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US10555983B2	Composition for brain activation, comprising ginseng fruit extract Provided in the present specification is a composition for brain activation, comprising ginseng fruit extract as an active ingredient. The composition according to the present specification allows an increase in blood flow in the brain and thus has an effect of ameliorating chronic fatigue syndrome. In addition, the composition according to the present specification activates the brain, and as a result, strengthens connectivity strength between the frontal lobe and the occipital lobe and thus has an effect of improving problem-solving accuracy and reducing solving time in the area of cognitive ability. Therefore, the composition according to the present specification can be used as a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition for patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.
US10555980B2	Treatment of Clostridium difficile infection Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of pathogenic infections.
US10555977B2	Probiotic bacteria for the topical treatment of skin disorders The present invention relates to a probiotic bacteria, and/or soluble metabolite of a probiotic bacteria and/or a cell lysate of a probiotic bacteria for use in the treatment of a disorder associated with Tight Junction function, characterised in that the probiotic bacteria, soluble metabolite of a probiotic bacteria and/or a cell lysate of a probiotic bacteria is formulated for topical administration.
US10555974B1	Methods for the treatment of erectile dysfunction by human birth tissue material composition A composition for treating erectile dysfunction is provided. The composition includes a human birth tissue material composition for topical application or introduction onto or into a penis affected by erectile dysfunction.
US10555972B2	Therapeutic effects of NURR1 and FOXA2 in inflammatory neurologic disorders by M1-to-M2 polarization of glial cells A therapeutic effect of Nurr1 and Foxa2 in inflammatory neurologic disorders by M1-to-M2 polarization of glial cells is provided. Specifically, a method of converting glial cells from an M1 phenotype to an M2 phenotype, wherein Nurr1 and Foxa2 are introduced into the glial cells to be overexpressed in the glial cells and a method of preventing or treating an inflammatory neurologic disorder, which includes glial cells into which Nurr1 and Foxa2 are introduced, or a viral vector loaded with Nurr1 and Foxa2, are provided.
US10555970B2	Colon lavage system The present invention provides compositions, systems, kits, and methods for preparation prior to a colonoscopy or other gastrointestinal procedure. In particular, the present invention provides a colon lavage system comprising an aqueous portion and a solid portion.
US10555968B2	Performance enhancing composition and use thereof The performance of a mammal, manifested as a reduced oxygen uptake (VO2) during physical exercise, can be enhanced by administering to said mammal a non-toxic amount of nitrate and/or nitrite. Liquid, semi-solid and solid snack and food products and nutritional supplements, such as sport drinks are made available.
US10555967B2	Compositions prepared from poultry and methods of their use Broth compositions prepared from poultry materials are disclosed. Selected poultry raw materials are processed to obtain a broth having high protein content and high chondroitin sulfate. Certain specific amino acids are present at higher concentration as compared to home-made broth and other commercial products. The disclosed broth compositions are effective in preventing and/or treating joint diseases and may also provide other nutritional and health benefits.
US10555966B2	Binding of galectin-3 by low molecular weight pectin Administration of low molecular weight (10,000-20,000 Daltons, or lower) pectins, particularly modified citrus pectins (MCP), like PectaSol-C reduces galectins-3 levels in vivo. Reduction of galectin-3 levels by MCP inhibits inflammation, inhibits fibrosis formation in organs and tissues, and inhibits cancer formation, progression, transformation and metastases. The reduction in circulating, serum and cellular galectin-3, inherently resulting from the administration of MCP, provides benefit over a spectrum of biological conditions, as evidenced by in vivo trials.
US10555963B2	Klotho protein and related compounds for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer Disclosed is the use of a klotho protein or related compounds (especially KL1 or KL1 analogue) for treatment, and especially treatment of cancer, alone or together with other active pharmaceutical ingredients such as chemotherapeutic agents.
US10555962B2	Use of icaritin in preparing medicament for preventing or treating hematocytopenia The present application relates to use of icaritin in preparing a medicament for preventing or treating hematocytopenia. Particularly, icaritin may be used to prevent or treat bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapeutic drugs, and may also be used to prevent or treat thrombocytopenia, for example, immune thrombocytopenia.
US10555952B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for anesthesiological applications Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for inducing conscious sedation using such compositions are described, the compositions comprising a benzodiazepine-based compound, a NMDA antagonist, and optionally a β-blocker, antiemetic, an NSAID, and/or an antihistamine medication. Methods for fabricating the compositions and using them for anesthesiological applications are also described.
US10555951B2	Targeted treatment of leiomyosarcoma A method and medicament comprising 4,4,4-trifluoro-N-[(1S)-2-[[(7S)-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-6-oxo-7H-pyrido[2,3-d][3]benzazepin-7-yl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]butanamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof for treating leiomyosarcoma is provided.
US10555947B2	Ophthalmic compositions and methods of use The present invention provides a composition comprising two or more of the following pharmaceutically active compounds: (i) an alpha 2 adrenergic agonist; (ii) a corticosteroid; (iii) a lymphocyte function-associated antigen antagonist; (iv) a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); (v) a sodium channel blocker; and (vi) an antibiotic, provided at least one of the pharmaceutically active compound is selected from the group consisting of (i) alpha 2 adrenergic agonist and (ii) corticosteroid. The present invention also provides a method for using such composition to treat an eye disorder such as a dry eye syndrome; ocular graft-versus-host-disease; ocular rosacea; allergic conjunctivitis; autoimmune ocular surface disease; thygeson's superficial punctuate keratopathy; herpes zoster keratitis; Stevens-Johnson syndrome; keratitis; conjunctivitis; blepharitis; blepharochalasis; conjunctivochalasis; blepharoconjunctivitis; blepharokeratoconjunctivitis; post-operative inflammation or pain from ocular surgery; scleritis; episcleritis; anterior uveitis; iritis; cyclitis; ocular surface vascular disorder; ulcerative keratitis; photokeratitis; dacryocystitis; eyelid disorder; congenital alacrima; xerophthalmia; dacryoadenitis; vernal keratoconjunctivitis; pinguecula; and/or ocular surface disorder induced by chemical burns, thermal burns, or physical insult to the ocular surface.
US10555946B2	3-(substituted-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)-3-deutero-piperidine-2,6-dione derivatives and compositions comprising and methods of using the same The invention provides 3-deuterium-enriched 3-(6-, 7-, or 8-substituted-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)-piperidine-2,6-diones, deuterated derivatives thereof, stereoisomers thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treatment using the same.
US10555943B2	Temozolomide powder formulation The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition of temozolomide that has good and consistent flowability as a powder and taste masking and is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, e.g., as a dry sprinkle. This permits patients and healthcare workers to accurately measure doses and safely dispense the drug.
US10555942B2	Emetine compounds for treatment and prevention of flavivirus infection The present invention concerns the use of emetine compounds for the treatment or prevention of Flavivirus infections, such as Zika virus infections. Aspects of the invention include methods for treating or preventing Flavivirus virus infection, such as Zika virus infection, by administering an emetine compound such as emetine or cephaeline, or a combination of two or more emetine compounds, to a subject in need thereof; methods for inhibiting Flavivirus infections such as Zika virus infections in a cell in vitro or in vivo; pharmaceutical compositions; packaged dosage formulations; and kits for treating or preventing Flavivirus infections, such Zika virus infections.
US10555933B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-3H-imidazole derivatives for treating retinal diseases The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, containing 4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole, (S) 4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole or (S) [3-(1-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)ethyl)-2-methylphenyl] methanol, their use as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of retinal diseases, for retinal neuroprotection and vision enhancement.
US10555931B2	Pharmaceutical combination for the treatment of cancer The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising a CDK inhibitor and at least one antioxidant enzyme inhibitor for use in the treatment of cancer. The present invention also relates to a method for the treatment of cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a CDK inhibitor and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one antioxidant enzyme inhibitor. The pharmaceutical combination of the present invention exhibits synergistic effect when used in the treatment of cancer.
US10555929B2	Methods for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and/or lipodystrophy The present invention relates to methods for treating a disease associated with insulin resistance selected from a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its sequelae, a lipodystrophic syndrome or a combination thereof with the selective PPARγ agonist, INT131 and optionally vitamin E or compositions thereof. NAFLDs that may be treated with methods and compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, simple nonalcoholic fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Lipodystrophic syndromes that may be treated with the methods and compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, generalized lipodystrophy including congenital generalized lipodystrophy and acquired generalized lipodystrophy and/or partial lipodystrophy, including congenital partial lipodystrophy and acquired partial lipodystrophy, all of which may or may not include hyperlipidemia and/or hyperglycemia and may or may not include NAFLD.
US10555928B2	Cannabis extracts and methods of preparing and using same The invention relates to the extraction of pharmaceutically active components from plant materials, and more particularly to the preparation of a botanical drug substance (BDS) for incorporation in to a medicament. It also relates to a BDS, for use in pharmaceutical formulations. In particular it relates to BDS comprising cannabinoids obtained by extraction from cannabis.
US10555927B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing sexual pleasure and performance Pharmaceutical preparations include at least one component that enhances sexual response and at least one other compound that enhances sexual sensitivity and pleasure. The component that enhances sexual response enhances blood flow to the genital region. Examples include compounds that dilate blood vessels, such as compounds that increase the amount of nitric oxide (NO) in the blood. The component that enhances sexual sensitivity and pleasure includes one or more cannabinoid compounds from the plant genus Cannabis, including extracted compounds, synthetic forms, and derivatives thereof. Examples include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, and cannabidiol (CBD), which is less or non-psychoactive and modulates THC activity. The ratio of THC/CBD can be selected depending on age, gender, physical health, and/or psychological condition of the user.
US10555919B2	Melatonin in autoimmune disease Methods for treating, or reducing risk of developing, seasonal worsening of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a subject who has MS, comprising administering a melatonin agonist to a subject.
US10555918B2	2-amino-N′-benzylideneacetohydrazides and derivatives for the management of CFTR protein mediated diseases This disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mediated diseases such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic pancreatitis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, mucus formation, comprising administering an effective amount of a 2-amino-N′-benzylidene-acetohydrazide compound or derivative thereof to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the 2-amino-N′-benzylidene-acetohydrazide compound is ((E)-N′-(3,5-dibromo-2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-(m-tolylamino)acetohydrazide; or (E)-N′-(3,5-dibromo-2,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-(p-tolylamino)acetohydrazide.
US10555916B2	NMDAR antagonist for the treatment of pervasive development disorders A method of treating a pervasive development disorder in a subject includes administering to the subject an amount of an NMDAR antagonist effective to ameliorate biochemical and functional abnormalities in the subject associated with loss-of-function mutations of the gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2).
US10555915B2	Methods for treating acute acoustic trauma The current invention provides methods and compositions for treating sensorineural hearing loss including but not limited to acute acoustic trauma (AAT). The composition 2,4-disulfonyl α-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone and N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Preferably, the compositions for treating AAT will be administered orally. However, other methods which deliver the compositions for treating AAT systemically to the body should work equally well.
US10555912B2	Use of polymeric excipients for lyophilization or freezing of particles Provided herein are use of polymeric excipients, specifically polyvinyl alcohols, optionally in conjunction with sugars, as cryoprotectants to prevent aggregation of PEG-containing particles. Also provided are PEG-containing particles comprising such polymeric excipients.
US10555911B2	Highly penetrative nanocarriers for treatment of CNS disease Brain-penetrating polymeric nanoparticles that can be loaded with drugs and are optimized for intracranial convection-enhanced delivery (CED) have been developed. In the preferred embodiment, these are loaded with FDA-approved compounds, identified through library screening to target brain cancer stem cells (BSCSs). The particles are formed by emulsifying a polymer-drug solution, then removing solvent and centrifuging at a first force to remove the larger particles, then collecting the smaller particles using a second higher force to sediment the smaller particles having a diameter of less than 100 nm, more preferably less than 90 nanometers average diameter, able to penetrate brain interstitial spaces.
US10555902B2	Stable fingolimod dosage forms The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical dosage forms and methods for preparing the solid pharmaceutical dosage form that contains fingolimod or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, conjugates or complexes thereof. The solid pharmaceutical dosage forms may rapidly disintegrates in a patient's oral cavity.
US10555891B2	Methods for treating chemically treated hair The instant disclosure relates to methods for treating hair, for example, methods for imparting desirable cosmetic properties to the hair, especially hair treated with a chemical treatment composition. The methods include: applying a hair-treatment composition to chemically treated hair, for example, within 30 minutes from when a chemical treatment composition is rinsed from the hair, the hair-treatment composition comprising: one or more polyurethane latex polymers; and rinsing the hair-treatment composition from the hair within 30 minutes from applying the hair-treatment composition to the hair. After rinsing the hair-treatment composition from the hair, the hair may be subsequently dried and styled.
US10555888B2	Nail compositions containing latex and sulfopolyester compound The invention relates to nail compositions including water, at least one high molecular weight latex comprising at least one styrene group, at least one latex lacking styrene groups, and at least one low molecular weight sulfopolyester compound, as well as to methods relating to application of such nail compositions.
US10555886B2	Composition of algal extracts for preventing and treating periodontal disease A composition of algal extracts containing phycobiliprotein is provided. This composition not only effectively inhibit the growth of oral pathogens including Porphyromonathes gingivalis and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, but also reduces the inflammation caused by those pathogens. Therefore, the phenomenon of alveolar bone loss in periodontal patients is mitigation, achieving the effect of prevention and treatment of periodontal disease.
US10555882B2	Monounsaturated fatty acid for nailcare The invention relates to the cosmetic use of an effective amount of at least one monounsaturated fatty acid, of a salt thereof and/or of an ester thereof, as a nailcare active agent.
US10555880B2	Sodium zinc alginate structurant and methods for making and using the same Disclosed is a method of making a sodium zinc alginate structurant that can include combining a sodium alginate, a zinc compound, and a liquid media, and mixing to a desired viscosity. Further disclosed is a method of making an oral care composition that can include combining a sodium zinc alginate structurant with one or more agents, and mixing.
US10555874B2	Healthcare management services Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for a healthcare management service are provided.
US10555870B2	Non-invasive device for synchronizing chest compression and ventilation parameters to residual myocardial activity during cardiopulmonary resuscitation A system for improving cardiac output of a patient suffering from pulseless electrical activity or shock and yet displays myocardial wall motion including: a sensor to detect myocardial activity to determine the presence of residual left ventricular pump function having a contraction or ejection phase and a filling or relaxation phase, a device to prompt the application of or apply a compressive force repeatedly applied to the chest based on the sensed myocardial activity such that the compressive force is applied during at least some of the ejection phases and is ceased during at least some of the relaxation phases to permit residual cardiac filling, thereby enhancing cardiac output and organ perfusion.
US10555868B2	Foot massaging assembly A foot massaging assembly for massaging a user's feet includes a stand that may be positioned on a support surface. The stand may be vertically oriented on the support surface. A massage unit is slidably coupled to the stand. A bottom side corresponding to each of a user's feet may be rolled on the massage unit. Thus, the massage unit may massage the user's feet. The massage unit is selectively positioned at a selected point along the stand.
US10555867B2	Massage mechanism A massage mechanism includes a housing, a massage rock arm group, massage heads, and a drive apparatus. The massage rock arm group includes a left rock arm group and a right rock arm group. Each rock arm group may rock under limitation of spacing grooves and spacing shafts when driven by the drive apparatus. The drive apparatus implements asynchronous actions of the left rock arm group and the right rock arm group. A swing arm connected in a seesaw manner is disposed on each rock arm, so that the massage heads can automatically fit an S curve of a back of a human body, and can be automatically attached to the human body. The present application implements a synchronous kneading function, an asynchronous rubbing function, and a function of performing massage by massage heads that can be automatically attached to a human body, thereby improving user experience.
US10555866B2	Wheeled walker wheel direction lock apparatus and method A collapsible wheeled walker with two side frames and two height adjustable upper body supports. The apparatus includes a plurality of wheel direction locks each coupled to a wheel and adapted to lock the wheel in fixed moving direction or to release the wheel to turn freely. The apparatus may include a seat that is slidably attached to the two side frames and is movable between a front position for walking inside the frames and a rear position sitting. The apparatus may be converted to a transport chair by locking front wheel and releasing the rear wheels, and sliding the movable seat to the rear position. It may include an X-folder that facilitates collapsing the walker to a small footprint. It may also include two forearm gutters as part of the upper body supports that give the user an upright walking posture for health benefits.
US10555863B2	Cryotherapy compression system In one example, a therapy system is provided that includes an inner layer and an outer layer including first and second portions and disposed outside of the inner layer. A therapeutic device, such as a cold pack for example, is provided that is configured to be positioned inside the inner layer. The therapy system also includes an adjustable tightening mechanism connected to the first and second portions of the outer layer and operable to change a position of one of the first and second portions relative to the other of the first and second portions so as to adjust a magnitude of a compressive force exerted by the outer layer on an extremity of a user when the extremity is positioned within an opening defined by the inner layer.
US10555856B2	Patient lift system A patient lift system helps to lift and mobilize a disabled person in a home or in an institution with minimal effort from a caregiver. The patient lift system includes a lift, a carry bar and a hand control. The lift, the carry bar and the hand control have shapes and features that may be seen to facilitate quick and easy cleaning. Notably, gaps have been minimized for infection control purposes. Typically, a patient lift system includes an integral trolley for connecting the patient lift system to a track. For the patient lift system described herein, the trolley and lift system are separate pieces that are easily and quickly either attached or detached.
US10555855B2	Multifunctional aircraft aisle wheelchair and related systems and methods The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to wheelchair systems for transporting a mobility-challenged passenger onto an aircraft and transfer that passenger into an aircraft seat. The implementations include systems with lift systems, belt systems, and/or transfer ramps.
US10555852B2	Castor base with load sensor Systems and methods for a load sensing system that determines a mass on a bed. The systems generally are in the form of a castor base, particularly one that can be used as part of an adjustable hospital bed. The load sensing system serves to determine the mass of any object or objects (typically a human or animal patient) which is placed on the bed by having the mass create a force on lever arms of a plurality of load cells in the castor base. The load sensing systems are designed to work without hindering the adjustable functionality of the bed and can accurately determine mass (weight) at any position of the bed, and potentially even while the bed is adjusting between positions.
US10555851B1	Emergency patient bed An emergency patient bed includes a mobile base assembly, a bed platform assembly coupled to the mobile base assembly and configured to support a mattress, at least one (1) storage drawer extendably coupled within the bed platform, at least one (1) support shelf coupled to the bed platform assembly, and an independent power supply coupled to the mobile base assembly.
US10555849B2	Omnidirectional electric healthcare bedchair Disclosed is an omni-directional electric medical care bed chair, including mecanum wheels, rollover prevention wheels, a bottom support, motors, a controller, a push rod device, a bed chair device, a cervical traction device, a shoulder joint rehabilitation device and ankle joint rehabilitation devices, wherein the push rod device drives the bed chair device to move, and therefore mutual switching among states of sitting, lying and turning over of the bed chair device can be realized. In conjunction with a bed chair technology enabling lying and turning over, a mecanum wheel technology and medical care rehabilitation equipment, the medical care bed chair has functions of sitting, lying and turning over, also has an omni-directional movement ability, and can assist a patient in body rehabilitation training.
US10555843B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article in which an absorbent body is provided between a liquid permeable topsheet and a backsheet, includes an absorbent body emboss provided from a front surface side of the absorbent body before stacking the liquid permeable topsheet to surround an area corresponding to a body fluid expelling portion; and a front surface emboss, formed separately from the absorbent body emboss and not to overlap the absorbent body emboss, provided from a front surface side of the liquid permeable topsheet.
US10555840B2	Method and apparatus for making disposable absorbent article with absorbent particulate polymer material and article made therewith A method for making a disposable absorbent core comprises depositing absorbent particulate polymer material from a plurality of reservoirs in a printing roll onto a substrate disposed on a grid of a support which includes a plurality of cross bars extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another so as to form channels extending between the plurality of cross bars. The plurality of reservoirs in the first peripheral surface are arranged in an array comprising rows extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another. A disposable absorbent article and apparatus for making an absorbent article are also disclosed.
US10555839B2	Wound dressing A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer, a cover layer comprising at least one orifice and a first liquid and gas permeable transmission layer underlying the absorbent layer. The transmission layer is in fluid communication with the filter layer.
US10555837B2	Intraocular prosthesis Intraocular apparatus is provided, having an anterior side and a posterior side, and configured for use with an extraocular imaging device. The intraocular apparatus includes a photovoltaic energy receiver, or an RF energy receiver, on the anterior side which receives energy from outside the eye to power the intraocular apparatus. Additionally, the intraocular apparatus includes a photodiode on the anterior side of the intraocular apparatus which receives data from the extraocular imaging device. An application-specific-integrated-circuit (ASIC) is positioned on the posterior side of the intraocular apparatus and includes (i) circuitry configured to process the data from the photodiode into an image, (ii) an electronic display, e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED) display, which emits light representing the image, and (iii) at least two through-silicon vias connecting the ASIC to the photovoltaic energy receiver and to the photodiode. Other applications are also described.
US10555834B2	Vitrectomy probe with rotary cutter and associated devices, systems, and methods Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a vitrectomy probe having a housing sized and shaped for grasping by a user. The vitrectomy probe may also include a cutter extending from the housing and being sized to penetrate and treat a patient eye. The cutter may include an outer cutting tube coupled to the housing. The outer cutting tube may have an outer port formed therein that is sized and shaped to receive tissue. The cutter may include a rotatable inner cutting member disposed within the outer cutting tube. The inner cutting member may include a first cutting surface that rotates across the outer port to cut the tissue when the inner cutting member is rotated. The vitrectomy probe may include a pneumatic vane actuator positioned within the housing and configured to rotate the inner cutting member.
US10555833B2	Apparatus and methods for ocular injection An apparatus includes a housing coupled to a medicament container, which is coupled to a needle. An injection assembly is disposed within the housing and includes an energy storage member and an actuation rod. A distal end portion of the actuation rod is disposed within the medicament container. The energy storage member can produce a force on a proximal end portion of the actuation rod sufficient to move the distal end portion of the actuation rod within the medicament container. This can convey at least a portion of a substance from the medicament container via the needle when a distal tip of the needle is disposed within a first region of a target location. The force is insufficient to move the distal end portion of the actuation rod within the medicament container when the distal tip of the needle is disposed within a second region of the target location.
US10555827B2	Multifunctional orthosis device and method of use An orthosis device having a substantially rigid thermo-formable substrate having a substrate profile defined by a substrate top edge, an opposite substrate bottom edge, and opposite substrate side edges interconnecting the substrate top and bottom edges, the substrate profile being substantially symmetrical about a centerline thereof, whereby the device becomes moldable when activated by a forming temperature above ambient, and the symmetry of the substrate enables the device to be used in both left hand and right hand applications.
US10555819B2	Intervertebral spinal implant An intervertebral implant for implantation in an intervertebral space between vertebrae. The implant includes a body extending from an upper surface to a lower surface. The body has a front end, a rear end and a pair of spaced apart first and second side walls extending between the front and rear walls such that an interior chamber is defined within the front and rear ends and the first and second walls. The body defines an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter extending about the internal chamber. At least one of the side walls is defined by a solid support structure and an integral porous structure, the porous structure extending from the outer perimeter to the inner perimeter. The porous structure embeds or encapsulates at least a portion of the solid support structure.
US10555817B2	In-situ formed intervertebral fusion device and method An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon.In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means.
US10555813B2	Implantable device and delivery system for reshaping a heart valve annulus Systems, devices and methods related to various heart valve implants and for delivery of those heart valve implants are described. The implants may be used to re-size a native valve annulus or to replace a native heart valve. The implants include a re-sizable frame having angled struts. Anchors secure the implant to tissue and collars are used to decrease the angle between the struts and contract the frame. The implant thus expands from a first size inside of a delivery catheter, to a second and larger deployed size inside the heart to engage and anchor with the tissue, and then to a third and contracted size to re-size the annulus and/or provide a secure fit for a replacement heart valve. Various delivery systems including imaging capabilities for precise delivery, positioning and anchoring of the various implants are further described.
US10555812B2	Methods for anchoring a heart valve prosthesis in a transcatheter valve implantation procedure Methods of deploying and securing a heart valve prosthesis are disclosed. A heart valve prosthesis (100) having a plurality of anchor guides (212) is loaded within a catheter-based delivery device, wherein each of the anchor guides is releasably engaged by a respective elongate member (338) and wherein tensioning of the elongate members aids in collapsing the prosthesis during loading. The delivery device is advanced via a transcatheter procedure to position the heart valve prosthesis at an implantation site. The heart valve prosthesis undergoes controlled deployment by controlling the release of tension on the elongate members. After deployment of the heart valve prosthesis, an anchor tool (660) is advanced along a guide member to the anchor guide positioned at a securement site. When the securement site is reached, an anchor clip (662) is released from the anchor tool to secure the prosthesis to the heart.
US10555810B2	Prosthetic heart valve deployment systems A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable coupling stent, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the coupling stent attached thereto. The coupling stent may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes a hollow two-piece handle through which a balloon catheter passes. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps.
US10555809B2	Replacement heart valve A replacement heart valve assembly has a stent frame and a replacement valve. The replacement valve has a plurality of leaflets and a valve frame. The leaflets are attached to the valve frame. Further, the assembly has a plurality of suspension struts attached to the stent frame and the valve frame. The valve frame is suspended within the stent frame via the suspension struts. In some embodiments, the assembly further has a sealing member attached to the stent frame to prevent leakage around the replacement heart valve assembly.
US10555807B2	Intraocular lens delivery device with telescoping plunger An intraocular lens (IOL) insertion apparatus may include a hand piece body having a distal tip, an IOL folding chamber, and IOL a dwell position, and a telescoping plunger having a first plunger portion and a second plunger portion. The first plunger portion and second plunger portion may be arranged to simultaneously advance through a first portion of a displacement of the telescoping plunger, and one of the first and second plunger portions may be arranged to advance through a second portion of the displacement of the telescoping plunger.
US10555805B2	Anterior corneal shapes and methods of providing the shapes Methods of treating presbyopia of an eye. A corneal inlay is inserted within the cornea such that the central thickness of the corneal inlay is 3 to 7 times a central elevation change.
US10555802B1	Urologic stents and methods of use Urologic stents that are adapted for temporary use to provide relief following treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia and other disorders of the prostate, urethra and ureters.
US10555799B2	Distal protection devices having controllable wire motion A distal protection device for use in a body lumen. The device includes a functional element which may be a filler or an occlusive element. The device includes means for controlling the movement and placement of the functional element along a guidewire. Motion of the guidewire can be independent of the motion of the functional element.
US10555793B2	Self-ligating orthodontic brackets The present invention employs a self-ligating orthodontic bracket comprising a body having a pair of laterally spaced gingival tie wings and a pair of laterally spaced occlusal tie wings, the gingival and occlusal tie wings projecting from a labial surface of the body; an arch wire slot extending mesially-distally across the body and between the gingival and occlusal tie wings to accommodate an arch wire; a free-sliding, controlled-locking, or pivoting clip wherein the clip allows placement and removal of the arch wire when in the open position and prevents the displacement of the arch wire from the bracket member when in the closed position.
US10555791B2	Devices for guiding tissue treatment and/or tissue removal procedures The present disclosure includes customized guidance devices in the form of guidance templates configured to fit over a given area of a patient's body and provide guidance during a tissue treatment or tissue removal procedure of that given area, which may include administration of an agent to a target tissue, target tissue biopsy, target tissue resection, or target tissue ablation. The customized guidance templates are generally constructed via an additive manufacturing process (i.e., three-dimensional (3D) printing) or subtractive manufacturing process (i.e., milling) based on a fabrication instruction file, which may include imaging data of the given area of the patient's body in which targeted tissue treatment is to be performed. The fabrication instruction file may further include additional data, such as the type of procedure to be performed (i.e., biopsy of the tissue abnormality, destruction or resection of the tissue abnormality, etc.).
US10555790B2	Flexible sensors and related systems for determining forces applied to an object, such as a surgical instrument, and methods for manufacturing same Methods of manufacturing a flexible force sensor include forming a first sensor part providing a plurality of spaced first electrode plates in an electrically non-conductive material. A second sensor part is also formed and includes a plurality of second electrode plates in an electrically non-conductive material. The second electrode plates are identical to the first electrode plates at least in terms of spacing. The first part is assembled to the second part such that each of the first electrode plates are aligned with and parallel to, yet spaced from, respective ones of the second electrode plates, establishing a plurality of capacitive sensing components. The first electrode plates are movable relative to the corresponding second electrode plates, establishing a variable gap therebetween. The sensor parts can be ring-shaped. The sensor parts can be formed via MEMS techniques, with the non-conductive material being a polymer.
US10555789B2	Padded medical procedure glove A glove may be formed of a polymer and include one or more pads over the back side of one or more distal finger joints. The glove may optionally be lubricated, sterile, reversible and/or disposable, and may incorporate indicia indicating the location of the pads. The pads may provide protection from, e.g., repetitive stresses in tapping vials or syringes in medical examination, surgery, laboratory procedures, or other clinical contexts.
US10555788B2	Surgical system with haptic feedback based upon quantitative three-dimensional imaging A system is provided to provide haptic feedback during a medical procedure comprising: a quantitative three-dimensional (Q3D) endoscope; a surgical instrument disposed to deform a tissue structure; a haptic user interface device configured to provide an indication of tissue structure deformation in response to information indicative of the measure of tissue structure deformation; and a processor configured to produce a Q3D model that includes information indicative of a measure of tissue structure deformation and to provide the information indicative of the measure of tissue structure deformation to the haptic user interface device.
US10555783B2	Instrument carriage assembly for surgical system A robotic assembly is configured to support, insert, retract, and actuate a surgical instrument mounted to the robotic assembly. The robotic assembly includes an instrument holder base member, a motor housing moveably mounted to the instrument holder base member, a carriage drive mechanism operable to translate the motor housing along the instrument holder base member, a plurality of drive motors, a plurality of gear boxes, and a plurality of output drive couplings driven by the gear boxes. The robotic assembly includes a sensor assembly that includes an orientation sensor, a sensor target, and a sensor shaft drivingly coupling the sensor target to a corresponding one of the output drive couplings.
US10555782B2	Systems and methods for performing minimally invasive spinal surgery with a robotic surgical system using a percutaneous technique Described herein are systems, apparatus, and methods for precise placement and guidance of tools during surgery, particularly spinal surgery, using minimally invasive surgical techniques. Several minimally invasive approaches to spinal surgeries were conceived, percutaneous technique being one of them. This procedures looks to establish a skin opening as small as possible by accessing inner organs via needle-puncture of the skin. The percutaneous technique is used in conjunction with a robotic surgical system to further enhance advantages of manual percutaneous techniques by improving precision, usability and/or shortening surgery time by removal of redundant steps.
US10555778B2	Image-based branch detection and mapping for navigation Navigation of an instrument within a luminal network can include image-based branch detection and mapping. Image-based branch detection can include identifying within an image one or more openings associated with one or more branches of a luminal network. Image-based branch mapping can include mapping the detected one or more openings to corresponding branches of the luminal network. Mapping may include comparing features of the openings to features of a set of expected openings. A position state estimate for the instrument can be determined from the mapped openings, which can facilitate navigation of the luminal network.
US10555774B1	Interactive anterior-posterior axis determination A process according to certain embodiments includes generating a distal femur model including an intercondylar surface model, receiving information related to user-selected points on the intercondylar surface model, generating a datum line extending between the points, generating an axis line, and determining an AP axis based upon the axis line. Generating the axis line includes performing an axis line procedure including generating a plurality of planes along the datum line, generating a plurality of contours at intersections between the intercondylar surface model and the planes, generating saddle points at local extrema of the contours, and fitting the axis line to the saddle points. The process may further include generating an updated datum line based upon the axis line, and performing a subsequent iteration of the axis line procedure using the updated datum line.
US10555770B2	Electrosurgical tubular shaft, surgical instrument grip and electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument An electrosurgical tubular shaft for use with a surgical instrument grip for formation of an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument is provided. The tubular shaft comprises a tube, an electrosurgical tool arranged at the distal end on the tubular shaft, at least one electric connection line electrically connected to the tool and extending in the tube, and at least one coupling element arranged at the proximal end on the tubular shaft for interacting with at least one corresponding coupling element of the instrument grip for releasably coupling the instrument grip to the tubular shaft. The tube comprises an outlet opening which is arranged distally of the at least one coupling element and through which the at least one connection line issues from the tube. The tubular shaft comprises an electric connection element for an electric energy supply. A surgical instrument grip and an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument are also provided.
US10555767B2	Devices, systems, and methods for valve removal Devices, systems, and methods for valve removal. In an embodiment of an umbrella device for removing a valve of the present disclosure, the umbrella device comprises an elongated shaft having a distal end, a first umbrella comprising a first mesh, the first umbrella coupled to the shaft at or near the distal end of the shaft, a second umbrella comprising a second mesh, the second umbrella coupled to the shaft proximal to the first umbrella, and a mechanical drill rotatably coupled to the shaft and positioned between the first umbrella and the second umbrella.
US10555766B2	Active tension bone and joint stabilization devices Systems and methods of manufacture for bone and joint stabilization devices are described for such devices that are tensioned after anchoring during a medical procedure and remain active in maintaining axial tension for continued compression of the subject anatomy.
US10555764B2	Interbody spinal fusion implant having locking elements that outwardly displace for locking An interbody spinal fusion implant includes a body and a faceplate secured to the body. A recess is formed on a front face of the faceplate and is at least partially bounded by an interior surface. A first screw hole and a spaced apart first locking hole pass through the faceplate from interior surface of the recess. A first locking screw has a shaft threaded into the first locking hole. The first locking screw blocks removal of a bone screw from within the first screw hole when the locking screw is in a retracted position.
US10555762B2	Devices and methods for inserting a vertebral fixation member Devices, systems, and methods for inserting a vertebral stabilization member, such as a rod. The insertion device includes an outer guide tube, a pin assembly including a pin and a pusher member extending therethrough. The insertion device is configured to actuate a rod between a first orientation and a second orientation angled with respect to the first orientation in order to position the rod in an appropriate location for attachment to bone.
US10555761B2	Facet joint replacement device and methods of use A facet joint replacement device includes an enclosing element including an enclosing body and an inferior attachment member. The enclosing body includes an inner cavity defined by an interior surface of the enclosing body, wherein a portion of the interior surface of the enclosing body forms a superior articulating surface. The facet joint replacement device also includes an inferior articulating element including an articulating body and a superior attachment member. The inferior articulating body is positioned within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element and is configured to move within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element. The inferior articulating body includes an inferior articulating surface. The movement of the articulating body of the inferior articulating element is constrained in at least one direction within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element.
US10555760B2	Bone attachment assembly A bone attachment assembly may include an attachment head, a set screw configured to attach to the attachment head, and a rod surface with a first raised portion and a second raised portion that define a lowered portion positioned between the first raised portion and the second raised portion. The first raised portion, the second raised portion, and the set screw may be configured to directly contact a rod in order to retain the rod within the attachment head.
US10555758B2	Tapping devices, systems and methods for use in bone tissue A soft tapping device for preparing a bone hole that includes a substantially cylindrical insert that is sized to enter into a compressed woven retention device. The substantially cylindrical insert has protrusions that are adaptable to expand portions of a compressed woven retention device inside the bone hole. The substantially cylindrical insert is also configured to exit from the compressed woven retention device without changing the expanded portions of the compressed woven retention device.
US10555756B2	Medical devices having coaxial cannulae The disclosure relates to medical devices comprising coaxial cannulae. A medical device includes an outer cannula and a coaxial inner cannula that is secure to the inner cannula. The circumferential wall of one of the cannulae defines a pattern of openings that extends along a spiral path about the lengthwise axis of the cannula.
US10555755B2	Retractable device A self-locking retractable surgical knife including a sheath member having front and rear ends, and a retractable member including a support member and a blade supported by the support member. The support member has a front end, a rear end and an elongated interior space. The retractable member is partially disposed in the sheath member and telescopically received in the sheath member for movement between a guarded position wherein the blade is guarded in the sheath member, and an exposed position wherein the blade extends out of the sheath member. The self-locking retractable further includes a biasing member disposed in the interior space of the support member and a latch member disposed in the interior space of the support member.
US10555753B2	Methods and devices for cutting and abrading tissue The present invention provides an atherectomy catheter which has a cutting element that is able to cut both soft tissue and hard tissue, and methods of cutting material from a blood vessel lumen using a rotating cutting element. The cutting element has a sharp cutting edge that surrounds a cup-shaped surface and at least one surface of abrasive material. The cup-shaped surface directs the cut material into a tissue chamber. The cutting edge and the cup-shaped surface together are well suited to cut and remove relatively soft tissue from the blood vessel. The abrasive material surface in combination with the cutting element is well suited to abrade and remove hard material from the blood vessel.
US10555750B2	Ultrasonic surgical instrument with replaceable blade having identification feature An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector portion, a data storage component, a reader, and a use control. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body and includes a support portion. The end effector portion is configured to selectively couple with the support portion of the shaft assembly. The data storage component is associated with the end effector portion and contains data uniquely associated with the end effector portion. The reader is adapted to read the data from the data storage component. The use control is adapted to enable operation of the end effector portion if the data meets at least one usage parameter.
US10555749B2	Probe unit, treatment instrument, and treatment system A probe unit includes, a probe configured to treat a bone by ultrasonic vibration, a hollow sheath which surrounds the probe and which has a first portion at a small distance from a central axis, and a second portion at a greater distance from the central axis than the first portion, and a knob configured to rotate the sheath relative to the probe between a first position for insertion between the bone and a living tissue facing the bone so that the first portion is located between the bone and the living tissue and a second position for insertion between the bone and the living tissue so that the second portion is located between the bone and the living tissue.
US10555746B2	Devices and methods for treating conditions caused by affarent nerve signals Devices and methods for treating conditions, such as overactive bladder, caused by afferent nerve signals involving the creation of dissection planes that interrupt the afferent nerve signals.
US10555743B2	Method and device for joint replacement A method of joint replacement including forming one or more arthroscopy portals adjacent a hip joint that includes, a femur with a femoral head and a pelvis with an acetabulum socket, inserting a hemiarthroplasty cup, having a cup inner surface and a cup outer surface, between a femoral head outer surface of the femoral head and an acetabulum outer surface of the acetabulum socket, wherein at least one of the femoral head outer surface and the acetabulum outer surface are unreamed.
US10555741B1	Device to increase intra-pelvic compartment pressure for the controling of internal hemorrhage A device to increase intra-pelvic compartment pressure for the controlling of internal hemorrhages is presented. The device controls internal hemorrhaging by supplementing the occlusion effectiveness of a pneumatic tourniquet with a shaped device that increases the overall internal pressure in a human compartment, such as the inguinal area, to assist in the cessation of bleeding in that region. One side of the device includes a flat base that is adapted to be placed against a patient at the targeted body site. The other side has a generally corrugated shape that is sized to receive an inflatable, wedge-shaped bladder from the pneumatic tourniquet. The overall shape of the invention includes a tapered end that corresponds with the inferior angle of the pubic rami and pelvic area generally so that when pressed against the patient by the pneumatic tourniquet bladder a uniform distribution of pressure occurs over the inguinal area.
US10555734B2	Methods and systems for mating constrictable adjunct materials with end effectors Systems and methods for releasably coupling an adjunct material to an end effector for a surgical instrument are provided. The adjunct can be configured to be releasably retained on a jaw, such as a cartridge or anvil, using a contractible attachment feature configured to be transitioned from an original, non-contracted configuration to a contracted configuration under application of heat. The attachment feature, such as one or more strands of a shrinkable polymer, can be engaged with the adjunct, and contraction of the attachment feature is effective to couple the adjunct with retaining members formed on the jaw. Another type of an adjunct has at least one portion configured to be reversibly stretched using application of a force such that, when the force is removed, the portion transitions from a stretched configuration to a contracted configuration and thereby causes the adjunct to be engaged with retaining members formed on the jaw.
US10555732B2	Devices and methods for suturing a cardiac implant Described herein are reusable surgical needles having a resiliently collapsible rear loop that captures a suture as it is passed through an object and resiliently expands upon exiting the object to release the suture. Also described are suture spool assemblies that include a rigid housing and a rotatable spool of suture material suspended within the housing so that a plurality of sutures can be dispensed from the assembly in succession during a surgery. Also described are annular pledgets having diametrical dimensions similar to an outer ring of a cardiac implant such that a single annular pledget can be used with a plurality of sutures that secure the cardiac implant to native tissue around the perimeter of the cardiac implant. Related methods of suturing cardiac implants are also disclosed.
US10555724B2	Ultrasound probe calibration phantom, ultrasound probe calibration system and calibration method thereof An ultrasound probe calibration system and method. The system comprises an ultrasound probe calibration phantom (100), and the ultrasound probe calibration phantom (100) is provided with a sunken recess (110) at a middle position of an upper surface thereof and with several conical holes on a side surface thereof. The sunken recess (110) is fixedly connected with a two dimensional ultrasound probe (220) therein. The conical hole is inserted with an NDI insertion stylus (230), and a tip of the NDI insertion stylus (230) can be acquired in ultrasound imaging. An ultrasound probe calibration system employing the above structure enables a midplane of an ultrasound plane to pass a midplane of an ultrasound probe calibration phantom (100) along a middle gap, such that a tip of an NDI insertion stylus (230) is used for the midplane of the ultrasound plane, thereby addressing the problem of misalignment of a point-type phantom or a two-dimensional plane-type phantom to the ultrasound plane.
US10555721B2	Ultrasound imaging by nonlinear localization Nonlinear ultrasound imaging systems and methods are disclose. In one aspect, a nonlinear ultrasound imaging system includes a first transducer configured to transmit a first ultrasound signal along a scan line, a second transducer configured to sweep a second ultrasound signal along the scan line such that the first and second ultrasound signals intersect at a plurality of voxels, and a third transducer configured to receive echoes associated with interactions of the first and second ultrasound signals at the plurality of voxels. The nonlinear ultrasound imaging system further includes a processor configured to generate an ultrasound image based on the echoes.
US10555719B2	Ultrasound assisted needle puncture mechanism A tissue puncture assembly includes an ultrasound probe, a tissue puncture device, and an adjustment device. The ultrasound probe includes a probe end arranged to contact a tissue surface, the ultrasound probe being operable to determine a depth of a body cavity positioned below the tissue surface. The tissue puncture device is configured to penetrate the tissue surface to gain access to the body cavity. The adjustment device is mounted to the ultrasound probe and operable to adjust an orientation of the tissue puncture device relative to the ultrasound probe.
US10555712B2	Segmenting an angiography using an existing three-dimensional reconstruction A method for segmenting a two-dimensional angiographic recording of a vessel of a body using a computing apparatus includes providing a three-dimensional reconstruction of the vessel of the body to the computing apparatus. The two-dimensional angiographic recording of the vessel of the body is provided on the computing apparatus. The three-dimensional reconstruction of the vessel of the body is registered with the two-dimensional recording of the vessel of the body. Spatial information of the three-dimensional reconstruction is projected onto the two-dimensional recording, and the two-dimensional recording is segmented using the spatial information projected onto the two-dimensional recording.
US10555711B2	Apparatus and method for low dose mammography using auger imager An apparatus for low dose mammography including: (1) a monochromatic X-ray beam generator that emits a first beam of monochromatic line emission X-ray photons having an energy at or nearly above an absorption edge of a first element to induce emission of Auger electrons when the first element is irradiated with the X-ray photons; and (2) an X-ray detector including (a) a pixel or plurality of pixels including an array of pixel sensors each of which has (i) a direct conversion layer configured for receiving the X-ray photons and for converting the X-ray photons into a transient electric charge, the direct conversion layer comprising the first element such that the line emission X-ray photons causes a cascade of Auger electrons that form the transient electric charge, and (ii) a semiconductor collection layer configured for receiving Auger electrons of said electric charge from the conversion layer; and (b) processing electronics for converting the electric charge received in the collection layer into a radiographic signal. Also, a method for using the apparatus for low dose mammography.
US10555708B2	Head and neck radiation shield structure A shield structure configured to protect a head and/or neck of a patient during a radiologic procedure comprises a bottom wall, a side wall, and an opening. The bottom wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to be positioned between the head and/or neck of the patient and a radiation source so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward the bottom of the patient. The bottom wall is of a general size to shield the head and/or neck of the patient. The side wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to extend upward from the bottom wall so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward a side of the patient. The opening is configured to receive the head and/or neck of the patient.
US10555706B2	Method for generating images by means of a computed tomography device, and computed tomography device To generate images, in which a first row area of a multiple-row detector is illuminated with a first X-ray spectrum and a second row area of the multiple-row detector, trailing in the direction of travel, is illuminated with a second X-ray spectrum, image data is recorded at a pitch chosen such that one slice image can be reconstructed in each case for a sectional position for the first and the second row area. Correspondingly, for the sectional position, the respective slice image for the first and the second row area is reconstructed. For a third row area, illuminated with the first and the second X-ray spectrum, a reference sectional image is reconstructed as a slice image. To generate motion-reduced first and second spectral images assigned to the first and second row area respectively, the slice images of the first and second row areas are registered to the reference sectional image.
US10555702B1	Methods and systems for characterizing the quality of an electrocardiogram signal Described here are methods, devices and systems for characterizing a physiological signal such as an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. Generally, the method includes receiving the ECG signal generated by an ECG device coupled to a patient. ECG signal quality for a plurality of consecutive beats may be determined based on a dispersion coefficient and a deviation from an average of each of a plurality of ECG parameters. Indexing information may be generated for set of sequences from the plurality of consecutive cardiac beats. Each of the sequences may comprise a first predetermined number of consecutive cardiac beats. The set of the sequences may be ordered based upon the ECG signal quality.
US10555699B2	Method and device for the non-invasive montioring and identification of drug effects and interactions A method for use in detecting and monitoring effects experienced by a subject taking a first drug, drug A, and at least one other substance, substance B, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a plurality of measured values of a physiological characteristic of the subject over a time period; (b) comparing the measured values to a predefined signature, the drug A signature, associated with the first drug, and thereby calculating a measure, Adiff, of the difference between the measured values and the drug A signature; (c) comparing the measured values to a predefined signature, the substance B signature, associated with the at least one other substance, and thereby calculating a measure, Bdiff, of the difference between the measured values and the substance B signature; (d) comparing the measured values to a predefined signature, the DO signature, associated with a desired physiological state of the subject, and thereby calculating a measure, DOdiff, of the difference between the measured values and the DO signature; and (e) combining Adiff and DOdiff to produce an output.
US10555698B2	Sleep scoring based on physiological information Assessing the sleep quality of a user in association with an electronic device with one or more physiological sensors includes detecting an attempt by the user to fall asleep, and collecting physiological information associated with the user. The disclosed method of assessing sleep quality may include determining respective values for one or more sleep quality metrics, including a first set of sleep quality metrics associated with sleep quality of a plurality of users, and a second set of sleep quality metrics associated with historical sleep quality of the user, based at least in part on the collected physiological information and at least one wakeful resting heart rate of the user, and determining a unified score for sleep quality of the user, based at least in part on the respective values of the one or more sleep quality metrics.
US10555688B1	Measurement system that includes at least one measurement assembly, a head-mounted visual display device, and a data processing device A measurement system includes at least one measurement assembly having at least one measurement device, a head-mounted visual display device having an output screen, and a data processing device operatively coupled to the at least one measurement assembly and the head-mounted visual display device. The data processing device is configured to generate a visual element for superimposition onto a system user and/or an object being manipulated by the system user, and display the superimposed visual element on the head-mounted visual display device. The data processing device is further configured to generate the visual element using the output data from the at least one measurement assembly.
US10555686B1	Removing parasitic effects from body impedance measurements with wrist-worn and/or other devices Methods and devices for removing parasitic effects from body impedance measurements. Such parasitic effects can include parasitic coupling(s)/impedance(s) and/or parasitic coupling between the impedance measurement device and the body tissue being measured. In one approach, a drive current is controlled so as to control the voltage of a sense electrode to reduce a parasitic current. In another approach, different known capacitances are added to enable calculation of unknown electrode impedances. In another approach, a positive feedback loop is used to reduce error associated with a parasitic current of a voltage sensor used to measure resulting subject voltage. In another approach, sequential application of drive voltage to each electrode is used and resulting currents through all electrodes are measured and used to calculate body impedance.
US10555683B2	Physiological monitoring device The present invention relates to a physiological monitoring device. Some embodiments of the invention allow for long-term monitoring of physiological signals. Further embodiments may also allow for the monitoring of secondary signals such as motion.
US10555682B2	Signal processing methods We describe a method of processing an EEG and/or MEG signal to generate image data representing a 3D current distribution, J, within the brain, the method comprising: capturing a plurality of electric and/or magnetic measurements from the exterior of the head; solving an integral equation for a part of said current distribution to generate said image data representing said 3D current distribution, wherein said integral equation comprises an integral of a first function representing said part of said current distribution and of a second function (∇Tvs(r,τ)) representing the geometry and conductivity of the head independent of said current distribution; wherein said solving comprises: modelling the head as at least two regions separated by at least one internal boundary, and solving a set of partial differential equations, one for each said internal region, each partial differential equation comprising a geometry-conductivity function (w(r,τ)) representing the geometry and conductivity of the respective region, wherein said solving is subject to a boundary condition that either i) the gradients of the functions across the or each said internal boundary are smooth when conductivity is taken into account, or ii) a normal component of the electric field of said part of said current distribution is continuous across the or each said internal boundary, and wherein said geometry-conductivity function for an outermost said region of said head defines said second function (∇Tvs(r,τ)).
US10555680B2	Representation and identification of activity patterns during electro-physiology mapping using vector fields A method and system for mapping an anatomical structure includes sensing activation signals of intrinsic physiological activity with a plurality of mapping electrodes disposed in or near the anatomical structure, each of the plurality of mapping electrodes having an electrode location. A vector field map which represents a direction of propagation of the activation signals at each electrode location is generated to identify a signature pattern and a location in the vector field map according to at least one vector field template. A target location of the identified signature pattern is identified according to a corresponding electrode location.
US10555678B2	Blood pressure monitor with valve-chamber assembly A blood pressure measurement system is provided that includes an inflatable cuff, a valve assembly and chamber assembly. The chamber assembly can house a gas canister for providing gas to the inflatable cuff. The valve assembly can include a valve having a high pressure cavity, a low pressure cavity, and a channel providing a gas pathway between the high pressure cavity and the low pressure cavity. The valve assembly can further include a channel cover and spring in the high pressure cavity. The spring can exert a force on the channel cover to create a seal between the high pressure cavity and the channel. The valve assembly can further include a rod extending through the channel and exerting a force on the channel cover to create a gas pathway between the high pressure cavity and the channel.
US10555675B2	Method for projecting blood loss of a patient during a surgery Systems for monitoring blood loss include a display for simultaneously depicting a current blood loss metric at different time points or along a time line. In addition, historical or comparative blood loss information is provided on the display so that the healthcare provider can see assess the current blood loss metric relative to other metrics, so that the healthcare provider can more accurately assess and manage the patient's status.
US10555672B2	Using location and force measurements to estimate tissue thickness A method, including pressing a distal end of a medical probe against a wall of a body cavity, and receiving from the probe first measurements of a force exerted by the distal end on the wall. The method also includes receiving from the probe second measurements indicating a displacement of the wall in response to the force. The method further includes estimating a thickness of the wall based on the first and the second measurements.
US10555669B2	Optical coherence tomography systems and methods with dispersion compensation An optical coherence tomography (OCT) interferometer includes at least a first optical fiber of a first type having a first length, in series with a second optical fiber of a second type which is different than the first type and having a second length, in at least one of the sample path and/or the reference path of the OCT interferometer. The dispersion characteristics of the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber are significantly different than each other. As a result, the total group delay dispersion of a first portion of the laser light passing through the sample path and the total group delay dispersion of the second portion of the laser light passing through the reference path may offset each other at the detector.
US10555667B2	System and method for determining intraocular lens power The present invention discloses systems and methods for determine preoperative estimation of postoperative IOL position (or the EAPD) in accordance with one or both of the following mathematical relationships, which are derived from linear regression: EAPD=S1+(S2×AND)+(S3×NT)+(S4×AL), (1a) EAPD=W1+(W2×AND)+(W3×RND)+(W4×AL), (1b) where S1, S2, S3, and S4 for equation (1a) and W1, W2, W3, and W4 for equation (1b) are statistically derived linear regression constant coefficients.
US10555665B2	Endoscope reprocessor and endoscope dewatering method An endoscope reprocessor includes a first connector receptacle configured to connect a first connector connected to a cylinder in an endoscope, a first switching device configured to switch the first connector to one of a sealed state and an unsealed state, a first gas feeding device connected to an air introduction port to introduce gas, and a processor configured to perform control such that first driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the unsealed state is performed and second driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the sealed state is then performed.
US10555663B2	Surgical endoscope and process for exchanging surgical tools in a surgical endoscope It is described an endoscope to perform surgeries preferably by perforation in translumenal organs in internal organs, comprising an insertion tube (10′) having a distal end (12′) and at least two working channels, one working channel having a smaller diameter (20′) and one working channel having a larger diameter (30′), the working channels (20′,30′) being capable of receiving surgical tools, the endoscope comprising at least two command cables (9′) operatively associated with the working channel of smaller diameter (20′) and at least two command cables (9′) operatively associated with the working channel of larger diameter (30′), the command cables (9′) being capable of allowing the surgical tool, arranged on any of the working channels (20′,30′), to move in any direction, regardless of the movement of the distal end (12′) of the insertion tube (10′). The endoscope is capable of performing endoscopic surgeries in places of difficult access, through the use of surgical tools which can contour organs or tissues, keeping the position of the distal end (12′) of the insertion tube (10′), being also capable of replacing the surgical tool without the need of exchanging the entire distal end (12′), apart from facilitating disinfection.
US10555662B2	Image recording apparatus, method for configuring a camera head of an image recording apparatus and image recording apparatus set An arrangement of an image recording apparatus 1 with a storage device (9) on a side of an interface (8) with a camera control unit (2) that faces the camera head (3) and for implementing in the camera control unit (2) a configuration unit (10) with which camera-head-specific information is readable from the storage device (9) and transmittable to an image signal pre-processing unit (4) of the camera head (3) for configuration.
US10555660B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program An image processing apparatus includes: a narrowband image acquisition unit configured to acquire a narrowband image showing inside of a lumen; a white light image acquisition unit configured to acquire a white light image showing the inside of the lumen; and a composite image generation unit configured to combine information of the narrowband image to the white light image, according to a depth of a submucosal object, to generate a composite image for display.
US10555656B2	Automated floor cleaner An automated floor cleaner (1) has a cleaner body (2); a cleaning means (3, 45, 6) connected to the cleaner body (2) and configured to in use contact a floor surface to clean the surface; a movement means (7, 19, 8) connected to the cleaner body (2) and configured so that in use the floor cleaner (1) can move across a surface, and; a sensing means 16a, 16b configured to sense the position of the floor cleaner within a location and to transmit data relating to the position to a memory module (20) configured to map and record the position of the floor cleaner (1) during use.
US10555654B2	Suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner A suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner has: a suction mouth which can be arranged adjacently to the surface to be cleaned and which comprises a suction edge that delimits a sub-surface exposed to the vacuum air stream; a vacuum air stream extraction opening; and a delimiter that can be controlled according to a detection result of a sensor. The sensor is an obstacle sensor for detecting a substantially stationary obstacle located in front of the suction nozzle, in particular a wall or piece of furniture, wherein the obstacle sensor is configured to detect obstacles that are disposed outside the portion of the surface over which the suction nozzle projects and, in relation to an arrangement of the suction nozzle during typical cleaning operation, that protrude beyond a suction edge plane that has the suction edge.
US10555653B2	Domestic cyclonic vacuum cleaner A cyclonic vacuum cleaner including a suction inlet fluidly connected in series to a vac-motor for drawing a dirty airflow in through the suction inlet. The suction inlet is fluidly connected downstream to both a first cyclonic separator and to a flow device via a flow junction, the flow junction configured for dividing the dirty airflow into two separate airflows, a first airflow passing through the first cyclonic separator and a second airflow passing through the flow device, thus stepping down the dirty airflow through the first separator compared to the dirty airflow through the suction inlet. The flow device is either a second cyclonic separator, an air filter or an air turbine. A screening member is upstream of the flow device for screening out dirt particles from the second airflow so that the dirt particles are retained in the first airflow, thus “concentrating” dust loading in the first airflow.
US10555646B2	Vented backpack blower A backpack blower includes a motorized blower unit driven by an engine mounted to a frame having straps to be supported by a user's shoulders and having an air discharge pipe with openings which allow a portion of the air discharge to blow out onto a wearer's neck, head, and/or body. A deflector can further be added to direct the air discharge and the deflector can be adjustable. One or both of the deflector and openings can include a control device which allows for flow through the opening or deflector to be stopped or the volumetric flow rate of air passing there-through can be adjusted.
US10555644B2	Product, system, method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for shower liner stay A shower liner stay for holding a shower liner away from the showering area while a person is taking a shower. The shower liner stay includes one or more pensile wands to dangle on the dry ingress outside of a shower liner and adjacent the shower liner while dangling from existing hook(s) or curtain rod. Strategically affixed to a pensile wand are one or more graspers for grasping the delicate impermeable flexible surface of a shower liner for keeping the shower liner in place regardless of strong aerodynamic conditions during a shower. Customary and normal operation of the shower liner remains.
US10555639B2	Chafing dish and frame assembly A chafing dish and frame assembly including a lower frame section for supporting a disposable food tray for holding food, an upper frame section pivotally attached to the lower frame section; a disposable food cover supported by the upper frame section; and a pivot hinge that pivotally connects the upper frame section to the lower frame section. The pivot hinge allows the disposable food cover to be pivoted up to ninety degrees relative to the disposable food tray from a closed position, wherein the disposable food cover rests on top of the disposable food tray, to an open position wherein the disposable food cover is pivoted upwardly so that the food in the disposable food tray may be accessed.
US10555638B2	Adjustable outdoor cooking assembly An outdoor cooking assembly includes a plurality of poles configured to support a cooking grate above an open fire. The grate is connected to the poles by a lockable adjustment mechanism that allows a user to adjust the height of the grate above the fire. The adjustment mechanism includes a plurality of sleeves that may be attached directly to the grate, or to a frame that supports the grate from below, and that are slidable on the support poles. The assembly also includes a releasable locking mechanism for preventing unintentional sliding movement of each sleeve along its pole, a locking tool allowing a user to manipulate the locking mechanism without touching locking mechanism, and a grasping tool allowing the user to reposition the grate without physically contacting the grate.
US10555633B2	Autonomous cooking device to prepare food from a recipe file and method for creating recipe files An automatic cooking device creates a recipe file based on an actual cooking session by an individual. The same dish can be automatically recreated on demand from the recipe file, wherein an optimal remaining cooking time is automatically determined responsive to an image analysis of real-time image sensor feedback versus reference image. In some implementations, recipe files are acquired through a network and downloaded for a fee.
US10555631B2	Chip and dip tray A chip and dip container has a dip bowl that couples to a dip bowl lid, and the dip bowl has a circular, vertically-extending protrusion that extends from a bottom surface of the dip bowl. Additionally, the chip and dip container has a chip bowl that couples to a chip bowl lid, and the chip bowl has a vertically-extending, circular wall centrally located on a floor of the chip bowl and forming a first opening, the first opening configured and sized to secure the vertically-extending protrusion thereby limiting movement of the dip bowl when in transport or when stored.
US10555627B1	Inflatable picture frame An inflatable picture frame shaped to have the appearance of a conventional picture frame. In an inflated position, the inflatable picture frame will have the contours of a conventional picture frame and a bottom member angled to a front position for front support, and legs that fasten in a rear position to form a linked rear support. A flat and rigid transparent central portion contains a sleeve in which to place a picture or card. A system for attaching an inflatable picture frame to a wall comprising an adhesive folding box attached to a recess in a back portion of the inflatable picture frame which may then be attached to a support structure.
US10555625B2	Glass panel element with a fastening element and a glass showcase comprising a glass panel element The invention relates to a glass panel element (1) with a fastening element (2) for using in a container (6), in particular for using in a showcase. The fastening element (2) has a profiled edge strip (3) for fixing to the container (6) in a form-fitting manner. Said fastening element (2) is adhesively connected with a lateral surface (4) of the glass panel element (1). A thickness (D1) of the fastening element (2) corresponds to a thickness (D2) of the glass panel element (1). A fastening element (2) is arranged on each facing side of the glass panel element (1) and adhesively connected with said glass panel element (1). The profiled edge strip (3) and the glass panel element (1) close in a flush manner. The fastening element (2) is made of aluminium. The invention also relates to a glass showcase comprising at least one glass panel element (1) according to the invention.
US10555624B2	Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two different conditions, locked and unlocked. In a locked condition, the relationship between the divider and the front rail resists alteration in any direction with respect to each other. In the unlocked condition, the dividers may be freely slid laterally along the front rail, while remaining perpendicular to the front rail. The one or more dividers may lock to the front rail through the use of corresponding teeth, resilient surfaces, a locking tab, a locking bar and/or a cam that may define a cam glide.
US10555622B2	Dispensing device A dispensing device comprises a loading chamber (12), a dispensing chamber (14), located beneath the loading chamber, a gate or shutter (24) movable between a first open position and a second closed position to allow selective communication of the loading chamber and the dispensing chamber. The device further comprises a first indicating means in the form of a first indicator member (114) which is retainable in a first-retracted position when the gate or shutter (24) is in the closed position and which is displaceable to a second, extended position when the gate or shutter is moved from the closed position to the open position. The device further comprises second indicating means (116) which is actuable to display a second visible signal to indicate that the first signal has been observed.
US10555621B2	Cover having internal securing bendable rods A cover having internal securing bendable rods is provided. The cover may have a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front and a back. The front and the back of the cover may each have an internal sleeve which receives a durable elongated securing metal rod. The rods may be bendable so as to allow the user to bend the rods into virtually limitless positions including bending the rods partially around an object for securing the cover in a desired orientation. A padded sleeve may fit over the bendable rods to provide protection. The cover is especially suitable for using in connection with various strollers, cribs, car seats, highchairs or the like and may provide warmth and shade to a child. The cover is also ideal for adults in numerous situations, such as for use on a beach.
US10555618B2	Mattress protectors, mattresses covered by mattress protectors, and related methods A mattress protector includes a composite sheet having a non-deformed length and a non-deformed width. The composite sheet includes a fabric and a water impermeable polymer. The composite sheet is capable of repeatedly stretching to a deformed length of at least 115% of the non-deformed length and returning to within 8% of the non-deformed length without rupture or permanent wrinkling of the composite sheet. Mattresses may be covered and protected by such a mattress protector. Methods of forming mattress protectors include providing a water impermeable polymer on a fabric so as to form a composite sheet having a non-deformed length and a non-deformed width, and formulating and configuring the composite sheet so as to be capable of repeatedly stretching to a deformed length of at least 115% of the non-deformed length and returning to within 8% of the non-deformed length without rupture or permanent wrinkling of the composite sheet.
US10555617B2	Air pocket module and air mattress including same An air mattress includes an air pocket unit including an air pocket module, a body portion into which the air pocket unit is inserted and fixed, a controller mounted at the body portion and controlling the air pocket unit, and a pressure sensor unit measuring pressure of the air pocket unit. The air pocket module includes multiple air pockets each having a hollow portion formed therein and configured to inflate due to air inflow or to deflate due to air outflow, and a bottom plate coupled to lower sides of the air pockets and configured to block the hollow portion of each of the air pockets.
US10555616B1	Rocking device A device for rocking a hammock holding a human is described. The device includes a frame, a lever arm, a solenoid, a cord, and a signaling device. The lever arm pivots about a pivot point to move within the frame. The solenoid is connected to the lever arm to apply a force to rotate the lever arm. The lever arm is connected via the cord to the hammock. As the lever arm moves from one position to another within the frame, the signaling device detects the position of the lever arm and signals to turn on the solenoid to apply a force to the lever arm to rock the hammock.
US10555615B2	Calibration of detection features for automated furniture A system and method for calibrating one or more sensing features for a furniture item detection is provided. More particularly, embodiments relate to determining a first noise state associated with an environment of the furniture item based on a first measured noise received from one or more sensors associated with the furniture item. A first baseline noise level for the furniture item can be generated based on filtering the first noise state associated with the environment of the furniture item. A second noise state associated with the environment of the furniture item can be determined based on a second measured noise received from the one or more sensors associated with the furniture item. A second baseline noise level for the furniture item can be generated based on filtering the second noise state associated with the environment of the furniture item. The first baseline noise level can then be adjusted to the second baseline noise level.
US10555609B2	Pressure-sensing chair, including first elastic body having lower elastic modulus than second elastic bodies arranged therein A pressure-sensing chair according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first electrode having a first conductive region formed in a first direction; a second electrode having a second conductive region formed in a second direction; a sensing sheet including an intermediate layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first elastic body arranged on the sensing sheet and having a first elastic modulus; and a plurality of second elastic bodies arranged in the first elastic body and having a second elastic modulus, which is greater than the first elastic modulus.
US10555607B2	Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a third rail. The third rail is mounted between the first rail and the second rail. The first rail includes a blocking structure. When the third rail is located at a retracted position with respect to the first rail, the blocking structure is used for preventing the third rail from being moved from the retracted position in a retracted direction. When the third rail is located at the retracted position, the second rail can be moved to a predetermined position in the retracted direction with a rear portion of the second rail being beyond a rear portion of the first rail by a distance.
US10555605B1	Modular shelving A method and system to create a modular shelving or storage unit. Different pieces are provided which are configured to be joined together (by sliding) without using any adhesive and can form a box. A plurality of boxes can then be joined together by sliding them together to form a plurality of joined boxes. As such, a custom, modular shelf can be easily constructed by a user simply by joining the pieces which are already provided to him/her. In this manner, custom shelfs can be easily constructed which would fit most any area of physical space.
US10555600B2	Cleaning appliance A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle; an electronic display, and a control circuit for activating the display. The handle includes a body and a transparent panel connected to the body. The panel defines a trough-shaped recess beneath which the display is located.
US10555599B2	Loadout exchange system A loadout exchange system includes a back panel and a front panel. The back panel has a front side with a hook and loop surface, a back side with a MOLLE-compatible surface, one or more tab locks, and one or more straps. The front panel has a front side with a MOLLE-compatible surface, a back side with a hook and loop surface, one or more pull tabs, and one or more tuck tabs with a hook and loop surface. The front surface of the back panel and the back surface of the front panel are complimentary and thus configured to mate with each other to be removably secured to each other. The tab locks and pull tabs also have complimentary hook and loop surfaces and are thus configured to mate with each other to be removably secured to each other.
US10555596B2	Combined carriers and protective vests Bags or carriers are provided that can be transformed into protective vests and used as body armor and ballistic shields. The carriers can be assembled in a first arrangement that enables individuals to store and transport items. The carriers can quickly and easily be converted to or deployed in a second arrangement which enables the individuals to wear the carriers as protective vests. One or more shoulder straps can be detached from the carriers for use as tourniquets, doorway securing structures, and tools for dragging injured victims.
US10555587B2	Expandable luggage An expandable luggage container includes a first compartment; a side cover formed on a side of the first compartment, a first zipping mechanism formed around three sides of the side cover; a second compartment coupled to the first compartment; and a top cover formed on a top side of the second compartment, a second zipping mechanism formed around three sides of the top cover. In the luggage container, a first opening of the first compartment and a second opening of the second compartment are directed to different directions; the second compartment is collapsible by a third zipping mechanism formed between the first compartment and second compartment; and the luggage container is in a compact mode when the second compartment is collapsed and is in an expanded mode when the second compartment is expanded by unzipping of the third zipping mechanism.
US10555585B2	Fastener A closure is shown and described, preferably for an orthosis, which has a belt assembly, having a first closure part (1) and a second closure part (21), which can be releasably connected to one another, wherein the first and the second closure parts (1, 21) have connecting means for belts of the belt assembly, wherein the first closure part (1) has a pin (3), wherein the second closure part (21) has a connection end (23) and a coupling end (25), and between the connection end (23) and the coupling end (25) a guide track (37) extending in a closure plane is provided, which extends from an entrance opening (41) to a guide track end (43), wherein the pin (3) has a first section (7) and a second section (9), wherein the dimensions of the first section (7) perpendicular to the direction of extension of the pin (3) correspond to the dimensions of the guide track (37) in the closure plane at the guide track end (43), and wherein the dimensions of the second section (9) perpendicular to the direction of extension of the pin (3) are greater than the dimensions of the guide track (37) at the guide track end (43), so that the second section (9) restricts a movement of the pin (3) relative to the second closure part (21) perpendicular to the closure plane.
US10555582B2	Shoe constructions having upper assemblies with independently movable booties and decoupled sole assemblies Shoe constructions having upper assemblies with independent booties and/or decoupled sole assemblies are disclosed herein. A shoe configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an upper assembly attached to a sole assembly. The upper assembly can include a throat portion defining an opening configured to receive a foot and a bootie attached the overlay primarily at the throat portion. The bootie can be movable relative to the remaining portion of the upper assembly and the sole assembly. The sole assembly can include a midsole and an outsole that together define a first portion in a forefoot region of the shoe and a second portion in a heel region of the shoe. The first portion and second portions can be decoupled from each other. The midsole can include a stability plate that provides medial and lateral stability to the sole assembly.
US10555572B2	Athletic garment with pockets An athletic garment comprising an envelope pocket positioned along an upper portion of the garment and configured to secure objects is disclosed. The envelope pocket may be comprised of a compression material that may secure stored objects in place. In one embodiment, an envelope pocket may be opened from the bottom and disposed along the rear, upper portion of the garment. The pocket opening may be positioned such that an athlete may reach around his or her back and quickly and ergonomically insert and retrieve balls from the pocket. The envelope pocket may be constructed such that the stored objects and balls do not impede an athlete's movement during athletic activity.
US10555569B2	Voluntary temporary hand restraint glove to reduce a wearers ability to effectively hold or use a weapon A hand restraint of flexible, high tensile strength material forming three separate cavities for slidably receiving and isolating the thumb, index finger, and remaining third, fourth, and fifth fingers in a closed fist-like configuration, respectively is provided. The material and cavities prevents wearers from gripping, manipulating and using weapons or other articles, yet providing them the ability to pinch the index finger and thumb together to grip smaller articles, such as forms of identifications and writing implements. Along a peripheral portion, the hand restraint may provide webbing at the junction of the index finger and thumb portions for further restraining manipulation of weapons. The hand restraint provides securing devices along its wrist portion for enabling the wearer to remove their own hand restraint upon conclusion of the need for the device.
US10555566B2	Impact protection systems Disclosed are body impact protection systems. The body impact protection system may comprise at least one plate element layer, such as an interconnected meshed plate element network. Another embodiment may be directed to a protection system comprising at least one plate element layer, such as an interconnected meshed plate element network overlapping and adjacent to at least one liner or gel. Further embodiments may comprise the combination of multiple body impact protection systems in a single protective garment or device. Impact protection systems may be designed to protect various body features, such as for example, the head, shoulders, elbows, arms, wrists, hands, chest, torso, thighs, knees, shins, ankles, feet, and the like. The inventive body impact protection system affords more protection from the force of an impact and comfort than conventional body impact protection systems.
US10555565B2	Reflective articles of wear Reflective articles of wear are disclosed. The reflective articles of wear can include an elastomeric material and reflective components coupled to the elastomeric material. The elastomeric material forms a plurality of apertures.
US10555564B2	Pants with biasing crotch opening Pants with novelty crotch opening. The pants include leg encircling portions and a crotch area with two overlapping panels that bias toward a closed position. Each panel includes a free edge that is pulled laterally to place the crotch area in an open position. When the crotch area is not being held open or has no interposing object holding it open, the crotch area immediately returns to a closed position. The crotch panel does not include fasteners such as buttons or snaps and to an outside observer does not appear to have an opening.
US10555562B2	Garment for breast support The disclosed garment is uniquely constructed to provide stretchable, comfortable, non-binding night-time breast support to large-breasted women without any horizontal bands or binding around the chest or middle of the body. It effectively addresses the 3-way support needs (up, in, and apart) providing a garment that is robustly supportive, creating a pleasing shape and silhouette, while being comfortable, breathable, and not constrictive in any way using no wires and no horizontal banding around the chest and torso.
US10555557B2	Electronic cigarette and method for controlling heating and atomization thereof An electronic cigarette and a method for controlling heating and atomization of electronic cigarette are provided. The electronic cigarette includes a power supply device (1), a heating element (2) and a control device (3). The control device (3) includes a storage module (35) storing a plurality of temperature variation parameters corresponding to a plurality of temperature variation curves and a plurality of preferable atomization temperatures corresponding to a plurality types of liquid solutions; a temperature detection module (31) for detecting a temperature variation of the heating element (2); and a control module (32) comparing the temperature variation parameters of the heating element (2) detected by the temperature detection module (31) with the temperature variation parameters stored in the storage module (35), obtaining the preferable atomization temperature of the liquid solution, and controlling the heating of the liquid solution by the heating element at the corresponding preferable atomization temperature.
US10555556B2	Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.
US10555555B2	Aerosol-generating article and electrically operated system incorporating a taggant A method of controlling an aerosol-generating system, and the associated system, are provided. The system includes an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device having a detector configured to detect the presence of the article and to distinguish the article from other articles configured for use with the system, based on a spectroscopic signature of a taggant incorporated within a material of the article. The method includes detecting the presence of the article; determining whether the article includes a taggant; comparing the spectroscopic signature of the detected taggant with a look-up table of taggant spectroscopic signatures corresponding to articles configured for use with the system; preventing activation of the device, including preventing the supply of power to a heating element unless the detected taggant spectroscopic signature corresponds to an article configured for use with the system; and activating the device if the detected signature corresponds to the article.
US10555547B2	Meat dewatering assembly A meat dewatering assembly (10) includes a support frame (12), a twin screw dewatering unit (14), a drive assembly (16) coupled with the unit (14), and a perforated housing (60). The unit (14) has a pair of tapered, non-parallel, intermeshed, helically flighted screws (52, 54) presenting nip clearances (59) between the fighting (55). The drive assembly (16) serves to counter-rotate the screws (52, 54). In use, emulsified meat is passed into the housing (60) during counter-rotation of the screws (52, 54), in order to compress the meat within the clearances (59) and thereby express water from the meat. Adjustment collars (38) permit selective size alteration of the nip clearances (59).
US10555544B2	Delivery of active agents using a chocolate vehicle This invention provides edible compositions comprising pharmaceutically or nutraceutically active agents in particulate form homogeneously dispersed in a fat matrix, such as chocolate or chocolate compound coating.
US10555531B2	Biofilm inhibiting compositions enhancing weight gain in livestock A method of enhancing the growth of an anima, as well as treating or preventing antimicrobial infections is provided. The method includes causing the animal to ingest or absorb an effective amount of one or more Fe III complex compounds, including but not limited to Fe III complexes comprising ligands bound to the iron center such as amino acids or α-hydroxy acids. The compounds are also useful for inhibiting, reducing, or preventing biofilm formation or buildup on a surface; the treatment of, inhibition of growth of, and inhibition of colonization by, bacteria, both in biological and non-biological environments; disinfecting surfaces, potentiating the effects of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents, and increasing the sensitivity of bacteria and other microorganisms, to anti-microbial agents are also provided.
US10555527B2	Use of glyphosate for disease suppression and yield enhancement in soybean The present invention discloses methods for prevention and prophylactic treatment of plant diseases by application of glyphosate to a plant in need of treatment. In certain embodiments, soybean plants in need of treatment at vegetative and reproductive growth stages prior to or subsequent to infection, may be treated with glyphosate in order to prevent infection or suppress disease development, symptomatology, and yield loss. Application of a fungicide (e.g. a strobilurin fungicide such as pyraclostrobin or picoxystrobin) together with glyphosate, is also contemplated. Soybean diseases that may be treated in this manner include Soybean Sudden Death, Brown Stem Rot, Stem Canker, and Charcoal Rot, among others.
US10555521B2	Disposable wipes for optional disinfection, deodorization, and/or sterilization and methods of use thereof A disposable, single-use wipe 100 that can be used deodorize, disinfect, and/or sterilize an object. The wipe typically creates and applies one or more treatment agent at the time and location of use on the object. A wipe 100 includes a flexible membrane or cloth-like element 106 that typically carries at least one element of a chemically reactive couple. A wipe 100 may be activated in various ways to produce a treatment agent, such as Hydroxyl radicals or alcohol, and subsequently used to physically spread the treatment agent onto the object. One or more additional treatment agent (e.g., Triclosan, Chlorine dioxide, Hydroxyl radicals, etc.), may be included in association with a wipe 100 to enhance biocidal activity. The wipe 100 may be used alone, or in combination with a holder 120. A holder 120 may operate to activate a wipe 100, and/or apply one or more treatment agent onto the object.
US10555515B2	Adjustable fishing float An adjustable fishing float with first and second portions slidably joined to form an adjustable air space with the float. The buoyancy of the float may be altered by sliding a first portion further within the second portion or drawing the first portion further out of the second portion. The first and second portions define a sliding water resistant joint to prevent water from intruding into the air space.
US10555514B2	Fly fishing line and method for manufacturing same The present disclosure is to a fly fishing line and a method of making a fly fishing line. The method includes preparing a composition comprising a polymer resin, a co-polymer of silicone, and one or more other polymeric materials. The method includes applying the composition around an elongated core. The method also includes exposing the composition to conditions that form a coating around the elongated core thereby forming the fly-fishing line. The composition is a plastisol composition and the polymer resin is a polyvinyl chloride resin. The fly fishing lines include an elongated core a coating disposed around the elongated core. The coating comprises a polymer resin, a co-polymer of silicone, and one or more other polymeric materials.
US10555510B2	Fish pumping system and method A fish pumping system for moving upload water and fish includes a buffer pipe section having an upstream end and a downstream end. An inlet valve assembly is at the upstream end and provides fluid communication between the buffer pipe and an upstream fish origin. An outlet valve assembly is at the downstream end 5 and provides fluid communication between the buffer pipe and a fish destination. An inlet branch pipe is in fluid communication with the upstream end and an outlet branch pipe is in fluid communication with the downstream end. A production water piping circuit is in communication with the inlet branch pipe and the outlet branch pipe and forms a loop with the buffer pipe section. The 10 production water circuit pumps production water into the buffer pipe section through the inlet branch pipe and out from the buffer pipe section through the outlet branch pipe.
US10555506B2	Non-human mammals for the production of chimeric antibodies The invention provides knock-in non-human cells and mammals having a genome encoding chimeric antibodies and methods of producing knock-in cells and mammals. Certain aspects of the invention include chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions and kits. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to diagnostic and treatment methods using the antibodies of the invention.
US10555502B1	Stuffed toy containing cat attractant material A stuffed toy includes a body and a head connected to the body, the body and the head together defining an internal space and forming an exterior of the stuffed toy. The stuffed toy includes a container at least partially filled with a cat attractant material which emits an aroma. The container is disposed within the internal space of the stuffed toy and has an opening in a portion of the internal space corresponding to the head such that the emitted aroma is greater at the head of the stuffed toy as compared to along the body.
US10555497B2	Pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and parents thereof The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and pepper inbred line SBY-XD15-0123GMS. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and pepper inbred line SBY-XD15-0123GMS and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and pepper inbred line SBY-XD15-0123GMS comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US10555496B2	Alfalfa variety R410M327 The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated R410M327. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety R410M327. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety R410M327 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety R410M327 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555492B1	Soybean cultivar 81430038 A soybean cultivar designated 81430038 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 81430038, to the plants of soybean cultivar 81430038, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 81430038, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 81430038. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81430038. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81430038, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 81430038 with another soybean cultivar.
US10555491B1	Soybean cultivar 83072718 A soybean cultivar designated 83072718 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 83072718, to the plants of soybean cultivar 83072718, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 83072718, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 83072718. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83072718. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83072718, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 83072718 with another soybean cultivar.
US10555489B1	Soybean variety 01068972 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068972. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068972. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068972 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068972 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555486B1	Soybean variety 01068910 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068910. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068910. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068910 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068910 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555484B1	Soybean variety 01068903 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068903. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068903. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068903 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068903 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555483B1	Soybean variety 01067598 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067598. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067598. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067598 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067598 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555475B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV690087 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV690087. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV690087, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV690087 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV690087 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV690087.
US10555474B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV674722 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV674722. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV674722, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV674722 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV674722 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV674722.
US10555473B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV579327 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV579327. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV579327, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV579327 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV579327 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV579327.
US10555472B2	Inbred corn line IV7 Inbred corn line, designated IV7, are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line IV7, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line IV7 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line IV7 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line IV7 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other corn lines derived from inbred corn line IV7.
US10555471B1	Soybean cultivar S170082 A soybean cultivar designated S170082 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170082, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170082, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170082, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170082. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170082. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170082, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170082 with another soybean cultivar.
US10555469B2	Soybean varieties ‘2441083’, ‘2441085’, and ‘2441246’ New soybean varieties designated ‘2441083’, ‘2441085’, and ‘2441246’ are described. ‘2441083’, ‘2441085’, and ‘2441246’ are soybean varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US10555467B2	Polynucleotides and kits associated with soybean iron deficiency tolerance and methods of detection and breeding Molecular markers useful for identifying, selecting, and/or providing soybean plants displaying tolerance, improved tolerance, or susceptibility to iron deficiency, methods of their use, and compositions having one or more marker loci are provided. Methods comprise detecting at least one marker locus, detecting a haplotype, and/or detecting a marker profile. Methods may further comprise crossing a selected soybean plant with a second soybean plant. Isolated polynucleotides, primers, probes, kits, systems, as well as soybean plants, seeds, and parts thereof are also provided.
US10555462B2	Automated sprinkler adjustment system Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method that may include receiving a watering restriction for a location, detecting that a sprinkler controller is associated with a property within the location, and transmitting, to the sprinkler controller, the watering restriction. Additionally, a method may include receiving, at a sprinkler controller, a watering restriction for a location, the sprinkler controller associated with a property within the location, and adjusting, in response to the watering restriction, a sprinkling schedule for the property. Furthermore, a method may include receiving weather prediction information associated with a property, updating, in response to the weather prediction information, a sprinkling schedule for a sprinkler system associated with the property, receiving, after a time period, updated weather prediction information for the property, and updating the sprinkling schedule based on a comparison between the sprinkling schedule and the weather prediction information over the time period.
US10555461B2	Systems and methods for estimating effective pest severity index Presence of natural enemies has a considerable impact on pest severity in a given geo-location. However, manually estimating pest severity or population of natural enemies is cumbersome, inaccurate and not scalable. Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable estimating effective pest severity index by receiving a first set of inputs pertaining to weather associated with a geo-location under consideration; receiving a second set of inputs pertaining to agronomic information; generating a pest forecasting model and a natural enemies forecasting model based on the received first set and the second set of inputs for each pest; and estimating the effective pest severity index based on the generated models. The timing and quantity of pesticide application can be optimized based on the estimated pest severity index. The generated models can be further enhanced continually based on one or more of historical data, participatory sensing inputs, crowdsourcing inputs and management practices.
US10555457B2	Lawn mower robot The present disclosure relates to a lawn mower robot, including an inner body; an outer cover configured to surround an outer side of the inner body; a plurality of blades rotatably provided on a bottom surface of the inner body to cut grass; casters pivotably installed at both front sides of the inner body, respectively, to be pivotable about a rotation shaft; wheels rotatably mounted at both rear sides of the inner body, respectively; a driving unit configured to drive the wheels; and a sensor unit configured to sense whether or not the caster is lifted from the ground, wherein the sensor unit comprises a drop switch configured to sense the lowering of the caster when the caster is lowered in a state of being floated in the air.
US10555454B2	Planter row unit furrow depth sensing apparatus and method A row unit for a seeding machine. The row unit includes a frame, a first gauge wheel arm pivotally coupled to the frame, a first gauge wheel coupled to the first gauge wheel arm, a second gauge wheel arm pivotally coupled to the frame, a second gauge wheel coupled to the second gauge wheel arm, and a depth sensor having a potentiometer coupled to the first gauge wheel arm.
US10555453B2	Agricultural toolbar apparatus, systems, and methods An agricultural implement configured to shift weight between a center toolbar and left and right wing sections. Each wing section includes inner and outer sections pivotally coupled about a horizontal axis. Left and right wing flex actuators pivot the outer wing sections with respect to the inner wing sections about the respective left and right horizontal axes. Each of the inner wing sections is pivotally coupled to the center toolbar about respective left and right vertical axis. The center toolbar section is supported by a center wheel assembly and distal ends of the left and right outer wing sections are supported by respective left and right wing wheel assemblies. A monitor is in signal communication with load sensors on each of the wheel assemblies and a fluid control system to actuate the wing flex actuators so the measured center wheel load approaches a center wheel target load.
US10561050B2	Component mounting system and component mounting method A component mounting system comprising a feeder stocking area in which feeders to be exchanged with feeders for which exchanging is necessary from among multiple feeders which are set in the feeder setting area of each of the component mounting machines are caused to wait; and an exchanging robot which removes the feeders for which exchanging is necessary from the feeder setting area of each of the component mounting machines, removes the feeders to be exchanged with the feeders for which exchanging is necessary from among the multiple feeders which wait in the feeder stocking area, and sets the feeders in the feeder setting area of the component mounting machine.
US10561049B2	Interference filter for wireless power transfer systems An EMI shield for a wireless power transmitter is presented. The EMI shield includes a patterned metallic layer that when positioned over a transmitting coil of the wireless power transmitter capacitively couples to the transmitting coil to capture electromagnetic radiation while allowing magnetic power to pass. In some embodiments, the patterned metallic layer may be a comb filter.
US10561043B2	Air conditioning control device and air conditioning control method An air conditioning control device includes, a memory and, a processor configured to, calculate a first setting for air conditioning control at which electric power consumed by the air conditioning control is lowest, calculate a second setting for air conditioning control at which a failure rate of a device which is installed in a target place for the air conditioning control is lowest, compare a first value calculated based on first electric power and a first failure rate when air conditioning control is performed on the basis of the first setting with a second value calculated based on second electric power and a second failure rate when air conditioning control is performed on the basis of the second setting, and determine a specific setting for air conditioning control in accordance with a result of comparison of the first value and the second value.
US10561041B2	Titanium thermal module The present application discloses two-phase cooling devices that may include at least three substrates: a metal with a wicking structure, an intermediate substrate and a backplane. The titanium thermal module may be adapted for use in a mobile device, such as a portable device or smartphone, where it may offer compelling performance advantages. The thermal module may also have a metal layer which may act as a shield for radiation or an antenna for radiation, or may add mechanical strength to the thermal module.
US10561035B2	Wearable computing systems One embodiment provides a computing device comprising a computing device body, a display coupled with the computing device body, a first set of computing components incorporated into the computing device body, and a securing system configured to secure the body to a wrist, the securing system comprising a plurality of detachable modular segments joined together to form a second set of computing components that is modifiable by changing segments. Each modular segment comprises a first mechanical connector and a second mechanical connector, a first set of electrical connectors and a second set of electrical connectors, and one or more electrical components incorporated into the modular segment, such that a functionality of the computing device is modifiable by changing modular segments.
US10561034B2	Locating device A locating device includes a guiding member, a sliding assembly and a pulling assembly. The guiding member includes a guiding space, and the sliding assembly includes a shaft part. The pulling assembly includes a pulling member, and the pulling member includes a sliding member inserted into the guiding space. An axis coupling part is disposed between the sliding member and the pulling member and pivotally connected to the shaft part. When the pulling member of the pulling assembly is operated to open or close, the sliding member is longitudinally moved in the guiding space to make the sliding assembly simultaneously move laterally, so as to form an open state or a closed state. As a result, a complicated assembly operation using screw for locking can be omitted, and the effect of decreasing whole operational difficulty and improving whole assembling speed can be achieved.
US10561031B2	Board unit A board unit includes a case accommodating a circuit board. A power terminal connects a lead-out part of a bus bar with a connection terminal of an electric wire. A cover covers the power terminal and has a lateral wall overlapping a peripheral wall part. The lateral surface of the peripheral wall part and the lateral wall includes an engagement protrusion and an engagement recess to be engaged with the engagement protrusion. The lateral wall of the cover includes a latch piece at a position offset from the engagement protrusion or the engagement recess in a longitudinal direction and a latch portion to be latched with the latch piece which restricts displacement of the lateral wall of the cover in a direction away from the lateral surface of the peripheral wall part of the case.
US10561027B2	Electronic device including bent display and method of displaying image on bent display Disclosed is an electronic device including a display for data input/output, a bent display having a bent face formed by bending at least portion of a flat-type display and on which a mounted component is exposed, to provide a unique user experience, pleasing aesthetics, increased user function and improved grip capabilities.
US10561026B2	Method for manufacturing a high-current printed circuit board A method for manufacturing a high-current printed circuit board, comprising: providing a circuit substrate comprising a substrate layer; a first circuit layer formed on the substrate layer; and a second circuit layer formed on the substrate layer and facing away from the first circuit layer, wherein first conductive circuits are defined on the first circuit layer, second conductive circuits are defined on the second circuit layer, and a line width of each of the first conductive circuits is greater than a line width of each of the second conductive circuits; and forming buffering circuits by plating, wherein the buffering circuits are electrically connected the first circuit layer to the second circuit layer; wherein a line width of each of the buffering circuits is greater than the line width of each of the second conductive circuits.
US10561022B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel having a display region and a pad region on a side of the display region, a first printed circuit board spaced apart from the pad region and includes a first driving controller configured to generate a plurality of signals, a second printed circuit board adjacent to the first printed circuit board, a first driving film connected to the first printed circuit board, a second driving film connected to the second printed circuit board, a first signal transmission film connected to the first printed circuit board and including first signal transmission wirings, and a second signal transmission film connected to the second printed circuit board and the first signal transmission film and including second signal transmission wirings.
US10561021B2	Power semiconductor module and power semiconductor device The area projections or a spacer occupies on the upper surface of a resin casing increases as the size of a power semiconductor module decreases, and therefore another means for defining a clearance between a control board and the resin casing is desired. A power semiconductor module is provided, including: a housing which houses a power semiconductor chip; and at least one control pin or guide pin which protrudes outward from an upper surface of the housing, wherein the at least one control pin or guide pin has at least one step in a height direction from the upper surface of the housing toward a tip farthest from the housing.
US10561017B1	Circuit board and method for manufacturing the same A circuit board includes a first wiring layer and a build-up structure. The build-up structure includes at least one dielectric layer and at least one second wiring layer. Each dielectric layer and each second wiring layer are alternately arranged. The at least one dielectric layer comprises an outermost dielectric layer. The at least one second wiring layer is formed on a side of the outermost dielectric layer, and comprises an outermost second wiring layer. A portion of the first wiring layer is embedded in a side of the outermost dielectric layer facing away the outermost second wiring layer, a remaining portion of the first wiring layer protrudes from the outermost dielectric layer. A method for manufacturing a circuit board is provided.
US10561015B2	Flexible circuit board having enhanced bending durability and method for preparing same A flexible circuit board having enhanced bending durability and a method for preparing same are provided. The method comprises: forming a signal line and a first ground layer on a first dielectric body and forming a second ground layer on a bottom side of the first dielectric body; preparing a second dielectric body; preparing a first bonding sheet and a first protective sheet which is connected to one end of the first bonding sheet or of which one or more parts are overlapped on one end of the first bonding sheet; bonding the second dielectric body onto the first dielectric body by means of the first bonding sheet; forming a via hole such that the first ground layer and the second ground layer are conducted; and cutting in a width direction the second dielectric body placed on the first protective sheet.
US10561014B2	Electronic device According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a flexible printed-wiring board which includes a first face and a second face, and is supported by the support member. One or more electronic components are mounted on the first face. The electronic device is fixed onto the second face. The flexible printed-wiring board includes a plurality of first regions, on which the one or more electronic components are mounted or to which a member secured on the support member is fixed. When viewed from a direction orthogonal to the first face, the plate is provided with an opening between two first regions of the plurality of first regions.
US10561013B2	Coupled via structure, circuit board having the coupled via structure A coupled via structure includes a plate via penetrating through an board body and having first and second plates spaced apart from each other by a first gap distance, a contact pad connected to the plate via on a surface of the board body and having first and second contacts connected to the first and second plates, respectively, and a connection line connected to the contact pad on the surface of the board body and having first and second lines connected to the first and second contacts, respectively, and spaced apart from the first line by a second gap distance. Accordingly, the deviation of the characteristic impedance is reduced (or, alternatively, minimized) between the coupled via structure and the coupled signal line.
US10561007B2	Inline wireless module A lighting device includes a housing and a power connector attached to the housing. The lighting device also includes a wireless lighting control device positioned inside the housing. The wireless lighting control device includes a wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive lighting control instructions and a control interface circuitry compatible with a lighting fixture driver. The wireless lighting control device further includes a controller communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the control interface circuitry. The controller is configured to control the control interface circuitry based on the lighting control instructions received by the wireless transceiver.
US10561005B1	Light emitting diode lamp string system with sequencing function and sequencing method A light emitting diode lamp string system with a sequencing function includes a light emitting diode driving apparatus and a light emitting diode lamp string. In a predetermined sequence testing mode, the light emitting diode driving apparatus sequentially sends a plurality of predetermined sequence testing signals to the light emitting diode lamp string to find out the damaged light emitting diode lamp. In an extended sequence testing mode, the light emitting diode driving apparatus respectively sends a plurality of extended sequence testing signals to the light emitting diode lamp string to find out the new light emitting diode lamp. A sequencing method performs a predetermined sequence testing mode to detect a failure address code, and performs an extended sequence testing mode to detect a replacement address code, and replaces the failure address code with the replacement address code in a testing sequence.
US10561002B2	Method for the operation and expansion of a network of lights Method for the operation and the expansion of a network of lights, each light in the network including a control module which is assigned to a group, each control module being in communication with a group controller as well as control modules in the same group. The network can be expanded by installing (19) new lights with their associated control modules, and each new control module scans (20) its environment and transmits environmental information to a central server where the environmental information is analysed and the new control modules are allocated (21) into groups. After allocation to a group in which control modules may be moved from one group to another or a new group is formed, the new control modules are available for normal operation. This process is repeated for each new light and associated control module.
US10560996B2	Dimming processing system for LED lamps A dimming processing system for an LED lamp includes a signal input area, a plurality of color trigger switches located in the signal input area, an HSV color selection area composed of the plurality of color trigger switches, and a non-color selection area located in the signal input area, a value module, and a dimming processing module. The value unit is configured to turn on one of the selected color trigger switches in the last selected HSV color selection area having the largest distance from the pole of the polar coordinate system when one of the color trigger switches is sequentially switched to select one of the selection switches or when one selection switch and one color trigger switch are simultaneously selected, and the HSV value corresponding to the color trigger switch is extracted, thereby avoiding blurring and uncertainty of finger sliding.
US10560994B2	Lighting control apparatus, corresponding method and computer program product A lighting control apparatus for producing control signals or cues for controlling operating parameter of one or more controlled lighting devices, including a learning machine configured for performing: a supervised learning phase, wherein, as a function of a first set of audio and/or video files coupled with a first set of control signals, the machine produces mapping rules between the audio and/or video files and the control signals of these first sets; an unsupervised learning phase wherein the machine receives a second set of audio and/or video files and produces, from the second set of audio and/or video files, a second set of control signals as a function of the mapping rules. The learning machine may be configured to carry out a reinforced learning phase with the production of an evaluation ranking of the mapping rules and the possible elimination of mapping rules.
US10560992B2	Light and light sensor An LED-based light includes one or more LEDs, a sensor arranged to detect a brightness level in an area resulting from the combination of light emitted by the LEDs with light from at least one ambient light source other than the LEDs, and operable to output a signal corresponding to the detected brightness level, a controller operable to regulate an amount of power provided to the LEDs in response to the signal, a light transmitting housing for the LEDs, the sensor and the controller and a connector shaped for connection with a light socket disposed at an end of the housing.
US10560991B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device capable of reducing the number of parts while suppressing temperature rise of a light source board. Each of a plurality of LED units has an LED boards, and constant current boards. LED board is equipped with a blue LED, a red LED, and a green LED, LED board is equipped with a blue LED, a red LED, and a green LED. A constant board is equipped with a constant current circuit supplying constant current to the red LEDs and having the largest driving current. The constant current board is equipped with constant current circuits supplying constant current to the remaining blue LEDs, and the green LEDs.
US10560988B2	Display module and method for coating the same The present disclosure provides a display module and a method for coating the same, which can prevent and/or reduce the occurrence of black seam between display modules that are arranged adjacent to each other. According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, a display module includes a printed circuit board; a plurality of luminous elements arranged at predetermined intervals on the printed circuit board; and a coating layer comprising a coating disposed between the respective luminous elements, disposed around side surfaces of the respective luminous elements positioned at an outermost, and formed to have a height that is substantially equal to a height of the side surfaces of the luminous elements, the coating being configured to block side light of the respective luminous elements.
US10560982B2	Systems and methods to deploy and control a node in a network of moving things Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things).
US10560980B2	Method for controlling wireless communication between a mobile device and an electronic device A method for controlling wireless communication between a mobile device and an electronic device includes enabling wireless connection between the mobile device and the electronic device via a first wireless communication link; maintaining the wireless connection for a period of time so as to enable communication of information between the mobile device and the electronic device using the first wireless communication link; and terminating the wireless connection between the mobile device and the electronic device in response to a timeout event.
US10560979B2	Measurement result reporting method, method for counting by timer, apparatus, and user equipment The present application discloses a measurement result reporting method, a method for controlling a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer to count, an apparatus, and user equipment. The measurement result reporting method includes: receiving, by user equipment, a measurement configuration of an unlicensed spectrum cell sent by a base station, where the measurement configuration includes a trigger condition, an average signal strength, and a signal strength related time ratio; and sending, by the user equipment, a measurement result of the average signal strength and the signal strength related time ratio to the base station when at least one of the average signal strength or the signal strength related time ratio satisfies the trigger condition.
US10560974B2	Method and apparatus for connecting device by using Bluetooth technology Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for selecting and connecting a gateway by a user device by using Bluetooth low energy technology, and a voice recognition system including a first device, a first gateway, and a voice recognition server. The first device broadcasts a voice signal to a neighboring gateway, the voice signal is forwarded to the voice recognition server by neighboring gateways, and the voice recognition server transmits a connection request message to an optimal gateway by processing the voice signal. After authentication of the voice recognition server is performed, the optimal gateway receiving the connection request message and a user device are connected to each other.
US10560969B2	Communication apparatus, control method for communication apparatus, and program A communication apparatus that performs wireless communication using a first communication system and a second communication system includes a determining unit that determines an operation mode selected from a first operation mode and a second operation mode, the first operation mode being an operation which is used in the second communication system and in which the communication apparatus communicates with a different communication apparatus in a wireless network created by the communication apparatus, the second operation mode being an operation which is used in the second communication system and in which the communication apparatus communicates with the different communication apparatus in a wireless network created by an external apparatus, and a storing unit that stores information, based on the selected operation mode, used to establish a connection with one of the wireless networks.
US10560968B2	Broadcast messaging A method of avoiding response signal collisions includes broadcasting a message from a broadcasting device to a plurality of downstream devices, the message containing timing instructions specifying a time at which each downstream device should send its response to the message after successfully receiving the message, and determining whether every downstream device targeted in the message successfully received the message. A method of processing a message includes analyzing, by a downstream device in a communication network, filtering information in a received message to determine whether the filtering information targets the downstream device, and responsive to determining that the filtering information targets the downstream device, determining, by the downstream device, whether the message requires a response, and responsive to a determination that the message requires a response, analyzing timing information in the received message to determine response timing, and scheduling a response as defined in the timing information.
US10560957B2	Out-of-sync grant handling in a wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to resolving out-of-sync uplink grants for communication in an unlicensed spectrum. For example, a user equipment (UE) may receive an uplink grant from a network entity on a downlink communication channel, wherein the uplink grant is associated with a system frame number (SFN). The UE may further determine, based on the SFN, that the uplink grant is out of order with one or more stored uplink grants within a queue. Additionally, the UE may insert the uplink grant in an ordered position within the queue relative to the one or more stored uplink grants.
US10560953B2	Antenna tuning devices and antenna tuning methods Antenna tuning may include performing multiple sampling on a transmission signal applied to an antenna and a reception signal corresponding to the transmission signal during a period for which a first frequency is allocated to the transmission signal, such that sampling data are generated based on the multiple sampling, the sampling data including data corresponding to the transmission signal and data corresponding to the reception signal. The method may include calculating a parameter based on the sampling data, and tuning the antenna based on the parameter. A device may include a control circuit to perform the multiple sampling and set a tuning value, a radio frequency front-end to modulate the transmission signal based on the frequency and apply a return signal of the transmission signal or a reflection signal, and an antenna tuner to adjust a resonance frequency or an impedance of the antenna according to the tuning value.
US10560947B2	Terminal device, network device, uplink reference signal sending method, and uplink reference signal receiving method The present disclosure relates to a terminal device, in which a sending module sends, in a first uplink subframe on a first carrier, an uplink reference signal to a network device, where the first carrier is a carrier on which the terminal device sends neither uplink data nor uplink control information in uplink; and a processing module determines a first power headroom PHR, where the first PHR is a PHR of a transmit power of the terminal device in the first uplink subframe or a PHR of a transmit power of the terminal device in the first uplink subframe on the first carrier. Special carriers are introduced, and uplink reference signals are sent on the special carriers, so that information, such as downlink channel characteristics, of these special carriers can be obtained by the network device.
US10560946B2	D2D transmission distance obtaining method and device A device-to-device (D2D) transmission distance obtaining method and a device, related to the field of communications technologies and applied to wireless communications, where the method includes obtaining, by a first device, transmit power information, where the transmit power information indicates a transmit power used by the first device for sending data to a second device, and sending, by the first device, the transmit power information to the second device such that the second device obtains a distance between the second device and the first device, where the distance between the second device and the first device is obtained according to the transmit power and receive power used by the second device for sending the data. Hence, a more accurate D2D distance can be obtained.
US10560945B2	Mode indication for wireless devices Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication. More particularly, aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for providing an indication of an operating mode involving an enhanced modulation scheme.
US10560940B2	Intelligent traffic steering over optimal paths using multiple access technologies One or more processors in a communication system allocate a selected connectivity path from a plurality of connectivity paths supported by a plurality of access technologies. The selected connectivity path is allocated to a service flow between a communication device and a core network. One or more available access channels are assigned to the service flow for the selected connectivity path. Network conditions and performance of the service flow are monitored on the one or more available access channels. The selected connectivity path is modified based on the network conditions and the performance of the service flow seamlessly to the existing applications or service flows. In some cases, criteria for modifying the selected connectivity path are modified for a predetermined time interval in response to modifying the selected connectivity path, e.g., by modifying threshold values that are used to determine whether to modify the selected connectivity path based on a comparison of the threshold values to the network conditions or the performance of the service flow.
US10560928B2	User terminal, radio base station and radio communication method The present invention is designed so that adequate communication is allowed even when system information is changed. The present invention provides a receiving section that receives a DL signal, which includes information that orders a modification of system information, and a control section that controls the modification of the system information based on the DL signal, and, when information related to content of the modification of the system information is included in the information ordering the modification, the control section changes a part or all of the system information based on the information related to the content of the modification. Also, in the modification order information, information to indicate that the system information is not changed and information to indicate the content of the modification when the system information is changed are defined as different pieces of bit information in the same bit field.
US10560926B2	Data and control multiplexing for uplink data transmission method and device The present invention discloses an uplink data transmission method and device. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, a control symbol sent by a terminal device by using a control time-frequency resource, where the control symbol carries control information, the control information is used to indicate a data encoding scheme used by the terminal device, the control time-frequency resource belongs to a transmission resource including a data time-frequency resource, and the control time-frequency resource and the data time-frequency resource are different; performing demodulation and decoding processing on the control symbol to obtain the control information; and performing, according to the control information, decoding processing on a data symbol sent by the terminal device by using the data time-frequency resource, to obtain uplink data.
US10560923B2	Method for determining transmission resource block pool of terminal in D2D communication, and apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method for determining, by a terminal, a transmission resource pool in device-to-device (D2D) communication. The method for determining a transmission resource pool comprises the steps of: indexing resource blocks within a resource block pool; and mapping the indexed resource blocks to physical resource blocks, wherein the indexed resource blocks are arranged in order of increasing resource block index, the resource block pool is used to transmit D2D signals, and information about the configuration of the resource block pool can be indicated by upper layer signaling.
US10560920B2	SC-MCCH resource configuration method, system and apparatus The technical solutions described herein provide a resource configuration method, system, and apparatus for a single-cell multicast control channel (SC-MCCH). An example method comprises: a base station sends a system broadcast message, wherein the system broadcast message carries configuration information of an SC-MCCH configured by the base station, the configuration information comprising: an SC-MCCH modification period (MP) and time-domain position information of the SC-MCCH; the base station sends frequency-domain scheduling information of the SC-MCCH over a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a subframe where the SC-MCCH is located, wherein the frequency-domain scheduling information comprises at least one of: frequency-domain position information of the SC-MCCH and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of the SC-MCCH.
US10560918B1	Systems and methods for a network paging policy based on device mobility category A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to detect a condition to page a user equipment (UE) device, retrieve mobility category information associated with the UE device from a mobility database, and use the retrieved mobility category information to determine a paging policy. The computer device may be further configured to select a number of base station cells to which the computer device is to send a paging message based on the determined paging policy and page the UE device using the selected number of base station cells.
US10560915B2	Method for performing location registration by remote UE in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for performing location registration by a remote user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a direct communication request message to a relay UE; receiving, from the relay UE, a direct communication response message including location registration period information and location registration performing time information, in response to the direct communication request message; and when the location registration performing time information expires, transmitting a first TAU request message to an MME, wherein the location registration period information is applied after the application of the location registration performing time information.
US10560910B2	Synchronization signal for a broadcast channel An apparatus is provided for wireless communication at a base station with improved PBCH construction and decoding. The base station apparatus constructs a PBCH payload, wherein a bit location is selected for encoding a plurality of bits of the PBCH based on an estimated reliability for the corresponding bits location wherein the plurality of bits comprises frozen bits, unknown bits that are unknown to a user equipment, and potentially known bits that are potentially known by the user equipment. The apparatus transmits the PBCH payload in at least one of a plurality of SS blocks. A UE receiving the PBCH decodes the PBCH based on a successive decoding order. The successive decoding order may be based on an estimated reliability for the corresponding bits, e.g., in which potentially known bits are decoded prior to unknown bits.
US10560897B2	Transmission slot blanking for power optimization A method and user equipment for transmission slot blank. The method includes, at the user equipment (“UE”), establishing a voice call, determining whether the voice call currently comprises a silence period, blanking at least two slots of a control frame according to a predetermined pattern, wherein the predetermined pattern includes at least one slot that is not blanked between the at least two slots that are blanked, and transmitting the control frame.
US10560892B2	Advanced graphics power state management Methods and apparatus relating to advanced graphics Power State management are described. In one embodiment, measurement logic detects information about idle transitions and active transitions of a power-well of a processor. In turn, determination logic determines performance loss and/or energy gain based at least in part on the detected information and power-on latency of the power-well of the processor. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US10560887B2	Routing modification based on handover detection Methods, systems, and devices are described for routing modification based on handover detection in UEs and network equipment. According to the principles of the present specification, communication between a User Equipment (UE) and a network equipment may be established over a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, and a coupling between the first RAT and the second RAT may be identified in the communication between the UE and the network equipment. A handover event associated with at least one of the RATs may be identified, and network traffic routing may be adapted based at least in part on the identified handover event and the coupling between the first RAT and the second RAT.
US10560886B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system supporting a relay UE Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system supporting a Relay UE. The method performed by the Relay UE comprises transitioning to a Remote UE mode; monitoring a channel through which a specific Relay UE transmits a signal in the Remote UE mode; receiving relay-related system information including indication information indicating that state information of a neighbor Relay UE is transmitted for each specific period through the monitoring; receiving state information of the neighbor Relay UE from the neighbor Relay UE based on the indication information; transmitting a connection request for transmitting and receiving the signal to the neighbor Relay UE; and receiving a response to the connection request from the neighbor Relay UE.
US10560884B2	Methods and systems for selecting SIM card The present invention discloses methods and systems for selecting at least one SIM card for data communication at a wireless communication device which is capable of housing a plurality of SIM cards. When a switching condition is satisfied, the wireless communication device selects a second SIM card group, and disconnects one or more connections established using any non-second group SIM card. Non-second group SIM cards are SIM cards that are not in the second SIM card group. A selected SIM card from the second SIM card group is then used for data communications. The steps are repeated until (i) the switching condition is no longer satisfied, (ii) no more SIM cards selected from the second SIM card group can be used for data communications or (iii) no more connection is made using non-second group SIM cards.
US10560881B2	Network handover method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide an access point handover method and an apparatus. The method includes: sensing, by a terminal, that a currently connected access point cannot satisfy a transmission condition. The method includes finding, by the terminal, that at least one access point satisfying the transmission condition exists in access points having names partially the same as that of the currently connected access point. The method includes establishing, by the terminal, a connection to one of the at least one access point satisfying the transmission condition.
US10560880B2	Mobile operator-mediated telephony-over-data system and implementation, and mobile smartphone-over-data device and computer-implemented environment therefor Described are various embodiments of a mobile operator-mediated telephony-over-data system and implementation, and mobile smartphone-over-data device and computer-implemented environment therefor.
US10560879B2	Techniques for establishing a secure connection between a wireless device and a local area network via an access node Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In one method, a wireless device may establish a connection with an access node (AN) of a local area network (LAN). The wireless device may also determine to perform an authentication. The wireless device may further receive an indication, as part of the authentication, of a protocol end point for the authentication as being a non-access stratum (NAS) layer or a radio resource control (RRC) layer. In another method, an AN may establish a connection with a wireless device. The AN may determine the wireless device determined to perform an authentication with an authenticator included in the AN. The AN may further indicate, as part of the authentication, a protocol end point for the authentication as being the NAS layer or the RRC layer.
US10560878B2	Communication system, terminal, and communication control method A communication system includes, of multiple terminals, a UE with a floor granted that transmits data to an MCPTT server, and a terminal other than the UE that receives the data from the MCPTT server. The UE uses either of a first service performing communication with the MCPTT server in radio connection with a base station, or a second service performing communication with the MCPTT server in radio connection with a relay terminal. The UE, when switching a radio connection destination from the base station to the relay terminal during use of the first service or when switching the radio connection destination from the relay terminal to the base station during use of the second service, buffers the data generated during the switching of the radio connection destination, and after completion of the switching of the radio connection destination, transmits the buffered data to the MCPTT server.
US10560870B2	Device and method of handling cellular-WLAN aggregation A communication device for handling a cellular-wireless local area network (cellular-WLAN) aggregation (CWA) comprises a storage device for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The instructions comprise establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection to a cellular network; receiving a first RRC message configuring a CWA for a radio bearer from the cellular network on the RRC connection; enabling data handling for the radio bearer in response to the first RRC message; receiving an RRCConnectionRelease message or a MobilityFromEUTRACommand message on the RRC connection from the cellular network; and disabling the data handling for the radio bearer and not performing data recovery for the radio bearer, in response to the RRCConnectionRelease message or the MobilityFromEUTRACommand message.
US10560869B2	Method and device by which terminal performs frequency measurement A method by which a terminal performs frequency measurement in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting the same are provided. The terminal can receive a distribution parameter from a serving cell and performs, on the basis of the received distribution parameter, frequency measurement on a neighboring frequency having a lower or the same priority as that of a serving frequency regardless of a cell selection condition of the serving cell.
US10560866B2	Method of handling packet losses in transmissions based on DASH standard and FLUTE protocol A method of retrieving a file, the method including: receiving a portion of a content transmitted in accordance with a multicast protocol via a file delivery service, wherein the content includes data fragments forming a file; receiving a file delivery table (FDT) from the file delivery service; reading in the file delivery table location attributes indicating locations of the data fragments in the file; and determining from the location attributes locations of non-corrupted data fragments in the content portion.
US10560861B2	Wireless communication terminal and communication method for measuring a channel quality indicator (CQI) To measure the channel quality of the own cell accurately in a condition where there is no interference from a neighbor cell. A wireless communication terminal according to the invention is a wireless communication terminal to be connected to a base station for transmitting and receiving data to/from the base station, the wireless communication terminal including: a receiver that receives a signal which includes control information provided for measuring a channel quality of own cell from the base station; an extractor that extracts the control information from the signal received by the receiver; a measurement section that measures, on the basis of the control information, the channel quality of the own cell in a domain where a neighbor cell does not transmit a signal; and a transmitter that transmits a measurement result of the channel quality of the own cell measured by the measurement section, to the base station.
US10560856B2	Phase shifter, antenna, and base station A phase shifter, an antenna, and a base station are provided. The phase shifter in the present invention includes a feed unit, a tapping element, a conductor section, and a ground element, and the feed unit is electrically connected to the tapping element. The tapping element is electrically connected to the ground element when being shifted by a preset angle by using a port of the conductor section as a start position, so that a transmit signal is reflected to an input port of the feed unit, and whether a cable is correctly connected is determined according to the signal of the input port, thereby signal transmission accuracy of an antenna is ensured.
US10560853B2	Configuring captive portals with a cloud service Embodiments provision captive portals on network access points (NAPs). In response to a request from a NAP owner, a cloud service associates a NAP with the NAP owner and provides a control channel for configuring the NAP. The NAP owner inputs configuration settings describing the captive portal. The cloud service processes the configuration settings to generate configuration data. The cloud service transmits the configuration data to the NAP. The NAP applies the configuration data to configure the NAP. Some embodiments configure Wi-Fi hotspots with captive portals for gated access to the Internet.
US10560852B2	Method and apparatus for performing discontinuous reception and downlink inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology measurements in CELL_FACH state A method and apparatus of performing discontinuous reception (DRX) and downlink inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurements in CELL_FACH state are disclosed. While in DRX mode, a wireless transmit/receive unite (WTRU) may perform inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements in a measurement occasion that fall into a DRX period. The WTRU may take the measurements on first predetermined number of frame in which a DRX frame would coincide after a last reception frame if DRX operation was ongoing. The WTRU may periodically wake up for downlink reception in CELL_FACH state in accordance with common DRX pattern that is common to all WTRUs in a cell or may wake up from DRX upon reception of the order and receiving a common traffic.
US10560851B2	Method and apparatus for uplink beam management in next generation wireless systems A method of a user equipment (UE) for beam management in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), a downlink message comprising configuration information that includes a direction of Tx beam and a pattern of the beam sweeping of a set of transmit (Tx) beams for sounding reference signals (SRSs); determining information comprising the direction of the Tx beam and the pattern of the beam sweeping of the set of Tx beams; and transmitting, to the BS, an uplink message including a number of the SRSs for the beam management of the set of Tx beams in accordance with the configuration information.
US10560850B2	Coexistence management via scheduling In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for coexistence management. A first access point is scheduled a time to begin transmission of a packet to a user device in an unlicensed frequency band using a first RAT. The time to begin the transmission is scheduled to avoid transmission overlap with a second access point using a second RAT in the unlicensed frequency band, and scheduled according to information from the second access point regarding operation in the unlicensed frequency band using the second RAT. One of the first and second RATs includes one of a WLAN RAT or a LTE based RAT, and another of the first and second RATs includes a remaining one of the WLAN RAT or the LTE based RAT, in one or more embodiments. The first access point receives updated information regarding operation in the unlicensed frequency band using the second RAT. Using the updated information, an updated time for the first access point to begin the transmission using the first RAT is determined, the updated time determined to avoid transmission overlap with the second RAT in the unlicensed frequency band. The first access point transmits, according to the determined updated time, the packet in the unlicensed frequency band using the first RAT.
US10560846B2	Method and apparatus for authenticating a network entity using unlicensed wireless spectrum An unlicensed wireless spectrum access point control circuit receives a first identifier from a first network entity and also receives a second identifier from a second network entity and then compares the late the first identifier to the second identifier to thereby authenticate the second network entity. By one approach the first and second identifier are medium access control (MAC) addresses. By one approach the first network entity comprises an Evolved Node-B base station in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Radio Access Network and the second network entity comprises a portable wireless device. Upon authenticating the second network entity, the control circuit can then allow user plane data traffic.
US10560845B1	Using a change in information and cellular account attributes associated with a mobile device network ID as risk indicators in mobile network-based authentication The network ID of a mobile device can be securely employed as a possession factor or as an identifier of a mobile device that is authorized to receive a funds transfer. When an access to a restricted access application server or a restricted access account on the application server is attempted via a computing device, and possession of a mobile device programmed with a network ID is employed as a verification factor, the application server or a risk indicator server can determine whether certain changes in information associated with the network ID and one or more attributes of a cellular account associated with the network ID are risk indicators. Based on the presence or absence of such risk indicators associated with the network ID, the user activity is either authorized or denied.
US10560843B2	Method and system for supporting security and information for proximity based service in mobile communication system environment A method for acquiring security related information for Proximity based security (Prose) search and prose communication by User Equipment (UE) in a mobile communication network is provided. A security communication method for UE for prose includes transmitting an attach request to an evolved Node B (eNB), receiving an attach response that includes security related information for the prose from the eNB, and performing device-to-device communication using the security related information.
US10560842B2	System and method for combined network-side and off-air monitoring of wireless networks A monitoring system monitors authentication sessions both on the air interface between the terminals and the network, and on at least one wired network-side interface between network-side elements of the network. The monitoring system constructs a database of sets of network-side authentication parameters using network-side monitoring. Each set of network-side authentication parameters originates from a respective authentication session and is associated with the International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) of the terminal involved in the session. In order to start decrypting the traffic of a given terminal, the system obtains the off-air authentication parameters of that terminal using off-air monitoring, and finds an entry in the database that matches the air-interface authentication parameters. From the combination of correlated network-side and off-air authentication parameters, the processor is able to extract the parameters needed for decryption.
US10560841B2	Facilitating anonymized communication sessions Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for facilitating anonymized communication sessions. An anonymized communication platform receives a request to initiate an anonymized communication session between a first user and a second user of an online service. The anonymized communication platform selects, from a set of available proxy contact identifiers, a first proxy contact identifier for the first user, and a second proxy contact identifier for the second user, and generates an anonymized communication record for the anonymized communication session that indicates that that the first proxy contact identifier is assigned to the first user and the second proxy contact identifier is assigned to the second user. The anonymized communication platform causes the first proxy contact identifier and the second proxy contact identifiers to be provided to the first and second users.
US10560837B2	Method and apparatus for supporting standalone local gateway service for dual connectivity in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting a local home network identity (LHN ID) in a wireless communication system is provided. A first evolved NodeB (eNB) transmits an X2 Setup Request message including a LHN ID of the first eNB to a second eNB, and receives an X2 Setup Response message including a LHN ID of the second eNB from the second eNB. The first eNB may determine whether or not to trigger a secondary eNB (SeNB) addition procedure according to the LHN ID of the second eNB. When it is determined that the LHN ID of the second eNB is the same as the LHN ID of the first eNB, the first eNB may trigger the SeNB addition procedure.
US10560825B2	Digital intercom system having multiple master stations A digital intercom system has first and second master stations. Each master station has hardware and software configured to allow duplex communication between a plurality of communication devices. The software is further configured to run a plurality of settings for directing communication between the communication devices of each master station. The master stations are configured to allow duplex communication between the devices of each master station. Inter-master channels define parameters for communication between the communication devices of each master station. The settings of the master stations can be modified based on input entered into a browser based program run on a first input/output device by a user.
US10560820B2	Remotely controlling aspects of pools and spas Systems and methods of (remotely) controlling aspects of pools and spas and of modifying water contained therein are detailed. Internet-enabled access to pool and spa controllers may happen without any need for users to create firewall ports or utilize static internet protocol addresses. Certain networking devices may be configured using a USB connection or SD card, avoiding any requirement for an Ethernet cable or supplying separate power to the devices during configuration. Other devices may be configured wirelessly, without need of any USB connection or SD card. Time-varying data may be obtained in respect of one or more installations and analyzed for various information.
US10560816B2	Electronic device and method for setting software in electronic device An electronic device and an operating method in the electronic device are provided. The operating method includes identifying subscriber identity module (SIM) information corresponding to a SIM, which is functionally connected with the electronic device, transmitting the SIM information to an external device, receiving configuration information related to one or more network providers corresponding to the SIM information, and changing at least a portion of the software that is stored in the memory that is functionally connected with the electronic device or obtaining other software based on at least a portion of the received configuration information.
US10560807B2	Smart signaling of location updates for arrival estimation and generation of arrival alerts The present disclosure is directed to providing smart signaling of location updates. A method includes receiving a first location update from a tracking device; determining a remaining time for the tracking device to reach a destination location; determining whether the remaining time is within a threshold time of a timing of an arrival alert to be sent to a device associated with the destination location; based on whether the remaining time is within the threshold time or not, configuring the tracking device to send location updates to a server in one of a continuous reporting mode or a significant reporting mode, wherein the tracking device is configured to send the location updates to the server less frequently in the significant reporting mode compared to the continuous reporting mode; and determining when to send the arrival alert based on the location updates received from the tracking device.
US10560803B2	Cognitive geofence updates Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of breaches of a geofence by client computer devices to determine respective positions of the breaches; establishing an updated location for the geofence using the determined respective positions of the breaches; updating a location of the geofence so that the location of the geofence is the updated location; obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location; and providing one or more output in response to the obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location.
US10560796B2	Playback according to playback responsibility in group An example implementation may involve a first playback device rendering audio content. The example implementation may also involve the first playback device detecting that a second playback device has been connected to a playback system. After detecting that the second playback device has been connected to the playback system, the first playback device may determine a playback responsibility associated with the second playback device. The determined playback responsibility may include a grouping with the first playback device. After determining the playback responsibility associated with the second playback device, the first playback device may direct the second playback device to render the audio content.
US10560791B2	Hybrid electrically- and mechanically-stimulating cochlear implant Wires and coils within an electrode assembly electromagnetically interact and cause mechanical motion of the assembly. This mechanical motion can be used to supplement or replace the electrical stimulation provided by a standard cochlear implant and provides targeted acoustic stimulation to the cochlea.
US10560783B2	Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for facilitating directional audio capture with multiple microphones An apparatus for providing directional audio capture may include a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including assigning at least one beam direction, among a plurality of beam directions, in which to direct directionality of an output signal of one or more microphones. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to divide microphone signals of the microphones into selected frequency subbands wherein an analysis performed. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to select at least one set of microphones of the apparatus for selected frequency subbands. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to optimize the assigned at least one beam direction by adjusting a beamformer parameter(s) based on the selected set of microphones and at least one of the selected frequency subbands. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
US10560782B2	Signal processor A signal processor that performs crosstalk cancellation on an audio signal that is input, in a distorted acoustic space where two speakers are placed, the two speakers including an X-side speaker and a Y-side speaker, where X denotes one of left and right, and Y denotes the other of left and right. The signal processor causes the Y-side speaker to output a sound of the audio signal and causes the X-side speaker to output a sound of a signal obtained by processing the audio signal using transfer function GCY, where a transfer function between the Y-side speaker and the Y-side ear is defined as GYY, a transfer function between the X-side speaker and the Y-side ear is defined as GXY, and a transfer function obtained by dividing the transfer function GYY by the transfer function GXY is defined as GCY.
US10560781B2	Systems and methods for controlling plate loudspeakers using modal crossover networks Systems and methods of driving plate loudspeakers with different parameters based on frequency region in a way similar to typical cone driver crossover networks are described. These systems and methods may be implemented using arrays of independently controlled drivers which allow a designer to emphasize or de-emphasize certain modes in certain frequency bands. Tuning the characteristics of the plate's motion can also affect the acoustical properties in a larger space rather than just at a single location. The systems and methods described herein can grant a designer a degree of control over the characteristics and performance of the plate.
US10560776B2	In-ear noise dosimeter An in-ear microphone allowing assessment of sound pressure level directly of an individual's ear canal without intervening conduits between the sound source (i.e., ear canal) and the microphone is provided. Sound from an in-ear communications device may also be isolated from ambient noise using an in-line noise detector for recording the noise from the in-ear communications device.
US10560773B1	Click and slide button for tactile input An audio accessory may include an earphone, a wire extending from the earphone; an input device in communication with an electronic device; and one or more processors. The input device may include an outer housing a button, and a position sensor. The outer housing may have an outer surface and a channel. The button may be disposed within the channel and configured to move within the channel between a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel. A position sensor may be configured to send a signal when the button moves from the first end of the channel to the second end of the channel. The one or more processors may be configured to receive the signal from the position sensor; and terminate an action being performed by the electronic device when the button moves to the second end of the channel.
US10560771B2	Microelectromechanical microphone In accordance with an embodiment, microelectromechanical microphone includes a holder and a sound detection unit carried on the holder. The sound detection unit includes a planar first membrane, a planar second membrane arranged at a distance from the first membrane, a low-pressure chamber formed between the first membrane and the second membrane, a reduced gas pressure relative to normal pressure being present in the low-pressure chamber, a reference electrode arranged at least in sections in the low-pressure chamber, where the first and second membranes are displaceable relative to the reference electrode by sound waves to be detected, the reference electrode includes a planar base section and a stiffening structure provided on the base section, and the stiffening structure is provided on a side of the base section that faces the first membrane or/and on a side of the base section that faces the second membrane.
US10560769B2	Strap arm of head-mounted display with integrated audio port A head-mounted display (HMID) includes a strap arm that transmits audio. The HMID includes a front rigid body and a strap arm. The strap arm includes a body portion defining a boss having an aperture that rotatably connects the strap arm to the front rigid body. The body portion defines an audio passage to transmit sound and an audio port to output the sound. The audio passage is defined along the body portion between the aperture of the boss and the audio port. A speaker is positioned, such as within the aperture, to emit the sound through the audio passage and to the audio port. The strap arm can further include a back volume unit that enhances the sound transmitted through the audio passage.
US10560767B2	Sound generator, a shielding and a spout A sound generator including a housing having a first wall portion with a housing opening, a shielding element covering at least a portion of the first wall portion and having a shield opening, where the shielding element covers a portion of the first wall portion.
US10560763B2	Smart sensor technology Examples of the present disclosure describe smart sensor technology. In an example, a smart sensor module may connect to a sensor using two connectors. Similarly, an external device may connect to the smart sensor module using two connectors, such that, in a pass-through operating state, a signal from the sensor is passed through the smart sensor module to the external device, thereby causing the smart sensor module to appear as an ordinary sensor and enabling the external device to sense the signal from the sensor. In another example, the smart sensor module may have an alternate operating state, wherein additional functionality is enabled, including, but not limited to, communication with a controller, activation of a light emitting diode (LED) or other indicator, or the retrieval and/or storage of information. The operating state may be selected based on the manner in which the external device connects to the smart sensor module.
US10560762B2	Sensing system, sensing method, and concentrator A sensing system includes: a wireless sensor terminal that includes a sensor, a processor, and a memory; and a concentrator that includes a processor and a memory and is connected to the wireless sensor terminal. In the sensing system, the wireless sensor terminal includes a first signal processing unit that processes sensor data measured by the sensor, and a first wireless communication unit that transmits the data output by the first signal processing unit. The concentrator includes a second wireless communication unit that communicates with the first wireless communication unit, and a second signal processing unit that calculates a feature quantity based on the data received from the wireless sensor terminal, determines a principal component according to the feature quantity by a principal component analysis, and generates a principal component list corresponding to the principal component.
US10560761B2	Cross-device handoffs A first computing device may receive an indication of user input that is at least a part of a conversation between a user and a first assistant executing at the first computing device. The first assistant and/or an assistant executing at a digital assistant system may determine whether to handoff the conversation from the first assistant executing at the first computing device to a second assistant executing at a second computing device. In response to determining to handoff the conversation to the second assistant executing at the second computing device, the first assistant and/or the assistant executing at the digital assistant system may send to the second computing device a request to handoff the conversation which includes at least an indication of the conversation.
US10560760B2	Methods and systems for multimedia content Despite the massive advances in digital electronics, telecommunications networks, and electronic devices in the past 20 years our engagement with video content is essentially unchanged to that of the first video recorders as it is merely where we access it and upon what we access it that have changed. It is still a passive experience. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide multimedia content that facilitates user engagement and transactions directly through their viewing of the multimedia content in shareable multimedia content elements. Such engagement and transactions may be accessing additional informational content linked to specific elements within the multimedia content or triggering the purchase of an item contained within the multimedia content.Embodiments of the invention may support monetization, analytics, secondary multimedia content, website functionality and micro-websites.
US10560756B2	Terrestrial broadcast market exchange network platform and broadcast augmentation channels for hybrid broadcasting in the internet age A new television broadcast model called a Broadcast Market Exchange (BMX) eliminates the inefficiency in spectrum usage, providing maximum flexibility in delivering content through either VHF (for fixed location receiving devices) or UHF (optimized for mobile receiving devices) transmission/propagation. In conjunction with the BMX, a wireless communications system architecture is provided to enable a broadcast augmentation channel. The augmentation channel provides supplementation of the Quality of Service (QoS) of a one way User Datagram Protocol (UDP) delivery environment. The augmentation channel may be comprised of one or more physical delivery mechanisms (wired or wireless), but can be effectively unified for increasing QoS and or scalable levels of service (additional essence) to improve the user experience.
US10560741B2	Methods and apparatus to count people in an audience Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to count people in an audience are disclosed. An example system includes means for transmitting a control signal to a portable device a threshold period of time after a person logs into a people meter separate from the portable device. The control signal causes the portable device to begin collecting location information and proximity information. The system also includes means for analyzing the location information to determine a location result indicative of a location of the portable device. The system further includes means for analyzing the proximity information to determine a proximity result indicative of whether the person is near the portable device. The location result and the proximity result collectively define first presence information. The first presence information indicative of whether the person is present in a media exposure environment associated with a media presentation device.
US10560740B2	Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to estimate local market audiences of media content Disclosed example audience measurement apparatus include first estimator means for determining a first audience metric based on set-top box return path tuning data obtained from a plurality of set-top boxes located in a first geographic area, second estimator means for determining a second audience metric from a portion of audience measurement data corresponding to a second geographic area different from the first geographic area, the portion of the audience measurement data associated with monitored sites in the second geographic area having second set-top box characteristics that correspond with first set-top box characteristics of the plurality of set-top boxes located in the first geographic area, and third estimator means for (i) determining a ratio of the first audience metric to the second audience metric, and (ii) processing the audience measurement data based on the ratio to determine an audience exposure metric estimating exposure to media in the first geographic area.
US10560739B2	Method, system, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium for extracting and providing highlight image of video content Provided are a method, system, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for extracting a highlight image of video content. A method configured as a computer includes providing video content to a client electronic device; receiving a selection on a partial section of the video content from the client electronic device; storing the selected partial section in association with the video content; and providing the stored partial section in a form of a comment on the video content.
US10560738B2	Interactive video distribution system and video player utilizing a client server architecture An interactive video distribution system and video player are described. A client server arrangement may be used for providing a video player and video content to a client device. The video player may display navigation images enabling navigation to specific portions of the video content by activating a corresponding navigation image. The video player may also enable the sharing of a segment of the video with other video players, enabling the video players to play the streamed segment of the video without having to play the entire video, thereby reducing network bandwidth usage. The video player may be embeddable. The server may associate searchable tags with respective video segments.
US10560734B2	Video segmentation and searching by segmentation dimensions In various embodiments, methods and systems for implementing video segmentation are provided. A video management system implements a video segment manager that supports generating enhanced segmented video. Enhanced segmented video is a time-based segment of video content. Enhanced segmented video is generated based on a video content cognitive index, segmentation dimensions, segmentation rules and segment reconstruction rules. The video content cognitive index is built for indexing video content. Segmentation rules are applied to the video content to break the video content into time-based segments, the time-based segments are associated with corresponding segmentation dimensions for the video content. Segment reconstruction rules are then applied to the time-based segments to reconstruct the time-based segments into enhanced segmented video. The enhanced segmented video and corresponding values of the segmentation dimensions can be leveraged as distinct portions of the video content for different types of functionality in the video management system.
US10560726B2	System and method for delivery and caching of personalized media streaming content A system and method for delivery and caching of media presentations is provided. The system includes client, a video origin server, a manifest generator, a video URL resolver, one or more original, inserted or edited media contents, and one or more personalized manifest files. The video origin server generates personalized media segments based on original, inserted or edited content for delivery to the client, possibly using MPEG-4 metadata. The video URL resolver resolves the encoded URLs that adhere to a structure of a source and output descriptor based on the one or more personalized media segments. The manifest generator then produces the one or more personalized manifest files containing the one or more encoded URLs A compositor converts the one or more encoded URLs adhering to the structure of source and output descriptor to the one or more personalized segments. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560724B2	Video content distribution system and content management server A video content distribution system including a user terminal on which contents are viewable and a content management server. The user terminal includes a first reception unit configured to receive field-of-view video data. The user terminal includes a display control unit configured to display a field-of-view video. The user terminal includes a viewpoint switch request signal generating unit for requesting a switch from a first viewpoint to a second viewpoint in the field-of-view video. The user terminal includes a first transmission unit configured to transmit the viewpoint switch request signal to the content management server. The content management server includes a second reception unit configured to receive the viewpoint switch request signal. The content management server includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit the field-of-view video data. The content management server further includes a switch count updating unit configured to update a count of switches to the second viewpoint.
US10560719B2	Video encoding and decoding method and apparatus A video encoding and decoding method and apparatus are provided. The video encoding method includes: obtaining a first statistical characteristic of previous K frames of images of a video sequence; determining a first background frame; determining, according to the first statistical characteristic, a QP used for encoding the first background frame; encoding the first background frame according to the QP, to obtain a first background long-term reference frame; and encoding the (K+1)th frame of image of the video sequence to the (K+L)th frame of image of the video sequence according to the first background long-term reference frame. When encoding is performed on the (K+1)th frame of image of the video sequence to the (K+L)th frame of image of the video sequence, the used QP for encoding the background long-term reference frame is determined according to the first statistical characteristic related to video content of the previous K frames of images.
US10560718B2	Merge candidates for motion vector prediction for video coding A method of decoding video data includes constructing a motion vector candidate list of merge candidates for the current block of video data based on motion information from a number of neighboring blocks relative to the current block, wherein the number of neighboring blocks considered for the motion vector candidate list is based on the size of the current block, and wherein the number of neighboring blocks is greater than 5. In some examples, the method includes deriving a histogram of motion vector information for the neighboring blocks, and constructing the motion vector candidate list based on the derived histogram.
US10560717B2	Image encoding method and image decoding method According to one embodiment, an image encoding method includes selecting a motion reference block from an already-encoded pixel block. The method includes selecting an available block including different motion information from the motion reference block, and selecting a selection block from the available block. The method includes generating a predicted image of the encoding target block using motion information of the selection block. The method includes encoding a prediction error between the predicted image and an original image. The method includes encoding selection information identifying the selection block by referring to a code table decided according to a number of the available block.
US10560705B2	Image encoding apparatus and method of controlling the same This invention makes it possible to increase an encoding efficiency and reduce redundant processing. For this, an encoding apparatus includes a first encoder which encodes a run length in which identical pixels continue, a second encoder which prediction-encodes a pixel of an encoding target, a first determiner which determines whether a pixel of interest is located within a predetermined range on a line on which the pixel of interest is located, thereby determines whether to apply the second encoder to the pixel of interest, and a second determiner which, if the pixel of interest is located outside the predetermined range, determines, by referring to an already encoded pixel located around the pixel of interest, which one of the first encoder and the second encoder is to be applied to the pixel of interest.
US10560700B1	Adjusting encoding frame size based on available network bandwidth A method includes reducing, at an encoder, an encoding bit rate of video data in response to a first indication of available bandwidth for transmission of the encoded video data. The method includes reducing an encoding frame size of the video data in response to the encoding bit rate falling below a first threshold. The method also includes increasing the encoding bit rate in response to a second indication of the available bandwidth. The method further includes increasing the encoding frame size in response to the encoding bit rate rising above a second threshold. The second threshold is greater than the first threshold.
US10560699B2	Method and apparatus for adaptively predicting image using threshold value in image coding system An image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving an MVD for a current block; deriving MVP candidates on the basis of neighboring blocks of the current block; calculating a first threshold value and a second threshold value on the basis of a first MVP candidate and a second MVP candidate included in the MVP candidates; deriving an MVP for the current block on the basis of the MVD; calculating an MV of the current block on the basis of the MVP and the MVD; and generating a prediction sample on the current block on the basis of the MV. According to the present invention, it is possible to determine at least one of the x- and y-coordinate components of an MVP on the basis of a threshold value without explicit signaling and thus reduce the amount of relevant control information, thereby improving coding efficiency. Also, it is possible to differently set the unit of resolution indicated by an MVD for each section on the basis of the threshold value and thus derive an MV over a wide area using a smaller MVD value.
US10560696B2	Method for initial quantization parameter optimization in video coding A machine learning based initial quantization parameter (QP) prediction method, which can effectively optimize RC performance A machine learning framework for initial QP prediction is proposed, where learning labels are built with the criterion of maximizing rate-distortion (RC) performance, which is proved to be much more effective than the QP determination method with the only consideration on sum of the absolute transformed difference (SATD) complexity. Instead of target bits per pixel for intra frame, target bits per pixel for remaining frames is used as sample data to avoid empirically setting intra frame bit allocation, thus improve the prediction accuracy as the real-time updated remaining bits can better reflect the real-time requirements on the level of QPs. In addition, a clipping and decision approach based on the previous initial QP and the target bits per pixel for all remaining frames is proposed, which can help fast QP adaption and quality smoothness.
US10560694B2	Reference Picture List Handling At least one mode signaling syntax element is provided based on an encoded representation of a picture in a video sequence. The at least one mode signaling syntax element is employed to determine whether at least one final reference picture list is the same for all slices of a same slice type in the picture. The at least one mode signaling syntax element thereby signals to a decoder that it does not necessarily have to repeat computationally complex reference picture list construction functions for each slice in the picture.
US10560693B2	Video encoding method and apparatus, and video decoding method and apparatus Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding a coding unit of a picture outline. An image decoding method includes obtaining a prediction mode and prediction information of a current block included in a current image, from a bitstream; reconstructing the current block based on at least one of the prediction mode and the prediction information of the current block; when the prediction mode of the current block is a first prediction mode, obtaining a prediction candidate related to a second prediction mode by performing prediction according to the second prediction mode based on the reconstructed current block; and reconstructing an adjacent block reconstructed after the current block by using the prediction candidate related to the second prediction mode.
US10560691B2	System, having a processing device and a camera connected thereto. for the detection of a machine-readable security feature of a value document and method for exchanging a camera of such a system A system including a processing device and an exchangeable camera connected thereto for detecting a machine-readable security feature of a valuable document. The system is calibrated by means of processing device correction data, which relate to characteristics of the processing device, and camera calibration data, which relate to the characteristics of the processing device and of the camera connected thereto. The camera includes a memory configured to store the processing device correction data and the camera calibration data relating to the System in which the calibration is carried out, and the processing device includes a memory configured to store the processing device correction data and the camera calibration data relating to the system in which operation for detecting a machine-readable security feature of the valuable document is carried out.
US10560686B2	Photographing device and method for obtaining depth information A photographing device and a method are provided for obtaining depth information, where a binocular manner and a structured light manner are combined, and full depth information of a target object can be obtained. The method may include: obtaining, when a distance between a target object and a photographing device is greater than an effective distance of a structured light manner, depth information of the target object by using a binocular manner; and obtaining, when the distance between the target object and the photographing device is less than an effective distance of the binocular manner, the depth information of the target object by using the structured light manner.
US10560682B2	Methods and apparatus for providing a frame packing arrangement for panoramic content Apparatus and methods for providing a frame packing arrangement for the encoding/decoding of, for example, panoramic content. In one embodiment, an encoder apparatus is disclosed. In a variant, the encoder apparatus is configured to encode Segmented Sphere Projections (SSP) imaging data and/or Rotated Sphere Projections (RSP) imaging data into an extant imaging format. In another variant, a decoder apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the decoder apparatus is configured to decode SSP imaging data and/or RSP imaging data from an extant imaging format. Computing devices, computer-readable storage apparatus, integrated circuits and methods for using the aforementioned encoder and decoder are also disclosed.
US10560678B2	Method and apparatus having video encoding function with syntax element signaling of rotation information of content-oriented rotation applied to 360-degree image content or 360-degree video content represented in projection format and associated method and apparatus having video decoding function A video processing method includes: receiving a current input frame having a 360-degree image/video content represented in a 360-degree Virtual Reality (360 VR) projection format, applying content-oriented rotation to the 360-degree image/video content in the current input frame to generate a content-rotated frame having a rotated 360-degree image/video content represented in the 360 VR projection format, encoding the content-rotated frame to generate a bitstream, and signaling at least one syntax element via the bitstream, wherein the at least one syntax element is set to indicate rotation information of the content-oriented rotation.
US10560668B2	Integrating data from multiple devices A recording system for an emergency response unit includes a first data collection device configured to record a first video, audio or data segment with an incident identifier and transmit a message including the incident identifier. A second data collection device may receive the message and, as appropriate, record at least a second video, audio or data segment with the incident identifier, allowing the first segment and the second segment to be associated using the incident identifier. In other embodiments, a first recording device may begin recording video, audio or legal evidence data with an incident identifier, and a control system may receive a message including the incident identifier from the first recording device, identify one or more additional recording devices located within a certain distance of the first recording device, and obtain recordings from the one or more additional recording devices.
US10560667B2	Detection device, method for detection of an event, and computer program A device and method for detection of an event in a monitoring area. The detection device includes a camera interface for transferring at least one image of the monitoring area, an image analysis unit configured to determine event specifications for at least any one position in the monitoring area, an alarm unit configured to define an alarm based on a comparison of alarm specifications with the event specifications, a storage unit configured to store the event specifications for the at least any one position, a calculation unit configured to determine at least one false event area based on the event specifications and the alarm specifications, and a masking unit configured to automatically modify the alarm specifications within the at least one false event area, exclude the false event area from the determination of event specifications by the image analysis unit, or both.
US10560664B2	Entranceway or foyer-based, communication apparatus and system The invention is a digital doorman-like and communication system comprising a small-footprint, software-driven, controller device that is intuitively operable and which also communicates with wireless tenants' mobile devices, and based thereon, controls access to the building entranceway area, distributes information to management and to tenants and communicates flexibly including via voice, video, messaging and the like.
US10560662B1	Establishing instant meeting for active discussion threads An instant meeting in the form of a video and/or audio call is initiated when a discussion thread becomes sufficiently active. Information about a discussion thread of two or more participants is stored and a number of messages related to the discussion thread from the two or more participants in a predetermined period of time is determined. When the number of messages related to the discussion thread within the predetermined period of time from the two or more participants exceeds a first threshold, a mean time between replies to messages in the discussion thread is calculated. The meeting or call for the two or more participants is established when the number of messages exceeds the first threshold and the mean time between replies to messages in the discussion thread is below the second threshold.
US10560659B2	Terminal for providing video call service Provided is an application stored in a computer-readable storage medium to perform a method of providing a video call service using icon information corresponding to a facial expression of a user.
US10560655B2	Systems and methods for automatically transferring audiovisual content Systems and methods to automatically transfer audiovisual content include camera devices, client computing devices, and centralized servers. A camera device captures audiovisual content and notifies an external entity, e.g., a (client) computing device or a centralized server. The external entity may effectuate transfer of the content to other computing devices and/or destinations. Operations on the audiovisual content, including but not limited to tagging, transcoding, clipping, speed changes, and/or image cropping, are synchronized and propagated across different computing devices and the centralized server such that any user from any computing device can be presented with the latest version of any particular audiovisual content.
US10560653B2	Image sensing apparatus and control method for performing analog-to-digital conversion An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel unit; a generator that generates and outputs a plurality of reference signals having different slopes from each other that increase in proportion to elapsation of time; a selector that selects one of the plurality of reference signals; and an analog-to-digital converter that converts an analog signal outputted from the pixel unit of an image sensor to a digital signal using the reference signal selected by the selector, wherein the generator generates the plurality of reference signals in parallel, and in a case where an analog signal of a reset level is outputted from the pixel unit, the selector changes the reference signal selected from the plurality of reference signals each time the selected reference signal exceeds the analog signal.
US10560652B2	Stacked solid-state image sensor comprising vertical transistor for generating a pixel signal, switching between first and second driving methods thereof, and electronic apparatus The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image sensor, driving method, and electronic apparatus, capable of achieving reduction in pixel size and sensitivity improvement. The solid-state image sensor includes a PD configured to convert light into electric charge by photoelectric conversion and to store the electric charge, a first transfer transistor configured to read out the electric charge stored in the photoelectric conversion unit, a multiplication region configured to store temporarily and multiply the electric charge read out through the read-out unit, and a second transfer transistor configured to transfer the electric charge stored in the multiplication region to a conversion unit configured to convert the electric charge into a pixel signal. Then, an intense electric field is generated in the multiplication region to multiply electric charge by the avalanche effect in transferring the electric charge from the multiplication region to an FD portion through the second transfer transistor. The present technology is applicable to, in one example, the stacked CMOS image sensors.
US10560648B2	Systems and methods for rolling shutter compensation using iterative process Image captured with an image capture device with a rolling shutter may be deformed due to changes in imaging sensor orientation during image capture. Image deformities may occur due to rolling shutter that exposes rows of pixels to light at slightly different times during image capture. Deformities such as wobble, for example, and/or other deformities may be corrected by constructing an output image. The output image may be constructed by determining corresponding pixels within the input image. The location of the input pixel may be determined by performing one or more fixed point iterations to identify one or more input pixels within the input image. A value of the output pixel within the output image may be determined based on a value of a corresponding pixel within the input image.
US10560646B2	Global-shutter vertically integrated pixel with high dynamic range A pixel comprising a pinned photodiode (PPD) which generates a photocurrent Iph, a transfer gate connected in series between the PPD and a first node, a low-gain select transistor connected between the first node and a second node, a reset transistor connected between the second node and a reset voltage, a capacitance connected between the second node and a first constant potential, and a source-follower transistor whose source, gate and drain are connected to an output node, the first node and a second constant potential, respectively. When properly arranged, a vertically integrated (3D) global-shutter pinned PPD pixel is provided, which uses an overflow integration capacitor and subthreshold conduction of the reset transistor for increased dynamic range. Global shutter operation is achieved by storing the pixel output on sampling capacitors in another semiconductor layer at the end of integration.
US10560645B2	Immersive video environment using near-infrared video compositing Various methods and systems are disclosed for near-infrared video compositing techniques and an associated immersive video environment. In an example, a video environment includes: a visible light camera and an infrared detection camera arranged to capture video from a performance area; a visible light source and infrared light source arranged to emit visible light onto the performance area; a display source to provide video output; and a display screen arranged in the performance area between the camera system and the infrared light source. The display screen is further arranged to reflect visible light originating from the display source, while permitting infrared and visible light from the performance area to reach the cameras. In a further example, the system includes a backdrop integrating the infrared light source, as infrared light from the infrared light source passes through the backdrop into the performance area.
US10560644B2	Image processing method and apparatus An image processing method, including: obtaining image data of a photographed original image, and obtaining ambient infrared intensity I that is used when the original image is photographed; obtaining infrared image data corresponding to I according to a preset correspondence between tested infrared intensity and infrared image data; obtaining corrected image data according to the image data of the original image and the infrared image data corresponding to I; and obtaining a corresponding corrected image according to the corrected image data, and outputting the corrected image.
US10560643B2	Systems and methods for hyperspectral imaging An apparatus for analyzing a subject including a hyperspectral image module is provided. It is used to identify a suspect region of a subject by using a hyperspectral sensor (for obtaining a hyperspectral image of the subject), a control computer including a processor unit (PU) and a computer readable memory (CRM) (for controlling and is in electronic communication with the sensor), a control software module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for controlling said at least one operating parameter of the sensor), a spectral calibrator module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for applying a wavelength dependent spectral calibration standard constructed for the sensor to a hyperspectral image), and a light source for illuminating the subject. An optional contact probe module is used to collect a signal of the suspect region for medical diagnosis.
US10560641B2	Systems and methods for generating a bias for a camera sensor for increasing resolution of captured images Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media can provide a vibrating source configured to cause movement of a camera sensor to generate a bias for the camera sensor. A high frequency accelerometer configured to measure movement of the camera sensor can be provided. A plurality of images of a scene can be captured using the camera sensor based on the generated bias at a resolution supported by the camera sensor, wherein the high frequency accelerometer measures movement of the camera sensor during the capture of the plurality of images.
US10560640B2	Signal processing device, signal processing method, and camera system To enable to easily check a predetermined signal level region of an HDR video signal on an SDR screen displayed on an SDR-compliant display device.Processing at least including gradation compression processing for SDR is performed on the HDR video signal to obtain a standard dynamic range video signal. A predetermined signal level region is detected from the HDR video signal. An SDR video signal for display is obtained by combining a display signal for displaying the predetermined signal level region with an SDR video signal on the basis of a signal indicating the predetermined signal level region.
US10560630B1	Camera having far-near focus switching function The invention relates to the field of cameras, in particular to a camera which has a far-near focus switching function and includes a camera body, a display screen assembly and a lens assembly, wherein the camera body is connected with the display screen assembly through a rotating shaft, and the lens assembly is located in the camera body. The camera has the beneficial effect of realizing close-range shooting and long-range shooting without any assistance by means of random switching between a near-focus lens and a far-focus lens, and being easy to operate and lower in cost.
US10560628B2	Elimination of distortion in 360-degree video playback In some implementations, a 360-degree camera includes two wide-angle lenses that provide a spherical view of a scene. The 360-degree camera is configured to be connected to a computing device (e.g., a smart phone) for rendering the captured images. In some implementations, the camera lenses in the 360-degree camera are wide-angle lenses (e.g., 208°) and corrections are performed to the projection of the 3D video data into a planar view to adjust the fisheye effect. A fisheye mapping function is selected that improves the distribution of sampling rays to present a natural view without blurred areas.
US10560623B2	Imaging element and imaging device An imaging element includes microlenses, first pixel portions, and second pixel portions. The microlenses are arranged in first and second directions. The first and second pixel portions correspond to the microlenses. The first pixel portions include light receiving portions, which are pupil-split in the first direction. The second pixel portions include light receiving portions, which are pupil-split in the first direction. The light receiving portions include a light receiving region and a non-light receiving region along the second direction. The first pixel portions are arranged in the first direction and the second direction. The second pixel portions are substituted for some of the first pixel portions and are adjacently or discretely arranged in the second direction.
US10560622B2	Adaptive trail cameras Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity, and other camera functions can be altered. The settings can be altered based on environmental conditions such as weather and ambient noise. The settings can also be altered based on trail camera conditions such as available battery capacity or image storage capacity. The trail camera settings can also be altered based on images obtained by the trail camera, with or without analyzing content of the images.
US10560620B2	Image acquisition apparatus The present invention relates to portable image acquisition apparatus (10). The portable image acquisition apparatus (10) is configured to acquire at least one image of apart of a human or animal body. The portable image acquisition apparatus comprises a main body (12) defining a window (20) and an imaging arrangement (16) operable to acquire an image of a part of a human or animal body by way of an imaging path which passes through the window (20). The portable image acquisition apparatus (10) also comprises a lighting module (14) comprising a light source and an optical arrangement (50), the lighting module (14) and the main body (12) being configured to releasably couple with each other when in use. The light source is configured to emit a beam of non-coherent light in a direction substantially perpendicular to the imaging path. The optical arrangement (50) is configured to receive the beam of light and change a direction of propagation of the received light whereby a beam of light is directed through the window (20). The portable image acquisition apparatus (10) is configured such that between the optical arrangement (50) and the window the imaging path and the beam of light have substantially opposite directions and at least in part occupy the same space.
US10560619B2	Adapter for pivoting a lens An adapter (10) for pivoting a lens relative to an image sensor in a camera has lens-side and housing-side supporting rings (20, 30) that slide relative to one another by cylindrically curved sliding surfaces (22, 32) facing one another. A virtual cylinder axis (Z) of the sliding surfaces (22, 32) lies in a plane of the image sensor. A transmission lever (50) with first and second lever arms (51,52) is mounted on the lens-side supporting ring (20) and pivots about an axis (H) parallel to the virtual cylinder axis (Z). The first lever arm (51) extends in a circumferential direction on the lens side of the lever axis (H) and is coupled to an adjusting ring (42) mounted rotatably on the lens-side supporting ring (20). The second lever arm (52) extends axially of the housing side and is supported on an anchor (70) fixed to the housing-side supporting ring (30).
US10560617B2	Device comprising a multi-channel imaging device and method of producing same A device includes a housing having a first transparent area and a second transparent area and a multi-aperture imaging device arranged inside the housing and including a beam deflector. The device includes a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm, the portable device having a first operating state and a second operating state. In the first operating state, the beam deflector deflects an optical path of the imaging device such that it passes through the first transparent area and that the second diaphragm at least partly optically closes the second transparent area. In the second operating state, the beam deflector deflects the optical path of the imaging device such that it passes through the second transparent area. In the second operating state, the first diaphragm at least partly optically closes the first transparent area.
US10560606B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An image processing device includes an image acquiring unit, a color aid information acquiring unit, and a restoring unit. The image acquiring unit acquires, as a processing target image, an image with modified color information or an image with color information degraded from an original image. The color aid information acquiring unit acquires color aid information to be referred to at the time of restoring the color information of the processing target image. The restoring unit restores the color information of the processing target image on the basis of the color aid information.
US10560601B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and storage medium A technique for laying out images included in a plurality of image groups into which a plurality of images is divided in such a way that an image including an object of a type desired by a user is included in each of the image groups. A user instruction related to the object type is received, and a plurality of images is divided into image groups so that an image including an object corresponding to the object type is included in each of the plurality of image groups.
US10560600B2	Encoding apparatus, encoding method, and recording medium An encoding apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to read predetermined unit image data that is a predetermined plurality of pixel units of image data; generate pixel unit code data obtained by encoding the read predetermined unit image data on a pixel basis; generate predetermined unit code data obtained by encoding the read predetermined unit image data on a predetermined unit basis; compare a code length that is a data amount of the pixel unit code data with a data amount of the predetermined unit image data to make determination; and output the predetermined unit code data in a case where the code length is greater than the data amount of the predetermined unit image data and output the pixel unit code data in a case where the code length is not greater than the data amount, on basis of a result of the determination.
US10560598B2	Sheet generator for image processor A sheet generator circuit is described. The sheet generator includes electronic circuitry to receive a line group of image data including multiple rows of data from a frame of image data. The multiple rows are sufficient in number to encompass multiple neighboring overlapping stencils. The electronic circuitry is to parse the line group into a smaller sized sheet. The electronic circuitry is to load the sheet into a data computation unit having a two dimensional shift array structure coupled to an array of processors.
US10560596B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a printing device, an output value converting unit, and a controller. The output value converting unit is configured to (a) change pixel values of pixels alternatively determined in a primary scanning direction and a secondary scanning direction so as to delete a dot on the pixels in a solid part in a target image and (b) change pixel values of pixels that are alternatively not determined in the primary scanning direction and the secondary scanning direction so as to gain a dot size of the pixels in the solid part. The controller is configured to control the printing device so as to print the solid part with dot sizes corresponding to the pixel values.
US10560593B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a display panel, a touch panel on the display panel, a glossiness setting unit, a printing device and a print control unit. The display panel is configured to display a document image as plural divisional areas obtained by dividing the document image by predetermined divisional numbers in primary and secondary scanning directions. The glossiness setting unit is configured to change, in accordance with a user operation to the touch panel, a glossiness setting of the divisional area that includes a position where the user operation was detected by the touch panel. The printing device is configured to fix a toner image corresponding to the document image on a printing paper sheet. The print control unit is configured to cause the printing device to fix the toner image under a fixation condition corresponding to the glossiness settings of the plural divisional areas.
US10560591B2	Systems and methods for automatically transferring audiovisual content Systems and methods to automatically transfer audiovisual content include camera devices, client computing devices, and centralized servers. A camera device captures audiovisual content and notifies an external entity, e.g., a (client) computing device or a centralized server. The external entity may effectuate transfer of the content to other computing devices and/or destinations. Operations on the audiovisual content, including but not limited to tagging, transcoding, clipping, speed changes, and/or image cropping, are synchronized and propagated across different computing devices and the centralized server such that any user from any computing device can be presented with the latest version of any particular audiovisual content.
US10560583B2	Toll-free numbers metadata tagging, analysis and reporting A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.
US10560580B1	Analysis of call metrics for call direction Processing of communications routed by an IPBX server are disclosed. At least one processing circuit is communicatively coupled to an Internet-Protocol Private Branch Exchange (IPBX) server that is configured and arranged to route calls for a plurality of agents in a communications/call center. The processing circuit is configured to receive communications event messages from the IPBX server for communications routed by the IPBX server, generate, during a communication to a first agent of the plurality of agents, a set of data metrics including communications summary metrics based on the communications event messages; and redirect, during the communication to the first agent, the communication to a second agent of the plurality of agents in response to the set of data metrics satisfying a set of criteria indicated in a policy.
US10560571B2	Technique for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in IP-based communication sessions A technique for obtaining caller-originated alert signals in IP-based communication sessions is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a first user equipment and via a first communication channel, a request to initiate a communication session, the request being received at a second user equipment; in response to the request, causing a phonepage server to transmit, via a second communication channel, a caller-originated alert to the second user equipment; and rendering the caller-originated alert to alert a user associated with the second user equipment.
US10560570B2	Method, system and device for providing a setup of an enhanced call via a wireless local area network Devices that connect via a WLAN and Internet to communication network, e.g. a Public Switched telecommunication network (PSTN) can call e.g. an emergency centre. The method proposed, defines enables the device that initiates a call setup via a WLAN to provide the emergency centre with geographical location information by retrieving this information locally by e.g. a GPS module. The operator of the phone of the subscriber maintains a database wherein the identity of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) is recorded. The subscriber is enabled to add devices that generally have no SIMs (non-SIM devices), such as tablets to the database. In determining whether a WLAN based call setup to the emergency centre is allowed, it is checked with the database whether a record for the non-SIM device is present, and valid.
US10560568B2	Control method, control device and electronic device The disclosure discloses a control method for an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a transparent display screen comprising a display area and an infrared sensor which is disposed below the display area. The control method comprises: acquiring continuous multi-frame environmental images when the electronic device is in a state of incoming call; processing the continuous multi-frame environmental images to collect a plurality of feature points in the environmental images; determining whether the plurality of feature points in the continuous multi-frame environmental images have changed; controlling the transparent display screen to be off when the plurality of feature points have changed; and controlling the infrared sensor to be on to detect a distance of an object to the electronic device. The disclosure also discloses a control device and electronic device.
US10560566B2	Mobile phone terminal Disclosed is an information communication terminal having a configuration in which it is possible to prevent a wrong operation of the information communication terminal due to an unconscious operation of an input equipment during operating an audio output equipment. That is, the information communication terminal includes a controller. The controller operates a detection sensor that detects an object approaching during operating the audio output equipment. And the controller controls a status of being input into the input equipment based on a detected result of the detection sensor.
US10560558B1	Smartphone case having reconfigurable input control features for controlling smartphone apps A smartphone case for holding and protecting a smartphone, while also having various features for controlling an app, such as a video game running on the smartphone. The smartphone case includes a case body having a case back, and a case side wall that extends circumferentially around the case back, including four corners. The case side wall also extends above and below a smartphone held by the case, thereby forming a front rim and a back rim. The case side wall also includes corner connectors configured to connect with a swappable input control module. The case back also includes dedicated controls, and at least one recess for storing a swappable control module while not in use. A long side of the case side wall includes a left bumper and a right bumper. An app provides a GUI for assigning the dedicated and swappable controls for an app to be controlled.
US10560556B2	Mobile terminal The present invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body; a cover covering the terminal body and having a slit formed in one area thereof; and an elastic body provided on the slit and having both ends coupled to the cover adjacent to the slit. When an external force is applied to the cover, the elastic body is elastically deformed while being coupled to the cover.
US10560555B2	High-speed interconnect solutions with support for co-propagating and counter-propagating continuous time back channel communication The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing continuous or periodic link training. Existing link training protocols generally perform link training only once during startup or initialization of a link and, as a result, are limited in their applications. After link training is performed and Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) data link layer and other high-layer data is transmitted across the link, no further link training is performed using these existing link training protocols. However, parameters of the link may change over time after link training is performed, such as temperature of the link and voltage levels of signals transmitted over the link by the transmitter of the transmitter-receiver pair.
US10560554B2	In-situ OAM sampling and data validation The disclosure relates to technology for sending network management information in a network. A source edge node modifies data packets by encapsulating an operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) header in a select number of the data packets. The OAM header includes a data type bitmap and a node data list. A valid node bitmap is inserted into the OAM header prior to the node data list, and each bit in the valid node bitmap identifies whether one or more nodes in the network add data to the OAM header. A valid data bitmap is then added into the OAM header for each of the one or more nodes identified as adding data to the OAM header. The valid data bitmap indicates types of data items available at the node. Subsequently, the edge node issues the select data packets to the one or more nodes identified in the OAM header.
US10560553B2	Assigning IP pools to file access protocols for NAS failover The present invention provides a computer implemented method, system, and computer program product of assigning pools of internet protocols to file access protocols for network-attached storage (NAS) failover. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes generating, by a computer system, a pool of internet protocol addresses for each of a plurality of computer file access protocols running on a plurality of protocol node computer systems, where the protocol nodes are configured to access a plurality of computer files stored on a NAS system via computer file access protocol services corresponding to the file access protocols, resulting in IP pools comprising IP addresses, and for each IP pool, among the IP pools, corresponding to a file access protocol among the file access protocols, assigning, by the computer system, the IP addresses in the IP pool to protocol nodes, among the protocol nodes, for which the file access protocol is operational.
US10560547B2	Communication apparatus and relay protection apparatus Provided is a communication apparatus and a relay protection apparatus, the communication apparatus supports at least one of communication protocols and provides functions of at least two dedicated communication profile components for each of the communication protocols, and the communication apparatus comprises: a configuration module for setting an operational parameter of the communication apparatus, wherein the operational parameter indicates that which one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components is used for the communication apparatus; a management module for causing the communication apparatus to operate as the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components according to the configuration of the configuration module; and a communication function module for providing the functions of the at least two dedicated communication profile components, wherein the management module causes the communication apparatus to operate as the one of the at least two dedicated communication profile components by selecting the function provided by the communication function module according to the configuration of the configuration module.
US10560546B2	Optimizing user interface data caching for future actions The subject matter of this specification generally relates to pre-caching data for a predicted future action. In some implementations, a client device includes a data storage device having a cache that stores data received for one or more mobile applications and a data processing apparatus that communicates with the data storage device and a display. A user interface context can be determined for a given user interface being presented for a given application. A predicted next action that a user of the client device will perform at the given user interface can be determined based on the user interface context. Prior to detecting the predicted next action, a request for next action data that will be presented in response to the user performing the predicted next action can be transmitted over a network. The next action data can be received and stored in the cache.
US10560544B2	Data caching in a collaborative file sharing system A system and method for facilitating cache alignment in a cross-enterprise file collaboration system. The example method includes maintaining a plurality of messages in a cache, each message associated with a message offset; determining a message batch size; receiving a first request for a message characterized by a first offset; responding to the first request at least in part by sending an amount of data equal to the batch size starting at the first offset; receiving a second request for a second message of characterized by a second offset; and if the second offset plus the data batch size spans across a boundary determined by the first offset plus the data batch size, then responding to the second request by sending an amount of data equal to the first offset plus the data batch size minus the second offset. In a more specific embodiment, the first and second requests are received from different committers.
US10560543B2	Rule based cache processing in application delivery controller for load balancing Methods and systems for improving performance of an HTTP cache are provided. According to one embodiment, an HTTP request is received by an ADC for a resource associated with a server on behalf of which the ADC is performing load balancing. The ADC determines based on a local HTTP cache whether it can service the request. The request is parsed to identify a header. The existence or non-existence of locally cached content matching the request is identified by comparing portions of the identified header with corresponding portions of header information of cached content based on a vary rule defining when two headers are meaningfully different. Therefore, the identified header need not exactly match an entirety of the cached information for a cache hit to be found. Responsive to a cache hit, the ADC responds to the request with an HTTP response containing the identified locally cached content.
US10560540B2	Optimizing provisioning of Java-based web applications on PaaS like cloud foundry A system and method of reducing network bandwidth for application development are provided. The method comprises receiving from a developer platform (i) core application software and (ii) dependency software associated with the core application software. The compiled dependency software is transmitted to a first server associated with cloud storage. The compiled core application software is transmitted to a second server associated with the cloud storage. An application based on the compiled core application software and the compiled dependency software may be executed.
US10560538B2	Integrated user interface for consuming services across different distributed networks User interface integration across multiple clouds is achieved by hosting UI extensions for different services in the same browser window. The UI extensions are initialized by a shell with any necessary security context for the corresponding cloud. The shell provides versioning so that the newest version of the UI is presented to users for all versions of a service. A connector in a local cloud provides translation between APIs across different clouds.
US10560535B2	System and method for live migration of remote desktop session host sessions without data loss A remote desktop session host system includes a first terminal server including a first data collector, a second terminal server including a second data collector, and a data storage device. The first terminal server hosts a first terminal session. In response to determining that the first terminal server is underutilized, the first data collector creates a snapshot of the first terminal session, stores the snapshot on the data storage device, and logs off the first terminal session. The snapshot includes a context for the first terminal session. A second terminal session is launched on the second terminal server, and the second data collector retrieves the snapshot and provides the snapshot to the second terminal session to restore the context to the second session.
US10560532B2	Quick relay session management protocol When direct communication between devices, such as via Bluetooth, is unavailable, a communication protocol is used by an initiating communication device and/or a recipient communication device to establish a communication session via a cloud-based relay server. This communication protocol efficiently allocates (or binds) the initiating communication device, the recipient communication device, and the relay server together for the communication session. The communication protocol may include handshaking messages that specify a transport type and channel used for connections in the communication session, as well as an address of the relay server. After the communication session is confirmed, the communication protocol allows the initiating communication device and the recipient communication device to share messages even when physically separated from each other.
US10560528B2	Cloud-based management of access to a data storage system on a local network Systems and methods are disclosed for managing access between a data storage server and a client that are on the same local network. Access is managed using a cloud service that is remote from both the data storage server and the client requesting access to the server. The cloud-based management of local connections described herein simplifies the process of connecting to a data storage server on a local network from a client program or device. Connections are authorized based on the use of a local code. The local code is generated by the cloud service and includes a concatenation of a device identifier associated with the data storage server and a time-varying value, such as a timestamp.
US10560527B2	Network service chains using hardware logic devices in an information handling system A method, an information handling system (IHS), an IHS and a network interface system for transmitting data in an IHS. The method includes detecting, via a network interface device controller of a first IHS, a first memory transaction request from a second IHS to a first system memory of the first IHS. A plurality of first data associated with the first memory transaction request is received. A first peer to peer message is transmitted to a hardware logic device (HLD). The first peer to peer message includes a first action for the HLD. The HLD is triggered to process the first data according to the first action such that the HLD generates a plurality of second data.
US10560526B2	State management in distributed computing systems Various techniques for distributed storage of state information in a computing fabric are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes executing a software application at a computing device of a computing fabric, and thus resulting in a change to a portion of a copy of state information associated with the software application stored in the computing device. The method also includes automatically replicating the change to the portion of the copy of state information stored on the computing device to one or more other computing devices in the computing fabric. The one or more other computing devices individually contain a copy of the state information associated with the software application.
US10560524B2	System and method providing local development of executable content pages normally run on a server within a user session Computerized embodiments are disclosed that provide for testing an executable content page, normally run in a server environment, on a local computing device. In one embodiment, replica application program interfaces are stored on a hard drive of the local computing device in a local file at a same relative path location as corresponding application program interfaces stored in the server environment. The replica application program interfaces emulate the functionality of, and have the same names and arguments as, the corresponding application program interfaces. When an executable content page is executed on the local computing device for testing, representative state transfer (REST) calls may be made to the server environment via the replica application program interfaces stored on the local hard drive. In this manner, changes to an executable content page can be made and tested locally, without having to first upload the executable content page to the server environment.
US10560521B1	System and method for parsing and archiving multimedia data A system for data recording across a network includes a session border controller connecting incoming data from the network to an endpoint recorder. A load balancer is connected to the network between the session border controller and the endpoint and receives the incoming data from the session border controller, wherein the load balancer comprises computer memory and a processor configured to parse the incoming data into video data and audio data according to identification protocols accessible by the processor from the computer memory. A recording apparatus includes recording memory that receives the incoming data from the load balancer, stores a duplicate version of the incoming data in the recording memory, and connects the incoming data to the endpoint.
US10560519B2	Sensory data capture and processing for the Internet of Things The disclosed systems and methods include configuring a model to process incoming sensor data from a multitude of sensors in a custom sensor network—accessing domain-specific, vendor-specific, and technology-specific sub-models and selecting and combining features of the sub-models in an object that accepts incoming data from the sensors. Also included are classifying and selecting a domain-specific sub-model based on the classification; determining a vendor and selecting a vendor-specific sub-model for the sensors; classifying a sensor technology and selecting a technology-specific sub-model based on the classification of the sensor; automatically configuring alerts and basic data handling by a sensor controller; automatically configuring storage objects used by the sensor controller to persist the data from the sensors as it is received and parsed; and testing the alerts, basic data handling and storage object persistence with the sensors or simulated sensors to confirm operable configuration of the sensor controller.
US10560517B1	Remote management of a storage array Managing a storage array includes: receiving, by a client-side array services module from a cloud-based security module through data communications on a wide area network, a token representing authentication of user credentials; and managing, by the client-side array services module, a storage array only through data communications on a local area network, including sending, to the storage array, the token with a management instruction.
US10560515B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving information between servers in contents transmission network system The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving information between servers in a contents transmission network system and, more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving information between a core node and an edge node belonging to a contents transmission network. To accomplish the objective mentioned above, a method for receiving, by a receiving server, information in a contents transmission network according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving first information from a transmission server; determining a transmission unit of the first information on the basis of the received first information; transmitting, to the transmission server, a second information transmission request including information on the determined transmission unit; and receiving, from the transmission server, second information generated on the basis of the information on the transmission unit. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method and the apparatus for transmitting and receiving information between servers in a contents transmission network system can generate compressed information on the basis of original information sought to be transmitted between servers, whereby it is possible to obtain an effect of improving optimal compression efficiency, transmission efficiency between servers, and performance regarding the delay time between both communication ends.
US10560513B2	Small disk support for large cloud-based storage systems Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.
US10560510B2	Application classification and management In certain embodiments, a network edge device comprises a memory storage, a networking component configured to communicate with a mobile device and a database comprising application attributes, and a processor. The processor, in certain embodiments, is located within the network edge device and is operable to receive application traffic from the mobile device (the application traffic being associated with an application), classify the application traffic by associating the application traffic with an application ID, and send a query comprising the application ID to the database comprising application attributes. In addition, the processor, in certain embodiments, is operable to receive a response, from the database comprising application attributes, comprising one or more application attributes associated with the application, wherein the response is based in part on the application ID, and to enforce a policy based in part on the application attribute.
US10560505B2	ROI video implementation method and apparatus A region of interest (ROI) video request processing method and apparatus, where the method includes obtaining an ROI video request sent by a receiving device; selecting a first proximity ROI video from proximity ROI videos, where the proximity ROI videos are generated ROI videos that include at least a partial region in a target region indicated by the ROI video request; and sending the first proximity ROI video to the receiving device. According to the embodiments, the ROI video request can be met without consuming an encoder resource to break through limitation caused by an encoder resource amount to a quantity of ROI video requests that can be simultaneously met by the sending device.
US10560503B2	Distributing communication of a data stream among multiple devices Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for distributing communication of a data stream among multiple devices are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include receiving a request from a first one of a plurality of devices to establish a shared connection to distribute communication of a first data stream among the plurality of devices. Such example methods also include establishing, in response to the request, respective data connections with the plurality of devices based on device capability information obtained from a system providing service for the plurality of devices. Such example methods further include splitting the first data stream into a plurality of partial data streams to be communicated to the plurality of devices via the respective data connections, the partial data streams, when aggregated, forming the first data stream.
US10560501B2	Method and apparatus for cloud streaming service Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a cloud streaming service. A cloud streaming server efficiently manages server resources and supports a number of terminals which is greater than a number of browsers to be concurrently executed by assigning a browser only when an input is received from a terminal and streaming an execution result corresponding to the input to the terminal and storing an execution result according to the same input in the cloud streaming server, rather than by assigning browsers to terminals connected to the cloud streaming server.
US10560498B2	Contextual based communication method and user interface The present disclosure is directed towards automatically determining a context of an communication which is to be sent to a first user (615). Once the communication context is determined, other users are automatically suggested to receive the communication in that a characteristic of the user profiles of the suggested users match the context of the communication (630). The communication can then be forwarded to the suggested users in accordance with user input (635).
US10560494B2	Managing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communications The disclosed embodiments include a computer implemented method for managing network communications. In one embodiment, the method includes gathering, using performance information packet (PIP) data packets, network performance information from a communications network that includes network performance information from a set of egress points between the communications network and an outside network. The method selects a network connection including an egress point and an egress packet path within the communications network to the egress point offering the best quality of service between the communications network and an outside network based on the network performance information. The method then establishes the network connection between the communications network and the outside network for routing communications.
US10560488B2	Electronic messaging exchange A computer-implemented system and method for secure electronic message exchange including coupling a control platform to a workstation of a plurality of workstations via a communications medium, where the control platform includes one or more apparatuses for monitoring, controlling, conversion, and billing, related to messages exchanged between a plurality of local users and a plurality of remote users. The system prevents forwarding or copying of a message sent by a local user of the plurality of local users and received by a remote user of the plurality of remote users, to another party by the control platform. The system and method also provides for authenticating the remote user with the control platform.
US10560486B2	Method and system for rapid accreditation/re-accreditation of agile it environments, for example service oriented architecture (SOA) A system and method for managing and analyzing security requirements in reusable models. At least one functional model, at least one security implementation model, at least one requirement model, and meta models of the models are read by a reader. A correspondence between the functional model, security implementation model, and the requirements model is analyzed, whereby the correspondence indicates that compliance/security/accreditation requirements defined in the requirement model match with security objectives implemented by controls defined by the security implementation model. Next, it is determined whether correspondence is or is not given based on the analysis of the correspondence and then evidence is generated based on the analysis of the correspondence and the determination and the impact of changes is analyzed.
US10560485B2	System and method for connecting a communication to a client A method and system for connecting a communication to a client including at a system bridge, establishing a client subscription connection with a client device; receiving an incoming communication request at the system bridge; publishing an incoming communication notification from the system bridge to the client device; receiving a client communication at the system bridge; and merging the incoming communication request into the client communication at the system bridge.
US10560482B2	Network access by applications in an enterprise managed device system Disclosed are various examples for enforcing network access permissions on applications that are installed on a client device. A network whitelist or network blacklist can be deployed by a management service onto a managed client device. A management component can facilitate enforcement of the whitelist and/or blacklist to enforce network access rules on installed applications.
US10560476B2	Secure data storage system A computer program product for secure data storage. The present invention may include completing a registration process by sending, by the client device, a connection request to the server. The present invention may include generating, by the server, an authentication session identification (ID). The present invention may include sending, by the server, a stored salt and the generated authentication session ID to the client device. The present invention may include sending, by the server, the generated authentication session ID, the server encryption key and user data to the third-party device. The present invention may include sending, by the client device, the generated authentication session ID and user data to the third-party device. The present invention may include generating, by the third-party device, a decryption key. The present invention may include determining the user data received by the client device and the decrypted user data received by the server is authenticated.
US10560475B2	Processor for enhancing network security The present invention discloses a processor for enhancing network security, i.e. a three-dimensional (3-D) security processor. It is a monolithic integrated circuit comprising a plurality of storage-processing units (SPU). Each SPU comprises at least a three-dimensional memory (3D-M) array for permanently storing rule/virus patterns and a pattern-processing circuit for performing pattern processing on an incoming network packet against said rule/virus patterns. The 3D-M array is stacked above the pattern-processing circuit.
US10560474B2	Entity IP mapping Systems and methods for mapping IP addresses to an entity include receiving at least one domain name associated with the entity. Embodiments may further include determining one or more variations of the at least one domain name based on analysis of domain name data collected from a plurality of domain name data sources that mention a variation of the at least one domain name. Some embodiments may also include identifying one or more IP addresses pointed to by the one or more variations of the entity's domain name based on analysis of IP address data collected from a plurality of IP address data sources. Additional embodiments include assigning weights to each of the identified one or more IP addresses and creating a mapping of IP addresses to associate with the entity based on analysis of the weighted one or more IP addresses.
US10560470B2	Monitoring device monitoring network A monitoring device configured to monitor a network to which plural controllers are connected which includes a decoder configured to extract target data belonging to a target data group from data received from the plural controllers, a first comparator configured to determine whether an immutable part of the target data is known or anomalous, a second comparator configured to determine whether a reception interval of the target data group is normal or anomalous, a third comparator configured to determine whether the number of the target data having been received and included in the target data group is normal or anomalous, and determine whether each reception interval between the target data is normal or anomalous, and a warning counter configured to individually count the number of anomalies determined by the first comparator, the number of anomalies determined by the second comparator, and the number of anomalies determined by the third comparator.
US10560468B2	Window-based rarity determination using probabilistic suffix trees for network security analysis A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US10560464B2	Systems and methods for identifying electronic messages containing malicious content Systems and methods are provided herein for use in identifying and/or detecting electronic message containing malicious content. One exemplary method includes receiving multiple electronic tags. Each of the multiple electronic tags corresponds to an electronic message and a use, and the user caused the electronic tag to be associated with the electronic message based on a perception that the electronic message included malicious content. The exemplary method further includes assigning, for each electronic tag, point(s) to the corresponding user when the corresponding electronic message includes malicious content, totaling, for each user, the point(s) assigned during a predefined interval, and identifying one of the user(s) with a highest total point(s), for the defined interval, as a winner, thereby incentivizing users to associate electronic tags with electronic message perceived to include malicious content.
US10560453B2	Certificate based profile confirmation Disclosed are various embodiments for controlling access to resources in a network environment. Methods may include installing a profile on the device and installing a certificate included in or otherwise associated with the profile on the device. A request to execute an application, and/or access a resource using a particular application, is received and determination is made as to whether the certificate is installed on the device based on an identification of the certificate by the application. If the certificate is installed on the device, then execution of the application and/or access to the resource is allowed. If the certificate is not installed on the device, then the request for execution and/or access is refused.
US10560450B2	Algorithm hardening in background context and external from the browser to prevent malicious intervention with the browser A disclosed example to batch replace credentials for multiple websites includes accessing mappings between first encrypted credentials and corresponding ones of the websites; decrypting the first encrypted credentials using a master key to generate a plurality of first decrypted credentials; providing ones of the first decrypted credentials and corresponding ones of second decrypted credentials to corresponding ones of the websites to batch replace the first decrypted credentials with the corresponding ones of the second decrypted credentials at the corresponding ones of the websites; generating second encrypted credentials by encrypting the second decrypted credentials using the master key; and storing the second encrypted credentials in a database.
US10560449B2	Method for connecting to WLAN hotspot device, WLAN hotspot device, and user equipment A method for connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot device, the Wi-Fi hotspot device, and a user equipment (UE), where the method includes generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, a two-dimensional barcode according to Wi-Fi authentication information, where the two-dimensional barcode includes the Wi-Fi authentication information, and the Wi-Fi authentication information is used for authentication prior to connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot device, and presenting, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode to the UE using a display screen of the Wi-Fi hotspot device such that the UE may connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot device according to the two-dimensional barcode, and a user does not need to memorize or record the Wi-Fi authentication information, thereby improving user experience.
US10560445B2	Secure access to virtual machines in heterogeneous cloud environments Systems, methods, and computer-readable media provide for secure access to virtual machines in heterogeneous cloud environments. In an example embodiment, client credentials, such as a public key of a public-private key pair, are provided to a virtual machine in a first cloud, such as a private cloud. The virtual machine can be migrated from the first cloud to a second cloud, such as one of a plurality of heterogeneous public clouds. The virtual machine in the second cloud can be accessed from the first cloud via Secure Shell (SSH) authentication using the client credentials. The client credentials can be updated, and the updated client credentials can be used for subsequent SSH access to the virtual machine in the second cloud.
US10560441B2	Data security operations with expectations A cryptography service allows for management of cryptographic keys and for the evaluation of security expectations when processing incoming requests. In some contexts, the cryptography service, upon receiving a request to perform a cryptographic operation, evaluates a set of security expectations to determine whether the cryptographic key or keys usable to perform the cryptographic operation should be trusted. A response to the request is dependent on evaluation of the security expectations.
US10560440B2	Server-client PKI for applied key management system and process Embodiments described herein relate to obtaining a public key for an application of a communication device, including, but not limited to, receiving a request from the communication device to obtain the public key, evaluating the request based on at least one policy, requesting the public key from a public key infrastructure (PKI) in response to determining that the request is authorized, receiving the public key from the PKI, and sending the public key to the communication device.
US10560432B1	Centralized management of remote endpoint devices Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for centralized management of remote endpoint devices are disclosed. Instances of agent software are installed on endpoint devices that are external to a multi-tenant provider network. The agent software is communicatively coupled to a centralized management service of the multi-tenant provider network. A software package is selected from a marketplace service of the multi-tenant provider network. The marketplace service comprises product offerings for a plurality of software packages. The centralized management service sends information indicative of a configuration associated with the software package to the agent software of one or more of the endpoint devices that are associated with the software package. The centralized management service receives, from the agent software, an indication that the configuration has been deployed on the one or more of the endpoint devices.
US10560430B2	Automated alert-based content delivery Systems and methods for automatic content remediation notification are disclosed herein. The system can include memory that can contain a content library database. The system can include a first user device and one or more servers. The one or more servers can: receive a content aggregation creation request from the first user device; identify content information associated with a set of the plurality of data packets; apply a filter request to the set of the plurality of data packets; automatically provide information relating to data packets in the restricted set of data packets to the first user device; receive content aggregate information identifying a content aggregate from the first user device; evaluate the content aggregate according to the metadata associated with the data packets of the content aggregate; and output an indicator of the evaluation result to the first user device.
US10560427B2	Domain name operation verification code generation and/or verification System, apparatus, methods, and computer-readable medium for generating a verification code related to a registry operation request are provided. A verification process may be performed to determine if a verification request related to a registry operation is to be approved. If the request is to be approved, a verification code is generated that includes identifying information of a verification service provider and a code indicating that the request has been verified.
US10560426B2	Securing applications on public facing systems Techniques are disclosed for configuring a virtual machine instance accessed over a publically routable network address to host intranet applications. A virtual (or “dummy”) interface on the virtual machine instance is assigned an IP address that is inaccessible from the public interface. An application executed on the virtual machine instance is bound to a port on the network address assigned to this dummy interface. A virtual private network server assigns client's IP addresses that can be routed to the dummy interface. When a client computing system connects to the VPN server over the virtual machine instance's public interface, the client forwards traffic destined for the dummy interface's inaccessible network over the VPN connection.
US10560424B2	Apparatus and method [Object] To provide an apparatus and a method capable of appropriately dealing with an IP address in MEC.[Solution] An apparatus including: a relay processing unit configured to perform relay processing of communication performed between a service provider device that provides a service to a terminal device and is provided in a radio access network and the terminal device; and a conversion processing unit configured to perform processing for converting an internal IP address assigned to the terminal device and an external IP address. In the relay processing, the relay processing unit communicates with the terminal device with use of the internal IP address and communicates with the service provider device with use of the external IP address.
US10560420B2	Posting content to social medium A computer-implemented method of posting content to a social medium comprises receiving content posted by a user along with an associated posting time which indicates when the user selected an option to post the content to the social medium; determining that publication of the content posted by the user is dependent on a trigger; and in response to determining that publication of the content is dependent on the trigger, storing the content with the associated posting time and suspending publication of the content until the trigger is satisfied such that the posting time published with the content indicates a time prior to transmission of the content from an electronic device to a server for publishing.
US10560417B2	Task assistant A task assistant identifies a correspondence received by a source associated with a user and determines that the correspondence includes a request. The task assistant further determines a ranking associated with the request based on one or more characteristics of the request and of the correspondence. In response to the ranking of the request exceeding a threshold, the task assistant generates a notification associated with the request and provides the notification to a client device associated with the user.
US10560412B2	Recipient verification Recipient verification converses computation resources, reduces network bandwidth and reduces the amount of user input required for generating email messages that include personal salutations that are matched to the recipient's proper title, style, or honorific. The email addresses are associated with a number of recipients, gender-specific markers in names within a salutation, internal and external data sources using the email addresses (e.g., an enterprise contact server, a social network), and historical salutations to determine whether the salutation in an email message is correct for a given recipient or group of recipients. In response to detecting that the sender has not used an appropriate salutation, recipient verification is operable to suggest an appropriate salutation to a user for approval, or to automatically substitute an appropriate salutation for an inappropriate salutation in various aspects.
US10560411B2	Message blocking and network queuing while recipient is driving The disclosed system provides blocking of incoming messages that are intended to be received on a mobile device of a user who is operating a vehicle. When an incoming message is received, the disclosed system retrieves driving status information for the destination mobile device to determine whether it is in a vehicle that is being driven. If the destination mobile device is in a vehicle that is being driven, the system blocks message delivery to the recipient and places the incoming message in a holding queue. The system may notify the sender that the incoming message has been blocked. If the destination mobile device is not in a vehicle that is being driven, the system delivers the incoming message to the destination mobile device along with any messages in the holding queue. The system optionally notifies the sender that the incoming message and/or the previously queued messages have been delivered.
US10560410B2	Method and system for communicating between a sender and a recipient via a personalized message including an audio clip extracted from a pre-existing recording A method, system, and software for communicating between a sender and a recipient via a personalized message. The communication can be in the form of a customized audio, video, or multimedia content. The content may be found in a database or uploaded by a user. Further, the content may be edited or customized in a variety of manners. The communications can take place between two users or among a number of users.
US10560406B2	Compression of message information transmitted over a network Disclosed are systems and method for providing message compression instructions by communicating with a plurality of sender machines and a plurality of receiver machines and monitoring one or more messages from the plurality of sender machines. The disclosed systems and methods may also identify a part of the one or more messages that is frequently included in a plurality of the messages sent by the plurality of sender machines, dynamically determine compression instructions to compress this part of the message, and provide the compression instructions to at least one of the plurality of sender machines, such that the compression instructions reduce size of the messages having the part of the message associated with the compression instructions.
US10560404B2	Real-time cloud-based messaging system Described embodiments may provide messages via websocket connections. A messaging system may maintain, on a first network, via the messaging system instances, a plurality of persistent websocket connections between each of a plurality of on-premise connectors and each messaging system instance. The messaging system may receive a message to be sent to an endpoint on a second network of an on-premise connector of the plurality of on-premise connectors. The messaging system may identify, via a registry associating on-premise connector endpoints to messaging instances, a messaging system instance of the plurality of messaging system instances via which to send the message to the endpoint. The messaging system instance may maintain the websocket connection to the on-premise connector in communication with the endpoint. The messaging system instance may transmit the message to the endpoint via the websocket connection to the on-premise connector.
US10560403B2	System and method for processing instant messages Various aspects relate to using structured messages within systems that implement instant messaging function in a distributed computing environment. In particular, structured information may be encoded and embedded in unstructured instant messages and communicated among one or more computer systems, networks, applications or other entities. In one aspect, instant messaging may be leveraged as middleware for application integration. Other aspects relate to using structured message information to perform functions in a distributed instant messaging system. For example, structured message information may be used to control the display of instant message information to a user, or may be used to control how the instant message information is distributed, processed, or otherwise handled by a receiving system, application or process. Other aspects relate to an interface for displaying information relating to a number of instant messaging conversations to a user. Further, aspects relate to using instant messaging in a trading environment.
US10560400B2	Method for managing traffic item in software-defined networking A method for managing traffic item in software defined networking includes establishing a downlink flow table of a switch according to the flow entries, establishing an uplink flow table of the switch according to the flow entries, acquiring a data packet by the switch, and generating a transmission path to allocate the data packet according to the data packet, the downlink flow table, and the uplink flow table. The downlink flow table includes a correlation between first transmission ports of the switch and down link switches. The uplink flow table includes a correlation between the first transmission ports and a transmission port group of uplink switches.
US10560398B2	Reservation of resources and deployment of applications using an integrated development environment Systems and methods to reserve resources is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a selection of a profile from a user is received. A dynamic graphical user interface is generated, using one or more processors. The dynamic graphical user interface allows the user to configure a topology based on the selected profile. The dynamic graphical user interface provides input fields in which the user may select a resource. An indication of the selected applicable topology property for configuring the topology is received. A topology is automatically generating based in part on the selected applicable topology property.
US10560396B2	Dynamic buffer allocation in similar infrastructures A method, computer program product, and system includes a processor(s) obtaining historical data related to buffer space usage of a common shared storage resource by a group of journals. The processor(s) monitors each journal over repeating temporal periods and determined a predictability for each journal (i.e., predictable or unpredictable. The processor(s) generates usage statics for each journal during each monitored period dependent on whether the journal was predictable or unpredictable during the monitored period. For each monitored period, the processor(s) ranks predictable journals by a buffer space requirement for each journal of the predictable journals. Based on the rankings, the processor(s) determined a buffer space requirement for each journal for a current period, where the current period shares temporal qualities with the given monitored period. The processor(s) allocates, for use during the current period, based on the buffer space requirement, buffer space to each journal.
US10560395B2	Method and apparatus for data traffic restriction A method and an apparatus for data traffic restriction are applied to a network device where a link aggregation group interface includes member ports. Firstly, configuring, for each link aggregation group interface, a credit bucket for storing tokens overflowing from a token bucket corresponding to each member port, and the tokens overflowing from the different token buckets are distinctively labeled; receiving a packet to be sent, if a number of tokens in the token bucket is not sufficient for sending the packet to be sent, borrowing, from the credit bucket, tokens overflowing from a non-current token bucket, if the tokens of the current token bucket and the borrowed tokens are sufficient for sending the packet to be sent, sending the packet to be sent, and meanwhile, reducing the number of tokens in the current token bucket and tokens in the credit bucket. A dynamic restriction of data traffic is achieved.
US10560392B2	Wireless communication arrangement with two devices communicating with each other via a radio link in which a common radio interface constitutes a communication protocol for data streams arranged to support a segmentation of data frames The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication arrangement (1) comprising a first device (2) and a second device (3) that are arranged to communicate with each other via a radio link (4). The first device (2) comprises a first device first part (5) and at least one first device second part (6, 7), and the second device (3) comprises a second device first part (8) and at least one second device second part (9, 10). Each second part (6, 7; 9, 10) comprises a corresponding antenna arrangement (11, 12; 13, 14), and a common radio interface (15a, 15b) (CRI) constitutes a communication protocol for data streams between said first part (5, 8) and each of said second part (6, 7; 9, 10) for each device (2, 3). The CRI (15a, 15b) is arranged to support a segmentation of data frames (20), where formed data segments (21) each comprises at least a part of a data frame (20).
US10560391B2	Adaptive acknowledgement control A network device is configured to transmit acknowledgement packets according to the length of the egress queue. The network device receives data packets from one or more endpoints and buffers the data packets in an egress buffer before transmitting the data packets. The network device also receives acknowledgement packets that are sent in response to data packets previously transmitted by the network device. The network device buffers the acknowledgement packets in an acknowledgement buffer. The network device transmits the acknowledgement packets at an acknowledgment rate that is based on a queue length of the egress buffer.
US10560389B2	Method and apparatus for controlling send buffer of transmission control protocol in communication system Methods and apparatuses for controlling transmission control protocol (TCP) send buffers in communication systems are provided. The method includes identifying a current round-trip time (RTT) value and a minimum RTT value in the TCP and adjusting a size of the send buffer based on at least one of a current operation, the current RTT value, and the minimum RTT value in a congestion control scheme according to the TCP.
US10560388B2	Multiple protocol network communication A method for data communication between a first node and a second node over a data paths coupling the first node and the second node includes transmitting messages between the first node and the second node over the data paths including transmitting at least some of the messages over a first data path using a first communication protocol, and transmitting at least some of the messages over a second data path using a second communication protocol and determining that the first data path is altering a flow of messages over the first data path due to the messages being transmitted using the first communication protocol, and in response to the determining, adjusting a number of messages sent over the data paths including decreasing a number of the messages transmitted over the first data path and increasing a number of messages transmitted over the second data path.
US10560386B2	Programmable packet processor (PPP) based adaptive network function chaining Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying PPP-based network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions, and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met, a PPP-based network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a PPP-based router that provides the PPP-based network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the PPP-based router for analysis or processing.
US10560385B2	Method and system for controlling network data traffic in a hierarchical system The present application provides methods and systems for limiting data traffic. According to some embodiments, one exemplary method includes: determining, at an application layer, one or more parent process objects corresponding to a service object; creating at least one corresponding child process object by using the parent process objects respectively, and allocating a maximum input/output (I/O) bandwidth threshold for the child process object and prompting, when it is detected that the child process object inputs or outputs a network data packet, an operating system kernel layer to limit data traffic of the network data packet according to the maximum I/O bandwidth threshold. Embodiments of the present application can improve the stability of network isolation.
US10560384B2	Network for providing appropriate content delivery network selection A system for providing content delivery network selection is disclosed. In particular, the system may include receiving a request for content from a user device and determining a location of the user device based on the request for the content. Based on the location of the user device and based on one or more desired parameters, the system may include selecting a suitable content delivery network from a plurality of content delivery networks to service the request for the content. Once the suitable content delivery network is selected, the system may include providing the content to the user device by using the suitable content delivery network that was selected by the system.
US10560383B2	Network latency scheduling A router in a network receives a data packet to be transmitted to a receiver and obtains packet latency information identifying a time by which the packet is to be delivered to the receiver. The router then adds the packet to a push-in first-out (PIFO) queue in the router. The router pushes the packet into the PIFO queue as a function of the packet latency information and latency information of other packets in the PIFO queue.
US10560376B2	Semantic information for labels in border gateway protocol A device may receive a set of border gateway protocol labels via a set of corresponding border gateway protocol messages. A border gateway protocol label, of the set of border gateway protocol labels, may be associated with a label descriptor attribute. The label descriptor attribute being associated with providing information regarding a forwarding semantic associated with the border gateway protocol label. The device may select the border gateway protocol label for routing network traffic toward a network device associated with the border gateway protocol label based on the label descriptor attribute. The device may route the network traffic toward the network device based on the border gateway protocol label and after selecting the border gateway protocol label.
US10560375B2	Packet flow information invalidation in software-defined networking (SDN) environments Example methods are provided for a first host to perform packet flow information invalidation in a software-defined networking (SDN) environment. One example method may comprise learning packet flow information based on one or more packets from a second host, the packet flow information being stored in association with a packet flow information identifier assigned to the second host. The method may further comprise: in response to detecting, from a third host or management entity, a notification indicating a network topology change that involves the second host, determining the packet flow information identifier assigned to the second host based on the notification; and invalidating the packet flow information stored in association with the packet flow information identifier.
US10560374B2	Methods and apparatuses for flexible mobile steering in cellular networks Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for traffic steering in mobile networks. Various embodiments may include a service steering and control function to route a service dataflow through one or more service enablers based on service steering and control rules. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
US10560373B2	System and method for timely and uniform distribution for real-time packet transmission A system and method is provided for timely and uniform real-time data packet transmission by a computing device. The system can include a shared packet memory buffer for storing data packets generated by a user application and a shared schedule memory buffer for storing packet identifiers and corresponding time slots for the data packets. Moreover, a kernel module is provided that operates in the kernel mode of the operating system directly above the network interface controller and can continuously poll the shared scheduled memory to access packet identifiers at corresponding time slots. Based on the packet identifiers in each time slot, the kernel module can pull the data packet having the packet identifier directly from the ring buffer and send each packet to the network interface controller for transmission as part of a media stream over a network to a media consuming device.
US10560371B2	Method, apparatus, terminal device, and system for adjusting working status of aggregated link The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for adjusting a working status of an aggregated link. The method includes: when determining to switch a modulation mode of a first sub-link of an aggregated link from a first modulation mode to a second modulation mode, determining a transmission delay of transmitting a data slice in the second modulation mode by using the first sub-link; comparing the transmission delay of transmitting a data slice in the second modulation mode by using the first sub-link with a transmission delay of transmitting a data slice by using another sub-link of the aggregated link, to obtain a difference; and if the difference meets a preset condition, sending information for controlling a working status of the first sub-link to a transmit end device, so that the transmit end device controls the working status of the first sub-link in the second modulation mode.
US10560368B2	Island topologies and routing in hybrid mesh networks A wireless network device may receive, over an interface, a broadcasted hello message that indicates network topology and interface information of neighbor nodes in a network. The wireless network device may transmit an announce message to unblocked hello peers of the wireless network device. The wireless network device may receive, on a wired interface from another node, a hello message. The wireless network device and the another node may each be identified as island heads based on the received hello message. The wired interface may be utilized for connecting the island heads.
US10560367B2	Bidirectional constrained path search This disclosure generally discloses a bidirectional constrained path search mechanism. The bidirectional constrained path search mechanism may be configured to determine bidirectional paths between a pair of nodes, subject to one or more constraints, such that the bidirectional paths share a common set of resources. The bidirectional constrained path search mechanism may be configured to determine bidirectional paths between a pair of nodes, subject to one or more constraints, by determining a forward path that satisfies a set of forward path constraints associated with the forward path and determining a reverse path that satisfies a set of reverse path constraints associated with the reverse path. The bidirectional constrained path search mechanism may be configured to determine bidirectional paths between a pair of nodes in a single path search iteration, such as via a traversal of a weighted directed graph, thereby improving performance.
US10560365B1	Detection of multiple signal anomalies using zone-based value determination Techniques for detecting a predetermined waveform pattern in a signal received at a system are disclosed herein. A standard deviation and an average of the signal are calculated and used to determine a plurality of zones for the signal. A plurality of samples is obtained from the signal and one of the zones is associated with each of the samples. Transitions of the signal between the zones are identified based on the association of the zones with the samples. A predetermined waveform pattern may be detected in the signal based on the transitions between the zones. A notification may be generated indicating that the predetermined waveform pattern is detected based on a correspondence of the transitions of the signal matching a set of the predetermined transitions.
US10560364B1	Detecting network anomalies using node scoring Systems, methods, and computer program products for detecting network anomalies using node scoring. A network analysis system designates each server computer in a distributed computing network as a node in a graph. The network analysis system constructs a first graph of the distributed computing network for a training period. The system then determines a respective first node score of each node. The system constructs a second graph of the distributed computing network for a test time period. The system then reduces the second graph by removing those edges from the second graph that appear in both the first graph and the second graph. The system determines a respective second node score of each node in the reduced second graph. The system computes differences between the first node scores and the second node scores. The system designates nodes associated with the highest differences as anomalous nodes.
US10560363B1	System and apparatus for monitoring networks and quality-of-service elements within networks A system and apparatus for monitoring networks and quality-of-service elements within networks. Probes placed at strategic locations throughout the network activate at predetermined intervals or upon predetermined events, conduct tests emulating actual user experience, and report the results of the tests to a controller. The data collected by the controller is used to maintain the integrity of the network and to evaluate the user experience within the network.
US10560362B2	Application control Systems and methods for controlling applications on a network are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security device intercepts network traffic and conducts a heuristic detection of an application protocol used in the network traffic by multiple application protocol identifying engines defined in a heuristic rule. According to another embodiment, the network security device confirms a suspect application protocol as an actual application protocol used in the network traffic by sending a probing request to the destination peer of the network traffic based on the suspect application protocol. The suspect application protocol is confirmed if an appropriate response is received from the destination peer.
US10560352B2	Subscriber-aware TWAMP data monitoring in computer networks Techniques are described for performing subscriber aware two-way active measurement protocol (TWAMP) data session provisioning between two endpoints in a computer network. For example, the disclosed techniques include extending TWAMP control messaging to include a communication mode for negotiating subscriber-aware TWAMP data monitoring. If the communication mode is supported by both endpoints, a subscriber identifier is specified when a TWAMP data session is provisioned (negotiated) over the control session. The disclosed techniques further include extending TWAMP data messaging to include the subscriber identifier in each test packet for the data session. In this way, each of the endpoints may identify a subscriber corresponding to one or more received TWAMP test packets based on the subscriber identifier included in the received TWAMP test packets.
US10560351B1	Network monitoring tool for supercomputers Disclosed herein are embodiments of a network monitoring device for a supercomputer system having a plurality of supercomputer nodes. The network monitoring device may utilize plug-in software modules to provide network monitoring capabilities related to discovering the network topologies of the supercomputer system, determining network and computing resources that are available for new applications in the supercomputer system, collecting network and computing resources that are being used by running software applications in the supercomputer system, and monitoring running software applications on the supercomputer system.
US10560346B2	Service implementation method and apparatus This application provides a service implementation method and apparatus. The method may include: returning, when an object creation request from an object provider is received, a response message to the object provider according to an application scenario corresponding to the object creation request, the response message including at least one flow template matching the application scenario; selecting, according to a selection instruction sent by the object provider, a flow template for a target object corresponding to the object creation request; and implementing, when an interaction request for the target object is received from a data provider, an interactive operation between the object provider and the data provider according to the selected flow template. By means of the technical solutions of this application, configuration and template customization can be performed on a service flow, and a more flexible interactive operation can be implemented.
US10560344B1	Page prefetching A method for optimizing resource prefetch criteria may include identifying a prefetch criteria for a selectable item, the first prefetch criteria being associated with the selectable item. The first prefetch criteria may be modified to a second prefetch criteria different from the first prefetch criteria, where the modification includes a change of shape of a prefetch area from a first shape to a second shape different from the first shape. The first prefetch criteria may be replaced with the second prefetch criteria.
US10560343B1	People centric management of cloud networks via GUI Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses are described for network management via a graphical user interface (GUI).
US10560342B2	Synchronizing data between cloud manager and providers System and method are disclosed for enabling data synchronization with different cloud service providers. Semantics of provide data from the cloud service providers may be determined and captured in a data object—i.e. a provider data object. The provider data object may then be instantiated for individual cloud service providers for synchronizing data with a given cloud service provider. Provider data can be received from the given cloud service provider can be processed using the instance of the provider data object. Specific provider information can then be extracted from the received provider data according the semantics defined in the instance of the provider data object. The extracted provider information can then compared with provider information already stored in a database. When one or more differences are detected between the two, the received provider information can be saved to the database.
US10560341B2	Balancing distances between nodes on a token ring Nodes on a token ring are rebalanced from an initial condition to a condition in which the load is optimally distributed based on a specified level of balance. Nodes are treated as electrically charged particles for purposes of the simulation and are assigned simulation values based on proportions between the size of the cluster, the computing power of the nodes, and the specified level of balance. A simulation module performs the rebalancing simulation by assigning the specified values to the particles and outputting, for each corresponding node, a token indicating the particle's final position and the position of the node on the token ring. The tokens are input to a redistribution module, which rebalances the cluster based on the generated tokens.
US10560340B2	Method and apparatus for selecting position of routing node and terminal equipment A method and apparatus for selecting a position of a routing node and terminal equipment where the method includes: generating a connection relationship among sensor nodes, a gateway node and deployable routing nodes according to network deployment information and a link quality model related to a deployment environment; and calculating a shortest path from each sensor node to the gateway node according to the connection relationship, and determining deployable positions of routing nodes on the shortest path as positions of the routing nodes. With the embodiments of this disclosure, in selecting a position of a routing node, an effect of a deployment environment and limit of a deployment position are taken into account, thereby obtaining a routing node deployment scheme satisfying a practical environment and ensuring network data transmission performance.
US10560332B2	Adaptive multi-phase network policy optimization An adaptive multi-phase approach to estimating network parameters is presented. By gathering and aggregating raw network traffic data and comparing against default network parameters, a training data set may be generated. A black box optimization may be used in tandem with a supervised learning algorithm to bias towards better choices and eventually pick network parameters which optimize performance. Data delivery strategies are applied to deliver content using the optimized network policies based on the estimated parameters.
US10560328B2	Static network policy analysis for networks Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for static network policy analysis for a network. In one example, a system obtains a logical model based on configuration data stored in a controller on a software-defined network, the logical model including a declarative representation of respective configurations of objects in the software-defined network, the objects including one or more endpoint groups, bridge domains, contexts, or tenants. The system defines rules representing respective conditions of the objects according to a specification corresponding to the software-defined network, and determines whether the respective configuration of each of the objects in the logical model violates one or more of the rules associated with that object. When the respective configuration of an object in the logical model violates one or more of the rules, the system detects an error in the respective configuration associated with that object.
US10560326B2	State-based entity behavior analysis Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for state-based entity behavior analysis. In an example, entities of a computing environment may be represented using a hierarchical entity web. In some examples, an entity may have a state associated with it, which may be modeled using a place/transition (PT) network. Events within the computing environment may be evaluated by transitions of a PT network to determine whether an entity should change state. If an entity transitions from one state to another, one or more actions may be performed, including, but not limited to, taking a remedial action, generating a recommendation, and updating the state of one or more associated entities. Thus, aspects disclosed herein may provide a high-level overview of the state of entities of a computing environment, but may also be used to view in-depth information of entities at lower levels of the hierarchical entity web.
US10560325B2	Method and apparatus for providing a bulk migration tool for a network A method and apparatus for providing a bulk migration tool are disclosed. The method receives a request for performing a bulk migration from a first network component to a second network component, extracts for the bulk migration a configuration from the first network component, generates for the bulk migration, a configuration for the second network component in a configuration language of the second network component in accordance with the configuration extracted from the first network component, configures the second network component with the configuration that is generated, issues an order for performing the bulk migration, wherein the bulk migration is to be performed during a cutover schedule, determines whether the particular bulk migration is performed successfully, activates the configuration for the second network component, when the bulk migration is performed successfully, and deactivates the configurations for the first network component, when the bulk migration is performed successfully.
US10560324B2	System and method for enabling user device control A system and method for controlling device use is provided. A computing system stores a first state corresponding to a status of one or more functional components of a user device. A user device stores a second state corresponding to the first state and corresponding to the status of the one or more functional components of the user device. An instruction to modify the status of the one or more functional components of the user device is received, and the computing system modifies the first state and the status of the one or more functional components at a network level responsive to the instruction. The user device modifies the second state and the status of the one or more functional components at a device level responsive to the instruction.
US10560318B2	System and method for correlating fabric-level group membership with subnet-level partition membership in a high-performance computing environment System and method for correlating fabric-level group membership with subnet-level partition membership in a high performance computing environment. An exemplary embodiment can provide an admin partition in a subnet of a network environment, associated with a resource domain at the fabric level of the network environment. The admin partition can be defined by a P_Key that is stored in a fabric-level database. Each fabric resource is identified by an identifier that is stored in the fabric-level database. When fabric resources are added as members to the resource domain, a relationship is created between the P_Key and the identifier of the fabric resource, where the relationship defines the resource as a member of the admin partition. Access rights can be granted based on the relationship.
US10560315B2	Method and device for processing failure in at least one distributed cluster, and system A method and a device for processing a failure in at least one distributed cluster, and a system, where the at least one distributed cluster includes a first distributed cluster. The first distributed cluster includes a first Master node, a first Slave node, a first reference node, and a first secondary node that serves as a backup of the first Master node. The first secondary node receives a heartbeat message that includes first indication information. The first secondary node determines, according to the first indication information, that the first reference node is disconnected from the first Master node. The first secondary node determines that the first secondary node is also disconnected from the first Master node when it is detected that a heartbeat message from the first Master node to the first secondary node is interrupted. The first secondary node determines the first Master node is faulty.
US10560310B2	Stream computing event models Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for classifying events in a stream computing system using hierarchical analytic models. One of the methods includes receiving, by a stream computing system, data representing the values of one or more data attributes of an event in a stream of events. The values of each of the one or more data attributes are evaluated according to respective attribute-specific and class-specific criteria of a hierarchical analytic model in a predetermined order defined by the model. When a first value of a first data attribute satisfies one or more particular criteria for a first class, the first class of the plurality of classes is assigned to the event.
US10560305B1	Digital compensation for RF imperfections of a system composed of multiple modules Approaches for compensating for RF imperfections in a system that comprises two or more independent modules. The two or more independent modules may be comprised within a remote PHY node (RPN). RF calibration data is stored in one or more non-volatile mediums for two or more independent modules. Each of the two or more independent modules are electronically coupled in a sequence via a transmission medium. A first independent module digital compensates a RF signal for a set of two or more modules that are coupled together in sequence via the transmission medium. The first independent module may correspond to a remote PHY device (RPD).
US10560302B2	Method and system for joint training sequences design for correlated channel and frequency offsets estimation In distributed communication networks, the signal received at the destination is characterized by unknown multiple carrier frequency offsets (MCFOs) and improper channel state information (CSI). The knowledge of offsets and channel gains are required for coherent deployment of distributed systems. Hence, joint training sequence (TS) design method is proposed for joint estimation of MCFOs and channel estimation over spatially correlated channel. Thus, the present invention provides a method of providing joint estimation for distributed communication systems with multiple antennas at the nodes over spatial correlated channels. The designed optimal training sequences are short length and spectrally efficient. The designed training sequence produces zero cross-correlation, facilitating channel estimation without matrix inversion, significantly lowers the complexity of the estimation algorithm.
US10560301B2	Apparatuses for DMRS design or processing for guard interval or zero tail DFT spread OFDM systems Disclosed are apparatuses for communication devices. An apparatus for a communication device includes control circuitry configured to determine a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a constant amplitude zero autocorrelation waveform (CAZAC) sequence appended with zeros in the time domain to generate a frequency domain interpolated CAZAC sequence. The control circuitry is also configured to determine an inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) of the frequency domain interpolated CAZAC sequence to generate a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), and cause the DMRS to be transmitted through a cellular data network. An apparatus for a communication device includes control circuitry configured to perform a Fourier transform on a received DMRS to obtain a resulting signal, and use the resulting signal as a reference to demodulate orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. The control circuitry is also configured to perform a minimum mean squares estimation (MMSE) channel estimation on the resulting signal.
US10560300B2	Receiver and receiving method for hierarchical modulation in single frequency networks A receiver recovers local service data symbols from first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbols in the presence of second OFDM symbols, the second OFDM symbols carry national broadcast data symbols and modulated on to the sub-carriers of the second OFDM symbols using a first modulation scheme, and the first OFDM symbols carry the national broadcast data symbols and the local service data symbols from a local insertion pipe and modulated on to the sub-carriers of the first OFDM symbols using a second modulation scheme. The receiver comprises an OFDM detector which includes an equaliser for recovering local service modulated sub-carriers of the second modulation scheme by generating an estimate of a combined channel ([Hn(z)+Hl(z)]) via which the first and second OFDM symbols have passed using the pilot sub-carrier symbols of the first and second OFDM symbols.
US10560294B2	Methods and apparatus for transmission and reception with partial allocation in orthogonal frequency division multiple access/single-carrier frequency division multiple access systems Techniques and apparatus for transmission and reception with partial allocation in orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA)/single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems are provided. One technique includes determining first parameter(s) to apply to transmission/receive processing of a signal, based in part on a resource allocation for the signal. The resource allocation is partitioned out of a larger system bandwidth. Second parameter(s) to apply to the transmission/receive processing are determined based at least in part on the first parameter(s). Transmission/receive processing of the signal is performed in accordance with the first and second parameters.
US10560293B2	Circuits for efficient detection of vector signaling codes for chip-to-chip communication In a detection circuit, inputs correspond to received indications of vector signaling code words received by a first integrated circuit from a second integrated circuit. With four inputs, the circuit compares a first pair to obtain a first difference result and compares a second pair, disjoint from the first pair, to obtain a second difference result. The first and second difference results are then summed to form an output function. A system might use a plurality of such detection circuits to arrive at an input word. The circuit can include amplification, equalization, and input selection with efficient code word detection. The vector signaling code can be a Hadamard matrix code encoding for three input bits. The circuit might also have frequency-dependent gain, a selection function that directs one of the summation function result or the first difference result to the output function, variable gain, and/or a slicer.
US10560291B2	High-speed signaling systems and methods with adaptable, continuous-time equalization A receiver includes a continuous-time equalizer, a decision-feedback equalizer (DFE), data and error sampling logic, and an adaptation engine. The receiver corrects for inter-symbol interference (ISI) associated with the most recent data symbol (first post cursor ISI) by establishing appropriate equalization settings for the continuous-time equalizer based upon a measure of the first-post-cursor ISI.
US10560289B1	Adaptive equalizer system One example includes an equalizer system. The system includes a filter system configured to receive digital sample blocks associated with an input signal and to provide equalized digital sample blocks associated with the respective digital sample blocks based on adaptive tap weights. Each of the digital sample blocks includes samples and each of the equalized digital sample blocks includes equalized samples. The system also includes a sample set selector to select a subset of equalized samples from each of the equalized digital sample blocks at the output of the filter and an error estimator configured to implement an error estimation algorithm on the subset of the equalized samples to determine a residual error associated with the equalized samples. The system further includes a tap weight generator configured to generate the adaptive tap weights in response to the residual error and to provide the adaptive tap weights to the filter.
US10560288B2	Apparatus and method of non-iterative singular-value decomposition Method of non-iterative singular-value decomposition (SVD). The method includes receiving, by receiver, a signal; determining, by a channel matrix generator connected to the receiver, a channel matrix for the received signal; reducing, by a singular-value decomposer connected to the channel matrix generator, the dimension of the channel matrix; performing, by the singular-value decomposer, an SVD on the dimension-reduced channel matrix to determine singular vectors and corresponding coefficients that maximize singular values of the singular vectors; and outputting a result of the SVD based on at least one of when the dimension of the dimension-reduced channel matrix is less than or equal to 2 and when two greatest singular values of corresponding singular vectors are determined.
US10560276B2	Method and system for sharing and discovery A method for sharing media within a chat room system, including: in response to receipt of a sharing selection from a user at a device, rerouting an audio output from a default audio output of the device to a virtual audio output, capturing a primary audio stream generated by an application executed on the device with the virtual audio output, sending the primary audio stream to an external server for distribution to secondary user devices, receiving a secondary audio stream from the external server and concurrently playing the primary audio stream and secondary audio stream at an audio output of the device.
US10560273B2	Transaction authentication based on contextual data presentation Methods, devices, and systems are provided for approving a transaction through an exchange of presented user contextual approval information and approval decryption. The user contextual approval information is generated by a user during a transaction, cryptographically signed, and provided to a transaction server. The user contextual data uniquely describes the transaction to the user and can be employed to aid a user in approving or validating the transaction in a subsequent approval action. In particular, a transaction may present the contextual approval information to a user in the form of an approval challenge message. The approval challenge message may be sent to a known user device via the transaction server in the form of a text or multi-media message. The user may respond to the message with an approval or denial response.
US10560272B2	Bio-information data providing method, bio-information data storing method and bio-information data transferring system based on multiple blockchains Disclosed is a method of providing bio-information data based on a plurality of blockchains. The method includes enabling a user blockchain node to store user block data including user information, a shared key, and a hash key for each user of a plurality of users, enabling an electronic contract blockchain node to store contract block data including contract information for a first user requesting a second user to generate bio-information data, the first user and the second user being included in the plurality of users, enabling a data transfer blockchain node to store transfer block data including storage information for at least one storage server that stores the bio-information data, and delivering the transfer block data from the data transfer blockchain node to the first user.
US10560270B2	Optimal data storage configuration in a blockchain A blockchain of transactions may be referenced for various purposes and may be later accessed by interested parties for ledger verification and information retrieval. One example method of operation may include assigning one blockchain block to one group member node among a group of blockchain nodes, storing the one blockchain block in the one group member node, assigning a verification of the one blockchain block to one or more verification blockchain nodes which are part of the group of blockchain nodes, and storing the verification of the one blockchain block in each of the one or more verification blockchain nodes.
US10560267B2	Method and apparatus for verifying block data in a blockchain The present solution discloses example methods and systems for verifying block data. One example method includes identifying newly added data to be stored in a blockchain, and selecting a data node in a block to store the newly added data. A string is generated based on the newly added data, and then a verification value for the newly added data is developed from the string using a predetermined algorithm. A new verification value for the block is calculated based on the verification value of the newly added data and the original verification values of the unchanged data nodes in the block. The new verification value for the block can then be used to verify the data stored in the block is consistent with data stored in the rest of the blockchain.
US10560266B2	Multiple identity management system and method of managing multiple identities using the same A system and method of managing multiple identities using a multiple identity management system includes receiving a user authentication signal from a user terminal, transmitting the user authentication signal to a first service server, the first service server matching the user authentication signal with a particular user ID associated with the first service server, receiving an authorization signal corresponding to the user authentication signal from the first service server, transmitting the authorization signal to the user terminal, receiving a request for validation of a user identification number corresponding to the authorization signal from a second service server, the second service server receiving the authorization signal transmitted via a user input from the user terminal, and transmitting the user identification number corresponding to the authorization signal to the second service server.
US10560263B2	Secure memory arrangements Various examples are directed to secure memory arrangements and methods of using the same. A gateway device of the secure computing system may receiving a first message from an external system. The first message may comprise a first message payload data and first asymmetric access data. The gateway device may determine that the first asymmetric access data matches the first message payload data based at least in part on an external system public key. The gateway device may access a first system controller symmetric key associated with a first system controller in communication with the gateway device and generate a first symmetric access data based at least in part on the first system controller symmetric key and the first message payload data. The gateway device may send the first message payload data and the first symmetric access data to the first system controller.
US10560261B1	Systems and techniques for capture of trusted media data Methods, systems, and devices that support determining whether media data has been altered are described. Captured media data may be segmented into one or more subsets, and cryptographic representations (e.g., hashes) based on the subsets may be written to an immutable ledger, possibly along with metadata and other related data. A block of a blockchain may be created for each entry in the immutable ledger. A set of media data may be validated, if a corresponding immutable ledger exists, based on segmenting the set of media data into one or more subsets in accordance with the segmenting upon capture, creating candidate cryptographic representations (e.g., hashes) based on the subsets, and comparing the candidate cryptographic representations with contents of the corresponding immutable ledger.
US10560258B2	Architecture and instruction set for implementing advanced encryption standard (AES) A flexible aes instruction for a general purpose processor is provided that performs aes encryption or decryption using n rounds, where n includes the standard aes set of rounds {10, 12, 14}. A parameter is provided to allow the type of aes round to be selected, that is, whether it is a “last round”. In addition to standard aes, the flexible aes instruction allows an AES-like cipher with 20 rounds to be specified or a “one round” pass.
US10560256B2	Securing audio communications Systems and methods include establishing a cryptographically secure communication between an application module and an audio module. The application module is configured to execute on an information-handling machine, and the audio module is coupled to the information-handling machine. The establishment of the cryptographically secure communication may be at least partially facilitated by a mutually trusted module.
US10560255B2	Method for synchronizing an active load modulation clock within a transponder, and corresponding transponder A transponder communicates with a reader using active load modulation. The transponder includes a digital phase locked loop (DPLL), which, in operation, generates an active load modulation (ALM) carrier clock synchronized to carrier clock of the reader. Between transmission of data frames, the DPLL is placed in a lock mode of operation in which a feedback loop of the DPLL is closed. Within a transmitted data frame having a duration, the DPLL is placed, for the duration of the transmitted data frame, in a hold mode of operation in which the feedback loop is opened. A phase of the ALM carrier clock is adjusted at least once during the duration of the transmitted data frame.
US10560252B2	Time aware audio streams with heterogenous frame rates An apparatus for time aware audio streams is described herein. The apparatus includes a converter and an alignment unit. The converter is to perform sample rate conversion of data from a first clock to a second clock. The alignment unit is to indicate valid sample points in the data based on a relationship between the first clock and the second clock.
US10560248B2	Method and device for service time division multiplexing A method and device for transmitting a service are disclosed. A terminal device receives position information of specific radio frames in a time unit, and position information of a specific subframe in each of the specific radio frames in the time unit from a base station. Every 2m radio frames in the time unit include one specific radio frame, the position information of the specific radio frames in the time unit comprises a value of a period of the specific radio frames in the time unit, and a length of the period is 2m radio frames, where m is a nonnegative integer. The terminal device receives the service carried in the specific subframe in one or more of the specific radio frames from the base station in accordance with the position information of the specific radio frames and the position information of the specific subframe.
US10560246B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving data by using multiple carriers in mobile communication system To solve the above-mentioned problem, the method for transmitting and receiving a signal by user equipment (UE) through one or more cells, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a first message indicating whether one or more cells usable by the UE are enabled; determining which cells to enable or disable on the basis of the first message; and enabling or disabling the selected cells. According to the embodiment of the present specification, by aggregating carriers amongst different base stations, a possibility for the UE to transmit and receive high-speed data through carrier aggregation can increase.
US10560242B2	Method for transmitting data in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor A method for performing an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission performed by a station (STA) device in a Wireless LAN (WLAN) system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include receiving a Downlink (DL) MU Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a physical preamble and a data field; and where the data field includes at least one Mac Protocol Data Unit (MPDU), where the at least one MPDU includes a trigger frame or a MAC header, where the trigger frame or the MAC header includes trigger information for a UL MU transmission of an ACK (Acknowledge) frame, and performing a UL MU transmission of the ACK frame in response to the DL MU PPDU based on the trigger information.
US10560235B2	Narrowband control channel decoding Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may establish a connection with another wireless node, such as a base station or another UE. The connection may include a narrowband control region of a wideband system. The UE may identify a set of resources, which may include a set of subframes that have the same precoding or a set of resource blocks that have the same precoding, during which to monitor a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) for decoding a control channel within the narrowband. The UE may then decode the control channel using the DM-RS or a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), or both DM-RS and CRS. The UE may exclude resources of the narrowband region that include a control region for broadband communications.
US10560233B2	Interlace pattern selection for low CM/PAPR transmission There is disclosed a network node (100) for a wireless communication network. The network node (100) is adapted for performing interlacing based on a time and/or frequency structure and/or resource structure. There are also disclosed related devices and methods.
US10560226B2	Data packet synchronization Provided is a data packet transmission method and device. The method includes: generating, by a first network element, first indication information according to a delivery status fed back by a second network element to the first network element, where the first indication information is used for instructing the second network element which has not successfully sent a data packet to a terminal to discard the data packet indicated by the first indication information. The present disclosure may solve the problem in the related art of unsynchronized data transmission in sending of a data packet to a terminal by a plurality of second network elements.
US10560224B2	Transmission method using parity packets, transmitter and repeater Provided is a transmission method executed by a transmitting apparatus to transmit a content to a plurality of terminals. The content having transmission count information indicating a number of times the content is to be transmitted by the transmitting apparatus. The transmission method including a first transmission step of generating and transmitting a first transmission signal which transfers at least a first portion of a plurality of data packets including a plurality of content packets, storing data of the content therein, and a plurality of parity packets, generated from the content packets, and a second transmission step of, when the transmission count information of the content indicates a plurality of times, generating a second transmission signal including at least a second portion of the plurality of data packets, and transmitting the second transmission signal during a period which differs from a period during which the first transmission signal is transmitted.
US10560223B2	Method and apparatus for implementing space time processing with unequal modulation and coding schemes A method and apparatus for implementing spatial processing with unequal modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) or stream-dependent MCSs are disclosed. Input data may be parsed into a plurality of data streams, and spatial processing is performed on the data streams to generate a plurality of spatial streams. An MCS for each data stream is selected independently. The spatial streams are transmitted via multiple transmit antennas. At least one of the techniques of space time block coding (STBC), space frequency block coding (SFBC), quasi-orthogonal Alamouti coding, time reversed space time block coding, linear spatial processing and cyclic delay diversity (CDD) may be performed on the data/spatial streams. An antennal mapping matrix may then be applied to the spatial streams. The spatial streams are transmitted via multiple transmit antennas. The MCS for each data stream may be determined based on a signal-to-noise ratio of each spatial stream associated with the data stream.
US10560212B2	Systems and methods for mesh restoration in networks due to intra-node faults Systems and methods are in a node in a network utilizing a control plane for triggering mesh restoration due to intra-node faults, and include monitoring at least one channel at a degree at a plurality of degrees associated with the node; detecting a fault on the at least one channel, wherein the fault is an intra-node fault upstream of the degree; and transmitting a channel fault indicator downstream of the fault to at least one downstream node along a path of the faulted channel, wherein restoration is triggered based on the channel fault indicator.
US10560211B2	Cable arrangement with wavelength division multiplexer A passive optical network includes a central office providing subscriber signals; a drop terminal; and a wave division multiplexer. A fiber distribution hub may split or separate out dedicated optical signals from subscriber optical signals between the central office and the drop terminal. The wave division multiplexer separates dedicated optical signals pertaining to a specific dedicated subscriber from other optical signals on the line received at the wave division multiplexer. The wave division multiplexer may be part of a cable or part of an intermediate service terminal.
US10560210B2	Wavelength control method and apparatus A wavelength control system, method, and apparatus are described in the present disclosure. An example method include: adjusting powers of subcarriers on a super channel to a same power, where the subcarriers of the super channel includes consecutive subcarriers, a subcarrier i−1, a subcarrier i, and a subcarrier i+1; obtaining Q values of the subcarrier i−1 and the subcarrier i+1, where the Q values indicate performance of the subcarriers; calculating a Q value difference between the Q value of the subcarrier i+1 and the Q value of the subcarrier i−1, and calculating a difference between the Q value difference and a pre-obtained reference value of the subcarrier i; determining whether the absolute value of the difference is not less than the pre-obtained allowable frequency offset value, and adjusting a center wavelength of the subcarrier i according to the difference.
US10560203B2	Measurement system and method for spurious frequency determination A measurement system is provided. The measurement system includes a device under test (DUT), an antenna, and a measuring device connected to the antenna. The measuring device is configured to scan for spurious emissions of the DUT for at least one frequency. The measuring device is further configured to determine at least one spurious frequency. The measuring device is further configured to perform a measurement at each of the at least one spurious frequency.
US10560196B2	Apparatus and method for adjusting modulation index of analog optical signal using interference phenomenon of coherent light A method and apparatus for adjusting a modulation index of an analog optical signal using an interference phenomenon of a coherent light, the method including dividing an analog optical signal for a first path and a second path, extracting an optical carrier from an analog optical signal divided for the first path, controlling an intensity and a phase of the optical carrier, and controlling a modulation index of the analog optical signal by combining an analog optical signal divided for the second path and the optical carrier of which the intensity and the phase are controlled.
US10560195B2	Bias control apparatus and method of modulator of optical transmitter and optical transmitter A bias control apparatus and method of a modulator of an optical transmitter and an optical transmitter, in which by performing mutual interference on driving signals of two Mach-Zehnder modulators constituting the modulator of the optical transmitter, output optical fields of the two Mach-Zehnder modulators are correlated. Hence, an output power signal of the modulator of the optical transmitter contains information on phase bias. Thus, the phase bias may be controlled by using the output power signal, sensitivity of the bias control may be efficiently improved, and various types of modulation formats may be applied.
US10560193B2	DSM-PSK optical wireless transmission method and device A DSM-PSK optical wireless transmission method includes the steps of: receiving a binary data signal, allowing a modulator to convert the binary data signal into a global phase shift signal, generating a reference signal group including M number of pulse signals having the same period, the same duty ratio of d/M, mutually different phases, and a determined sequence, generating a data signal group including M number of pulse signals having a determined sequence, the pulse signals having been obtained by phase-shifting the reference signal group according to the global phase shift signal, flickering each light source of a reference light source group including M number of light sources having a determined sequence, according to each pulse signal of the reference signal group, and flickering each light source of a data light source group including M number of light sources having a determined sequence, according to each pulse signal of the data signal group.
US10560188B2	Image sensor communication system and communication method using rolling shutter modulation The present invention relates to an image sensor communication (ISC) system and method for enabling communication between an LED and a rolling shutter camera using a rolling shutter modulation method. The image sensor communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a coding unit for coding transmission data to be transmitted; an LED which is turned on/off according to the transmission data coded in the coding unit; a rolling shutter camera for continuously photographing, at each of a plurality of rows in a rolling shutter manner, on/off images according to the on/off of the LED; an image processing unit for generating brightness signals according to brightness values of the on/off images of the LED photographed at each of the plurality of rows by the rolling shutter camera; and a data extraction unit for extracting the transmission data from the brightness signals of the on/off images of the LED generated by the image processing unit.
US10560186B2	Optical power equilibrium method and apparatus The present invention discloses an optical power equilibrium method and apparatus. The method includes: configuring a liquid crystal on silicon LCOS as a blazed grating pattern whose phase periodically changes, where each period includes three grating segments, a pixel quantity in each period does not change, and a second grating segment is located between a first grating segment and a third grating segment; monitoring power of wavelength signals in a WDM signal, where the WDM signal includes a first wavelength signal; and reducing a phase modulation depth and a pixel quantity of the second grating segment in each period at a first location if power of the first wavelength signal is greater than preset target power, so that the power of the first wavelength signal is the same as the target power, where the first location is a location at which the first wavelength signal is incident to the LCOS.
US10560179B2	Active repeater device for operational mode based beam pattern changes for communication with a plurality of user equipment An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.
US10560178B2	Millimeter wave communication system featuring adjustable support Apparatuses, systems, and methods for wireless millimeter-wave communications are disclosed. An apparatus is configured to rotate about an axis so as to improve transfer of wireless signals. The apparatus includes a support having a first side and a second side. A first phased array antenna is mounted to the support facing away from the first side. A second phased array antenna mounted to the support facing away from the second side. The apparatus further includes a means for rotating the support, such as a hinge or a pivot. By rotating the support in the field, the coverage of the wireless signals to/from at least one of the phased array antennas may be improved.
US10560177B2	Beamforming for non-collaborative, space division multiple access systems A wireless communication system non-collaborative, multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) space division multiple access (SDMA) system determines subscriber station combining and weighting vectors that yield a high average signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR). Each subscriber station independently transmits information to a base station that allows the base station to determine a weight vector wi for each subscriber station using the determined combining vector of the subscriber station. The ith combining vector corresponds to a right singular vector corresponding to a maximum singular value of a channel matrix between a base station and the ith subscriber station. Each subscriber station transmits signals using a weight vector vi, which corresponds to a left singular vector corresponding to a maximum singular value of a channel matrix between the ith subscriber station and the base station. The base station uses the weight vector wi to determine the signal transmitted by the ith subscriber station.
US10560175B2	Data transmission method and apparatus This application provides a data transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by user equipment, to-be-sent user data; performing, by the user equipment, channel encoding on the to-be-sent user data to obtain N sets of encoded data; performing, by the user equipment, codebook mapping on each of the N sets of encoded data by using a codebook, to obtain N sets of codebook-mapped data, where different sets of encoded data use codebooks that occupy mutually different non-zero physical REs, the non-zero physical RE means a non-zero waveform obtained after mapped data is mapped to a physical RE, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and sending, by the user equipment, the N sets of codebook-mapped data to a base station.
US10560171B2	Method for reporting channel state information in wireless communication system supporting unlicensed band, and apparatus for supporting same Disclosed are a method for a terminal to report channel state information (CSI) to a base station, and an apparatus for supporting the same. More specifically, disclosed are a method for a terminal to report CSI in a wireless communication system supporting an unlicensed band by transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) which only includes the CSI without an uplink shared channel (UL-SCH), and apparatuses for supporting the same.
US10560167B2	Method for transmitting and receiving signal using beam sharing between user equipments The present invention relates to a method for receiving a signal in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefore. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus therefore, the method comprising the steps: receiving information associated with a preferred beam from another user equipment (UE), wherein the information associated with the preferred beam includes information indicating at least one preferred beam for said another UE; determining at least one shared beam on the basis of the received information associated with the preferred beam; transmitting, to a base station, information associated with the at least one determined shared beam; determining a beam dedicated for a particular UE on the basis of the at least one determined shared beam; transmitting, to the base station, information associated with the determined dedicated beam; and simultaneously receiving, from the base station, UE-common data on the basis of the information associated with the at least one shared beam, and UE-specific data on the basis of the information associated with the dedicated beam.
US10560166B2	Tunable passive time-delay structure for adjusting a direction of a beamforming pattern Apparatuses, methods, and systems for beamforming using tunable passive time-delay structures are disclosed. One apparatus includes a node, wherein the node includes a passive time-delay structure, wherein the passive time-delay structure is operative to generate a plurality of delayed signals, wherein each of the plurality of delayed signals is a delayed version of a communication signal, a tunable element, the tunable element operative to introduce a variable delay to the communication signal propagating through the passive time-delay structure, an antenna array, wherein the antenna array generates a beamforming pattern corresponding the passive time-delay structure, and a phase delay adjust control operative to adjust the tunable element of the passive time-delay structure, wherein a direction of the one or more beams of the beamforming pattern changes depending upon tuning of the tunable element.
US10560160B2	Transmission method, transmission device, reception method, and reception device Provided is a precoding method for generating, from a plurality of baseband signals, a plurality of precoded signals to be transmitted over the same frequency bandwidth at the same time, including the steps of selecting a matrix F[i] from among N matrices, which define precoding performed on the plurality of baseband signals, while switching between the N matrices, i being an integer from 0 to N−1, and N being an integer at least two, generating a first precoded signal z1 and a second precoded signal z2, generating a first encoded block and a second encoded block using a predetermined error correction block encoding method, generating a baseband signal with M symbols from the first encoded block and a baseband signal with M symbols the second encoded block, and precoding a combination of the generated baseband signals to generate a precoded signal having M slots.
US10560159B2	Pilot scheme for a MIMO communication system The present invention employs a pilot scheme for frequency division multiple access (FDM) communication systems, such as single carrier FDM communication systems. A given transmit time interval will include numerous traffic symbols and two or more short pilot symbols, which are spaced apart from one another by at least one traffic symbol and will have a Fourier transform length that is less than the Fourier transform length of any given traffic symbol. Multiple transmitters will generate pilot information and modulate the pilot information onto sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols in an orthogonal manner. Each transmitter may use different sub-carriers within the time and frequency domain, which is encompassed by the short pilot symbols within the transmit time interval. Alternatively, each transmitter may uniquely encode the pilot information using a unique code division multiplexed code and modulate the encoded pilot information onto common sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols.
US10560157B2	Wireless communication system A wireless communication system includes a first communication apparatus including a first antenna and a second antenna, a second communication apparatus including a third antenna and a fourth antenna, a first communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the first antenna and the third antenna, and a second communication control unit that controls wireless communication based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling between the second antenna and the fourth antenna.
US10560156B2	Method and device for modulating an active load In a general aspect, a method can include producing, by an inductive antenna circuit, a first periodic signal that is based on an alternating external magnetic field; producing, by an oscillator circuit, a second periodic signal that is based on the first periodic signal; and transmitting, in correspondence with a data-carrying modulation signal, a sequence of data bits. The transmitting can include sequentially and repetitively: applying, with the oscillator circuit operating in a free oscillation mode, the second periodic signal to the inductive antenna circuit; and inhibiting, with the oscillator circuit operating in a synchronous oscillation mode, application of the second periodic signal to the inductive antenna circuit. The synchronous oscillation mode of the oscillator circuit can cause the second periodic signal to be synchronized to the first periodic signal.
US10560155B2	Information transmitter An information transmitter includes a transmitting coil configured to receive a coil voltage to generate a magnetic field; and a signal generator configured to receive a direct current (DC) voltage and operating switches to apply the coil voltage to the transmitting coil, for a first time constant in a first current path, wherein the coil voltage includes a first value, and for a second time constant in a second current path, wherein the coil voltage includes a second value smaller than the first value, and wherein the first time constant and second time constant are different from each other.
US10560149B1	Communicating between devices in a doorbell system using AC power waveforms This disclosure describes techniques for using alternating current (AC) power waveforms to communicate between devices in a doorbell circuit. A signaling device that emits sound may be positioned in the doorbell circuit between an AC power source and a doorbell device (such as an A/V device including a doorbell). A signaling device may be coupled in parallel to a signaling-control device that includes electronic circuitry that provides a selective bypass to allow for larger amounts of current drawn by the A/V device to bypass the signaling device without causing the signaling device to emit the sound. The A/V device and the signaling-control device may use AC power waveforms to communicate data and/or data between each other. For example, the A/V device and the signaling-control device may control respective signal relays to selectively open and close the doorbell circuit in order to communicate with each other using the AC current waveform.
US10560145B2	Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system detecting a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium. The waveguide system launches a modified electromagnetic wave including a hybrid wave mode according to the degradation that is detected. The modified electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560140B1	MIMO WiFi transceiver with rolling gain offset pre-distortion calibration A MIMO wireless transceiver includes: antennas, components forming transmit and receive chains coupled to the antennas, a signal combiner, and a predistortion calibration circuit. The transmit chain components include: pre-distorter circuits and power amplifiers (PA)s, The pre-distorter circuits each couple to a transmit chain for pre-distorting an associated signal thereon. The PAs are input coupled to a corresponding transmit chain and output coupled to a corresponding antenna. The signal combiner combines the amplified signals from all of the PAs into a combined output signal. The predistortion calibration circuit includes: a chain isolator circuit to isolate a selected amplified signal of a PA within the combined output signal from the signal combiner and an inverter circuit to determine from the selected amplified signal a mathematical inverse of the associated PA's non-linearity; and to provide corresponding pre-distortion parameters to the corresponding pre-distorter circuit,
US10560139B2	Dynamic control of single switched uplink versus multi uplink Apparatus and methods for dynamic control of single switched uplink versus multi uplink are provided. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a front end system including a first transmit chain and a second transmit chain. The mobile device further includes a transceiver that transmits a first type of RF signal and a second type of RF signal by way of the front end system. The transceiver is operable in a first mode in which transmissions of the first type of RF signal and the second type of RF signal are staggered, and a second mode in which transmissions of the first type of RF signal and the second type of RF signal at least partially overlap in time. The transceiver includes a transmit control circuit that operates the transceiver in the first mode or the second mode based on comparing a transmit parameter to a threshold.
US10560137B2	Multiway switch, radio frequency system, and wireless communication device A multiway switch, a radio frequency system, and a wireless communication device are provided. The multiway switch includes five throw (T) ports and four pole (P) ports. The five T ports include one first T port coupled with all of the four P ports. The multiway switch is configured to be coupled with a radio frequency circuit and an antenna system of an electronic device operable in a dual-frequency single-transmit mode, to enable a preset function of the electronic device, the antenna system includes four antennas corresponding to the four P ports, and the preset function is a function of transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) through the four antennas in turn.
US10560135B1	Health, wellness and activity monitor Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, or diagnostics, and so forth.
US10560131B2	Front-end module and communication device A front-end module includes a substrate, and a receiving circuit that is provided in or on the substrate and in which CA is executed. The receiving circuit includes a first filter, a first inductor, and a first LNA disposed on a first path, and a second filter, a second inductor, and a second LNA disposed on a second path. A coil axis of the first inductor and a coil axis of the second inductor are different from each other.
US10560121B2	Transmission method, transmission apparatus, reception method and reception apparatus A low-density parity check convolution code (LDPC-CC) is made, and a signal sequence is sent after being subjected to an error-correcting encodement using the low-density parity check convolution code. In this case, a low-density parity check code of a time-variant period (3g) is created by linear operations of first to 3g-th (letter g designates a positive integer) parity check polynomials and input data.
US10560120B2	Elementary check node processing for syndrome computation for non-binary LDPC codes decoding At least a method and an apparatus are presented to decode a signal encoded using an error correcting code. For example, a decoder comprising a check node processing unit is presented. The check node processing unit is configured to receive at least three input messages and to generate at least one output message. A syndrome calculator is configured to determine a set of syndromes from the at least three input messages using at least two elementary check node processors. A decorrelation unit is configured to determine, in association with at least an output message, a set of candidate components from the set of syndromes. A selection unit is configured to determine at least an output message by selecting components comprising distinct symbols from the set of candidate components associated with the at least an output message.
US10560119B2	Method for performing encoding on basis of parity check matrix of LDPC code in wireless communication system and terminal using same A method for performing encoding on the basis of a parity check matrix of a LDPC code, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating, by a terminal, a parity check matrix, wherein the parity check matrix corresponds to a characteristic matrix, each element of the characteristic matrix corresponds to a shift index value determined by a modulo operation between a corresponding element in a base matrix and a lifting value, and the base matrix is a 46×68 matrix; and performing, by the terminal, encoding of input data by using the parity check matrix, wherein the lifting value is associated with the length of the input data.
US10560118B2	Multiple low density parity check (LDPC) base graph design Aspects of the present disclosure relate to low density parity check (LDPC) coding utilizing LDPC base graphs. Two or more LDPC base graphs may be maintained that are associated with different ranges of overlapping information block lengths. A particular LDPC base graph may be selected for an information block based on the information block length of the information block. Additional metrics that may be considered when selecting the LDPC base graph may include the code rate utilized to encode the information block and/or the lift size applied to each LDPC base graph to produce the information block length of the information block.
US10560117B2	Groups of phase invariant codewords Disclosed herein are a system, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and method for encoding and decoding information on a data bearing medium. A message comprising a bit string is read. A plurality of substrings in the message may be associated with a phase invariant codeword.
US10560116B2	Probability-based optimization of system on chip (SOC) power A method includes, for an N-bit system on chip (SoC), calculating a minimum number of bits NP that can simultaneously switch without producing an error across a complete warranty time period of the N-bit SoC. The method also includes carrying out power estimation calculations for the N-bit SoC using the calculated minimum number of bits NP.
US10560115B2	Floating point to fixed point conversation using exponent offset A binary logic circuit converts a number in floating point format having an exponent E, an exponent bias B=2ew−1−1, and a significand comprising a mantissa M of mw bits into a fixed point format with an integer width of iw bits and a fractional width of fw bits. The circuit includes an offset unit configured to offset the exponent of the floating point number by an offset value equal to (iw−1−sy) to generate a shift value sv of sw bits given by sv=(B−E)+(iw−1−sy), the offset value being equal to a maximum amount by which the significand can be left-shifted before overflow occurs in the fixed point format; a right-shifter operable to receive a significand input comprising a formatted set of bits derived from the significand, the shifter being configured to right-shift the input by a number of bits equal to the value represented by k least significant bits of the shift value to generate an output result, where bitwidth[min(2ew−1−1, iw−1−sy)+min(2ew−1−2, fw)]≤k≤sw, where sy=1 for a signed floating point number and sy=0 for an unsigned floating point number.
US10560114B2	Analog to digital converters with oversampling Embodiments of the invention include an oversampling Analog to Digital Converter that uses uneven non-overlapping clock phases to reduce switched capacitor circuit power consumption. A return-to-zero sub phase of one of the clock phases may also be used for feedback reference capacitors. A delay lock loop may be combined with the non-overlapping clock phase generator to control accurate timing.
US10560111B2	Nested cascaded mixed-radix digital delta-sigma modulator A nested mixed-radix DDSM can guarantee zero systematic frequency error when used as a divider controller in a fractional-N frequency synthesizer is described. This disclosure presents a nested cascaded mixed-radix DDSM architecture which can also guarantee zero systematic frequency error. In addition, the disclosure allows one to use higher order auxiliary modulators and shaped dither signal to eliminate feedthrough spurs completely. By increasing the number of levels in the cascade, the moduli of the individual modulator stages can be reduced, thereby increasing the speed of the synthesizer.
US10560107B1	Power supply power management Power supply topologies can leverage relatively smaller component sizes while meeting the power requirements of loads. In a first stage, a determination is made as to whether a high current limit is exceeded for a first duration, or whether an average current provided exceeds an average current limit, such that a power supply component (e.g., inductor) is thermally stressed. In either event, a clock frequency is reduced by a first factor. In a second stage, a determination is made as to whether an output voltage drops below a voltage threshold. If so, the clock frequency may be further reduced by a second factor.
US10560104B2	Clock synchronization apparatus and method Described is an apparatus for clock synchronization. The apparatus comprises a pair of interconnects; a first die including a first phase interpolator having an output coupled to one of the interconnects; and a second die, wherein the pair of interconnects is to couple the first die to the second die.
US10560103B2	Flux-tunable qubit device with multiple Josephson junctions In a general aspect, a qubit device includes two circuit loops. In some aspects, a first circuit loop includes a first Josephson junction, a second circuit loop includes a second Josephson junction, and the first and second loops are configured to receive a magnetic flux that defines a transition frequency of a qubit device. In some aspects, a quantum integrated circuit includes an inductor connected between a first circuit node and a second circuit node; the first Josephson junction connected in parallel with the inductor between the first circuit node and the second circuit node; and the second Josephson junction connected in parallel with the inductor between the first circuit node and the second circuit node.
US10560101B2	Count value generation circuit, physical quantity sensor module, and structure monitoring device A count value generation circuit includes a first counter that counts edges of a reference signal to generate a first count value in synchronization with an input signal, a time digital value generator that generates a time digital value corresponding to a phase difference between the reference signal and the input signal, a count integrated value combiner that outputs a difference between an integer multiple of the first count value and the time digital value, and a count value generator that generates a count value based on a difference between a first output value and a second output value output from the count integrated value combiner.
US10560100B1	Apparatuses and methods including configurable logic circuits and layout thereof Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses and methods for arranging configurable logic circuits such that the configurable logic circuit may be configured to form one or more of several logic circuits by coupling a combination of nodes included in the logic circuit. Configuring the configurable logic circuit may include modification of a single wiring layer.
US10560096B2	Method for decreasing entropy in a quantum system A method for decreasing entropy in a system includes iteratively applying a set of electromagnetic (EM) pulses to the system, the set of EM pulses effect swaps between the following pairs of system energy levels: a first system energy level in which the reset system is in a lowest energy level and the target system is in a first target system energy level that is not a lowest energy level, and a corresponding second system energy level in which the reset system is in a highest energy level and the target system is in a second target system energy level that is next lowest in energy after the first target system energy level, and waiting a time period.
US10560095B2	Impedance-based physical unclonable function According to various aspects, systems and methods for providing a soft-decoding physical unclonable function are provided. According to one embodiment, PUF circuitry includes circuit elements with impedance values that are used to generate a PUF value. For example, one or more resistors may be connected to a voltage source. The resistors may generate a resulting voltage signal that is measured and indicates a ratio of the impedance values of the resistors. Due to manufacturing variations, each impedance value may be unique, such that the impedance values may be used to provide a unique number sequence. Each ratio value may be converted into a single bit or multi-bit digital value through digitization, for example with a comparator and/or an analog to digital converter, and the series of digital values may represent or be used to generate a unique number sequence.
US10560092B2	Control circuit for power switch A circuit for controlling a first plurality of transistors connected in parallel and a second plurality of transistors connected in parallel, includes: a first plurality of stages, a respective one of the first plurality of stages being configured to supply a first control signal to a respective one of the first plurality of transistors; and a second plurality of stages, a respective one of the second plurality of stages being configured to supply a second control signal to a respective one of the second plurality of transistors. An output current of the respective one of the first plurality of stages is regulated based on a difference between a first value representative of a sum of output currents of each stage of the first plurality of stages and a second value representative of a sum of set points assigned to the first plurality of stages.
US10560091B2	Switch assembly of reactive power compensation apparatus A switch assembly of a reactive power compensation apparatus may include a first switching module having a first stack structure perpendicular to a supporting module, and a second switching module having a second stack structure perpendicular to the supporting module, the second switching module being connected in parallel with the first switching module. Each of the first and second switching modules may include a plurality of cooling plates stacked along a vertical direction with respect to the supporting module, and a plurality of switches disposed between the plurality of cooling plates. The cooling plate may include an engagement portion disposed on one side of the upper surface to be located at a normal position by guiding the switch.
US10560090B2	One-way conduction device A one-way conduction device includes a first transistor and a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes a first circuit, a second circuit and a detection circuit. The first transistor is coupled between an input end and an output end of the one-way conduction device. In the first circuit, a first conduction unit is coupled between the input end of the one-way conduction device and a first resistor. In the second circuit, a second conduction unit is coupled between the output end of the one-way conduction device and a second resistor. In the driving circuit, the detection circuit detects whether a current flows from the first circuit to the second circuit, and accordingly turns on or turns off the first transistor. In this manner, the driving circuit can control the turning on and off of the one-way conduction device.
US10560088B1	Totem-pole circuit driver A driver circuit for driving a totem-pole circuit including cascade-connected high-side and low-side power devices. The driver circuit includes high-side and low-side drive circuits which respectively drive the high-side and low-side power devices, a pulse generation circuit which generates set and reset signals based on a high-side input logic signal, a level shift circuit which transmits the set and reset signals to the high-side drive circuit, a high-side potential detection circuit which detects a high-side reference potential, a high-side potential determination circuit which outputs an event signal upon detecting that the high-side reference potential exceeds a reference voltage, and an on-pulse stop circuit which validates or invalidates a low-side input logic signal based on the high-side input logic signal and the event signal. When the high-side input logic signal is at a low level and upon receiving the event signal, the on-pulse stop circuit invalidates the low-side input logic signal.
US10560086B2	Fault and short-circuit protected output driver A driver and protection circuit for driving a power switch is disclosed. The driver and protection circuit includes a fault detection block configured to detect a discrepancy between a reference drive signal and a measured voltage at a gate of the power switch. The driver and protection circuit also includes a short circuit detection block configured to detect a gate-to-source short circuit or a gate-to-drain short circuit of the power switch. The driver and protection circuit further includes a latch coupled to the fault detection block and the short circuit detection block to selectively turn off an output driver coupled to the gate of the power switch when a fault or a short circuit is detected, and wherein the latch is configured to send a diagnostic signal when the fault or the short circuit is detected.
US10560076B1	Frequency generation in a quantum controller A quantum controller comprises quantum control pulse generation circuitry, signal generation circuitry, and phase parameter generation circuitry. The phase parameter generation circuitry is operable to determine, based on an output of the time-tracking circuitry, a first value of a phase parameter to be used for generation of an oscillating signal. The signal generation circuitry is operable to, at a first time instant, begin generation of the oscillating signal at a first frequency for modulation of a first of the two quantum control pulses, and, at a second time instant, generate the oscillating signal at a second frequency, wherein the phase of the oscillating signal at the second time instant is determined by the value of the phase parameter such that the phase of the oscillating signal is as it would have been if the oscillating signal had been oscillating at the second frequency continuously since a reference time.
US10560070B2	Filter Circuit with Programmable Gain and Frequency Response A filter circuit includes a filter and a current mode programmable gain amplifier, where the filter circuit is configured to filter an input signal to obtain an output signal. The filter is supplied with the input signal. The filter comprises at least one current extraction element configured to extract a first output current signal. The current mode programmable gain amplifier is configured to receive and amplify the first output current signal to obtain an amplified current signal. The output signal is derived from the amplified current signal.
US10560066B2	Electronic component An electronic component capable of downsizing and narrowing of a mounting space. The electronic component includes: a laminated body made up of a plurality of laminated insulator layers and having an upper surface and a bottom surface; a plurality of inner conductors disposed in the laminated body; and a plurality of terminal electrodes electrically connected to the plurality of inner conductors and exposed from the laminated body. The electronic component has a plurality of recesses formed on a bottom surface of the laminated body. The plurality of terminal electrodes includes first conductive parts formed on wall surfaces of the plurality of recesses.
US10560065B2	Piezoelectric resonator manufacturing method and piezoelectric resonator In a piezoelectric resonator manufacturing method, a sacrificial layer is formed on a back surface of a piezoelectric substrate. A support layer is formed on the back surface of the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the sacrificial layer. A support layer as a piezoelectric resonator is formed by flattening the support layer. A recess in which the surface of the sacrificial layer is recessed with respect to the surface of the support layer is formed by abrading the surfaces of the support layer and the sacrificial layer. The recess extends to a vicinity of a boundary surface between the support layer and the sacrificial layer in the support layer. A support substrate is adhered to the surfaces of the support layer including the recess and the sacrificial layer via an adhesive material.
US10560063B1	High efficiency S-band amplifier A method of constructing an amplifier circuit includes simulating an output of an amplifier device of the amplifier circuit over a range of impedances to yield a simulated maximum power and a simulated maximum power added efficiency at a particular frequency, fabricating a plurality of output matching networks and input matching networks with impedances above and below the impedances that yield the simulated maximum power and simulated maximum power added efficiency, empirically determining physical dimensions of an optimized output matching network and an optimized input matching network that result in actual impedances that provide an actual maximum power and maximum power added efficiency at the particular frequency, and coupling the optimized output matching network to an output of the amplifier device and coupling the optimized input matching network between an output of a driver circuit and an input of the amplifier device.
US10560058B1	Method of equalizing currents in transistors and floating current source Methods, circuits, and apparatuses that provide Buffer Amplifier, containing Amplifiers and Buffer Drivers, one or more of the following: ultra low power Buffer Amplifier, capable of having high gain, low noise, high speed, near rail-to-rail input-output voltage span, high sink-source current drive capability for an external load, and able to operate at low power supply voltages. Methods, circuits, and apparatuses that provide regulated cascode (RGC) current mirrors (CM) capable of operating at low power supply and having wide input-output voltage spans.

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