form a first recess. Following this, a first buffer layer and a first channel layer are formed sequentially in the first recess. Next, a portion of the second fin structure is removed, to form a second recess. Then, a second buffer layer and a second channel layer are formed in the second recess sequentially, wherein the second buffer layer is different from the first buffer layer. |
| US10312234B2 |
Diode connected vertical transistor
An electrical device including a vertical transistor device connected to a vertical diode. The vertical diode connected transistor device including a vertically orientated channel. The vertical diode connected transistor device also includes a first diode source/drain region provided by an electrically conductive surface region of a substrate at a first end of the diode vertically orientated channel, and a second diode source/drain region present at a second end of the vertically orientated channel. The vertical diode also includes a diode gate structure in electrical contact with the first diode source/drain region. |
| US10312232B1 |
Semiconductor devices with package-level configurability
A semiconductor device assembly includes a substrate and a die coupled to the substrate. The die includes a first contact pad electrically coupled to a first circuit on the die including at least one active circuit element, and a second contact pad electrically coupled to a second circuit on the die including only passive circuit elements. The substrate includes a substrate contact electrically coupled to both the first and second contact pads. The semiconductor device assembly can further include a second die including a third contact pad electrically coupled to a third circuit on the second die including at least a second active circuit element, and a fourth contact pad electrically coupled to a fourth circuit on the second die including only passive circuit elements. The substrate contact can be electrically coupled to the third contact pad and electrically disconnected from the fourth contact pad. |
| US10312230B2 |
ESD protection circuit having clamp control loop
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuitry in an integrated circuit is provided. The protection circuitry includes a trigger circuit coupled between a first power supply bus and a second power supply bus. A delay circuit is coupled to receive an output signal from the trigger circuit. The delay circuit includes a first inverter coupled to the input of the delay circuit and a feedback transistor having a control terminal coupled to the output of the delay circuit, a first current electrode coupled to the first power supply bus, and a second current electrode coupled to the output of the first inverter. A clamp driver circuit is coupled to the output of the delay circuit. |
| US10312229B2 |
Memory cells including vertical nanowire transistors
A circuit including an SRAM cell with a set of vertical nanowire transistor columns is provided. Each member of the set includes a vertical nanowire transistor and at least one member of the set is a vertical nanowire transistor column including two vertical nanowire transistors in series. The set can consist of four vertical nanowire transistor columns, a first column including two n-type vertical nanowire transistors, a second column including two n-type vertical nanowire transistors, a third column including one p-type vertical nanowire transistor and a fourth column including one p-type vertical nanowire transistor. EDA tools for such circuits are also provided. |
| US10312225B2 |
Display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
A display apparatus and a micro-light emitting diode are disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a first substrate including a light emitting diode part including a plurality of light emitting diodes regularly arranged on the first substrate. The display apparatus is implemented using micro-light emitting diodes formed of nitride semiconductors and thus can provide high efficiency and high resolution to be applicable to a wearable apparatus while reducing power consumption. The micro-light emitting diodes may include a wall element so as to be applied to a display substrate by force. |
| US10312223B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device and method for producing the same
A light-emitting device having a plurality of light-emitting elements closely adjacently disposed in spite of using only one substrate is provided.One or more light-emitting elements are flip-chip mounted on each of upper surface and lower surface of a substrate. The light-emitting elements are disposed so that the light-emitting elements on the upper surface of the substrate and the light-emitting elements on the lower surface of the substrate are closely adjacent to each other when they are seen from above the substrate. The light-emitting elements mounted on the upper surface of the substrate have light-emitting surfaces as the upper surfaces, and the light-emitting elements mounted on the lower surfaces of the substrate have light-emitting surfaces on the substrate side. The substrate transmits at least lights emitted by the light-emitting elements mounted on the lower surface of the substrate. |
| US10312221B1 |
Stacked dies and dummy components for improved thermal performance
Various semiconductor chip devices with stacked chips are disclosed. In one aspect, a semiconductor chip device includes a stack of plural semiconductor chips. Each two adjacent semiconductor chips of the plural semiconductor chips is electrically connected by plural interconnects and physically connected by a first insulating bonding layer. A first stack of dummy chips is positioned opposite a first side of the stack of semiconductor chips and separated from the plural semiconductor chips by a first gap. Each two adjacent of the first dummy chips are physically connected by a second insulating bonding layer. A second stack of dummy chips is positioned opposite a second side of the stack of semiconductor chips and separated from the plural semiconductor chips by a second gap. Each two adjacent of the second dummy chips are physically connected by a third insulating bonding layer. The first, second and third insulating bonding layers include a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer bonded to the first insulating layer. An insulating layer is in the first gap and another insulating layer is in the second gap. |
| US10312220B2 |
Semiconductor package and fabricating method thereof
A semiconductor package structure and a method for making a semiconductor package. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various semiconductor package structures, and methods for making thereof, that comprise a connect die that routes electrical signals between a plurality of other semiconductor die. |
| US10312218B1 |
Method for binding micro device to substrate
A method for binding a micro device to a substrate is provided. The method includes: locally showering a gas on a portion of the substrate, wherein the gas has a water vapor pressure higher than an ambient water vapor pressure; and placing the micro device over the portion of the substrate after a part of water in the gas is condensed to form a liquid layer on the portion of the substrate and contacting the micro device with the liquid layer, so that the micro device is gripped by a capillary force produced by the liquid layer and is substantially held in a position within a controllable region on the substrate. |
| US10312215B2 |
Electrode assembly and method for manufacturing same
Provided is an electrode assembly which may be manufactured by providing a first substrate and a second substrate, plasma treating the first substrate, forming an electrode on the first substrate, and thermally compressing the first substrate and the second substrate, with the electrode therebetween, wherein each of the first substrate and the second substrate includes a fluorine-based polymer. |
| US10312214B2 |
Atomization mechanism for cooling a bond head
An atomization mechanism for cooling a bond head comprises an atomization module and a conduit. In use, the atomization module receives gas and liquid from a gas supply and a liquid supply respectively to form an atomized spray and the conduit conveys the atomized spray from the atomization module to a spray inlet located at the bond head to receive the atomized spray into the bond head for cooling the bond head. |
| US10312210B2 |
Semiconductor package
The invention provides a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a base having a device-attach surface and a solder-ball attach surface opposite to the device-attach surface. A conductive via is disposed passing through the base. The conductive via includes a first terminal surface aligned to the device-attach surface of the base. A semiconductor die is mounted on the base by a conductive structure. The conductive structure is in contact with the first terminal surface of the conductive via. |
| US10312208B2 |
Copper pillar bump structure and manufacturing method therefor
A method for manufacturing a metal bump device includes providing a substrate structure including a substrate and a metal layer having a recess on the substrate, forming a metal bump on the recess of the metal layer using a ball placement process, and forming a solder paste on the metal bump using a printing process. The manufacturing time is shorter, the manufacturing efficiency is higher, and the manufacturing cost is lower than conventional manufacturing methods. |
| US10312206B2 |
Array substrate
An array substrate includes a device array, a bonding pad, and at least one support structure. The bonding pad is located in a bonding area and is electrically connected to the device array. A horizontal distance between the at least one support structure and the bonding pad is between 5 μm and 1000 μm. |
| US10312204B2 |
System and method for an improved interconnect structure
Presented herein are an interconnect structure and method for forming the same. The interconnect structure includes a contact pad disposed over a substrate and a connector disposed over the substrate and spaced apart from the contact pad. A passivation layer is disposed over the contact pad and over connector, the passivation layer having a contact pad opening, a connector opening, and a mounting pad opening. A post passivation layer including a trace and a mounting pad is disposed over the passivation layer. The trace may be disposed in the contact pad opening and contacting the mounting pad, and further disposed in the connector opening and contacting the connector. The mounting pad may be disposed in the mounting pad opening and contacting the opening. The mounting pad may be separated from the trace by a trace gap, which may optionally be at least 10 μm. |
| US10312203B2 |
Structure and formation method of chip package with antenna element
Structures and formation methods of a chip package are provided. The chip package includes a semiconductor die having a conductive element and a first protective layer surrounding the semiconductor die. The chip package also includes a second protective layer over the semiconductor die and the first protective layer. The chip package further includes an antenna element over the second protective layer. The antenna element is electrically connected to the conductive element of the semiconductor die. |
| US10312201B1 |
Seal ring for hybrid-bond
A structure includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a first oxide bonding layer having a first plurality of bond pads disposed therein and a first seal ring disposed in the first oxide bonding layer. The first oxide bonding layer extends over the first seal ring. The second die includes a second oxide bonding layer having a second plurality of bond pads disposed therein. The first plurality of bond pads is bonded to the second plurality of bond pads. The first oxide bonding layer is bonded to the second oxide bonding layer. An area interposed between the first seal ring and the second oxide bonding layer is free of bond pads. |
| US10312194B2 |
Stacked electronics package and method of manufacturing thereof
An electronics package includes an insulating substrate, a first electrical component coupled to a top surface of the insulating substrate, and a second electrical component coupled to a bottom surface of the insulating substrate. A first conductor layer is formed on the bottom surface of the insulating substrate and extends through a via formed therethrough to contact a contact pad of the first electrical component, with a portion of the first conductor layer positioned between the insulating substrate and the second electrical component. A second conductor layer is formed on the top surface of the insulating substrate and extends through another via formed therethrough to electrically couple with the first conductor layer and to contact a contact pad of the second electrical component. |
| US10312188B1 |
Interconnect structure with method of forming the same
An integrated circuit (IC) structure including an interconnect structure is disclosed. The interconnect structure may include a first etch stop layer (ESL) positioned between an initial via layer and a first metal layer of the interconnect structure. The ESL may be positioned adjacent to and surround a metal wire in the first metal layer. A method of forming an interconnect structure is also disclosed. The method may include forming an opening in a first dielectric layer above a substrate; forming a sacrificial semiconductor material in the opening; forming an ESL on the first dielectric layer and sacrificial semiconductor material; forming a second dielectric layer on the ESL; forming an opening in the second dielectric layer to expose a portion of the ESL; removing the exposed portion of the ESL; removing the sacrificial semiconductor material; and forming a conductive material in the openings to form an interconnect structure. |
| US10312183B2 |
Die package component with jumper structure
A die package component with a jumper structure includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame, a die, a jumper structure and a package body. The first lead frame has a die connection surface. The second lead frame is separated to the first lead frame. The second lead frame has a lead frame connection groove which defines a thermal deformation tolerance allowable route. The jumper structure is thermally deformed in a thermal-variable environment. The jumper structure includes a die welding portion and a lead welding portion. The die welding portion is welded to the die. Upon meeting a thermal deformation, the lead welding portion would be movable welded along the thermal deformation tolerance allowable route to the lead frame connection groove. |
| US10312182B2 |
Semiconductor device, manufacturing method for semiconductor device, electronic component, circuit substrate, and electronic apparatus
A semiconductor device includes an integrated circuit that is disposed at a first face side of a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate having a first face and a second face, the second face opposing the first face, the semiconductor substrate having a through hole from the first face to the second face; an external connection terminal that is disposed at the first face side; a conductive portion that is disposed in the through hole, the conductive portion being electrically connected to the external connection terminal; and an electronic element that is disposed at a second face side. |
| US10312181B2 |
Advanced through substrate via metallization in three dimensional semiconductor integration
A method providing a high aspect ratio through substrate via in a substrate is described. The through substrate via has vertical sidewalls and a horizontal bottom. The substrate has a horizontal field area surrounding the through substrate via. A metallic barrier layer is deposited on the sidewalls of the through substrate via. A nitridation process converts a surface portion of the metallic barrier layer to a nitride surface layer. The nitride surface layer enhances the nucleation of subsequent depositions. A first metal layer is deposited to fill a portion of the through substrate via and cover the horizontal field area. A thermal anneal step to reflow a portion of the first metal layer on the horizontal field area into the through substrate via. A second metal layer is deposited over the first metal layer to fill a remaining portion of the through substrate via. Another aspect of the invention is a device created by the method. |
| US10312180B2 |
Water-cooling thermal dissipating system and thermal dissipating method
A water-cooling thermal dissipating system includes an electronic device and a thermal dissipating device. The electronic device includes a computing module includes a computing unit releasing heat when operation. The thermal dissipating device includes a thermal conducting unit, a pump, a tank, a thermal exchanger, and a controlling module; the thermal conductive unit is attached to the computing unit for thermal conduction; the pump is coupled to the thermal conductive unit, the pump, the tank, and the thermal exchanger for pumping a cooling-liquid therethrough, such that the cooling liquid is allowed to flow into the thermal conductive unit for absorbing heat. The controlling module generates an abnormal signal when the thermal dissipating device is sensed to be in an abnormal state, and the computing module forces to shut down the electronic device after continually receiving the abnormal signal for a predetermined time. |
| US10312171B2 |
Semiconductor device
The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a main lead and a resin package. The semiconductor element includes an obverse surface and a reverse surface spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction. The main lead supports the semiconductor element via the reverse surface of the semiconductor element. The resin package covers the entirety of the semiconductor element. The resin package covers the main lead in such a manner that a part of the main lead is exposed from the resin package. The semiconductor element includes a part that does not overlap the main lead as viewed in the thickness direction. |
| US10312168B2 |
Electronic element mounting substrate, and electronic device
An electronic element mounting substrate includes a base body, an electrode, and a pad. The base body has a frame shape, and includes a first frame section and a second frame section, the second frame section being disposed on the first frame section and including an inner surface protruding further inward than an inner surface of the first frame section. The electrode is disposed on a bottom surface of the first frame section of the base body. The pad is disposed on a bottom surface of a protruding part of the second frame section, and is electrically connected to the electrode. A groove extending in a vertical direction is formed in an inner surface of the protruding part of the second frame section of the base body. |
| US10312165B1 |
Micro lighting device
A micro lighting device includes a source line, a ground line, a main LED, and a redundant LED. The main LED includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and the redundant LED includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode. When the main LED is able to light up, the first electrode is electrically connected to the source line, the second electrode is electrically connected to the ground line, and at least one of the third electrode and the fourth electrode is electrically isolated from both the source line and the ground line. When the main LED is unable to light up, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically isolated from both the source line and the ground line, the third electrode is electrically connected to the source line, and the fourth electrode is electrically connected to the ground line. |
| US10312164B2 |
Method and system for intelligent weak pattern diagnosis, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Disclosure herein is related to a method and a system for intelligent weak pattern diagnosis for semiconductor product, and a related non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. In the method, a weak pattern layout is firstly retrieved from a defect pattern library and a frequent failure defect pattern library; defect data is retrieved from fab defect inspection tool; a design layout is then received and weak defect pattern screen is performed to extract known and unknown weak defect patterns. In addition to updating the weak pattern library, the weak pattern contour can be made upon SEM image data, and then the true systematic weak pattern can be justified. |
| US10312162B2 |
Methods and apparatus for semiconductor sample workflow
Apparatus and methods are described for the automated transfer and storage of transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning/transmission electron microscope (STEM) lamella samples throughout a semiconductor manufacturing facility using existing automation infrastructure such as a Front Opening Unified Pod (FOUP). Also provided are wafer facsimiles corresponding to outer dimensions of semiconductor, data storage or solar cell wafers, wherein the facsimiles adapted to store, carry and/or provide a testing platform for testing of samples taken from semiconductor, data storage or solar cell wafers. |
| US10312161B2 |
Process window analysis
A method for process analysis includes acquiring first inspection data, using a first inspection modality, with respect to a substrate having multiple instances of a predefined pattern of features formed thereon using different, respective sets of process parameters. Characteristics of defects identified in the first inspection data are processed so as to select a first set of defect locations in which the first inspection data are indicative of an influence of the process parameters on the defects. Second inspection data are acquired, using a second inspection modality having a finer resolution than the first inspection modality, of the substrate at the locations in the first set. The defects appearing in the second inspection data are analyzed so as to select, from within the first set of the locations, a second set of the locations in which the second inspection data are indicative of an optimal range of the process parameters. |
| US10312160B2 |
Gate-last semiconductor fabrication with negative-tone resolution enhancement
A method of fabricating a transistor includes: forming an active device layer on a semiconductor substrate; patterning the active device layer to form fins; forming a first dielectric layer on an upper surface and sidewalls of the fins; forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer; forming openings through the first and second dielectric layers, exposing the underlying active device layer forming the fins; forming source/drain regions in the active device layer exposed through the respective openings; forming source/drain contacts on an upper surface of the source/drain regions; forming a second opening through the first and second dielectric layers, exposing the underlying active device layer adjacent to the source/drain regions; depositing a third dielectric layer in the second opening, on sidewalls and an upper surface of the fins; and forming a gate stack on the third dielectric layer. |
| US10312155B2 |
FinFET device and fabrication method thereof
A FinFET device and fabrication method thereof is provided. The fabrication method include: providing a semiconductor substrate with a fin protruding from the semiconductor substrate, and a gate structure across a length portion of the fin and covering a portion of the fin; etching a partial thickness of the fin on both sides of the gate structure to form grooves; forming a doped layer in a bottom and sidewalls of the grooves; annealing the doped layer to allow the doping ions to diffuse into the fin and to form a lightly doped source/drain region; removing the doped layer after the annealing; and forming epitaxial layers to fill up the grooves. |
| US10312153B2 |
Semiconductor devices having FIN active regions
Semiconductor devices are providing including a first isolation region configured to define a first fin active region protruding from a substrate, first gate patterns on the first fin active region, and a first epitaxial region in the first fin active region between the first gate patterns. Sidewalls of the first epitaxial region have first inflection points so that an upper width of the first epitaxial region is greater than a lower width of the first epitaxial region. |
| US10312149B1 |
Fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure and method for forming the same
A fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure is provided. The FinFET structure includes a substrate, and the substrate includes a first region and a second region. The FinFET structure includes a first plurality of fin structures formed on the first region and a second plurality of fin structures formed on the second region. A density of the first plurality of fin structures is greater than a density of the second plurality of fin structures. The FinFET structure also includes a plurality of protruding structures between two adjacent second plurality of fin structures in the second region and an isolation structure formed on the substrate. The isolation structure has a gap height between the first plurality of fin structures and the second plurality of fin structures. |
| US10312147B2 |
Multi-layer work function metal gates with similar gate thickness to achieve multi-VT for VFETs
A method is presented for forming a device having multiple field effect transistors (FETs) with each FET having a different work function. In particular, the method includes forming multiple microchips in which each FET has a different threshold voltage (Vt) or work-function. In one embodiment, four FETs are formed over a semiconductor substrate. Each FET has a source, drain and a gate electrode. Each gate electrode is processed independently to provide a substantially different threshold voltage. |
| US10312140B1 |
Dielectric gap fill evaluation for integrated circuits
Apparatus and methods for dielectric gap fill evaluations are provided. In one example, a method can comprise providing a gap fill substrate over one or more interlayer dielectric trenches of a dielectric layer and over a first material located in the one or more interlayer dielectric trenches. The method can also comprise depositing a gap fill candidate material within one or more gap fill substrate trenches of the gap fill substrate. Furthermore, the method can comprise etching the gap fill candidate material until a void within the first material is identified. Additionally, the method can comprise filling the one or more gap fill substrate trenches with a second material to form one or more contacts with the first material to measure a leakage current of one or more pitches. |
| US10312139B2 |
Interconnect structure having an etch stop layer over conductive lines
A multilayer interconnect structure for integrated circuits includes a first dielectric layer over a substrate and a conductive line partially exposed over the first dielectric layer. The structure further includes an etch stop layer over both the first dielectric layer and the exposed conductive line, and a second dielectric layer over the etch stop layer. The second dielectric layer and the etch stop layer provide a via hole that partially exposes the conductive line. The structure further includes a via disposed in the via hole, and another conductive line disposed over the via and coupled to the conductive line through the via. Methods of forming the multilayer interconnect structure are also disclosed. The etch stop layer reduces the lateral and vertical etching of the first and second dielectric layers when the via hole is misaligned due to overlay errors. |
| US10312133B2 |
Method of manufacturing silicon on insulator substrate
A method of manufacturing a silicon on insulator substrate includes: preparing a semiconductor substrate including a rear side semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a front side semiconductor layer, a first surface of the insulating layer being in contact with a surface of the rear side semiconductor layer, and a first surface of the front side semiconductor layer being in contact with a second surface of the insulating layer; forming a high concentration region in which an impurity concentration is increased in the front side semiconductor layer, by injecting impurities into the front side semiconductor layer; heating the semiconductor substrate having the high concentration region; and epitaxially growing an additional semiconductor layer on a second surface of the front side semiconductor layer of the heated semiconductor substrate, the additional semiconductor layer having a lower impurity concentration than the high concentration region. |
| US10312131B2 |
Semiconductor devices with back surface isolation
Circuits, structures and techniques for independently connecting a surrounding material in a part of a semiconductor device to a contact of its respective device. To achieve this, a combination of one or more conductive wells that are electrically isolated in at least one bias polarity are provided. |
| US10312129B2 |
Variable adjustment for precise matching of multiple chamber cavity housings
A vertical adjustment assembly is disclosed in order to provide for matching vertical positions of two substrates within separate chambers or cavities of a reaction system for processing of semiconductor substrates. The vertical adjustment assembly, in cooperation with a main lift driver, can provide for a more accurate positioning of the substrates to account for a tolerance stack-up error. |
| US10312126B1 |
TCB bond tip design to mitigate top die warpage and solder stretching issue
A semiconductor tool and methods of forming semiconductor device assemblies. The semiconductor tool is a bond tip having a vacuum port and a plurality of purge ports with channels coupling the vacuum port with the purge ports. Air may be withdrawn through the vacuum to create a vacuum on the bottom of the bond tip to selectively couple a semiconductor device with the bond tip. The bond tip positions the semiconductor device on top of a stack of semiconductor devices to form a semiconductor device assembly. The assembly may be heated to reflow interconnects between the semiconductor device and the top device of the stack of semiconductor devices. Fluid provided through the purge ports may help to counter warpage of the semiconductor device to help form adequate interconnects between the devices. Fluid may also be provided through the vacuum port to counter the warpage. |
| US10312125B2 |
Protective tape and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same
A protective tape that improves solder bonding properties and reduces wafer warping. The protective tape includes, in the following order, an adhesive agent layer, a first thermoplastic resin layer, a second thermoplastic resin layer, and a matrix film layer. The protective tape satisfies the conditions expressed by the following formulae (1) to (3): Ga>Gb (1) Ta |
| US10312124B2 |
Single ultra-planar wafer table structure for both wafers and film frames
A wafer table structure providing a single wafer table surface suitable for handling both wafers and film frames includes a base tray having a set of compartments formed therein by way of a set of ridges formed in or on an interior base tray surface; a hardenable fluid permeable compartment material disposed within the set of base tray compartments; and a set of openings formed in the base tray interior surface by which the hardened compartment material is exposable to negative or positive pressures. The base tray includes a first ceramic material (e.g., porcelain), and the hardenable compartment material includes a second ceramic material. The base tray and the compartment material are simultaneously machinable by way of a standard machining process to thereby planarize exposed outer surfaces of the base tray and the hardened compartment material at an essentially identical rate for forming a highly or ultra-planar wafer table surface. |
| US10312122B2 |
Substrate storage container
The substrate storage container includes a container main body, an air feed valve, and an air replacement unit. The container main body is formed in a front open box form with the air feed valve attached to the rear of the bottom plate. The air replacement unit includes a housing and a cover that covers the open front of the housing. The bottom of the housing is connected to the air feed valve so as to flow the purge gas while the housing is supported at the upper portion thereof by a rear wall of the container main body. Either the housing or the cover is formed with a plurality of blow holes for blowing the purge gas toward the front of the container main body. |
| US10312121B2 |
Systems and methods for aligning measurement device in substrate processing systems
A substrate support in a substrate processing system includes an inner portion arranged to support a substrate, an edge ring surrounding the inner portion, and a controller. The controller, to selectively cause the edge ring to engage the substrate and tilt the substrate, controls at least one actuator to at least one of raise and lower the edge ring and raise and lower the inner portion of the substrate support. The controller determines an alignment of a measurement device in the substrate processing system based on a signal reflected from a surface of the substrate when the substrate is tilted. |
| US10312118B2 |
Bonding apparatus and method
A bonding apparatus includes a wafer stage, a first chip stage, a first chip transporting device, a second stage and a second chip transporting device. The wafer stage is used for holding a wafer. The first chip stage is used for holding at least one first chip. The first chip transporting device is used for transporting the first chip from the first chip stage onto the wafer. The second chip stage is used for holding at least one second chip. The second chip transporting device is used for transporting the second chip from the second chip stage onto the wafer. |
| US10312113B2 |
Flow passage structure, intake and exhaust member, and processing apparatus
A flow passage structure includes a member. The member includes a plurality of first openings, a plurality of second openings, a flow passage, and a plurality of joining and branching parts. The flow passage connects the first openings with the second openings. The joining and branching parts are provided in the flow passage and each have a plurality of first parts having respective first ends connected with each other and a plurality of second parts having respective second ends connected with each other. The second parts are closer to the second openings than the first parts are, in a path between the first opening and the second opening. The first ends are connected with the second ends in each joining and branching part. |
| US10312112B2 |
Integrated fan-out package having multi-band antenna and method of forming the same
An integrated fan-out package having a multi-band antenna and a method of forming the same are disclosed. An integrated fan-out package includes a semiconductor die, a molding layer and a plurality of through integrated fan-out vias. The molding layer is aside the semiconductor die. The through integrated fan-out vias are through the molding layer and arranged to form a plurality of dipole antennas. At least one of the plurality of dipole antennas includes two dipole arms each having a transmitting strip and a radiating strip connected to the transmitting part, and the radiating strip has a first part, a second part and a filter part between and in contact with the first part and the second part. The cross-sectional area of the filter part is less than the cross-sectional area of the first part or the second part of the radiating strip. |
| US10312109B2 |
Lithographic technique incorporating varied pattern materials
Patterning techniques are disclosed that can relax overlay requirements and/or increase integrated circuit design flexibility. An exemplary method includes forming a first set of fins and a second set of fins having different etch sensitivities on a material layer. The fins of the second set of fins are interspersed between the fins of the first set of fins. A first patterning process removes a subset of the first set of fins and a portion of the material layer underlying the subset of the first set of fins. The first patterning process avoids substantial removal of an exposed portion of the second set of fins. A second patterning process removes a subset of the second set of fins and a portion of the material layer underlying the subset of the second set of fins. The second patterning process avoids substantial removal of an exposed portion of the first set of fins. |
| US10312108B2 |
Method for forming semiconductor structure using modified resist layer
Methods for forming a semiconductor structure are provided. The method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a material layer over a substrate and forming a resist layer over the material layer. The method for forming a semiconductor structure further includes exposing the resist layer to form an exposed portion of the resist layer and forming a treating material layer over the exposed portion and an unexposed portion of the resist layer. In addition, a top surface of the exposed portion of the resist layer reacts with the treating material layer. The method for forming a semiconductor structure further includes removing the treating material layer and removing the unexposed portion of the resist layer to form an opening in the resist layer after the treating material is removed. |
| US10312106B2 |
Semiconductor device and method
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes exposing a material to a semi-aqueous etching solution. The semi-aqueous etching solution comprises a solvent which chelates with the material and acts as a catalyst between the etching driving force and the material. As such, the etching driving force may be used to remove the material. |
| US10312103B2 |
Alternating hardmasks for tight-pitch line formation
A method for forming fins includes forming a three-color hardmask fin pattern on a fin base layer. The three-color hardmask fin pattern has hardmask fins of three mutually selectively etchable compositions. A region on the three-color hardmask fin pattern is masked, leaving one or more fins of a first color exposed. All exposed fins of the first color are etched away with a selective etch that does not remove fins of a second color or a third color. The mask and all fins of a second color are etched away. Fins are etched into the fin base layer by anisotropically etching around remaining fins of the first color and fins of the third color. |
| US10312098B2 |
Method of forming an interconnect structure
An interconnect structure and a method of forming an interconnect structure are disclosed. The interconnect structure includes a conductive plug over a substrate; a conductive feature over the conductive plug, wherein the conductive feature has a first sidewall, a second sidewall facing the first sidewall, and a bottom surface; and a carbon-containing barrier layer having a first portion along the first sidewall of the conductive feature, a second portion along the second sidewall of the conductive feature, and a third portion along the bottom surface of the conductive feature. |
| US10312095B1 |
Recessed solid state apparatuses
An electronic device, that in various embodiments includes a first semiconductor layer comprising a first group III nitride. A second semiconductor layer is located directly on the first semiconductor layer and comprises a second different group III nitride. A cap layer comprising the first group III nitride is located directly on the second semiconductor layer. A dielectric layer is located over the cap layer and directly contacts the second semiconductor layer through an opening in the cap layer. |
| US10312092B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor structure includes a first layer having a recessed surface, a metal layer disposed above the first layer, and a second layer disposed above the metal layer and confined by the recessed surface. The second layer includes a first lateral side and a second lateral side. A first thickness of the second layer in a middle portion between the first lateral side and the second lateral side is less than a second thickness of at least one of the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the second layer. The metal layer has a same material across an entire range covered by the second layer. |
| US10312084B2 |
Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof
A method for fabricating the semiconductor device is disclosed. A semiconductor substrate having a main surface is provided. A gate is formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. An offset liner is formed on the sidewall of the gate. An ion implantation process is performed to form lightly doped drain (LDD) region in the semiconductor substrate. A spacer is formed on a sidewall of the gate. A cavity is recessed into the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The cavity is adjacent to the spacer. An epitaxial layer is grown in the cavity. The spacer is then subjected to a surface treatment to form a dense oxide film on the spacer. A mask layer is deposited on the dense oxide film. The dense oxide film has a thickness that is smaller or equal to 12 angstroms. |
| US10312083B2 |
Method for selective epitaxial growth of a group III-nitride layer
An example embodiment includes method for forming a layer of a Group III-Nitride material. The method includes providing a substrate having a main surface comprising a layer of a first Group III-nitride material. The substrate further includes, on the main surface, a dielectric layer comprising an opening exposing the first Group III-nitride material. A thermal treatment process is performed while subjecting the substrate to a gas mixture comprising a nitrogen containing gas, thereby increasing temperature of the substrate up to a temperature for growing a layer of a second Group III-nitride material. At least one Group III-metal organic precursor gas is subsequently introduced into the gas mixture at the growth temperature, thereby forming, at least in the opening on the exposed Group III-nitride material, a layer of the second Group III-nitride material by selective epitaxial growth, characterized in that the gas mixture is free of hydrogen gas. |
| US10312081B2 |
Synthesis of metal oxide surfaces and interfaces with crystallographic control using solid-liquid-vapor etching and vapor-liquid-solid growth
The present invention provides integrated nanostructures comprising a single-crystalline matrix of a material A containing aligned, single-crystalline nanowires of a material B, with well-defined crystallographic interfaces are disclosed. The nanocomposite is fabricated by utilizing metal nanodroplets in two subsequent catalytic steps: solid-liquid-vapor etching, followed by vapor-liquid-solid growth. The first etching step produces pores, or “negative nanowires” within a single-crystalline matrix, which share a unique crystallographic direction, and are therefore aligned with respect to one another. Further, since they are contained within a single, crystalline, matrix, their size and spacing can be controlled by their interacting strain fields, and the array is easily manipulated as a single entity—addressing a great challenge to the integration of freestanding nanowires into functional materials. In the second, growth, step, the same metal nanoparticles are used to fill the pores with single-crystalline nanowires, which similarly to the negative nanowires have unique growth directions, and well-defined sizes and spacings. The two parts of this composite behave synergistically, since this nanowire-filled matrix contains a dense array of well-defined crystallographic interfaces, in which both the matrix and nanowire materials convey functionality to the material. The material of either one of these components may be chosen from a vast library of any material able to form a eutectic alloy with the metal in question, including but not limited to every material thus far grown in nanowire form using the ubiquitous vapor-liquid-solid approach. This has profound implications for the fabrication of any material intended to contain a functional interface, since high interfacial areas and high quality interfacial structure should be expected. Technologies to which this simple approach could be applied include but are not limited to p-n junctions of solar cells, battery electrode arrays, multiferroic materials, and plasmonic materials. |
| US10312074B2 |
Method of producing layer structure, layer structure, and method of forming patterns
A method of producing a layer structure includes forming a first organic layer by applying a first composition including an organic compound on a substrate having a plurality of patterns, applying a solvent on the first organic layer to remove a part of the first organic layer, and applying a second composition including an organic compound on a remaining part of the first organic layer and forming a second organic layer through a curing process. |
| US10312071B2 |
Dynamic range improvement for isotope ratio mass spectrometry
In a mass spectrometer, a mass-to-charge dispersive element separates received ions spatially according to their mass-to-charge ratios, to provide a dispersed ion beam thereby. An ion detection arrangement that detects the dispersed ion beam comprises: at least one primary ion detector, each detecting spatially separated ions having mass-to-charge ratios within a respective desired range and each providing a respective main beam signal based on its respective detected ions; and at least one secondary ion detector, each detecting ions having mass-to-charge ratios outside all of the desired ranges simultaneously with the at least one primary ion detector detecting the spatially separated ions and each providing a respective background signal based on its respective detected ions. At least one mass intensity measurement is provided for the received ions having a mass-to-charge ratio within the desired range, based on the at least one main beam signal and the at least one background signal. |
| US10312070B2 |
Integrated sample processing for electrospray ionization devices
Methods, systems and devices that generate differential axial transport in a fluidic device having at least one fluidic sample separation flow channel and at least one ESI emitter in communication with the at least one sample separation flow channel. In response to the generated differential axial transport, the at least one target analyte contained in a sample reservoir in communication with the sample separation channel is selectively transported to the at least one ESI emitter while inhibiting transport of contaminant materials contained in the sample reservoir toward the at least one ESI emitter thereby preferentially directing analyte molecules out of the at least one ESI emitter. The methods, systems and devices are particularly suitable for use with a mass spectrometer. |
| US10312065B2 |
Physical vapor deposition (PVD) plasma energy control per dynamic magnetron control
A method, apparatus and system for controlling the processing of a substrate within a process chamber are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of controlling a substrate process within a process chamber includes determining a position of a moveable magnetron in the process chamber relative to a reference location on a surface of the substrate and modulating a power parameter of at least one power supply affecting substrate processing based on the determined position of the magnetron to control, for example, at least one of a deposition rate or an etching rate of the substrate processing. In one embodiment, the modulated power parameter is a power set point of at least one of a direct current (DC) source power, a radio frequency (RF) bias power, a DC shield bias voltage, or an electromagnetic coil current of the at least one power supply. |
| US10312062B2 |
Temperature control system and temperature control method
There is provided a temperature control system, including: a stage configured to support a workpiece and provided with a heat exchange medium flow path formed within the stage, the heat exchange medium flow path including a first end and a second end; a first valve; a second valve; a first heat exchange medium supply device including a supply port which supplies a first heat exchange medium adjusted to have a first temperature and a recovery port; a second heat exchange medium supply device including a supply port which supplies a second heat exchange medium adjusted to have a second temperature higher than the first temperature and a recovery port; and a control device configured to control the first and second valves such that the first and second heat exchange mediums are alternately supplied to the first end of the heat exchange medium flow path. |
| US10312056B2 |
Distributed electrode array for plasma processing
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a plasma source assembly and process chamber design that can be used for any number of substrate processing techniques. The plasma source may include a plurality of discrete electrodes that are integrated with a reference electrode and a gas feed structure to generate a uniform, stable and repeatable plasma during processing. The plurality of discrete electrodes include an array of electrodes that can be biased separately, in groups or all in unison, relative to a reference electrode. The plurality of discrete electrodes may include a plurality of conductive rods that are positioned to generate a plasma within a processing region of a process chamber. The plurality of discrete electrodes is provided RF power from standing or traveling waves imposed on a power distribution element to which the electrodes are connected. |
| US10312054B2 |
Radical generator and molecular beam epitaxy apparatus
[Object] To provide a radical generator which can produce radicals at higher density.[Means for Solution] The radical generator includes a supply tube 10 made of SUS, a hollow cylindrical plasma-generating tube 11 which is connected to the supply tube 10 and which is made of pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN). A first cylindrical CCP electrode 13 and a second cylindrical CCP electrode 30 are disposed outside the plasma-generating tube 11. A coil 12 is provided so as to wind about the outer circumference of the plasma-generating tube 11 at the downstream end of the first CCP electrode 13. A thin connecting tube 23 extending from the bottom of the plasma-generating tube 11 is inserted into the supply tube 10. |
| US10312051B2 |
Composite charged particle beam apparatus
A composite charged particle beam apparatus includes a first charged particle beam column that irradiates a thin sample with a first charged particle beam, a second charged particle beam column that irradiates an irradiation position of the first charged particle beam of the thin sample with a second charged particle beam, a sample holder that fixes the thin sample, and a sample stage on which the sample holder is mounted. The sample holder is able to rotate the thin sample within a surface parallel to an observation surface of the thin sample around a first rotational axis on the sample stage. |
| US10312047B1 |
Passive local area saturation of electron bombarded gain
Methods and systems to intensify an image, such as in a night vision apparatus, include a semi-conductor structure that includes a first region that is doped to generate a plurality of electrons and corresponding holes for each electron that impinges a reception surface of the semi-conductor structure, a second region that is doped to attract the holes, an electrically conductive region to output the holes from the second region, and a third region that is doped to restrict a flow of the holes from the second region to the electrically conductive region such that some of the holes will combine with some of the plurality of electrons within the first region. The first region further includes an emission area from which to emit remaining ones of the plurality of electrons. |
| US10312042B2 |
System and method with timing self-configuration
A method of operating an automatic transfer switch to switch an electrical load from one power source to another power source includes measuring one or more characteristics of a switching circuit in the automatic transfer switch. A value of one or more timing variables is determined based on the measured characteristics of the switching circuit. The switching circuit is operated to close relays in the automatic transfer switch. The timing of closing of the relays is based on the value of the timing variables. |
| US10312041B2 |
Frequency measurement for electric power delivery system
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for estimating a period and frequency of a waveform. In one embodiment, a system may comprise an input configured to receive a representation of the input waveform. A period determination subsystem may perform an iterative process to determine the variable period of the input waveform. The iterative process may comprise selection of an estimated window length, determination of an autocorrelation value based on the estimated window length, determination of an adjustment value to the window length to identify a maximum of the autocorrelation value; and determination of the variable period based on the window length associated with the maximum of the autocorrelation value. The period determination subsystem may perform the iterative process to track changes in the variable period of the input waveform. A control action subsystem may implement a control action based on the variable period of the input waveform. |
| US10312040B2 |
Modular circuit protection systems and methods
A pyrotechnic circuit protection system includes a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal and a plurality of pyrotechnic modules connected between the first and second connection terminals. Each of the pyrotechnic modules includes a nonconductive housing and electrical connectors facilitating plug-in connection of the pyrotechnic modules to one another. A single control module may control and coordinate a plurality of pyrotechnic disconnect modules. |
| US10312038B2 |
Voltage dividing capacitor
A voltage dividing capacitor (1) arranged parallel to a vacuum interrupter (2) has a long narrow cylindrical-shaped capacitor series (16) that is configured by a plurality of capacitor elements (15) being connected with connecting screws. One end of the capacitor series (16) is supported by a fixed supporting unit (25), and the other end id supported by a movable supporting unit (26) so as to allow thermal expansion and contraction. A insulation tube (31) fixed to the movable supporting unit (26) has a short length, and only a first capacitor element (15A) is fitted into the insulation tube (31). Since a portion where high electric field appears is a middle of five capacitor elements (15) and electric field at an end portion of the capacitor series (16) is low, forming of triple junction at the portion of the high electric field is avoided. |
| US10312030B2 |
Illuminated keypad module with limited light leakage
A keypad module, including a bottom plate, a circuit film, a plurality of barricades, an elastic body, a scissor mechanism and a keycap. The circuit film is disposed on the bottom plate and includes a switch. The barricades are disposed upright on the circuit film and surrounds the switch. The elastic body is disposed on the switch. The scissor mechanism is fixed on the bottom plate and disposed at a position close to the switch on the circuit film. The keycap is fixed on the scissor mechanism and covers the switch, the elastic body, the scissor mechanism and the barricades. |
| US10312029B2 |
Illuminated vandal-resistant pushbutton switch
A pushbutton switch assembly is disclosed which includes a button body housing having a central opening and a mounting ring for mounting in a panel and optionally containing a halo, a pushbutton target system mounted in and operable with respect to the button body housing, a return spring for returning the pushbutton target system to a normal position when it is depressed and released, a base containing a source of illumination for fully lighting the pushbutton target system and any halo and containing one or more microswitches, and wherein the button body housing limits the travel of the pushbutton to just operate the one or more microswitches to prevent damage to components in the base from excessive force. |
| US10312025B2 |
Monolithic ceramic capacitor, monolithic ceramic capacitor array, and monolithic ceramic capacitor mounting structure
A monolithic ceramic capacitor includes a plurality of first and second inner electrodes in a ceramic body. A direction in which the first and second inner electrodes are stacked is a stacking direction, a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction in the ceramic body is a length direction, and a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the stacking direction and the first direction is a width direction. The ceramic body includes an effective portion, a first outer layer portion, a second outer layer portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion. A ratio A/B is about 0.04 or less when a dimension of each of the first side portion and the second side portion in the width direction is A and a dimension of the effective portion in the stacking direction is B. |
| US10312024B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic component
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including ceramic layers and including main surfaces, side surfaces, and end surfaces, inner electrodes, which are located inside the multilayer body and a portion of each of which extends to one main surface, and outer electrodes located on one main surface and connected to the inner electrodes. Each of the outer electrodes includes outer electrode side surface portions located up to a portion of each of the side surfaces and an outer electrode end surface portion located up to one end surface, and about 1.40≤A/B≤about 3.33 is satisfied, where the lengths of the outer electrode side surface portions in the direction in which the main surfaces are connected are indicated as A and the lengths of the outer electrode end surface portions in the direction in which the main surfaces are connected are indicated as B. |
| US10312023B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor and method for producing the same
A multilayer ceramic capacitor having inner electrodes with a Ni-Metal A alloy, the Metal A being selected from Fe, V, Y, and Cu and dissolved in the Ni to form a solid solution. The percentage of the Metal A with respect to the total amount of Metal A and Ni in near-surface regions located at a depth of 2 nm from a surface of the inner electrode in contact with an adjacent ceramic dielectric layer is 1.4 or more atom %, and XA−YA≥1.0, where XA represents the atomic percentage of Metal A in the near-surface regions and YA represents the atomic percentage of Metal A in mid-thickness regions of the inner electrodes. A method for producing a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes annealing the ceramic multilayer body under specific conditions to thereby increase, in the inner electrodes, the percentage of Metal A in the near-surface regions. |
| US10312022B2 |
Capacitor and method of manufacturing the same
A capacitor includes a capacitor body having upper and lower surfaces and end surfaces connecting the upper and lower surfaces; and an external electrode disposed on a surface of the capacitor body and having a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a third electrode layer. The second electrode layer includes metal and resin and is interposed between the first electrode layer and the third electrode layer, and a portion of the second electrode layer covering the end surface of the capacitor body has a thickness less than that of a portion of the first electrode layer covering the end surface of the capacitor body. |
| US10312021B2 |
Dielectric composition and multilayer ceramic capacitor having the same
A dielectric composition is a barium titanate-based dielectric composition and includes a barium titanate particle including a major axis, a minor axis disposed on the same plane as the major axis, and a vertical axis perpendicular to both the major axis and the minor axis, and a ratio of a length of the major axis to a length of the vertical axis is within a range from 1.5:1 to 30:1. |
| US10312020B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor
In an embodiment, a multilayer ceramic capacitor 10 has a first external electrode 12 and a second external electrode 13 that each contain metal grains MP and dielectric grains DP, where an oxide of the same metal element constituting the metal grain MP, or MO, is present at the interface between the metal grain MP and the dielectric grain DP. The multilayer ceramic capacitor can prevent the hardness of its external electrodes from dropping, even when the external electrodes contain metal grains and dielectric grains. |
| US10312016B2 |
Circulating-current reducing circuit and transformer unit
A circulating-current reducing circuit is provided that can suppress a circulating current with a simplified configuration having no control circuit. The circulating-current reducing circuit is connected to a transformer unit to reduce circulating current. The transformer unit includes: a first transformer device; a second transformer device that is connected to the first transformer device in parallel; and a switching element that controls timing of supply of current to a primary coil portion of the first transformer device and a primary coil portion of the second transformer device. The circulating-current reducing circuit includes a first circuit that is connected between the primary coil portion of the first transformer device and the switching element, and a second circuit that is connected between the primary coil portion of the second transformer device and the switching element. |
| US10312013B2 |
Coil component
Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a drum core having a winding core and first and second flange portions provided at opposite ends of the winding core; a wire wound around the winding core; terminal electrodes provided in the first and second flange portions, the terminal electrodes being connected to ends of the wire; and a magnetic top plate made of magnetic-powder containing resin in which soft magnetic metal powder having a flat shape is mixed in binder resin, the magnetic top plate being fixed to the first and second flange portions. |
| US10311997B2 |
Wire harness and method for routing wire harness
A wire harness (41) has a harness main body (51) including at least a high-voltage wire (55). A bending load at a bent portion of the harness main body (51) is set to less than 44 newtons. |
| US10311995B2 |
Thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition, conductor covering material, and manufacturing method of these
Provided are a thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition that achieves excellent flame retardancy, a conductor covering material having excellent characteristics, and manufacturing methods therefor. A thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition and a conductor covering material (20) according to embodiments of the present invention each include: 100 parts by weight of a resin component formed of 58.1 parts by weight or more and 73.9 parts by weight or less of a thermoplastic polyurethane resin, and 26.1 parts by weight or more and 41.9 parts by weight or less of core-shell polymer particles; and 42 parts by weight or more and 87 parts by weight or less of a phosphoric acid ester-based flame retardant. |
| US10311987B2 |
Wet storage facility for nuclear fuel
An autonomous facility for storing spent nuclear fuel includes a building forming an enclosed interior space containing a water-filled spent fuel pool. The pool includes fuel racks containing spent fuel assemblies which heat the water via radioactive decay. A passive cooling system includes a submerged heat exchanger in the pool and an air cooled heat exchanger located in ambient air outside the building at a higher elevation than the pool heat exchanger. A heat transfer working fluid circulates in a closed flow loop between the heat exchangers via unpumped natural gravity driven flow to cool the fuel pool. The air cooled heat exchanger may be enclosed in a concrete reinforced silo adjoining the building for impact protection. The building may include a cask pit formed integrally with the pool to allow fuel assembles to be removed from a transport cask and loaded into the fuel rack underwater. |
| US10311986B2 |
Inspection apparatus and method of inspecting a reactor component using the same
An inspection apparatus may include an installation platform and a scan head. The scan head may be configured to engage in an index movement, a theta movement, a wrist fold movement, and a scan movement. During the scan movement, a transducer of the scan head travels a circumferential path so as to allow an inspection of a surface that is opposite of a surface on which the installation platform is mounted. The inspection apparatus may be used to inspect a reactor component in a nuclear reactor. |
| US10311985B2 |
Fault tolerant turbine speed control system
A generator is installed on and provides electrical power from a turbine by converting the turbine's mechanical energy to electricity. The generated electrical power is used to power controls of the turbine so that the turbine can remain in use through its own energy. The turbine can be a safety-related turbine in a nuclear power plant, such that, through the generator, loss of plant power will not result in loss of use of the turbine and safety-related functions powered by the same. Appropriate circuitry and electrical connections condition the generator to work in tandem with any other power sources present, while providing electrical power with properties required to safely power the controls. |
| US10311982B2 |
Holding fixture to assist in assembly of support grid for nuclear fuel rods and method for assembling support grid for nuclear fuel rods
A holding fixture for assisting in assembly of a support grid for nuclear fuel rods and including a plurality of straps each having a plurality of slots extending approximately half a height of the straps and tabs formed beside or between the slots. The holding fixture includes an actuation plate, a support plate having a plurality of receiving members structured to receive therein straps of the support grid and having a plurality of cells, and a plurality of cam assemblies structured to move to deflect every other tab of the straps received in the plurality of receiving members. The cam assemblies are disposed in every other cell of the support plate. |
| US10311981B2 |
Steel-vanadium alloy cladding for fuel element
This disclosure describes various configurations and components for bimetallic and trimetallic claddings for use as a wall element separating nuclear material from an external environment. The cladding materials are suitable for use as cladding for nuclear fuel elements, particularly for fuel elements that will be exposed to sodium or other coolants or environments with a propensity to react with the nuclear fuel. |
| US10311976B2 |
Bolus calculator with probabilistic carbohydrate measurements
Methods and devices involving using a bolus calculator to account for an uncertainty of a carbohydrate estimate to reduce a risk of hypoglycemia and a risk of hyperglycemia. More specifically, methods and devices using an algorithm executed by a processor of the bolus calculator and using a carbohydrate estimate and a measure defining the uncertainty of the carbohydrate estimate to determine the probability of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia if the carbohydrate estimate is an overestimate or an underestimate, and subsequently providing recommendations and alerts to a user. |
| US10311975B2 |
Rules-based system for care management
A care management system for improving the care of a client who is supported by a caregiver is described. The caregiver may participate in regular activities with the client and record these activities in the care management system. The care management system may present the caregiver with questions on a regular basis. Information may also be input into the system by a care management team made up of professionals responsible for the client's overall care. A risk analyzer may determine the client's risk for different risk conditions, and may calculate domain-specific and overall risk scores for the client. Furthermore, the risk analyzer may make recommendations for actions to be taken by the client, the caregiver, or the care management team in order to improve the client's care. The information in the care management system may be used by the care management team to direct aspects of the client's care. |
| US10311974B2 |
Mobile health intelligent medical guide system and method thereof
The present invention discloses a mobile health intelligent medical guide system and method thereof. The method comprises: collecting patient chief complaint by use of a mobile terminal, sending the patient chief complaint to a cloud server through the mobile phone device internet, analyzing and processing the patient chief complaint by use of the keyword extraction, text word segmentation, fuzzy matching and sorting recommendation technologies based on a medical knowledge base, automatically generating a disease examination result, and generating an intelligent medical guide result to be fed back to the mobile terminal in combination with the doctor information; and then optimizing the disease examination result and the intelligent medical guide result one by one until the patient ends the query or the diagnosis result achieves the optimum. The system can assist the patient to perform self-helped disease examination and medical guide in the mobile environment. |
| US10311959B2 |
Voltage degradation aware NAND array management
Devices and techniques for voltage degradation aware NAND array management are disclosed herein. Voltage to a NAND device is monitored to detect a voltage event. A history of voltage events is modified with the voltage event. A voltage condition is observed from the history of voltage events. An operational parameter of a NAND array in the NAND device is then modified in response to the voltage condition. |
| US10311954B2 |
Memory cell architecture for multilevel cell programming
Methods, systems, and devices for operating and forming a multilevel memory cell and array are described. A multilevel memory cell includes two or more binary memory elements, which may include phase change material. Each memory element may be programmed to one of two possible states—e.g., a fully amorphous state or a fully crystalline state. By combining multiple binary memory elements in a single memory cell, the memory cell may be programmed to store more than two states. The different memory elements may be programmed by selectively melting each memory element. Selective melting may be controlled by using memory elements with different melting temperatures or using electrodes with different electrical resistances, or both. |
| US10311953B2 |
Memory systems and memory programming methods
Memory systems and memory programming methods are described. In one arrangement, a memory system includes a memory cell configured to have a plurality of different memory states, an access circuit coupled with the memory cell and configured to provide a first signal to a memory element of the memory cell to program the memory cell from a first memory state to a second memory state, and a current source coupled with the memory cell and configured to generate a second signal which is provided to the memory element of the memory cell after the first signal to complete programming of the memory cell from the first memory state to the second memory state. |
| US10311952B2 |
Method and apparatus for reading RRAM cell
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a resistive random access memory (RRAM) memory circuit. The memory circuit has a word-line decoder operably coupled to a first RRAM device and a second RRAM device by a word-line. A bit-line decoder is coupled to the first RRAM device by a first bit-line and to the second RRAM device by a second bit-line. A bias element is configured to apply a first non-zero bias voltage to the second bit-line concurrent to the bit-line decoder applying a non-zero voltage to the first bit-line. |
| US10311950B2 |
Conductive metal oxide structures in non-volatile re-writable memory devices
A memory cell including a memory element comprising an electrolytic insulator in contact with a conductive metal oxide (CMO) is disclosed. The CMO includes a crystalline structure and can comprise a pyrochlore oxide, a conductive binary oxide, a multiple B-site perovskite, and a Ruddlesden-Popper structure. The CMO includes mobile ions that can be transported to/from the electrolytic insulator in response to an electric field of appropriate magnitude and direction generated by a write voltage applied across the electrolytic insulator and CMO. The memory cell can include a non-ohmic device (NOD) that is electrically in series with the memory element. The memory cell can be positioned between a cross-point of conductive array lines in a two-terminal cross-point memory array in a single layer of memory or multiple vertically stacked layers of memory that are fabricated over a substrate that includes active circuitry for data operations on the array layer(s). |
| US10311949B2 |
Memory and electronic devices with reduced operational energy in chalcogenide material
Methods of forming and operating phase change memory devices include adjusting an activation energy barrier between a metastable phase and a stable phase of a phase change material in a memory cell. In some embodiments, the activation energy barrier is adjusted by applying stress to the phase change material in the memory cell. Memory devices include a phase change memory cell and a material, structure, or device for applying stress to the phase change material in the memory cell. In some embodiments, a piezoelectric device may be used to apply stress to the phase change material. In additional embodiments, a material having a thermal expansion coefficient greater than that of the phase change material may be positioned to apply stress to the phase change material. |
| US10311948B2 |
Phase changeable memory device having a cross point array structure
A phase changeable memory device may include a plurality of word lines, a plurality of bit lines, a memory cell, at least one source line, and a discharge unit. The bit lines may cross the word lines. The memory cell may include access elements connected with the at least one source line. The source line may be connected with the access elements. The discharge unit may be connected with a bit line. The discharge unit may be configured to discharge a voltage of the bit line to a ground terminal in response to a signal of the source line. The discharge unit may include a phase changeable material. |
| US10311947B2 |
Via formation for cross-point memory
Embodiments disclosed herein may relate to electrically conductive vias in cross-point memory array devices. In an embodiment, the vias may be formed using a lithographic operation also utilized to form electrically conductive lines in a first electrode layer of the cross-point memory array device. |
| US10311945B2 |
Semiconductor device with a plurality of surrounding gate transistors
A semiconductor device constituting a decoder circuit for memory selection and having a smaller area is provided by using surrounding gate transistors (SGTs), which are vertical transistors. In a decoder circuit formed by a plurality of MOS transistors arranged in m rows and n columns, the MOS transistors that constitute the decoder circuit are arranged on a planar silicon layer formed on a substrate. Each has a structure including a drain, a gate, and a source arranged in a vertical direction, the gate surrounding a silicon pillar. The planar silicon layer is formed by a first active region of a first conductivity type and a second active region of a second conductivity type, and the regions are connected to each other via a silicide layer formed on the surface of the planar silicon layer. Consequently, a semiconductor device that constitutes a decoder circuit having a smaller area is provided. |
| US10311937B2 |
Method and apparatus for precharge and refresh control
Method and Apparatuses for transmitting and receiving commands for a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a memory device including a plurality of banks, each bank including a plurality of memory cells; and a memory controller that transmits a first command and a plurality of address signals indicative of a memory cell in a first bank of the plurality of banks at a first time. The first command is indicative of performing a first memory operation, and a second memory operation different from the first memory operation. The memory device receives the first command and the plurality of address signals and further performs the second memory operation to the first bank responsive, at least a part, to the plurality, of address signals and the first command. |
| US10311936B2 |
Semiconductor memory device managing flexible refresh skip area
A semiconductor memory device having a flexible refresh skip area includes a memory cell array including a plurality of rows to store data, a row decoder connected to the memory cell array, a refresh area storage unit to store a beginning address and an end address of a memory area that is to be refreshed in which the memory area that is to be refreshed does not include a refresh skip area having a size is selectively and/or adaptively changed, and a refresh control circuit connected to the row decoder and the refresh area storage unit. The refresh control circuit controls a refresh operation for the area that is to be refreshed and not for the refresh skip area. |
| US10311933B2 |
Cell bottom node reset in a memory array
Methods, systems, and devices for cell bottom node reset in a memory array are described. The memory array may include a plurality of ferroelectric memory cells having a cell bottom node and a cell plate opposite the cell bottom node. A zero voltage may be applied to a plurality of digit lines in the memory array. A plurality of word lines may be activated to electrically coupled the plurality of digit lines to cell bottom node of each of the ferroelectric memory cells. Accordingly, the cell bottom node of each of the ferroelectric memory cells may be reset to the zero voltage. |
| US10311924B2 |
Receiver circuit, and semiconductor device and system including the same
A receiver circuit may be provided. The receiver circuit may include a delay circuit and a synchronization circuit. The delay circuit may variably delay a data strobe signal based on a delay select signal. The synchronization circuit may generate internal data from data in synchronization with the variably delayed data strobe signal. |
| US10311923B2 |
Input circuit of three-dimensional semiconductor apparatus capable of enabling testing and direct access
An input circuit of a semiconductor apparatus may include a first input buffer configured to receive a signal through a test input terminal and to output a first input signal, a second input buffer configured to receive a signal through a normal input terminal and to output a second input signal. The input circuit of the semiconductor apparatus may include a switching unit configured to transfer the signal inputted through the test input terminal to the second input buffer according to a test mode signal. The input circuit of the semiconductor apparatus may include a comparison unit configured to compare the first input signal with the second input signal and to generate a comparison signal, and a storage unit configured to store the comparison signal. |
| US10311922B2 |
Shifting data
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. A number of embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus comprising a shift register comprising an initial stage and a final stage. The shift register may be configured such that a clock signal may be initiated at the final stage of the shift register. |
| US10311914B2 |
Editing apparatus and editing method
An editing apparatus for an editing video sequence that includes an editing unit for setting a first range to one part of the video sequence; a video sequence file generating unit for generating a video sequence file including video sequence corresponding to the first range and video sequence corresponding to a second range, within the second range is consecutively preceding to and/or subsequent to the first range; and an output for outputting the video sequence file. |
| US10311913B1 |
Summarizing video content based on memorability of the video content
Certain embodiments involve generating summarized versions of video content based on memorability of the video content. For example, a video summarization system accesses segments of an input video. The video summarization system identifies memorability scores for the respective segments. The video summarization system selects a subset of segments from the segments based on each computed memorability score in the subset having a threshold memorability score. The video summarization system generates visual summary content from the subset of the segments. |
| US10311909B2 |
Magnetic tape having characterized magnetic layer and magnetic tape device
A magnetic tape includes a non-magnetic layer containing non-magnetic powder and a binder on a non-magnetic support; and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder on the non-magnetic layer. The total thickness of the non-magnetic layer and the magnetic layer is equal to or less than 0.60 μm. The magnetic layer includes a timing-based servo pattern. One or more components selected from a fatty acid and a fatty acid amide are included in at least the magnetic layer. The C—H derived C concentration calculated from the C—H peak area ratio of C1s spectra obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis performed on the surface of the magnetic layer at a photoelectron take-off angle of 10 degrees is equal to or greater than 45 atom %. |
| US10311907B2 |
Apparatus comprising magnetically soft underlayer
Provided herein is an apparatus, including a magnetically soft underlayer (SUL); an interlayer stack overlying the SUL, wherein the interlayer stack comprises a seed layer of an fcc material; and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer overlying the interlayer stack, wherein a thickness of the SUL in combination with a distance of the SUL from the perpendicular recording layer is sufficient to orient a total magnetic field corresponding to a magnetic transducer head at an angle of about 45°. |
| US10311906B2 |
Near field transducers (NFTS) including barrier layer and methods of forming
Devices having an air bearing surfaces (ABS), the devices including a near field transducer (NFT) that includes a disc having a front edge; a peg, the peg having a front surface at the air bearing surface of the apparatus, an opposing back surface, a top surface that extends from the front surface to the back surface, two side surfaces that expend from the front surface to the back surface and a bottom surface that extends from the front surface to the back surface; and a barrier layer, the barrier layer separating at least the back surface of the peg from the disc and the barrier layer having a thickness from 10 nm to 50 nm. |
| US10311905B1 |
Methods, devices, and systems for establishing fly-height parameters for hard disk drives
A method is disclosed for establishing a fly height parameter for a hard disc drive. The method includes receiving a set of testing data associated with the hard disc drive and subjecting the hard disc drive to a fly-height test at a first, nominal temperature to generate fly-height data. Based on the set of testing data and the fly-height data, the method includes predicting the hard disc drive's fly-height data for a fly-height test at a second temperature different from the first, nominal temperature. The method further includes establishing the fly-height parameter for the hard disc drive in response to the fly-height data and the predicted fly-height data. |
| US10311898B1 |
Near field transducers (NFT) including oxide layer
Devices that include a near field transducer (NFT) the NFT includes a bulk of at least one plasmonic material and at least one sacrificial metal; and a surface layer that includes an oxide of the at least one sacrificial metal. |
| US10311893B2 |
Speaker association with a visual representation of spoken content
Speaker content generated in an audio conference is selectively and visually represented. A profile for each audience member who participates in the audio conference is obtained. Speaker content spoken during the audio conference is monitored. Different weights are applied to words included in the speaker content according to a parameter of the profile for each of the audience members. A relation between the speaker content to the profile for each of the audience members is determined. Visual representations of the speaker content are presented to selective members among the audience members based on the determined relation. |
| US10311892B2 |
Apparatus and method for encoding or decoding audio signal with intelligent gap filling in the spectral domain
An apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal, includes a spectral domain audio decoder for generating a first decoded representation of a first set of first spectral portions, the decoded representation having a first spectral resolution; a parametric decoder for generating a second decoded representation of a second set of second spectral portions having a second spectral resolution being lower than the first spectral resolution; a frequency regenerator for regenerating every constructed second spectral portion having the first spectral resolution using a first spectral portion and spectral envelope information for the second spectral portion; and a spectrum time converter for converting the first decoded representation and the reconstructed second spectral portion into a time representation. |
| US10311885B2 |
Method and apparatus for recovering lost frames
A method for recovering a lost frame in a received audio signal includes: obtaining an initial high-frequency band signal of a current lost frame in the received audio signal; calculating a ratio R, wherein the ratio R is a ratio of a high frequency excitation energy of a previous frame of the current lost frame to a high frequency excitation energy of the current lost frame; obtaining a global gain of the current lost frame according to the ratio R and a global gain of the previous frame of the current lost frame; and recovering a high-frequency band signal of the current lost frame according to the initial high-frequency band signal of the current lost frame and the global gain of the current lost frame. The method can be used in an audio signal decoding process for low-loss recovery of lost frames of the audio signal. |
| US10311884B2 |
Advanced quantizer
The present document relates an audio encoding and decoding system (referred to as an audio codec system). In particular, the present document relates to a transform-based audio codec system which is particularly well suited for voice encoding/decoding. A quantization unit configured to quantize a first coefficient of a block of coefficients is described. The block of coefficients comprises a plurality of coefficients for a plurality of corresponding frequency bins. The quantization unit is configured to provide a set of quantizers. The set of quantizers comprises a plurality of different quantizers associated with a plurality of different signal-to-noise ratios, referred to as SNR, respectively. The plurality of different quantizers includes a noise-filling quantizer; one or more dithered quantizers; and one or more un-dithered quantizers. The quantization unit is further configured to determine an SNR indication indicative of a SNR attributed to the first coefficient, and to select a first quantizer from the set of quantizers, based on the SNR indication. In addition, the quantization unit is configured to quantize the first coefficient using the first quantizer. |
| US10311881B2 |
Determining the inter-channel time difference of a multi-channel audio signal
Disclosed methods and apparatuses determine an inter-channel time difference of a multi-channel audio signal by determining a set of local maxima of a cross-correlation function involving at least two different channels of the multi-channel audio signal, for positive and negative time-lags and associating each local maximum with a corresponding time-lag. Local maximums for the positive and negative time-lags are selected from the set as respective positive and negative time-lag inter-channel correlation candidates. Processing also includes evaluating whether there is an energy-dominant channel, when the absolute value of a difference in amplitude between the inter-channel correlation candidates is smaller than a first threshold, and, when there is an energy-dominant-channel, identifying the sign of the inter-channel time difference and extracting a current value of the inter-channel time difference based on the time-lag corresponding to the positive or negative time-lag inter-channel correlation candidate. |
| US10311880B2 |
System for perceived enhancement and restoration of compressed audio signals
A system for processing compressed audio includes a signal enhancer module configured to generate one or more signal treatments. The one or more signal treatments may be generated by the signal enhancer module based on analysis of the incoming audio signal. Alternatively, or in addition, characteristics of the incoming audio signal may be provided to the signal enhancer module for use in generating the one or more signal treatments. The one or more signal treatments may be added to file audio signals. |
| US10311878B2 |
Incorporating an exogenous large-vocabulary model into rule-based speech recognition
Incorporation of an exogenous large-vocabulary model into rule-based speech recognition is provided. An audio stream is received by a local small-vocabulary rule-based speech recognition system (SVSRS), and is streamed to a large-vocabulary statistically-modeled speech recognition system (LVSRS). The SVSRS and LVSRS perform recognitions of the audio. If a portion of the audio is not recognized by the SVSRS, a rule is triggered that inserts a mark-up in the recognition result. The recognition result is sent to the LVSRS. If a mark-up is detected, recognition of a specified portion of the audio is performed. The LVSRS result is unified with the SVSRS result and sent as a hybrid response back to the SVSRS. If the hybrid-recognition rule is not triggered, an arbitration algorithm is evoked to determine whether the SVSRS or the LVSRS recognition has a lesser word error rate. The determined recognition is sent as a response to the SVSRS. |
| US10311876B2 |
Server side hotwording
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for detecting hotwords using a server. One of the methods includes receiving an audio signal encoding one or more utterances including a first utterance; determining whether at least a portion of the first utterance satisfies a first threshold of being at least a portion of a key phrase; in response to determining that at least the portion of the first utterance satisfies the first threshold of being at least a portion of a key phrase, sending the audio signal to a server system that determines whether the first utterance satisfies a second threshold of being the key phrase, the second threshold being more restrictive than the first threshold; and receiving tagged text data representing the one or more utterances encoded in the audio signal when the server system determines that the first utterance satisfies the second threshold. |
| US10311871B2 |
Competing devices responding to voice triggers
At a first electronic device with a display and a microphone: sampling audio input using the first microphone; in accordance with the sampling of audio input using the first microphone, sending stop instructions to a second electronic device with a second microphone, the second electronic device external to the first electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is configured to respond to audio input received using the second microphone, and wherein the stop instructions instruct the second electronic device to forgo responding to audio input received using the second microphone, wherein responding to audio input received using the second microphone comprises providing perceptible output. |
| US10311863B2 |
Classifying segments of speech based on acoustic features and context
There is provided a system including a microphone configured to receive an input speech, an analog to digital (A/D) converter configured to convert the input speech to a digital form and generate a digitized speech including a plurality of segments having acoustic features, a memory storing an executable code, and a processor executing the executable code to extract a plurality of acoustic feature vectors from a first segment of the digitized speech, determine, based on the plurality of acoustic feature vectors, a plurality of probability distribution vectors corresponding to the probabilities that the first segment includes each of a first keyword, a second keyword, both the first keyword and the second keyword, a background, and a social speech, and assign a first classification label to the first segment based on an analysis of the plurality of probability distribution vectors of one or more segments preceding the first segment and the probability distribution vectors of the first segment. |
| US10311857B2 |
Session text-to-speech conversion
Examples described herein provide various devices that enable users to participate in a multiplayer session. The examples allow a user that is unable to speak, or that is incapable of speaking, to participate in an in-session voice chat by inputting text and having the text converted to speech (e.g., synthesized voice data) that can then be sent to other devices participating in the session. The user enables a text-to-speech conversion feature on his or her own device. Based on the enabled feature, functionality enabling text to be entered is activated and the entered text is converted into speech data. |
| US10311856B2 |
Synthesized voice selection for computational agents
An example method includes receiving, by a computational assistant executing at one or more processors, a representation of an utterance spoken at a computing device; selecting, based on the utterance, an agent from a plurality of agents, wherein the plurality of agents includes one or more first party agents and a plurality of third-party agents; responsive to determining that the selected agent comprises a first party agent, selecting a reserved voice from a plurality of voices; and outputting synthesized audio data using the selected voice to satisfy the utterance. |
| US10311854B2 |
Noise cancellation system for a vehicle
A noise cancellation system for a vehicle includes a sensor configured to determine an imminent noise that will be perceivable in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, a noise identification module operable to identify at least one quality of the imminent noise, and a noise cancellation device operable to substantially attenuate the imminent noise as the imminent noise becomes a perceivable noise in the passenger compartment based on the at least one quality of the imminent noise. |
| US10311852B2 |
Two tone whistle
A two-tone whistle that alters an audible patch that reduces confusion when multiple athletic events are played with whistles being blown during the multiple athletic events. The two-tone whistle includes a mouthpiece, a resonate chamber, a ball, a lever and a lanyard aperture. The slotted edge is integral to the lever and is adapted to move up or down as the lever moves up or down producing a first audible pitch and a second audible pitch, wherein the first audible pitch is lower than the second audible pitch. |
| US10311851B1 |
Reconfigurable electric guitar pickup hot-swap cartridge system
A cartridge is formed of a mounting plate having a geometric configuration with an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, a right edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface. A higher plate above the mounting plate has a geometric periphery with an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, a right edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface. A plurality of posts couple the interior surface of the mounting plate and the interior surface of the higher plate to create a space for the receipt of at least one pickup. Two spring biased plates are mounted on the mounting plate. A coil spring separates the two spring biased plates. The spring biased plates have locking fingers reciprocally mounted on the mounting plate for engagement with locking projections on a docking ring. Each spring biased plate has a finger hole for retracting the locking fingers. |
| US10311848B2 |
Self-produced music server and system
An application for operating on a smart phone that records a musician's performance, either voice or instrumental, in combination with pre-recorded music. The combination allows for the auto tuning of the recording, the compression of the recording, the equalization of the recording, adding in reverb, and the audio quantization of the rhythm. Once combined, the song is transmitted to social media and/or to an online store for sale. The user can also make a video with the song. Additional marketing such as song competitions or music reviews and ratings are also provided. |
| US10311847B2 |
Keyboard apparatus
A keyboard apparatus includes: a key; a frame; and a connecting portion configured to connect the key and the frame to each other. The connecting portion includes a flexible member having a rod shape and having flexibility that enables the key to pivot with respect to the frame. The flexible member includes a portion that, in entirety of a range of pivotal movement of the key, maintains a state in which a length of a line extending along a neutral axis of the flexible member between two points located on the neutral axis is greater than a length of a straight line connecting the two points to each other. |
| US10311845B2 |
Filter characteristics changing device
When an instruction is provided for changing a characteristic of a set filter which includes a plurality of partial filters and forms a specified characteristic by combining a plurality of partial filters, a processor performs, as crossfading processing for a first filter and a second filter among the plurality of partial filters, fade-out processing of gradually decreasing a degree of contribution of the first filter to the characteristic and fade-in processing of gradually increasing a degree of contribution of the second filter to the characteristic. As a result, unnaturalness occurring at the time of changing filter characteristics is solved. |
| US10311835B1 |
Method for detection and estimation of tire tread wear
A vehicle service system configured to acquire images of a three-dimensional region of a vehicle wheel assembly tire tread surface. The vehicle service system is configured to process the acquired images to produce a collection of data points corresponding to the spatial position of surface points in the region from which tire tread wear characteristics are identified. The acquired images are further utilized to provide both a graphical and a numerical display to an operator, with the numerical display linked to specifically annotated or indexed points or windows within the graphical display, thereby enabling an operator to quickly identify specific focus points or regions on the tire surface which have been measured at the numerically identified tread depths. |
| US10311826B1 |
Data-privacy management technique
A technique for controlling release of data associated with an account is described. During this data-privacy management technique, a computer system provides at least a subset of data associated with an account to a third party based on a first consent (which may be received from a user of the account). This subset may have a first classification based on a taxonomy. Subsequently, the third party may notify the computer system that additional data has been derived from the data. In response, the computer system may determine a second classification of the additional data based on a taxonomy. If this second classification is other than a subset of the first classification, the computer system may request a second consent (for example, from the user). |
| US10311825B2 |
Display driver
An LC display driver including a gamma reference circuit to generate N gamma-compensated reference voltages based on at least one pre-defined gamma curve divided into M regions defined by M+1 breakpoint voltages, each generated by a range-region DAC coupled to a subset of voltage taps of a range resistor string (some subsets overlapping). An output circuit generates the N gamma-compensated reference voltages, and includes a reference resistor string with N reference voltage taps, and M+1 breakpoint locations to receive respective breakpoint voltages, the N reference voltage taps divided into M subsets corresponding to the M regions of the gamma curve, each of the M subsets of reference voltage taps forming a voltage divider. N output selector circuits output a corresponding one of the N gamma-compensated reference voltages based on a respective reference voltage tap and the associated voltage divider. |
| US10311823B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof
A liquid crystal display includes a display unit having a plurality of pixels in a plurality of first rows and second rows that are alternately arranged. A gate driver supplies a same scan signal to a plurality of pixels of a first row and a second row that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of first rows of pixels and the plurality of second rows of pixels at a first frame period and a second frame period that are continuous. A plurality of scan signals are respectively supplied to the plurality of second rows of pixels at the second frame period. A data driver generates a plurality of data voltages respectively corresponding to the plurality of first rows of pixels at the first frame period and generating a plurality of data voltages respectively corresponding to the plurality of second rows of pixels at the second frame period. |
| US10311821B2 |
Data driver of liquid crystal display having two individually regulable gamma voltages
The present invention provides a data driver of a liquid crystal display (LCD), which comprises: a digital-to-analog converter module; the digital-to-analog converter module receives data from a clock controller of LCD, and converts to generate pixel grayscale reference voltages; the digital-to-analog converter module receives first and second gamma voltages from a gamma circuit of the LCD, and generates the pixel grayscale voltages supplied to data lines of LCD in accordance with the pixel grayscale reference voltages and the first and second gamma voltages, and wherein the first and second gamma voltages can be regulated respectively. The present invention further provides a LCD, pixel grayscale voltages supplied to four-domain sub-pixels and eight-domain sub-pixels can be regulated respectively by arranging two gamma voltages which can be regulated respectively, so as to resolve the problem of color shift occurred when the LCD displays. |
| US10311818B2 |
Display device
A display device with a variant-shape display region other than the rectangular display region is configured to form a scanning line drive circuit along the variant-shape display region. The scanning line drive circuit includes bus wiring group with clock wiring for supplying clocks with three or more phases and the power supply wiring for supplying power, and the unit circuits for configuring the shift register including five or more transistors. The bus wiring and the unit circuits are formed on the different regions so as not to cross with one another. |
| US10311817B2 |
Display device and display method
A display device and a display method using the display device are provided. The display device includes a display panel and a driving circuit. The display panel includes a first number of pixel rows, a second number of scanning lines, and the first number of data lines. The driving circuit includes a scanning driver and a data driver. The data driver utilizes partial pixel rows reversed way during a predetermined timing circle to drive the display panel via data driving signals for displaying images frame by frame. The present disclosure may decrease power consumption of the display device. |
| US10311816B2 |
Gate driving circuit and display device including the same
A gate driving circuit including a plurality of stages to respectively output gate signals to gate lines and connected to each other in cascade, an ith stage from among the plurality of stages including: a first output unit to generate a gate signal from a clock signal received at an input terminal; a first control unit to control the potential of a first node; a first pull-down unit to provide a first low voltage to a gate output terminal to drop down the gate signal, the first low voltage being lower than a gate off voltage of the gate signal; a first holding unit and a stabilization unit, each to provide a second low voltage having a higher level than that of the first low voltage to the gate output terminal; and a second control unit to control an operation of the first holding unit. |
| US10311814B2 |
Array substrate, display panel, display device and display method
The disclosure provides an array substrate, a display panel, a display device and a display method. The array substrate comprises a display region provided with a plurality of data lines therein and a wiring region around the display region and provided with a plurality of leading wires therein. The plurality of leading wires are connected with the plurality of data lines respectively in a one-to-one correspondence way. The plurality of leading wires comprise a plurality of first leading wires and a plurality of second leading wires insulatively arranged in different layers. The plurality of first leading wires and the plurality of second leading wires comprise at least one pair of overlapped first and second leading wires to which data signals having the same polarity are input. |
| US10311813B2 |
Control device, display device, control method, and storage medium
Electric power that a display device consumes in reversal of polarity is reduced. A display control section (3) includes: a refresh rate detecting section (31) which detects a refresh rate of a display device (100 or 200); and a polarity reversal control section (32 or 33) which controls reversal of polarity so as to be carried out at a frequency lower than the refresh rate. |
| US10311810B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines; a plurality of gate lines and a pixel array including a plurality of subpixels formed of first-color to fourth-color subpixels. The plurality of subpixels has a first arrangement or a second arrangement. The first arrangement is an arrangement in which in each row of the pixel array two of the first-color to fourth-color subpixels is interleaved. The second arrangement is a different arrangement than the first arrangement in which in each row of the pixel array two of the first-color to fourth-color subpixels are interleaved. A data driver is configured to drive the pixel array according to a first driving method when the pixel array has the first arrangement and drive the pixel array according to at least one second driving method that is different from the first driving method when the pixel array has the second arrangement. |
| US10311807B2 |
Gamma correction system and method
The present disclosure provides a gamma correction system and method. In the present disclosure, a gamma correction method used for a display panel of a liquid crystal display includes: measuring actual brightness values of preset highest grayscale and lowest grayscale of a central region of the display panel; calculating target brightness values of respective preset tie-point grayscales of the central area based on the actual brightness values, wherein the respective preset tie-point grayscale are located between the preset highest grayscale and the lowest grayscale; adjusting the respective preset tie-point grayscale of the central region and regions of both sides respectively according to the target brightness values, and computing compensating grayscale values of the adjusted respective preset tie-point grayscale; storing the compensating grayscale values, and correcting the gamma curves of the central region and the regions of both sides by using the stored compensating grayscale values. |
| US10311803B2 |
Backlight driving circuit and liquid crystal display
Provided is a backlight driving circuit, comprising voltage conversion circuit, PMW controller, zener diode, first electrical switch, optocoupler unit, boost switch and light source drive assembly. The PMW controller controls an output of the voltage conversion circuit. The light source drive assembly is connected to the boost switch and a light source to control on and off of the boost switch. A cathode of the zener diode is connected to the optocoupler unit, and an anode of the zener diode is connected to a control end of the first electric switch, and a first end of the first electrical switch is connected to the PWM controller, and a second end of the first electrical switch is grounded, and as the boost switch is short, a current outputted by the voltage conversion circuit increases, and the optocoupler unit breaks the zener diode down. |
| US10311802B2 |
Information processing device
A novel information processing device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The inventor has thought of a structure including an input portion configured to supply the positional information of a pointer, an arithmetic device configured to determine a first region based on the positional information of a pointer and generate the image information so that the luminance of an image displayed in the first region is increased, and a display portion for displaying the image information. |
| US10311794B2 |
Pixel driver circuit and driving method thereof
The invention discloses a pixel driver circuit and driving method thereof. The pixel driver circuit comprises a first TFT (T1) connected to first node (G) and second node (K); a second TFT (T2), connected to first control signal (S1), first node (G) and second node (K); a third TFT (T3), connected to second control signal (S2) and second node (K); a fourth TFT (T4), connected to first control signal (S1), third node (N) and reference voltage (Vref); a fifth TFT (T5), connected to first control signal (S1), third node (N) and data signal (Vdata); a sixth TFT (T6), connected to third control signal (S3); a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor; the reference voltage (Vref) being less than data signal Vdata). The invention also provides a corresponding driving method. The invention uses internal detection to eliminate luminance inconsistency caused by change of the driving TFT threshold voltage. |
| US10311790B2 |
Pixel circuits for amoled displays
A system for controlling a display in which each pixel circuit comprises a light-emitting device, a drive transistor, a storage capacitor, a reference voltage source, and a programming voltage source. The storage capacitor stores a voltage equal to the difference between the reference voltage and the programming voltage, and a controller supplies a programming voltage that is a calibrated voltage for a known target current, reads the actual current passing through the drive transistor to a monitor line, turns off the light emitting device while modifying the calibrated voltage to make the current supplied through the drive transistor substantially the same as the target current, modifies the calibrated voltage to make the current supplied through the drive transistor substantially the same as the target current, and determines a current corresponding to the modified calibrated voltage based on predetermined current-voltage characteristics of the drive transistor. |
| US10311789B2 |
Pixel circuits and pixel array
A pixel circuit includes a selection transistor, a driving transistor, an emissive element, a first capacitor, and a reference transistor. The selection transistor is coupled to a gate line and a data line. A control electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to the selection transistor and a first electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a power source line. The emissive element emits light according to a current drawn from the driving transistor. The first capacitor is coupled to the driving transistor and an emission signal line. A control electrode of the reference transistor is coupled to a reference signal line providing a selectable voltage with a first predetermined level and a second predetermined level. A first electrode of the reference transistor is coupled to the control electrode of the driving transistor. |
| US10311785B2 |
Relating to drivers
A driver circuit for an LED display for switching a light-emitting diode (LED) between a non-luminous state and a luminous state for producing light for a display, the driver circuit comprising an LED, a drive current controller (10) arranged to selectively open and close a drive current flow path (8) through the LED (2) thereby selectively to switch the LED between a non-luminous state and a luminous state, a charge injector unit (13) for inputting charge into the LED to store said charge within the LED via the junction capacitance (3) thereof, a control unit (12) arranged to control the charge injector unit to input said charge into the LED concurrently with the opening of the drive current flow path. |
| US10311782B2 |
Light-emitting diode display with reduced leakage
An organic light-emitting diode display may contain an array of display pixels. Each display pixel may have a respective organic light-emitting diode that is controlled by a drive transistor. At low temperatures, it may be necessary to increase the amount of current through an organic light-emitting diode to achieve a desired luminance level. In order to increase the current through the light-emitting diode, the ground voltage level may be lowered. However, this may lead to thin-film transistors within the pixel leaking, which may result in undesirable display artifacts such as bright dots being displayed in a dark image. In order to prevent leakage in the transistors, the transistors may be coupled to separate reference voltage supplies or separate control lines. Additionally, the transistors may be positioned to minimize leakage even at low ground voltage levels. |
| US10311779B2 |
Array substrate, liquid crystal display panel and organic light emitting display panel
An array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and an organic light emitting display panel are disclosed. The array substrate includes: a plurality of pixel units arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and divided into a plurality of pixel unit groups each including n rows of pixel units, where n is equal to or larger than 1; and at least one driving circuit each disposed on a side of the pixel unit group in a row direction, where the at least one driving circuit interleaves with neighboring preceding and succeeding pixel unit groups in a column direction of the plurality of pixel units. |
| US10311778B2 |
Display device including a degradation compensator and electronic device having the same
A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a power voltage generator to generate a high power voltage that is provided to the pixels through a high power line; a degradation compensator to calculate a degradation degree of the pixels by measuring a power current flowing through the high power voltage line, and to calculate a compensation amount of a degradation of the pixels based on the degradation degree of the pixels and image data provided to the pixels; a scan driver to provide scan signals to the pixels; a data driver to provide data signals to the pixels; and a timing controller to generate control signals to control the power voltage generator, the degradation compensator, the scan driver, and the data driver. |
| US10311776B2 |
Display device and method of compensating for color deflection thereof
A method of compensating for color deflection of a display device includes dividing a display region of a display panel into a plurality of partial regions, displaying a reference image in the display region, measuring optical characteristics of the partial regions based on the reference image, calculating a region compensation factor by the partial regions based on the optical characteristics, and storing the region compensation factor in a storage device. |
| US10311774B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel including first, second, and third display parts and a gate driver. The gate driver includes a first gate circuit disposed in a non-display part of the display panel and a second gate circuit disposed in the first display part of the display panel and applies a gate signal to a gate line. The first, second, and third display parts include first, second, and third light blocking parts, respectively. The second light blocking part has an area smaller than an area of the first light blocking part and greater than an area of the third light blocking part. |
| US10311767B2 |
Display device and method of sensing characteristics of thin film transistors having different types of electrical characteristics
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes subpixels including data lines, scan lines, and one or more thin film transistors (TFTs). The display device includes a second switching TFT configured to output a reference signal input through a drain node to a source node according to a second scan signal input through a gate node, a first switching TFT configured to have a drain node connected to the source node of the second switching TFT, and form a current path such that the reference signal input through the drain node is transmitted to the data line according to a first scan signal input to a gate node, and an integrated circuit (IC) unit configured to sense a voltage of a current transmitted to the data line through the first switching TFT and sense a threshold voltage of the first switching TFT based on the sensed voltage. |
| US10311763B2 |
Collapsible land-based multi-directional signal assembly
A collapsible land-based multi-directional signal assembly includes a signal display assembly having one or more display surface, and at least one signal indicia affixed to each display surface. A collapsible land-based collapsible multi-directional signal assembly includes a multi-directional signal display assembly comprising a plurality of signal display panels. Each of the plurality of signal display panels comprising at least one display surface, and a plurality of signal indicia are affixed onto different ones of each of the plurality of display surfaces. A signal support assembly is provided such that the collapsible land-based multi-directional signal display assembly is disposable into a deployed orientation about the signal support member. |
| US10311758B2 |
Self laminating wristband
In one aspect, a self-laminating identification band is provided. The band is formed from the face stock of a form sheet, with a laminating flap that folds over a printed surface. Adhesive is provided along the flap and along at least one end of the band, so as to allow the band to positioned and looped around itself. |
| US10311753B2 |
Compression method tooth
The compression molded tooth used for practicing dental cutting treatment of the present invention comprises a composition containing a powder or powders of saccharide, polysaccharide, protein, and/or glycoprotein each having a particle size of 1 to 100 μm. |
| US10311750B1 |
Real-time driver observation and scoring for driver's education
A method includes, during a driving session in which a student driver operates a vehicle, gathering driving skill data indicative of at least one of behavior of the student driver, acceleration of the vehicle, braking of the vehicle, or steering of the vehicle, and gathering comments from a driving instructor about the driving session. The method also includes generating a driving session report corresponding to the driving session. The driving session report includes at least one score based on the driving skill data, and the comments from the driving instructor about the driving session. Still further, the method includes causing the driving session report to be displayed on a display device. |
| US10311749B1 |
Safety score based on compliance and driving
A system for determining a safety score comprising an input interface and a processor. An input interface configured to receive compliance events from a database of compliance events and to receive detected driving events from a database of detected driving events. A processor configured to filter the compliance events and the detected driving events to generate a filtered list and to determine a safety score based at least in part on the filtered list. |
| US10311745B2 |
Systems and techniques for tracking sleep consistency and sleep goals
Methods, techniques, apparatuses, and systems for setting up and tracking sleep consistency goals of users are provided. In one example, a computing system for setting a sleep schedule of a user of a biometric monitoring device may obtain sleep data derived from sensor data generated by the biometric monitoring device, store the sleep data in a sleep log data store as one or more sleep logs associated with an account assigned to the user, and calculate a target bedtime based on a scheduled waketime of the user and a sleep efficiency derived, at least in part, from the sleep data for one or more users stored in the sleep log data store. The computing system may also be configured to provide a number of personalized user interfaces to an individual for the purposes of setting a sleep schedule. Such interfaces may include parameters that are tailored to the individual sleep needs and/or characteristics of the individual's sleep. |
| US10311730B2 |
Vehicle location discrepancy detection and mitigation
A mechanism is provided for detecting and mitigating vehicle location discrepancies. A set of dynamic boundaries are generated around a prescribed pickup location agreed upon with a next renter of a vehicle for a prescribed pickup time. A location of the vehicle is also determined. Based on the location of the vehicle, a determination is made of a boundary in the set of dynamic boundaries with which the vehicle is associated. One state from a set of states is identified based on the location of the vehicle and the identified boundary with which the vehicle is located. Based on the identified state, an associated action is performed. |
| US10311726B2 |
Systems and methods for a parallel autonomy interface
A parallel autonomy interface system can include processing circuitry communicably coupling one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle and one or more displays of the autonomous vehicle. The processing circuitry can be configured to receive output from the one or more sensors, determine if potential danger with respect to vehicle operation is detected based on the output of the one or more sensors, activate an alert in response to detecting the potential danger, the alert corresponding to avatar motion, and enable the avatar to indicate a direction of the potential danger in response to activation of the alert. |
| US10311719B1 |
Enhanced traffic detection by fusing multiple sensor data
A framework for precision traffic analysis combines traffic sensor data from multiple sensor types, combining the strengths of each sensor type within various conditions in an intersection or roadway in which traffic activity occurs. The framework calibrates coordinate systems in images taken of the same area by multiple sensors, so that fields of view from one sensor system are transposed onto fields of view from other sensor systems to fuse the images taken into a combined detection zone, and so that objects are properly detected and classified for enhanced traffic signal control. |
| US10311716B2 |
System and method for simplified setup of a universal remote control
A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s). |
| US10311713B2 |
Securing property
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for securing property are presented. Video content viewed by a user may be detected, and the user may be automatically prompted to change settings on a security system based on the detecting. A comparison of the current time with the duration of the video content may serve as the basis for such prompting. Additionally, a premise security system may be placed in a learning mode. Changes in position of a security sensor may be detected and used to set a permitted range of motion for the sensor. Further, a plurality of security sensor profiles may be stored, and each profile may identify a different predefined permitted range of motion of a sensor. The addition of a new sensor to a premise may be detected, and a user may be prompted, on a display, to identify a profile to be used for the new sensor. |
| US10311712B2 |
Apparatus and methods for controlling functionality and supplying power to a peripheral device attached to an item of clothing
An item of clothing (105) operates with a peripheral device (107). The item of clothing includes a first power source and is configured to supply power to the peripheral device, via a connector (305). The peripheral device includes a second power source and is configured to selectively use power from the first power source or the second power source. |
| US10311708B2 |
Alarm and monitoring system and method of operation thereof
An alarm and monitoring system including a primary device and at least one secondary device, the alarm and monitoring system including at least one controller configured to: determine whether at least one alarm event is set; establish a wireless communication between a primary device and the secondary device, when it is determined that the alarm event has been set; transmit an alarm event signal including alarm information from the primary device to the secondary device in accordance with the alarm event that is determined to have been set; generate an alarm signal by the secondary device in accordance with at least the alarm information; and render the generated alarm signal on a rendering device. |
| US10311705B1 |
Distributed industrial facility safety system
Provided are systems and methods for distributed industrial facility safety systems. Provided in some embodiments an industrial facility safety system that includes a plurality of remote sensing devices (RSDs) distributed throughout an industrial facility, and a facility safety control system (FSCS). The FSCS adapted to receive safety information from the plurality of RSDs, process the safety information to determine safety alerts, and send the safety alerts to RSDs of the plurality of RSDs. Each of the RSDs adapted to generate local safety data corresponding to characteristics of the environment surrounding the RSD sensed by the RSD, to exchange safety information with other RSDs and the FSCS based on available communication, and to present alerts. |
| US10311703B1 |
Detection of spikes and faults in vibration trend data
A machine monitor includes sensors producing a series of scalar values corresponding to sensed physical parameters. An analyzer produces a first database based on the scalar values and determines a median value of the scalar values for each sensor. It also sets a spike level that is offset from the median value by a predetermined multiple of the median value. A spike filter in the analyzer compares the scalar values to the spike level, and identifies a particular scalar value as a potential spike when the particular scalar value differs from the median value by an amount that is equal to or greater than the spike level. A potential spike is determined to be an actual spike if the first and second side values are within a predetermined range of the median value. A second database is produced with the actual spikes eliminated. Using the second database, corrected faults are identified by finding a data point that exceeds a danger level with a preceding data point exceeding a warning level and two trailing data points being less than an advise level. |
| US10311696B2 |
Patient monitoring method and system providing incident grouping of alarm events
A method of monitoring a patient includes recording physiological parameter data from the patient and detecting a first alarm event. A group alarm timer is activated based on an initiation time of the first alarm event, and one or more subsequent alarm events are detected while the group alarm timer is active. For each detected subsequent alarm event, a determination is made whether the respective subsequent alarm event is part of an incident group with the first alarm event. The group alarm timer is stopped at a termination time based on termination of all alarm events in the incident group. An incident group designator is generated identifying the incident group. |
| US10311689B1 |
Systems and methods for protecting a bypassed zone in a security system or a connected home system
Systems and methods are provided for protecting a bypassed zone in a security system or a connected home system. Some methods can include providing a portable sensor package device proximate to an open device in the bypassed zone of a monitored region, the portable sensor package device detecting motion in a coverage area of the portable sensor package device and a direction of the motion, the portable sensor package device refraining from triggering an alarm when the direction of the motion is from inside of the monitored region to outside of the monitored region, and the portable sensor package device triggering the alarm when the direction of the motion is from outside of the monitored region to inside of the monitored region. |
| US10311688B1 |
System for alerting and guiding rescue personnel to a building
A system to alert and guide rescue personnel to a building is disclosed. The system is installed at a rooftop or sidewall of the building. The system comprises a sensor to detect fire in the building. Upon sensing, the sensor sends signal to a controller to activate an illuminating unit and a display unit. Subsequently, the controller instructs the illuminating unit and the display unit to pop out of the rooftop or sidewall of the building. Concurrently, the controller instructs a transceiver to send an alert to emergency personnel. When the emergency personnel try to reach the building, the emergency personnel can use the visual indication provided by the illuminating unit and display unit to identify the building and reach the building to rescue occupants of the building. |
| US10311687B2 |
Enhancing controlling of haptic output
A method in an activity tracking apparatus configured to be worn by a user includes obtaining, by the activity tracking apparatus, motion data from one or more sensors, wherein the motion data characterizes motion of the activity tracking apparatus; and controlling, based on the motion data, characteristics of a vibration causing a haptic output, wherein the haptic output is configured to be output as a response to an event on the activity tracking apparatus. Corresponding apparatus and computer programs are also disclosed. |
| US10311685B1 |
Doorbell system with pulse-driven boost rectifier
In some embodiments, a power supply in a doorbell system includes a boost rectifier circuit with a plurality of active devices arranged in a bridge topology that are configured to receive an AC input voltage, generate a DC output voltage by rectifying the AC input voltage, drive an electric load using the rectified DC voltage, and boost an amplitude of the AC input voltage. Two of the plurality of active devices in the boost rectifier circuit may be pulse driven and can control an operation of a mechanical or digital chime device. The chime device can include a solenoid and the boost rectifier circuit may utilize the solenoid as an energy storage element to facilitate the boosting of the amplitude of the AC input voltage. The boost rectifier circuit may boost the AC input voltage by at least a multiplication factor of two. |
| US10311680B2 |
Card reading device and tabletop game system
A card reading device includes a card shoe part in which cards are housed, a card reading part that reads information on the cards drawn out, a control part that determines the outcome of a game based on the read information on the cards, and display parts that display the determined outcome of the game. In a tabletop game system, the information on the cards read by the card reading part and information on the game outcome determined by the control part are transmitted from the card reading device to a main computer apparatus via wireless communication. The card reading device includes a battery that supplies electric power to the control part, the display parts and a wireless output part. The card reading device, as such, is capable of facilitating moving the card reading device in a participatory tabletop game. |
| US10311676B2 |
Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller
This is disclosed an electronic method of gaming. The method comprises selecting a symbol for display at each display position of a plurality of sets of display positions (710), modifying the displayed symbols by interchanging a first set of symbols displayed at a first set of display positions with a second set of symbols displayed at a second set of display positions (740), and determining whether to make an award based on the symbols displayed at the plurality of sets of display positions as modified 750. There is also disclosed a gaming system, a game controller and a gaming machine corresponding to the electronic method. |
| US10311670B2 |
Machine-learning platform for operational decision making
A platform for providing projections, predictions, and recommendations for casino and gaming environments. The platform leverages machine learning and cognitive computing. Through a natural language interface, the platform presents this information in a way which is natural and timely for casino operational executives to understand and act upon. The platform can optimize gaming machine performance casino floor performance based on various metrics that are predicted by the platform. |
| US10311664B2 |
Multifunctional access control device
An access control device that at least assists in controlling the ingress/egress through an entryway. According to certain embodiments, the access control device is operably coupled to an entryway device so as to at least assist in controlling the ability to displace an entryway device from a closed position and/or from an open position. The access control device is structured for communication with a plurality of components of a security management system, and thus may be programmed by one or more modes, including, for example a manual program mode, an off-line managed mode, a wireless off-line management mode, a wireless real-time mode, and/or an off-line real-time mode. |
| US10311658B2 |
Unexpected impulse change collision detector
Aspects of the disclosure relate to detecting vehicle collisions. In one example, one or more computing devices may receive acceleration data of a vehicle and the expected acceleration data of the vehicle over a period of time. The one or more computing devices may determine a change in the vehicle's acceleration over the period of time, where the change in the vehicle's acceleration over the period of time is the difference between the expected acceleration data and the acceleration data. The one or more computing devices may detect an occurrence when the change in the vehicle's acceleration is greater than a threshold value and assign the occurrence into a collision category. Based on the assigned collision category, the one or more computing devices may perform a responsive action. |
| US10311656B2 |
Vehicle processor and method for tracking and reporting vehicle use and associated fuel cost
A vehicle computing system includes a vehicle human-machine interface (HMI) and a vehicle processor coupled to the HMI and programmed to store trip information for multiple trips including consumed fuel cost for vehicle operation in response to a trip purpose input from the HMI. The trip purpose may be a business or personal purpose, for example. A fuel queuing model based on at least two fuel prices and corresponding fuel quantities may be used to determine the consumed fuel cost associated with fuel consumed from the vehicle fuel tank. Trip information, such as date, distance traveled, origin, destination, and consumed fuel cost may be output to a display, a wirelessly connected smartphone, and/or a remote server in response to a request from the HMI. |
| US10311654B2 |
Simulated driving system and control device
A simulated driving system makes it possible to ensure safety during testing and to simulate driving of a vehicle or a part thereof while acquiring travel data from a vehicle traveling on a road. The simulated driving system reproduces the travel state of a vehicle on a road by acquiring travel data transmitted sequentially by wireless communication from the vehicle while the vehicle travels on a road and meanwhile using the travel data as a basis to simulate driving of a vehicle that is a test body. The simulated driving system is provided with an automatic driving device that automatically drives the test body, a dynamometer that applies a load to the test body, and a control device. The control device comprises a control unit that controls the automatic driving device or the dynamometer so that the test body enters a predetermined safe driving state when failure is detected. |
| US10311648B2 |
Systems and methods for scanning three-dimensional objects
A method for computing a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object includes: receiving, by a processor, a first chunk including a 3D model of a first portion of the object, the first chunk being generated from a plurality of depth images of the first portion of the object; receiving, by the processor, a second chunk including a 3D model of a second portion the object, the second chunk being generated from a plurality of depth images of the second portion of the object; computing, by the processor, a registration of the first chunk with the second chunk, the registration corresponding to a transformation aligning corresponding portions of the first and second chunks; aligning, by the processor, the first chunk with the second chunk in accordance with the registration; and outputting, by the processor, a 3D model corresponding to the first chunk merged with the second chunk. |
| US10311647B2 |
Three dimensional image generation
Apparatus, method and computer program for use in generating a three dimensional image. A three dimensional image volume comprising a three dimensional image is displayed using a visualization device in a way that the position and orientation of an input surface is visible within the three dimensional image volume. User input indicative of a two dimensional image provided in the plane of the input surface is received via the input surface. First positional data indicative of a relative position and orientation of the input surface in relation to the three dimensional image volume is then determined. Subsequently, the three dimensional image is modified to include a three dimensional representation of the two dimensional image, the three dimensional representation having a position and orientation within the three dimensional image volume determined from the first positional data. |
| US10311643B2 |
Accurate positioning of augmented reality content
A system for accurately positioning augmented reality (AR) content within a coordinate system such as the World Geodetic System (WGS) may include AR content tethered to trackable physical features. As the system is used by mobile computing devices, each mobile device may calculate and compare relative positioning data between the trackable features. The system may connect and group the trackable features hierarchically, as measurements are obtained. As additional measurements are made of the trackable features in a group, the relative position data may be improved, e.g., using statistical methods. |
| US10311642B2 |
Augmented reality service method and system for coloring play
An augmented reality service method for a coloring play according to the present invention comprises the steps of: 1) executing a service application, and selecting and downloading an image to be colored from a server by a user terminal; 2) coloring the downloaded image in a specific pattern, using tool provided by the service application; 3) printing the colored image; 4) executing the service application, scanning a printed material of the colored image so as to recognize a marker, and extracting color information according to coordinates of the image; 5) coloring an augmented reality content provided by the server according to the extracted color information, so as to generate a colored augmented reality content on the basis of the image colored by a user; and 7) displaying the colored augmented reality content on a display unit of the user terminal. |
| US10311641B2 |
Using saccadic eye movements to improve redirected walking
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that identifies a change in virtual camera orientation that will increase a virtual walkable space associated with a rendered environment in a head mounted display (HMD) system. Additionally, a saccadic movement state may be detected with respect to a wearer of the HMD system, wherein the change in virtual camera orientation is conducted when the saccadic movement state is present. In one example, the change in virtual camera orientation may be bypassed when the saccadic movement state is not present. |
| US10311640B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing virtual space, and non-transitory computer readable data storage medium storing program causing computer to perform method
A content providing apparatus capable of approaching user's interests can be provided. A computer-implemented method for providing a content can generate a virtual space where the user is immersed and a target object in the virtual space, and define a reference position in the virtual space and a target object position. The method can define a reference direction which is a direction of a line of sight of the user with respect to the reference position, specify a direction of gaze at the target object, which is the direction of the line of sight of the user, specify a duration of gaze where the user has gazed at the target object, and specify an adjusted duration of gaze based on the duration of gaze, the direction of gaze, and the reference direction. A prescribed content is provided to the user based on the adjusted duration of gaze. |
| US10311638B2 |
Anti-trip when immersed in a virtual reality environment
An HMD device with a see-through display and depth sensing capability is configured to selectively dim or fade out a display of a virtual reality environment to enable a user to see the real world without obstruction by the virtual world when a distance between the user and a real world object is determined to be less than a threshold distance. The current height of the user's head (i.e., the distance from head to ground) may be utilized when performing the dimming/fading so that different threshold distances can be used depending on whether the user is standing or seated. |
| US10311637B2 |
Collaborative three-dimensional digital model construction
A process identifies an anchor point of reference in a physical environment, the anchor point being a common point in each field of view of a plurality of users. The process establishes a grid structure in a field of view of a first user, the grid structure being a three-dimensional augmented reality object virtually positioned based on the anchor point at a common, static location in the environment relative to the users and for presentation to the users. The process selects a user-specific point of reference that corresponds to cell(s) of the grid structure against which the first user works in contributing to a collaborative construction of an augmented reality digital model. Based on receiving input from the first user, the process places augmented reality digital model elements into the cell(s), where contribution of the elements by the first user are reflected in the grid structure for the users. |
| US10311634B2 |
Three dimensional scanning and data extraction systems and processes for supply chain piece automation
A system and method for managing supply chain inventory which includes a product model to direct inventory management operations such as piece picking and restocking. The system includes a scanner configured to measure the dimensions and weight of a product, and to obtain a plurality of images of the product. The system further includes a computing device having at least one processor and a memory, and configured to use the measured weight and dimensions, and the plurality of images, to determine any of a shape of the outer surface of the product, a center of gravity of the product, and a three dimensional representation of a shape of a configuration of the product which may be included in the product model. Configurations can include single product, packaged product, and bundled configurations. The product model may be stored in memory or on a remote database for future use. |
| US10311632B2 |
Method and system for accessibility and control of parameters in scenegraphs
A method and system for providing access to and control of parameters within a scenegraph includes redefining components or nodes' semantic within a scenegraph. The set of components or nodes (depending on the scenegraph structure) are required to enable access from the Application User Interface to selected scenegraph information. In one embodiment, a user interface is generated for controlling the scenegraph parameters. In addition, constraints can be implemented that allow or disallow access to certain scenegraph parameters and restrict their range of values. |
| US10311631B2 |
Light path fusion for rendering surface and volume data in medical imaging
For visualization in medical imaging, a hybrid volume and surface renderer uses unified path tracing. Rather than separately rasterizing the surface and path tracing the volume, a same path or set of paths is used for both the volume and the surface. The path tracing accounts for scattering by the surface as well as the volume. Given the repetition of stochastic scattering of many modeled photons or light rays, using stochastic scattering from the surface as part of the path tracing for the volume allows for two-way interaction between the surface and volume. |
| US10311630B2 |
Methods and systems for rendering frames of a virtual scene from different vantage points based on a virtual entity description frame of the virtual scene
An exemplary virtual scene capture system (“system”) maintains data representative of a plurality of virtual entities included within a virtual 3D space of a virtual scene. The plurality of virtual entities includes a virtual object and a plurality of virtual vantage points into the virtual 3D space. Based on the maintained data, the system generates a virtual entity description frame representative of a state of at least one of the virtual entities at a particular point in a temporal sequence. The system then provides the virtual entity description frame to a plurality of server-side 3D rendering engines corresponding to different vantage points in the plurality of virtual vantage points and configured to render, based on the virtual entity description frame, surface data frames representative of color and depth data of surfaces of the virtual object visible from the different virtual vantage points at the particular point in the temporal sequence. |
| US10311627B2 |
Graphics processing apparatus and method of processing graphics pipeline thereof
A method of processing a graphics pipeline in a graphics processing apparatus includes performing pixel shading to process pixels corresponding to an object, texturing the object, and transmitting data of a textured object to a processing path for a post-processing operation of the textured object. A graphics processing apparatus for processing a graphics pipeline includes a shading processor configured to perform pixel shading to process pixels corresponding to an object. A texturing processor is configured apply to texture the object, determine a post-processing operation mode to adjust visual effects of the textured object, and transmit data of the textured object to a processing path for the post-processing operation in accordance with the determined post-processing mode. A reorder buffer is configured to buffer data of the object in accordance with a processing order when the processing path bypasses the shading processor. |
| US10311625B2 |
Image displaying apparatus, image generating apparatus, image providing server, image displaying method, image generating method, and computer programs for executing the image displaying method and the image generating method
Provided is an image displaying apparatus including: a receiver configured to receive a first image group including an initial image and a final image; a display configured to display, on an image display window, one of a plurality of images included in the first image group; and a controller configured to control the display to display, on the image display window, the initial image, and control the display to change an image displayed on the image display window from the initial image to the final image, based on at least one of a degree to which the image display window is scrolled on the display and an elapsed time from when the initial image is displayed on the image display window. |
| US10311622B2 |
Virtual reality device and method for virtual reality
A method for virtual reality (VR) includes displaying a VR event in a view of a first VR position in a VR environment in a first period, wherein a user's VR avatar is at the first VR position in the first period; recording the VR event; and redisplaying the recorded VR event in a view of a second VR position in the VR environment in a second period. |
| US10311621B2 |
Held object stabilization in virtual reality
Techniques of animating objects in VR involve applying a motion filter to the object that varies with vertices on an object. Along these lines, a VR computer generates an object for an interactive, three-dimensional game by generating a triangular mesh approximating the object surface and bones including vertices defining motion of the vertices based on motion of an anchor vertex. When a user selects a vertex of the object as an anchor vertex about which to move the object, the VR computer generates variable filters for each bone that restrict the motion of that bone based on the distance of that bone from the anchor vertex. Accordingly, when the user produces a gesture with a controller that defines a path of motion for the anchor vertex, the bone including the anchor vertex goes through an unfiltered motion while bones remote from the anchor vertex go through a more restricted motion. |
| US10311620B1 |
System and method for creating multi-sided digital images
A system and method for creating multi-sided digital images involving at least one processor configured to run an image forming application, wherein the processor running said image forming application is configured to: (i) receive a digital sponsor image and a digital personal photo image from a user; (ii) generate an animated or video-based multi-sided digital image with at least one side depicting said digital sponsor image and at least another side depicting said personal photo, said animated or video-based multi-sided digital image configured to rotate and/or flip on a display of said one or more computer devices to show said digital sponsor image and said digital personal image; and (iii) transmit said animated or video-based multi-sided digital image to a user's computer device. |
| US10311619B1 |
Video stream customization using graphics
An online system customizes video conversations between users of the online system by providing graphics that are likely to interest the users. The online system may present composite views overlaying selected graphics on a video stream, which may be part of an augmented reality (AR) environment. The graphics include, for example, background graphics, masks, props, visual or particular effects, frames or borders, etc. The online system may use a machine learning model to predict whether a user is likely to select or interact with a particular graphic. The online system can also filter or rank graphics according to user affinities or user connections on the online system. Users may be encouraged to interact with the graphics that are customized to their specific interests, which can promote an engaging video conversation or AR experience. |
| US10311613B2 |
Electronic device for processing image and method for controlling thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions executed to enable the processor to obtain an image and output a message generated based on additional information and an image analysis result obtained by analyzing the obtained image. |
| US10311612B2 |
Display device and method of controlling same
Provided is a display device including a first display unit, a second display unit arranged on a back side of the first display unit, a generation unit configured to perform predetermined image processing on first image data to generate second image data, and a control unit configured to select one of a plurality of display modes including a first display mode on which the first display unit displays an image based on the first image data and the second display unit displays an image based on the second image data, and a second display mode on which the first display unit and the second display unit display the image based on the first image data. |
| US10311610B2 |
System and method for generating cartoon data
A cartoon data generating system includes a receiving unit configured to receive a layer selection signal for selecting at least one layer from cartoon data including a cut generated from a combination of at least one layer including different stories and an effect application signal for applying a predetermined effect to the at least one selected layer; a determination unit configured to determine a layer satisfying an expansion condition among the at least one selected layer; and a controller configured to expand the layer satisfying the expansion condition to a predetermined size and generate an effect cut from a combination of the expanded layer to which the predetermined effect is applied and another layer. |
| US10311607B2 |
Chart decomposition and sequencing for limited display devices
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for chart decomposition and sequencing in a limited display device. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of chart decomposition and sequencing in a limited display device is provided. The method includes generating a data visualization for raw data and partitioning the data visualization into a set of a discrete number of segments. The method also includes establishing a sequence for the segments in the set. Finally, the method includes displaying the segments sequentially in frames of an animation according to the sequence in a display of the limited display device. |
| US10311605B2 |
Iterative image reconstruction method, iterative image reconstruction program, and tomography apparatus
Provided are an iterative image reconstruction method, an iterative image reconstruction program, and a tomography apparatus capable of effectively performing image reconstruction by shorting computation time when performing image reconstruction using an iterative method. In this iterative image reconstruction method, in cases where the image quality after image reconstruction is insufficient when the image was obtained with the number of iterations of 100 times in the first image reconstruction processing, when resuming the image reconstruction, the number of iterations and the state variables at the end of the reconstruction in which the number of iterations is 100 times are read, and then the image reconstruction is resumed. |
| US10311603B2 |
Correcting positron emission tomography image attenuation
Method of correcting PET image attenuation and PET/MRI devices are provided. In one aspect, an MRI image of a subject is segmented to obtain respective MRI sub-images corresponding to attenuation units of the subject, respective pseudo CT sub-images corresponding to the MRI sub-images are obtained based on an MRI-CT atlas, the respective pseudo CT sub-images corresponding to the MRI sub-images are spliced to obtain a pseudo CT image corresponding to the MRI image, and attenuation correction is performed for a PET image of the subject according to the pseudo CT image, wherein the PET image and the MRI image are obtained through a same scan process for the subject. |
| US10311596B2 |
Image processing device, robot, robot system, and marker
An image processing device that detects a marker, in which the marker includes a first figure in which three or more figure centers are overlapped with each other and a data area provided on an internal or external portion of the first figure, and the image processing device detects the first figure and detects the data area based on the figure centers of the first figure. |
| US10311588B2 |
Timing pulses in a depth sensing device
There is provided in accordance with an aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter, a method operating a depth sensing device. The method includes obtaining a current pulse timing on each of a first and a second depth sensing devices; and allocating an exclusive pulse timeslot to each of said first and second devices, so that during a portion of a frame which corresponds to any one of the pulse timeslots only a respective one of said first device and said second device emits a pulse. |
| US10311586B2 |
Systems and methods for anatomy-based registration of medical images acquired with different imaging modalities
Systems and methods for co-registering medical images obtained with different imaging modalities are provided. For instance, images obtained with x-ray imaging, such as x-ray computed tomography (“CT”), can be co-registered with images obtained with magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”). The different imaging modalities generate images that have different visualization characteristics for tissues; thus, in general, co-registration is accomplished by identifying different anatomical features in the different images and then utilizing a known spatial relationship between those anatomical features to co-register the different images. |
| US10311576B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
A computer extracts a plurality of candidate lines that are observed from a position of an imaging device that captures an image of an object from among a plurality of candidate lines included in shape information of the object. The computer generates plural pieces of association information indicating a prescribed number of combinations obtained by respectively associating the prescribed number of candidate lines of the observed plurality of candidate lines with the prescribed number of feature lines of a plurality of feature lines detected from the image. The computer determines an association result according to respective errors of the plural pieces of association information. |
| US10311574B2 |
Object segmentation, including sky segmentation
A digital medium environment includes an image processing application that performs object segmentation on an input image. An improved object segmentation method implemented by the image processing application comprises receiving an input image that includes an object region to be segmented by a segmentation process, processing the input image to provide a first segmentation that defines the object region, and processing the first segmentation to provide a second segmentation that provides pixel-wise label assignments for the object region. In some implementations, the image processing application performs improved sky segmentation on an input image containing a depiction of a sky. |
| US10311572B2 |
Reducing latency in presenting map interfaces at client devices
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for reducing latency in transmitting and presenting map user interfaces. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a client device, a request for presentation of an interactive map user interface that depicts (i) a region and (ii) data related to an account for sub-regions of the region. One or more servers render a map of the region. The server(s) generate an image file representing an image of the rendered map. A different visual characteristic is assigned to each different sub-region. The server(s) configure a user interface of the client device to present (i) the image with each of the different sub-regions being presented according to the different visual characteristics and (ii) account data related to a sub-region when the client device detects a user interaction with the sub-region. |
| US10311568B2 |
Image processing apparatus, control method thereof, and computer-readable storage medium
An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit adapted to acquire a radiation image capturing an object, a function acquisition unit adapted to acquire a point spread function from the radiation image, and a determination unit adapted to determine, based on a state of the point spread function, presence/absence of a movement of the object in the radiation image. |
| US10311562B2 |
Imaging system for granular material with homogeneous background
An imaging system (100) including at least one camera (3), a background element (4) and a pair of mirrors (2a, 2b), where the mirror surfaces of the mirrors in the pair are angled from each other at an angle α, where the imaging system (100) is intended to receive a sample along a main axis extending between the mirrors. The camera (3) is directed towards the mirror pair (2a, 2b) and the background element (4) includes a surface directed towards the mirror pair, where the background element (4) is formed as a cylinder portion with a cylinder axis deviating from the main axis, and the mirrors are arranged with a respective mirror surface edge to edge with each other. |
| US10311561B2 |
Image inspection method, image inspection device, program, and image recording system
The image inspection method includes: a step of acquiring data of an inspection image obtained by capturing an image of a recorded matter recorded by an image recording system that performs a compensation process of compensating for a defect caused by a failure in an image formation element, using an imaging apparatus; a step of acquiring data of a reference image; and a step of comparing the data of the inspection image with the data of the reference image to determine whether there is a defect at each position of the inspection image. The defect detection step includes a process that makes a defect detection performance different in a compensation application region and a compensation non-application region other than the compensation application region, on the basis of compensation position information of the failure in the image formation element to which the compensation process has been applied. |
| US10311560B2 |
Method and system for estimating blur kernel size
A method for estimating a blur kernel size, the method including: (1) pre-processing a blurred image, to obtain an image, so that a size of the image satisfies an image input size of a multi-class convolutional neural network (CNN); (2) inputting the image into a multi-class CNN with completed training, to obtain a blur-kernel-size probability distribution vector; and (3) comparing each element in the blur-kernel-size probability distribution vector, so that an estimated blur kernel size of the blurred image is the blur kernel size corresponding to a largest element. The invention also provides a system for estimating a blur kernel size. The system includes an image pre-processing module, a training-set synthesizing module, a multi-class CNN module, and a blur kernel size estimation module. |
| US10311555B2 |
Imaging system and method for imaging objects with reduced image blur
An imaging device is presented for use in an imaging system capable of improving the image quality. The imaging device has one or more optical systems defining an effective aperture of the imaging device. The imaging device comprises a lens system having an algebraic representation matrix of a diagonalized form defining a first Condition Number, and a phase encoder utility adapted to effect a second Condition Number of an algebraic representation matrix of the imaging device, smaller than said first Condition Number of the lens system. |
| US10311553B2 |
Image-processing device
An image-processing device includes: a gradient data generation unit which sequentially targets pixels, and on the basis of a luminance value, generates gradient data in which each pixel is represented using a first label of a value indicating a direction toward a pixel having a higher luminance value or a second label of a value indicating that the luminance value of the pixel is higher than all pixels located around the pixel; a plurality of region label generation units which set each pixel represented by the second label as a peak pixel, divide regions into regions including pixels belonging to the same peak pixel on the basis of peak coordinates indicating the positions of peak pixels, and generate region label data; and a peak pixel distribution unit which distributes each peak pixel to each of the region label generation units such that loads of computations are approximately equalized. |
| US10311551B2 |
Machine vision based track-occupancy and movement validation
A train monitoring system includes an image sensor positioned on a rail vehicle to sense an area in front. The image sensor generates sensor signals. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium has program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor in communication with the image sensor, causes the at least one processor to: (a) generate static image data based on the sensor signals, the static image data including a line representation of rails located in the area in front of the rail vehicle; (b) determine track occupancy of the rail vehicle by determining the set of rails occupied by the rail vehicle based on the static image data; and (c) determine an upcoming direction of movement of the rail vehicle by determining a direction of the set of rails occupied by the rail vehicle based on the static image data. |
| US10311547B2 |
Image upscaling system, training method thereof, and image upscaling method
An image upscaling system includes at least two convolutional neural network modules and at least one synthesizer. The convolutional neural network module and the synthesizer are alternately connected to one another. The first convolutional neural network module receive an input image and the corresponding supplemental image, generate a first number of the feature images, and output them to the next synthesizer connected thereto. Other convolutional neural network modules each may receive the output image from the previous synthesizer and the corresponding supplemental image, generate a second number of feature images, and output them to the next synthesizer connected thereto, or output them from the image upscaling system. The synthesizer may synthesize every n*n feature images in the received feature image into one feature image and output the resultant third number of feature images to the next convolutional neural network module connected thereto or output them from the image upscaling system. |
| US10311545B2 |
Application processor including reconfigurable scaler and devices including the processor
An application processor includes a reconfigurable hardware scaler which includes dedicated circuits configured to perform different scaling techniques, respectively and a shared circuit configured to be shared by the dedicated circuits. One of the different scaling techniques is performed by one of the dedicated circuits and the shared circuit. |
| US10311541B2 |
Multi-user multi-GPU render server apparatus and methods
The invention provides, in some aspects, a system for rendering images, the system having one or more client digital data processors and a server digital data processor in communications coupling with the one or more client digital data processors, the server digital data processor having one or more graphics processing units. The system additionally comprises a render server module executing on the server digital data processor and in communications coupling with the graphics processing units, where the render server module issues a command in response to a request from a first client digital data processor. The graphics processing units on the server digital data processor simultaneously process image data in response to interleaved commands from (i) the render server module on behalf of the first client digital data processor, and (ii) one or more requests from (a) the render server module on behalf of any of the other client digital data processors, and (b) other functionality on the server digital data processor. |
| US10311532B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing real estate data
A system and method for managing real estate data using a mobile device, such as a tablet computer. The data is displayed in a manner that facilitates quick analysis suing a mobile device. User interfaces, processing, and other features provide a mobile user with information required to make intelligent decisions on real estate transactions. A tour can be constructed based on a subset of data returned as a result of a database query. |
| US10311531B2 |
Process for real property surveys
An automated machine for surveying real property and a method for using the machine by requesting an automated machine, placing it for surveying the real property, programming the machine and allowing the machine to store and create displayable media. |
| US10311530B2 |
System and process for managing preparation and packaging of food and/or beverage products for a precise delivery time
The disclosure relates to a computer-based system for managing just-in-time preparation and delivery of food products. In the system, customers can build, place, and pay for their order. Once the order is placed, the system will track the users location, only starting to prepare their food when the customer is within a specific proximity to the retail location. The proximity will be dynamic and expand and contract with the customer's movements. Finally, the system will coordinate the preparation, assembly and packaging of the order to provide just-in-time delivery of the customer's order, thereby reducing food waste and enhancing the freshness and taste of the product delivered to improve the customer experience. |
| US10311527B2 |
Agronomic variation and team performance analysis
Performance information indicative of operator performance of a mobile machine is received. A performance opportunity space is identified, indicative of possible performance improvement. Savings identified in the performance opportunity space are quantified. |
| US10311526B2 |
Management system and method for operating a mining machine
A management system includes an input device provided to a loading machine that performs, after a first loading work of loading a load onto a first haul machine positioned at a first loading position at a loading site of a mine is ended, a second loading work of loading a load onto a second haul machine that is already positioned, during the first loading work, at a second loading position different from the first loading position, and a processing device to which an operation signal generated by the input device is to be output, wherein the processing device specifies a start time of the second loading work based on the operation signal generated by the input device at a time when the first loading work is ended. |
| US10311525B1 |
Content quality evaluation and classification
A social networking system classifies content items according to their qualities for ranking and selection of content items to present to users within, for example, a newsfeed. Low-quality content items that are unlikely to be interesting or relevant to a user may be distinguished though they may appear to be popular among users in the social networking system. The social networking system identifies within the content items one or more features that are indicators of the quality of the content items. The social networking system can use one or more classifiers to evaluate the content items based on the features, and it can compute a quality metric indicating the quality of a content item based on the result obtained from the classifiers. The quality metric can be used in the ranking and selection of a set of content items to provide to the user. |
| US10311523B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing account book service
An account book service providing apparatus using a messaging service includes a first data receiver configured to receive first data input into a messenger chat window displayed on a terminal of a user, the first data including an income or expenditure detail; a second data processor configured to extract second data having a preset format from the first data and store the second data; an account book data storage unit configured to store the second data to be mapped to the user; a third data extractor configured to extract third data to reflect the second data, the third data including the sum of a total or some of the second data; and a data transmitter configured to transmit the second data or the third data to the terminal of the user so as to display the second data or the third data on the terminal of the user. |
| US10311521B1 |
Item inventory and item replacement
Methods, systems, computer program products, and apparatus relating to an item inventory and item replacement are provided. In one embodiment a method for automatic processing of an insurance claim is provided. The method comprises (a) receiving one or more item indicators, each item indicator associated with an item in an insurance claim for an insured party; (b) for a particular item indicator of the one or more item indicators, automatically identifying an item listing associated with the particular item indicator from an item inventory, the item listing identified based at least in part on the particular item indicator; and (c) indicating the item listing as a replacement item for the particular item. Indicating the item listing as a replacement item for the particular item comprises adding the item listing to an electronic shopping cart. |
| US10311510B2 |
System and method for providing sequential media items
A system and method of providing sequential media content. The system of some embodiments provides a library that displays representations of media items stored on a device. The library displays representations of a series object. Activating the series object displays purchased media items in a series of media items. After a threshold amount of a media item in the series has been consumed, the series object displays a representation of a next media item in the series along with a control for purchasing the next media item in the series. |
| US10311509B2 |
Data-driven color coordinator
A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color may be retrieved, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm. |
| US10311505B2 |
Method, system, and graphic user interface for enabling a customer to access an unpublished media file
A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and computer readable media for enabling a customer to access to an unpublished media file uploaded by an artist are provided. An artist's profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A previously unpublished media file may be received from the artist based on a publish option of listed unpublished media content and may be uploaded to the user profile. The unpublished media file may be associated with the artist's account. A request to access the media file may be received from a customer. An account associated with the customer may be updated to indicate their requested access to the media file. The customer may then be enabled to access the media file. The user's account may be updated to indicate the transaction. |
| US10311501B1 |
Recycling app for crowd-sourced recycling
A system is provided for use in managing waste services performed by a service vehicle. The system may include a sensor configured to capture during completion of a waste service activity an image of waste set out for retrieval by the service vehicle, a portal, and a processor in communication with the sensor and the portal. The processor may be configured to execute instructions stored in memory to receive from a consumer via the portal at least one of a picture and a description of a desired item, to recognize an object in the image captured by the sensor, to make a determination regarding matching of the object with the desired item, and to selectively cause a notification to be displayed on the portal based on the determination. |
| US10311499B1 |
Clustering interactions for user missions
Techniques for identifying clusters of user interactions and shopping missions may be provided. For example, the system may receive a history of interactions between a user and one or more network pages. The system may identify a most recent event from the history of interactions and identify a cluster that includes other events from the history of interactions that are of a same category as the most recent event. The determination of the cluster may be based in part on item attributes associated with the item presented on the at least one of the one or more network pages. The most recent event may then be associated with the cluster. In some examples, a shopping mission is determined and one or more notifications are provided to a user, merchant, or electronic marketplace in association with the identified shopping mission. |
| US10311494B2 |
Print product designer
A print product designer provides for selection of spatial-structural components and includes a display module to display a visual representation of a print product incorporating selected spatial-structural components. |
| US10311492B2 |
Enhancing functionalities of virtual assistants and dialog systems via plugin marketplace
A method for enhancing dialog systems is disclosed herein. The method may include maintaining an online marketplace that may have a plurality of dialog system extension elements. The plurality of dialog system extension elements may include at least one of a dialog system plugin, a dialog system add-on, a dialog system update, and a dialog system upgrade. The method may further include receiving a selection of one of the plurality of dialog system extension elements from an end user. The end user may be associated with a dialog system. The method may continue with associating the one of the plurality of dialog system extension elements with the dialog system of the end user. |
| US10311482B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting a digital assistant persona
A method that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing a first digital assistant to engage in a first communication exchange with a user of the first communication device where the first digital assistant has a first digital assistant persona that controls information provided by the first digital assistant during communication exchanges, analyzing user input during the first communication exchange, and adjusting the first digital assistant persona based on one or more of the user persona, user deficiency, or promotional offers. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10311478B2 |
Recommending content based on user profiles clustered by subscription data
A method for recommending content based on user profiles clustered by subscription data includes receiving usage data of users. The usage data for each user includes device usage data and subscription data associated with the one or more applications installed on the user device. The method further includes receiving a recommendation request from a first user device of a first user for new subscription data and determining first usage data of the first user. The method also includes identifying a second user having second usage data that has a threshold similarity to the first usage data amongst the users. The method includes determining the new subscription data as being at least some of the subscription data of the second usage data that is different than the subscription data of the first usage data and outputting the new subscription data to the user device of the first user. |
| US10311468B2 |
Statistical marketing attribution correlation
Web marketing channel correlation information for multiple web access sessions is captured using a web sales-capable server. The web marketing channel correlation information includes, for each web access session, a session-originating web marketing channel identifier of a marketing channel that originated the web access session, and at least one cross-session correlation identifier usable to correlate sets of web access sessions and usable to correlate the sets of web access sessions with orders. In association with an order placed by a consumer using the web sales-capable server, an accumulated statistical sales contribution of each marketing channel that originated a correlated set of web access sessions that are correlated with the order is calculated based upon the captured marketing channel correlation information. The accumulated statistical sales contribution of each marketing channel is calculated using a statistically-accumulated marketing channel attribution metric associated with each correlated marketing channel. |
| US10311465B2 |
Estimating foot traffic lift in response to an advertisement campaign at an online system
An online system estimates a lift in foot traffic at a store in response to an advertisement campaign at the online system. The online system identifies a physical location for the store and obtains location data for a base group of users and a lifted group of users, where the lifted group of users receives advertisements associated with the store and the base group of users does not. The online system computes a distance between the location of the store and the user's location to create a base distance array for the base group and a lifted distance array for the lifted group. The online system then determines an aggregate value that represents a measure of a number of users visiting the store for each of the base distance array and the lifted distance array, and estimates a lift in foot traffic by comparing the two aggregate values. |
| US10311460B2 |
Method and program product for loyalty rewards programs
A method and program product includes accessing a customer account on a server system. A revolving list of tasks associated with the customer account is received. The revolving list of tasks at least includes a plurality of businesses and at least one action to be completed for each business. The plurality of businesses are selected by the server system from a group of associated businesses using a selection algorithm. The selection algorithm at least in part uses a random selection. A completion of a one of the tasks is communicated, wherein the server system removes the task from the list creating an empty slot, and assigns a reward to the customer account. |
| US10311453B2 |
System and apparatus for assessing reach, engagement, conversation or other social metrics based on domain tailored evaluation of social media exposure
Embodiments described herein provide a social media analytics platform. An entity may be configured with respect to the platform and a number of social media accounts, and other data such as aliases or search terms associated with the entity. Data is collected at certain intervals from the various online sites, including social media sites, using the various disparate and proprietary interfaces and data models provided by the sites and the configurations for the social media accounts associated with an entity. Using this data obtained from these online sites one or more scores can be calculated or update based on the data, where the score(s) may serve to quantify a facet of the entity's social media exposure and may serve to be domain specific to the entity. The scores for each of the indices for an entity can thus serve to quantify facets of an entity's social media exposure. |
| US10311452B2 |
Computerized systems and methods of mapping attention based on W4 data related to a user
The disclosure describes systems and methods of ranking user interest in physical entities based on the attention given to those entities as determined by an analysis of communications from devices over multiple communication channels. The attention ranking systems allow any “Who, What, When, Where” entity to be defined and ranked based, at least in part, on information obtained from communications between users and user proxy devices. An entity rank is generated for entity known to the system in which the entity rank is derived from the information in communications that are indicative of user actions related to the entity. The entity ranks are then used to modify the display of information or data associated with the entities. The system may also generate a personal rank for each entity based on the relation of the entity to a specified user. |
| US10311448B2 |
Digital signage system
A method of operating a digital signage system. The method includes creating at least one user account, creating or retrieving a display content to be displayed on a display device, searching for a display location and at least one display device associated with the display location, and sending a request to display the content on at least one selected display device. The method further includes automatically downloading the content to be displayed on the selected display device, automatically processing a payment from a first user account to a second user account that is associated with the display device, and displaying the content on the selected display device. |
| US10311446B2 |
Method and apparatus for obfuscating context information
In some examples, context information is determined. The context information is associated with a user and based on information of a communication device associated with the user. The context information is obfuscated based on a user information, such privacy policy, user profile, user preferences, user activity, and/or any combination of the aforementioned, associated with the user. In other examples, the context information is determined based on a user location and/or user information. |
| US10311442B1 |
Business methods and systems for offering and obtaining research services
Systems and methods that provide for automation-assisted research into the workings of one or more studied systems include software modules that communicate with domain knowledge bases, research professionals, automated laboratories, research service objects, and data analysis processes. When implemented in conjunction with online business methods and systems, ordering processes can interface directly with research services, such as medical research services and biomedical research services. In some implementations, automatically selected research service objects can correspond to 3rd-party research services that can produce research results, and subsequent data-processing can update the knowledge bases and provide guidance to a next phase of research. |
| US10311435B2 |
System and method for transaction authentication
Some implementations provide a method that includes: generating an association, at a mobile device, between a government-issued identification document of a user and a mode of payment; receiving, at the mobile device, a presentation of the government-issued identification document of the user to support a request for payment; validating whether the presented government-issued identification document is a valid identification of the user; and in response to validating the presented government-issued identification document, proceeding with payment by using the mode of payment. |
| US10311433B2 |
Secure authorizations using independent communications and different one-time-use encryption keys for each party to a transaction
A registered provider device encrypts provider input related to a transaction between the provider device and one of many registered user devices to create an encrypted one-time-use provider code (the encryption is performed using an encryption key produced, in part, using a uniquely sequenced number generated by a sequencer maintained by the provider device). Similarly, the user device encrypts user input to create an encrypted one-time-use user code using an encryption key produced, in part, using a uniquely sequenced number generated by a user sequencer maintained by the user device. The provider and user devices independently transmit their different encrypted one-time-use codes to an intermediate entity, which decrypts the encrypted codes. This decryption is performed using one-time-use encryption keys produced using sequencers maintained by the intermediate entity, and this decryption generates an authorization request. The intermediate entity obtains an authorization decision regarding the authorization request from the authorization entity. |
| US10311430B2 |
Proxy card providing indirect funds access
A proxy card used at an ATM, or at any vendor store, that has a legacy point of sale unit or at a store with the smart point of sale. In general, it can be used with any vendor and otherwise as any credit or debit card might be used. The point-of sale unit interacts with a multi-source processing system (MSPS) that, instead of servicing a single money source, interacts with more than one of a plurality of monetary sources that may be associated with the proxy card. The money transferred from credit or debit accounts of the user may be either transferred directly or indirectly via a proxy central account associated with the MSPS that a user maintains. |
| US10311428B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a contactless protocol
Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for managing contactless transactions. A first tap is performed when a system is placed within a predetermined proximity to a payment terminal. A first select command including an AID corresponding to a first application is received from the payment terminal. A first response based on the first select command is transmitted to the payment terminal. A data request including information indicating supported data types is received from the payment terminal. A second response based on the data request and including transaction data is transmitted to the payment terminal. The transaction data includes at least a portion of commerce data stored in the at least one memory. |
| US10311425B2 |
Integrating mobile payment application with other mobile applications while preventing security exposures
A method, system and computer program product for integrating a mobile payment application with other mobile applications while preventing security exposures. A set of application programming interfaces of mobile applications that may possibly be utilized by a pass created by a mobile payment application is generated in response to receiving an indication that the pass was created. A “pass,” as used herein, refers to a form of mobile payment, such as a gift card. A selection of these application programming interfaces may then be received to interact with the created pass. In this manner, the existing mobile applications are seamlessly integrated with the features of passes. Furthermore, a virtual container is created for the created pass and the selected application programming interfaces to interface with the created pass. By creating such a container, the data to be exposed to the application layer can be controlled. |
| US10311424B2 |
Indicia encoding system with integrated purchase and payment information
An indicia encoding system is disclosed herein that encodes integrated information on products and/or services selected for purchase and payment information for purchasing the selected products and/or services, in accordance with a variety of embodiments involving various methods, devices and systems. In one illustrative embodiment, a method may include entering purchase order information via one or more input/output components. The purchase order may include an indication for one or more products and/or one or more services. The method may also include entering payment information, including information on a method of payment, via one or more input/output components. The method may also include generating a machine-readable indicia that encodes both the purchase order information and the payment information, with the payment information in an encrypted form; and displaying the machine-readable indicia on a screen. |
| US10311421B2 |
Systems and methods for managing a payment terminal via a web browser
The present disclosure relates generally to communication with payment terminals via TCP/IP protocol. Using network technology and novel processes, in particular embodiments, the present systems and methods facilitate local network discovery and communication between a payment terminal and an electronic cash register (“ECR”) via a browser. For example, in certain embodiments, the present systems and methods leverage TCP/IP network technology to securely facilitate communications between SaaS ECR software running in a browser environment and one or more payment terminals. |
| US10311417B2 |
Sales data processing apparatus and method for instructing operation on operation section to be operated next
A sales data processing apparatus comprises a position storage section which stores a position of an operation section operated by an operator, a line of sight measurement device which measures a position of line of sight of the operator, a line of sight position storage module which stores the position of the line of sight measured by the line of sight measurement device, a coincidence determining module which determines whether or not the position of an operation section to be operated next by the operator is coincident with the position of the line of sight of the operator stored, and an operation informing module which informs information for instructing an operation of the operation section if the coincidence determining module determines that the position of the operation section to be operated next is not coincident with the position of the line of sight of the operator stored. |
| US10311416B2 |
Systems and methods for advanced energy settlements, network-based messaging, and applications supporting the same
Systems and methods for electric power messaging and settlements including advanced energy settlements, messaging, and applications for electric power supply, load, and/or curtailment and data analytics associated with the same. Systems and methods for providing data analytics and customer or consumer guidance and controls are provided, and coupled with graphic user interfaces for interactive control and command of grid elements, design, specification, construction, management and financial settlement for data centers and/or microgrids, business and residential power consumption, control, management, messaging and settlements, mobile applications, websites, marketing offers, optimal pricing for comparable energy plans, retail electric provider and direct consumer alternatives, network of power architecture, EnergyNet applications, software development kit, and application web-based storefronts. |
| US10311413B2 |
By-item bill payments
A plurality of billers are enrolled in a by-item bill payment program. An invoice is obtained from a given one of said billers, including multiple charges corresponding to at least one of goods and services purchased from the given one of said billers by a first payor. The invoice is modified, based at least in part on said enrolling step, to generate at least one modified invoice including multiple charges corresponding to at least one of goods and services purchased from the given one of said billers by said first payor, the multiple charges being handled under different payment terms. The at least one modified invoice is sent to said first payor; payment from said first payor is obtained; and the obtained payment is allocated. A specific exemplary software architecture for implementing the method is also disclosed. |
| US10311405B2 |
Software-issue graphs
Provided is a process, including: obtaining a plurality of software-issue reports; obtaining a pull request; forming a software-issue graph having a plurality of nodes corresponding to the software-issue reports and a plurality of edges indicating relationships between the software-issue reports; determining that the pull request addresses a given software-issue report; selecting a subset of nodes in the software-issue graph addressed by the pull request; and designating the pull request as being associated with the plurality of software-issue reports corresponding to the selected subset of nodes. |
| US10311403B2 |
Providing feedback via a social network from a media distribution platform
A method to provide information about media products available through a media distribution platform enables users of the media distribution platform to communicate information about media products via social network messages. Upon selection of an option by a user to communicate information about a media product via a social network message, the media distribution platform generates a pre-filled social network message that includes an identifier of the media product. In addition to allowing information about media products to be communicated via the social network, the media product identifier also enables the media distribution platform to retrieve information about a media product's popularity as indicated by the number of social network messages that include the identifier. This information can be utilized to enhance and personalize user media product recommendations through the media distribution platform. |
| US10311402B1 |
System and method for electronic collaboration
Systems and methods of the present invention provide for electronic collaboration between at least two computing devices. The collaboration has a plurality of applications for scenarios requiring review and signing of documents. The collaboration may be based on a loose coupling of the computing devices and may enable a coordinated collaboration. An internet connection may be used to establish and conduct the collaboration. For example, the collaboration may be used to provide interaction between a financial institution and its representative and a customer. The collaboration may be used to review documents and information. Electronic signature capture capability may be provided. The system may be provide for active collaboration between the electronic devices with one device being able to monitor and view actions taken upon a second device. The collaboration and interaction may be extended to multiple electronic devices. |
| US10311393B2 |
Business process model analyzer and runtime selector
In a method for determining appropriate runtime environments for execution of a process model, a computer receives a process model. The process model includes a plurality of activities, wherein two activities are linked by a relationship. The computer determines that the two activities linked by a relationship match a process pattern. The computer determines one or more runtime environments for execution of the process model, wherein each of the one or more runtime environments is capable of executing the process pattern. |
| US10311392B2 |
Just in time compilation (JIT) for business process execution
Techniques to provide and deploy a business process are disclosed. A business process source filed stored in a memory is received. The business process source file, as stored in memory, is provided as an input to an in-memory compiler. A business process class file stored in the memory is received as output from the in-memory compiler. The business process class file, as stored in memory, is provided to a business process engine class loader. |
| US10311386B2 |
Identifying similar items based on interaction history
One embodiment of the invention sets forth a mechanism for identifying similar items within a plurality of items available to a group of users. The mechanism includes identifying a first count that indicates a number of times any user has interacted with a first item included in the plurality of items and subsequently with any other item, identifying a second count that indicates a number of times any user within the has interacted with a second item included in the plurality of items after interacting with the first item, computing a probability that indicates the likelihood of a particular user interacting with the second item after interacting with the first item based on the first count and the second count, and computing a similarity score that indicates the similarity between the first item and the second item based on the probability and a popularity score associated with the second item. |
| US10311385B2 |
Vehicle fleet routing system
In one embodiment, a system includes a memory device and a hardware processor. The memory can store multiple locations positioned along a network of streets in a geographic region. The hardware processor can assign some of the multiple locations to multiple territories associated with multiple vehicles by iteratively: determining whether an allocation threshold is met for the multiple territories and, in response to determining that the allocation threshold is unmet for at least two of the multiple territories, assigning one of the multiple locations not yet assigned to the multiple territories to one of the at least two of the multiple territories. In addition, the hardware processor can generate multiple routes connecting the multiple locations for the multiple vehicles so that each of the multiple routes connects the locations of the multiple locations assigned to one of the multiple territories. |
| US10311383B2 |
Device, method, and graphical user interface for meeting space management and interaction
An electronic device, with a display and one or more input devices: displays a first user interface element provided to create a calendar event, the first user interface element includes a location input element provided to receive user inputs in order to add a location for the calendar event; detects a first input that corresponds to the location input element; in response to detecting the first input, displays in association with the location input element one or more locations for the calendar event, where at least one of the one or more locations corresponds to a virtual conference; detects a second input that corresponds to the virtual conference; and, in response to detecting the second input: generates call-in information and a link for the virtual conference; and associates the call-in information and the link with the calendar event. |
| US10311382B2 |
Online object reservation system and online object reservation method
An online object reservation system includes a database and an object reservation server. The database stores multiple objects associated with individual selection status. The object reservation server establishes a continuous connection with a client to provide a reservation page and receive reservation requirements from the client. The object reservation server automatically selects connection objects according to the reservation requirements. The object reservation server also establishes other connections with other clients. Whenever the selection status of any of the objects is altered, the object reservation server sends a refresh notification to the client to update contents rendered on the reservation page. |
| US10311378B2 |
Depth from time-of-flight using machine learning
A depth detection apparatus is described which has a memory storing raw time-of-flight sensor data received from a time-of-flight sensor. The depth detection apparatus also has a trained machine learning component having been trained using training data pairs. A training data pair comprises at least one simulated raw time-of-flight sensor data value and a corresponding simulated ground truth depth value. The trained machine learning component is configured to compute in a single stage, for an item of the stored raw time-of-flight sensor data, a depth value of a surface depicted by the item, by pushing the item through the trained machine learning component. |
| US10311375B2 |
Systems and methods for classifying electrical signals
An analog implementation is proposed of an adaptive signal processing model of a kind requiring a plurality of randomly-set variables. In particular, following a digital to analog conversion of a digital input signal, analog processing is used to transform the data input to the model into data which is subsequently processed by an adaptively-created layer of the model. In the analog processing, multiplication operations involving the randomly-set variables are performed by analog circuitry in which the randomly-set variables are the consequence of inherent tolerances in electrical components. This eliminates the need for the randomly-set variables to be implemented in some other way, for example as random variables stored in memory. |
| US10311374B2 |
Categorization of forms to aid in form search
Systems and methods disclosed herein associate forms with categories based on form features for non-text field characteristics or field-specific text characteristics of the forms. One embodiment provides a method for facilitating searching for a form by associating forms with categories based on form features. The method involves automatically associating, by a processor of a computing device, forms with respective categories based on form features for non-text field characteristics or field-specific text characteristics of the forms and storing the forms and the respective categories associated with the forms at an electronic form search server. Search results are provided from the electronic form search server based on input identifying a search category and a form is identified as a search result based on the form being associated with the search category. |
| US10311371B1 |
Machine learning based content delivery
Systems and methods for managing content delivery functionalities based on machine learning models are provided. In one aspect, content requests are routed in accordance with clusters of historical content requests to optimize cache performance. In another aspect, content delivery strategies for responding to content requests are determined based on a model trained on data related to historical content requests. The model may also be used to determine above-the-fold configurations for rendering responses to content requests. In some embodiments, portions of the model can be executed on client computing devices. |
| US10311370B2 |
Efficient reduction of resources for the simulation of Fermionic Hamiltonians on quantum hardware
A technique relates to reducing qubits required on a quantum computer. A Fermionic system is characterized in terms of a Hamiltonian. The Fermionic system includes Fermions and Fermionic modes with a total number of 2M Fermionic modes. The Hamiltonian has a parity symmetry encoded by spin up and spin down parity operators. Fermionic modes are sorted such that the first half of 2M modes corresponds to spin up and the second half of 2M modes corresponds to spin down. The Hamiltonian and the parity operators are transformed utilizing a Fermion to qubit mapping that transforms parity operators to a first single qubit Pauli operator on a qubit M and a second single qubit Pauli operator on a qubit 2M. The qubit M having been operated on by the first single qubit Pauli operator and the qubit 2M having been operated on by the second single qubit Pauli operator are removed. |
| US10311365B2 |
Methods and systems for recommending a context based on content interaction
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, a topic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user. |
| US10311352B2 |
Healthcare beacon device configuration systems and methods
Beacon devices and associated components, methods, etc., are disclosed. An example beacon device includes a memory, a communication interface, and a processor to execute instructions with respect to configuration information to control the communication interface and operation of the processor based on a mode in which the beacon device is set to operate, the processor to dynamically transition among a plurality of modes based on an operating condition of the beacon device and a communication received from at least one of the receiver or the controller. In certain examples, the plurality of modes includes a configuration mode and a broadcast mode. When in the configuration mode, the operation of the processor is to process the communication received from the controller to adjust the configuration information. When in the broadcast mode, the operation of the processor is to generate a beacon signal to transmit to at least one of the receiver or the controller via the communication interface. |
| US10311345B2 |
Image-forming apparatus configured to control rotation of developing roller to prevent toner leakage
An image-forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a collecting roller, a belt, a cleaner, and a controller. In response to receiving a signal, the controller performs a process staring with a first process and ending with a second process. The controller rotates the developing roller at a contact position at a first speed in the first process. The controller causes the collecting roller to move residual toner to the belt to allow the cleaner to clean the belt while the developing roller is separated from the photosensitive drum in the second process. The process further includes: (a) causing the developing roller to halt rotating while maintaining the developing roller at the contact position; and (b) causing the developing roller halted in the (a) causing to start rotating at a second speed lower than the first speed while maintaining the developing roller at the contact position. |
| US10311339B2 |
Unsupervised learning techniques for temporal difference models
A temporal difference model can be trained to receive at least a first state representation and a second state representation that respectively describe a state of an object at two different times and, in response, output a temporal difference representation that encodes changes in the object between the two different times. To train the model, the temporal difference model can be combined with a prediction model that, given the temporal difference representation and the first state representation, seeks to predict or otherwise reconstruct the second state representation. The temporal difference model can be trained on a loss value that represents a difference between the second state representation and the prediction of the second state representation. In such fashion, unlabeled data can be used to train the temporal difference model to provide a temporal difference representation. The present disclosure further provides example uses for such temporal difference models once trained. |
| US10311335B1 |
Method and device for generating image data set to be used for learning CNN capable of detecting obstruction in autonomous driving circumstance, and testing method, and testing device using the same
A method of generating at least one image data set to be used for learning CNN capable of detecting at least one obstruction in one or more autonomous driving circumstances, comprising steps of: (a) a learning device acquiring (i) an original image representing a road driving circumstance and (ii) a synthesized label obtained by using an original label corresponding to the original image and an additional label corresponding to an arbitrary specific object, wherein the arbitrary specific object does not relate to the original image; and (b) the learning device supporting a first CNN module to generate a synthesized image using the original image and the synthesized label, wherein the synthesized image is created by combining (i) an image of the arbitrary specific object corresponding to the additional label and (ii) the original image. |
| US10311332B2 |
Orientation-based subject-matching in images
A system and method for subject-matching in images comprises detecting a first orientation of a first subject in a target image; comparing the first orientation with a second orientation of a second subject in a source image to obtain at least one orientation parameter; extracting at least one features from the target image; computing a visual similarity score between the target image and the source image using the features, the visual similarity score being computed as a function of the at least one feature and the at least one orientation parameter; and determining a match between the first subject and the second subject in accordance with the visual similarity score. |
| US10311331B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing system, non-transitory computer readable medium, and image processing method for reflecting features of one image to another image
An image processing apparatus includes a feature value extractor and an image adjuster. The feature value extractor extracts feature values of a first specified image, which is an image of a region specified in advance in a first image. The image adjuster changes, in a case where the feature values of the first specified image are to be reflected in a second image, for each region of the second image, a degree to which the feature values of the first specified image are to be reflected, and adjusts an image quality of the second image. |
| US10311329B2 |
Social connection via real-time image comparison
A method and system are provided. The method includes acquiring a first image by a first user. The method further includes performing, using a processor, a comparative analysis of the first image and at least one other image acquired within a threshold time by at least one other user. The method also includes establishing a real-time communication interface between the first user and the at least one other user in response to the comparative analysis. |
| US10311328B2 |
Method and apparatus for validity determination of a data dividing operation
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of determining whether data exceeds a validity range of an operation, comprising dividing operation data indicative of a range of validity of the operation into a plurality of chunks, determining a partial convex hull for each of the plurality of chunks, determining a convex hull for the operation data based on the plurality of partial convex hulls, and determining whether the data exceeds the validity range of the operation data based on the convex hull. |
| US10311326B2 |
Systems and methods for improved image textures
Methods and systems for image texture enhancement are disclosed. In some aspects, texture information for a plurality of object types is stored in a database. Objects are recognized in an image, and the type of each recognized object is identified. The database is consulted to determine textures for each of the recognized objects, based on the type of each object. A portion of a new image representing the recognized object is then updated based on its determined texture. Multiple objects having multiple different textures may be updated in this manner within a single image. This may result in improved image textures over known methods, especially when low light exposures may result in reduced image resolution and degraded textures. |
| US10311319B2 |
System and method for recognizing vehicle license plate information
Provided is a technology for recognizing vehicle license plate information which includes detecting a position of a license plate from a vehicle image obtained by imaging a vehicle, extracting individual character images by separating a plurality of characters from a region of the detected license plate in the vehicle image and extracting a license plate type of the license plate according to a predetermined criterion, recognizing a license plate character string on the basis of the extracted individual character images and the license plate type and outputting the recognized license plate character string. |
| US10311314B2 |
Detection of lane-splitting motorcycles
A controller receives images from a rearward-facing camera having an inter-lane region in the field of view thereof. A region of interest of the images is identified corresponding to the inter-lane region. The region of interest is converted to a grayscale image having a drastically reduced number of intensity levels. A difference image is determined between the grayscale image for each image relative to the grayscale image of a preceding image. If the non-zero pixels in the difference image exceed a threshold and the area of non-zero pixels in the difference images for the input images are increasing with time, a lane-splitting vehicle will be determined to be present and an alert may be generated and/or autonomous lane changes may be suppressed. |
| US10311312B2 |
System and method for vehicle occlusion detection
A system and method for vehicle occlusion detection is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving training image data from a training image data collection system; obtaining ground truth data corresponding to the training image data; performing a training phase to train a plurality of classifiers, a first classifier being trained for processing static images of the training image data, a second classifier being trained for processing image sequences of the training image data; receiving image data from an image data collection system associated with an autonomous vehicle; and performing an operational phase including performing feature extraction on the image data, determining a presence of an extracted feature instance in multiple image frames of the image data by tracing the extracted feature instance back to a previous plurality of N frames relative to a current frame, applying the first trained classifier to the extracted feature instance if the extracted feature instance cannot be determined to be present in multiple image frames of the image data, and applying the second trained classifier to the extracted feature instance if the extracted feature instance can be determined to be present in multiple image frames of the image data. |
| US10311309B2 |
Method and device for interpreting a surrounding environment of a vehicle, and vehicle
A method is described for interpreting a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The method includes a step of providing an image of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, a step of forming an item of relational information using a first position of a first object in the image and a second position of a second object in the image, the item of relational information representing a spatial relation between the first object and the second object in the surrounding environment of the vehicle, and a step of use of the item of relational information in order to interpret the surrounding environment of the vehicle. |
| US10311308B2 |
Image processing to identify selected individuals in a field of view
A computer-implemented method for detecting and ranking individuals includes capturing live image data of a scene using an imaging device and identifying overlap between reference image data of the selected individuals and the live image data, wherein the overlap includes image data of the selected individuals in the scene. The method also includes capturing sets of image data of the selected individuals while the imaging device is in motion and recording the movement to provide a tracking record having instructions for positioning the imaging device where the imaging device captured the sets of image data of the selected individuals in the scene. The method further includes determining a score for each of the selected individuals in the scene based on a value related to an ability to view each friend and/or a social relationship value in order to enable a user to select who to aim the imaging device at. |
| US10311305B2 |
Systems and methods for creating a story board with forensic video analysis on a video repository
Systems and methods for creating a story board with forensic video analysis on a video repository are provided. Some methods can include storing a plurality of video data streams in a data repository, storing asynchronous streams of metadata of each of the plurality of video data streams in the data repository, identifying a first object captured by at least one of the plurality of video data streams, using the asynchronous streams of metadata to identify correlations or interactions between the first object and a plurality of other objects over time, and replicating a story of the first object. |
| US10311302B2 |
Systems and methods for analyzing remote sensing imagery
Disclosed systems and methods relate to remote sensing, deep learning, and object detection. Some embodiments relate to machine learning for object detection, which includes, for example, identifying a class of pixel in a target image and generating a label image based on a parameter set. Other embodiments relate to machine learning for geometry extraction, which includes, for example, determining heights of one or more regions in a target image and determining a geometric object property in a target image. Yet other embodiments relate to machine learning for alignment, which includes, for example, aligning images via direct or indirect estimation of transformation parameters. |
| US10311297B2 |
Determination of position from images and associated camera positions
An apparatus includes an interface configured to receive image data and position data. The image data is associated with a plurality of images of a scene including an object. The position data is associated with positions of a camera that captured the plurality of images. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to identify a corresponding camera position for a first image of the plurality of images and to output an indication of a global position of the object based on first image data corresponding to the first image and based on the corresponding camera position. |
| US10311292B2 |
Multiple-media performance mechanism
Embodiments of a system and method are disclosed for adjusting the execution of a multi-media performance in response to a live performance. Embodiments track and receive data regarding elements of the live performance, analyze the live performance data, determine the pace of the live performance, and use this data to appropriately execute elements of the accompanying multi-media performance. Some embodiments may perform this analysis and adjustment automatically. Certain embodiments may use voice detection devices, motion detection devices and musical detection devices to track the live performance. The live performance may be analyzed in relation to an electronic script, which may contain instructions related to the execution of the multi-media elements. |
| US10311288B1 |
Determining identity of a person in a digital image
Aspects of the current disclosure include systems and methods for identifying a person in a query image by comparing the query image with digital images in a face database. In embodiments, a query feature vector may be extracted from the query image and a set of candidate feature vectors may be extracted from a set of images in the face database. In embodiments, the distances between the query feature vector and the candidate feature vectors are calculated. A feature vector, which includes a set of shortest distances among the calculated distances and a distribution of the set of shortest distances, may be generated. In embodiments, the feature vector is input to a trained decision tree to determine whether the person in the query image is the same person associated with one of the set of shortest distances. |
| US10311284B2 |
Creation of representative content based on facial analysis
Technologies for analyzing various features detected in a face detected in an image. Such features may include at least the eyes, eyebrows, node, and mouth of a face. Such analyzing may include scoring aspects of these features. Such scores may be weighted. The analysis may be used to determine expressions and/or poses of the face, as well as indicate if the face is smiling, frowning, or neutral. An overall quality score for the face may also be determined and provided based on the aforementioned analysis as well as whether or not the face is near an edge of the image or cut-off in the image. Finally, a face signature may be determined that uniquely identifies the face, at least within the scope of the analyzed features. Such face signatures may be used to detect a similar face in other images. |
| US10311278B2 |
Method for encrypting application and terminal
A method for encrypting an application and a related terminal may be provided. The method may include the follows. A pressure force of a touch operation performed on an icon of a target application is detected. First fingerprint information is obtained when the pressure force is greater than a preset pressure value. The target application is encrypted with the first fingerprint information. |
| US10311275B2 |
Fingerprint sensor and method of driving the same
Sensing sensitivity of a fingerprint sensor may be enhanced by grouping driving electrodes and driving groups. A processor of the fingerprint sensor may calculate mutual capacitance at each node on a touchpad from gross mutual capacitances in areas including a plurality of channels. |
| US10311268B2 |
Adaptive processing of radio frequency identification
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to adaptive RFID communication. A tag device includes a storage configured to store content that is executable by a proxy device associated with a reader device. The tag device includes a communication component configured to transmit the content to the reader device, the content, when executed by the proxy device, causing an action associated with the tag device to be performed. |
| US10311255B2 |
Masked gate logic for resistance to power analysis
A method of and system for gate-level masking of secret data during a cryptographic process is described. A mask share is determined, wherein a first portion of the mask share includes a first number of zero-values and a second number of one-values, and a second portion of the mask share includes the first number of one-values and the second number of zero-values. Masked data values and the first portion of the mask share are input into a first portion of masked gate logic, and the masked data values and the second portion of the mask share are input into a second portion of the masked gate logic. A first output from the first portion of the masked gate logic and a second output from the second portion of the masked gate logic are identified, wherein either the first output or the second output is a zero-value. |
| US10311251B2 |
System and method for masking and communicating modified multimedia content
The embodiments herein provide a method and system for masking personally identifiable elements in a captured multimedia content and communicating through an integrated messaging system. The method comprises capturing multimedia content, automatically or manually identifying and selecting content or coordinates of the personally identifiable elements for modification manually, automatically or semi-automatically, modifying the identified elements through a disfiguring or masking process selected from a group consisting of blurring, pixelating, pixel manipulation, modulating, deleting, hiding, applying several layers to an image or frame, superimposing an image or character, audio processing, and altering multimedia information, and displaying the modified multimedia on the second computing device. The modification is done internally at sender end, or externally at a central server or at a receiver end device. The multimedia content is modified and stored for sharing with another user at a later time. One or more elements of the multimedia content are modified. |
| US10311249B2 |
Selectively obscuring private information based on contextual information
A method includes determining, based at least in part on a type of information to be displayed at a display device associated with a computing device, a privacy level for the information to be displayed; and determining whether the privacy level satisfies a threshold privacy level. The method also includes, responsive to determining that the privacy level satisfies the threshold privacy level, determining whether an individual not associated with a currently active user account of the computing device is proximate to the display device. The method also includes determining an estimated speed of the individual not associated with the currently active user account relative to the display device. The method further includes determining, whether the estimated speed satisfies a threshold speed, and responsive to determining that the estimated speed satisfies the threshold speed, outputting the information such that at least a first portion of the information is obscured. |
| US10311246B1 |
System and method for secure USIM wireless network access
A user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a memory module, wherein the memory module is one of a subscriber identity module (SIM), a universal integrated circuit card (UICC), a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), or a removable user identity module (R-UIM), wherein clock signals from a second clock component are input to the memory module. The memory module comprises an application stored in a trusted security zone in the second non-transitory memory, that when executed by the second processor in the trusted security zone, wherein the second operating system accesses the second processor to implement instructions for applications in the second operating system, wherein the trusted security zone provides hardware assisted trust, compares a first mobile equipment identifier (MEID) stored in the first non-transitory memory with a second MEID stored in the memory module. |
| US10311244B2 |
Predicting characteristics of users of a third party system that communicates with an online system and determining accuracy of the predicted characteristics
An online system maintains characteristics for its users and may access characteristics of users maintained by a third party system. The online system may select content for a user of the third party system based on characteristics maintained by the third party system. If the third party system does not maintain a characteristic for its users, the generates a model predicting the characteristic for third party system users based on a set of online system users identified based on characteristics of third party system users. The online system clusters third party system users based on the predicted characteristic for other third party system users connected to the third party system user. Using verified characteristics for third party system users from a trusted third party system, the online system determines an accuracy of the predicted characteristic for third party system users in a cluster. |
| US10311241B2 |
Memory management
A system on a chip (SoC) and method of operation are described. A data processor has a processor data word size of p×octets and is configured to handle data items having a data item size which is a non-integer multiple of the processor data word size. A memory controller is configured to write or read data items to a memory as multiples of m×octets. Data can be sent between the data processor and the memory controller on a bus. A data protection code generator is configured to generate a data protection code for a data item generated by the data processor before transmitting the data item and the data protection code over the bus to the memory controller which writes at least one octet including at least a portion of the data item and at least a portion of the data protection code to an address. A data protection code checker is configured to receive a read data protection code and a read data item and to check the read data item for an error using the read data protection code. The memory controller reads at least one octet including at least a portion of the read data item and at least a portion of the read data protection code from a read address. |
| US10311237B2 |
Mechanism to synchronize clients in a digital rights management environment
Disclosed are embodiments for determining where a license period for consuming content is expired. An exemplary embodiment involves receiving content for consumption on a client device, the content being associated with a license agreement defining a license period for consumption and determining whether the license period has expired based at least in part on a current time received from a server, the server being separate from the client device. The embodiment then involves terminating access to the content based on a determination that the license period has expired. |
| US10311234B2 |
Anti-ransomware
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a digital processing system, in response to identifying multiple files opened with write permission by a process, creates a corresponding backup copy of each of the opened files. The system computes a frequency of opening of the files with write permission by the process, and then determines whether the computed frequency is greater than a threshold. If the frequency is determined to be greater than the threshold, the system provides control to a user to recover any of the files (opened by the process) based on the corresponding backup copy (previously created in response to opening). Thus, the execution of a ransomware in the system may be potentially detected and the associated maladies (such as unavailability of personal data, requirement to make payment for recovering the personal data, etc.) may be avoided. |
| US10311231B1 |
Preventing a malicious computer application from executing in a computing environment
Preventing a malicious computer application from executing in a computing environment. In one embodiment, a method may include identifying a base graph, identifying a perturbed graph, determining an importance of each of the edges in the base graph using an Edge Current-Flow Based Betweenness Centrality (ECFBBC) metric, identifying the edges in the base graph that match the edges in the perturbed graph, determining a utility value for the perturbed graph, determining whether the utility value is above a threshold utility value, in response to determining that the utility value is above the threshold utility value, employing the perturbed graph to analyze a computer application and determine that the computer application is malicious, and performing a security action on the malicious computer application to prevent the malicious computer application from executing in a computing environment. |
| US10311229B1 |
Mitigating timing side-channel attacks by obscuring alternatives in code
In a virtualization environment, a guest process may protect itself from potential timing side-channel attacks by other guest processes on the same host machine by taking steps to obscure accesses to alternative critical code paths (e.g., alternative paths within cryptographic functions whose selection at runtime is dependent on secret data) that have been designated as potential targets of such attacks. This may include interleaving instructions from multiple alternative code paths so that they land in the same cache lines (e.g., so that all code paths pass through the same set of cache lines). The different code paths may be allocated the same or different numbers of bytes per cache line, and unused allocated locations may be filled with NOPs. Chunks of code for a given code path that fall on different cache lines may be linked using local jumps. Some code chunks may span the boundaries between two cache lines. |
| US10311226B2 |
Hacking-resistant computer design
A computer architecture is disclosed for implementing a hacking-resistant computing device. The computing device, which could be a mainframe computer, personal computer, smartphone, or any other computing device suitable for network communication, comprises a first partition and a second partition. The second partition can communicate over a network such as the Internet. In contrast, the first partition cannot connect to the Internet, and can directly communicate only with the second partition or with input/output devices directly connected to the first partition. Further, the first partition segments its memory addressing for program code and hardware-protects it from alteration. The second partition is hardware-limited from reading or writing to the memory addressing of the first partition. As a result, the critical data files and program code stored on the first partition are protected from malicious code affecting the second partition. |
| US10311225B2 |
Dynamic embedded integrated circuit in trackable item
A method for determining the authenticity of a trackable item is provided. The method includes maintaining a database including first scan history data associated with a given integrated circuit associated with a given item. Second scan history data associated with the given integrated circuit is received. An authenticity of the given item is determined based on a comparison of the first scan history data to the second scan history data. |
| US10311223B2 |
Virtual reality dynamic authentication
A system for performing authorization of a user in a virtual reality environment includes a virtual reality user device. The virtual reality user device includes a display configured to display a virtual environment. The user device receives a virtual authentication object comprising a virtual representation of an object that the user can manipulate to enter an authentication code. The user device detects gestures performed by the user on the displayed virtual authentication object and forms an authentication request, which includes the virtual authentication object, the detected gestures; and an identifier of the user. The user device sends the authentication request to an authentication server. The authentication server determines an authentication code using the virtual authentication object and the detected gestures. The authentication server authenticates the user by comparing the determined authentication code with an authentication code stored in a database and sends an authentication response to the user device. |
| US10311220B2 |
Accessing a user equipment using a biometric sensor concurrently with an authentication pattern
The present application relates to authenticating a user of a user equipment (UE). Specifically, the described aspects include presenting for display an authentication pattern on a display of the UE after receiving an input representing a scan of a fingerprint. The authentication pattern may be displayed while the fingerprint sensor continues scanning the finger. Further, the UE may receive a second input representing a removal of the finger from the fingerprint sensor and an authentication pattern characteristic of the authentication pattern. In some aspects, the authentication pattern may be a visual timer, a visual color pattern, and/or a visual shape pattern. The UE may compare the fingerprint scan with a stored fingerprint and the authentication pattern characteristic with a stored authentication pattern characteristic to determine whether to permit the user to access the UE in an unlocked state. |
| US10311218B2 |
Identifying machine-generated strings
A computer receives human generated reference strings and determines the character, n-gram, type switch, and subtype switch distributions of the reference strings. Each of the aforementioned distributions include corresponding statistical data, such as an average frequency, maximum frequency, minimum frequency, and standard deviation. The computer then receives one or more test strings from which the computer similarly computes the aforementioned statistical data for each of the aforementioned distributions. The computer then compares the distributions of the test string(s) with the distributions of the reference strings. Based on the deviation of the test string distributions from the reference string distributions, the computer determines whether the test strings are human or machine generated. |
| US10311217B2 |
Application piracy prevention with secure enclave protection of automatically modularized functions
A compiler automatically modularizes identified functions or portions of source code, thereby enabling developers to merely identify portions of source code that represent functionality that is to be protected, including going back and identifying such portions after the programming of the software application program has been substantially completed. Such identification can be inline, within the source code itself, or specified in an external file. During compilation of such source code, a compiler recognizes such identifications and appropriately compiles the source code such that the relevant portions of the software application program are appropriately modularized, including inserting functionality to provide for marshaling of parameters between functionality that will be protected and functionality that will be executed outside of the enclave, as well as appropriately modifying pointers or addresses to be position independent based upon where the functionality making reference to such pointers or addresses will be executed. |
| US10311216B2 |
Borrowing software licenses in a license management system for time based usage
According to one embodiment, a method for borrowing licenses. The method may include retrieving a license file associated with a software program from a data storage device, whereby the license file includes a plurality of borrowing information. The method may also include recording a plurality of usage information to the data storage device based on a plurality of user interactions with the software program. The method may further include updating the plurality of borrowing information within the retrieved license file using the recorded plurality of usage information. The method may also include revoking the retrieved license file based on the updated plurality of borrowing information expiring. |
| US10311215B2 |
Secure recording and rendering of encrypted multimedia content
An authorized user obtains a packaging license that grants permission to use a particular recording device to generate multimedia content in accordance with specified license terms. The packaging license includes a content key that is used to encrypt the multimedia content at the point of capture on the recording device. The encrypted multimedia content can be transmitted via unsecure channels (for example, via electronic mail) to a networked content repository or an intended recipient. For playback, an authorized user obtains a playback license that grants permission to decrypt and playback the multimedia content using a particular playback device. An authorization server and a key management server are used to manage which users are entitled to receive a license, and to define the terms of the granted licenses. A record of the granted authorizations and licenses is maintained, thereby allowing access to a given content item to be audited. |
| US10311214B2 |
Mode of action screening method
Certain aspects of this disclosure relate to a screening method. In general terms, the screening assay comprises contacting test cells with a test compound to provide contacted test cells, obtaining values for a plurality of cytological attributes of the contacted test cells, and scoring the cells using the values to provide a likelihood score for at least one of a plurality of classifiers, where the plurality of classifiers are defined using values for cytological attributes obtained from cells that have been contacted with compounds of known mode of action. |
| US10311213B2 |
Cloud-based blood bank collaborative communication and recommendation
A method for providing cloud-based communication for blood bank collection and management is provided. The method may include detecting and registering a plurality of cloud systems. The method may further include enabling cloud communications for the plurality of cloud systems. Additionally, the method may include receiving at least one blood donation request and blood donation event using the plurality of cloud communications for the plurality of cloud systems. The method may also include recommending and generating lists of blood donors based on the at least one blood donation request and the plurality of cloud systems. The method may further include presenting to users associated with the plurality of cloud systems the at least one blood donation request and blood donation event using the plurality of cloud communications, wherein the users associated with the plurality of cloud systems are based on the plurality of lists of blood donors. |
| US10311209B2 |
Device and method for insulin dosing
A device and method of providing instruction to a patient regarding the dosing of insulin is provided. |
| US10311203B2 |
Method and process for transporting health information
A method for transforming and transporting health information is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving the health information; transforming the received health information of based on a predetermined rule; validating whether the received health information is in a proper form based on a third-party standard; and parsing the de-identified received health information to determine an entity to receive the de-identified health information. |
| US10311199B2 |
Pattern matching using edge-driven dissected rectangles
Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to techniques of pattern matching. Matching rectangles in a layout design that match rectangle members of a search pattern are identified based on edge operations. The rectangle members comprise an origin rectangle member and one or more reference rectangle members. Grid element identification values are attached to the matching rectangles. The matching rectangles that match the one or more reference rectangle members in neighborhoods of the matching rectangles that match the origin rectangle member are then analyzed. The neighborhoods are determined based on the grid element identification values. Based on the analysis, matching patterns in the layout design that match the search pattern are determined. |
| US10311197B2 |
Preserving hierarchy and coloring uniformity in multi-patterning layout design
Layout design data is seeded with sampling markers. The sampling markers are used to determine patterning scores for patterning clusters in the layout design data, such that a patterning score corresponds to a particular coloring arrangement, and the value of a patterning score corresponds to how many of the sampling markers have a given color. Coloring arrangements are then applied to the patterning clusters based upon the patterning scores. |
| US10311193B2 |
Alteration of a signal value for an FPGA at runtime
A method for changing a signal value of an FPGA at runtime, including the steps of loading an FPGA hardware configuration with at least one signal value onto the FPGA, running the FPGA hardware configuration on the FPGA, setting the signal value for transfer to the FPGA, determining writeback data from the signal value, writing the writeback data as status data to a configuration memory of the FPGA, and transferring the status data from the configuration memory to the functional level of the FPGA. A method is also provided for performing an FPGA build, including the steps of creating an FPGA hardware configuration with a plurality of signal values, arranging signal values in adjacent areas of the FPGA hardware configuration, ascertaining memory locations of a configuration memory for status data of the plurality of signal values on the basis of the FPGA hardware configuration, and creating a list containing signal values. |
| US10311184B2 |
Circuit verification on a distributed database processing system
Example embodiments of disclosed configurations include a process (and system and non-transitory computer storage readable medium) for verifying an operation or a functionality of a design under test (DUT) through a distributed database processing system. In one or more embodiments, the emulator performs emulation of a DUT, and traces signals of the DUT based on the emulation. In one aspect, the traced signals are divided into multiple segments and are stored in the distributed database processing system in a form of key-value pairs. The distributed database processing system generates analysis segments based on corresponding segments of the traced signals and corresponding analysis rules. An analysis rule describes how to determine a particular characteristic of a corresponding segment of a signal. The distributed database processing system aggregates the analysis segments and generates a circuit analysis result indicating an aspect of the functionality of the DUT. |
| US10311182B2 |
Topological change in a constrained asymmetrical subdivision mesh
Embodiments provide methods and systems for modifying a finite element mesh representation of a three-dimensional model. A method according to an embodiment defines a symmetric constraint of a finite element mesh where the finite element mesh represents a subject 3D model and the symmetric constraint comprises two asymmetric zones of the finite element mesh to be modified symmetrically. Next, corresponding finite elements between the two asymmetric zones are identified and a topological manipulation to at least one of the identified corresponding finite elements is performed. In response, the topological manipulation is performed symmetrically on the identified finite element corresponding to the at least one finite element. In such an embodiment, performing the manipulation symmetrically results in the two asymmetric zones being modified symmetrically and represents a symmetrical topological modification in the subject 3D model. |
| US10311180B2 |
System and method of recovering Lagrange multipliers in modal dynamic analysis
Modal dynamic analysis for finite element models (FEMs) that include Lagrange multipliers may generate incorrect stress and reaction forces. Computer systems and computer-implemented methods are provided for modifying the modal analysis to correctly generate stress and reaction forces. The systems and methods perform the modal analysis by employing a FEM and modeling stress and reaction forces of the FEM using Lagrange multipliers. The systems and methods calculate a correction term that comprises corrected values of the Lagrange multipliers. The methods and systems modify (and improve) the modal analysis by using the correction term to correct the Lagrange multipliers of the FEM, which enables the modal analysis to generate correct stress and reaction forces. |
| US10311174B2 |
Innermost data sharing method of lattice quantum chromodynamics calculation
A method for calculating lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) that includes loading an aligned spinor and gauge matrix, and constructing a half-spinor for plus and minus from the aligned spinors. In a following step, the method may include calculating a half spinor minus to be transferred to a positive neighbor of the gauge matrix by multiplying the gauge matrix and half-spinor for minus. The half-spinor for plus (Hp) and the half spinor minus may be stored in a shared memory. In a following step, the method may continue with calculating a half spinor plus to be transferred to a negative neighbor of the gauge matrix by multiplying the gauge matrix and the half-spinor for plus. Thereafter, the sum of half-spinors may be calculated. |
| US10311172B2 |
System analysis device and system analysis method
In invariant relation analysis, a correlation diagram with improved visibility is obtained.A system analysis device (100) includes a correlation model storage unit (112), and the display control unit (105). The correlation model storage unit (112) stores the correlation model expressing correlations between metrics in the system. The display control unit (105) divides a display region into n divided regions such that an area of a divided region i (1≤i≤n) is equal to or larger than an area of a divided region i+1. The display control unit 105 allocates each of the plurality of clusters obtained by tracking correlations contained in the correlation model to the divided region i sequentially selected from i=1, in the decreasing order of the number of metrics contained in each of the clusters, in such a way that the allocated number increases in accordance with increase in i. The display control unit 105 draws the cluster allocated to the respective divided region i in the divided region i. |
| US10311167B1 |
Horizontal and vertical geometry manipulators
In one embodiment, a view of the one or more elements that represent a generally linear unit of infrastructure is displayed in a GUI of the CAD application. The CAD application generates one or more horizontal geometry manipulators and one or more vertical geometry manipulators attached along the one or more elements. In response to user input moving a horizontal geometry manipulator to a new position in 3D space, the CAD application determines a horizontal position along the one or more elements, recreates 2D horizontal geometry of the one or more elements to be tangent to the horizontal position, recreates 2D vertical geometry to maintain elevation, repositions the one or more vertical geometry manipulators along the one or more elements, and updates the view of the one or more elements in 3D space. In response to user input moving a vertical geometry manipulator to a new position in 3D space, the CAD application determines a vertical position along the one or more elements, recreates 2D vertical geometry of the one or more elements to adjust elevation based on the vertical position, and updates the view of the one or more elements in 3D space. |
| US10311165B2 |
Guiding patterns optimization for directed self-assembly
Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to techniques of generating guiding patterns for via-type features. An initial guiding pattern characterized by a plurality of guiding pattern parameters is constructed for two or more via-type features in a layout design based on target values of location and size parameters for the two or more via-type features. Predicted values of the location and size parameters are then extracted from the initial guiding pattern based on simulations or correlation information between the plurality of guiding pattern parameters and the location and size parameters. Based on the predicted values of the location and size parameters, the target values of location and size parameters and the correlation information, a modified guiding pattern is determined by adjusting one or more parameters of the plurality of guiding pattern parameters. The extraction and determination operations may be iterated. |
| US10311156B2 |
Information association and suggestion
Methods and systems for processing, analyzing, and managing information are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving at least two data groups. Each of the at least two data groups can comprise one or more values. An example method can also comprise associating the at least two data groups based on a first value being in each of the at least two data groups. Associating the at least two data groups can comprise iteratively performing a union operation on the at least two data groups. An example method can further comprise providing a suggestion to add a second value from one data group of the at least two data groups to another data group of the at least two data groups. |
| US10311152B2 |
System for queue based object cloning
A file cloning process allows for quickly cloning files within a filesystem, such as when a user makes a copy of a directory containing files and subdirectories of files. A priority based main queue is filled by a depth first traversal of the directory to be copied with work items corresponding to files and subdirectories. Worker threads refer to the main queue for file cloning, subdirectory copying and directory traversal. Files that have not been modified since a most recent checkpoint are cloned without issuing a checkpoint request. Files that have been modified since the most recent checkpoint are moved to a delay queue. Once a checkpoint of the file system completes, the files in the delay queue are then moved to the main queue to retry cloning thereof. A secondary queue is also provided to prevent worker threads from becoming deadlocked in the main queue. |
| US10311148B2 |
Methods and systems for multi-engine machine translation
A method for machine translation, comprising receiving a source string in a source language, an indication of a target language, and user identification information. The method includes using the user identification information to identify at least one memory with user-specific translation data. The method includes tokenizing the source string, using at least one processor, to produce a tokenized source string comprising any unique temporary textual elements associated with corresponding target textual elements during tokenization. The method includes obtaining a translated string from a translator, the translated string being at least a partial translation of the tokenized source string and including all of the unique temporary textual elements. The method includes generating an output string using at least one processor, the generation comprising replacing all of the unique temporary textual elements in the translated string with the associated target textual elements. |
| US10311143B2 |
Preventing frustration in online chat communication
Frustration in online chat communication is prevented in which a text transcript is generated by at least two chat participants, by: (i) identifying in a text transcript a text-based signal listed on a list of text-based signals in a table; (ii) performing a first text analytics analysis on the text transcript to determine whether potential frustration is evidenced by the text transcript, the first text analytics analysis using a context hint provided in the table, the context hint corresponding in the table to the text-based signal; and (iii) responsive to potential frustration being evidenced by the text transcript, taking a responsive action based at least in part upon a potential cause of the potential frustration determined by performing a second text analytics analysis on the text transcript. The context hint is a contextual clue that supports a determination of whether the text-based signal indicates potential frustration as evidenced by the text transcript. |
| US10311142B2 |
Character input apparatus, character input assist method, and character input assist program
Disclosed herein is a character input apparatus including: a display section having a screen capable of displaying at least characters; an operation section configured to allow a user to input at least the characters; a first character input processing section configured to perform a first character input process of causing a character string to be displayed on the screen in accordance with a predetermined notation rule; a second character input processing section configured to perform a second character input process of causing a character string to be displayed on the screen not in accordance with the predetermined notation rule; a scene determination section configured to determine a character input scene; and an input process switch control section configured to switch between the first character input process and the second character input process in accordance with the character input scene. |
| US10311140B1 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products for a clause library
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for customization and insertion of a clause into an electronic document under analysis (DUA). The method includes the steps of receiving and electronic DUA, automatically detecting a slot type in the received DUA, assigning a DUA slot value to the detected slot type, and automatically updating one or more clauses in a clause library using the DUA slot value, wherein the updating includes inserting the DUA slot value into each slot in the one or more clauses having a slot type matching the detected slot type. |
| US10311139B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying and suggesting emoticons
Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for suggesting emoticons for insertion into text based on an analysis of sentiment in the text. An example method includes: determining a first sentiment of text in a text field; selecting first text from the text field in proximity to a current position of an input cursor in the text field; identifying one or more candidate emoticons wherein each candidate emoticon is associated with a respective score indicating relevance to the first text and the first sentiment based on, at least, historical user selections of emoticons for insertion in proximity to respective second text having a respective second sentiment; providing one or more candidate emoticons having respective highest scores for user selection; and receiving user selection of one or more of the provided emoticons and inserting the selected emoticons into the text field at the current position of the input cursor. |
| US10311138B2 |
Preventing partial change set deployments in content management systems
Embodiments of the present invention relate to preventing partial change set deployments in content management systems. One or more computer processors determine a content item to retrieve from a repository. The one or more computer processors retrieve the determined content item from the repository. The one or more computer processors add the retrieved content item to a project having a project state. The one or more computer processors determine the project state. The one or more computer processors publish the project. |
| US10311136B2 |
Really simple syndication for data
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is extended to syndicate structured data as well as general content via Really Simple Syndication for data (RSSd). RSSd provides a mechanism by which tables of data can easily be made available to users and across applications. RSSd provides the ability to syndicate data directly into applications, such as spread sheet applications. RSSd is backwards compatible with RSS. Standardized metadata is utilized in each element of RSSd to enable typing of data. |
| US10311134B2 |
Data processing systems, devices, and methods for content analysis
Systems, devices and methods operative for identifying a reference within a figure and an identifier in a text associated with the figure, the reference referring to an element depicted in the figure, the reference corresponding to the identifier, the identifier identifying the element in the text, placing the identifier on the figure at a distance from the reference, the identifier visually associated with the reference upon the placing, the placing of the identifier on the figure is irrespective of the distance between the identifier and the reference. |
| US10311132B2 |
High performant and high fidelity previews for CSS preprocessing frameworks
In various embodiments, methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed that allow allows developers of user interfaces to see quick and accurate previews after changing content that needs to be processed via a cascading style sheet (CSS) framework such as LESS, SASS, or Trinidad. These frameworks typically take a significant period of time to transform their framework code into CSS. |
| US10311129B1 |
Detecting events from features derived from multiple ingested signals
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting events from features derived from multiple signals. In one aspect, an event detection infrastructure determines that characteristics of multiple signals, when considered collectively, indicate an event of interest to one or more parties. In another aspect, an evaluation module determines that characteristics of one or more signals indicate a possible event of interest to one or more parties. A validator then determines that characteristics of one or more other signals validate the possible event as an actual event of interest to the one or more parties. Signal features can be used to compute probabilities of events occurring. |
| US10311127B2 |
Sparse matrix vector multiplication
Systems and methods for multiplying a sparse matrix by a vector using a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) architecture are provided. An example method includes sorting rows of the sparse matrix by a number of non-zero elements in the rows to generate sorted rows. The sorted rows are split to generate groups of the sorted rows. The number of rows in each group of the sorted rows is equal to the number of rows updated in parallel. The method allows for packing the sorted rows in each of the groups to generate packed rows. Each of the packed rows within the same group has the same length. Per clock cycle, C elements of the packed rows and data for selecting elements of the vector are provided to computational units in the SIMD architecture, where C is the number of computational units. |
| US10311120B2 |
Method and apparatus for identifying webpage type
Various embodiments provide a method and an apparatus for identifying webpage type. The method includes: judging whether a web address to be classified matches with a webpage classification rule in at least two webpage classification rules; and determining the type of the webpage to be a type corresponding to a webpage classification rule which matches with the web address. |
| US10311118B2 |
Systems and methods for generating search results using application-specific rule sets
A method includes receiving a search query containing one or more query terms from a remote device and determining one or more query parses based on the search query and a knowledge base. Each query parse indicates one or more entity types, wherein each entity type corresponds to a query term or a combination of query terms contained in the search query. The method further includes obtaining a set of app-specific rules, each app-specific rule respectively corresponding to a respective software application. The method further includes generating a set of unparameterized function identifiers based on the plurality of app-specific rules and the one or more query parses. For each of the set of unparameterized function identifiers, the method includes parameterizing the function identifier based on the query terms. The method further includes generating search results based on the parameterized function identifiers and transmitting the search results to the remote device. |
| US10311115B2 |
Object search method and apparatus
An object search method and apparatus, where the method includes receiving voice input and gesture input that are of a user; determining, according to the voice input, a name of a target object for which the user expects to search and a characteristic category of the target object; extracting characteristic information of the characteristic category from an image area selected by the user by means of the gesture input; and searching for the target object according to the extracted characteristic information and the name of the target object. The solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can provide a user with a more flexible search manner, and reduce a restriction on an application scenario during a search. |
| US10311113B2 |
System and method of sentiment data use
A method, computer-readable medium, and a computer system for processing data are disclosed. First data associated with a search may be accessed. Second data may be accessed from a database using the first data, where the second data may be associated with at least one sentiment of the first data. The second data may include at least one score, at least one classification, and at least one degree, some combination thereof, etc. Third data may be generated, based on the second data, for performing at least one operation associated with the search results. The at least one operation may include filtering the search results, ranking the search results, displaying an image associated with the at least one sentiment, some combination thereof, etc. |
| US10311108B2 |
Cloud-based file prefetching on electronic devices
Techniques introduced here enable cloud-based file prefetching on electronic devices. The electronic devices store certain files on a remote storage server and preload some of the files locally to include file access efficiency. File access patterns on the electronic devices are analyzed collectively and efficiently using a cloud service to detect global access patterns and help determine which files to preload on each of the electronic devices. |
| US10311104B2 |
Video competition discovery and recommendation
Methods and systems of determining competition for search queries on a video hosting system on a computer network are provided. Search records associated with search queries directed to the video hosting system are received. Each search record identifies videos available on the video hosting system that are search results for a corresponding search query and indicates associated view durations that the videos were viewed responsive to the search query. Search queries directed to a first and second videos and associated view durations that the first video was watched in response to the queries are identified from the received search records. A competition score indicating an amount of competition between the first and second videos for views of users of the video hosting system is calculated based on the identified search queries and associated view durations. |
| US10311099B2 |
Method and system for 3D model database retrieval
The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for 3D model database retrieval using a 3D model as a search input. The method converts the search input into a plurality of orthogonal 2D views; generates a signature for each 2D view; and then searches the 3D model database by comparing the plurality of generated signatures with signatures generated for each 3D model in the database. The signatures are compared with one another across at least two orthogonal rotations. A system for 3D model retrieval and a method and system for creating 3D model database are also disclosed. |
| US10311098B2 |
System and method for storing points of polygons related to an image
A system and method for storing data may include: unevenly dividing the image into polygonal image sections having pixels with band(s) and a bit depth per band that is too high for displaying on a display screen, dividing the image into quads such that each quad has a boundary that contains a portion of one of the polygonal image sections, obtaining statistical data computed for each of the bands of each of the pixels within each of the polygonal image sections, storing, with respect to a reduced resolution dataset (R-Set) of the image, coordinates of bounds of a polygonal image section that intersects with a quad, organizing the image, the quads, and the polygonal image sections in a tree structure, and storing the statistical data, the pixel coordinates, and the tree structure. |
| US10311095B2 |
Method and system for qualitatively and quantitatively analyzing experiences for recommendation profiles
Example embodiments include User Experience Analysis (UEA) system and method. The system and method are employed to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze user experiences, in order to provide electronic content recommendations. The system and method may be employed to provide user specific content recommendations that are based on a determined value-congruence, or relevancy, between electronic content and the recommendation profile generated for the user. The recommendation profile may be determined based on qualitatively and quantitatively analyzing positive appraisal sensations. The positive appraisal sensations may be associated with the user's physiological and/or psychological responses to predetermined content consuming experiences presented to the user, according to the embodiments. |
| US10311094B2 |
Synthetic audiovisual description scheme, method and system for MPEG-7
A method and system for description of synthetic audiovisual content makes it easier for humans, software components or devices to identify, manage, categorize, search, browse and retrieve such content. For instance, a user may wish to search for specific synthetic audiovisual objects in digital libraries, Internet web sites or broadcast media; such a search is enabled by the invention. Key characteristics of synthetic audiovisual content itself such as the underlying 2d or 3d models and parameters for animation of these models are used to describe it. To represent features of synthetic audiovisual content, depending on the description scheme to be used, a number of descriptors are selected and assigned values. The description scheme instantiated with descriptor values is used to generate the description, which is then stored for actual use during query/search. |
| US10311093B2 |
Entity resolution from documents
The present subject matter relates to entity resolution, and in particular, relates to providing an entity resolution from documents. The method comprises obtaining the plurality of documents from at least one data source. The plurality of documents is blocked into at least one bucket based on textual similarity and inter-document references among the plurality of documents. Further, within each bucket, a merged document for each entity may be created based on an iterative match-merge technique. The iterative match-merge technique identifies, from the plurality of documents, at least one matching pair of documents and merges the at least one matching pair of documents to create the merged document for each entity. The merged documents may be merged to generate a resolved entity-document for each entity based on a graph clustering technique. |
| US10311088B1 |
Apparatus and method for resolving geospatial queries
A method implemented by a computer with a processor and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor includes receiving a query with a search region and a predicate. The search region is mapped to a set of blocks. For each block in the set of blocks, ellipsoidal geographic coordinates of the search region are transformed to flat coordinates. Results are retrieved from a primary index when the block does not contain a boundary of the search region. Results are retrieved from a secondary index when the block does contain a boundary of the search region. Retrieving results from the secondary index includes processing the boundary and the predicate against the secondary index. |
| US10311087B1 |
Systems and methods for determining topics of data artifacts
The disclosed computer-implemented method for determining topics of data artifacts may include (1) extracting at least one initial keyword from a data artifact with an unknown topic, (2) creating a set of keywords by generating a plurality of contextually relevant keywords related to the initial keyword and combining the initial keyword with the contextually relevant keywords to form the set of keywords, (3) retrieving, from a topic processor, at least one list of topics associated with each keyword within the set of keywords, and (4) generating, based on the retrieved topic lists, an ordered list of probable topics of the data artifact. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10311086B2 |
Cross-domain clusterability evaluation for cross-guided data clustering based on alignment between data domains
A method and system. Target clusterability is calculated as an average of a respective clusterability of at least one target data item comprised by a target domain. Target-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each target centroid of the target domain to source centroids of a source domain, wherein the source domain comprises at least one source data item. Source-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each source centroid of said source centroids to the target centroids. Source-target pair matchability is calculated as an average of the target-side matchability and the source-side matchability. Cross-domain clusterability between the target domain and the source domain is calculated as a linear combination of the calculated target clusterability and the calculated source-target pair matchability. The cross-domain clusterability is transferred to a device. |
| US10311084B2 |
Method and system for constructing a classifier
A method and system for constructing a classifier for a set of records to be classified (108) into predicted classes (351-353) are provided. The set of records that are to be classified (108) are clustered into a plurality of clusters. A first classifier (106) is created that classifies records into the plurality of clusters (321-323) and the first classifier (106) is applied to a set of training records (110), each of the training records (331-334) having a predicted class (306). A classifier (107A-C) may then be created for each sub-set of training records (341-343) classed into each of the plurality of clusters and the classifier (107A-C) applied to a sub-set of records to be classified (311-313) formed in the corresponding cluster. |
| US10311081B2 |
System and method for sharing investigation results
A computer-based investigative analysis system is disclosed in which a user can share results of an investigation with other users in a way that allows the sharing user to visualize how the results will be shared before they are shared. The results are shared in the form of a visual graph having nodes, edges, and other presentation elements. The nodes represent data objects that are the subject of the investigation and the edges represent connections between the data objects. The graph is shared in the form of an automatically generated redacted graph omitting nodes, edges, and presentation elements for which the other users do not have permission to view. Before sharing the graph, the sharing user is presented with a visualization of the automatically generated redacted graph providing the user an opportunity to confirm that sharing the redacted graph will not constitute an unauthorized information leakage. |
| US10311080B2 |
Filtering and sorting information
Generally described, embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to sort and/or filter information contained in a summary table based on related information that may not be included in the summary table. According to one aspect, a computer-readable medium having computer executable components for filtering or sorting information displayed in a summary table is provided. Included in the computer executable medium is a category receipt and identification component configured to receive selections of categories and identify related categories contained in a dataset represented by the summary table. Also included in the computer-readable medium is a filtering component and a sorting component, each configured to control the structure and criteria upon which information contained in a category displayed in the data summary table may be filtered or sorted. |
| US10311076B1 |
Automated file acquisition, identification, extraction and transformation
Managing large amounts of third party client data may require sorting through files for patterns and extracting data to create a customized user interface for the third party client. One example method of operation may include examining file names for data files stored in a database, parsing specified names and specified dates from the file names, categorizing the data files according to the specified names and specified dates, tagging the data files, and transforming content of the data files into a customized data table format associated with known client requirements. |
| US10311075B2 |
Refactoring of databases to include soft type information
Method and system are provided for refactoring of databases to include soft type information. The method may include: carrying out data profiling of soft type data to generate an attribute list with mapping suggestions to a hardened database structure; generating a data model definition and extract, transform, and load logic for transforming the soft type data based on the attribute list and mapping suggestions; executing the data model definition to create a new or modified database structure; moving data from an existing database structure to the new or modified database structure; and regenerating a services interface for access to the data. |
| US10311073B2 |
System and method for asynchronous retrieval of information from a server to a client based on incremental user input
A system and method for asynchronously retrieving information over a network based on incremental input. The system comprises a client part, a communication protocol, and a server part. The server part receives incremental text-based input from one or more objects in the client part, and asynchronously returns matching information to the client part depending on server-defined content channels that each query one or more underlying or connected content sources, such as databases or search engines, to return matches for the latest input and for the latest values and state of other content channels. |
| US10311072B2 |
System and method for metadata transfer among search entities
A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to ascribe or transfer metadata from one search-related entity to another, where each entity can be one of subject or source, citation, and object or target. First, one or more complete or incomplete attributes associated with one or more of entities across source, citation and target are identified with a high degree of probable accuracy, wherein such metadata or attributes include but are not limited to, time, language, and location of the entities. The identified attributes are then ascribed or transferred from one entity where the metadata is available to other search entities. Finally, the transferred attributes can be utilized to facilitate the selection and ranking of the cited targets for the search result. |
| US10311070B2 |
Candidate topic picker for digital magazine
A system generates and displays to a user of a digital magazine a list of candidate topics. The system first receives a package name list from a user device of the user, and the package name list indicates computer applications installed on the user device. The system retrieves a package name-topic matrix generated based on information associated with a set of existing users of the system. The system compares package names included in the received package name list and package names included in the package name-topic matrix, and identifies known topics in the package name-topic matrix based on the comparison. The system generates a list of candidate topics for the user based on the identified known topics, and provides the list for display to the user. In response to candidate topics selected by the user, the system provides to the user content relevant to the selected candidate topics. |
| US10311069B2 |
Sentiment normalization using personality characteristics
Sentiment scores for a first set of text can be normalized based on a statistical measure of sentiment of a corpus of text authored by a set of authors having respective personality profiles similar to a personality profile of an author of the first set of text. The set of authors can be grouped in a first cluster based on a range of at least one metric of a personality profile. A plurality of respective sentiment scores for portions of the corpus can be generated for the first cluster. A statistical measure of the plurality of respective sentiment scores can be generated. The plurality of respective sentiment scores can be normalized based on the statistical measure. The plurality of respective normalized sentiment scores can be applied to the first set of text to generate one or more sentiment scores for the first set of text. |