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| US10560057B1 |
Measuring media attention over time based on long term heterogeneous archive data
A method is disclosed for estimating a duration that an instance of subject matter-related content will remain relevant. An archive of data sources spanning a period of time is analyzed to identify past instances in time in which a subject matter was newsworthy, and the duration of each instance. On receiving an indication that a user is interested in a current instance of the subject matter, an estimated period of time that the current instance will be of interest to the user is may be determined based on the duration of the past instances. In some aspects, the archive may be a corpus of social media data compiled from a social network, with each data source including or representative of an interaction between users in the social network, and the current instance of the subject technology may include content provided to the user through a social stream. |
| US10560054B2 |
Circuit system
A circuit system including an operational amplification circuit is disclosed. The operational amplification circuit includes N stages of operational amplification units that are cascaded, an input terminal of the 1st stage of operational amplification unit is an input terminal of the operational amplification circuit, and an output terminal of the Nth stage of operational amplification unit is an output terminal of the operational amplification circuit; an output terminal of the ith stage of operational amplification unit is connected to an input terminal of the (i+1)th stage of operational amplification unit, so as to provide an input signal for the (i+1)th stage of operational amplification unit; and there is a feedback channel from the output terminal of the Nth stage of operational amplification unit to an input terminal of each of the 1st stage of operational amplification unit to the Nth stage of operational amplification unit. |
| US10560052B2 |
Photovoltaic module capable of outputting AC voltage without converting level of DC voltage
Disclosed is a photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic module includes a solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells, and an inverter unit to receive a direct current (DC) voltage from the solar cell module and convert the DC voltage received from the solar cell module into an alternating current (AC) voltage without converting a level of the DC voltage received from the solar cell module. |
| US10560049B2 |
System and method for packaging photovoltaic roof tiles
One embodiment can provide a photovoltaic roof module. The photovoltaic roof module can include a plurality photovoltaic roof tiles. A respective photovoltaic roof tile can include a glass front cover, a back cover that includes glass of photovoltaic backsheet, and a plurality of photovoltaic structures encapsulated between the glass front cover and the back cover by an encapsulant. The photovoltaic roof tile can be configured to function as a roof tile when placed on a rooftop of a building, thereby protecting the building from weather elements. |
| US10560044B2 |
Motor control method, motor control system, and electric power steering system
A motor control method includes acquiring a component BEMFα on an α-axis and a component BEMFβ on a β-axis of counter electromotive force of a motor in an αβ-fixed coordinate system; performing time differentiation on the component BEMFα on the α-axis and the component BEMFβ on the β-axis; obtaining a difference value between first and second multiplication values, the first multiplication value being obtained by multiplying the component BEMFα on the α-axis by a differential value of the component BEMFβ on the β-axis, the second multiplication value being obtained by multiplying the component BEMFβ on the β-axis by a differential value of the component BEMFα on the α-axis; detecting a rotation direction of the rotor based on the difference value; and controlling the motor based on a detection result of the rotation direction of the rotor. |
| US10560043B2 |
Floating device generator
A floating power generator having a water wheel and electrical generator. The floating power generator can comprise a variable speed drive. |
| US10560041B2 |
Electric motor system and method for releasing brake
An electric motor system includes an electric motor, an electric brake, a power line, and a driver. The electric brake is integrated with the electric motor and configured to generate braking force against the drive force. The driver is integrated with the electric motor and the electric brake. The power line connects the electric brake to an electric power source via the driver to supply electric power to the electric brake. The driver includes a first circuit and a conduction bypath. The first circuit connects the electric brake to the power source such that electric power is supplied to the electric brake and disconnects the electric brake from the electric power source. Electric power is to be supplied to the electric brake from the electric power source through the conduction bypath even when the first circuit disconnects the electric brake from the electric power source. |
| US10560039B2 |
Harvesting energy from fluid flow
The bluff body attaches to an elastic mount and is capable of generate vortex shedding when the elastic mount orients the bluff body in a flow-line traverse to a fluid flow and vibrates in response to the vortex shedding. A harvester is located within the bluff body and is capable of generating power above a specified threshold in response to the vibration. |
| US10560036B2 |
Power conversion device for reliable control of circulating current while maintaining voltage of a cell
Each of a plurality of specified chopper cells which are some of a plurality of chopper cells included in each leg circuit in a power conversion device is configured as a full bridge. A control device controls operations of first and second switching elements of each specified chopper cell based on a circulating current which circulates through each leg circuit. The control device controls operations of third and fourth switching elements of each specified chopper cell based on a voltage of a capacitor of the specified chopper cell. |
| US10560035B2 |
Discharge device, power supply apparatus, and discharge method with power supply cut-off detection and capacitor discharge
[Object][Solving Means] A discharge device includes a discharge unit and a cut-off detection unit. The discharge unit is configured to discharge a capacitor at a variable discharge current value on the basis of a voltage of a rectified signal obtained by full-wave rectifying an AC voltage input via an input filter including the capacitor. The cut-off detection unit is configured to monitor the voltage of the rectified signal and to detect whether or not a power supply is cut off on the basis of a change of the voltage when the capacitor is discharged by the discharge unit at a specific discharge current value. |
| US10560034B2 |
AC-to-DC charge pump having a charge pump and complimentary charge pump
An improved AC-to-DC charge pump for use, for example, in voltage generation circuits. In one embodiment, two 2-diode charge pumps are coupled in back-to-back configuration, and adapted to develop a substantially stable voltage on a mid-level rail. In one other embodiment, two 3-diode charge pumps are coupled in back-to-back configuration, and adapted also to develop a substantially stable voltage on a mid-level rail. In one preferred embodiment, all diodes are implemented as current-source-biased MOSFETs. |
| US10560033B2 |
Solar hybrid solution for single phase starting capacitor motor applications
A motor control system for induction-type AC electric motors having starting and run windings has a multiphase VFD drive with first and second phase outputs. A switching device with a first position, where a first output of the VFD drive is coupled to the run winding and a second output of the VFD drive couples to the start winding; and with the switching apparatus in second position, the run winding of the AC electric motor couples to an AC line input and the start winding of the AC electric motor couples through a capacitor and start switch to the AC line input. With the switching device in the first position, the second output of the VFD is configured to discontinue driving the start winding of the motor after the motor begins rotating. |
| US10560031B2 |
Bi-directional DC to DC signal conversion using observer based estimated current sensor
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a bi-directional DC to DC converter includes a DC to DC conversion circuit, and a controller operatively connected to the conversion circuit to control a current output of the conversion circuit, wherein the controller includes an observer based estimated current sensor module which is configured to simulate a physical current sensor and to input an estimated output current feedback inner state signal ∧ėo into a voltage output command feedback loop of the controller. The current sensor module can include an estimated sensor feedback loop. |
| US10560028B2 |
Switching mode power supply with dynamic high-voltage charging to maintain operating voltage
A power controller in a switching mode power supply dynamically performs high-voltage charging to maintain an operating voltage. The power controller includes a PWM signal generator, a high-voltage charging circuit, and a high-voltage charging controller. The PWM signal generator provides a PWM signal to a power switch to perform power conversion regulating an output voltage of the switching mode power supply at a voltage rating. The high-voltage charging circuit has a high-voltage-tolerant switch connected between a line voltage and the operating voltage, wherein rectifying an AC voltage generates the line voltage. The high-voltage charging controller turns ON the high-voltage-tolerant switch to perform high-voltage charging at the same time when performing the power conversion. The high-voltage charging directs a charging current from the line voltage through the high-voltage-tolerant switch to charge the operating voltage. |
| US10560023B2 |
Multi-phase power regulator
A circuit for a multi-phase power regulator including a power stage with a first phase and a second phase, the circuit including phase management circuitry coupled to the first phase and the second phase to control the first phase and the second phase, a first comparator coupled to an output of the multi-phase power regulator to compare a value of the output of the multi-phase power regulator to a first threshold value to produce a first comparison result, and phase shedding circuitry coupled to the first comparator and the phase management circuitry to control the phase management circuitry to activate or deactivate the second phase based at least partially on the first comparison result. |
| US10560019B2 |
Bipolar high-voltage network and method for operating a bipolar high-voltage network
An aircraft bipolar high-voltage network includes a DC voltage converter comprising two unipolar input connections, two bipolar output connections and a reference potential connection, and at least one unipolar device having two electrical connections which are each coupled to one of the two unipolar input connections. The DC voltage converter has a first DC voltage converter module coupled to a first of the unipolar input connections via a module input connection, to the reference potential connection via a module reference potential connection and to a first of the bipolar output connections via a module output connection, and a second DC voltage converter module coupled to a second of the unipolar input connections via a module input connection, to the reference potential connection via a module reference potential connection and to a second of the bipolar output connections via a module output connection. |
| US10560010B2 |
Linear vibration motor
A linear vibration motor comprises: a movable element that comprises a magnet portion, a weight portion, and a yoke; a frame for enclosing the movable element; a coil, secured to the frame, for applying a driving force to the magnet portion so as to cause the movable element to undergo reciprocating vibration along the axial direction; and an elastic member for applying, to the movable element, an elastic force that repels the driving force that is applied to the magnet portion, wherein: a magnetic material portion (a magnetic material piece) that extend along the direction of vibration of the movable element is provided on an inner surface of the frame, and the yoke has a raised portion near the magnetic material portion (the magnetic material piece). |
| US10560009B2 |
Vibration motor
A vibration motor includes a stationary portion including a casing and a coil; a vibrating body including a weight and a magnet, the vibrating body being supported so as to be vibratable in one direction relative to the stationary portion; an elastic member located between the stationary portion and the vibrating body; and a top plate portion that is disposed above the vibrating body in an up-down direction that is perpendicular to the one direction. The magnet is disposed above the coil, and the top plate portion faces the magnet in the up-down direction. The magnet includes a set of first magnets that generate magnetic forces that are opposite to each other in the up-down direction and one or more second magnets that are interposed between the first magnets and each generate a magnetic force in the one direction. |
| US10560008B2 |
Brushless direct current electric motor and electric power steering system
A brushless direct current electric motor includes a first sub-motor and a second sub-motor. The first sub-motor and the second sub-motor share a common rotor, and each comprises an independent stator. The stators of each sub-motor comprises a plurality of teeth and a plurality of windings. The teeth of the first sub-motor and the teeth of the second sub-motor are interleavingly arranged in a circumferential direction or arranged side by side in an axial direction. The first sub-motor and the second sub-motor are configured to cooperatively work as a single electric motor to output a normal power. When one of the sub-motors breaks down, the other sub-motor can be operated independently to enhance reliability and safety of the brushless direct current electric motor. |
| US10560003B2 |
Motor having limited lead-end shaft access
A motor includes a shaft presenting a shaft lead end, a switch assembly including a switch arm shiftable between a first position and a second position, and shield structure. The shaft lead end and the switch assembly are disposed axially outward of an endshield. The shield structure is disposed axially outward of the switch arm to at least substantially restrict direct tool access to the switch arm from an axially outward position relative to the switch arm. The shield structure at least in part defines first and second tool access channels each extending radially inwardly to the shaft lead end, such that the shield structure enables direct tool access to the shaft lead end via the tool access channels but prevents or at least substantially restricts direct tool access to the switch arm via the tool access channels. |
| US10560001B2 |
Cooling tower having thermally managed motor
The present invention is directed to a cooling tower that has a cooling tower structure having fill material supported by the cooling tower structure and configured to receive heated process fluid and a motor mounted to the cooling tower structure. The motor has a casing and a rotatable shaft and is sealed to prevent fluids, moisture, foreign particles and contaminants from entering the casing. A fan is connected to the rotatable shaft of the motor. Rotation of the rotatable shaft rotates the fan thereby inducing an upward moving mass flow of cool air through the fill material. A basin is attached to the cooling tower structure for collecting cooled fluid. A fluid distribution system distributes the cooled fluid in the basin. The fluid distribution system has a pumping device to pump cooled fluid from the basin, fluid piping to receive the pumped cooled fluid and fluid spray devices fluidly connected to the fluid piping for spraying fluid on the casing of the motor so as to transfer heat of the casing to the fluid. |
| US10560000B2 |
Electric motor having a tangential architecture with improved air cooling
An electric motor including a rotor, rotating about an axis of rotation, and a stator, coaxial to the rotor. The stator has a casing. A body incorporates a controller of the electric motor. The body is placed outside the stator and parallel to the axis of rotation in a position substantially tangent to the casing of the stator. The rotor includes a first and second cooling fan, keyed on respective first and second axial ends of the rotor, opposite along the axis of rotation. The first and second cooling fans generate respectively, with the rotation of the rotor, a first and a second flow of cooling air independent of each other. The first flow of cooling air is directed toward the first axial end of the rotor, and the second flow of cooling air is directed towards the body so as to cool down the controller. |
| US10559998B2 |
Motor and disk drive apparatus
A motor includes a stationary unit and a rotary unit. The stationary unit includes a stator, a base portion having at least one hole extending in the up-down direction, and a flexible wiring substrate. The flexible wiring substrate reaches a position higher than a lower surface of the base portion through at least one hole and is arranged to supply electric power to the stator. The flexible wiring substrate includes a connection portion arranged higher than the lower surface of the base portion and connected to the stator. The connection portion includes a solder portion arranged on a lower surface thereof to cover a portion of a lead wire extending from a coil of the stator. At least a portion of the solder portion is positioned within the hole. |
| US10559995B2 |
Motor having a cover member for guiding water droplets away from rotary encoder
A motor capable of suppressing droplets of water generated due to condensation from adhering to electrical components inside a rotary encoder is provided. A motor includes: a motor main body having a rotating shaft member; and a rotary encoder, wherein the rotary encoder has a cover member, and an inner surface of the cover member has a first top surface formed having an inclined portion that is inclined relative to a horizontal direction so as to guide a droplet of water when the rotating shaft member is disposed to extend in a vertical direction, and/or a second top surface formed having an inclined portion that is inclined relative to a horizontal direction so as to guide a droplet of water when the rotating shaft member is disposed to extend in a horizontal direction. |
| US10559993B2 |
Stator and motor
A first coil fixing component has a first body portion inserted into a first void portion formed between a coil and a first end surface of a tooth portion, a first convex portion inserted into a first concave portion of the tooth portion, and a first locking portion extending from an end on an inner side of a radial direction of the first body portion toward the opposite side of the first end surface to lock the coil. A second coil fixing component has a second body portion inserted into a second void portion formed between the coil and a second end surface of the tooth portion, a second convex portion inserted into the second concave portion of the tooth portion, and a second locking portion extending from an end on the inner side of the radial direction of the second body portion toward the opposite side of the second end surface to lock the coil. The second body portion has an elastic structure that exerts elastic force in an axial direction. |
| US10559986B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for wireless charging
Using inductive currents to wirelessly charge a device via a device connected to a power source. This inductive charging may result when a first mobile device recognizes a second mobile device via a wireless connection (e.g., Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near-Field Communication (NFC), or the like). An application stored on the first mobile device may recognize a second mobile device by transmitting an advertising packet when the first mobile device is connected to a power source. An advertising packet may be received by the second mobile device and the second mobile device may transmit a response to the advertising packet in order to generate a connection between the first and second mobile devices. The response may include data such as, connection strength, response time, connection preferences, and the like. Upon detection and connection, the second mobile device may be wirelessly charged by the first device via inductive charging. |
| US10559984B2 |
Power transfer system, and power receiving apparatus, power transmitting apparatus, and control method thereof
In a power transfer system, a power transmitting apparatus includes: power transmission means for wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus disposed within a predetermined power transmission range; transmission means for transmitting a power transmitting apparatus identifier unique to the power transmitting apparatus using a power transmission pulse performed by the power transmission means; and power transmitting apparatus communication means for communicating wirelessly with the power receiving apparatus, and a power receiving apparatus includes: power receiving means for receiving power wirelessly from the power transmitting apparatus; extracting means for extracting the power transmitting apparatus identifier from the power transmission pulse received by the power receiving means; and power receiving apparatus communication means for communicating wirelessly with a power transmitting apparatus that transmits a communication packet containing the power transmitting apparatus identifier extracted by the extracting means. |
| US10559983B2 |
Polarization adaptive wireless power transmission system
The technology described herein relate to polarization adaptive wireless power transmission systems. In an implementation, a wireless power transmission system is described. The wireless power transmission system includes a plurality of antennas and control circuitry operatively coupled to the plurality of antennas. The control circuitry is configured to determine polarization information of a beacon signal received at multiple antennas of the plurality of antennas of the antenna array. The beacon signal is transmitted by a client device in a multipath wireless power delivery environment. The control circuitry is further configured to dynamically configure polarization information associated with each of the multiple antennas of the plurality of antennas of the antenna array to match the polarization information determined at respective antennas of the multiple antennas. |
| US10559981B2 |
Power links and methods for improved efficiency
Among other things, in general, methods of increasing transfer efficiency in a power link are described, as well as power links implementing such methods. Methods of dynamic charging are also described. Applications of such methods and power links include the charging of portable electronic devices as well as implantable medical devices. |
| US10559980B2 |
Signaling in wireless power systems
A wireless power system for powering a television includes a source resonator, configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field, and at least one television component attached to at least one device resonator, wherein the at least one device resonator is configured to wirelessly receive power from the source resonator via the oscillating magnetic field when the distance between the source resonator and the at least one device resonator is more than 5 cm, and wherein at least one television component draws at least 10 Watts of power. |
| US10559979B2 |
Charging rechargeable apparatus
An apparatus comprising: control circuitry configured to switch the apparatus between a charging state in which energy transfer from the apparatus to a rechargeable apparatus is enabled and a non-charging state in which energy transfer from the apparatus to the rechargeable apparatus is not enabled; charging circuitry configured to transfer energy, when the apparatus is in the charging state, to the rechargeable apparatus for storage at the rechargeable apparatus; and indication circuitry configured to enable an indication, when the apparatus is in the non-charging state, to prompt user action to bring the rechargeable apparatus towards the apparatus for charging. |
| US10559978B2 |
System, apparatus and method for supplying electric power, apparatus and method for receiving electric power
An electric power supply system includes an electric power reception apparatus and an electric power supply apparatus adapted to supply electric power to the electric power reception apparatus when the electric power reception apparatus is placed on the electric power supply apparatus. The electric power supply apparatus includes a plurality of electric power supply units adapted to supply electric power by electromagnetic induction to the electric power reception apparatus. A selection unit of the electric power supply apparatus selects, from the total plurality of electric power supply units, a plurality of electric power supply units whose location corresponds to a position where the electric power reception apparatus is placed, and a control unit controls the supply of electric power such that electric power is supplied to the electric power reception apparatus from the selected plurality of electric power supply units. |
| US10559973B2 |
Electronic device and power supply method thereof
An electronic device and a power supply method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a control circuit, a detachable power supply device, and an auxiliary power supply device. The control circuit is coupled to a power supply terminal coupled to a system load. When the detachable power supply device is assembled to the electronic device, the detachable power supply device is coupled to the control circuit and supplies power to the system load. The auxiliary power supply device is coupled to the control circuit. When the electronic device is not turned on and the detachable power supply is removed from the electronic device, the electronic device is not turned on by the auxiliary power supply device. When the electronic device is turned on and the detachable power supply is removed from the electronic device, power is continuously supplied to the system load by the auxiliary power supply device. |
| US10559970B2 |
Method for wireless charging power control
A method for wireless charging power control is disclosed. In a wireless charging system, a wireless radio frequency (RF) charging signal transmitted by a wireless charging station is harvested and converted to a direct-current (DC) charging signal to charge a battery. To prevent overcharging damage to the battery, an effective charging power in the DC charging signal is measured and compared to a target charging power required by the battery. A battery charging signal indication (BCSI) is provided to the wireless charging station to decrease the effective charging power if the effective charging power is greater than the target charging power, or to increase the effective charging power if the effective charging power is less than the target charging power. By dynamically adjusting the effective charging power, it is possible to provide fast charging to the battery while protecting the battery from overcharging damage. |
| US10559964B2 |
Mobile terminal and battery charging method therefor
A mobile terminal including a terminal body comprising a battery; an adaptor connector formed at one side surface of the terminal body and to which a power supply adaptor is connected; a plurality of charging units configured to charge the battery between the adaptor connector and the battery; and a controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling each of the plurality of charging units. Further, any one of the plurality of charging units is configured to detect a level of a voltage of the battery, compare the voltage of the battery with first to third threshold voltages, and output first battery voltage data to the controller when the voltage of the battery is lower than the first threshold voltage, output second battery voltage data to the controller when the voltage of the battery is equal to or larger than the first threshold voltage and is lower than the second threshold voltage, and output third battery voltage data to the controller when the voltage of the battery is equal to or larger than the second threshold voltage and is lower than the third threshold voltage. |
| US10559962B2 |
Power-outputting management method for power-supplying apparatus
A power-outputting management method includes following steps. When a plurality of power-supplying apparatuses are in a working interval, if an output power ratio of the power-supplying apparatus in a working status is less than an output power ratio standard, at least one of the power-supplying apparatuses in the working status is turned off, so that the output power ratio of the power-supplying apparatus in the working status increases and meets the output power ratio standard. When the power-supplying apparatuses are in the working interval, if the output power ratio of the power-supplying apparatus in the working status meets the output power ratio standard, a power capping of the power-supplying apparatuses is set based on an actual power consumption of an electronic apparatus. |
| US10559960B2 |
Apparatus, device and computer implemented method for controlling power plant system
A computer implemented method for controlling a power plant system comprising a photovoltaic power source, an inverter, a DC-to-DC converter, an energy storage and an energy storage manager, the method comprising: receiving target value for AC power to be supplied by the inverter; receiving weather forecast information, energy storage status information and photovoltaic power source parameters; generating forecasted energy flow information for the photovoltaic power source based on the weather information and the photovoltaic power source parameters; comparing the forecasted energy flow information and the energy storage status information; and adjusting the target value for the AC power based on the comparison. |
| US10559956B2 |
Load control device having a reduced leakage through ground
A load control device for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical device may be configured to conduct current through earth ground and may disconnect a switching circuit to reduce an amount of current conducted through the earth ground. The load control device may comprise a controllably conductive device configured to control the power delivered from the AC power source to the electrical device so as to generate a switched-hot voltage, a switching circuit electrically coupled with a detect circuit, and a control circuit configured to render the switching circuit conductive and nonconductive. The detect circuit may generate a detect signal indicating a magnitude of the switched-hot voltage. The control circuit may be configured to monitor the detect signal and to render the switching circuit non-conductive after detecting an edge on the detect signal to reduce the total current through the earth ground. |
| US10559955B2 |
Electrostatic surge prevention structure
There is provided an electrostatic surge prevention structure capable of improving resistance against electrostatic surge, reducing costs and processes, and saving spaces. A flexible printed circuit board 31 connected to a control printed circuit board contained in a front casing 22 is provided at a position corresponding to a gap 41, between the front casing 22 and a touch panel assembly 21, appearing in a display device 12, the flexible printed circuit board 31 has two layers of conductor parts 43 and 44, surfaces of these conductor parts 43 and 44 are covered with insulative coats 46 and 47, an exposed part 44A (or coating part 51 by plating as the exposed part) through which the conductor part 44 is externally exposed is formed at a portion opposing the gap 41 by peeling off the insulative coat 47, and the conductor part 44 having the exposed part 44A (or coating part 51) is grounded. |
| US10559954B2 |
Methods and apparatus for voltage and current calibration
A calibration circuit may comprise a negative pack terminal, an intermediate node, and a first protection IC coupled to a first transistor. The first transistor may be coupled between the negative pack terminal and the intermediate node. The calibration circuit may comprise a second protection IC coupled in parallel with the first protection IC and further coupled to a second transistor. A power source may be coupled in parallel with the first and second protection ICs, and a current source may be coupled between the negative pack terminal and the intermediate node, wherein the intermediate node is positioned between the first transistor and the second transistor, and the power source is configured to provide a current to the first protection IC through a first current loop. |
| US10559950B2 |
Crossover-bridge cable router
Crossover-bridge cable routers for routing cables through intersections and/or around corners of cable trays are described herein. The crossover-bridge cable router may include a floor, at least a portion of which is substantially horizontal, and at least two ramps, wherein each ramp extends downward from a side of the floor and is positioned either parallel or perpendicular to the other (i.e., opposing or adjacent) ramp. |
| US10559949B2 |
Watertight electrical compartment for use in irrigation devices and methods of use
A watertight electrical compartment for use in an irrigation device can include a compartment body having a chamber and a sealing section configured to mate with one or more sealing rings. A sealing cap can mate with the sealing section and/or the sealing rings to seal the chamber. A cap retainer can be advanced over at least a portion of the sealing cap. One of the compartment body and cap retainer can have internal threads to be screwed onto external threads of the other one of the compartment body and cap retainer. The cap retainer can also have a stopping feature to keep the sealing cap in its sealed position. The watertight electrical compartment can be used in a wireless flow sensor assembly, a battery operated irrigation controller, and/or a battery-operated central controller device, to provide irrigation control, and/or sensor information, without the need for AC power. |
| US10559948B2 |
Casing, electrical connection box, and wire harness
A wire harness wired to a vehicle has an electrical connection box at a terminal thereof. The electrical connection box includes an electronic component block to which a plurality of electronic components are assembled and a casing to be an assembly destination of the electronic component block. The casing has a structure in which an upper cover rotates and moves to cover an upper opening portion surrounded by an edge of a frame peripheral wall. The casing includes the frame peripheral wall having the upper opening portion, the upper cover covering the opening portion by rotational movement, and a packing to be assembled to the upper cover. The packing is assembled to a packing groove formed in the upper cover. The frame peripheral wall has a position adjusting portion for adjusting the position of the packing groove with respect to the edge of the frame peripheral wall. |
| US10559944B2 |
Spark plug for internal combustion engine
A spark plug for an internal combustion engine that can improve bonding strength between a center electrode and a conductive glass is provided. The spark plug includes a housing, an insulator, a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a conductive glass. The center electrode has a locking portion that is locked from a base end side to a step portion formed on an inner peripheral surface of the insulator, and an electrode head that is closer to the base end side than the locking portion is. A concave portion is partially formed on the tip end surface of the electrode head. A concave contour, which is an outer peripheral contour of the concave portion when viewed in a plug axial direction, forms a closed curve which is spaced apart from a head contour, which is an outer peripheral contour of the base end surface of the electrode head, and surrounds a center axis (B) of the center electrode. The concave contour has an outward portion protruding toward the head contour and an inward portion protruding toward the center axis (B) of the center electrode. |
| US10559942B2 |
Laser device and internal combustion engine
A laser device and an internal combustion engine. The laser device includes a light source configured to emit light, an optical system configured to concentrate the light emitted from the light source, a housing configured to accommodate the optical system, and a window disposed to the housing, to which the light passed through the optical system is incident. The window includes an optical window through which the light exited from the optical system passes, an optical window holding member configured to hold the optical window, a joint configured to join the optical window to the optical window holding member, and a protective layer disposed to a face of the joint. The internal combustion engine includes the laser device according to claim, and a combustion chamber configured to burn fuel to produce inflammable gas. In the internal combustion engine, the fuel is ignited by the laser device. |
| US10559938B2 |
Laser system for tissue ablation
A Laser system is disclosed which comprises a pump, wherein the laser system is adapted to be operated in pulsed operation so that at least one individual pulse of a temporally limited pulse duration (T0) is generated, wherein the pulse ablates a material such that a debris cloud forms above the ablated material. Further, the pump power of the pump is modulated in such a way that the following three conditions are fulfilled: (1) the intensity of the pulse oscillates between maximum values and minimum values during the pulse duration, wherein the laser pulse comprises a plurality of intensity maxima Imax which occur at times {Ti, i=1, . . . N}; and a plurality of intensity minima Imin which occur at times {tk, k=1, . . . (N−1)}, wherein the intensity does not vanish at the intensity minima; (2) the intensity oscillations of the laser pulse induce oscillations of the size of the debris cloud so that, during the pulse duration (T0), there are at least two maxima of the size of the debris cloud which occur at times {Tj, j=1, . . . M} and which are located in between two intensity maxima of the laser pulse; and (3) at least 70 percent of the maxima of the size of the debris cloud occur near an intensity minimum of the pulse such that, for at least 70 percent of the maxima of the size of the debris cloud, the intensity of the pulse I(Tj) at the time of the maximum of the size of the debris cloud is smaller than Imin(tk)+0.5×[Imax(Ti)−Imin(tk)], wherein Imin(tk) is the intensity minimum of the pulse which is closest to the maximum of the size of the debris cloud at time Tj and Imax(Ti) is the intensity maximum of the pulse which is closest to the maximum of the size of the debris cloud at time Tj. |
| US10559935B2 |
Electric motor and brush thereof
A brush used to contact with a commutator, includes a brush body which includes two opposite axial end faces and a protruding portion projecting from the brush body toward the commutator. The protruding portion includes a first surface, a second surface and at least two teeth. The first surface and the second surface are respectively adjacent to the two axial end faces. Angles formed between the first surface and the second surface and corresponding adjacent axial end faces are obtuse. The teeth is located between the first surface and the second surface, and extends generally along a circumferential direction of the commutator. The ratio of a total width of the at least two teeth in an axial direction of the brush to an axial height of the brush body is in the range of 0.25-0.75. An electric motor including the brush is also provided. |
| US10559932B2 |
Bidirectional duplex electrical connector having circuit board
A bidirectional duplex electrical connector includes: a circuit board provided with two sets of circuits; a base seat; and a tongue, top and bottom surfaces of the tongue are top and bottom flat surfaces, each of the top and bottom flat surfaces is provided with a connection interface, and each of the two connection interfaces includes one row of electrical connection points, wherein the tongue and the base seat are integrally formed together, and the two rows of electrical connection points are respectively arranged and exposed, and in flat surface contact with and fixed to and only provided on front sections of the top and bottom flat surfaces of the tongue, wherein the tongue and the base seat covers top and bottom surfaces and two side surfaces of the circuit board. |
| US10559931B2 |
High circuit count electrical connector
Embodiments provide an electrical connector having the ability for a high circuit count. An example electrical connector includes a plurality of contact traces extending along a circumference of a tapered post, on a plurality of respective planes perpendicular to a post axis. The electrical connector also includes a tapered cup positioned over the tapered post, having a plurality of inward facing terminal contacts corresponding to the plurality of contact traces, wherein the terminal contacts are configured to maintain contact as the tapered cup rotates about the post axis. |
| US10559926B2 |
High frequency electrical connector
A high frequency electrical connector including a plastic housing and a plurality of contacts retained by the plastic housing. The contacts include a plurality of differential pair signal contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts beside the signal contacts, respectively. The plastic housing includes the insulative plastic portion and the conductive plastic portion to which the insulative plastic portion is assembled. The signal contacts are retained in the insulative plastic portion while the grounding contacts are retained in the conductive plastic portion wherein the signal contacts are isolated from the conductive plastic portion via the insulative plastic portion. |
| US10559925B2 |
Coaxial cable connector interface for preventing mating with incorrect connector
A 4.3/10 coaxial connector configured to receive a mating 4.3/10 connector includes: an inner contact: a dielectric spacer; and an outer contact, the dielectric spacer separating the inner contact and the outer contact. The outer contact includes an outer wall and a plurality of spring fingers, the spring fingers configured to deflect radially inwardly when the mating 4.3/10 connector is mated. The connector further comprises blocking structure that prevents mating of a Mini-Din connector. |
| US10559922B2 |
Electrical connector for cables containing both power and control conductors
A connector for connecting control conductors provided in conduits also containing power conductors, the connector including a first guide for receiving a first at least one control conductor provided in a first conduit also containing at least one power conductor, a second guide for receiving a second at least one control conductor provided in a second conduit also containing at least one power conductor, at least one jumper for electrically connecting the first at least one control conductor and the second at least one control conductor and a housing for containing the first guide, second guide and the at least one jumper. |
| US10559921B2 |
Connector
A connector includes: a stationary housing; a movable housing; a stationary terminal that is retained in the stationary housing; a movable terminal that includes a contact portion and that is retained in the movable housing, the contact portion of the movable terminal being configured to follow movement of the movable housing; a movable shield that follows movement of the movable housing; and a stationary shield. The movable shield and the stationary shield are in mutual contact so as to have electrical continuity. The stationary shield and the movable shield are configured to slide against one another while maintaining electrical continuity when the movable housing moves in the front-rear or the left-right direction with respect to the stationary housing. |
| US10559920B1 |
Card edge connector having improved mating interface
A card edge connector includes a contact assembly received in a cavity of a housing having a card slot in a shroud configured to receive a card edge of a module circuit board of a pluggable module. The contact assembly has upper and lower contacts having mating ends. The card edge connector includes upper biasing members at a top wall of the shroud associated with corresponding upper contacts each having an outer biasing surface engaging the pluggable module when mated with the card edge connector and having an inner biasing surface engaging the contact assembly proximate to the corresponding upper contact. The upper biasing member is movable from a released position to a compressed position. The upper biasing member moves the upper contact from an unmated position to a mated position as the upper biasing member is moved from the released position to the compressed position. |
| US10559915B1 |
Ruggedized electrical receptacle
A ruggedized electrical receptacle that has a shell configured to receive an interface of a mating connector and a contact subassembly received in the shell. The contact subassembly includes a contact printed circuit board, interface contacts coupled to one face of the contact printed circuit board, termination contacts coupled to the other face thereof, and an overmold overmolded on the board. The overmold surrounds the contact printed circuit board such that free ends of the interface contacts are exposed and tail ends of the termination contacts are exposed. An internal sealing member is disposed between an outer surface of the overmold and the inner surface of the shell, thereby creating a seal therebetween. |
| US10559905B2 |
Flexible press fit pins for semiconductor packages and related methods
Implementations of pins for semiconductor packages may include: an upper contact portion having a contact surface configured to mechanically and electrically couple with a pin receiver; a lower portion having a vertical stop and at least two curved legs; a horizontal base coupled directly to the at least two curved legs and configured to be soldered to a substrate to mechanically and electrically couple the pin to the substrate, the horizontal base having an upper contact surface, and; a gap between a bottom contact surface of the vertical stop and the upper contact surface of the horizontal base; wherein the at least two curved legs are configured to flex to allow the bottom contact surface of the vertical stop to move toward the upper contact surface of the horizontal base in response to a pressure applied to the pin along a direction collinear with a longest length of the pin toward the upper contact surface, and; wherein the vertical stop is configured to stop movement of the pin when the bottom contact surface contacts the upper contact surface. |
| US10559903B2 |
Card edge connector equipped with solder balls on contacts
A card edge connector includes an insulative elongated housing, two rows of contacts disposed in the housing. The housing includes a pair of side walls extending along the longitudinal direction with a receiving slot therebetween in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The receiving slot is configured to receive a card type memory module. Each contact is equipped with the solder ball for surface mounting upon the printed circuit board. The contact includes a retaining section secured to the housing, a deflectable contacting section extending upwardly from the retaining section, and a tail section extending downwardly from the retaining section and including a connecting section and a solder pad. The solder pads of the contacts in a same row along the longitudinal direction are alternately arranged in opposite directions in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. |
| US10559902B2 |
Electrical connection management using a card
Disclosed aspects relate to connector structures and a card. A first connector structure is to join a first subset of a set of electrical connections. A second connector structure is to join a second subset of the set of electrical connections. The card manages the set of electrical connections and is located between the first and second connector structures to connect with the first and second connector structures. |
| US10559901B2 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector, configured to electrically connect to a chip module, includes: a body, used to carry upward the chip module, and provided with multiple accommodating holes; and a plurality of terminals, respectively correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating holes. Each terminal includes a base, a first arm and a second arm, the base is configured to be connected to a strip, the first arm is formed by extending upward from the base, and the second arm is formed by extending upward from the first arm and is configured to abut the chip module. One side of the first arm is formed by tearing from the strip, and two opposite sides of the second arm are both formed by blanking the strip. |
| US10559893B1 |
Pulse protection circuits to deter theft
Disclosed are various embodiments for preventing theft of energy transmitted as a guided surface wave along the surface of a terrestrial medium, by pulsing the transmitted energy and protecting authorized devices from the pulse. In one embodiment, a guided surface wave receive structure is configured to obtain electrical energy from a guided surface wave. An electrical load coupled to the guided surface wave receive structure. The electrical load is experienced as a load at an excitation source coupled to a guided surface waveguide probe that is generating the guided surface wave with an electrical field strength that may be selectively increased. A pulse protection circuit is employed to selectively protect the electrical load from an increase in electrical energy received by the guided surface wave receive structure when the electrical field strength is selectively increased, while unprotected circuits may be damaged or disrupted by the pulse. |
| US10559892B2 |
Methods, systems and devices for monitoring movement of rock in a mine
A method for monitoring depth of a cave front in a cave-type mine. The method includes: providing a stationary reader device and mobile marker devices, each of the marker devices adapted to (i) emit an electromagnetic signal, (ii) detect strength of the signal emitted by another of the marker devices, and (iii) wirelessly transmit information related to the detected signal via the other marker devices to the stationary reader device; drilling a hole into a rock region of a mine, installing the mobile marker devices at sequential known depths within the hole; monitoring the reader device to detect a decrease in the strength of a signal emitted by a first marker device by a second marker device; and in response to a decrease being detected by the second marker device, inferring the depth of the cave front to be between the known depths of the first and second marker devices. |
| US10559888B2 |
Satellite ground terminal utilizing frequency-selective surface diplexer
Systems and methods are provided for separating the uplink signal from the downlink signal in a satellite communication system. A communication terminal for satellite communications is provided, comprising a reflector having a prime focus; a first feed located at the prime focus of the reflector and in optical communication with the reflector; a frequency-selective surface module having a reflected focus and located at a point along a communication path between the main reflector and the first feed; and a second feed located at the reflected focus of the frequency-selective surface module and in optical communication with the frequency-selective surface module. |
| US10559887B2 |
Multiband wavelength selective structure
A wavelength selective structure for selectively reflecting or absorbing incident electromagnetic visible or infrared radiation. The wavelength selective structure includes a wavelength selective structure with a plurality of layers, including a compound layer forming a plurality of surface elements, an electrically isolating intermediate layer, wherein the compound layer is in contact with a first surface of the electrically isolating intermediate layer, and a continuous electrically conductive layer in contact with a second surface of the electrically isolating intermediate layer. The compound layer includes at least one metallic layer and at least one dielectric layer. The selective surface has at least one resonance band for selectively reflecting or absorbing visible or infrared radiation based on a resonant electromagnetic coupling between the plurality of surface elements and the continuous electrically conductive layer. |
| US10559884B2 |
Wideband RFID tag antenna
A radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna is disclosed. The RFID antenna may include: a substrate; a radiator disposed on the substrate, the radiator comprising a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor that perpendicularly intersect a straight edge of the radiator, the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor being symmetrical to each other with respect to a central point of the radiator; a loop disposed on the substrate; and a stub disposed on the substrate between the loop and the central point of the radiator. |
| US10559874B2 |
Electronic device including loop-shaped antenna
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a body which is made of a conductive material and has both ends curvedly extending to be adjacent to each other so as to have a loop shape; a communication module arranged on the body; a feeding line which extends from the communication module and is arranged to cross a gap between both ends of the body; and at least one connection terminal for connecting the feeding line to the body, wherein the body can receive a feeding signal from the communication module through the feeding line, and transmit/receive a wireless signal. The above-mentioned electronic device can be implemented variously according to embodiments. |
| US10559873B2 |
Electronic device including grip sensor and antenna
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a cover glass that exposes a portion of a display, and a rear housing. The rear housing includes a first conductive region, a second conductive region physically spaced from the first conductive region, and an insulating material interposed between the first conductive and the second conductive regions. The housing also includes a printed circuit board, a wireless communication circuit, a grip sensor circuit, and a connection member. The wireless communication circuit and the grip sensor circuit are electrically connected with the first conductive region. The connection member is interposed between the printed circuit board and the rear housing and electrically connects the first conductive region and the second conductive region. The wireless communication circuit is configured to feed the first conductive region; and transmit or receive a signal in a frequency band based on an electrical path. |
| US10559872B2 |
Coupling structures for electronic device housings
A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed. |
| US10559870B2 |
Antenna module
An antenna module connected to a system ground of an electronic device includes a substrate, a coaxial-transmission line, a first radiator and a second radiator. The coaxial-transmission line includes a power feed-in terminal and a ground terminal. The first radiator is electrically connected to the power feed-in terminal. The second radiator is electrically connected to the ground terminal. One side of the second radiator is connected to the system ground, and the second radiator includes a first terminal and a second terminal. An opening is formed between the first terminal and the second terminal, so that the second radiator be partially surrounding to the first radiator. The first radiator and the second radiator are coplanarly disposed on the substrate. |
| US10559869B2 |
Base station interface device of distributed antenna system
A base station interface device including an interface board, which is located in a housing and determines an upper portion of a first surface as a first mounting location and an upper portion of a second surface opposite to the first surface as a second mounting location, including a relay connector wherein one end is exposed to the upper portion of the first surface and the other end is exposed to the upper portion of the second surface; a base station signal matching unit mounted on the first mounting location and including a first connector coupled to the one end of the relay connector; and a base station signal processing unit mounted on the second mounting location and including a second connector coupled to the other end of the relay connector. |
| US10559866B2 |
Measuring operational parameters at the guided surface waveguide probe
Disclosed is an exemplary guided surface waveguide probe. In one embodiment, the guided surface waveguide probe comprises a charge terminal elevated to a height above the lossy conducting medium; a support structure that supports the charge terminal; an internal coil that is supported within the support structure and is coupled to an excitation source; a conductive tube having a first end conductively coupled to the at least one section of internal coil, wherein a second end of the conductive tube extends vertically towards and is electrically coupled to the charge terminal; at least one sensor electrically coupled to the charge terminal or the internal coil, wherein the at least one sensor measures an operational parameter of the guided surface waveguide probe; and a non-conductive channel connected to the at least one sensor by which data associated with the operational parameter is communicated. |
| US10559865B2 |
Band pass filter comprising sets of first and second dielectric resonators disposed within a housing, where the first and second dielectric resonators have an adjustable interval there between
A band pass filter suitable for varying the center frequency of the passband and a method for controlling the band pass filter are provided. A band pass filter of the present invention includes: two TE01δ-mode dielectric resonators (10) and (20) disposed so as to oppose to each other; and a housing (30) made of metal enclosing the two dielectric resonators (10) and (20). An opposing interval between two dielectric resonators (10) and (20) is variable. |
| US10559863B2 |
Dynamic metal-anode flow battery energy-storage system
A dynamic metal-anode flow battery energy-storage system includes a discharge module, a charging module, and a delivery device. The discharge module includes a plurality of discharge reactants to be oxidized to discharge electric energy. The charging module is electrically connected to the discharge module and includes at least one electrolysis device and at least one removal device. The electrolysis device includes a conductive member which is to be energized with electricity, such that a plurality of electrolysis products having the same material with the discharge reactants are adhered to a surface thereof. The removal device includes a scraper adapted to remove the adhered electrolysis products from the surface of the conductive member. The delivery device is adapted to deliver the electrolysis products into the first electrolyte as the discharge reactants, and deliver the discharged products into the second electrolyte as the electrolysis reactants. |
| US10559862B2 |
Method of forming a negative electrode for a lithium-ion cell
A method is provided for forming a negative electrode for a lithium-ion cell. The method include the steps of: carrying out first constant-current charging with a first charging current until a first half-cell potential with regard to a reference electrode is reached; carrying out first constant-voltage charging at the first half-cell potential with regard to the reference electrode until a second charging current is reached; carrying out AC voltage excitation or alternating current excitation over a frequency time period; carrying out second constant-current charging with a third charging current until a second half-cell potential with regard to the reference electrode is reached; and carrying out second constant-voltage charging at the second half-cell potential with regard to the reference electrode until a final charging current is reached or until a maximum constant-voltage charging duration is reached. |
| US10559859B2 |
Integrated circuit structure and a battery structure
According to various embodiments, an integrated circuit structure may include: an electronic circuit being arranged on a surface of a carrier; and a solid state electrolyte battery being at least partially arranged within the carrier, wherein at least a part of the solid state electrolyte battery being arranged within the carrier is overlapping with the electronic circuit along a direction parallel to the surface of the carrier. |
| US10559857B2 |
Separator comprising force-locked particles
A separator for an electrochemical cell, in particular a lithium cell, and a corresponding manufacturing method. In order to provide a separator having an elevated dendrite resistance, in particular ion-conducting, particles are introduced into pores of a polymer layer and frictionally retained between polymer walls delimiting pores. An electrochemical cell equipped therewith is also described. |
| US10559853B2 |
Fast charge apparatus for a battery
A fast charge system 20 including a fast charge composite 60 and a secondary battery 22 enables the secondary battery 22 to be charged in less time than is possible with traditional charging means. The fast charge composite 60 includes a separator 62 of cellulose wetted with a second electrolyte 64 that contains third ions 94 having a positive charge and fourth ions 96 having a negative charge and contacting the adjacent electrode 32, 46 of the secondary battery 22. A fast charge layer 30 of thermally expanded graphite is disposed adjacent and parallel to the separator 62. A second electrical power PFC, which may be greater than a maximum charging power PMAX transferred through traditional charging, is transferred as a function of a second voltage V2 applied between the fast charge layer 30 and the battery lead 34, 50 of the adjacent electrode 32, 46, which causes the third ions 94 and the fourth ions 96 to migrate through the separator 62 to cause the secondary battery 22 to become charged. |
| US10559850B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte compositions comprising cyclic sulfates
Described herein are electrolyte compositions containing an organic carbonate, a fluorinated solvent, a cyclic sulfate, and at least one electrolyte salt. The cyclic sulfate can be represented by the formula: wherein each A is independently a hydrogen or an optionally fluorinated vinyl, allyl, acetylenic, propargyl, or C1-C3 alkyl group. The electrolyte compositions are useful in electrochemical cells, such as lithium ion batteries. |
| US10559848B2 |
Secondary battery, composite electrolyte, battery pack, and vehicle
According to one embodiment, a composite electrolyte includes lithium-containing oxide particles and an electrolytic composition. The electrolytic composition includes lithium ions, an organic solvent and a polymer. A content of the lithium-containing oxide particles in the composite electrolyte falls within a range of from 90% by weight to 98% by weight. A specific surface area of the lithium-containing oxide particles falls within a range of 10 m2/g to 500 m2/g and is measured by a BET adsorption method using N2. |
| US10559847B2 |
Sodium ion solid-state conductors with sodium oxoferrate structure
A solid-state conductor with sodium oxoferrate structure is disclosed. The conductor may be used in battery applications where it is preferable to avoid the use of a liquid electrolyte. The conductor may be produced from an initial NaFeO2 chemical composition. So as to add defects and allow for sodium ion mobility, Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S can be added. For example, (1−x)(NaFeO2)+x(XO2) can be melted with the corresponding oxide XO2, where X is Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S, and x is between 0.1 and 0.5. These dopants generally preserve the crystallographic structure while decreasing the ion mobility barrier. |
| US10559846B2 |
Negative-electrode active material for non-aqueous secondary battery and non-aqueous secondary battery
A negative-electrode active material comprises a graphite including at least boron and fluorine. The fluorine is disposed at least on a surface of the graphite. A ratio R satisfies 0.5≤R≤1, where R=SBB/SB, and SB denotes a total peak area of a boron 1s spectrum of the graphite obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and SBB denotes a peak area of all spectra each having a peak in a binding energy range of not less than 184.0 eV and not more than 188.5 eV in the boron 1s spectrum. |
| US10559844B2 |
Clamping apparatus of battery cell comprising fixing jig employed with guide block for alignment of battery cell
The present disclosure provides a battery cell clamping device to fix and clamp two or more battery cells in a process of clamping and baking the battery cells arranged in one direction, including fixing jigs interposed between the battery cells, a pressure applying part configured to clamp a cell arrangement by applying a pressure with the fixing jigs interposed, and a base having a structure supporting the cell arrangement in a direction against the pressure applied from the pressure applying part in a state in which the cell arrangement is disposed on an upper surface of the base, wherein each of the fixing jigs is formed with guide blocks to align the battery cell at a fixed position on the jig in such a manner that the guide block abuts at least two side surfaces of the battery cell which are extended with respect to each other. |
| US10559838B2 |
Oxygen sensing device with capability of storing energy, releasing energy, generating specific gas and removing harmful gas
An oxygen sensing device with capability of storing energy and releasing energy including an oxygen sensing unit, a gas storing unit, and a control unit. The oxygen sensing unit includes a solid oxide electrolyte disposed between two conductive catalyst layers. The control unit includes a power source, a voltmeter, and a power output circuit. The power source provides electrical power to these conductive catalyst layers of the oxygen sensing unit to process a catalytic reaction and generate hydrocarbons for being stored in the gas storing unit. The voltmeter senses a voltage generated by the oxygen sensing unit when the oxygen sensing unit senses oxygen. The oxygen sensing unit makes the hydrocarbons stored in the gas storing unit and oxygen process a chemical reaction for generating electrical power to the power output circuit. The oxygen sensing unit uses the power source to generate hydrogen or syngas. |
| US10559837B2 |
Fluid control valve
A fluid control valve is connected to a wet gas flow passage in order to control a flow of a wet gas, and includes an introduction passage for introducing the wet gas into the fluid control valve, a filter including mesh for removing foreign matter contained in the wet gas flowing through the introduction passage, a discharge passage that includes a valve port disposed above the introduction passage and discharges the wet gas that has passed through the filter from the fluid control valve through the valve port, and a valve portion that opens and closes the valve port using a valve body. In this fluid control valve, the filter is disposed in a lowermost portion of the introduction passage. |
| US10559834B2 |
Separator for fuel cell
A separator for a fuel cell includes a plurality of channels formed in a reaction surface in the direction of gravity in order to permit reaction gas and generated water to flow therethrough. The fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and a gas diffusion layer (GDL). The channels have a wave shape in the reaction surface, and each of the channels includes curved portions and straight portions that are arranged alternately. |
| US10559831B1 |
Exothermically responsive cathodes and methods of production thereof
A method of producing electrodes includes selecting a palladium alloy, annealing the palladium alloy at a first temperature above 350° C., cold working the palladium alloy into a desired electrode shape, and annealing the palladium alloy at a second temperatures and for a time sufficient to produce a grain size between about 5 microns and about 100 microns. The method further includes etching the palladium alloy, rinsing the palladium alloy with at least one of water and heavy water, and storing the palladium alloy in an inert environment. |
| US10559830B2 |
Graphene foam-protected metal fluoride and metal chloride cathode active materials for lithium batteries
A lithium battery cathode layer comprising multiple particles or coating of a cathode active material and a solid graphene foam composed of multiple pores and pore walls, wherein (a) the pore walls contain a pristine graphene material having less than 0.01% by weight of non-carbon elements or a non-pristine graphene material having 0.01% to 5% by weight of non-carbon elements; (b) the cathode active material is selected from a metal fluoride or metal chloride, has a size from 1 nm to 10 μm, and is in an amount from 0.5% to 99% by weight based on the total weight of said graphene foam and the cathode active material combined; and (c) some of the multiple pores are lodged with the particles or coating of the cathode active material. |
| US10559828B2 |
Slurry for lithium ion secondary battery positive electrodes
A slurry for a lithium ion secondary battery positive electrodes contains a positive electrode active material, a binder, a conductive material, and an organic solvent. The binder contains a nitrile group-containing acrylic polymer and a fluorine-containing polymer; and the viscosity ratio ((viscosity at a shear rate of 2 sec−1)/(viscosity at a shear rate of 20 sec−1)) of this slurry as measured by a coaxial double cylinder viscometer is 1.0-2.5. Positive electrodes produced using the slurry have excellent weight accuracy, and lithium ion secondary batteries produced with positive electrodes produced from the slurry have a high capacity and excellent cycle characteristics at high potentials. The produced lithium ion secondary battery is flexible and free from the occurrence of cracks in an active material layer when bent. |
| US10559826B2 |
Multivalent metal ion battery having a cathode of recompressed graphite worms and manufacturing method
Provided is a multivalent metal-ion battery comprising an anode, a cathode, a porous separator electronically separating the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte in ionic contact with the anode and the cathode to support reversible deposition and dissolution of a multivalent metal, selected from Ni, Zn, Be, Mg, Ca, Ba, La, Ti, Ta, Zr, Nb, Mn, V, Co, Fe, Cd, Cr, Ga, In, or a combination thereof, at the anode, wherein the anode contains the multivalent metal or its alloy as an anode active material and the cathode comprises a cathode layer of an exfoliated graphite or carbon material recompressed to form an active layer that is oriented in such a manner that the active layer has a graphite edge plane in direct contact with the electrolyte and facing or contacting the separator. |
| US10559825B2 |
Positive electrode active material and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Provided are a positive electrode active material capable of suppressing the reduction in capacity of a battery and the generation of gas during storage at high temperature in a charged state and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode active material particle (20) includes a lithium transition metal oxide particle (21) containing a halogen atom and rare-earth compound particles (22) attached to the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide particle (21). The amount of the halogen atom present on the surface of the lithium transition metal oxide particle (21) is 5 mass percent or less of the total amount of the halogen atom contained in the lithium transition metal oxide particle (21). A rare-earth element making up the rare-earth compound particles (22) is one other than yttrium and scandium. |
| US10559824B2 |
Positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery including core containing lithium cobalt oxide and shell being deficient in lithium, and method of preparing the same
Provided is a positive electrode active material particle for a secondary battery, including a core part containing lithium cobalt oxide; and a shell part that is located on the surface of the core part and contains lithium-deficient cobalt oxide which is deficient in lithium because a molar ratio of lithium to cobalt is 0.9 or less. |
| US10559816B2 |
Surface-treated positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, method for preparing the same, and lithium secondary battery comprising the same
The present disclosure suppresses, by uniformly coating lithium transition metal composite oxide particles with LiwNbxOy (1≤w≤8, 1≤x≤13, 1≤y≤20), a direct contact between a positive electrode active material and a liquid electrolyte and thereby suppresses a side reaction between the positive electrode active material and the liquid electrolyte, and improves stability at high temperatures and high voltages, and in particular, is effective in enhancing battery performance by forming Li2O—Nb2O5 through reacting the coating layer with Li present on the surfaces of the lithium transition metal composite oxide particles. |
| US10559815B2 |
Method of producing multi-level graphene-protected cathode active material particles for battery applications
Provided is graphene-embraced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate comprises primary particle(s) of an anode active material and multiple sheets of a first graphene material overlapped together to embrace or encapsulate the primary particle(s) and wherein a single or a plurality of graphene-encapsulated primary particles, along with an optional conductive additive, are further embraced or encapsulated by multiple sheets of a second graphene material, wherein the first graphene and the second graphene material is each in an amount from 0.01% to 20% by weight and the optional conductive additive is in an amount from 0% to 50% by weight, all based on the total weight of the particulate. Also provided are an anode and a battery comprising multiple graphene-embraced particulates. |
| US10559811B2 |
Graphene-enhanced anode particulates for lithium ion batteries
A nano graphene-enhanced particulate for use as a lithium-ion battery anode active material, wherein the particulate is formed of a single sheet of graphene or a plurality of graphene sheets and a plurality of fine anode active material particles with a size smaller than 10 μm. The graphene sheets and the particles are mutually bonded or agglomerated into the particulate with at least a graphene sheet embracing the anode active material particles. The amount of graphene is at least 0.01% by weight and the amount of the anode active material is at least 0.1% by weight, all based on the total weight of the particulate. A lithium-ion battery having an anode containing these graphene-enhanced particulates exhibits a stable charge and discharge cycling response, a high specific capacity per unit mass, a high first-cycle efficiency, a high capacity per electrode volume, and a long cycle life. |
| US10559809B2 |
Power storage device
A first packaging material, a second packaging material, an electrode body having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are provided. A packaging member is formed having an electrode body chamber. A first inner conducting portion allows conduction to a first metal foil and a second inner conducting portion allows conduction to a second metal foil. In the electrode body chamber, electrode body is conducted to a first inner conducting portion in the positive electrode and the electrode body is conducted to a second inner conducting portion in the negative electrode. At least one of the pair of the first metal foil and the positive electrode current collector of the positive electrode and the pair of the second metal foil and the negative electrode current collector of the negative electrode is made of the same metal. |
| US10559808B2 |
Lithium secondary battery having improved safety by using bimetal tab
The present disclosure relates to a lithium secondary battery having improved safety. In the lithium secondary battery, the property of a bimetal bent in one direction at high temperature under an abnormal operating condition is used to cause a disconnection between an electrode tab and an electrode lead and to increase the internal resistance of a unit cell, thereby improving the safety of a lithium secondary battery. |
| US10559807B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes a protection circuit module for a plurality of battery cells arranged in parallel in a case. The protection circuit module includes a temperature sensor. An insertion area is at a location of the case corresponding to the temperature sensor and includes a removed part of the case. The temperature sensor extends through the insertion area to contact an outer surface of at least one of the battery cells. |
| US10559801B2 |
Nanostructured metal organic material electrode separators and methods therefor
Provided herein are nano structured electrode separators comprising metal organic materials capable of attaching to one or more electrodes and electrically insulating at least one electrode while allowing migration of ionic charge carriers through the nanostructured electrode separator. Methods of using such electrode separators include positioning a nanostructured electrode separator between two electrodes of an electrochemical cell. |
| US10559800B2 |
Electrode, secondary battery, battery pack, electric vehicle, electric power storage system, electric power tool, and electronic apparatus
A battery is provided. The battery includes a cathode; an anode; an interlayer provided between the cathode and the anode; wherein the interlayer includes an electrolytic solution, a polymer compound, and one or more of a polyphosphate salt, a melamine salt, a metal hydroxide, and a metal hydrate. |
| US10559796B2 |
Battery carrier for a vehicle
The disclosure relates to a battery carrier for accommodating at least one electric battery module in a vehicle. The battery carrier may include at least one first wall, at least one second wall arranged at an angle with respect to the first wall, wherein the second wall is joined to the first wall by a joining region, wherein an adhesive region is formed in the joining region, and the adhesive region is configured to condition the joining region for a materially bonded connection to a seal, and at least one seal materially bonded to the adhesive region in order to fluidically seal the joining region. |
| US10559791B2 |
Battery module
A battery module has a plurality of round cells of identical dimensions, nominal charge capacity and voltage. They are grouped into a series of round cell stacks which are arranged one behind the other in a row and which all consist of an identical plurality of round cells which lie in each round cell stack axis-parallel to the stack row direction, adjacent and atop each other, in identical position in the stack row direction. There are contact plates arranged between adjacent round cell stacks, which electrically connect the round cells of each round cell stack in parallel to the poles thereof situated in the stack row direction. All round cells are arranged in such a way that all identical electrical poles face in the same direction and form a plurality of aligned round cell rows. The contact plates have protrusions of identical dimensions, each contacting a pole of a round cell but which are not integrally connected to the pole, such that all round cell poles are contacted via one of the protrusions. The contact plates are electrically conductive on the protrusions and in flat sections between the protrusions. A pole plate contacts the end-side contact plate on each of the two ends of the round cell stack row, and said pole plates are thicker-walled relative to the contact plates. |
| US10559787B2 |
Electrolyte, battery, battery pack, electronic apparatus, electric vehicle, power storage apparatus, and power system
A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte includes an electrolyte solution containing a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and a compound having a predetermined structure. |
| US10559783B2 |
Display device and method of producing the same
The present disclosure relates to a display device and a method of producing the same. In an embodiment, the display device includes: a base substrate; a cover plate opposite to the base substrate; and a first frame sealant, the cover plate is bonded to the base substrate at least by the first frame sealant, at least one groove is provided in a bonding region of at least one of the base substrate and the cover plate, and at least a part of the first frame sealant is disposed in the groove. |
| US10559781B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of the same
A display device includes a display region arranged above a substrate, a first light emitting element emitting light of a first color, a second light emitting element emitting light of a second color, and a third light emitting element emitting light of a third color arranged in the display region, and a first optical path length adjustment film, a second optical path length adjustment film, and a third optical path length adjustment film in the display region. |
| US10559780B2 |
Electronic device including middle layer located between first base and second base and manufacturing method of the same
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first base, a second base, a middle layer including a metal layer located between the first base and the second base, and a circuit unit and a display element unit located above the second base. |
| US10559770B2 |
Photoelectric conversion element, imaging device, optical sensor and method of manufacturing photoelectric conversion element
To provide an organic photoelectric conversion element, imaging device, and optical sensor having low dark currents, and a method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element. Provided is a photoelectric conversion element, including: a first electrode; an organic photoelectric conversion layer disposed in a layer upper than the first electrode, the organic photoelectric conversion layer including one or two or more organic semiconductor materials; a buffer layer disposed in a layer upper than the organic photoelectric conversion layer, the buffer layer including an amorphous inorganic material and having an energy level of 7.7 to 8.0 eV and a difference in a HOMO energy level from the organic photoelectric conversion layer of 2 eV or more; and a second electrode disposed in a layer upper than the buffer layer. |
| US10559767B2 |
Flexible organic light emitting diode display device
A flexible organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is provided and includes a housing and an OLED display panel disposed in the housing. The housing comprises a substrate having at least one first bending section disposed in the middle of the substrate and the OLED display panel is disposed on the surface of the substrate. The beneficial effects are that the OLED display panel is supported and protected by disposing a housing which adapts to the OLED display panel before and after the OLED display panel is bent to prevent the OLED display panel from being extruded, thereby preventing damage to the OLED display panel. |
| US10559764B2 |
Fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound, organic thin film including compound and electronic device including organic thin film
A fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1A or 1B that has a compact planar structure in which eight or more rings are fused together. |
| US10559761B2 |
Light-emitting material, and organic electroluminescent device
To provide a light-emitting material containing a compound having a high excitation triplet level, particularly a host material of a light emitting layer, as a material for an organic electroluminescent device with high efficiency, and also to provide an organic electroluminescent device with high efficiency and high luminance by using the material. A light-emitting material containing a compound having a carbazole ring structure represented by the following general formula (1), and an organic electroluminescent device containing a pair of electrodes and one layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer intervening between the electrodes, the light emitting layer containing as a constitutional material thereof the light-emitting material. |
| US10559757B2 |
Host material for delayed fluorescent materials, organic light-emitting device and compound
A compound represented by (Tr)n-Z is useful as a host material for delayed fluorescent materials. Tr represents a substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenyl group, and plural Tr's existing in the general formula (1) may be the same as or different from each other. Z represents a carbonyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted, n-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group. n represents an integer of 2 to 6, but when Z is a carbonyl group, n is 2. |
| US10559748B2 |
Tunnel magnetic resistance element and method for manufacturing same
A tunnel magnetic resistance element includes the following, a fixed magnetic layer with a fixed direction of magnetization, a free magnetic layer in which the direction of magnetization changes, and an insulating layer which is positioned between the fixed magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer. The fixed magnetic layer, the free magnetic layer, and the insulating layer form a magnetic tunnel junction. A resistance of the insulating layer changes by a tunnel effect according to a difference in an angle between the direction of magnetization of the fixed magnetic layer and the direction of magnetization of the free magnetic layer. The free magnetic layer includes a ferromagnetic layer, a soft magnetic layer, and a magnetic bonding layer placed in between. Material of the magnetic bonding layer include Ru or Ta, and a layer thickness is 1.0 nm to 1.3 nm. |
| US10559747B1 |
Topological insulator-based high efficiency switching of magnetic unit, method and applications
A magneto-electronic device may include: a spin-orbit torque (SOT) generator layer; a magnetic memory layer; and/or sensing electrodes configured to measure a Hall effect of the magnetic memory layer. The SOT generator layer may include topological insulator material, and the magnetic memory layer may include ferromagnetic material with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. A magneto-electronic device may include: a spin-orbit torque (SOT) generator layer; a first magnetic memory layer on the SOT generator layer; an insulating layer on the first magnetic memory layer; and/or a second magnetic memory layer on the insulating layer. The SOT generator layer may include topological insulator material. The first magnetic memory layer and the second magnetic memory layer may include ferromagnetic material with either perpendicular magnetic anisotropy or in-plane magnetic anisotropy. |
| US10559745B2 |
Magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) having an oxide-based PMA-inducing layer and magnetic element including the same
Disclosed herein are a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a magnetic element including the same. The MTJ structure with PMA includes a substrate, a perpendicular magnetic anisotropic inducing layer configured to be disposed on the substrate and including an oxide-based material, a perpendicular antiferromagnetic layer configured to be disposed on the perpendicular magnetic anisotropic inducing layer and including an antiferromagnetic material, a first ferromagnetic layer configured to be disposed on the perpendicular antiferromagnetic layer and having PMA, a tunneling barrier layer configured to be disposed on the first ferromagnetic layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer configured to be disposed on the tunneling barrier layer and having PMA. Therefore, the perpendicular antiferromagnetic layer generates perpendicular coupling at an interface with the perpendicular magnetic anisotropic inducing layer such that perpendicular coupling is further generated between the perpendicular antiferromagnetic layer and the first ferromagnetic layer. |
| US10559744B2 |
Texture breaking layer to decouple bottom electrode from PMTJ device
An apparatus including an array of memory cells arranged in a grid defined by word lines and bit lines in a generally orthogonal orientation relative to one another, a memory cell including a resistive memory component and an access transistor, wherein the access transistor includes a diffusion region disposed at an acute angle relative to an associated word line. A method including etching a substrate to form a plurality of fins each including a body having a length dimension including a plurality of first junction regions and a plurality of second junction regions that are generally parallel to one another and offset by angled channel regions displacing in the length dimension an end of a first junction region from the beginning of a second junction region; removing the spacer material; and introducing a gate electrode on the channel region of each of the plurality of fins. |
| US10559743B2 |
Backside integration of RF filters for RF front end modules and design structure
A design structure for an integrated radio frequency (RF) filter on a backside of a semiconductor substrate includes: a device on a first side of a substrate; a radio frequency (RF) filter on a backside of the substrate; and at least one substrate conductor extending from the front side of the substrate to the backside of the substrate and electrically coupling the RF filter to the device. |
| US10559741B2 |
Method of providing protective cavity and integrated passive components in wafer level chip scale package using a carrier wafer
A wafer-level chip-scale package includes a body, a conductive via passing through the body, a contact bump formed at a lower portion of the body and in electrical connection with a lower end of the conductive via, a piezoelectric substrate directly bonded to an upper end of the conductive via, and a cavity defined between a portion of the body and the piezoelectric substrate. |
| US10559732B2 |
Surface-mounted light-emitting device and fabrication method thereof
A surface-mounted light-emitting device is fabricated by epitaxial growth: forming the LED epitaxial structure over a growth substrate through epitaxial growth; chip fabrication: determining P and N electrode regions and an isolating region over the LED epitaxial structure surface and fabricating the P and N electrode pads and the insulator over the P and N electrode regions and the isolating region, wherein the P and N electrode pads have sufficient thicknesses to support the LED epitaxial structure, and the insulator is formed between the P and N electrode pads to prevent the P and N electrode pads from a short circuit; removing the growth substrate and unitizing the LED epitaxial structure to form the chip; and SMT packaging: providing the supporting substrate and directly mounting the P and N electrode pads of the chip over the supporting substrate through SMT packaging to thereby form the surface-mounted LED light-emitting device. |
| US10559726B2 |
Layered structures and quantum dot sheets and electronic devices including the same
A layered structure having a first layer including a polymerization product of a monomer combination including a first monomer having at least two thiol groups at its terminal end and a second monomer having at least two carbon-carbon unsaturated bond-containing groups at its terminal end, wherein the first monomer includes a first thiol compound represented by Chemical Formula 1-1 including a thioglycolate moiety and a second thiol represented by Chemical Formula 1-2, and wherein the second monomer includes an ene compound represented by Chemical Formula 2: wherein in Chemical Formulae 1-1, 1-2, and 2, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification. |
| US10559725B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element having a peak emission wavelength of 410 nm to 440 nm and a phosphor member. The phosphor member includes a first phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 430 nm to 500 nm and containing an alkaline-earth phosphate, a second phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 440 nm to 550 nm and containing at least one of an alkaline-earth aluminate and a silicate containing Ca, Mg, and Cl, a third phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 500 nm to 600 nm and containing a rare-earth aluminate, a fourth phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 610 nm to 650 nm and containing a silicon nitride containing Al and at least one of Sr and Ca, and a fifth phosphor having a peak emission wavelength of 650 nm to 670 nm and containing a fluorogermanate. |
| US10559724B2 |
Light emitting device and method of manufacturing same
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a reflective member, and a covering member. The light emitting element includes a light extraction surface, an electrode-formed surface on a side opposite to the light extraction surface, lateral surfaces positioned between the light extraction surface and the electrode-formed surface, and a pair of electrodes on the electrode-formed surface. At least a part of the pair of the electrodes is exposed outside the light emitting device. The reflective member covers the lateral surfaces of the light emitting element while being in contact with at least a part of the light emitting element, the part of the pair of the electrodes being exposed from the reflective member. The covering member includes a lens portion on an upper surface thereof. The covering member covers the light emitting element and the reflective member while being in contact with the reflective member. |
| US10559723B2 |
Optical device
An example of an optical device of the present disclosure includes a substrate, an obverse-surface conductive layer, a reverse-surface conductive layer, a first conductive part, an optical element and a reflector. The first conductive part extends through the substrate and overlaps with a first obverse-surface conducting region of the obverse-surface conductive layer and the reverse-surface conductive layer as viewed in a thickness direction of the substrate. The reflector has an inner surface that surrounds the optical element as viewed in the thickness direction. The optical element is located on first obverse-surface conducting region, and the second obverse-surface conducting region is located between the first obverse-surface conducting region and the inner surface of the reflector as viewed in the thickness direction. A second obverse-surface conducting region of the obverse-surface conductive layer is spaced apart from the inner surface of the reflector as viewed in the thickness direction. |
| US10559719B2 |
Solid-state radiation transducer devices having at least partially transparent buried-contact elements, and associated systems and methods
Solid-state radiation transducer (SSRT) devices having buried contacts that are at least partially transparent and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An SSRT device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment can include a radiation transducer including a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material, and an active region between the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material. The SSRT device can further include first and second contacts electrically coupled to the first and second semiconductor materials, respectively. The second contact can include a plurality of buried-contact elements electrically coupled to the second semiconductor material. Individual buried-contact elements can have a transparent portion directly adjacent to the second semiconductor material. The second contact can further include a base portion extending between the buried-contact elements, such as a base portion that is least partially planar and reflective. |
| US10559714B2 |
Resonant cavity strained III-V photodetector and LED on silicon substrate
An optoelectronic device that includes a germanium containing buffer layer atop a silicon containing substrate, and a first distributed Bragg reflector stack of III-V semiconductor material layers on the buffer layer. The optoelectronic device further includes an active layer of III-V semiconductor material present on the first distributed Bragg reflector stack, wherein a difference in lattice dimension between the active layer and the first distributed brag reflector stack induces a strain in the active layer. A second distributed Bragg reflector stack of III-V semiconductor material layers having a may be present on the active layer. |
| US10559713B2 |
Multiple quantum well light-emitting device
A light-emitting device including a substrate, three-dimensional semiconductor elements resting on the substrate, at least one shell at least partially covering the lateral walls of the semiconductor element, the shell including an active area having multiple quantum wells, and an electrode at least partially covering the shell, at least a portion of the active area being sandwiched between the electrode and the lateral walls of the semiconductor element. The active area includes an alternation of first semiconductor layers mainly including a first element and a second element and of second semiconductor layers mainly including the first element and the second element and further including a third element. In at least three of the layers, the mass concentration of the third element increases in the portion of the active layer as the distance to the substrate decreases. |
| US10559708B2 |
Proximity sensing module with dual transmitters
A proximity sensing module with dual transmitters includes a circuit board, a package housing, a transmitter unit and a sensing assembly. The transmitter unit includes a first transmitter and a second transmitter. The first transmitter and the second transmitter are disposed on the circuit board. The sensing assembly includes a sensor disposed on the circuit board. The transmitter unit is shielded from the sensing assembly through the package housing. One of the first transmitter and the second transmitter is nearer to the sensing assembly than the other one is. |
| US10559706B2 |
Avalanche photodiode type structure and method of fabricating such a structure
A structure of the avalanche photodiode type includes a first P doped semiconducting zone, a second multiplication semiconducting zone adapted to supply a multiplication that is preponderant for electrons, a fourth P doped semiconducting “collection” zone. One of the first and second semiconducting zones forms the absorption zone. The structure also includes a third semiconducting zone formed between the second semiconducting zone and the fourth semiconducting zone. The third semiconducting zone has an electric field in operation capable of supplying an acceleration of electrons between the second semiconducting zone and the fourth semiconducting zone without multiplication of carriers by impact ionisation. |
| US10559701B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device is provide. The device includes a first n− type of layer, a second n− type of layer, and an n+ type of region sequentially disposed on a first surface of a substrate. A trench is disposed on a side surface of the second n− type of layer, a p type of region is disposed between the second n− type of layer and the trench, and a gate electrode is disposed on a bottom surface of the trench. A source electrode is disposed on the n+ type of region and a drain electrode is disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The second n− type of layer includes a first concentration layer, a second concentration layer, a third concentration layer, and a fourth concentration layer sequentially disposed on the first n− type of layer. |
| US10559700B2 |
Zero cost NVM cell using high voltage devices in analog process
A non-volatile memory cell and array structure is disclosed situated within a high voltage region of an integrated circuit. The cell utilizes capacitive coupling based on an overlap between a gate and a drift region to impart a programming voltage. Programming is effectuated using a drain extension which can act to inject hot electrons. The cell can be operated as a one-time programmable (OTP) or multiple-time programmable (MTP) device. The fabrication of the cell relies on processing steps associated with high voltage devices, thus avoiding the need for additional masks, manufacturing steps, etc. |
| US10559697B2 |
Semiconductor device, manufacturing method of the semiconductor device, or display device including the semiconductor device
The transistor includes a first gate electrode, a first insulating film over the first gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film, a source electrode over the oxide semiconductor film, a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film, a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, and a second gate electrode over the second insulating film. The first insulating film includes a first opening. A connection electrode electrically connected to the first gate electrode through the first opening is formed over the first insulating film. The second insulating film includes a second opening that reaches the connection electrode. The second gate electrode includes an oxide conductive film and a metal film over the oxide conductive film. The connection electrode and the second gate electrode are electrically connected to each other through the metal film. |
| US10559696B2 |
Hybrid CMOS device and manufacturing method thereof
The disclosure provides a hybrid CMOS device and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the hybrid CMOS device according to the disclosure uses a low-temperature polysilicon to prepare an active layer of a PMOS transistor, and simultaneously uses a metal oxide semiconductor to prepare an active layer of an NMOS transistor. The two types of semiconductor materials are used in combination to form a hybrid CMOS device. Compared with the existing method for producing an active layer of the PMOS transistor by using a two-dimensional carbon nanotransister material or an organic semiconductor material, the hybrid CMOS device obtained according to the disclosure has superior electrical properties. |
| US10559689B2 |
Crystallized silicon carbon replacement material for NMOS source/drain regions
Tensile strain is applied to a channel region of a transistor by depositing an amorphous SixGe1-x-yCy alloy in at least one of a source and a drain (S/D) region of the transistors. The amorphous SixGe1-x-yCy alloy is crystallized, thus reducing the unit volume of the alloy. This volume reduction in at least one of the source and the drain region applies strain to a connected channel region. This strain improves electron mobility in the channel. Dopant activation in the source and drain locations is recovered during conversion from amorphous to crystalline structure. Presence of high carbon concentrations reduces dopant diffusion from the source and drain locations into the channel region. The techniques may be employed with respect to both planar and non-planar (e.g., FinFET and nanowire) transistors. |
| US10559687B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device including a substrate; a first and second active region on the substrate; a first recess intersecting with the first active region; a second recess intersecting with the second active region; a gate spacer extending along sidewalls of the first and second recess; a first lower high-k dielectric film in the first recess and including a first high-k dielectric material in a first concentration and a second high-k dielectric material; a second lower high-k dielectric film in the second recess and including the first high-k dielectric material in a second concentration that is greater than the first concentration, and the second high-k dielectric material; a first metal-containing film on the first lower high-k dielectric film and including silicon in a third concentration; and a second metal-containing film on the second lower high-k dielectric film and including silicon in a fourth concentration that is smaller than the third concentration. |
| US10559686B2 |
Methods of forming gate contact over active region for vertical FinFET, and structures formed thereby
Methods of making a vertical FinFET device having an electrical path over a gate contact landing, and the resulting device including a substrate having a bottom S/D layer thereover and fins extending vertically therefrom; a bottom spacer layer over the bottom S/D layer; a HKMG layer over the bottom spacer layer; a top spacer layer over the HKMG layer; a top S/D layer on top of each fin; top S/D contacts formed over the top S/D layer; an upper ILD layer present in spaces around the top S/D contacts; an isolation dielectric within a portion of a recess of top S/D contacts located above adjacent fins; a gate contact landing within a remaining portion of the recess; a gate contact extending vertically from a bottom surface of the gate contact landing and contacting a portion of the HKMG layer; and an electrical path over at least the gate contact landing. |
| US10559683B2 |
Apparatus and methods to create a buffer to reduce leakage in microelectronic transistors
Transistor devices having a buffer between an active channel and a substrate, which may include the active channel comprising a low band-gap material on a sub-structure, e.g. a buffer, between the active channel and the substrate. The sub-structure may comprise a high band-gap material having a desired conduction band offset, such that leakage may be arrested without significant impact on electronic mobility within the active channel. In an embodiment, the active channel and the sub-structure may be formed in a narrow trench, such that defects due to lattice mismatch between the active channel and the sub-structure are terminated in the sub-structure. In a further embodiment, the sub-structure may be removed to form either a void between the active channel and the substrate, or an insulative material may be disposed between the active channel and the substrate, such that the void or the insulative material form an insulative buffer. |
| US10559682B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus and semiconductor apparatus manufacturing method
To provide a semiconductor apparatus including: a semiconductor substrate having a drift region; an emitter region provided inside the semiconductor substrate and above the drift region; a base region provided between the emitter and drift regions; an accumulation region provided between the base and drift regions; and a plurality of gate trench portions provided to penetrate the accumulation region from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. The base region has: a low concentration base region provided in contact with the gate trench portions; and a high concentration base region provided apart from the gate trench portions and having a doping concentration higher than the low concentration base region. The high concentration base region is provided below the emitter region, and a width of the high concentration base region in a depth direction of the semiconductor substrate is larger than 0.1 μm. |
| US10559681B2 |
High voltage lateral junction diode device
A lateral junction diode device includes a substrate having at least a semiconductor surface layer. A depletion-mode LDMOS device is in the semiconductor surface layer including a source, drain, and a gate above a gate dielectric, and a channel region under the gate on the gate dielectric. A drift region is between the channel region and the drain, wherein the drain also provides a cathode for the lateral junction diode device. An embedded diode includes a second cathode and an anode that is shared with the device. The embedded diode is junction isolated by an isolation region located between the anode and the source. The anode and isolation region are directly connected to the gate and the second cathode is directly connected to the source. |
| US10559679B2 |
Nitride semiconductor epitaxial substrate
There is provided a nitride semiconductor epitaxial substrate having a channel layer, a spacer layer, and an electron supply layer that are stacked in this order. The channel layer is GaN. The spacer layer is AlaGa1-aN (0 |
| US10559678B2 |
Cascode circuit having a gate of a low-side transistor coupled to a high-side transistor
In an aspect, a cascode circuit can include a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor. The source of the high-side transistor can be coupled to the drain of the low-side transistor; and the gate of the high-side transistor can be coupled to each of the source and the gate of the low-side transistor. In another aspect, an electronic device can include a high-side transistor, a low-side transistor, and a field electrode. The low-side transistor can include a drain region coupled to the source electrode of the high-side transistor. The field electrode can overlie and be capacitively coupled to a channel layer of the high-side transistor, wherein the field electrode is configured to be at a voltage between the voltages of the high-side and low-side power supply terminals. |
| US10559677B2 |
Method of fabricating an enhancement mode group III-nitride HEMT device and a group III-nitride structure fabricated therefrom
The disclosure relates to a method of fabricating an enhancement mode Group III-nitride HEMT device and a Group III-nitride structure fabricated therefrom. One example embodiment is a method for fabricating an enhancement mode Group III-nitride HEMT device. The method includes providing a structure. The structure includes a substrate having a main surface. The structure also includes a layer stack overlying the main surface. Each layer of the layer stack includes a Group III-nitride material. The structure further includes a capping layer on the layer stack. The method also includes forming a recessed gate region by removing, in a gate region, at least the capping layer by performing an etch process, thereby exposing a top surface of an upper layer of the layer stack. The method further includes forming a p-type doped GaN layer in the recessed gate region and on the capping layer by performing a non-selective deposition process. |
| US10559676B2 |
Vertical FET with differential top spacer
VTFET devices having a differential top spacer are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a VTFET device includes: patterning fins in a wafer including NFET and PFET fins; forming bottom source and drains at a base of the NFET/PFET fins; forming bottom spacers on the bottom source and drains; forming gate stacks alongside the NFET/PFET fins that include a same workfunction metal on top of a gate dielectric; annealing the gate stacks which generates oxygen vacancies in the gate dielectric; forming top spacers that include an oxide spacer layer in contact with only the gate stacks alongside the PFET fins, wherein the oxide spacer layer supplies oxygen filling the oxygen vacancies in the gate dielectric only in the gate stacks alongside the PFET fins; and forming top source and drains above the gate stacks at the tops of the NFET/PFET fins. A VTFET device is also provided. |
| US10559675B2 |
Stacked silicon nanotubes
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method that incorporates a germanium pull-out process to form semiconductor structures having stacked silicon nanotubes. In a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, a sacrificial layer is formed over a substrate. The sacrificial layer includes a first type of semiconductor material. A pull-out layer is formed on the sacrificial layer. The first type of semiconductor material from the sacrificial layer is removed to form a silicon-rich layer on a surface of the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer can be removed such that the silicon-rich layer defines a silicon nanotube. |
| US10559670B2 |
Nanosheet field effect transistors with partial inside spacers
A method of forming a nanosheet device, including forming a channel stack on a substrate, where the channel stack includes at least one nanosheet channel layer and at least one sacrificial release layer, forming a stack cover layer on at least a portion of the channel stack, forming a dummy gate on at least a portion of the stack cover layer, wherein at least a portion of the at least one nanosheet channel layer and at least one sacrificial release layer is exposed on opposite sides of the dummy gate, removing at least a portion of the at least one sacrificial release layer on each side of the dummy gate to form a sacrificial supporting rib, and forming an inner spacer layer on exposed portions of the at least one nanosheet channel layer and at least one sacrificial supporting rib. |
| US10559661B2 |
Transistor device and semiconductor layout structure including asymmetrical channel region
The present disclosure provides a transistor device and a semiconductor layout structure. The transistor device includes an active region disposed in a substrate, a gate structure disposed over the active region, and a source/drain region disposed at two opposite sides of the gate structure. The active region includes a first region including a first length, a second region including a second length less than the first length, and a third region between the first region and the second region. The gate structure includes a first portion extending in a first direction and a second portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first portion is disposed over at least the third region of the active region, and the second portion is disposed over at least a portion of the third region and a portion of the second region. |
| US10559660B2 |
Semiconductor device including metal-2 dimensional material-semiconductor contact
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a metal layer electrically contacting the semiconductor layer, and a two-dimensional material layer between the semiconductor layer and the metal layer and having a two-dimensional crystal structure. |
| US10559656B2 |
Wrap-all-around contact for nanosheet-FET and method of forming same
Described herein are nanosheet-FET structures having a wrap-all-around contact where the contact wraps entirely around the S/D epitaxy structure, thereby increasing contact area and ultimately allowing for improved S/D contact resistance. Other aspects described include nanosheet-FET structures having an air gap as a bottom isolation area to reduce parasitic S/D leakage to the substrate. |
| US10559654B2 |
Nanosheet isolation for bulk CMOS non-planar devices
A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a semiconductor substrate including a first device region and a second device region. First trench isolation structures surround the first and second device regions and extend below first and second pedestal portions of the semiconductor substrate. A first semiconductor material fin stack is located above the first pedestal portion of the semiconductor substrate, and a second semiconductor material fin stack is located above the second pedestal portion of the semiconductor substrate. Second trench isolation structures are located at ends of each first and second semiconductor material fin stacks. A portion of each second trench isolation structure is located directly between a bottommost surface of the first or second semiconductor material fin stack and the first or second pedestal portion of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US10559647B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
An organic light-emitting display apparatus and a manufacturing method thereof. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit arranged on the substrate, a dam unit arranged at a periphery of the display unit and on the substrate and an encapsulating layer to encapsulate the display unit, wherein the encapsulating layer includes an organic film covering the display unit, and an inorganic film covering the organic film and the dam unit, and wherein a hardness of the dam unit is lower than that of the inorganic film. According to this, lateral moisture-proof characteristics of the organic light-emitting display apparatus are improved. |
| US10559646B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display having barrier layer on auxiliary electrode
An organic light emitting diode display is disclosed. The organic light emitting diode display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a conductive filler layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes an auxiliary electrode, a first barrier disposed on the auxiliary electrode, a cathode physically divided by the first barrier and exposing at least a portion of the auxiliary electrode, and a protective layer disposed on the cathode, physically divided by the first barrier, and exposing at least a portion of the auxiliary electrode. The second substrate includes a spacer protruding toward the first substrate and disposed adjacent to the auxiliary electrode and a power line covering at least a portion of the spacer and supplied with a power voltage. |
| US10559644B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate having a pixel area with at least a first rounded corner portion and first to third non-pixel areas arranged sequentially along an outer circumference of the pixel area. An internal circuit in the first non-pixel area has a first end portion adjacent to the first rounded corner portion of the pixel area. The first end portion of the internal circuit is rounded in accordance with the first rounded corner portion. A plurality of routing wires are in the third non-pixel area below the pixel area. The routing wires extending to the pixel area via the second non-pixel area and the first non-pixel area. The routing wires include at least a first routing wire connected to the pixel area passing an area of the first end portion of the internal circuit. |
| US10559643B2 |
Display device including a preventing film formed in the terminal region
A display device, including a display region formed of a plurality of pixels, and a terminal region formed on an outer side of the display region, includes a terminal wiring formed in the terminal region, a pixel wiring formed in each of the plurality of pixels, an insulating film, which is formed in the terminal region on an upper layer of the terminal wiring, and is formed in the display region on an upper layer of the pixel wiring, and a preventing film formed in the terminal region on an upper layer of the insulating film. The terminal wiring is exposed in an electrical connection region of the terminal region. |
| US10559642B2 |
Organic light-emitting device having a fluoride and metal based intermediate layer and production method
An organic light-emitting device including: a substrate; an anode above the substrate; wiring above the substrate, spaced away from the anode in a direction parallel to a main surface of the substrate; a light-emitting layer above the anode, containing an organic light-emitting material; an intermediate layer on the light-emitting layer and the wiring, continuous over the light-emitting layer and the wiring and containing a fluoride of a first metal which is an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; an organic functional layer on the intermediate layer, continuous over the light-emitting layer and the wiring and made of an organic material having an electron transporting property or an electron injection property and doped with a second metal having a property of cleaving a bond between the first metal and fluorine in the fluoride; and a cathode on the organic functional layer, continuous over the light-emitting layer and the wiring. |
| US10559641B2 |
Multiple subthreshold swing circuit and application to displays and sensors
An apparatus includes a junction field-effect transistor (JFET) and a set of one or more serially-connected diodes. The JFET includes a first layer including silicon of a first conductivity type, a gate, and first and second terminals. The gate includes a second layer formed on the first layer and including intrinsic amorphous hydrogenated silicon, a third layer formed on the second layer and including amorphous hydrogenated silicon of a second conductivity type, and a conductive layer formed on the third layer. Each of the first and second terminals includes a fourth layer formed on the first layer, the fourth layer including crystalline hydrogenated silicon of the first conductivity type, and a conductive layer formed on the fourth layer. Each of the serially-connected diodes has first and second terminals, a first of the serially-connected diodes having the first terminal connected to the second terminal of the JFET. |
| US10559640B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display device
Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode display device capable of transmitting a sensing value through an EPI interface without a separate line B-LVDS including a display panel having a plurality of gate lines and data lines, a timing controller for controlling an operation timing of each pixel, a gate driver for driving gate lines, a data driver having a plurality of data driving ICs for driving data lines, and an EPI interface between the timing controller and each data driving ICs and for transmitting video/control data signal from the timing controller to each data driving IC, and transmitting a sensing value from the data driving IC to the timing controller. |
| US10559633B2 |
Flexible display screen and manufacturing method therefor
A flexible display screen and a method for manufacturing a flexible display screen are provided. The flexible display screen includes a flexible substrate, a thin-film transistor layer, an organic electroluminescent layer, and a flexible cover plate. The thin-film transistor layer is stacked on the flexible substrate and includes a driving section and a packaging section arranged around the driving section, where the packaging section is provided with at least one elongated groove, and at least two long protrusions corresponding to the groove. Two adjacent protrusions are located on both sides of the length direction of the groove. The organic electroluminescent layer is accordingly disposed on the driving section, and the flexible cover plate is stacked on a side of the organic electroluminescent layer that departs from the driving section and covers the organic electroluminescent layer and the packaging section. |
| US10559628B2 |
Solid-state image sensor, method of producing the same, and electronic apparatus
A solid-state image sensor includes a pixel formed, upon forming a structure where a photoelectric conversion layer is laminated on a wiring layer constituting a pixel circuit, by forming at least the photoelectric conversion layer and a wiring layer bonding layer on a different substrate from a semiconductor substrate in which the wiring layer is formed, and by bonding the wiring layer bonding film of the different substrate and the wiring layer of the semiconductor substrate together. |
| US10559625B1 |
RRAM cells in crossbar array architecture
A method is presented for forming vertical crossbar resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells. The method includes forming a substantially U-shaped bottom electrode over a substrate, filling the U-shaped bottom electrode with a first conductive material, capping the U-shaped bottom electrode with a dielectric cap, depositing a high-k material, and forming a top electrode such that active areas of the RRAM cells are vertically aligned and the U-shaped bottom electrode is shared between neighboring RRAM cells. |
| US10559624B2 |
Selector device having asymmetric conductance for memory applications
The present invention is directed to a memory cell that includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) memory element, which has a low resistance state and a high resistance state, and a two-terminal selector coupled to the MTJ memory element in series. The MTJ memory element includes a magnetic free layer and a magnetic reference layer with an insulating tunnel junction layer interposed therebetween. The two-terminal selector has an insulative state and a conductive state. The two-terminal selector in the conductive state has substantially lower resistance when switching the MTJ memory element from the low to high resistance state than from the high to low resistance state. The voltages applied to the memory cell to respectively switch the MTJ memory element from the low to high resistance state and from the high to low resistance state may be substantially same. |
| US10559623B2 |
Method for manufacturing image capturing device and image capturing device
An offset spacer film (OSS) is formed on a side wall surface of a gate electrode (NLGE, PLGE) to cover a region in which a photo diode (PD) is disposed. Next, an extension region (LNLD, LPLD) is formed using the offset spacer film and the like as an implantation mask. Next, process is provided to remove the offset spacer film covering the region in which the photo diode is disposed. Next, a sidewall insulating film (SWI) is formed on the side wall surface of the gate electrode. Next, a source-drain region (HPDF, LPDF, HNDF, LNDF) is formed using the sidewall insulating film and the like as an implantation mask. |
| US10559620B2 |
Solid-state imaging device with phase difference detection pixel and manufacturing method of the same, and electronic apparatus
There is provided a solid-state imaging device including: an imaging pixel including a photoelectric conversion unit which receives incident light; and a phase difference detection pixel including the photoelectric conversion unit and a light shielding unit which shields some of the light incident to the photoelectric conversion unit, in which the imaging pixel further includes a high refractive index film which is formed on the upper side of the photoelectric conversion unit, and the phase difference detection pixel further includes a low refractive index film which is formed on the upper side of the photoelectric conversion unit. |
| US10559615B2 |
Methods for high-dynamic-range color imaging
A method for manufacturing a high-dynamic-range color image sensor includes (a) depositing a color filter layer on a silicon substrate having a photosensitive pixel array with a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels, to form (i) a plurality of first color filters above a first subset of each of the plurality of first pixels and the plurality of second pixels and (ii) a plurality of second color filters above a second subset of each of the plurality of first pixels and the plurality of second pixels, wherein thickness of the second color filters exceeds thickness of the first color filters, and (b) depositing, on the color filter layer, a dynamic-range extending layer including grey filters above the second pixels to attenuate light propagating toward the second pixels, combined thickness of the color filter layer and the dynamic-range extending layer being uniform across the photosensitive pixel array. |
| US10559610B2 |
Imaging device and method of manufacturing imaging device
A method of manufacturing an imaging device, including a first buried diode including a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region and a second buried diode including a third semiconductor region and a fourth semiconductor region, includes implanting first impurity ions of a first conductivity type into a first region and a third region between the first region and a second region, and implanting second impurity ions of the first conductivity type into the second region and the third region, wherein the first semiconductor region is formed by implanting the first impurity ions, the third semiconductor region is formed by implanting the second impurity ions, and a fifth semiconductor region having a higher impurity concentration than the first and the second semiconductor regions is formed in the third region by implanting the first and second impurity ions. |
| US10559605B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and electronic device
To provide a circuit used for a shift register or the like. The basic configuration includes first to fourth transistors and four wirings. The power supply potential VDD is supplied to the first wiring and the power supply potential VSS is supplied to the second wiring. A binary digital signal is supplied to each of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. An H level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VDD, and an L level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VSS. There are four combinations of the potentials of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. Each of the first transistor to the fourth transistor can be turned off by any combination of the potentials. That is, since there is no transistor that is constantly on, deterioration of the characteristics of the transistors can be suppressed. |
| US10559594B2 |
Approach to the manufacturing of monolithic 3-dimensional high-rise integrated-circuits with vertically-stacked double-sided fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator transistors
A new architecture to fabricate high-rise fully monolithic three-dimensional Integrated-Circuits (3D-ICs) is described. It has the major advantage over all known prior arts in that it substantially reduces RC-delays and fully eliminates or very substantially reduces the large and bulky electrically conductive Through-Silicon-VIAS in a monolithic 3D integration. This enables the 3D-ICs to have faster operational speed with denser device integration. |
| US10559590B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor devices
A three-dimensional semiconductor device includes an upper structure on a lower structure, the upper structure including conductive patterns, a semiconductor pattern connected to the lower structure through the upper structure, and an insulating spacer between the semiconductor pattern and the upper structure, a bottom surface of the insulating spacer being positioned at a vertical level equivalent to or higher than an uppermost surface of the lower structure. |
| US10559588B2 |
Three-dimensional flat inverse NAND memory device and method of making the same
A three-dimensional memory device includes alternating stacks of insulating strips and electrically conductive strips laterally spaced apart among one another by line trenches and a two-dimensional array of memory stack structures and a two-dimensional array of dielectric pillar structures located in the line trenches. Each line trench is filled with laterally alternating sequence of memory stack structures and dielectric pillar structures. Each memory stack structure contains a vertical semiconductor channel, a pair of blocking dielectrics contacting outer sidewalls of the vertical semiconductor channel, a pair of charge storage layers contacting outer sidewalls of the pair of blocking dielectrics, and a pair of tunneling dielectrics contacting outer sidewalls of the pair of charge storage layers. |
| US10559587B2 |
Electronic device and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing an electronic device includes forming a first source layer including a trench, forming a first sacrificial layer in the trench, forming a first structure over the first source layer, wherein the first structure includes first material layers and second material layers which are alternately stacked over the each other, forming first openings passing through the first structure and extending to the first sacrificial layer, forming first channel layers in the first openings, forming a slit passing through the first structure and extending to the first sacrificial layer, forming a second opening by removing the first sacrificial layer through the slit, and forming a second source layer in the second opening, wherein the second source layer is coupled to the first channel layers. |
| US10559583B2 |
Memory device
A memory device includes gate electrode layers stacked on an upper surface of a substrate and each including a plurality of unit electrodes extending in a first direction, and a plurality of connecting electrodes connecting the unit electrodes to each other. The memory device also includes channel structures extending through the gate electrode layers in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate, first common source lines extending in the first direction and interposed between the unit electrodes, and second common source lines extending in the first direction between the first common source lines and each having a first line and a second line separated from each other in the first direction by the connecting electrodes. |
| US10559572B2 |
Vertical transistor contact for a memory cell with increased density
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for forming a contact for a transistor includes forming a first doped region over a semiconductor substrate. A second doped region is formed in portions of the first doped region in which portions the first doped region extends below the second doped region. A gate is formed alongside portions of a first fin. Portions of the second doped region and portions of the first doped region extending below the second doped region are removed. Portions of the gate are removed. A metal is deposited in the removed portion of the gate, the removed portion of second doped region, and the first doped region extending below the second doped region to create the contact. |
| US10559571B2 |
Methods of fabricating semiconductor memory devices
A method of fabricating a semiconductor memory device includes forming a bit line and a bit line capping pattern on the semiconductor substrate, forming a first spacer covering a sidewall of the bit line capping pattern and a sidewall of the bit line, forming a contact plug in contact with a sidewall of the first spacer and having a top surface that is lower than an upper end of the first spacer, removing an upper portion of the first spacer, forming a first sacrificial layer closing at least an entrance of the void, forming a second spacer covering the sidewall of the bit line capping pattern and having a bottom surface in contact with a top surface of the first spacer, and removing the first sacrificial layer. The bit line capping pattern is on the bit line. The contact plug includes a void exposed on the top surface. |
| US10559570B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, bit line structures, storage node contacts, and isolation structures. The bit line structures, the storage node contacts, and the isolation structures are disposed on the semiconductor substrate. Each bit line structure is elongated in a first direction, and the bit line structures are repeatedly disposed in a second direction. Each storage node contact and each isolation structure are disposed between two of the bit line structures adjacent to each other in the second direction. Each storage node contact is disposed between two of the isolation structures disposed adjacent to each other in the first direction. Each isolation structure includes at least one first portion elongated in the first direction and partially disposed between one of the bit line structures and one of the storage node contacts adjacent to the isolation structure in the second direction. |
| US10559568B1 |
Method for preparing semiconductor capacitor structure
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor capacitor structure. The semiconductor capacitor structure includes a substrate, a comb-like bottom electrode disposed over the substrate, a top electrode disposed over the comb-like bottom electrode, and a dielectric layer sandwiched between the top electrode and the comb-like bottom electrode. The comb-like bottom electrode includes a plurality of tooth portions parallel to the substrate and a supporting portion coupled to the plurality of tooth portions and perpendicular to the substrate. |
| US10559566B1 |
Reduction of multi-threshold voltage patterning damage in nanosheet device structure
Devices and methods are provided to fabricate nanosheet field-effect transistor devices having dummy nanosheet channel layers disposed above active nanosheet channel layers to protect the active nanosheet channel layers from oxidation during work function metal patterning processes that are implemented as part of a multi-threshold voltage process module. The dummy nanosheet channel layers have a reduced thickness so that the dummy nanosheet layers do not function as active channel layers of the nanosheet field-effect transistor devices. The dummy nanosheet channel layers serve as an oxygen infusion blocking layers to protect the active nanosheet channel layers from being infused with oxygen and oxidized by a directional plasma etch process performed during a work function metal patterning process. |
| US10559554B2 |
Method for fabricating LED module using transfer tape
Disclosed is a method for fabricating an LED module. The method includes: constructing a chip-on-carrier including a chip retainer having a horizontal bonding plane and a plurality of LED chips in which electrode pads are bonded to the bonding plane of the chip retainer; and transferring the plurality of LED chips in a predetermined arrangement from the chip retainer to a substrate by transfer printing. The transfer printing includes: primarily section-wise exposing a transfer tape to reduce the adhesive strength of the transfer tape such that bonding areas are formed at predetermined intervals on the transfer tape; and pressurizing the transfer tape against the LED chips on the chip retainer to attach the LED chips to the corresponding bonding areas of the transfer tape and detaching the electrode pads of the LED chips from the chip retainer to pick up the chips. |
| US10559549B2 |
Gallium liquid metal embrittlement for device rework
A method for removing an electrical component from a substrate where the component is coupled to the substrate by connection elements. The method includes disposing liquid gallium (Ga) at or near an edge of the component and dispersing the liquid Ga between the substrate and the component such that the liquid Ga contacts one or more of the connection elements. The method also includes maintaining the liquid Ga between the substrate, component and one or more of the connection elements for a prescribed time period and removing the component from the substrate by applying a mechanical force to the component. |
| US10559548B2 |
Anisotropic conductive bonding member, semiconductor device, semiconductor package and semiconductor device production method
An object of the present invention is to provide an anisotropic conductive bonding member capable of achieving excellent conduction reliability and insulation reliability, a semiconductor device using the same, a semiconductor package, and a semiconductor device production method. An anisotropic conductive bonding member of the present invention includes an insulating base which is made of an inorganic material, a plurality of conductive paths which are made of a conductive member, penetrate the insulating base in a thickness direction thereof, and are provided in a mutually insulated state, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer which is provided on a surface of the insulating base, in which each of the conductive paths has a protrusion protruding from the surface of the insulating base, the protrusion of each of the conductive paths is buried in the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and the pressure sensitive adhesive layer contains a polymer material and an antioxidant material. |
| US10559547B2 |
Semiconductor chip
A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate having a main surface, first and second electrodes, a first insulating layer, and first and second bumps. The first and second electrodes are formed above the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first insulating layer is formed above a first portion of the first electrode. The first bump is formed above a second portion of the first electrode and above the first insulating layer and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second bump is formed above the second electrode. The area of the second bump is larger than that of the first bump in a plan view of the main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first insulating layer adjusts the distance from the main surface of the semiconductor substrate to the top surface of the first bump in a direction normal to the main surface. |
| US10559546B2 |
Package on package structure and method for forming the same
Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor device package, which includes a substrate with a contact pad. A non-solder ball is coupled to the contact pad at a contact pad interface surface. A layer of solder is disposed over an outer surface of the non-solder ball, and has an inner surface and an outer surface which are generally concentric with the outer surface of the non-solder ball. An intermediate layer separates the non-solder ball and the layer of solder. The intermediate layer is distinct in composition from both the non-solder ball and the layer of solder. Sidewalls of the layer of solder are curved or sphere-like and terminate at a planar surface, which is disposed at a maximum height of the layer of solder as measured from the contact pad interface surface. |
| US10559541B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes: a connection member including a plurality of connection pads and a redistribution layer; a semiconductor chip disposed on the connection member; an encapsulant sealing the semiconductor chip; a passivation layer disposed on the connection member; a plurality of under bump metallurgy (UBM) pads disposed on the passivation layer; and a plurality of UBM vias connecting the plurality of UBM pads to the plurality of connection pads, respectively, wherein the plurality of UBM pads include a first UBM pad overlapped with the semiconductor chip in a stacking direction, and a second UBM pad located outside of the overlapped region, and the first connection pad has an area larger than an area of an associated first UBM pad while the associated first UBM pad is overlapped in the stacking direction, and has an area larger than an area of the second connection pad. |
| US10559539B2 |
Wafer level packages, semiconductor device units, and methods of fabricating the same
A wafer level package and or a semiconductor device unit may be provided. The wafer level package may include semiconductor chips disposed on an interconnection structure layer and laterally spaced apart from each other. The wafer level package may include a reinforcement zig attached to the semiconductor chips. The wafer level package may include a molded layer covering the semiconductor chips and embedding the reinforcement zig. Related methods are also provided. |
| US10559537B2 |
Wire bond wires for interference shielding
Apparatuses relating generally to a microelectronic package having protection from interference are disclosed. In an apparatus thereof, a substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface and has a ground plane. A first microelectronic device is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. Wire bond wires are coupled to the ground plane for conducting the interference thereto and extending away from the upper surface of the substrate. A first portion of the wire bond wires is positioned to provide a shielding region for the first microelectronic device with respect to the interference. A second portion of the wire bond wires is not positioned to provide the shielding region. A second microelectronic device is coupled to the substrate and located outside of the shielding region. A conductive surface is over the first portion of the wire bond wires for covering the shielding region. |
| US10559536B2 |
Multi-layer conductors for noise reduction in power electronics
A multi-layered conductor comprising one or more conductor layers of an electrically conductive material and one or more shielding layers of a soft magnetic material. The shielding layer can be coated onto the conductor layer and has a lower conductivity and a higher magnetic permeability than the electrically conductive material of conductor layers. The shielding layer can, at least when alternating current (AC) flows through the multi-layered conductor at relatively high frequencies, provide a separate power path for at least a portion of the high frequency AC current, as well as absorb at least a portion of the high frequency noises associated with that separated high frequency AC current. Additionally, the shielding layer can be separated from the conductor layer at an output end of the multi-layered conductor so that output ends of the shielding layer and conductor layer can be electrically connected to different electrical devices or components. |
| US10559534B2 |
Circuit substrate
A circuit substrate includes a dielectric layer, a first conductive structure and a second conductive structure. The first conductive structure includes a first conductive circuit and a first conductive via. The first conductive circuit is disposed on the dielectric layer. The first conductive via is disposed in the dielectric layer, and the first conductive circuit is connected to the first conductive via. The second conductive structure includes a second conductive circuit and a second conductive via. The second conductive circuit is disposed in the dielectric layer, the second conductive circuit and the first conductive circuit of the first conductive structure are arranged with an interval, and the second conductive via surrounds the first conductive via with an interval. The second conductive structure has an extending portion. The extending portion protrudes toward the first conductive via and does not contact the first conductive via. |
| US10559530B2 |
Forming dual metallization interconnect structures in single metallization level
Techniques are provided to fabricate metallic interconnect structures in a single metallization level, wherein different width metallic interconnect structures are formed of different metallic materials to eliminate or minimize void formation in the metallic interconnect structures. For example, a semiconductor device includes an insulating layer disposed on a substrate, and a first metallic line and a second metallic line formed in the insulating layer. The first metallic line has a first width, and the second metallic line has a second width which is greater than the first width. The first metallic line is formed of a first metallic material, and the second metallic line is formed of a second metallic material, which is different from the first metallic material. For example, the first metallic material is cobalt or ruthenium, and the second metallic material is copper. |
| US10559529B2 |
Pitch division patterning approaches with increased overlay margin for back end of line (BEOL) interconnect fabrication and structures resulting therefrom
Pitch division patterning approaches with increased overlay margin for back end of line (BEOL) interconnect fabrication, and the resulting structures, are described. In an example, a method includes forming a first plurality of conductive lines in a first sacrificial material formed above a substrate. The first plurality of conductive lines is formed along a direction of a BEOL metallization layer and is spaced apart by a pitch. The method also includes removing the first sacrificial material, forming a second sacrificial material adjacent to sidewalls of the first plurality of conductive lines, and then forming a second plurality of conductive lines adjacent the second sacrificial material. The second plurality of conductive lines is formed along the direction of the BEOL metallization layer, is spaced apart by the pitch, and is alternating with the first plurality of conductive lines. The method also includes removing the second sacrificial layer. |
| US10559524B1 |
2-step die attach for reduced pedestal size of laminate component packages
A packaged semiconductor device includes a leadframe (LF) having a plurality of laminate-supporting pedestals. A cured first die attach (DA) material is on an outer edge of the pedestals being an ultraviolet (UV)-curing DA material having a photoinitiator or a cured B-stage DA material. A cured thermally-curing DA material is on an area of the pedestals not occupied by the UV-curing DA material. A laminate component having bond pads on a top side is mounted top side up on the plurality of pedestals. |
| US10559519B2 |
Series circuit arrangement of power semiconductors
The present disclosure relates to semiconductors. Some embodiments may include a series circuit arrangement of power semiconductors comprising: cooling-water boxes arranged on the semiconductors and electrically connected to them; two cooling-water distributor lines; respective branchings on the cooling-water distributor lines for the cooling chambers; and a control electrode arranged on the cooling-water distributor lines. The cooling chambers are connected in parallel between the cooling-water distributor lines with respect to a cooling-water stream. The cooling chambers are connected to the branchings via a respective connecting line. For at least some of the cooling chambers, the branchings on the cooling-water distributor lines are arrayed relative to the position of the respective cooling chamber in offset manner in relation to a geometrically shortest possible link to the cooling-water distributor lines, so that a difference of potential between the cooling chambers and the branchings is minimized. |
| US10559518B2 |
Distribution and stabilization of fluid flow for interlayer chip cooling
A method of forming metallic pillars between a fluid inlet and outlet for two-phase fluid cooling. The method may include; forming an arrangement of metallic pillars between two structures, the metallic pillars are electrically connected to metallic connecting lines that run through each of the two structures, the arrangement of metallic pillars located between a fluid inlet and a fluid channel, the fluid channel having channel walls running between arrangements of the metallic pillars and a fluid outlet, whereby a fluid passes through the arrangement of metallic pillars to flow into the fluid channel. |
| US10559515B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a first electronic component, a substrate on which the first electronic component is mounted, which includes an additional region formed on one side of the first electronic component in a first direction for adding a second electronic component, and onto which cooling air flows, and a wall member partially surrounding the additional region, wherein the wall member includes one opening for allowing the air to flow over the additional region. |
| US10559513B2 |
Circuit board and packaged chip
A circuit board includes an upper circuit and a lower surface that are opposite to each other, a plurality of heat sink bonding pads, and a plurality of heat sink conductive pads. The heat sink bonding pads are disposed on the upper surface and electrically insulated from one another, and are used to electrically connect to a heat sink. The heat sink conductive pads are disposed on the lower surface, electrically insulated from one another, and electrically connected to the heat sink bonding pads, respectively. |
| US10559508B2 |
Method for manufacturing SiC substrate
A method for manufacturing an SiC substrate includes: performing a CMP treatment on an SiC substrate; after the CMP treatment, capturing an image of a surface of the SiC substrate to detect a scratch; determining the SiC substrate as a good article when a length L of the scratch having a contrast value equal to or larger than a threshold value is not more than π(D/2)2/A×F/100, wherein the scratch having the contrast value equal to or larger than the threshold value in the image serves as a starting point of an epitaxial defect, a diameter of the SiC substrate is represented by D, a length of a long side of a device chip to be formed on the SiC substrate is represented by A, and an allowable defective rate caused by scratches is represented by F. |
| US10559499B2 |
Semiconductor device, display system, and electronic device
A novel semiconductor device, a semiconductor device with low power consumption, a semiconductor device capable of displaying a high-quality image, or a semiconductor device with a small area is provided. The semiconductor device includes an image processing portion and a driver circuit. The image processing portion includes a processor and a correction circuit. The correction circuit includes a PLD. The correction circuit is capable of correcting data input from the processor using the PLD. The processor is capable of outputting data corrected by the correction circuit to the driver circuit as a video signal. The PLD is capable of executing first gamma correction by input of first configuration data. The PLD is capable of executing second gamma correction by input of second configuration data. The content of the first gamma correction is different from that of the second gamma correction. |
| US10559498B2 |
Location-specific laser annealing to improve interconnect microstructure
A method (and structure) includes performing an initial partial anneal of a metal interconnect overburden layer for semiconductor devices being fabricated on a chip on a semiconductor wafer. Orientation of an early recrystallizing grain at a specific location on a top surface of the metal overburden layer is determined, as implemented and controlled by a processor on a computer. A determination is made whether the orientation of the early recrystallizing grain is desirable or undesirable. |
| US10559497B2 |
Seamless tungsten fill by tungsten oxidation-reduction
Methods for filling a substrate feature with a seamless tungsten fill are described. The methods include depositing a tungsten film, oxidizing the tungsten film to a tungsten oxide pillar, reducing the tungsten oxide film to a seamless tungsten gapfill and optionally depositing additional tungsten on the tungsten gapfill. |
| US10559494B2 |
Microelectronic elements with post-assembly planarization
A microelectronic unit can include a carrier structure having a front surface, a rear surface remote from the front surface, and a recess having an opening at the front surface and an inner surface located below the front surface of the carrier structure. The microelectronic unit can also include a microelectronic element having a top surface adjacent the inner surface, a bottom surface remote from the top surface, and a plurality of contacts at the top surface. The microelectronic unit can also include terminals electrically connected with the contacts of the microelectronic element. The terminals can be electrically insulated from the carrier structure. The microelectronic unit can also include a dielectric region contacting at least the bottom surface of the microelectronic element. The dielectric region can define a planar surface located coplanar with or above the front surface of the carrier structure. |
| US10559493B1 |
Multifunction single via patterning
A method for semiconductor device fabrication includes forming storage elements on conductive structures. A cap layer is deposited over the storage elements and the conductive structures. An interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over the cap layer. Trenches are patterned in the ILD layer to expose a top portion of the storage elements. The storage elements where interlevel vias are to be formed is removed to expose the conductive structures therebelow to form via openings. A conductive material is deposited in the trenches and the via openings to concurrently make contact with the storage elements and form interlevel vias in the via openings. |
| US10559490B1 |
Dual-depth STI cavity extension and method of production thereof
A device including multiple depth STI regions with sidewall profiles, and method of production thereof Embodiments include a top region having a substantially vertical sidewall profile; and a bottom region having a width greater than or equal to the top region and a sidewall profile. |
| US10559489B2 |
Apparatus for manufacturing a display device and a manufacturing method thereof
An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a first jig including a first side, the first side having a concave groove for receiving a cover window, wherein the cover window includes a first planar portion, a first curved portion and a second curved portion, wherein the first and second curved portions are disposed at opposite ends of the first planar portion in a first direction, a second jig including a planar side for receiving a display panel, wherein when the second jig is moved in a second direction crossing the first direction with the display panel on the planar side, the display panel is disposed between the first and second curved portions of the cover window, and a pair of third jigs for supporting the first and second curved portions of the cover window. |
| US10559488B2 |
Two-level tape frame rinse assembly
A two-level tape frame rinse assembly is configured for grasping the substrate so as to create a gap between the substrate and a backside support plate that allows the backside of the wafer to be rinsed and spun dry after rinsing. |
| US10559484B2 |
Substrate storage container
[Problem] To reduce a sliding trace in a vicinity of a substrate end surface, while maintaining smooth vertical movement of a substrate in a groove of the holding section in a substrate storage container, said sliding trace being made with the holding section.[Solution] The present invention relates to a substrate storage container (1) that is provided with: a container main body (2), which stores a substrate (W), and which has at least one side open; and a removable cover body (3) capable of opening/closing an opening (5) of the container main body (2). In the substrate storage container (1), the inside of the container main body (2) is provided with a first holding section (12) having a first holding groove (12a) for holding a rear portion of the substrate (W), the inner side of the cover body (3) is provided with a second holding section (25) having a second holding groove (25a) for holding a front portion of the substrate (W), and at least the first holding groove (12a) of the first holding section (12) is configured from an alloy resin having a polycarbonate resin and a polybutylene terephthalate resin as main components. |
| US10559482B2 |
Heat treatment method of light irradiation type
In a state where nothing is held on a quartz susceptor provided in a chamber, a lower chamber window made of quartz is heated to and maintained at a stable temperature by light irradiation from a continuous lighting lamp. Then, immediately before a semiconductor wafer to be treated is transferred into the chamber, an object to be heated that absorbs infrared light is held on the susceptor, and the object to be heated is heated by light irradiation from the continuous lighting lamp. The susceptor is preliminary heated to a stable temperature by the heated object to be heated. The lower chamber window and the susceptor are each heated to the stable temperature when a semiconductor wafer to be treated first is transferred into the chamber, so that temperature histories of all semiconductor wafers constituting one lot can be made uniform. This enables dummy running, before a semiconductor wafer to be treated first is transferred, to be eliminated. |
| US10559480B2 |
Substrate treatment apparatus and substrate treatment method
A substrate treatment apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a first tank that stores treatment liquid for treating a substrate and a first path that returns the treatment liquid, which has spilled over from an upper part of the first tank, to a lower part of the first tank. A second path that branches from the first path, a measurement tank that stores the treatment liquid, which has flowed in from the second path, and a pressure measurement part that measures the pressure of the treatment liquid at a predetermined depth in the measurement tank in a state in which the treatment liquid spills over from an upper part of the measurement tank are provided. Therefore, techniques for highly precisely measuring the pressure of the treatment liquid used in treatment of substrates can be provided. |
| US10559476B2 |
Method and structure for a 3D wire block
The present invention provides for a structure and a mechanism by which by utilizing additive manufacturing processes electrical connections are created that connect the top and bottom of a block in a customizable pattern. Specifically connection points can be created on the surface of the block and route them to alternate locations transforming the original pattern to a smaller, larger, or alternate pattern. |
| US10559475B2 |
Control of directionality in atomic layer etching
A method for performing atomic layer etching (ALE) on a substrate is provided, including the following operations: performing a surface modification operation on a substrate surface, the surface modification operation configured to convert at least one monolayer of the substrate surface to a modified layer, wherein a bias voltage is applied during the surface modification operation, the bias voltage configured to control a depth of the substrate surface that is converted by the surface modification operation; performing a removal operation on the substrate surface, the removal operation configured to remove at least a portion of the modified layer from the substrate surface, wherein removing the portion of the modified layer includes applying thermal energy to effect desorption of the portion of the modified layer. A plasma treatment can be performed to remove residues from the substrate surface following the removal operation. |
| US10559469B2 |
Dual pocket approach in PFETs with embedded SI-GE source/drain
A p-type metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (PFET) includes a p-type silicon substrate and an n-type well formed in the p-type silicon substrate. The PFET also comprises a p-type source formed in the n-type well, a p-type drain formed in the n-type well, and dual pockets implanted in the n-type well and coupled to the source and drain. The dual pockets comprise a first pocket with first arsenic n-type dopants and a second pocket with second arsenic n-type dopants. |
| US10559468B2 |
Capped ALD films for doping fin-shaped channel regions of 3-D IC transistors
Disclosed herein are methods of doping a fin-shaped channel region of a partially fabricated 3-D transistor on a semiconductor substrate. The methods may include forming a multi-layer dopant-containing film on the substrate, forming a capping film comprising a silicon carbide material, a silicon carbonitride material, silicon oxycarbide material, silicon carbon-oxynitride, or a combination thereof, the capping film located such that the multi-layer dopant-containing film is located in between the substrate and the capping film, and driving dopant from the dopant-containing film into the fin-shaped channel region. Multiple dopant-containing layers of the film may be formed by an atomic layer deposition process which includes adsorbing a dopant-containing film precursor such that it forms an adsorption-limited layer on the substrate and reacting adsorbed dopant-containing film precursor. Also disclosed herein are multi-station substrate processing apparatuses for doping the fin-shaped channel regions of partially fabricated 3-D transistors. |
| US10559465B2 |
Pre-treatment approach to improve continuity of ultra-thin amorphous silicon film on silicon oxide
In one implementation, a method of forming an amorphous silicon layer on a substrate in a processing chamber is provided. The method comprises depositing a predetermined thickness of a sacrificial dielectric layer over a substrate. The method further comprises forming patterned features on the substrate by removing portions of the sacrificial dielectric layer to expose an upper surface of the substrate. The method further comprises performing a plasma treatment to the patterned features. The method further comprises depositing an amorphous silicon layer on the patterned features and the exposed upper surface of the substrate. The method further comprises selectively removing the amorphous silicon layer from an upper surface of the patterned features and the upper surface of the substrate using an anisotropic etching process to provide the patterned features filled within sidewall spacers formed from the amorphous silicon layer. |
| US10559464B2 |
Method for manufacturing photoelectric conversion device
A method for manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device comprising the steps of fixing a first substrate including a semiconductor layer provided with a photoelectric conversion element, to a second substrate, thinning the first substrate fixed to the second substrate, from the opposite side of the first substrate from the second substrate, fixing the first substrate to a third substrate provided with a semiconductor element such that the third substrate is located on the opposite side of the first substrate from the second substrate, and removing the second substrate after the step of fixing the first substrate to the third substrate. |
| US10559461B2 |
Selective deposition with atomic layer etch reset
Methods are provided for conducting a deposition on a semiconductor substrate by selectively depositing a material on the substrate. The substrate has a plurality of substrate materials, each with a different nucleation delay corresponding to the material deposited thereon. Specifically, the nucleation delay associated with a first substrate material on which deposition is intended is less than the nucleation delay associated with a second substrate material on which deposition is not intended according to a nucleation delay differential, which degrades as deposition proceeds. A portion of the deposited material is etched to reestablish the nucleation delay differential between the first and the second substrate materials. The material is further selectively deposited on the substrate. |
| US10559460B2 |
Film forming apparatus and film forming method
There is provided a film forming apparatus for forming a silicon nitride film on a substrate by having a precursor gas containing silicon to react with a reaction gas containing nitrogen, including: a processing container configured to form a vacuum atmosphere; a substrate mounting part installed in the processing container; a precursor gas supply part configured to supply a precursor gas into the processing container; a reaction gas supply part configured to supply a reaction gas containing nitrogen into the processing container; and an ultraviolet irradiating part configured to excite the reaction gas before the reaction gas reacts with the precursor gas, wherein a substrate on the substrate mounting part is not irradiated with an ultraviolet ray emitted from the ultraviolet irradiating part. |
| US10559457B2 |
Mass spectrometer, system comprising the same, and methods for determining isotopic anatomy of compounds
A first mass spectrometer includes a first introduction device configured to select between a reference material and a first portion of an analyte and introduce the selected one of the reference material or the first portion of the analyte to an ion source, the first mass spectrometer being configured to provide third molecular analyte ions to a detector at a first mass resolution of about 30,000 or greater. A system includes the first mass spectrometer and a second mass spectrometer. A method for determining the isotopic composition of an analyte in a sample includes converting a first portion of the analyte to first molecular analyte ions, filtering out second molecular analyte ions, filtering out third molecular analyte ions, detecting two or more of the third molecular analyte ions at a mass resolution of about 30,000 or greater to determine the isotopic composition of at least a portion of the analyte. |
| US10559456B2 |
Systems and methods for analyzing an extracted sample using an immiscible extraction solvent
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for analyzing an extracted sample using an immiscible extraction solvent. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for analyzing an analyte in a sample. The system includes an ionization probe and a mass spectrometer. The ionization probe includes a hollow body that optionally includes a distal tip. The hollow body is configured such that there is no substrate within the body and no electrode disposed on a surface of the body. An electrode is at least partially disposed within the hollow body. |
| US10559454B2 |
Device for manipulating charged particles
The present invention is concerned with a device for charged particle transportation and manipulation. Embodiments provide a capability of combining positively and negatively charged particles in a single transported packet. Embodiments contain an aggregate of electrodes arranged to form a channel for transportation of charged particles, as well as a source of power supply that provides supply voltage to be applied to the electrodes, the voltage to ensure creation, inside the said channel, of a non-uniform high-frequency electric field, the pseudopotential of which field has one or more local extrema along the length of the channel used for charged particle transportation, at least, within a certain interval of time, whereas, at least one of the said extrema of the pseudopotential is transposed with time, at least within a certain interval of time, at least within a part of the length of the channel used for charged particle transportation. |
| US10559449B2 |
Stable support films for electron microscopy
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to arrangements including electron microscopy grids. In one aspect an arrangement includes an electron microscopy grid. The electron microscopy grid comprises a first surface and a second surface, with the first surface having a holey carbon film disposed thereon. A plurality of lipid molecules are disposed in a hole in the holey carbon film. Each lipid molecule of the plurality of lipid molecules has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail. A biotin-binding protein is attached to the hydrophilic heads of the plurality of lipid molecules. The biotin-binding protein is crystalline. |
| US10559447B2 |
Charged particle beam device with transient signal correction during beam blanking
A charged particle apparatus including a charged particle source unit; a blanking electrode unit that blanks a charged particle beam launched from the charged particle source unit; a deflecting electrode unit that deflects the charged particle beam; an objective lens unit that converges the charged particle beam deflected by the deflecting electrode unit and radiates the charged particle beam to a surface of a sample; a secondary charged particle detection unit that detects a secondary charged particle generated from the sample; a signal processing unit that processes a signal obtained by detecting the secondary charged particle; and a control unit that corrects a transient signal when the blanking of the charged particle beam is turned off by the blanking electrode, such that an image with no distortion can be obtained even when the blanking electrode is operated to turn on and off at a high speed. |
| US10559445B2 |
Photoelectric surface, photoelectric conversion tube, image intensifier, and photomultiplier tube
The present invention improves sensitivity of the ultraviolet band of a photoelectric surface. A photoelectric surface includes a window material that transmits ultraviolet rays, a conductive film that is formed on the window material and has conductivity, an intermediate film 4 that is formed on the conductive film and is formed of MgF2, and a photoelectric conversion film that is formed on the intermediate film 4 and is formed of CsTe. Since the photoelectric surface includes the intermediate film 4 formed of MgF2, the sensitivity of the ultraviolet band is improved. |
| US10559438B2 |
Toggle switch actuating mechanism
A toggle switch comprises a housing, a plurality of switches disposed within the housing, an actuating lever coupled to a pivot pin, and an actuator assembly coupled to the actuating lever. The actuating lever extends into the housing. The actuator assembly comprises an actuation pin coupled to the actuating lever, and a spring disposed about the actuating lever. The actuation pin is configured to actuate one or more of the plurality of switches, and the spring is configured to bias a cam follower into engagement with a cam profile on a bracket and bias the actuating lever into an actuation position. |
| US10559435B2 |
Switch
A highly durable, quiet switch includes a housing, a stationary contact terminal including a fixed portion, a moving contact terminal, a moving contact unit including a body, a moving portion, and an urging member and connected to the moving contact terminal, an operating unit, a first elastic unit that comes in contact with the moving contact unit and elastically deforms when the moving portion moves away from the fixed portion, and a second elastic unit including a contact point between the moving portion and the fixed portion facing the moving portion to come in contact with the moving portion. The second elastic unit elastically deforms and electrically connects the stationary and moving contact terminals when the moving portion moves toward the fixed portion and comes in contact with the contact point. |
| US10559434B2 |
Control circuit for electric leakage circuit breaker
A control circuit for an electric leakage circuit breaker, capable of preventing an error in determining an electric leakage generation due to an offset voltage of an input amplifier, including, a zero phase current transformer configured to detect a zero phase current on a circuit as a leakage detection signal, a filter circuit section configured to remove a high frequency noise included in the leakage detection signal, an input amplifier configured to a voltage formed by a current of the leakage detection signal and an impedance of the filter circuit section, and includes a pair of transistors, a base current generator commonly connected to the bases of the pair of transistors and configured to supply the same amount of base current to the pair of transistors, and a trip determination circuit section configured to determine whether to output a trip control signal. |
| US10559429B2 |
Photosensitive organic capacitor
The present disclosure relates to a photosensitive organic capacitor whose capacitance efficiency is increased if light is applied to the photosensitive organic capacitor, and the photosensitive organic capacitor includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate that are spaced apart by a certain interval, an upper electrode and a lower electrode that are attached to each opposing side of the upper substrate and lower substrate, an active layer that is formed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and an upper polarization-inducing layer and a lower polarization-inducing layer that are formed between the upper electrode and the active layer and between the lower electrode and the active layer, and that induce the polarization of charges within the active layer if light is applied to the photosensitive organic capacitor. |
| US10559428B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic component and method of manufacturing the same
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including dielectric layers and internal electrodes; and external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the ceramic body, wherein the external electrodes include seed layers disposed on at least one surface of the ceramic body in a thickness direction, first electrode layers electrically connected to the internal electrodes and the seed layers, and plating layers disposed on the seed layers and the first electrode layers, respectively, and 0.8≤T2/T1≤1.2, where T1 is a thickness of each of the first electrode layers in a central region of the ceramic body in the thickness direction, and T2 is a thickness of each of the first electrode layers at a point at which an outermost internal electrode, among the internal electrodes, is positioned. |
| US10559423B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic device
A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a laminated body having alternately laminated internal electrode layers and dielectric layers. The dielectric layer has a thickness of 0.5 μm or less. The internal electrode layers contain ceramic particles. A content ratio of the ceramic particles contained in the internal electrode layer is 2 to 15% by representation of cross sectional area. |
| US10559422B2 |
Electronic device and method for fabricating the same using treatment with nitrogen and hydrogen
A method for fabricating an electronic device including a semiconductor memory includes: forming a variable resistance element over a substrate, the variable resistance element including a metal-containing layer and an MTJ (Magnetic Tunnel Junction) structure which is located over the metal-containing layer and includes a free layer having a variable magnetization direction, a pinned layer having a fixed magnetization direction and a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer; forming an initial spacer containing a metal over the variable resistance element; performing an oxidation process to transform the initial spacer into a middle spacer including an insulating metal oxide; and performing a treatment using a gas or plasma including nitrogen and hydrogen to transform the middle spacer produced by the oxidation process into a final spacer including an insulating metal nitride or an insulating metal oxynitride. |
| US10559421B2 |
Step-up bipolar transformer rectifier without common mode ripple
A multi-phase transformer. The multi-phase transformer includes a single rectifier; and a plurality of groups of windings connected to the single rectifier. Each one of the plurality of groups of windings comprises: a corresponding plurality of primary windings having a first output voltage; a corresponding plurality of secondary windings having a second output voltage; and a corresponding plurality of tertiary windings having a third output voltage that is higher than the second output voltage. |
| US10559420B2 |
Transformer and method for retrofitting a transformer
A transformer having a magnetic core which includes at least one leg with a winding arrangement and a yoke, wherein a compensation winding arrangement is provided to compensate for a unidirectional flux fraction that flows in the at least one leg, and the compensation winding arrangement is arranged on the yoke. |
| US10559419B2 |
Inductor arrangement
An inductor arrangement has a first inductor structure having one or more inductors at least partially on a first layer and a second inductor structure having one or more inductors at least partially on a second layer. The inductors are arranged such that currents induced by an external magnetic field are substantially cancelled in at least one of the first inductor structure and the second inductor structure. The, or each, inductor of the second inductor structure overlaps, at least partially, the, or each, inductor of the first inductor structure. An oscillator circuit having an inductor arrangement is also presented. |
| US10559418B2 |
Inverter structure and method for assembling the same
A method of assembling an inverter structure (1) includes: winding a coil set (12) around a bobbin (11), the bobbin (11) including a first side (11a) and a second side (11b) opposite to each other; inserting a first core pillar (21) of a first iron core (20) into a through hole (110) of the bobbin (11); sequentially placing a first insulation body (30), a middle iron core (40) and a second insulation body (50) into the through hole (110) from a second side (11b) of the bobbin (11); and inserting a second core pillar (61) of a second iron core (60) into the through hole (110) from the second side (11b) of the bobbin (11) and arranging the second core pillar (61) to be in contact with the second insulation body (50). |
| US10559415B2 |
Common mode filter capable of balancing induced inductance and distributed capacitance
A common mode filter includes an inner coil and an outer coil. The inner coil is formed of an inner wire and includes a plurality of inner turns. The outer coil is formed of an outer wire and includes a plurality of outer turns and at least one cross turn. A sum of the plurality of outer turns and the at least one cross turn is equal to a number of the plurality of inner turns, and the at least one cross turn comprises a N-th turn of the outer coil wound across a (N−1)th turn of the outer coil, and adjacent to two of the plurality of turns of the outer coil. |
| US10559412B2 |
Magnetoresistance effect device
At least one magnetoresistance effect element and a magnetic field applying unit to apply a magnetic field to the magnetoresistance effect element, the magnetic field applying unit includes a first ferromagnetic material having a portion protruding to the magnetoresistance effect element side in a stacking direction of the magnetoresistance effect element, a second ferromagnetic material sandwiching the magnetoresistance effect element with the first ferromagnetic material, and a coil wound around the first ferromagnetic material, a first magnetization free layer of the magnetoresistance effect element has a portion free of overlapping with at least one of a second surface of the protruding portion on the magnetoresistance effect element side and a third surface of the second ferromagnetic material on the magnetoresistance effect when viewed in the stacking direction, and a center of gravity of the first magnetization free layer, positioned in a region connecting the second surface and the third surface. |
| US10559410B2 |
Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and transformer iron core using same
A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet subjected to magnetic domain refining by linearly introducing strains in a direction intersecting a rolling direction of the steel sheet repeatedly with intervals in the rolling direction, wherein if a repeating interval of the strains in the rolling direction is d (mm) and, when the steel sheet is placed on a flat surface, a mean value of difference between a height from the flat surface in linear strain-introduced areas of a steel sheet surface and a height from the flat surface in intermediate points between adjacent linear strain-introduced areas is h (mm), then the ratio h/d of the h to the d is 0.0025 or more and 0.015 or less. |
| US10559409B2 |
Process for manufacturing a leadless feedthrough for an active implantable medical device
A method for manufacturing a feedthrough dielectric body for an active implantable medical device includes the steps of first forming a ceramic reinforced metal composite (CRMC) paste by mixing platinum with a ceramic material to form a CRMC material, subjecting the CRMC material to a first sintering step to thereby form a sintered CRMC material, ball-milling or grinding the sintered CRMC material to form a powdered CRMC material; and then mixing the powdered CRMC material with a solvent to form the CRMC paste. The method further includes forming an alumina ceramic body in a green state, forming at least one via hole through the alumina ceramic body, filling the via hole with the CRMC paste, drying the ceramic body including the CRMC paste to form a first CRMC material filling the via hole, forming a second via hole through the first CRMC material, providing a metal core in the second via hole, and subjecting the ceramic body including the first CRMC material and the metal core to a second sintering step to thereby form the dielectric body. The dielectric body is then sealed in a ferrule opening to form a feedthrough. |
| US10559405B2 |
Cable configured to reduce a radiated electromagnetic field
A transmission cable to reduce radiated electromagnetic radiation includes a first conductor with current flowing in a positive direction, a second conductor with a current flowing in a negative direction, where the negative direction is opposite the positive direction and the current in the first conductor equal to the current in the second conductor, a third conductor with current flowing in the positive direction and a fourth conductor with a current flowing in the negative direction. The current in the third conductor is equal to the current in the fourth conductor. The first conductor, the second conductor, the third conductor, and the fourth conductor are arranged in a symmetrical square pattern and the conductors are each on a corner of the square pattern. The first conductor is opposite the third conductor and adjacent to the second conductor and the fourth conductor. |
| US10559403B2 |
Composition having oil film retention function, anticorrosive agent using same, and insulated terminated electric wire
A composition having an oil film retention function which an oil film can be stably retained on surfaces of various metals, an anticorrosive agent using same, and insulated terminated electric wire. A composition having oil film retention function for being added to base oil to be applied onto a metal surface and retaining base oil on metal surface, and composition contains a component that is an adduct of an azole compound and acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formulae (1) (Chemical Formula 1) P(═O)(—OR1)(—OH)2 . . . (1) or General Formula (2) (Chemical Formula 2) P(═O)(—OR1)2(—OH) . . . (2) where R1 represents an organic group having four or more carbon atoms, and component that is an adduct of a metal and/or organic amine compound and acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formulae (1) or (2). |
| US10559395B2 |
Optimization of high resolution digitally encoded laser scanners for fine feature marking
Disclosed herein are laser scanning systems and methods of their use. In some embodiments, laser scanning systems can be used to ablatively or non-ablatively scan a surface of a material. Some embodiments include methods of scanning a multi-layer structure. Some embodiments include translating a focus-adjust optical system so as to vary laser beam diameter. Some embodiments make use of a 20-bit laser scanning system. |
| US10559393B2 |
X-ray detector for phase contrast and/or dark-field imaging
The present invention relates to X-ray imaging. In order to reduce X-ray dose exposure during X-ray image acquisition, an X-ray detector is provided that is suitable for phase contrast and/or dark-field imaging. The X-ray detector comprises a scintillator layer (12) and a photodiode layer (14). The scintillator layer is configured to convert incident X-ray radiation (16) modulated by a phase grating structure (18) into light to be detected by the photodiode layer. The scintillator layer comprises an array of scintillator channels (20) periodically arranged with a pitch (22) forming an analyzer grating structure. The scintillator layer and the photodiode layer form a first detector layer (24) comprising a matrix of pixels (26). Each pixel comprises an array of photodiodes (28), each photodiode forming a sub-pixel (30). Adjacent sub-pixels during operation receive signals having mutually shifted phases. The sub-pixels that during operation receive signals having mutually identical phase form a phase group per pixel. The signals received by the sub-pixels within the same phase group per pixel during operation are combined to provide one phase group signal (32). The phase group signals of different phase groups during operation are obtained in one image acquisition. In an example, the pitch of the scintillator channels is detuned by applying a correcting factor c to a fringe period (Pfringe) of a periodic interference pattern (35) created by the phase grating structure, wherein 0 |
| US10559391B2 |
Irradiation target processing system
An irradiation target processing system for insertion and retrieving irradiation targets into and from an instrumentation tube in a nuclear reactor core comprises, a target retrieving system, target insertion system and transport gas supply system, mounted on a movable support, wherein: the target retrieving system comprises a target exit port coupled to a target storage container and exhaust system; the target insertion system comprises a target filling device, target retention tubing with target supply junction connectable to the instrumentation tube, and a target diverter coupled to the target filling device, target retention tubing and target retrieving system; and the transport gas supply system comprises a first gas supply tubing coupled to the exit port of the target retrieving system, a second gas supply tubing coupled to a junction for supplying gas to the instrumentation tube, and a transport gas supply junction coupled to the first and second gas supply tubing. |
| US10559389B2 |
Modular nuclear reactors including fuel elements and heat pipes extending through grid plates, and methods of forming the modular nuclear reactors
A modular nuclear reactor comprises a plurality of sections arranged in a pattern and a side reflector material surrounding the plurality of sections. Each section includes a tank comprising a front plate, a back plate, side plates, a top plate, and a bottom plate. A plurality of grid plates are located within the tank. Each grid plate comprises a plurality of apertures and is vertically separated from an adjacent grid plate. The tank further includes a plurality of fuel elements extending through each grid plate. A plurality of heat pipes extend through each grid plate, the top plate, and an upper reflector. Methods of forming the modular nuclear reactor are also disclosed. |
| US10559385B2 |
Forecasting a patient vital measurement for healthcare analytics
What is disclosed is a system and method for forecasting and imputing an unknown vital measurement of a patient. Temporally successive patient vital measurements are received which comprise irregularly sampled observations {y1, . . . , yN}, where yj denotes the jth observation at time tj, and N is the number of samples. The vital measurements are then provided to a model trained using historical data of patient vital measurements. The model generates a parameter set θ=(A,B,C), where A is a state transition matrix, B is a control matrix, and C is a matrix which maps state-space variables to observation variables. The parameters are used to obtain state-space variable zt which, in turn, is used to forecast an unknown observation yN+1 or to impute an unknown observation yt, where 1 |
| US10559381B2 |
Medical system and information notification method
A server device includes a first storage unit in which first information including device names, locations, and scheduled use dates and times of a plurality of medical devices is stored, a determination unit that determines an alternative medical device that may be an alternative device of the failed medical device on the basis of second information relating to at least one failure of the plurality of medical devices and the first information stored in the first storage unit, and a communication unit that transmits third information including a device name, a location, and a usable date and time of the alternative medical device to one or more client terminal devices corresponding to the medical devices that have not failed. |
| US10559379B2 |
Diagnosis support apparatus, operation method for the same, and diagnosis support system
A second image analysis portion performs image analysis on a target image so as to extract an extracted lesion which is a lesion present in the target image, specifies the type thereof, and outputs an extraction result to a comparison portion. An information management portion reads a registered lesion corresponding to a disease name specified by a doctor from registered lesion information, and outputs the registered lesion to the comparison portion. The comparison portion compares the type of extracted lesion with the type of registered lesion, and outputs a comparison result to a screen output control portion. The screen output control portion outputs information display screen including reliability information indicating the reliability of the disease name specified by the doctor on the basis of a comparison result. |
| US10559378B2 |
Systems and methods for processing large medical image data
A system and method for managing medical image data items. Pixel data and metadata are identified in the medical image data items. A plurality of pixel objects are generated using the pixel data. The plurality of pixel objects are stored in a first storage memory. A plurality of representative objects are generated using the metadata. The representative objects are stored in a second storage memory. The representative objects may include overview objects and representative metadata objects. The representative objects can be generated in a DICOM-compatible format suitable for PACS workflows. |
| US10559377B2 |
Graphical user interface for identifying diagnostic and therapeutic options for medical conditions using electronic health records
A method for identifying diagnostic and therapeutic options for medical conditions. The method includes obtaining, from patient data in electronic health records, a diagnoses statistics database that includes statistical distributions of values of action results associated with diagnoses, and for each action result, a benefit of using the action result for disambiguating pairs of diagnoses. The method further includes obtaining an initial differential diagnosis for a patient. The initial differential diagnosis includes a set of initial diagnoses that are based on initially available patient data. Each initial diagnosis is assigned a probability that the initial diagnosis correctly identifies a condition of the patient. The method further includes identifying, based on the benefits of action results obtained for pairs of diagnoses, actions that have a largest benefit for disambiguation of the differential diagnosis, and providing a subset of actions, selected from the actions, and associated benefits to a physician. |
| US10559375B2 |
Semiconductor device and operating method thereof
A semiconductor device includes: a non-volatile memory including a normal region, a self-repair region and a redundancy region, each having a plurality of cells; a first boot-up control block suitable for controlling a first boot-up operation to detect defective cells of the normal region and store a defective address in a first latch unit; a self-program control block suitable for controlling a self-program operation to program the defective address stored in the first latch unit into the self-repair region; and a second boot-up control block suitable for controlling a second boot-up operation to read out data of the normal region based on an input address while reading out data of the redundancy region instead of the data of the normal region when data of the self-repair region coincides with the input address. |
| US10559366B2 |
Boundary word line voltage shift
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products for dynamically determining boundary word line voltage shift are presented. An apparatus includes an array of non-volatile memory cells and a controller. A controller includes a trigger detection component that is configured to detect a trigger condition associated with a last programmed word line of a partially programmed erase block of an array of non-volatile memory cells. A controller includes a voltage component that is configured to determine a read voltage threshold for a last programmed word line of a partially programmed erase block in response to a trigger condition. A controller includes a voltage shift component that is configured to calculate, dynamically, a read voltage threshold shift for a last programmed word line based on a determined read voltage threshold for the last programmed word line and a baseline read voltage threshold. |
| US10559363B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method related to operating the semiconductor memory device
The semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit. The memory cell array may include a plurality of memory blocks. The peripheral circuit may perform a multi-page read operation on a selected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks. The peripheral circuit may select a first word line and a second word line, which are coupled to the selected memory block, and perform the multi-page read operation on the first and second word lines. |
| US10559362B2 |
Non-volatile memory device and a read method thereof
A non-volatile memory device including: a page buffer configured to latch a plurality of page data constituting one bit page of a plurality of bit pages, and a control logic configured to compare results of a plurality of read operations performed in response to a high-priority read signal set to select one of a plurality of read signals included in the high-priority read signal set as a high-priority read signal, and determine a low-priority read signal corresponding to the high-priority read signal, wherein the high-priority read signal set is for reading high-priority page data, and the low-priority read signal is for reading low-priority page data. |
| US10559361B2 |
Semiconductor device and control method
According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor device including a first semiconductor region, a stacked body, a semiconductor channel, a gate insulating film, and a control circuit. The stacked body is of conductive films arranged in a stacking direction with an insulator interposed. The semiconductor channel penetrates the stacked body in the stacking direction, and is electrically connected at one end to the first semiconductor region. The gate insulating film is arranged between the stacked body and the semiconductor channel. The control circuit supplies a first voltage to a closest conductive film of the stacked body to the first semiconductor region, and supplies a second voltage higher than the first voltage to the first semiconductor region, at a time of reading information from one of memory cells formed at positions where the conductive films intersect with the semiconductor channel. |
| US10559358B2 |
Memory data randomizer
A method is provided of initializing a chip having synaptic NVRAM cells connected row-wise by word lines and column-wise by bit lines. The method includes driving, on selected word lines from among the word lines, a wave generated by a PLL circuit. The method includes generating standing waves from the wave on the selected lines by implementing a resonance detection point at an input end of each word line. The method includes applying a write voltage on all bit lines. The method includes simultaneously driving each of the synaptic NVRAM cells of the selected lines by different writing currents for different durations in order to set different analog values to the synaptic NVRAM cells. |
| US10559352B2 |
Bitline-driven sense amplifier clocking scheme
A memory system includes a sense amplifier electrically coupled to a first bitline and a second bitline associated with a column of a memory array, a bl transistor electrically coupled to the first bitline, wherein the bl transistor is configured to receive as input a first electrical signal from the first bitline, and a blb transistor electrically coupled to the second bitline, wherein the blb transistor is configured to receive as input a second electrical signal from the second bitline, wherein an output of the bl transistor and an output of the blb transistor are electrically coupled together as a common output, and wherein the sense amplifier is configured to receive as an input the common output of the bl transistor and the blb transistor. |
| US10559351B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reduced area control register circuit
In described examples, an apparatus includes: a set of control registers containing control bits for controlling circuitry coupled to receive register write enable signals and to receive input data; a memory for storing data corresponding to the control bits coupled to receive an address and a memory write enable signal; decode circuitry coupled to output the register write enable signals; a data output bus coupled to receive data from the memory but free from connections to the control registers; and a controller coupled to receive an address, coupled to output the address on an internal address bus, coupled to output a register write enable signal, and coupled to output the memory write enable signal, configured to cause data to be written to a selected control register corresponding to the address received, and to cause the data to be contemporaneously stored at a memory location corresponding to the address received. |
| US10559349B2 |
Polarization gate stack SRAM
One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first inverter comprising a first pull up transistor and a first pull down transistor; a second inverter cross coupled to the first inverter, the second inverter comprising a second pull up transistor and a second pull down transistor; a first access transistor coupled to the first inverter; and a second access transistor coupled to the second inverter. A gate electrode of one transistor of each inverter comprises a polarization layer. |
| US10559344B2 |
Hybrid non-volatile memory devices with static random access memory (SRAM) array and non-volatile memory (NVM) array
Technologies are generally described herein for a hybrid non-volatile memory structure that includes a number of SRAM buffers. SRAM access times may be achieved for non-volatile read/write operations by performing access queue buffered read/write operations first. The SRAM buffer may be shareable as a system SRAM. In other examples, a hybrid non-volatile memory according to some embodiments may include a high speed block and a high endurance block to store different types of data with different access needs. The hybrid non-volatile memory may also include a normal block to store the data which is non-frequently changed. |
| US10559343B1 |
Memory device with a signal control mechanism
A memory device includes an internal storage unit configured to store mode data specifying an operating speed of the memory device; a control decoder coupled to the internal storage unit, the control decoder configured to generate a delay control signal based on the mode data; and an input buffer coupled to the control decoder, the input buffer configured to adjust a delay of an input signal based on the delay control signal. |
| US10559341B2 |
Method for operating the semiconductor device
A method for performing a refresh operation on a memory cell efficiently is provided. A semiconductor device including a normal memory cell and a trigger memory cell that determines whether the refresh operation is performed or not is used. Specific data is written to the trigger memory cell, and the data is read from the trigger memory cell at predetermined timing. When the read data agrees with the written specific data, no special operation is performed. When the read data does not agree with the written specific data, a refresh operation is performed automatically. |
| US10559340B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first buffer circuit configured to generate a first internal chip select signal by buffering a chip select signal in response to a buffer control signal; a second buffer circuit configured to generate a second internal chip select signal by buffering the chip select signal in response to the buffer control signal; and a control circuit configured to generate the buffer control signal by sensing logic levels of a reset signal and the second internal chip select signal, and generate an initialization signal which is enabled during an initializing operation period, in response to the reset signal and the buffer control signal. |
| US10559336B2 |
Storage device including multi data rate memory device and memory controller
A memory controller is used to control a first storage block having a first data rate and a second storage block having a second data rate. The memory controller includes; a memory interface that transceives a data signal and a data strobe signal with the first and second storage blocks, and a sub controller that stores access information about the first data rate and the second data rate. The sub controller may include a delay lookup table storing access information including first strobe adjustment timing information defining a first data strobe signal provided to the first storage block, and second strobe adjustment timing information defining a second data strobe signal provided to the second storage block. |
| US10559333B2 |
Memory macro and method of operating the same
A memory macro includes a first memory cell array, first tracking circuit, first pre-charge circuit coupled to a first end of the first tracking bit line and a second pre-charge circuit coupled to a second end of the first tracking bit line. The first tracking circuit includes a first set of memory cells configured as a first set of loading cells responsive to a first set of control signals, a second set of memory cells configured as a first set of pull-down cells responsive to a second set of control signals, and a first tracking bit line. The first set of pull-down cells and first set of loading cells are configured to track a memory cell of the first memory cell array. The first and second pre-charge circuit are configured to charge the first tracking bit line to a voltage level responsive to a third set of control signals. |
| US10559332B1 |
Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes a synthesis control signal generation circuit and a data output control circuit. The synthesis control signal generation circuit generates a synthesis control signal for determining a burst sequence from a latch control signal in response to a first burst mode command and a second burst mode command. The data output control circuit outputs data included in a bank group as internal data in response to the synthesis control signal. |
| US10559331B2 |
Memory device and method of operating the same
Provided herein may be a memory device and a method of operating the same. The memory device may include a memory block including a plurality of pages coupled to word lines, respectively, peripheral circuits configured to, during a program operation, perform program, verify, and discharge operations on memory cells coupled to a word line selected from among the word lines, and a control logic configured to control the peripheral circuits such that, during the discharge operation performed after the verify operation, word lines, included in a region in which the program operation has not completed, and word lines, included in a region in which the program operation has completed, among the word lines, are discharged at different times. |
| US10559325B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting moments within videos
Video information defining video content may be obtained. The video content may include video frames and may have a progress length. The video frames may be encoded into video packets, with the video packets being of particular sizes. One or more size criteria for detecting a given moment within the video content may be obtained. The sizes of the video packets may be compared with the one or more size criteria. One or more sets of the video packets that satisfy the one or more size criteria may be identified. One or more portions of the video content having video frames defined by the set(s) of video packets that satisfy the one or more size criteria may be identified as the given moment within the video content. Storage of the identification of the given moment within the video content in a storage medium may be effectuated. |
| US10559321B1 |
Timing loop for adjacent track interference cancellation
In one implementation, the disclosure provides a system including a first circuit to compute a timing error based on a received error signal and an estimated interference signal and a timing loop filter to output a frequency offset and a phase shift based on the timing error received as input. The system also includes a phase accumulator to accumulate at least a phase shift to generate a sample index and phase and an interpolation filter to generate samples of a side track signal using the sample index and phase. |
| US10559320B2 |
Magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium in which a lubricant layer contains a compound A represented by general formula (1) and a compound B represented by general formula (2), satisfying (A/B)=0.2 to 3.0, and has an average thickness of 0.8 nm to 2 nm. R1—C6H4OCH2CH(OH)CH2OCH2—R2—CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH . . . (1) (R1 is an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. R2 is —CF2O(CF2CF2O)x(CF2O)yCF2— (x, y=0 to 15), —CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2O)zCF2CF2— (z=1 to 15), —CF2CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2CF2O)nCF2CF2CF2— (n=0 to 4). HOCH2CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2O)mCF2CF2CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH . . . (2) (m is an integer). |
| US10559318B1 |
Magnetic recording assisted by a single spin hall effect (SHE) layer in the write gap
A Spin Hall Effect (SHE) assisted magnetic recording device is disclosed wherein a SHE layer comprising a giant Spin Hall Angle material is formed between a main pole (MP) trailing side and trailing shield (TS) bottom surface. The SHE layer may contact one or both of the MP and TS, has a front side at the air bearing surface (ABS) or recessed therefrom, and a backside up to 80 nm from the ABS. Current (ISHE) is applied in a cross-track direction and synchronized with the write current. Depending on SHE layer placement, a transverse spin transfer torque is applied to one or both of a local MP magnetization at the MP trailing side and a local TS magnetization at the TS bottom surface thereby tilting the former to a direction that enhances the MP write field and tilting the latter to a direction that increases the TS return field. |
| US10559316B2 |
Distortion sensing, prevention, and distortion-aware bass enhancement
Systems and methods to provide distortion sensing, prevention, and/or distortion-aware bass enhancement in audio systems can be implemented in a variety of applications. Sensing circuitry can generate statistics based on an input signal received for which an acoustic output is generated. In various embodiments, the statistics can be used such that a multi-notch filter can be used to provide input to a speaker to generate the acoustic output. In various embodiments, the statistics from the sensing circuitry can be provided to a bass parameter controller coupled to bass enhancement circuitry to operatively provide parameters to the bass enhancement circuitry. The bass enhancement circuitry can provide a bass enhanced signal for generation of the acoustic output, based on the parameters. Various combinations of a multi-notch filter and bass enhancement circuitry using statistics from sensing circuitry can be implemented to provide an enhanced acoustic output. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US10559305B2 |
Information processing system, and information processing method
[Object] To provide an information processing system and an information processing method capable of auditing the utterance data of an agent more flexibly.[Solution] An information processing system including: a storage section that stores utterance data of an agent; a communication section that receives request information transmitted from a client terminal and requesting utterance data of a specific agent from a user; and a control section that, when the request information is received through the communication section, replies to the client terminal with corresponding utterance data, and in accordance with feedback from the user with respect to the utterance data, updates an utterance probability level expressing a probability that the specific agent will utter utterance content indicated by the utterance data, and records the updated utterance probability level in association with the specific agent and the utterance content in the storage section. |
| US10559304B2 |
Vehicle-mounted voice recognition device, vehicle including the same, vehicle-mounted voice recognition system, and method for controlling the same
A vehicle-mounted voice recognition device includes: a storage configured to store a plurality of databases for voice recognition generated based on an address book database sent from a terminal device; a processor configured to detect at least one element from the plurality of databases for voice recognition and determine an order of displaying contact information corresponding to the at least one element; and a user interface configured to display the contact information corresponding to the at least one element in the order of displaying and receive a selection of a piece of the contact information from a user. The processor is further configured to detect a database among the plurality of databases for voice recognition, the detected database including an element corresponding to the selected piece of contact information, and re-determine the order of displaying the contact information based on detection frequencies of the plurality of databases for voice recognition. |
| US10559298B2 |
Discussion model generation system and method
A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving an input text. The one or more portions of the input text may be tagged. A discussion model between a plurality of virtual speakers may be generated based upon, at least in part, the tagging of the one or more portions of the input text. The discussion model may be presented. |
| US10559296B2 |
Automated speech pronunciation attribution
Methods, systems, and apparatus for determining candidate user profiles as being associated with a shared device, and identifying, from the candidate user profiles, candidate pronunciation attributes associated with at least one of the candidate user profiles determined to be associated with the shared device. The methods, systems, and apparatus are also for receiving, at the shared device, a spoken utterance; determining a received pronunciation attribute based on received audio data corresponding to the spoken utterance; comparing the received pronunciation attribute to at least one of the candidate pronunciation attributes; and selecting a particular pronunciation attribute from the candidate pronunciation attributes based on a result of the comparison of the received pronunciation attribute to at least one of the candidate pronunciation attributes. With the methods, systems, and apparatus, the particular pronunciation attribute, selected from the candidate pronunciation attributes, is provided for outputting audio associated with the spoken utterance. |
| US10559290B2 |
Electronic musical instrument, method, and storage medium
An electronic musical instrument includes a sound source LSI to generate a musical sound using a RAM that retains waveform data that has been selectively read from a plurality of waveforms stored in a large-capacity flash memory, and smoothly executes transfer of additional waveform data from the flash memory to the RAM when the requisite waveform data is not retained in the RAM during the performance. Performance data is generated by a sequencer, a prescribed delay time is applied to the performance data by an event time generator and an event delay buffer so as to provide for sufficient time for the transfer of the additional waveform if such transfer is needed. A musical sound is generated by an event buffer and a sound source driver on the basis of the delayed performance data. |
| US10559281B2 |
Challenge game system
Methods and systems are provided for enabling the creation, game play, and third party view of a head-to-head challenge game played synchronously or asynchronously by a first and second player. In one embodiment, a method includes operations for receiving a request to view the challenge game for obtaining a first and second video associated with a predefined segment of a single player game as played by the first and second player. The method further includes operations for executing the challenge game that plays the first video alongside the second video in a spectator interface, for accessing and processing telemetry data of the game play of the predefined segment to generate modified game play metrics, and for replacing game states that were produced when the predefined segment of the game was played with the modified game play metrics. The modified game play metrics are rendered to the spectator interface. |
| US10559280B2 |
Operating method using gamma voltage corresponding to display configuration and electronic device supporting the same
An electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device using a gamma voltage of a display panel are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, and a display driver integrated circuit. The display driver integrated circuit includes a source driver including source amplifiers to amplify output signals to be output through sub-pixels included in each pixel of the display panel, a gamma voltage output circuit that outputs one or more gamma voltages for correcting gray scales of the output signals depending on characteristics of the sub-pixels, a gamma adjustment circuit that provides reference voltages for the gamma voltages to the gamma voltage output circuit and includes signal lines connected with the gamma voltage output circuit, and switches connected between the signal lines. |
| US10559279B2 |
Wireless head-mounted device
Example systems relate to wireless head-mounted devices. A wireless head-mounted device may include high-throughput performance miming at millimeter wave band receiving hardware to receive a transmission from corresponding high-powered transmitting hardware included in a computing device. The transmission may include audio, visual, or video data. The wireless head-mounted device may further include a plurality of sensors to collect sensor data. The wireless head-mounted device may further include low-powered transmitting hardware to transmit at least the sensor data collected by the sensors to corresponding low-powered receiving software included in the computing device. |
| US10559278B2 |
Display apparatus, gate driver and method for controlling the same
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a gate driver, a display apparatus and a method for controlling the gate driver. The gate driver comprises a plurality of clock signal terminals; a controlling signal terminal; and N stages of cascaded gate driving circuits. Each of the N stages of cascaded gate driving circuits is configured to pull-up a voltage of an outputting terminal of the gate driving circuit according to a signal at the respective clock signal terminal, and to perform a noise reduction operation according to a signal at the controlling signal terminal. A controller is coupled with the clock signal terminals and the controlling signal terminal, and is configured to detect signals at the plurality of clock signal terminals, and to output a valid level signal to the controlling signal terminal in response to the signal at the clock signal terminal being abnormal. |
| US10559277B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program of screen control and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program of screen control capable of improving the user-friendliness with respect to a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus is disclosed. The program of screen control causes a computer to perform operation of: judging whether or not a vertical screen resolution of a display screen is larger than a horizontal screen resolution of the display screen; and dividing a display area of the display screen into a main screen display area for displaying a monitoring image with respect to an operational status of a processing unit and a work area for displaying an operation image with respect to an operation of the processing unit when the vertical screen resolution is larger than the horizontal screen resolution. |
| US10559276B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for mitigating motion-to-photon latency in head-mounted displays
A special-purpose hardware device for mitigating motion-to-photon latency in head-mounted displays may include an image signal processor that receives at least one image frame captured by a camera device of a head-mounted-display system. The special-purpose hardware device may also include an input-formatting component that receives the computer-generated imagery. The special-purpose hardware device may further include a blending component that generates at least one mixed-reality frame by overlaying the computer-generated imagery onto the image frame. The special-purpose hardware device may additionally include a frame-output interface that feeds the mixed-reality frame generated by the blending component to a display device of the head-mounted-display system to facilitate displaying the mixed-reality frame for presentation to a user wearing the head-mounted-display system. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10559275B2 |
Inferring battery status of an electronic device in a wireless power delivery environment
Techniques are described herein for inferring a status of a primary battery for an electronic device in a wireless power delivery environment. In some embodiments, the status of the primary battery can be inferred, without any feedback regarding a status of the primary battery, based on a wireless charging profile of the primary battery and power usage characteristics that are monitored. In some embodiments, the wireless power transmission system utilizes the information inferred about a particular wireless device's primary battery to control or allocate how much wireless power is allocated to a particular wireless power receiver client embedded and/or otherwise associated with the wireless device. |
| US10559269B2 |
Viewing position adapting multi-panel electronic display device
An electronic display device includes a first display panel and a second display panel that are positioned in a stacked configuration. Each of the first display panel and second display panel has pixels. An image processing unit of the electronic display device is configured to generate color image data for the first display panel or contrast image data for the second display panel by applying an expansion based on a viewing position. A method of displaying an image on an electronic display device includes generating color image data and generating contrast image data. One of generating color image data or generating contrast image data includes an expansion based on a viewing position. |
| US10559267B2 |
Display method and device for reducing motion blur
A display method for reducing motion blur in a video is provided. The display method includes the following steps. Receive a video signal including multiple frames. Display the multiple frames sequentially in multiple frame intervals on a display panel, wherein each frame interval includes a vertical blanking interval and a data scan interval. Provide a backlight enable signal in each frame interval to control turning on and turning off of a backlight unit for the display panel. The backlight enable signal includes a first enable pulse. The first enable pulse is in the data scan interval. The backlight unit is turned on during the first enable pulse. |
| US10559264B2 |
Display panel
A display panel having a display area where an image is displayed and a non-display area outside the display area, comprising first and second gate drive units disposed in a first outer area and a second outer area of the non-display area corresponding to both sides of the display area in a horizontal direction. Here, the first gate drive unit disposed in the first outer area includes a first signal block supplying a first drive control signal to respective horizontal lines having pixels, which are arranged successively in the horizontal direction, of the plurality of pixels and a second signal block supplying a second drive control signal having pulses different from those of the first drive control signal to the respective horizontal lines, and the second gate drive unit disposed in the second outer area includes the second signal block and a third signal block supplying a third drive control signal having pulses different from those of the first and second drive control signals to the respective horizontal lines. |
| US10559261B2 |
Electroluminescent display
An electroluminescent display is disclosed. An electroluminescent display comprises a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including subpixels. A pixel circuit of each subpixels includes a driving transistor configured to drive the electroluminescent diode, a first switching transistor configured to supply a first voltage to a gate of the driving transistor in response to a first scan signal, a second switching transistor configured to supply a second voltage to the gate of the driving transistor in response to a second scan signal, a third switching transistor configured to supply the second voltage to a first electrode of the driving transistor in response to the second scan signal, a fourth switching transistor configured to supply a first supply voltage to a second electrode of the driving transistor in response to an emission control signal, a first capacitor between a first node connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor and a second node connected to the second electrode of the driving transistor, and a second capacitor between the second node and a power supply line supplied with the second voltage or the first supply voltage. |
| US10559260B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display and mobile terminal
The present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode display capable of suppressing voltage distribution inhomogeneity on a display panel so as to realize a brightness homogeneity of a display screen. The organic light emitting diode display comprises a substrate, an active region disposed on the substrate, and an annular wiring similarly formed on the substrate and surrounding the periphery of the active region to form a closed pattern, the supply voltage supplied to the active region is applied to the annular wiring. |
| US10559258B2 |
Pixel circuit and driving method, array substrate, and display apparatus
A pixel circuit is provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor (TP) and a touch module (2) configured to cause a voltage change when a touch operation happens and coupled to a data line through a writing compensation module (1), wherein the writing compensation module (1) includes a storage capacitor (C1), is configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the driving transistor (TP), and to allow the voltage change to be read out through the data line. |
| US10559257B2 |
Pixel and organic light emitting diode display having a bypass transistor for passing a portion of a driving current
A pixel and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display using the pixel are disclosed. The pixel includes a driving transistor for transmitting a driving current, an OLED configured to receive a first portion of the driving current and a bypass transistor configured to receive a second portion of the driving current. |
| US10559256B2 |
Pixel driver circuitry for a display device
A display device includes at least one first emitting diode coupled with an input node; and a pixel driver circuitry including a drive transistor including a first terminal and a control terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled with the input node; a data input transistor including a second terminal coupled with the control terminal; a reset transistor including a first gate, a second gate, a semiconductor layer and a third terminal coupled with the input node, wherein, in a cross-sectional view of the display device, the first gate and the second gate are disposed on the same side of the semiconductor layer. |
| US10559255B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode driving circuit, driving method, display substrate, and display apparatus
Present disclosure provides OLED driving circuit, comprising: first switch unit, electrically connected between first end of first capacitor and data input end; second switch unit, electrically connected between second end of first capacitor and data input end; third switch unit, its first end electrically connected to voltage input end, its second end electrically connected to OLED, its third end electrically connected to first end of first capacitor, third switch unit configured to switch connection and disconnection between first and second ends of third switch unit; fourth switch unit, its first end electrically connected to first end of first capacitor, its second end electrically connected to second end of third switch unit; wherein first and second ends of second capacitor are electrically connected to voltage input end and second end of first capacitor, respectively. Present disclosure further provides OLED driving method, display substrate and display apparatus. |
| US10559247B2 |
Display control method and device for implementing said method
A method of controlling the display of images in the form of a pixel array, includes for a pixel of the array, asynchronous information representing events concerning the pixel is received, a first activation of the pixel is actuated at an activation time determined by a first event of the asynchronous information, and at least a second activation of the pixel is actuated in order to repeat the first activation of the pixel at respective times defined by a refresh sequence. |
| US10559246B2 |
Method of driving display device and display device for performing the same
A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, the display panel having an active region in which an image is displayed and an inactive region adjacent to the active region, an image processor setting image data of the inactive region to dummy data, and performing a rendering operation for a boundary pixel of the plurality of pixels based on the dummy data to generate output image data, the boundary pixel located in the active region and adjacent to the inactive region, and a panel driver providing a driving signal to the display panel to display the image corresponding to the output image data. |
| US10559240B2 |
System and method for monitoring a signage system of a transit vehicle
A sign-monitoring system includes at least one electronic sign and a controller comprising a processor and memory. The electronic sign includes a pixel array, the pixel array including a plurality of pixels. The electronic sign further includes an embedded controller coupled to the at least one electronic sign. The embedded controller develops diagnostic information for the at least one electronic sign, the diagnostic information including information related to a number of malfunctioning pixels in the plurality of pixels. The controller is communicably coupled to the embedded controller and receives at least a portion of the diagnostic information from the embedded controller. In addition, the controller assesses the at least a portion of the diagnostic information to develop health information. The assessment involves evaluating the information related to the number of malfunctioning pixels. |
| US10559239B2 |
Panel testing device
Disclosed is a panel testing device. The panel testing device includes: a supporter and a plurality of test pins disposed on the supporter, wherein the plurality of test pins are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of signal pins on the tested panel, any one of the test pins satisfies d≤D≤d+L; wherein D is a width of the test pin, d is a width of the signal pin corresponding to the test pin, L is a minimum pitch between two adjacent signal pins. |
| US10559236B2 |
Magnetic interconnected display panels
A panel board display system is described that includes a plurality of thin interconnected display panels. The interconnected display panels are capable of interconnecting at a lengthwise edge of each panel without overlap. The interconnected display panels are easily coupled together magnetically and may be coupled in multiple varied orientations utilizing various combinations of the front and back of each panel. |
| US10559232B1 |
Anti-theft sign bracket and sign assembly and method
A theft-resistant sign bracket for use with a ballistic fence comprises a bracket member having a slot for a one-way bolt used to secure a sign to the bracket, an internal space, elongated in the direction of elongation of the slot, for receiving and preventing rotation of a nut engaged with the shank of the bolt while allowing positioning of the nut and bolt at a desired location along the slot, and a metal tie strip extending through an internal passage in the bracket and capable of being passed through two spaced openings in the ballistic fence for securing the bracket to the fence. One or more grooves formed in the space through which the tie strip extends prevent lateral movement of the bracket relative to the tie strip. |
| US10559228B2 |
Patient simulator and associated devices, systems, and methods
An apparatus and method according to which a patient simulator is used to simulate a human patient's breathing pattern, the patient simulator including a simulated respiratory system and a simulated airway system. The simulated respiratory system includes a lung valve, a simulated lung in communication with the lung valve, and a breathing pump including a cylinder and a piston dividing the cylinder into first and second chambers, the first chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a first flow path, and the second chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a second flow path. The simulated airway system is configured to be in communication with the second chamber of the breathing pump via at least a third flow path. In several exemplary embodiments, simulating, using the patient simulator, the human patient's breathing pattern comprises reciprocating the piston within the cylinder. |
| US10559222B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for tracking turning information
A rigid elongated member with at least a longitudinal curvature and a cushion placed on the concave side of the member. An electronics module is disposed between the cushion and the rigid member and records information about rotation of the member. Data is captured, processed, and may be displayed on a computing device. |
| US10559216B2 |
Systems and methods for conducting assessments in an electronic learning system
Systems and methods for conducting an electronic assessment in an electronic learning (eLearning) environment are provided. The system includes a display and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display. The at least one processor configured for: providing an electronic assessment comprising a plurality of assessment tasks for a current participant to complete within an allocated amount of assessment time; determining context-dependent time requirement (CDTR) value for at least one of the assessment tasks based upon historical performance data associated with that task, the CDTR value being indicative of a suggested amount of time required to complete that task; and providing the CDTR value to the current participant. |
| US10559214B2 |
Providing live feedback using a wearable computing device
In an approach to providing feedback to a user using a wearable computing device, a computer records an activity being performed by a user operating a wearable computing device, and identifies the activity being performed by the user. The computer retrieves performance data corresponding to the activity being performed by the user, and determines, based on the retrieved performance data and the recorded activity being performed by the user, whether the user deviates from the retrieved performance data. Responsive to determining the user deviates from the retrieved performance data, the computer transmits, based on the retrieved performance data, performance feedback to the user. |
| US10559211B2 |
Real-time service provider progress monitoring
A network computer system provides a service instruction to a computing device. The service instruction can include offers, such as a service request to pick up and transport a user, and recommendations, such as a movement recommendation encouraging the service provider to relocate to another geographic area. The network computer system remotely monitors the computing device to receive a current position of the computing device as the service provider travels within a geographic area. The network computer system remotely monitors the computing device to receive a service state of the service provider. The network computer system periodically determines whether the service provider is making progress towards a target of the service instruction based on the current position of the computing device and a set of progress conditions, including determining whether the service provider satisfied the set of progress conditions in response to a change in the service state. |
| US10559208B1 |
System and method for controlling reporting frequency
A method includes receiving first location information at a first reporting frequency, the first location information being generated by a location sensor and indicating a first location of a paving system component. The method also includes determining that a distance between a second location of the paving system component and a first geofence is less than or equal to a distance threshold. The method further includes controlling the location sensor to provide second location information at the first reporting frequency, and receiving third location information at the first reporting frequency. In such a method, the third location information indicates a third location of the paving system component. The method also includes determining that the third location is within the first geofence, and controlling the location sensor to provide fourth location information at a second reporting frequency greater than the first reporting frequency. |
| US10559194B2 |
System and method for providing customized connected device functionality and for operating a connected device via an alternate object
A system and method in a mobile device for controlling a connected device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an image; processing the image to identify at least a first image attribute where the first image attribute includes an image feature or an image object; accessing a database of connected devices, each connected device in the database being identified by a linked image and being associated with device metadata describing at least a device type of the connected device; comparing the first image attribute with the linked images corresponding to the connected devices stored in the database; identifying a first connected device having a linked image matching the first image attribute; and in response to the identifying, providing a user interface configured to control the first connected device, the user interface including a control function corresponding to the device type of the first connected device. |
| US10559191B2 |
Method and system for monitoring an object using a hub-cloud platform
A method for monitoring an object in a geographical area. The method involves obtaining, from a cloud computing device, service provisioning data for a pre-determined service of the object, receiving, from a first plurality of network nodes disposed about a first segment of the geographical area, a plurality of monitored data items, wherein the plurality of monitored data items are generated based on an Internet-of-things (IoT) signal received by the first plurality of network nodes from a tag sensor disposed on the object, and processing, based on the service provisioning data, the plurality of monitored data items to provide the pre-determined service of the object across the first segment of the geographical area. |
| US10559190B2 |
Assistance summons device for motorcycle or the like
A distress situation recognizing and remote assistance summoning device for recognizing a distress situation which may be encountered by a transport vehicle, and for summoning assistance via a wireless communications link is shown and described. The device may be self-contained in one unit and clamped to a tube member of the vehicle. The device includes microprocessor, a battery, a power cable connectable to a vehicle electrical system, accelerometer and gyroscope for sensing impacts, GPS capability, wireless communications capability for summoning assistance, an annunciator for annunciating transmission of an assistance request, a manual assistance request feature, a request cancellation feature, a delay feature delaying the assistance request, a visible and an audible beacon annunciating location of the vehicle, and a coverage annunciator signaling that the vehicle is in an area not in potential communication with a recipient of the request for assistance. |
| US10559189B1 |
System, method and apparatus for providing voice alert notification of an incident
A system, method, and apparatus to alert individuals at a site to an incident, such as an active shooter. The site may involve a school campus or other site in which large numbers of people assemble. Receiver/transmitter assemblies are deployed in discrete occupation units of the site and communicate with a central server and are mapped to a specific location on the site. The receiver/transmitter assemblies communicate a voice alert to the server where it is analyzed to provide a localization of the incident and a mapping within the site. A notification provides information based on a role of the recipient where a first responder role receives information to contain the incident. Any building occupant can initiate an alert to others. Occupants unaware of the unfolding of an active shooter event may receive instructions to shelter in place or evacuate the site. Visual or audible egress routing may be provided. |
| US10559188B2 |
Mobile device self-identification system
Techniques for locating and identifying mobile devices are described. According to various embodiments, an ambient sound signal may be detected using a microphone of a mobile device. Thereafter, it may be determined that the ambient sound signal corresponds to a predefined user query for assistance in locating the mobile device. For the, a predefined response sound corresponding to the predefined user query may be emitted, using a speaker of the mobile device. |
| US10559186B2 |
Remote cooking systems and methods
A remote temperature monitoring system includes a first unit operatively connected to one or more temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of one or more materials or food items being cooked or heated. The first unit transmits the sensed temperature to a second unit that is located remotely from the first unit during heating. The second unit is programmable with the desired temperature and/or heating parameters of the item. By monitoring the temperature status of the item over time, the system determines when the food has reached the desired temperature or degree of cooking, and notifies the user. |
| US10559182B2 |
Welding protector, healthcare system for worker, and operating method of the system
Provided are a welding protector, a worker healthcare system, and an operating method of the system.The welding protector includes a sensor generating a sensing signal obtained by sensing a wearing state of the welding protector worn by a worker; a memory storing at least one instruction; and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to generate a feedback signal, wherein the least one instruction includes information for identifying based on the sensing signal whether the worker is to perform a welding operation. |
| US10559180B2 |
Building risk analysis system with dynamic modification of asset-threat weights
A building management system includes one or more computer-readable storage media having a data structure, wherein the data structure comprises a plurality of vulnerabilities and a plurality of pairs, each of the plurality of pairs comprising one of a plurality of assets and one of the plurality of threat types, wherein each of the plurality of pairs is associated with one of the plurality of vulnerabilities and instructions. The instructions cause one or more processors to receive a threat, the threat comprising a particular threat type of the plurality of threat types, the threat indicating an incident affecting a risk value associated with a particular asset of the plurality of assets, identify a particular vulnerability of the data structure based on the particular threat type and the particular asset, and determine, based on the particular vulnerability and the threat, the risk value associated with the particular asset. |
| US10559175B2 |
Magnetic apparatus for providing tactile sensation
The present invention relates to a magnetic apparatus for providing a tactile sensation and, more particularly, to a magnetic apparatus for providing a user with tactile information, by means of changes in viscosity, rigidity and elasticity due to a magnetic field, by using a magnetorheological fluid or a magnetorheological elastiomer. A magnetic apparatus for providing a tactile sensation comprises a tactile sensation provider 110 having magnetic particles 101, wherein the tactile sensation provider 110 provides a user with tactile information by means of a change due to an external magnetic field that has been applied. |
| US10559164B2 |
Real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes
Systems and methods for real-time interactive wagering on event outcomes are presented. Clients are first qualified and given wagering limits before being allowed to interactively wager on event outcomes. Event outcomes may be based on, for example, financial markets and indices, sporting and entertainment events, casino games, casino performances, and natural phenomena such as weather and earthquakes. Events on which wagers can be placed include both those with known and unknown outcome probabilities, and wagers can be a fixed-odds type or a spread-bet type. Wager transactions, including acceptances and confirmations, are executed in real time. Clients can customize displays of events on which they are authorized to wager. Real-time client credit management, automatic dealer hedging, automatic price-spread adjustments, and automatic client and dealer defined wagering limits are also provided. |
| US10559161B1 |
Multi-wager casino games with token detection
A system having a plurality of interconnected controls is provided for playing multiple-wager casino card games using gaming tables found at one or more casinos. Both physical and electronic cards can be utilized, depending on game play outcomes. Information related to game play can be sent by one or more table controls to a master casino control and then to a system owner control. A token detection apparatus, which includes a particular one of the table controls, provides light for use in detecting whether or not a token is present as part of game play. The token is used in making a progressive/fixed amount wager as part of playing the casino card game. |
| US10559160B1 |
Skillfull regulated casino games and gaming machines having graphics configured to appear to process wagers
A computer-implemented method of operating a regulated gaming machine may comprise accepting funds from the player and correspondingly establishing player game credits. A game may be provided, comprising a plurality of in-game assets, each of which being configured to generate a wagering opportunity when interacted with by the player. One or more player interactions may be received with at least some of the plurality of in-game assets. For each generated wagering opportunity, the method may determine whether the received player interaction(s) resulted in successful or unsuccessful interaction(s) with the in-game asset with which the player interacted and, for each successful interaction, a wagering event may be generated, each of which requiring at least a predetermined amount of time for the gaming machine to process. It may then be determined when a plurality of the generated wagering events occur within a period of time that is shorter than an aggregate amount of time required by the gaming machine to process the generated wagering events. At least when the plurality of the generated wagering events are determined to have occurred within such shorter period of time, an animated graphic may be generated that serially consumes graphical representations of the generated wagering events and that outputs a graphical representation of a processed wager for each serially consumed graphical representation of a generated wagering event. The player's game credits may be updated as or before the graphical representations of the processed wagers are serially output from the animated graphic. |
| US10559155B2 |
Electronic payment system for operating automated machine
An electronic payment system is provided to comprise a mobile terminal 10 for emitting remotely operable signals, and a printing machine 11 that comprises a communications device 5 for receiving the remotely operable signals emitted from mobile terminal 10 to drive automated machine 1, an automatic payment device 6 connected to communications device 5 and a financial database 7 of a banking depository system, and a printer 51 connected to communications device 5 for printing information on a record radium for the real-time electronic transaction without credit transaction to offer goods, services or amusement to users from automated machine 1 and to dispense recording medium for users to confirm the transaction fee amount that was withdrawn from the account at financial database 7. |
| US10559153B2 |
Vehicle window assembly with integrated touch/proximity sensor
A window assembly for a vehicle includes a glass window panel having a non-light-transmitting layer established at a perimeter region thereof, and a sensing device disposed at the glass window panel at and behind the non-light-transmitting layer. The non-light-transmitting layer has at least one light-transmitting aperture or icon or alphanumeric character established thereat. The sensing device is disposed at the glass window panel such that a sensor and an illumination source of the sensing device are disposed at each of the light-transmitting apertures established at the non-light-transmitting layer. When the illumination sources are activated, the respective illumination source emits light through the respective light-transmitting aperture and does not emit light through the non-light-transmitting layer, whereby a person viewing the window panel from exterior of the vehicle views a plurality of icons or alphanumeric characters illuminated by respective ones of the illumination sources when the illumination source is/are activated. |
| US10559151B2 |
Networked door closer and auto-operator
An access control system for a plurality of door operators that are each respectively coupled to one of a plurality of doors providing an entrance to or exit from a building. A system controller monitors the status of each of the doors real time and controls the operation of each of the door operators based on the monitored status. The system controller adjusts the status of one or more door operators as a function of the determined status of one or more other door operators. Door operator commands are provided by the system controller to selected door operators to, for example, extend the opening time of one or more doors due to current activity by other door closers. The system controller is configured adjust the status of an entire group of doors or a sub-group group of doors depending on the status of the door operators. |
| US10559144B2 |
Systems and methods for electronic ticketing, monitoring, and indicating permissive use of facilities
Systems and methods for electronic ticketing, monitoring, and indicating permissive use of facilities for family entertainment centers that implement connected terminal devices or kiosks, wireless communication networks, and a plurality of electronic wearable devices. Customers perform transactions with or without a facility employee, using the wearable device as a means of identifying the patron within the facility in addition to verifying the validity of said transactions. Systems and methods provide real-time status information regarding patrons via visual indicators embedded within wearable devices, gamification of facility attractions through an embedded motion-tracking component embedded in the wearable device, and establishment of a leaderboard' that encourages further participation by calculating and prominently displaying the top-performing customers in a facility. |
| US10559142B2 |
Information processing system
Provided is an information processing system that identifies communication terminal identification information of a portable communication terminal used by a user when the user uses communication through an access point. An information processing system includes a communication terminal identification information storage unit that stores the communication terminal identification information of the portable communication terminal that performs communication using the wireless communication device, a person identifying information comparison processing unit that determines whether there is a same person using at least two or more pieces of person identifying information acquired in a person identifying information acquisition device in a certain wireless LAN communication spot where the wireless communication device exists, and a communication terminal identification information narrowing-down processing unit that performs, from the communication terminal identification information storage unit, processing for narrowing down the communication terminal identification information of the portable communication terminal of the user who performs communication using the wireless communication device, by extracting pieces of communication terminal identification information corresponding to the respective pieces of person identifying information from the communication terminal identification information storage unit, and identifying common communication terminal identification information, when existence of the same person is determined as a result of the determination. |
| US10559141B2 |
Video recorder
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for recording video data of an event. The apparatuses include a processor communicating with memory. The memory stores video data of the event captured by a camera, and the video data includes a series of picture frames of the event. A loop buffer also stores video data of the event captured by the camera. A rule-based engine stored in the memory uses a set of rules to store the contents of the loop buffer in the memory. The apparatus utilizes the loop buffer to provide video data prior to occurrence of the event. |
| US10559137B2 |
Ticket dispensing module
A ticket dispenser comprising a housing body, a lockable housing door configured to close an opening in the housing body, a ticket dispensing aperture, a lockable security cover configured to prevent the removal of tickets through the aperture, and a lock assembly, wherein the lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and security cover when in a first orientation, wherein the lock assembly is configured to lock the housing door and not to lock the security cover when in a second orientation, and wherein the lock assembly is configured not to lock the housing door or the security cover when in a third orientation. |
| US10559135B1 |
Fixed holograms in mobile environments
Techniques are provided for controlling the selective filtering of display positioning information used to position holograms in mixed-reality (MR) scenes. A first and second environment are identified, the first is moving relative to the second. First and second display positioning information (i.e. “environmental data”), are obtained for the two environments. A determination is made that a hologram is to be placed at a fixed position relative to either one of the first or second environments. When the hologram is placed relative to the first environment, at least some of the second display positioning information is filtered from the environmental data. Alternatively, when the hologram is placed relative to the second environment, at least some of the first display positioning information is filtered. |
| US10559131B2 |
Mediated reality
A method comprising: causing display of a polyhedral virtual object, having a first number (M) of faces, in a virtual visual space, wherein each of at least a second number (N) of the M faces, displays content captured from an associated one of N different camera perspectives; causing rotation of the polyhedral virtual object in the virtual visual space to select a first face of the at least M faces of the polyhedral virtual object by orienting the first face in a predetermined direction within the virtual visual space; and causing display of the content captured from the camera perspective associated with the selected first face of the polyhedral virtual object. |
| US10559128B2 |
Multilayer depth and volume preservation of stacked meshes
Systems and methods for rendering 3D assets associated and/or configured as stacked meshes are disclosed. Stacking meshes can include loading the first mesh and the second mesh from a character definition, identifying a lowest depth mesh from the first mesh and the second mesh, identifying shared polygons from the first mesh and the second mesh, and hiding the shared polygons of the lowest depth mesh. |
| US10559124B2 |
Variable rate shading
Methods and devices for rendering graphics in a computer system include a graphical processing unit (GPU) with a flexible, dynamic, application-directed mechanism for varying the rate at which fragment shading is performed for rendering an image to a display. In particular, the described aspects include determining, at a rasterization stage, map coordinates based on coarse scan converting a primitive of an object, the map coordinates indicating a location on a sampling rate parameter (SRP) map of a fragment within the primitive of the object, and identifying a lookup value for the fragment within the primitive of the object based at least on map coordinates, and calculating a respective fragment variable SRP value for the fragment within the primitive of the object based at least on the lookup value. |
| US10559120B2 |
Processing primitives which have unresolved fragments in a graphics processing system
A graphics processing system performs hidden surface removal and texturing/shading on fragments of primitives. The system includes a primary depth buffer (PDB) for storing depth values of resolved fragments, and a secondary depth buffer (SDB) for storing depth values of unresolved fragments. Incoming fragments are depth tested against depth values from either the PDB or the SDB. When a fragment passes a depth test, its depth value is stored in the PDB if it is a resolved fragment (e.g. if it is opaque or translucent), and its depth value is stored in the SDB if it is an unresolved fragment (e.g. if it is a punch through fragment). This provides more opportunities for subsequent opaque objects to overwrite punch through fragments which passed a depth test, thereby reducing unnecessary processing and time which may be spent on fragments which ultimately will not contribute to the final rendered image. |
| US10559118B2 |
Point of view selection in virtual 3D environment
In a crowded representation of a virtual three dimensional space defined in terms of voxels, an object of interest will often be occluded by one or more objects of varying densities between the virtual camera defining the user's point of view, and the object of interest. To automatically identify an optimal camera position, an number of candidate positions are considered, for example situated at the vertices of a regular polyhedron centred on the object of interest. For each of these candidate positions, a ray is cast towards the object of interest, and the occlusion for each intervening voxel is determined as the product of that voxel's density, and a density transfer function. The virtual camera position corresponding to the least occluded path is then selected as the new point of view. |
| US10559112B2 |
Hybrid mechanism for efficient rendering of graphics images in computing environments
A mechanism is described for facilitating hybrid rendering of graphics images in computing environments. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting the video stream including two-dimensional (2D) images, where the video stream is processed through a graphics pipeline at a computing device. The method may further include performing hybrid combination of a luma (Y)-plane with chrominance (UV)-planes to directly generate a YUV texture, wherein the YUV texture is used to generate three-dimensional (3D) images corresponding to the 2D images. |
| US10559111B2 |
Systems and methods for generating computer ready animation models of a human head from captured data images
System and methods for computer animations of 3D models of heads generated from images of faces is disclosed. A 2D captured image that includes an image of a face can be received and used to generate a static 3D model of a head. A rig can be fit to the static 3D model to generate an animation-ready 3D generative model. Sets of rigs can be parameters that each map to particular sounds or particular facial movement observed in a video. These mappings can be used to generate a playlists of sets of rig parameters based upon received audio or video content. The playlist may be played in synchronization with an audio rendition of the audio content. Methods can receive a captured image, identify taxonomy attributes from the captured image, select a template model for the captured image, and perform a shape solve for the selected template model based on the identified taxonomy attributes. |
| US10559109B2 |
Multipoint offset sampling deformation
A skin deformation system for use in computer animation is disclosed. The skin deformation system accesses the skeleton structure of a computer generated character, and accesses a user's identification of features of the skeleton structure that may affect a skin deformation. The system also accesses the user's identification of a weighting strategy. Using the identified weighting strategy and identified features of the skeleton structure, the skin deformation system determines the degree to which each feature identified by the user may influence the deformation of a skin of the computer generated character. The skin deformation system may incorporate secondary operations including bulge, slide, scale and twist into the deformation of a skin. Information relating to a deformed skin may be stored by the skin deformation system so that the information may be used to produce a visual image for a viewer. |
| US10559108B2 |
Superimposition of situation expression onto captured image
A signal from a sensor and an image signal are received, and a position of a signal source is estimated based on the signal from the sensor. Information on a situation expression is extracted based on the signal from the sensor. The situation expression expresses a situation outside a capture range related to the image signal. A display position of the situation expression on a captured image by the image signal is determined using a positional relation between the position of the signal source and the capture range. A size of the situation expression on the captured image is determined depending on a distance between a position of the signal source and a capturing position where the image signal is captured. The situation expression with the determined size is superimposed onto the captured image in accordance with the display position; the captured image superimposed with the situation expression is output. |
| US10559106B2 |
Video smoothing method and apparatus
A method includes obtaining a to-be-processed current point in a target area in a current frame, obtaining a first-type smoothing weight of a first-type neighborhood point in an Nth frame before the current frame with respect to the current point, where the first-type neighborhood point is an Xth circle point that encircles a point corresponding to a location of the current point and that is in the Nth frame before the current frame, obtaining a second-type smoothing weight of a second-type neighborhood point in an Mth frame after the current frame with respect to the current point, where the second-type neighborhood point is a Yth circle point that encircles the point corresponding to the location of the current point and that is in the Mth frame after the current frame, and performing smoothing calculation on the current point according to the first-type smoothing weight and the second-type smoothing weight. |
| US10559105B2 |
Implementing interactive hierarachical chart legend data display
A method and computer system for implementing an enhanced interactive hierarchical chart legend and data displays with hierarchical data with multiple levels. A data hierarchy display chart visualization is generated. A legend associated with and independent of the display chart visualization is generated to display the data hierarchy in full as a tree structure. The legend is provided in a collapsible tree list format; and in response to a request, using the legend, a selected portion of the data hierarchy display chart visualization is displayed, showing the data hierarchy only on certain nodes of the tree structure. |
| US10559104B2 |
System and method for visualizing data
The present invention comprises an improved system and method for visualizing data. In a preferred form of the invention, there is provided an improved system and method for comprehending and communicating time course or sequential numerical data, and their complex interdependencies, through the use of a novel three dimensional orthogonal chart system. In another preferred form of the invention, there is provided a three dimensional orthogonal chart system for visualizing data comprising of a plurality of data sets, wherein each of the data sets is represented as a separate ribbon propagating along the first axis. In another preferred form of the invention, there is provided a three dimensional orthogonal chart system for visualizing data comprising of a plurality of data sets, wherein each of the data sets is represented as a separate ribbon propagating along a first axis, with the separate ribbons being displaced from one another along another axis. |
| US10559102B2 |
Makeup simulation assistance apparatus, makeup simulation assistance method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing makeup simulation assistance program
A makeup simulation assistance apparatus includes: a simulation image generator that generates a simulation image obtained by superimposing, on a facial image picked up by an image pickup unit that picks up an image of a face of a user as the facial image, a makeup image showing a state of makeup as being applied to a facial component of the face; a simulation image output unit that outputs the generated simulation image; an interest degree sensor that senses an interest degree of the user for the makeup image, based on a facial image picked up by the image pickup unit when the simulation image is output; and an interest degree information output unit that outputs interest degree information indicative of the sensed interest degree. |
| US10559099B2 |
Image processing method displaying processed image representing result of color modification process
An image processing method includes: (a) displaying a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on image data, the plurality of candidate image processes including a color modification process; (b) receiving an instruction indicating the color modification process selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes; (c) displaying a display image corresponding to the image data on the display; (d) designating a display image; and (e) displaying a processed display image that represents a result of the selected color modification process performed on the image data corresponding to the designated display image before the selected color modification process on the image data corresponding to the designated display image is performed. |
| US10559096B2 |
Digital paint generation based on physical digital paint property interaction
Digital paint generation techniques and systems are described that are configured to bridge a perceived divide between functionality made available to users to create digital content and the users' understanding as to how this functionality is to be used. A variety of techniques and systems are described that support this expansion. In one example, interaction of physical digital paint properties with each other as part of generating digital paint is used to expand functionality of digital paint generation beyond conventional color selection techniques. |
| US10559095B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and medium
There is provided with an image processing apparatus. A determination unit determines color information of an object present in an object image from a virtual viewpoint. The color information of the object is determined by combining color information of the object in a captured image obtained by one or more image capturing apparatus selected based on position and orientation information of the virtual viewpoint, position and orientation information of the image capturing apparatuses, and position information of the object, by using a weight corresponding to an image capturing direction of the one or more image capturing apparatus and a position of the object in a field of view of the one or more image capturing apparatus. |
| US10559089B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An image acquisition block of an information processing apparatus acquires stereo images taken by a first camera and a second camera that make up an imaging apparatus. An input information acquisition block accepts a user manipulation. A first positional information acquisition block of a positional information generation block identifies an approximate position of an object to be imaged through predetermined means. A second positional information acquisition block determines an estimated distance range of a target on the basis of the identified approximate position of the object to be imaged, detects corresponding points by executing block matching on stereo images thorough only a search range corresponding to the determined estimated distance range, and obtains a position of the target with high resolution and accuracy. An output information generation block generates output data on the basis of the position of that target and outputs the generated output data. |
| US10559087B2 |
Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same
An apparatus comprises a first acquisition unit which acquires an captured image in a real space from an image capturing unit provided for a display apparatus; a second acquisition unit which acquires data, from a measuring unit provided for the display apparatus, indicating a distance from the display apparatus to an object in the real space; a generating unit which generates, based on the data acquired by the second acquisition unit, an image by superimposing CG on the captured image; and a setting unit which sets a measurement frequency of the measuring unit to a first frequency if a specific object is included in the captured image, and sets the measurement frequency of the measuring unit to a second frequency lower than the first frequency if the specific object is not included in the captured image. |
| US10559086B1 |
System for volume dimensioning via holographic sensor fusion
A system for volume dimensioning via two-dimensional (2D)/three-dimensional (3D) sensor fusion, based in a tablet, phablet, or like mobile device, is disclosed. The mobile device includes a 2D imager for capturing an image stream of its field of view (FOV), the FOV including target objects. The mobile device includes a 3D imager for collecting 3D imaging data of the FOV including point clouds of each target object within the FOV. Processors of the mobile device positively identify a particular target object by correlating the 2D and 3D image streams and generating a holographic model of the target object overlaid on the video stream, with adjustable surface, edge, and vertex guides. The processors determine the precise dimensions of the target object by measuring the holographic model, and detect and decode object identifiers (2D or 3D) on the surface of the target object to acquire and supplement object data. |
| US10559080B2 |
Adaptive segmentation of lesions in medical images
A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for: receiving a digital medical image and a binary image mask, wherein the binary image mask depicts a segmentation of a lesion in the digital medical image; computing a plurality of layers of the lesion; for each of the plurality of layers of the lesion, extracting layer features; and sending the extracted layer features to a lesion classifier. |
| US10559076B2 |
Component type automatic distinguishing method, component type automatic distinguishing system, image processing component data creation method, and image processing component data creation system
Characteristic data of a relevant component is extracted from a component image captured by camera, and the extracted characteristic data is compared with reference characteristic data of multiple types of component registered in a database to distinguish a type of component for which the two sets of data match most closely. As a result of this, a power spectrum image is created by applying an FFT for each scanning line to a lead presence candidate region corresponding to a candidate for a lead being present in a component image distinguished as an odd form component. Further, an HLAC characteristic is calculated from the power spectrum image in order to extract a periodic characteristic of the power spectrum image, and a connector component with leads is distinguished from an odd form component by learning a characteristic amount of the LAC characteristic using an SVM. |
| US10559074B2 |
Sample observation device and sample observation method
A sample observation device images a sample placed on a movable table by irradiating and scanning the sample with a charged particle beam of a microscope. A degraded image having poor image quality and a high quality image having satisfactory image quality which are acquired at the same location of the sample by causing the charged particle microscope to change an imaging condition for imaging the sample are stored. An estimation process parameter is calculated for estimating the high quality image from the degraded image by using the stored degraded image and high quality image. A high quality image estimation unit processes the degraded image obtained by causing the charged particle microscope to image the desired site of the sample by using the calculated estimation process parameter. Thereby, the high quality image obtained at the desired site is estimated, and then the estimated high quality image is output. |
| US10559070B2 |
Image processing method and apparatus, and electronic device
An image processing method is provided. The image processing method is applied in an electronic device. The array of photosensitive pixel units is controlled to expose with different exposure parameters and output multiple frames of color-block image. Each frame of color-block image includes image pixel units arranged in a preset array, each image pixel unit includes a plurality of original pixels, and each photosensitive pixel corresponds to one original pixel. The multiple frames of color-block image are merged to obtain a HDR color-block image. The HDR color-block image is converted to a simulation image using an interpolation algorithm. The simulation image includes simulation pixels arranged in an array, and each photosensitive pixel corresponds to one simulation pixel. An image processing apparatus and an electronic device are also provided. |
| US10559066B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
The present technology relates to an image processing device and an image processing method capable of reducing a used amount of a memory while suppressing deterioration in a noise reduction effect of an image. An image processing device is provided with a reduced image generation unit which reduces an original image in a stepwise manner to generate one or more n reduced images, a noise reduction unit which reduces a noise component in a predetermined frequency band of the original image, a noise extraction unit which performs processing of extracting a noise component in a predetermined frequency band from each of the reduced images in parallel, a noise synthesis unit which synthesizes noise components extracted from the respective reduced images, and a subtraction unit which subtracts a synthesized noise component from the original image after noise reduction. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an image processing device which reduces image noise. |
| US10559064B2 |
Storage medium, information-processing device, information-processing system, and information-processing method
An HMD includes an attitude calculating unit, an attitude correcting unit, an image generating unit, and a display control unit. The attitude calculating unit may calculate a first attitude of the HMD based on an angular rate detected by an angular rate sensor. The attitude correcting unit may correct the first attitude to calculate a second attitude, based on an acceleration detected by an accelerometer and a rotation amount per predetermined time of the HMD. The image generating unit may generate an image according to the second attitude. The display control unit may cause a display to display the image. |
| US10559061B2 |
Computerized generation of ornamental designs by placing instances of simple shapes in accordance with a direction guide
Systems and methods for computerized drawing of ornamental designs consisting of placed instances of simple shapes. The shapes, called elements, are selected from a small library of templates. The elements are deformed to flow along a direction field interpolated from user-supplied strokes, giving a sense of visual flow to the final composition, and constrained to lie within a container region. In an implementation, a vector field is computed based on user strokes. Streamlines that conform to the vector field are constructed, and an element is placed over each streamline. The shape of the elements may be modified such as by bending, stretching or enlarging to reduce spacing between elements and to minimize variations in spacing to improve aesthetic appearance. |
| US10559060B2 |
Method and apparatus for real time image distortion compensation in immersive theater system
The present invention includes a) creating geometry data of a theater screen, and mapping position information of seating on the geometry data to reconstruct a virtual theater structure, b) generating a grid mesh for each seat of the theater screen without changing edges of the theater screen, and c) generating a compensation map with minimized distortion of the grid mesh for each seat, and based on this, single-sampling compensating a pixel of an image to be displayed on the theater screen by the compensation map. |
| US10559059B2 |
Method and system of managing data files
Methods and systems of inserting image files into a container are described herein. One method includes overseeing a submission of images to containers, retrieving a job of inserting images into the container, and inserting images into the container by, for each of the plurality of images: (i) reading and analyzing source data including the image; (ii) opening the container, which includes records, where the image will be stored; (iii) determining whether the source data is valid to be entered into a record; (iv) responsive to a determination that the source of data is valid, preparing metadata; (v) writing the record into the container; and (vi) marking a status flag/mark of the record as being updated while writing the record into the container. |
| US10559058B1 |
Translation of artificial intelligence representations
Techniques for translating graphical representations of domain knowledge are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a graphical representation of domain knowledge. The graphical representation comprises information indicative of a central concept and at least one chain of events associated with the central concept. The computer-implemented method further comprises translating, by the device, the graphical representation into an artificial intelligence planning problem. The artificial intelligence planning problem is expressed in an artificial intelligence description language. The translating comprises parsing the graphical representation into groupings of terms. A first grouping of terms of the grouping of terms comprises an event from the at least one chain of events and a second grouping of terms of the grouping of terms comprises the information indicative of the central concept. The computer-implemented method also comprises validating, by the device, the artificial intelligence planning problem. |
| US10559052B1 |
Signal encoding for physical objects including dark ink
This disclosure relates to advanced image signal processing technology including encoded signals and digital watermarking. One implementation is directed a printed object comprising: a substrate comprising a first area; a first colored ink or design printed within the first area, the first colored ink or design comprising a spectral reflectivity of less than or equal to 20% at or around 660 nm; a colored ink mixture printed over the first colored ink or design at a first plurality of spatial locations within the first area, the colored ink mixture printed such that the first area comprises a second plurality of spatial locations without the colored ink mixture, the colored ink mixture comprising opaque white ink and a first colorant, wherein the color ink mixture comprises a spectral reflectivity greater than the first colored ink or design at or around 660 nm, and wherein colored ink mixture comprises a spectral reflectivity less than the first colored ink or design in the range of 495 nm-570 nm; in which the first plurality of spatial locations is arranged in a pattern conveying an encoded signal, and in which the first colored ink or design and the colored ink mixture comprise a spectral reflectivity difference at or around 660 nm in a difference range of 8%-30%. Of course, other objects, methods, packages, labels, containers, systems and apparatus are described in this patent document. |
| US10559049B2 |
Digital passport country entry stamp
The method utilizes a passport identification number as an element of a homomorphic encryption used to stamp a passport with country entry/exit data to form a digital representation of a subset of information in the passport. As a result, exchange of the digital representation is permitted to allow a selective transfer of information without exposing a user-sensitive passport identification number. The homomorphic encryption comprises a support for exposing a trusted photo and a trusted group containing country travel entry and exit information. The digitally signed passport stamp may then be used to provide verification of the individual by ensuring linkage to that user's passport. The individual's identity and passport verification may occur unconnected, i.e., without having to connect to a central database. |
| US10559047B2 |
Systems and methods for facilitating closing of a check
Various methods are described for facilitating closing and payment of a check. One example method may comprise performing an action with a mobile device proximate a physical location associated with the check. The method may further comprise receiving in response a location identifier associated with the physical location. Additionally, the method may comprise determining the check to be closed based at least in part on the location identifier. Another example method may comprise performing an action with a mobile device proximate a folio device. The method may further comprise receiving in response a folio device identifier associated with the folio device. Additionally, the method may comprise providing for transmission of the check information to the folio device based at least in part on the folio device identifier. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided. |
| US10559046B2 |
Power supply management system
A power supply management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fee setting unit configured to set power fee unit prices (first power fee unit price and second power fee unit price) for each time slot, and a notification unit configured to notify a consumer of information on the set power fee unit prices. The first power fee unit price is a power unit price for a household electrical load, and the second power fee unit price is a power unit price in a case of using a charge/discharge device to charge a vehicle-mounted storage battery. The fee setting unit is configured to set, by predicting a load factor of a transformer, a discount rate of the second power fee unit price to become higher (second power fee unit price to become lower) as the predicted load factor becomes lower. The second power fee unit price is determined on the basis of the first power fee unit price and the discount rate. |
| US10559041B2 |
Conducting various actions indicated by a financial card
An indicator associated with a financial card to tender payment for a transaction is received from a point of sale device. A storage device stores independent sets of information associated with the financial card. The sets of information indicate different actions to be performed and settings corresponding to the actions. The indicator received from the point of sale device is associated with one of the independent sets of information. The actions associated with the received indicator are performed in accordance with the corresponding settings in response to conducting a transaction with the financial card. |
| US10559040B2 |
Security system that tracks employees on site and hours worked
A controller and method are provided. The controller includes processing circuitry configured to activate premises security monitoring of a premises if the controller is armed. The processing circuitry includes a memory and a processor. The memory contains instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to determine that data to disarm the controller has been received, disarm the controller based on the received data, and in response to disarming the controller, track timekeeping payroll records of a plurality of predefined users associated with the premises. The disarming of the controller deactivates premises security monitoring by the controller. The timekeeping payroll records includes at least one of clock-in data and clock-out data. |
| US10559038B1 |
Mobile service provider and insurance systems
Aspects of the disclosure provide a computer-implemented method and system for individuals to be non-professional service providers. The methods and systems may include the use of an application on a mobile device that provides telematics information, service provider information to locate the service providers; prioritizes the service providers based on the user preferences, telematics information, and service provider information; and facilitates the service provider request and the electronic payment for the services. The system may provide a performance rating and/or user comments for the service providers. The system may then select a service provider or allows the user to select the service provider. The system can include roadside services, automobile services, home services, and personal services. The computer-implemented method and system may utilize insurance information to provide additional features and to enhance the mobile service provider methods and systems by providing known and safe routes and recommendations to the user. |
| US10559037B1 |
System and method for automatically creating insurance policy quotes based on received images of vehicle information stickers
A system and method may automatically create auto insurance policy quotes using data obtained by processing an image of a vehicle information sticker. An image of a vehicle information sticker may be received and analyzed using optical character recognition or some other method. The data acquired from the image can be used to identify a particular vehicle, and retrieve data corresponding to the particular vehicle. The customer data, vehicle data, and other data can be used to calculate an insurance policy quote. The created quotes can then be presented to a user for purchase. |
| US10559031B2 |
Systems and methods for analyzing spending behavior of participants associated with fund disbursement programs
Systems and methods are provided for use in responding to purchase behaviors of participants of disbursement programs. One exemplary method includes accessing transaction data associated with a payment account, where the payment account is associated with a participant and a disbursement program and where the transaction data is representative of a number of transactions made to the payment account. The method also includes identifying, for each of the transactions, a classification based on at least one classification criteria and calculating a behavior score based on at least one behavior parameter and the classification of at least one of the transactions. And, when the behavior score satisfies a remedial threshold, causing a remedial response to be provided to the participant, whereby the remedial response indicates to the participant to alter one or more purchase behaviors. |
| US10559028B2 |
Method, medium, and system for social network initiated listings
Social network initiated listings can be implemented by using keyword extraction of a social network post containing a sell code. The extracted keywords can be categorized using a machine based categorization system. The listing user account of the post creator can be identified using active session analysis. A listing is created using the listing user account. A new post that contains a URL to the listing is then programmatically published on the social network. |
| US10559027B2 |
Methods and systems to process a selection of a browser back button
Methods and systems to process a selection of a browser back button are described. The system includes a server that receives a request, over a network, for an initial user interface and communicates the initial user interface to a client machine. The initial user interface includes a client application program that monitors and identifies whether a storage location in a hidden frame is updated by a browser. The browser updates the storage location with a first user interface identifier in response to receipt of a single browser back navigation element selection. The client application program associates the first user interface identifier to a second user interface identifier responsive to the identification of the storage location as being updated. The client application program displays the second user interface in a visible frame responsive to the identification of the storage location as being updated. |
| US10559026B2 |
Systems and methods of processing information and data involving experiences
Systems and methods described herein relate to computer-implemented processing of information, data, and database identifiers involving content and/or database constructs regarding experiences. According to one exemplary implementation, an illustrative method of computerized information processing may involve handling and/or processing data regarding a product, where the product may be an experience represented by and automatically processed via one or more computer systems, platforms, and/or GUIs as a function of product identifiers and/or Boolean flags. |
| US10559023B2 |
System and method for commercializing avatars
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to offer for sale an avatar engine that generates a visual representation of an interactive avatar capable of engaging in a verbal communication exchange by way of an audio system of a computing device from which the avatar engine is adapted to operate, receive a purchase request from a communication device, transmit to the communication device a usage policy and a copy of the avatar engine responsive to determining that the purchase request involves a request for a reproduction of at least a portion of the avatar engine, and enable the communication device to access services of the avatar engine responsive to determining that the purchase request involves the request for services of the avatar engine. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10559020B2 |
System and method for dynamic real-time cross-selling of passenger oriented travel products
Disclosed is a method for cross-selling passenger-oriented travel products from a sponsor company and other travel product providers to users, by normalizing the products and dynamically filtering the products in real-time according to rules defined by the travel product sponsor company. In one of the embodiments, ancillary products from any combination of an airline sponsor company, affiliated airline companies and other travel product providers may be presented to customers in accordance with the sponsor company's preferred product bundling nor package scheme and in coordination with affiliated airlines and other travel product providers as they may be available for a combined product. Other embodiments cross-sell travel products for rail, sea and other ground transportation, accommodation services and providers as well as passenger-oriented ancillary travel product providers such as Wi-Fi and duty-free shopping services. |
| US10559018B2 |
Method for performing sequence labelling on queries
A method of propagating annotations of content items to a search query is disclosed. A strength of a correspondence between a search query and a listing of an item on a network-based publication system is determined. The strength of the correspondence is based on an analysis of a set of actions by a set of users who submitted the search query. A set of annotations is generated. The set of annotations is propagated to a search engine and used to enhance search results. |
| US10559017B2 |
Auto repair quote platform
An auto repair quote platform may be provided. The platform may allow a user to enter a set of parameters and request quotes from service providers based on those parameters. Service providers may also enter parameters for matching their quotes to a request. The platform may further allow a user to accept a quote and schedule an appointment with the chosen service provider. |
| US10559016B2 |
Generation online e-commerce and networking system for transforming current online advertisements into user-interactive and user participated online advertisements
Methods, systems and programs are provided for facilitating user-participated online advertisements, including at least one of: integrating online advertisements with user incentives and displaying said online advertisements on websites, wherein said websites can be displayed on all display devices, including computers, laptops, netbooks, cell phones, hand-held devices, and the like; and providing functions for an online account to design, endorse or modify online advertisements for entities and individuals, wherein said advertisements can be customized. Such methods, systems and programs are to effectively address low membership reach rates of websites and poor online advertising response rates through computer codes to empower Internet users to control online advertisement display, and to have a say and stake in the online advertising process. These are revolutionary technologies to disrupt the traditional non-user-participated online advertising technologies, to dramatically increase Internet usage and to create a win-win situation for all parties involved. |
| US10559014B2 |
Optimizing website environments
Provided are methods for optimizing presentation of additional items on web page based on item already presented on the web page. A method can include identifying first set of templates. The method can further include, for each of first plurality of requests, selecting first template, selecting first item, transmitting the first template to first client computer, and receiving interaction data from the first client computer specifying one or more interactions with the first template. The method can further include analyzing the interaction data to determine performance metric for each of the first set of templates and replacing at least one or more of the first set of templates and the first item. The method can further include, for each of second plurality of requests, selecting second template, selecting second item, and transmitting the second template to the second client computer. Presentation of additional items can be optimized remotely and automatically. |
| US10559006B2 |
Controlling content distribution
A computer-implemented method for controlling content distribution includes forwarding information associated with a user to a device operated by the user, the information being configured for use in selecting content from any of multiple content providers for a content distribution to the user. The method includes receiving, in response to the information, an edit of the information forwarded from the device. The edit identifies a first content provider and including a first modification of the content distribution regarding the first content provider. The method includes storing the edit in association with the information such that the first modification is taken into account in the content distribution. The method can be implemented using a computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium. |
| US10559005B2 |
Systems and methods for generating and maintaining internet user profile data
Systems and methods are provided for automatically generating and maintaining user profile cookie sets. The user profile cookie sets may be used by a web crawler when gathering data such as advertisement data associated with one or more websites. The cookie sets may be generated by choosing a user profile with a set of user traits, selecting a set of websites related to the user traits, and browsing the selected set of websites using a web crawler while allowing the website to place cookies in storage of the web crawler. The cookie sets may be maintained by selecting a website to browse, selecting a user profile associated with the selected website, loading a previously generated cookie set for the selected user profile into the storage of a web crawler, and loading the webpage while allowing the website to place, update, or replace cookies in the storage of the web crawler. |
| US10559003B1 |
Server-side content management
Supplemental content can be determined through a server-side process, wherein a primary content provider can obtain the supplemental content from a supplemental content provider before any of the content is sent to the client device initially requesting the primary content. A primary content provider submits a request that can include an authorization token for the primary content provider, a publisher token including a proxy identifier for the user, application, or client device, and other relevant information. The supplemental content provider can verify the information and select targeted content based on the information. The supplemental content can then be provided to the primary content provider for incorporation with the primary content. The primary content provider can adjust the layout or selection before sending to the client device for display. |
| US10559000B2 |
Advertiser campaign script execution management
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automated management of campaigns using scripted rules, and managing the execution of the rules. |
| US10558999B2 |
Micro digital signage hardware integration
A system to display information using a display shelf of a retailer may include a first display configured to be attached to a first edge portion of the display shelf and to display information related to a first product. A second display may be configured to be attached to a second edge portion of the display shelf and to display information related to a second product. The first display and the second display can be configured to have a height similar to a height of the first and the second edge portion of the shelf. The first display and the second display may also be configured to display information related to a third product as if the first display is continuously connected to the second display as an extended display. |
| US10558995B2 |
Value management system
A value management system which facilitates substantially real-time exchange of loyalty value during transactions. The value management system includes an exchange computer for acting as an intermediary between a loyalty member computer and a loyalty system on behalf of a loyalty member. The exchange computer is for storing login information of the loyalty member, for accessing a loyalty account of the loyalty member within the loyalty system using the login information, for determining a loyalty value associated with the loyalty account, for performing a transaction with the loyalty member involving a change in the loyalty value in exchange for other value, and for charging a fee from the loyalty member in return for the transaction. |
| US10558993B2 |
Mobile payment system with rewards points
A mobile device transaction system provides a mechanism by which a user of a mobile device may complete a transaction (for goods or services) with a merchant, using an electronic gift card, or other payment type, generated by through the transaction system and chosen to bypass payment using an authorized credit card, where the user is incentivized to use the mobile device transaction system by the award of rewards points to a user account at the time of the transaction. |
| US10558989B2 |
Allocation of service provider resources based on a capacity to provide the service
An example includes one or more devices may include one or more memories and one or more processors, communicatively coupled with at least one of the one or more memories, to identify a service that is provided within a region; identify a model that is associated with the service, the model having been trained based on consumer profile data, service provider data, and historical information; determine a current demand associated with the service in the region; predict, using the model and based on the current demand associated with the service, a future demand for the service during a time period; determine a current capacity to provide the service based on real-time service provider information associated with service providers that are providing the service in the region; and perform an action associated with the service based on the future demand for the service and the current capacity to provide the service. |
| US10558988B2 |
Survey based on user behavior pattern
Identifying availability of a user and prompting the user about a survey that is due to be completed. The identification of availability is based on defined behavior patterns of the user. The survey is split into small components and provided to the user via multiple messaging applications. |
| US10558985B2 |
Pathing and attribution in marketing analytics
There are disclosed marketing analytics apparatus and processes. There is a data store of interactions between a plurality of customers and one or more vendors over a plurality of channels. Pathing and attribution of these interactions may be obtained as marketing analytics. Pathing may be obtained in part with a match programming statement which identifies all of the paths in the data store matching criteria specified in the match programming statement. Pathing may be obtained in part with a split programming statement which splits all of the journeys in the data store into paths. After pathing, an attribution pathing statement may be used to attribute conversions to other events. |
| US10558984B2 |
Method, apparatus and server for identifying risky user
A method and apparatus for identifying a risky user and a server. The method includes: extracting historical published information of users indicated by preset user identifiers; for each user indicated by each of the user identifiers, performing the following steps of identifying a risky user: extracting a feature vector from the historical published information of the user, and inputting the extracted feature vector to a pre-trained information identifying model to obtain an information identifying result corresponding to the historical published information of the user, the information identifying model being used to characterize a corresponding relation between the feature vector and the information identifying result; and determining the user as a risky user, in response to the information identifying result corresponding to the historical published information of the user indicating the historical published information of the user as risk information. |
| US10558983B2 |
User access to a registry of business entity definitions
The present invention provides an apparatus, method and computer program product for a registry, such as a UDDI registry, to restrict access to business entity definitions contained in the registry according to permission details associated with the business service definition. A business entity definition may comprise a plurality of information elements. Permission details, which define users or groups of users with permission to access the information element, are then associated with one or more of these information elements. When a user request is received to access a business entity definition access is restricted to only those information elements for which the user has the required permission. |
| US10558980B2 |
Online transaction processing system for transactions including multiple product suppliers
Systems, methods, and computer program products for an On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system. Payment and merchant information is stored in a database record for each product in a set of products from multiple suppliers. In response to receiving a request to refund products in the set, the OLTP system may determine the merchant, a number of payments, and the amount of each payment for each product being refunded based on the payment and merchant information in the database record, and trigger payments between the supplier, seller, and buyer. In response to detecting an error, the OLTP system may store a status of the refund processing in the database record and queue the transaction for processing by a call center. In response to receiving a restart request, the OLTP system may retrieve the status data from the database record and restart processing of the refund based on the status data. |
| US10558972B2 |
Systems and methods for mobile image capture and processing of documents
Techniques for processing images of documents captured using a mobile device are provided. The images can include different sides of a document from a mobile device for an authenticated transaction. In an example implementation, a method includes inspecting the images to detect a feature associated with a first side of the document. In response to determining an image is the first side of the document, a type of content is selected to be analyze on the image of the first side and one or more of regions of interests (ROIs) are identified on the image of the first side that are known to include the selected type of content. A process can include receiving a sub-image of the image of the first side from the preprocessing unit, and performing content detection test on the sub-image. |
| US10558969B2 |
Modified confirmation element data for transaction confirmation
A transaction is conducted by a user. Confirmation element data and a corresponding confirmation element identifier are generated for the transaction. The confirmation element data and an authorization response message for the transaction are then associated by the confirmation element identifier. The confirmation element data and the confirmation element identifier are sent to a mobile device of the user. The user enters a user personal identifier at the mobile device, which generates modified confirmation element data comprising the user personal identifier. The modified confirmation element data is sent with the authorization response message to a processing entity. |
| US10558966B2 |
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable media for validating encoded information
A method, system and/or device for validating encoded information, the validation device including a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon and a database including a plurality of validation rules, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to receive formatted data from at least one formatting device, extract attributes associated with encoded information from the formatted data, the extracted attributes including at least one of a formatting device identifier, a store identifier, value information from the encoded information, and time information, validate the formatted data based on the extracted attributes and the plurality of validation rules, store the results of the validation and at least a subset of the extracted attributes in the database, generate modified formatted data compatible with a POS terminal based on the results of the validation, and transmit the modified formatted data to the at least one of formatting device. |
| US10558965B2 |
Secure touchscreen device
Secure touchscreen devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a secure touchscreen assembly may include a first patterned conductive layer comprising a first touch sensing grid and a first tamper sensing grid, the first tamper sensing grid disposed in areas of the first conductive layer where the first touch sensing grid is not present and is not in physical contact with the first touch sensing grid, and tamper sensing circuitry coupled to the first tamper sensing grid that detects a tamper by detecting change in conductivity in the first tamper sensing grid. |
| US10558964B2 |
Payment terminal operation method and system therefor
A method of payment terminal operation, including: receiving a payment collection request for a payment from an application, generating a payment initiation request for the payment, sending the payment initiation request to a secure processing system, switching the secure processing system from operation in an unsecured mode to operation in a secured mode in response to receipt of the payment initiation request, facilitating payment information entry, and receiving a payment response notification, generated based on the payment information, at the main processor. |
| US10558962B2 |
Processing of unit-based transactions
Fuel hedging is used by large corporations to reduce exposure to fuel price volatility. But individual consumers are not afforded the same opportunities. In an embodiment, a payment card is provided that stores units of purchased products, and allows a user to purchase future units of the product before redeeming the products (such as oil). In an embodiment, a user can purchase the payment card with purchased units at a kiosk at a gas station. A backend processor receives the purchase request and buys select derivatives on the market to match the purchase request. Upon authenticating the user, the backend processor sends an authorization message back to the kiosk that dispenses the payment card. |
| US10558958B2 |
Contactless message transmission
A system and method uses one or more repurposed data fields in a payment transaction message to pass the merchant consumable data from a mobile device to the merchant system using an existing channel. The merchant consumable data relate to loyalty or rewards. |
| US10558957B2 |
Requestor-based funds transfer system and methods
According to the invention, transferring money using a computer network is disclosed. In one step, information is saved on credit received for a first user (110) in a stored value account on a server computer system (170). At the server computer system (170), a request from the first user (110) to send money to a second user (130) based on the stored value account is received. An electronic notification is sent from the server computer (170) to the second user (130) to notify the second user (130) of the request. A debit in the stored value account of the first user (110) is created. The requested money is sent to the second user (130) upon a receipt of a request at the server computer (170) from the second user (130). |
| US10558955B2 |
Secure real-time product ownership tracking using distributed electronic ledgers
A processor receives a signal representing data including event information detailing an event involving an entity having a registered ownership interest in a product and loads a portion of a distributed electronic ledger for tracking ownership information associated with the product. The distributed electronic ledger includes, within a block thereof and associated with the product, an event trigger list including entity data associated with each entity having a registered ownership interest in the product and a rules engine including rules associated with event triggers in the event trigger list. The processor determines whether a triggering event corresponding to the event is stored in the event trigger list and, when the event has a corresponding triggering event, determines the associated rule within the rules engine. The processor updates and saves the distributed electronic ledger by performing an action specified by the determined associated rule. |
| US10558949B2 |
User-configured alternate email rendering
A method of rendering email includes receiving with a networked computing device at least one filter criterion; receiving with the networked computing device an email message; and, responsive to a determination by the networked computing device that the email message meets the at least one filter criterion, diverting the email message from delivery to an inbox and providing an immediate display of the email message in its entirety to a user. |
| US10558947B2 |
System and method for management of perpetual inventory values based upon financial assumptions
A book inventory monetary value of a selected product in the retail store is received. The book inventory monetary value is the monetary value of the selected product according to the accounting records of a retail store. A perpetual inventory (PI) monetary value is also received from the retail store. The PI monetary value is a product of multiplying a PI value for the selected product with the cost of the selected product. The book inventory monetary value and the PI monetary value are stored in a database. Subsequently, the book inventory monetary value and the PI monetary value are retrieved from the database. A difference between the book inventory monetary value and the PI monetary values is determined. An adjustment of the PI value is determined based upon the difference. |
| US10558946B2 |
Item replenishment
According to an example of the present disclosure, a system is disclosed. The system comprises at least one sensing unit and a robotics engine in communication with the at least one sensing unit. The at least one sensing unit detects stock information associated with an item. The robotics engine performs a trend analysis based on the stock information collected over a predefined duration of time, and determines a threshold value based on the trend analysis. Furthermore, the robotics engine generates an alert when the stock information is below the threshold value, and selects a vendor based on one or more predefined parameters. The robotics engine also generates an instruction to obtain the replacement item from the selected vendor for replenishing the item in an inventory. |
| US10558945B2 |
Master data management for a cloud computing system
Some embodiments provide a program that receives, from a first system, a copy of master data. The program also receives a master data modification rule. The program further receives, from a second system, a first request to modify a value of a second field of data in the second system with a new value. In response to the first request, the program also identifies the master data modification rule. The program further performs a set of validation operations specified in the master data modification rule. Based on the performance of the set of validation operation, the program also modifies the first field in the copy of the master data with the new value based on the supplier identifier and sends a second request to the first system to modify the first field in the master data managed by the first system. |
| US10558944B1 |
Inventory verification device
An inventory verification device (“IVD”) provides automatic inventory verification and detection of inventory discrepancies. The IVD automatically verifies the quantity of items in a container based on weight and/or height measurements obtained for the items in the container using two or more sensors of the IVD. The IVD may also automatically updated tracked inventory of an item based on detected changes to the weight and/or height of the items in the container as a result of a worker adding items to the container or removing items from the container without the working providing confirmation for each addition and/or removal. The IVD automatically verifies whether correct items are stored in a container by performing feature matching of various characteristics for items imaged in the container against expected characteristics for items that should be stored in the container. |
| US10558940B2 |
Supporting a handling of information about shipments
A device is provided which enables a courier to select one of two lists and to detect a selection of one of the two lists. A first list is provided for shipments that are to be delivered to a respective destination of the shipments by the courier and a second list is provided for shipments that are not to be delivered to a respective destination of the shipments by the courier. The device receives data that results from a scanning of at least one label that is associated with a shipment or with a group of shipments. The device adds at least one item to the selected list, each of the at least one item associated with a shipment or with a group of shipments, based on the received data. The device may perform these actions by an apparatus and/or by computer program that is executed by a processor. |
| US10558938B2 |
Observation platform using structured communications for generating, reporting and creating a shared employee performance library
In a method of using an observation platform to determine relative expertise of enterprise employees, a computer system of the observation platform monitors communications from and to a plurality of communication devices which have been routed through a radio access point associated with the computer system. Each of the communication devices is associated with a user who is an employee in an enterprise. The computer system extracts information from the communications including identities of the users. The computer system measures performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise, wherein the questions are posed and responded to via the communications devices. The computer system assigns a numerical ranking of the measured performance by each of the measured users, with respect to other measured users, at responding to the questions. |
| US10558937B1 |
Scheduled thermal control system
Refrigeration management includes determining an optimal operational schedule to control a refrigeration system for a cold storage facility. Various approaches can be used to determine an operational schedule with an optimal operational outcome that satisfies constraints representative of a range of factors, such as thermal characteristics of a refrigeration management system, energy cost, and environmental factors external to the system, which can affect refrigeration management of a cold storage facility. |
| US10558934B1 |
Systems and methods for implementing an intelligent machine learning optimization platform for multiple tuning criteria
Systems and methods for tuning hyperparameters of a model includes: receiving at a remote tuning service a multi-criteria tuning work request for tuning hyperparameters of the model of a subscriber, wherein the multi-criteria tuning work request includes: a first objective function of the model to be optimized by the remote tuning service; a second objective function to be optimized by the remote tuning service, the second objective function being distinct from the first objective function; computing a first conditionally constrained joint function for the model based on subjecting the first objective function to the second objective function; a second conditionally constrained joint function for the model based on subjecting the second objective function to the first objective function of the model; executing a tuning operation of the hyperparameters for the model; and identifying proposed hyperparameter values based on one or more hyperparameter-based points along a non-convex Pareto optimal curve. |
| US10558932B1 |
Multi-machine distributed learning systems
A system comprises a network of computers comprising a master computer and slave computers. For a machine learning problem that is partitioned into a number of correlated sub-problems, each master computer is configured to store tasks associated with the machine learning problem, and each of the slave computers is assigned one of the correlated sub-problems. Each slave computer is configured to store variables or parameters or both associated with the assigned one of the correlated sub-problems; obtain information about one or more tasks stored by the master computer without causing conflict with other slave computers with regard to the information; perform computations to update the obtained information and the variables or parameters or both of the assigned sub-problem; send the updated information to the master computer to update the information stored at the master computer; and store the updated variables or parameters or both of the assigned sub-problem. |
| US10558926B2 |
Statistical pattern generation for information extraction
An apparatus for extracting selected information from a set of symbols includes said alignment module is configured to retrieve test patterns from a symbol input, and to attempt alignment of test patterns with a canonical pattern. Successful alignment between a particular test pattern and said canonical pattern indicates of existence of information of interest in a particular candidate pattern. Upon detection of a successful alignment, the alignment module passes information concerning the test pattern to a user. Additionally, in response to detecting an unsuccessful attempt to align the first test pattern and the canonical pattern, said alignment module passes, to said user, information concerning the first test pattern. |
| US10558919B2 |
Predictive analysis with large predictive models
An approach to optimizing predictive model analysis, comprising creating one or more model templates, decomposing a predictive model, wherein model information is extracted from the predictive model, storing the model information in the one or more model templates, creating a plurality of sub-models, associated with the predictive model, using the stored model information, sending the plurality of sub-models to a scoring engine, receiving results based on the plurality of sub-models from the scoring engine and generating predictions based on combining the results received from the scoring engine. The generated predictions can be sent to one or more analytic applications for further processing. |
| US10558916B2 |
Simulation system and method for integrating client behavioral preferences within decision-based simulation scenarios
Client decision-making behavioral preferences for evaluating or coping with unknown outcomes (risk temperament or “RT”) and absorbing information (preference typology or “PT”) during decision-making events are identified and classified by processing client responses to questions. Behavioral preferences are classified and stored in a behavior-influenced decision-making data set (BDDS). The simulator also receives an objective decision-making data set (ODDS) of factually objective inputs. The simulator combines and triangulates the PT and RT information contained in the BDSS with the ODDS and derives a new data set of resultant output goals (OGDS). The transformed OGDS output is displayed as a triangulation of the simulator's RT, PT, and ODDS, with a balanced OGDS displayed as a bubble or spirit level. Out of balance status identifies deviation from intended outcome. OGDS decision-making tools can be recursively combined as modular blocks to create decision-making tools for other desired outcomes. |
| US10558915B2 |
Deep learning-based techniques for training deep convolutional neural networks
The technology disclosed relates to constructing a convolutional neural network-based classifier for variant classification. In particular, it relates to training a convolutional neural network-based classifier on training data using a backpropagation-based gradient update technique that progressively match outputs of the convolutional neutral network-based classifier with corresponding ground truth labels. The convolutional neural network-based classifier comprises groups of residual blocks, each group of residual blocks is parameterized by a number of convolution filters in the residual blocks, a convolution window size of the residual blocks, and an atrous convolution rate of the residual blocks, the size of convolution window varies between groups of residual blocks, the atrous convolution rate varies between groups of residual blocks. The training data includes benign training examples and pathogenic training examples of translated sequence pairs generated from benign variants and pathogenic variants. |
| US10558913B1 |
Machine-learning techniques for monotonic neural networks
In some aspects, a computing system can generate and optimize a neural network for risk assessment. The neural network can be trained to enforce a monotonic relationship between each of the input predictor variables and an output risk indicator. The training of the neural network can involve solving an optimization problem under a monotonic constraint. This constrained optimization problem can be converted to an unconstrained problem by introducing a Lagrangian expression and by introducing a term approximating the monotonic constraint. Additional regularization terms can also be introduced into the optimization problem. The optimized neural network can be used both for accurately determining risk indicators for target entities using predictor variables and determining explanation codes for the predictor variables. Further, the risk indicators can be utilized to control the access by a target entity to an interactive computing environment for accessing services provided by one or more institutions. |
| US10558904B1 |
Electronic comerce protection system
An electronic commerce protection system enables a person to safely carry credit, debit, gift cards or the like. The system prevents access to the data on the credit card from physical theft by attaching the system to a persons' boot or other article of clothing. The system prevents electronic or wireless reading of the data by shielding the card from malicious attacks. |
| US10558902B1 |
Transaction card with integrated stand
The disclosed embodiments generally relate to a transaction card with an integrated card stand. The transaction card comprises a substrate having a card thickness, and first and second card surfaces, the second card surface being substantially coextensive with the first card surface. The transaction may further comprise a card stand pivotable relative to the second card surface and having a stand thickness. |
| US10558900B2 |
Two-dimensional code processing method and apparatus
A two-dimensional code processing method and an apparatus. The two-dimensional code processing method includes the following steps: obtaining multiple pieces of information of a product; generating a visual multi-eigenvalue image and at least two different two-dimensional codes according to the multiple pieces of information; selecting as a selected two-dimensional code, a two-dimensional code having a highest similarity with the visual multi-eigenvalue image, from the at least two different two-dimensional codes; fusing the selected two-dimensional code and the visual multi-eigenvalue image to generate a visual two-dimensional code. |
| US10558896B2 |
Device and method for processing metadata
A method and an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes obtaining an image, obtaining information of the image, obtaining content information of content included in the image, obtaining related information which relates to the image based on at least one of the information of the image and the content information, and classifying the image into at least one category based on a plurality of defined information/data elements and a relation among the information/data elements and metadata of the image. |
| US10558893B2 |
Systems and methods for recognizing characters in digitized documents
Methods and systems are provided for end-to-end text recognition in digitized documents of handwritten characters over multiple lines without explicit line segmentation. An image is received. Based on the image, one or more feature maps are determined. Each of the one or more feature maps include one or more feature vectors. Based at least in part on the one or more feature maps, one or more scalar scores are determined. Based on the one or more scalar scores, one or more attention weights are determined. By applying the one or more attention weights to each of the one or more feature vectors, one or more image summary vectors are determined. Based at least in part on the one or more image summary vectors, one or more handwritten characters are determined. |
| US10558889B2 |
Frequency-based projection segmentation
A method for segmenting a projected pattern in an image recorded by a camera includes recording, by a camera in a learning phase, a multiplicity of images produced by virtue of a light source projecting the pattern from a plurality of different angles onto a projection surface in a clean room, wherein the projection surface has a plurality of respectively different distances from the light source for each angle; transforming the multiplicity of images into a frequency domain representation; obtaining a value range of occurring frequencies from the frequency domain representation of the multiplicity of images; and masking, in an application phase, frequencies other than the frequencies lying in the value range in a frequency domain representation of the image recorded by the camera, wherein a difference image produced in this manner is transformed back from the frequency domain representation. |
| US10558885B2 |
Determination method and recording medium
A determination method for determining the structure of a convolutional neural network includes acquiring N filters having the weights trained using a training image group as the initial values, where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, and increasing the number of the filters from N to M, where M is a natural number greater than or equal to 2 and is greater than N, by adding a filter obtained by performing a transformation used in image processing fields on at least one of the N filters. |
| US10558882B2 |
Performing distance-based feature suppression
Methods, apparatus, systems to perform distance-based feature suppression of features of an image in a feature list of the image are disclosed. A method includes accessing the feature list, comparing a selected feature in the feature list with features located within a first distance of the selected feature, when features located within the first distance are non-suppressed or valid and are stronger than different non-suppressed features, marking the features as valid and marking other non-suppressed features as suppressed. When the features are suppressed or invalid and are not stronger than non-suppressed features, determining if features of the feature list are marked as valid or suppressed. |
| US10558880B2 |
System and method for finding evidencing electronic documents based on unstructured data
A system and method for finding evidencing electronic documents based on unstructured data. The method includes analyzing a first electronic document to determine at least one transaction parameter of a transaction, wherein the first electronic document includes at least partially unstructured data; creating a template for the transaction, wherein the template is a structured dataset including the determined at least one transaction parameter; generating, based on the created template, at least one query; and querying at least one data source for a second electronic document using the at least one query. |
| US10558879B2 |
Digital signature authentication
Digital signature authentication systems and methods are disclosed. An example method of authenticating a digital signature extracted from a high resolution image includes comparing an extracted signature from an image to a reference signature. The example method also includes authenticating the extracted signature against the reference signature according to one of a plurality of different authentication protocols. |
| US10558877B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing attitude reference for vehicle passengers
A system and method. The system may include a monitor implemented as a virtual window, a camera, an additional camera, a processor, and a switch. The processor may be configured to: receive video from the additional camera; manipulate the video from the additional camera based on a position of the passenger to provide an additional camera manipulated video stream; and output the additional camera manipulated video stream. The switch may be configured to: when the passenger is in a first position, feed video from the camera to the monitor; and when the passenger is in a second position, feed the additional camera manipulated video stream to the monitor. |
| US10558873B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling extent of light encountered by an image capture device of a self-driving vehicle
Example implementations may relate to use of a light-control feature to control extent of light encountered by an image capture device of a self-driving vehicle. In particular, a computing system of the vehicle may make a determination that quality of image data generated by an image capture device is or is expected to be lower than a threshold quality due to external light encountered or expected to be encountered by the image capture device. In response to the determination, the computing system may make an adjustment to the light-control feature to control the extent of external light encountered or expected to be encountered by the image capture device. This adjustment may ultimately help improve quality of image data generated by the image capture device. As such, the computing system may operate the vehicle based at least on image data generated by the image capture device. |
| US10558872B2 |
Localization by vision
A system having an encoded data set and a sensor. The encoded data set may be configured to store a plurality of information relating to a surrounding area. The encoded data set is presented in a vision sensor readable format along with human readable information on an infrastructure element. The sensor may be configured to (i) locate the encoded data set and (ii) calculate a distance to the road sign based on the information relating to the surrounding area. The distance is used to provide localization in an autonomous vehicle application. |
| US10558871B2 |
System and method for improving the performance of an in-vehicle sensor system
A method of identifying an object includes setting scan parameters for scanning, with a sensor, objects in a field of view of the sensor; setting classification parameters for identifying objects scanned in the field of view of the sensor; controlling the sensor to scan for objects in the field of view using the scan parameters, and to identify any scanned objects based upon the classification parameters; receiving information relating to a first object which is not in the field of view but is expected to enter the field of view; modifying the scan parameters based upon the received information, controlling the sensor to scan based upon the modified scan parameters; and identifying the first object in the field of view. Responsive to identifying the first object, the method performs one or more actions so the vehicle avoids the first object. |
| US10558858B2 |
Augmented reality system and kit
An augmented-reality system that includes a printed media member that has at least a first image target, a head mounted device that includes a mobile device securing member, and software that is configured to run on a mobile device that includes a camera that has a camera lens. The software is in communication with a target database (either on a remote server or within the software) that includes information related to the first image target, and wherein the software includes first augmented-reality content that is associated with the first image target. |
| US10558856B1 |
Optical character recognition (OCR) accuracy by combining results across video frames
The present disclosure relates to optical character recognition using captured video. According to one embodiment, using a first image in stream of images depicting a document, the device extracts text data in a portion of the document depicted in the first image and determines a first confidence level regarding an accuracy of the extracted text data. If the first confidence level satisfies a threshold value, the device saves the extracted text data as recognized content of the source document. Otherwise, the device extracts the text data from the portion of the document as depicted in one or more second images in the stream and determines a second confidence level for the text data extracted from each second image until identifying one of the second images where the second confidence level associated with the text data extracted from the identified second image satisfies the threshold value. |
| US10558855B2 |
Vision system with teat detection
A vision system that includes a robotic arm and a three-dimensional (3D) camera operably coupled to a processor. The processor is configured to position the robotic arm adjacent to the dairy livestock and acquire a 3D image using the 3D camera. The processor is further configured to identify a set of teat candidates within the 3D image and to filter the set of teat candidates based on one or more filtering rules. The processor is further configured to determine an aggregate teat candidate score for the consolidated set of teat candidates, compare the aggregate teat candidate score to a score threshold value, and update teat location information for the dairy livestock in response to determining the aggregate teat candidate score is greater than or equal to the score threshold value. |
| US10558854B2 |
Analysis device, recording medium, and analysis method
To analyze data obtained from a series of sports plays as a series or a set, an analysis device is provided, including: a process configured to implement an acquisition function of acquiring data indicating play events defined based on a motion of a user who plays a sport, an extraction function of extracting a plurality of play events classified into the same type among the play events, and an analysis function of analyzing data indicating the plurality of extracted play events. |
| US10558847B2 |
High recall additive pattern recognition for image and other applications
A computer-implemented method includes selecting a kernel and kernel parameters for a first Support Vector Machine (SVM) model, testing the first SVM model on a feature matrix T of n feature vectors of length m to produce false positive (FP) data set and false negative (FN) data set by a computer processor, wherein n and m are integer numbers, automatically removing feature vectors corresponding to the FP data set from the feature matrix T by the computer processor to produce a feature matrix T_best of size (n-size(FN))*m, retraining the first SVM model on the feature matrix T_best to produce a second SVM model, and checking if a ratio (T_best sample number)/(SVM support vector number) is above a threshold for the second SVM model on T_best. If the ratio is above the threshold, SVM predictions are performed using the second SVM model on the feature matrix T_best. |
| US10558843B2 |
Using price in visual product recognition
A system for processing images captured in a retail store and differentiating between products with similar visual appearances is provided. The system may comprise at least one processor configured to receive at least one image depicting a store shelf having a product displayed thereon, analyze the at least one image to detect the product, determine that the detected product is either a first type of product or a second type of product, analyze the at least one image to determine a price associated with the detected product, determine that the detected product is of the first type of product when the determined price falls within a first price range associated with the first type of product, and determine that the detected product is of the second type of product when the determined price falls within a second price range associated with the second type of product. |
| US10558841B2 |
Method and apparatus for recognizing fingerprint ridge point
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for recognizing a fingerprint ridge point. The method includes performing orientation field estimation on a fingerprint image; identifying a pixel in the fingerprint image as a target pixel; determining a ridge direction of the target pixel according to the orientation field estimation, and a normal direction perpendicular to the ridge direction; defining a rectangular region by using the target pixel as a central point, a length of the rectangular region being along the ridge direction, a width of the rectangular region being along the normal direction of perpendicular to the ridge, and the rectangular region comprising multiple pixel rows; calculating a sum of grayscale values of pixels in each pixel row; and determining that the target pixel is a fingerprint ridge point when the sum of grayscale values corresponding to a pixel row that includes the target pixel is the minimum. |
| US10558839B2 |
Reduced thickness touch sensing pattern recognition array substrate, sensing unit, sensor, apparatus, and fabricating method thereof
In some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a touch sensing pattern recognition array substrate, and related unit, sensor, apparatus, and fabricating method are provided. The sensing unit on the touch sensing pattern recognition array substrate comprises a thin film transistor part and a photosensitive part. The photosensitive part comprises an opaque electrode, a transparent electrode, and a photosensitive layer sandwiched by the opaque electrode and the transparent electrode. The thin film transistor part comprises a gate electrode connected with a scanning line, a source electrode connected with a signal line, and a drain electrode connected with the photosensitive layer of the photosensitive part. |
| US10558837B2 |
Mutual-capacitance touch sensing pattern recognition device, fabricating method thereof, related display panel, and related display apparatus
In accordance with various embodiments, the disclosed subject matter provides a mutual-capacitance touch sensing pattern recognition device, a related fabricating method, a related display panel, and a related display apparatus. The mutual-capacitance touch sensing pattern recognition device can comprise a plurality of sensing electrode lines and a plurality of driving electrode lines, wherein at least one set of the plurality of sensing electrode lines and the plurality of driving electrode lines have curved portions. |
| US10558833B2 |
Key module and mobile terminal having the same
A key module includes a first bracket, a second bracket coupled to the first bracket to form an internal space and including an opening region, and a sensor bracket allowing a fingerprint sensor unit and a press key unit to be mounted therein, and mounted to be movable in the internal space such that one region of the fingerprint sensor unit is exposed through the opening region, wherein one surface of the fingerprint sensor unit is exposed, the press key unit is disposed on the other surface of the fingerprint sensor unit, and the press key unit includes a circuit board and a dome switch disposed on the circuit board to face the first bracket. |
| US10558826B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing security mode to user device
Provided are a method and an apparatus for providing a secure mode for a device. The method includes obtaining a plurality of parameters for determining a security environment of the device from one or more devices included in the device; determining whether the device is in an insecure environment based on combinations of the obtained plurality of parameters; and, when it is determined that the device is in an insecure environment, controlling the device to operate in the secure mode. |
| US10558820B2 |
System and method for maintaining a segregated database in a multiple distributed ledger system
An apparatus maintains a segregated database in a multiple distributed ledger system. The apparatus includes a storage device that stores software instructions for controlling a processor that when executed by the processor configure the processor to: create distributed ledgers, each created distributed ledger being associated with a respective individual profile; maintain a segregated database apart from the distributed ledgers including, for each individual profile, profile balance data; and process a data exchange between exchanging profiles. To process the data exchange, the processor is configured to receive data exchange data regarding parameters of the data exchange; approve the data exchange based on a check of the data exchange data against profile balance data in the database; access the distributed ledgers associated with the exchanging profiles; and cause a distributed ledger data exchange corresponding to the data exchange to be added to the accessed distributed ledgers when the data exchange is approved. |
| US10558818B2 |
Supporting security access controls in an overlay filesystem
An implementation of this disclosure provides a system comprising memory to store a plurality of layers and a processing device coupled to that memory to set up the layers and to mount them into an overlay. The layers comprise an upper and one or more lower layers. The overlay provides access to a plurality files stored in the overlay filesystem. A request from an application to access a file in the mounted overlay is received. An access policy for the mounter that mounted the layers is identified in view of the mounter's credentials. The processing device checks, in view of the access policy, whether a security context label for the file provides access to the application and to the mounter of the overlay in at least one lower layer comprising the file. An instruction to provide the application with access to the file is issued in view of the check. |
| US10558817B2 |
Establishing a link between identifiers without disclosing specific identifying information
A method for linking user identifiers. The method includes receiving, by a linking server and from a company server, a first data structure comprising entries. Each entry comprising a user tag, a first hashed user information, and a second hashed user information. The method includes receiving, by a linking server and from a partner server, a second data structure comprising entries. Each entry comprising a bridge tag, a first hashed bridge information, and a second hashed bridge information. The method includes retrieving, by the linking server and from the first data structure, a first entry of the entries and retrieving, by the linking server and from the second data structure, a first entry of the entries. The method includes linking the user tag of the first entry of the first data structure to the bridge tag of the first entry of the second data structure to generate a first linkage. |
| US10558814B2 |
Privacy aware intent resolution with external sources
Methods for identifying and obtaining a suitable application for interacting with a selected content item by providing secure access to a limited portion of information on the selected content item are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a selection from a user in an initial application running on a device to interact with a content item accessible by the initial application, and generating a hash value from the limited portion of information on the content item. The method further includes requesting a copy of the at least one suitable application when the comparison of the hash value for the content item with the hash value for the suitable application match, executing the suitable application on the device, and providing the limited portion of information on the content item to the suitable application for interaction by the user. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. |
| US10558813B2 |
Managing shared inventory in a virtual universe
A method and system for managing shared inventory in a virtual universe. A received owner request from an owner of an inventory item designates the inventory item as a shared inventory item. The owner request specifies terms and conditions under which the inventory item may be shared for use by users other than the owner. In response to receiving the owner request, metadata comprising the terms and conditions is generated. It is ascertained that the terms and conditions in the received metadata permit use of the shared inventory item by a particular user from whom a user request to use the shared inventory item had been received and in response, the shared inventory item for use of the shared inventory item by the particular user is rendered. The particular user is not the owner. |
| US10558811B2 |
System and method for data collection and exchange with protected memory devices
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for collecting and exchanging data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a non-volatile memory device, which includes an interface for coupling the non-volatile memory device to a host system; non-volatile memory for storing data, including a plurality of executables at least two of which are executable on different operating systems or devices. The plurality of executables includes a data collection executable and a data transfer executable. The non-volatile memory device also includes a controller to cause execution of at least one executable in the plurality of executables, including the data collection executable and the data transfer executable, where execution of the data collection executable causes data to be collected and stored in the non-volatile memory, and execution of which causes the collected data to be transferred to a location external to the non-volatile memory device. |
| US10558810B2 |
Device monitoring policy
A method and device for generating a monitoring policy for a device and selectively monitoring multiple tasks executed by the device is disclosed. The monitoring policy may relate to security monitoring or resource availability. A monitoring importance score for each of multiple tasks executing on the device may be generated and a monitoring resource availability within the device may be determined. The monitoring policy for the device may be generated based at least in part on the monitoring importance scores for the multiple tasks and the monitoring resource availability within the device. Fewer than all of the multiple tasks may be selectively monitored based on the monitoring policy for security threats to the device or resource availability for the device. |
| US10558809B1 |
Software assurance system for runtime environments
An example method includes monitoring execution of one or more applications on a runtime computing system that includes a plurality of processing units, receiving, from the runtime computing system during execution of the applications, monitoring information that includes at least one of function call data or application programming interface call data associated with operations performed by the plurality of processing units during execution of the applications, importing the monitoring information into a risk model, analyzing the monitoring information within the risk model to determine one or more potential vulnerabilities and one or more impacts of the one or more vulnerabilities in the runtime computing system, and outputting, for display in a graphical user interface, a graphical representation of the one or more potential vulnerabilities and the one or more impacts within the risk model. |
| US10558802B2 |
Moving target defenses for data storage devices
Systems and methods for actively securing data storage devices utilize the technique of storage virtualization. In embodiments, would-be cyberattackers are presented with many possible “ports” or “channels” by which to communicate over a network with a data storage device. Unknown to the attacker, at any given time, only one of these ports or channels is the “correct,” or “active,” port; all of the other ports are dummies that do not permit communication with the storage device. The active port is dynamically, randomly, and/or continually reconfigured, seriously impeding the ability of the attacker to access the data storage device through the active port. |
| US10558798B2 |
Sandbox based Internet isolation in a trusted network
Methods and systems are disclosed for sandbox based internet isolation system in a trusted network. A networked computer system may include a trusted local area network (LAN) and at least one host computer system connected to the trusted LAN. The host computer system may include a host-based firewall, an operating system, a first memory space, and a second memory space. The host-based firewall may be configured to prevent unauthorized communication between the host computer system and one or more other devices on the trusted LAN. The second memory space may be configured to enable storage and/or operation of one or more applications and/or processes associated with a sandboxed computing environment. The host computer system may include a sandbox firewall that enforces a separation of the first and second memory spaces. |
| US10558797B2 |
Methods for identifying compromised credentials and controlling account access
A system and method includes at an authentication platform that is implemented via one or more computing servers: identifying compromised credential data, wherein compromised credential data comprise compromised credentials for one or more compromised accounts that have been exposed to a malicious actor via an illegitimate method, the compromised credentials including credentials that are useable for authentication to or for accessing the one or more compromised accounts; testing the compromised credentials, wherein testing compromised credentials includes using the compromised credentials to determine a useablility of the compromised credentials to attack one or more different accounts from the one or more compromised accounts; and modifying account access associated with one or more of (i) the one or more compromised accounts and (ii) the one or more different accounts. |
| US10558796B2 |
Enforcing trusted application settings for shared code libraries
Access to a shared library API is restricted for a customer application by a security system. A profile for each of a plurality of trusted applications is generated and stored in a security database. When a customer application attempts to access the shared library API, the customer application is verified by extracting a customer application profile for the customer application, comparing the customer application profile with each stored trusted application profile, and verifying that the customer application can access the shared library API based on the comparison. Based on the verification, the customer application may be allowed to or access to the shared library API or may be prevented from accessing the shared library API. |
| US10558791B1 |
Setting up a system with a mobile device
Methods and systems are described for setting up a security and/or automation system. According to at least one embodiment, a method for setting up the security or automation system includes receiving a communication from a mobile device associated with installing a system peripheral device at a control unit and executing an installation task based on the communication. |
| US10558790B2 |
Multi-level matrix passwords
During a password entry, a matrix is traversed to select a position. The matrix includes several levels, each level in the several levels including at least one position where data can be entered, where a second level in the matrix forms a sub-level of a first level, and where the second level is reachable only from a particular position in the first level. In response to an input, a mode of the selected position is changed such that the position becomes unchangeable and unselectable during a remainder of the password entry. The selected position is encoded in an auth-step. In response to an indication of an end of the password entry, an auth-code is transmitted. The auth-code includes a set of auth-steps, and the set of auth-steps includes the auth-step. |
| US10558783B2 |
Image data ingestion application of a medical imaging data processing and retrieval system
This disclosure describes techniques that relate generally to the collection, processing, storage, and graphical representation of medical imaging data associated with patient care. Medical imaging data may be processed using object recognition algorithms to help determined pertinent medical characteristics. Further, a graphical fusion application may generate a graphical representation of medical data that is based at least in part on a combination of medical imaging data and corresponding interpretation data. The graphical representation may overlay a schematic diagram of a relevant organ system, so as to provide a medical practitioner with a visual, more specifically graphical, indication of the medical imaging data. Interpretation data of pertinent medical characteristics may be generated by an automated analysis of the medical imaging data. Further, the medical imaging data along with corresponding interpretation data may be graphically overlaid onto a schematic diagram of the relevant organ system to facilitate review of medical imaging data. |
| US10558778B2 |
Document implementation tool for PCB refinement
The present disclosure provides a method, computer program product, and system of document implementation tool for pcb refinement. In some embodiments, the system includes a current data object with at least a PCB design, a PCB data store, a feature identifier configured to identify one or more features in at least the current PCB design, a comparison engine, configured to compare features in the current PCB design and known features in the PCB data store, a classification engine configured to classify one or more discrepancies between the current PCB design and the PCB data store based on a size of each of the one or more discrepancies, a determination engine configured to determine changes needed to resolve the one or more discrepancies, and a reporting engine configured to report the one or more discrepancies to a user. |
| US10558773B2 |
Transient caching for mixed-signal electronics simulation
A method, system, and computer program product provide the ability to simulate an electronic circuit. An analog model represents an analog circuit and is wrapped to serve as a module in an event based simulator. The module has a first start state and an input (controlled by the event based simulator). Upon a change in a value of the input, the analog model shows a transient behavior. The value of the input is changed to begin simulating the electronic circuit. In response to the changing of the value, if not already cached, the transient behavior is cached with a key consisting of a combination of the first start state and the value of the input. If already cached, the transient behavior is retrieved from the cache. The simulation of the circuit is output based on the cached transient behavior. |
| US10558770B1 |
Finite element based direct modeling
Systems and methods are described herein for enabling direct modeling for a mesh model, including, but not limited to, obtaining a mesh model of a physical object, the mesh model comprising a plurality of elements, determining at least one feature associated with at least some of the plurality of elements of the mesh model, and manipulating the plurality of elements of the mesh model by manipulating the at least one feature. |
| US10558769B2 |
Systems and methods for scenario simulation
Systems and methods for automatically generating scenarios and user interface elements representing valuations of instruments under the scenarios are described. The systems and methods use expert polling systems and machine learning rules to generate tree data storage structures representing different scenarios of macro factors for outcomes of events. Machine implemented interfaces for expert polling, presentment of scenarios, and interaction with scenarios are also provided. |
| US10558764B2 |
System and method for controlling manufacturing of an item
A system and method for controlling manufacturing of one or more items may include providing a first 3D design representation, the first 3D design representation usable by a manufacturing device for manufacturing the item; encrypting the first 3D design representation to produce an encrypted 3D design representation; associating a set of tokens with the encrypted 3D design representation and providing the encrypted 3D design representation. A method or system may include obtaining a token and including the token in a request to manufacture the item; using the token to determine whether or not to provide a decryption key; and, if determining to provide the decryption key, using the decryption key to produce a second 3D design representation, the second 3D design representation usable by a manufacturing device for manufacturing the item. |
| US10558762B2 |
System and method for adaptive quality estimation for machine translation post-editing
A translation text output corresponding to a machine translation from a source text of a first language to a target text of a second language is received. The translation text output includes at least one sentence including at least one translation chunk. A first translation quality confidence estimate for the at least one sentence of the text and a second translation quality confidence estimate for the at least one translation chunk are received. A first translation confidence indicator for the at least one sentence and a second translation confidence indicator for the at least one translation chunk are displayed. The first translation confidence indicator is determined from among a plurality of different first translation confidence indicators based upon the first translation quality confidence estimate. The second translation confidence indicator is determined from among a plurality of different second translation confidence indicators based upon the second translation quality confidence estimate. |
| US10558761B2 |
Alignment of video and textual sequences for metadata analysis
Systems, methods and computer program products related to aligning heterogeneous sequential data. A first sequential data stream and a second sequential data stream are received. An action related to aligning the first sequential data stream and the second sequential data stream is determined using an alignment neural network. The alignment neural network includes a fully connected layer that receives as input: data from the first sequential data stream, data from the second sequential data stream, and data relating to a previously determined action by the alignment neural network related to aligning the first sequential data stream and the second sequential data stream. |
| US10558756B2 |
Unsupervised information extraction dictionary creation
A data handling system enables the unsupervised creation of an information extraction dictionary by expanding upon a word or phrase included within an expansion query. Prior to receiving the expansion query, the data handling system performs an unsupervised learning of an information corpus which includes text to assign a corpus vector to each word and phrase of the text. After the expansion query, the data handling system compares the expansion query to the corpus vectors. The data handling system ranks the corpus vectors by similarity to the expansion query and provides a ranked list of words or phrases associated with the ranked corpus vectors. The ranked list may be subsequently utilized as the information extraction dictionary. |
| US10558753B2 |
Software provisioning using an interactive chat-based user interface
Systems and methods for performing software provisioning using an interactive chat-based user interface. The method includes receiving a chat input from a user by a chat controller. The method further includes interpreting the user input using natural language processing to determine a requested feature to be provisioned to the user. The method further includes determining, by accessing a provisioning database, an identifier of the requested feature and identifiers of dependent features which are to be provisioned with the requested feature. The method further includes enabling the requested feature and the determined dependent features by accessing the provisioning database based on at least one parameter, the at least one parameter comprising an identifier of the requested feature and the identifiers of the determined dependent features obtained in the determining step. |
| US10558751B2 |
Summarizing and visualizing information relating to a topic of discussion in a group instant messaging session
Summarizing and visualizing information relating to a topic of discussion in a group instant messaging session is provided. A message from a client device of a plurality of client devices is received. One or more keywords from the message are extracted based, at least in part, on at least one of (i) one or more natural-language processing algorithms and (ii) one or more text mining algorithms. The one or more keywords are incorporated into a model that includes a plurality of keywords and describes, at least in part, a topic of a group instant messaging session among the plurality of client devices. At least one of (i) the model and (ii) instructions describing how to update the model are distributed to the plurality of client devices. |
| US10558748B2 |
Recognizing transliterated words using suffix and/or prefix outputs
A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, an input file defining correct spellings of one or more transliterated words; generating, by the computing device, suffix outputs based on the one or more transliterated words; generating, by the computing device, a dictionary that maps the suffix outputs to the one or more transliterated words; recognizing, by the computing device, an alternatively spelled transliterated word included in a document as one of the one or more correctly spelled transliterated words using the dictionary; and outputting, by the computing device, information corresponding to the recognized transliterated word. |
| US10558743B2 |
Three-dimensional multi-vector tables
Approaches presented herein enable optimizing a display of tabular data from a 2-D table as a folding 3-D table having a plurality of vectors in a GUI. More specifically, a scaling ratio is calculated to fit the plurality of vectors within a display area of the GUI based on a cumulative width of the plurality of vectors and a width of the display area of the GUI. This scaling ratio is applied to a width of at least one vector to yield a modified width of the vector. The 2-D table is then rendered as a 3-D table in which the at least one vector is depicted as a modified vector angled between a horizontal and a vertical axis. This modified vector has an actual width equal to the modified width and a diagonal length equal to the width of the at least one vector. |
| US10558741B2 |
Concurrent preparation of multiple versions of a website
Techniques are disclosed for concurrent preparation of multiple versions of a website. Web page content can be branched in response to a request from a first user to create a working copy of one or more production web pages source documents. Any edits applied to the production version of the documents may be automatically applied to the working copy. Further, the working copy can be edited independently of the production version. The working copy can be promoted to production by replacing the production version with the edited working copy. Any number of separate working copies can be created and edited concurrently with the production version. |
| US10558740B1 |
Serving different versions of a user interface in response to user emotional state
The present disclosure relates to dynamically generating user interfaces based on a user's emotional state. An example method generally includes a computer system receiving emotional response data from a client device. The computer system identifies a version of a user experience to present on the client device based on the received emotional response data and generates code for rendering a user interface associated with the identified version of the user experience. The generated code is transmitted to the client device for rendering and presentation on the client device. |
| US10558739B2 |
Prefix table generation for prefix burrows-wheeler transformation with fast operations on compressed data
The Prefix Burrows-Wheeler Transform (“PWBT”) is described to provide data operations on data sets even if the data set has been compressed. Techniques to set up a PWBT, including an offset table and a prefix table, and techniques to apply data operations on data sets transformed by PWBT are also described. Data operations include k-Mer substring search. General applications of techniques using PWBT, such as plagiarism searches and open source clearance, are described. Bioinformatics applications of the PWBT, such as genomic analysis and genomic tagging, are also described. |
| US10558737B2 |
Generating a semantic diff
Generation of a semantic diff is described. A machine according to some example embodiments generates first and second parse trees by parsing the first and second documents using a grammar of a coding language common to both documents. The machine classifies subtrees within these parse trees and determines that a first subtree from the first document shares a classification with a second subtree from the second document. Based on their sharing of the classification, the machine selects these two subtrees for comparison to each other and also chooses a comparison procedure based on the shared classification. The machine then executes the selected comparison procedure with the selected two subtrees as input and generates a differential subtree that indicates one or more differences between the two subtrees. The machine may also generate a differential tree that indicates differences between the entireties of the first and second documents. |
| US10558736B2 |
Metadata driven user interface layout control for web applications
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for rendering and re-rendering a user interface of a web application based on definition of and traversal of a minimum sub-metadata tree. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. |
| US10558732B2 |
Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method for executing a function common to two archive files
An information processing apparatus includes an archive file generation unit and a deriving unit. The archive file generation unit generates multiple archive files each including one or more pieces of document data and information regarding one or more processing functions. The one or more pieces of document data are each associated with the one or more processing functions. The information indicates one or more processes to be executed on the one or more pieces of document data. The deriving unit derives, from the multiple generated archive files, a common processing function among the processing functions that is common to the archive files and a piece of document data among the pieces of document data that is associated with the common processing function. |
| US10558731B2 |
Flame instability monitoring with draft pressure and process variable
A furnace is monitored by monitoring a statistical variable calculated from a draft measurement and monitoring a process variable related to the operation of the furnace. An abnormal operation of the furnace is determined based upon the statistical variable and the process variable. |
| US10558728B2 |
Shared content delivery streams in data networks
The systems and methods described herein use a tag for collecting data associated with a content object of a content page. The tag may be a universal tag which can provide a single point of data collection and thereby reduce the number of network requests due to piggyback tags. The data collected from the content page may be communicated to a stream management system which can process the data and split the data into multiple data streams to be fed to a downstream system. The downstream system can further process the data and communicate to another downstream system. In some embodiments, the stream management system can access the repositories of its downstream system and veto the data flows created by the downstream system. |
| US10558724B2 |
Location graph based derivation of attributes
Location graph-based derivation of user attributes. Location data associated with a user, such as a current and/or past location at which the user has been, is received. A user attribute data associated with the location data is determined and used to update a user profile associated with the user. |
| US10558720B2 |
Method and system for selecting supplemental content using visual appearance
Disclosure includes system, method and architecture for selecting supplemental digital content using visual appearance. Digital content that is visually similar, or dissimilar, to digital content requested by a user can he identified and provided for presentation with the requested content. The additional digital content is visually congruent, or visually incongruent, with content requested by a user, such that the additional content is similar, or dissimilar, to the requested content from a visual standpoint. In a presentation of the requested content, the presentation position of each additional content item relative to the presentation position of each requested content can be identified using visual congruence, or visual incongruence. |
| US10558717B2 |
Data distribution platform
In a processing entity receiving one or more streams of data points from at least one data generating device; receiving, from a client device, a stream request indicating at least one of the data streams and including information indicating a stream modification; translating the information indicating a stream modification to selection criteria relative to the data points of the at least one data stream; modifying the at least one data stream by filtering the data stream based on the translated selection criteria; and providing the modified data stream to the client device. |
| US10558715B2 |
Automatic crawling of applications
Systems and methods are described for generating criteria for a plurality of web applications in an online application store, translating the criteria into at least one rule, the at least one rule based on predefined categories defined by the online application store, obtaining, metadata associated with a plurality of websites, determining, using the metadata and the at least one rule, whether any of the websites in the plurality of websites, includes code that executes a feature associated with the at least one rule, and displaying the icon as a selectable listing in the online application store. |
| US10558711B2 |
Defining dynamic topic structures for topic oriented question answer systems
According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for dynamically defining topics from content objects used to answer a question in a question answering system is provided. The method may include receiving the content objects. The method may include identifying the topics within the received content objects. The method may include generating a graph based on the identified plurality of topics, whereby nodes map to the topics. The method may include calculating edge weights associated with each edge based on semantic relations associated with the topics. The method may include determining if the calculated edge weight associated an edge exceeds a threshold value. The method may include generating a combination topic based on determining that the edge weight associated with the edge exceeds the threshold value. |
| US10558709B2 |
Techniques for generating investigatory-event mappings using graph-structure trajectories
Methods and systems disclosed herein relate generally to constructing graph models to represent constraints corresponding to various investigatory events and navigating the graph models to identify populations for the investigatory events. |
| US10558704B2 |
Smart rollover
A system and method, including determining, by a processor, a data type for each column of a database table; determining, by the processor and based on the determined data type for each column of the database table, an indication of a size of the database table; calculating, by the processor and based on the determined indication of the size of the database table, a start nbit size for a nbit compression process to be used on the database table; specifying, by the processor, the calculated start nbit size for the nbit compression process; and compressing the database table by executing the nbit data compression process using the specified start nbit size. |
| US10558702B2 |
Unified storage system for online image searching and offline image analytics
According to one embodiment, a master storage node receives a search query for searching images from a client, where the master storage node is coupled to a number of worker storage nodes over a storage network. The master storage node performs a hash operation on one or more keywords of the search query using a first predetermined hash function, generating a first hash value. A first of the worker storage nodes is identified based on the first hash value. The master storage node redirects the search query to the first worker storage node to allow the first worker storage node service the search query. The first worker storage node is to identify one or more images from a first system memory of the first worker storage node based on the search query and to transmit the one or more images to the client. |
| US10558701B2 |
Method and system to recommend images in a social application
Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for suggesting images that can be conveniently included in electronic communication such as social media posts, emails, text messages, and other forms of electronic communication, based on voice input and/or emotion analysis from facial expressions of a user. A speech-to-text process converts a user's spoken utterance to text. Natural language processing performs an entity extraction on the utterance to generate a scenario summary. An image database is queried using the scenario summary and/or emotion analysis based on user facial images. A mapping rule library may be used to perform the image database query. Based on the scenario summary and/or the emotion analysis, images are presented to the user as recommended for including in an electronic communication message such as a social media post, email, or text message. |
| US10558700B2 |
Display system, display method in the system and display program for using social graph information of users of multiple applications
When retrieving information relating to another user of a different SNS, the CVR of an SNS can be effectively increased by displaying a social graph. According to the invention, by means of a social graph display program (API), user identifying information corresponding to user-to-user relationship information meeting predetermined conditions can be extracted by searching a database of information related to the other users of application programs A-C, in accordance with identifying information of a user A who has made a friend request. Thus the application program A displays, as candidates for the friend request, users corresponding to user identifying information returned from the social graph display program (API). |
| US10558698B2 |
Lyric page generation method and lyric page generation apparatus
The present disclosure discloses a lyrics page generation method and a lyrics page generation apparatus, belonging to the field of network technologies. The method includes: receiving a lyrics page generation instruction, the lyrics page generation instruction being used for instructing to display a lyrics page of a selected multimedia file list; obtaining a lyrics file of at least one multimedia file in the multimedia file list; and generating a lyrics page according to the lyrics file of the at least one multimedia file, the lyrics page including lyrics information of the at least one multimedia file. The present disclosure provides a brand-new lyrics display manner, which can achieve an effect similar to a lyrics book, so that a user can collect lyrics that the user likes, for subsequent appreciation, so that an application becomes more humanistic, and an amount of information that a lyrics page can provide is greatly increased. |
| US10558693B1 |
Conversational bot to navigate upwards in the funnel
Described herein are a system and methods for providing relevant search results to a user using an automated user assistant to update filters used as search parameters. In some embodiments, an automated user assistant may initiate a conversation with a user detected interacting with an item. The user may provide feedback that indicates one or more attributes relevant to the user's interests with respect to the currently viewed item. In some embodiments, the user may also provide an indication of how values associated with those attributes would be made more relevant to the user. Various filters associated with the attributes may be updated based on the received user feedback. The updated filters may then be provided as search parameters to a search engine. A set of search results returned by the search engine may be provided to the user. |
| US10558690B2 |
Multiple sub-string searching
A method for searching for multiple sub-strings of an original text is provided. A search query is received, wherein the search query includes a plurality of sub-strings. A hash array is allocated. The hash array has a size based, at least in part, on the plurality of sub-strings and an original text. The hash array is populated with a plurality of hash values, wherein the plurality of hash values are generated using a rolling hash function, and wherein each of the plurality of hash values corresponds to a portion of the original text. A plurality of sub-string values are computed based on the plurality of sub-strings. Each of the plurality of sub-strings are determined to occur in the original text based, at least in part, on searching the hash array for the plurality of sub-string values. |
| US10558689B2 |
Leveraging contextual information in topic coherent question sequences
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for leveraging coherent question sequences is provided. The present invention may include receiving an initiating question. The present invention may include receiving a subsequent question. The present invention may include determining that the received subsequent question is not a rephrasing of the received initiating question. The present invention may also include determining that the received subsequent question is not beginning a new question topic based on determining that the received subsequent question is not a rephrasing of the received initiating question. The present invention may then include propagating a conversational context based on determining that that received subsequent question is not beginning a new question topic. The present invention may include generating and scoring an answer based on the propagated conversational context. The present invention may lastly include outputting the answer. |
| US10558685B2 |
Sharing information in a multi-tenant database system
Data related to a product is received from a first subscriber and stored into a first section of the on-demand database reserved for the first subscriber. The first subscriber then communicates a request to share the product data with one or more second subscribers. Once the first subscriber receives an acceptance from the one or more second subscribers, the product data is stored in a second section of the on-demand database reserved for the second subscriber. Changes made to the data associated with the product are synchronized between the two subscribers. |
| US10558682B2 |
Cross media recommendation
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for cross-media recommendation by store a plurality of taste profiles corresponding to a first domain and a plurality of media item vectors corresponding to a second domain. An evaluation taste profile in the first domain is applied to a plurality of models that have been generated based on relationship among the plurality of taste profiles and the plurality of media item vectors, and obtain a plurality of resulting codes corresponding to at least one of the plurality of media item vectors in the second domain. |
| US10558680B2 |
Efficient data retrieval in big-data processing systems
A mechanism is provided for implementing operation optimization. Responsive to a request to load data via a input/output (I/O) load operation, prior to loading the data, transformed data in a local memory is searched for a match to the requested data. Responsive to identifying transformed that matches the requested data, the transformed data in the local memory is used to fulfill the request. Responsive to failing to identify transformed data in the local memory that matches the requested data, untransformed data in the local memory is searched for a match to the requested data. Responsive to identifying untransformed data that matches the requested data, the untransformed data in the local memory is used to fulfill the request. Responsive to failing to identify untransformed data in the local memory that matches the requested data, the requested data may be loaded from the storage system via the I/O load operation. |
| US10558677B2 |
Viewing and editing content items in shared folder backed integrated workspaces
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for shared folder backed integrated workspaces. In some implementations, a content management system can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that integrates communications and content management into a single user interface. The user interface can include mechanisms that allow a user to provide input to generate a new workspace. The user interface can provide a mechanism to allow a user to view conversations related to the workspace and/or content items associated with the workspace. The user interface can present representations of content items associated with the workspace and allow the user to provide input to generate, view, edit, and share content items associated with the workspace. |
| US10558676B2 |
Search across multiple user interfaces
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for searching across multiple user interfaces are provided. For example, a search query may be received from a user of a computing environment. A set of user interfaces, hosted by the computing environment, may be identified (e.g., mobile apps of a mobile operating system, browser tabs of a web browser, etc.). Content within the set of user interfaces may be queried using the search query to identify search results of the search query (e.g., webpages, social network posts, emails, or other content matching the search query). In an example, cached content of the user interfaces (e.g., recently accessed emails cached within a local content buffer cache by the web browser) may be searched using the search query for efficient querying of relevant content, such as through local or offline querying. The search results may be provided to the user. |
| US10558673B2 |
Techniques for prospective contact ranking of address book entries
Techniques for prospective contact ranking of address book entries are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a client front-end component operative to receive a prospective contact display prompt from a client application on a client device, the client application associated with a user account; receive an address book from the client device, the address book comprising a plurality of address book entries; and send the ordered prospective contact list to the client application on the client device; a prospective contact list component operative to determine a prospective contact list based on the address book, the prospective contact list comprising a plurality of prospective contacts; and a contact ranking component operative to determine a ranking weight for each of the plurality of prospective contacts; and generate an ordered prospective contact list by ordering the prospective contact list based on the ranking weights. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10558669B2 |
Record matching system
The present invention discloses methods and systems for an improved Enterprise Matching Service (“EMS”) that is designed to match incoming data records to a database of records, using less system resources and using those resources more efficiently. The EMS identifies potential matches by generating unique identifiers and match codes for incoming data records, and then matching the unique identifiers and match codes to pre-generated unique identifiers and match codes for database records. Various match sensitivities are embedded in the pre-generated match codes, so an extensive match is handled by a simplistic “one to one” match between match codes in order to identify a subset of potential matches. Once a subset of potential matches are identified, the methods and systems weigh the subset of potential matches to determine whether there is a match. |
| US10558668B2 |
Result set output criteria
A structured query language (SQL) query is configured to present a selected portion of a result set to a user interface. The selected portion of the result set can be based on an offset criteria appended to the SQL query. The offset criteria determines a location of a first presented instance of the selected portion of the result set. The offset criteria is configured to determine the location of the first presented instance of the selected portion of the result set independent of a number of instances appearing between a first instance of the result set and the first presented instance of the selected portion of the result set. |
| US10558664B2 |
Structured cluster execution for data streams
A system for executing a streaming query includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a logical query plan. The processor is configured to determine a physical query plan based at least in part on the logical query plan. The physical query plan comprises an ordered set of operators. Each operator of the ordered set of operators comprises an operator input mode and an operator output mode. The processor is further configured to execute the physical query plan using the operator input mode and the operator output mode for each operator of the query. |
| US10558660B2 |
Redundant group by and distinct removal
A method, apparatus, and stored instructions are provided for the removal of redundant GROUP BY and/or DISTINCT. Every table in the FROM clause of the query block must be a qualified table for the GROUP-BY clause or the DISTINCT keyword in the SELECT clause of the query block to be removed. A table Tx that satisfies at least one of the following two conditions is referred to as a qualified table: (1) Tx has a non-null unique column Tx.u that appears on the GROUP BY clause or the SELECT clause that contains a DISTINCT keyword and (2) There is a qualified table Ty and Ty has a filtering join with Tx. |
| US10558659B2 |
Techniques for dictionary based join and aggregation
Techniques are described herein for performing join and aggregation operations for a received query using column dictionaries. In an embodiment, a query is received that requests to aggregate a measure column of a fact table based on an aggregate function and join the fact table with a dimension table on a join key column. Data of the fact table may be stored in one or more storage data units, for example a particular data portion of the fact table may be stored on a particular data storage unit. The respective data portion may include one or more column vectors corresponding to one or more columns of the fact table in which a cell element corresponds to a value at a particular row and a particular column of the one or more columns of the fact table. The cell element of the one or more column vectors includes a dictionary encoded value of the value at the particular column and row. This dictionary encoded value is mapped to the value of by a dictionary data structure of the particular column. In an embodiment, in response to receiving the query, using the query, for a particular storage unit, the DBMS identifies a fact join key vector of the one or more column vectors of the particular data storage unit and a fact join key dictionary data structure corresponding to the fact join key vector. The DBMS generates a dictionary-grouping key mapping based on the fact join key dictionary data structure and a dense grouping key data structure. Such a dense grouping key data structure represents a mapping of unique dimension join key values of the join key column of the dimension table to grouping key values of a grouping key of the dimension table. Based on the generated dictionary-grouping key mapping and the fact join key vector, the DBMS may generate a transformed vector, which represents the grouping key values of the dictionary-grouping key mapping arranged according to the fact join key vector. Alternatively, the dictionary-grouping key mapping may be directly accessed during the aggregation. Based on the generated transformed vector and/or by directly accessing the dictionary-grouping key mapping, the DBMS aggregates a column vector in that particular data storage unit that corresponds to the measure column in the received query. |
| US10558658B2 |
Propagation of structured query language associations
A method for propagating a structure query language (SQL) association can include determining, based at least on a syntax of a SQL create view statement, that a SQL association requires propagation to a SQL view associated with the SQL create view statement. The SQL association can combine data from at least a first data model and a second data model at a database. The SQL view can comprise at least a portion of the combined data. An association information data structure can be generated for storing information corresponding to a definition of the SQL association. The SQL create view statement can be executed based on the association information data structure. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also disclose. |
| US10558657B1 |
Document content analysis based on topic modeling
A mechanism for progressive topic modeling is disclosed to facilitate document content analysis. Input documents can be sorted and divided into multiple groups. Topic modeling is performed for each group, where the topic modeling for one group is based on the generated topic model from a previous group, if available. The vocabulary used in the topic modeling process can also be updated for each group of documents. The generated topics can be presented in a user interface to facilitate a user in analyzing the documents. The topic modeling mechanism can also be utilized to enhance a document search experience by generating topics from documents contained in search results and presenting topic words to a user as suggested search terms. |
| US10558649B2 |
Database server system monitoring
An embodiment of the invention includes a database server system comprising a storage arrangement for storing at least one database and at least one processor operable for receiving a database request over a computer network and accessing the storage arrangement. The processor is further operable for carrying out a monitoring task. The monitoring task determines whether a monitoring description has been stored into the database by the database request. Furthermore, the monitoring task performs a monitoring operation which is specified in the monitoring description. The monitoring operation yields at least one result value. The monitoring task submits a monitoring result request in order to insert the at least one result value into the database. The invention also relates to a computer program product and to a method for performing a monitoring operation on a database server system. |
| US10558645B2 |
Systems and methods for an enterprise data integration and troubleshooting tool
Systems and methods are provided herein for retrieving and displaying integrated data of a network. An exemplary method includes receiving, at an enterprise service bus (ESB), a data request for data pertaining to applications associated with computing systems communicatively coupled to the ESB. The data request includes at least one predefined global data field. In response to receiving the data request, a data set is retrieved that includes data corresponding to the predetermined global data from at least two applications. The data set is then transmitted to a user interface for display in a comparative format. |
| US10558644B2 |
Source independent query language
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a source independent query language. One of the methods includes receiving a first executable statement, the first executable statement referencing a second set of fields in a dataset, the first executable statement having instructions to cause the query processor to perform operations on data in the dataset. The method includes Generating a second executable statement based on the first set of fields and the first executable statement. The method includes determining a mapping between the first set of fields and the second set of fields. The method includes specifying a derived dataset using the corresponding values and the mapping. The method includes generating instructions to cause the query processor to perform the operations on the derived dataset. The method includes sending the second executable statement to the query processor. |
| US10558641B2 |
Trigger system for databases using proxy
A proxy module for monitoring modifications to a database and external to the database includes a query processing module to monitor traffic to and from the database. The traffic includes queries to the database. The query processing module is further to identify a query corresponding to a request to modify the database. A trigger event module is to generate a trigger event based on the request. The trigger event indicates a modification of the database associated with the request. The trigger event module is further to cause the trigger event to be communicated from the proxy module to at least one entity accessing the database. |
| US10558633B1 |
Hash-value-based single-pass data store statistics collection
A data store system includes a processor that may generate a hash value based on a hash function for each column value in a selected column of a data store table and may select a first domain and a second domain of hash values. The processor may determine a frequency value for each hash value within the first domain, generate a unique identifier for each hash value within the second domain, and determine at least one statistic on the selected column based on the frequency values and the unique identifiers. The processor may store the at least one statistic for use in a query plan. A method and computer-readable medium may also be implemented. |
| US10558632B2 |
Data processing system
A data processing system may include: a memory system suitable for sorting a plurality of index data having a tree structure wherein each index data comprises information indicating a tree level thereof into a plurality of groups through a first and second sorting operations, the first sorting operation comprising sorting the index data based on their respective tree level information, the second sorting operation comprising sorting the index data based on the numbers of accesses to their respective index data, saving the groups into different storage regions; and a host suitable for managing a plurality of index data into said tree structure. |
| US10558629B2 |
Intelligent data quality
Examples of an intelligent data quality application are defined. In an example, the system receives a data quality requirement from a user. The system obtains target data from a plurality of data sources. The system implements an artificial intelligence component sort the target data into a data cascade. The data cascade may include a plurality of attributes associated with the data quality requirement. The system may evaluate the data cascade to identify a data pattern model for each of the attributes. The system may implement a first cognitive learning operation to determine a mapping context from the data cascade and a conversion rule from the data pattern model. The system may establish a data harmonization model corresponding to the data quality requirement by performing a second cognitive learning operation. The system may generate a data cleansing result corresponding to the data quality requirement. |
| US10558628B2 |
Removal of garbage data from a database
Elements of a database object are removed. The database object is stored as a plurality of different object portions, where each object portion is associated with one or more versions of transaction identifiers stored separately from the database object. An oldest transaction identifier is determined for a transaction for which data portions of the database object remains visible. Each object portion is examined and object portions with a threshold amount of data to remove are determined based on a comparison of the transaction identifiers for those object portions and the oldest transaction identifier. Data from the database object are removed in response to a sufficient quantity of data is to be removed from object portions containing the threshold amount of data. |
| US10558627B2 |
Method and system for cleansing and de-duplicating data
Method and system for cleansing and de-duplicating data in database are provided. The method includes filtering garbage records from a plurality of records based on data fields, and applying cleansing rules to create a cleansed database. A similarity vector is generated, where each vector corresponds to pairwise comparison of distinct data entries in cleansed database. Matching rules are applied to label each vector as one of matched, unmatched and unclassified. The method analyzes the vectors labeled as matched and unmatched to train a machine learning model to identify duplicates in the cleansed database. Unclassified vectors in the cleansed database are labeled as matched or unmatched by applying machine learning model on unclassified vectors. Thereafter, the method processes all the vectors labeled as matched to create clusters of records that are duplicates of each other. Further, records in each cluster are merged to obtain de-duplicated cleansed database using predefined consolidated rules. |
| US10558625B2 |
Systems and methods for increasing database access concurrency
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for reading and writing data from a database table. In one aspect, a method of reading and writing data from a database table, includes: (1) initiating a write transaction to write data to a first non-key column of a row of the database table, the database table having a plurality of rows, each row comprising a primary key and a plurality of non-key columns; (2) locking the first non-key column; and (3) in accordance with a determination that the second non-key column is not locked, initiating a read transaction to read data from the second non-key column, where initiation of the read transaction occurs prior to completion of the write transaction. |
| US10558624B2 |
System and method for datastore management framework
Systems and methods for a datastore management framework are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises storing each one of a plurality of datastore configuration files in association with a corresponding one of a plurality of datastore types, receiving a request to create a datastore of a datastore type of the plurality of datastore types, selecting, from the plurality of datastore configuration files, a datastore configuration file associated with the datastore type, parsing the selected datastore configuration file, rendering a user interface for display based on the parsing of the selected datastore configuration file, receiving a user input via the rendered user interface, and creating the datastore based on the received user input, with the datastore being of the datastore type indicated by the request. |
| US10558623B2 |
Search engine optimization for resource directory
An evolved resource directory may provide filtered and prioritized search results to a client's search query for resources. For example, in a network comprising servers and a resource directory, the resource directory registers a plurality of URIs received from the servers. The resource directory may determine an initial ranking of the plurality of URIs based on measuring cross-links between each of the plurality of URIs and identifying contexts of the plurality of URIs. The initial ranking is stored in a ranked database. In response to a client's search query, the resource directory may determine a real-time ranking for the plurality of URIs stored in the ranked database. The real-time ranking may be determined based on checking a sleep status for each of the servers and/or by partially balancing traffic loads of the servers. The resource directory, based on the real-time ranking and/or the initial ranking, may then generate a ranked list of the filtered and prioritized URIs. |
| US10558619B2 |
Detection of bulk operations associated with remotely stored content by client device
Cloud-based storage services are provided for storing and/or sharing content across multiple devices, where the content is periodically synchronized between the devices and the storage service. Embodiments are directed to detection of bulk operations associated with content stored at a storage service to protect users both proactively and remedially from accidental and/or nefarious content alterations propagating to the storage service and/or other devices. A model based on a usage pattern monitored and provided by a client device may be received at the client device from the storage service. An attempted operation performed on the content may be detected, and the attempted operation may be compared to the model to determine whether the operation deviates from the usage pattern. If the attempted operation deviates from the usage pattern, execution of the attempted operation and synchronization of the content with the storage service may be prevented until the attempted operation is approved. |
| US10558617B2 |
File system backup using change journal
Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to backups and change journals. In aspects, a change journal is read to determine changes that have occurred to objects of a file system. From these changes a data structure is created to capture path information and collect changes for each object. Where the data structure is insufficient to identify a complete path, the live file system is consulted. After the data structure is complete, a data protection engine uses the data structure to update a catalog at least to provide the capability to view the namespace of the protected objects at one or more times covered by the catalog. |