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US10616646B2	Virtual set-top box that executes service provider middleware A virtual set-top box (vSTB) for executing a middleware component, designed originally for use with the physical STB, including emulating hardware capabilities of the physical STB to process IPTV content received over a connection for presenting the IPTV content on a display of the electronic device.
US10616645B2	Method for filtering a multimedia catalogue received by satellite link and filtering device A method for filtering a set of contents broadcast over a satellite link includes: a first reception of a user filter by at least one piece of user equipment, the user filter including a user identifier and a first list of multimedia contents, the first list being selected from a catalogue of multimedia contents that is available on a remote data server; a second reception of a set of multimedia contents of the catalogue by at least one piece of user equipment; filtering the contents by the piece of user equipment broadcast by the satellite depending on the user filter; storing the received and filtered contents in a memory of the piece of user equipment.
US10616643B1	Creating customized programming content In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of creating customized programming content for a user of a video content system includes accessing a user interest profile for the user, the user interest profile comprising a ranked list of a plurality of interest categories; locating at least one video segment corresponding to each of the interest categories of the user interest profile; calculating the correlation between the user interest profile and data describing each of the located video segment, and ranking the video segments based on the correlation; assembling the video segments into a customized video programming stream based on the ranking; and displaying the customized video programming stream to the user.
US10616640B2	Over the top media integration with over the air broadcast media Various arrangements for providing bimodal digital video recording are presented. A plurality of over-the-air (OTA) television programs received via an antenna input port may be recorded to a local processor-readable storage medium. Record instructions may be transmitted to a cloud-based television programming service provider server system to remotely record and store scheduled streaming television programs to storage of the cloud-based television programming service provider server system. OTA television programs received via the antenna input port and recorded to the local processor-readable storage medium may be determined. Indications of television programs stored by the cloud-based television programming service provider server system may be received. Data may be output to a display device to present the bimodal DVR interface having a unified interface that simultaneously comprises indications of the recorded OTA television programs and indications of the scheduled streaming television programming.
US10616639B2	Display apparatus, content recognizing method thereof, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium A display apparatus, a content recognizing method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The display apparatus includes a display, a memory configured to store information regarding a fingerprint which is generated by extracting a characteristic of a content, and a content corresponding to the fingerprint, a communication device configured to communicate with a server, and at least one processor configured to extract a characteristic of a screen of a content currently reproduced on the display and generate a fingerprint, to search presence/absence of a fingerprint matching the generated fingerprint in the memory, and, based on a result of the searching, to determine whether to transmit a query comprising the generated fingerprint to the server to request information on the currently reproduced content.
US10616637B2	Digital radio frequency signal distribution system There is disclosed a system configured to receive one or more radio frequency signals comprising a UHF frequency range comprising a plurality of UHF channels. The system comprises: one or more corresponding analog to digital converters, configured to convert the corresponding RF signal after which a digital multi-switch module and a corresponding plurality of digital channelizers generate modified digital RF signals preferably comprising a digital signal comprising at least one selected, frequency translated and leveled UHF channel.
US10616636B2	Setting integrated remote controller of display device A method for setting an integrated remote control of a display device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: displaying a first image outputted from an external device connected to the display device; confirming a service providing company of the external device by using information included in the displayed first image; acquiring a remote control model, among a plurality of remote control models provided from the confirmed service providing company, for controlling the external device; and transmitting a key code set of the acquired remote control model to a remote control device.
US10616633B2	System for connecting a mobile device and a common display A method of connecting a mobile device to a common display associated with a display computer controlling the common display, including, for each mobile device downloading a display application onto the mobile device, selecting the display computer for the common display in the display application, connecting the mobile device to the display computer, selecting, on the mobile device, what is to be displayed on the common display, and sending a data stream of the selection to the display computer to be displayed in a window on the common display corresponding to the mobile device.
US10616627B2	Viewer-authored content acquisition and management system for in-the-moment broadcast in conjunction with media programs A method, apparatus, and system for providing viewer-derived content for broadcast presentation in conjunction with a broadcast of a media program by a provider of the media program is disclosed. The disclosed system and method (1) simplifies the process for viewers to provide viewer-authored media to broadcasters, while minimizing the data transmission requirements between portable viewer devices and the broadcaster, (2) allows advance approval for the broadcasters to use that viewer-generated content to generate and disseminate viewer-authored-content and (3) provides for management of viewer-generated content (4) integrates with social networks that can be used to at least preliminarily assess the popularity and suitability of the viewer-generated content for broadcast to other viewers.
US10616623B2	Optimized near-simultaneous distribution of multimedia content The “swarming” behavior of multimedia content distribution network subscribers—numerous, near-simultaneous requests for the same content by different users—is predicted, based on analysis of past viewing habits. Users are grouped based on correlations in the multimedia content requested and the time at which it is requested. When a set of users of a group requests particular multimedia content, that content is autonomously distributed, via a shared distribution channel, to the terminal equipment of all users in the group, where it is buffered. As other users in the group request the same multimedia content, an initial portion is distributed to each requesting user via an individual channel. As the rendered content catches up to the buffered content, the terminal equipment switches from the content delivered via the individual distribution channel to the buffered content. The individual distribution is then terminated, and the individual distribution channel released.
US10616615B2	Channel usage management in terrestrial distribution systems Devices, methods, and storage media provide for receiving ad schedules for an upcoming programming timeslot for a network lineup; identifying an opportunity to insert a selected ad via a set of hidden channels during the upcoming programming timeslot based on the ad schedules; retrieving, based on the identifying, stored hidden channel usage data for previous programming timeslots that correspond to the upcoming programming timeslot; determining whether an availability likelihood of a hidden channel during the upcoming programming timeslot exceeds a threshold; retrieving, when the threshold is exceeded, ad insertion collision data for the previous programming timeslots; determining, based on the collision data, whether a likelihood of a collision occurring on the hidden channels during the upcoming programming timeslot exceeds another threshold; and sending, when the other threshold is not exceeded, an instruction to a user interface device to insert the selected ad via the hidden channel during the upcoming programming timeslot.
US10616607B2	Method for encoding video of multi-layer structure supporting scalability and method for decoding same and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding a video in a multi-layer structure supporting scalability and an apparatus therefor, and a method for decoding a video according to the present invention includes the steps of: deriving a prediction sample for the present block; restoring the present picture based on the prediction sample; applying the de-blocking filtering for the block edges in the restored present picture; and applying an offset for a sample of the restored picture.
US10616606B2	Method and apparatus for decoding an enhanced video stream A method of decoding an enhanced video stream composed of base layer video access units and enhancement layer video access units, each access unit comprising a plurality of syntax structures, includes passing the syntax structures of the base layer access units to a base layer buffer, passing syntax structures of the enhancement layer access units to an enhancement layer buffer, outputting the syntax structures passed to the base layer buffer in a predetermined sequence, outputting the syntax structures passed to the enhancement layer buffer in a predetermined sequence, and recombining the sequences of syntax structures output by the base layer buffer and the enhancement layer buffer respectively to form a complete enhanced access unit, composed of base layer syntax structures and enhancement layer syntax structures predetermined sequence.
US10616605B2	Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus A dependency indication is signaled within the beginning of a packet, that is, within the adjacent of a slice header to be parsed or a parameter set. This is achieved, for example, by including the dependency indication at the beginning of the slice header, preferably after a syntax element identifying the parameter set and before the slice address, by including the dependency indication before the slice address, by providing the dependency indication to a NALU header using a separate message, or by using a special NALU type for NALUs carrying dependent slices.
US10616603B2	Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding digital images through superpixels A method and an apparatus for encoding and/or decoding digital images or video streams are provided, wherein the encoding apparatus includes a processor configured for reading at least a portion of the image, segmenting the portion of the image in order to obtain groups of pixels identified by borders information and containing at least two pixels having one or more homogeneous characteristics, computing, for each group of pixels, a weight map on the basis of the borders information associated to the group of pixels, a graph transform matrix on the basis of the weight map, and transform coefficients on the basis of the graph transform matrix (U) and of the pixels contained in the group of pixels.
US10616602B2	Method and device for deriving inter-view motion merging candidate The present invention provides a method and a device for deriving an inter-view motion merging candidate. A method for deriving an inter-view motion merging candidate, according to an embodiment of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: on the basis of encoding information of an inter-view reference block derived by means of a variation vector of a current block, determining whether or not inter-view motion merging of the current block is possible; and, if inter-view motion merging of the current block is not possible, generating an inter-view motion merging candidate of the current block by using encoding information of an adjacent block that is spatially adjacent to the inter-view reference block.
US10616599B2	Image processing apparatus and method The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of improving processing efficiency with pipeline processing in encoding or decoding of a motion vector. In a motion vector encoding unit, such configuration is adopted that when a spatial prediction motion vector is derived according to AMVP or Merge mode, the use of a motion vector of a PU adjacent to a top right of a PU in question is prohibited. Therefore, the motion vector encoding unit performs encoding processing of a motion vector by using only motion vector information of B1, B2 which are PUs located at Top with respect to the PU in question and A0, A1 which are PUs located at Left with respect to the PU in question. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus.
US10616597B2	Reference picture set mapping for standard scalable video coding Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for reference picture set mapping for scalable video coding. A device may receive an encoded scalable video stream comprising a base layer video stream and an enhancement layer video stream. The base layer video stream and the enhancement layer video streams may be encoded according to different video codecs. For example, the base layer video stream may be encoded according to H.264/AVC and the enhancement layer may be encoded according to HEVC. The enhancement layer video stream may include inter-layer prediction information. The inter-layer prediction information may include information relating to the base layer coding structure. The inter-layer prediction information may identify one or more reference pictures available in a base layer decoded picture buffer (DPB). A decoder may use the inter-layer prediction information to decode the enhancement layer video stream.
US10616596B2	Unequal weight planar prediction A method of decoding JVET video includes receiving a bitstream and calculating a final planar prediction in planar mode to predict pixel values for a current coding block. The final planar prediction may rely on using unequal weights applied to each of a horizontal and vertical predictor, where such predictors may be generated by interpolating neighboring pixels for each predicted pixel within a coding block. The computation may be made more accurate by deriving a value for a bottom right neighboring pixel.
US10616594B2	Picture encoding device and picture encoding method There is provided a picture encoding device that encodes a picture and encodes a difference quantization parameter in a unit of a quantization coding block which is divided from the picture and is a management unit of a quantization parameter. A quantization parameter calculator derives a quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded. A prediction quantization parameter derivation unit derives a prediction quantization parameter using the quantization parameters of a plurality of quantization coding blocks which precede the quantization coding block to be encoded in order of encoding. A difference quantization parameter generator derives a difference quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded, using a difference between the quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded and the prediction quantization parameter. A first bitstream generator encodes the difference quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded.
US10616593B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide method and apparatus for video coding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a first block from a coded video bitstream. The first block is a non-square block and the prediction information for the first block is indicative of a first intra prediction mode in a first set of intra prediction modes for a square block. Then, the processing circuitry remaps the first intra prediction mode to a second intra prediction mode in a second set of intra prediction modes that is used for the non-square block. The second set of intra prediction modes includes at least the second intra prediction mode that is not in the first set of intra prediction modes. Further, the processing circuitry reconstructs at least one sample of the first block according to the second intra prediction mode.
US10616591B2	Layer ID signaling using extension mechanism A signaling of the layer ID is described with which each of the packets of a multi-layered video signal is associated. In particular, an efficient way of signaling this layer association is achieved, while maintaining the backward compatibility with codecs according to which a certain value of the base layer-ID field is restricted to be non-extendable. Instead of circumventing this restriction specifically with respect to this non-extendable base layer-ID value, the layer-ID of portions of the multi-layer data stream is signaled in an extendable manner by sub-dividing the base layer-ID field into a first sub-field and a second sub-field: whenever the first sub-field of the base layer-ID field fulfills a predetermined criterion, an extension layer-ID field is provided, and if the first sub-field of the base layer-ID field does not fulfill the predetermined criterion, the extension layer-ID field is omitted.
US10616588B2	Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, encoding processing method, and encoding processing apparatus A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an encoding processing program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including acquiring image feature information of each of a plurality of image regions obtained by partitioning first image data and image feature information of each of the plurality of image regions obtained by partitioning second image data, determining, for each of the plurality of image regions, whether image feature information of the first image data and image feature information of the second image data have a correlation greater than or equal to a certain value, and coding a specified image region of the second image data which has the correlation, the coding being performed by using coding unit used for coding of an image region of the first image data whose position corresponds to the specified image region of the second image data.
US10616582B2	Memory and bandwidth reduction of stored data in image/video coding A device for processing video data stores one or more context statuses for a binary arithmetic coder at a bit depth of K; initializes an N-bit binary arithmetic coder with values for context variables for one of the one or more stored context statuses from previously coded blocks; codes the one or more blocks of the video data with the initialized N-bit binary arithmetic coder, wherein N and K are both positive integer values and K is smaller than N. A device for processing video data determines a set of one or more fixed filters with K-bit precision and determines a set of one or more derived filters with N-bit precision based on the set of one or more fixed filters with K-bit precision, wherein K and N are integers and K is less than N.
US10616578B2	Semi-global matching (SGM) cost compression This disclosure describes techniques for performing semi-global matching (SGM) path cost compression. In some examples, the techniques may perform disparity-dependent sub-sampling of a set of SGM path costs where the sub-sampling ratio is determined based on a candidate disparity level. The sub-sampled SGM path costs may be stored in a memory. When retrieved from memory, the sub-sampled SGM path costs may be interpolated to reconstruct the other path costs not stored in the memory. The reconstructed path costs may be used for further SGM processing. In further examples, the techniques may perform disparity-dependent quantization on the SGM path costs or the sub-sampled SGM path costs, and store the quantized SGM path costs in memory. The techniques of this disclosure may reduce bandwidth as well as reduce the memory footprint needed to implement an SGM algorithm.
US10616576B2	Error recovery using alternate reference frame A system, apparatus, and method for decoding a video signal having a plurality of frames including a current frame. Decoding the video signal includes generating an alternate reference frame, detecting an error in the current frame and reporting the detected error, receiving a recovery frame in response to reporting the detected error, wherein the recovery frame is encoded using the alternate reference frame; and decoding the recovery frame using the alternate reference frame. The alternate reference frame occurs prior to the current frame in the video signal and is other than a frame immediately prior to the current frame.
US10616575B2	Intra prediction mode mapping method and device using the method The present invention relates to an intra prediction mode mapping method and a device using the method. The intra prediction mode includes: decoding flag information providing information regarding whether an intra prediction mode of a plurality of candidate intra prediction modes for the current block is the same as the intra prediction mode for the current block, and decoding a syntax component including information regarding the intra prediction mode for the current block in order to induce the intra prediction mode for the current block if the intra prediction mode from among the plurality of candidate intra prediction modes for the current block is not the same as the intra prediction mode for the current block. Thus, it is possible to increase the efficiency with which are images are decoded.
US10616574B2	Methods and apparatus for extended merge mode with adaptive grid size in video coding A method and apparatus for searching for merge candidates for inter-prediction coding of a video sequence, including performing a comparison between a size of a current CU and a threshold size, based on a result of the comparison, changing a size of a search grid used to search for the merge candidates in order to construct a merge candidate list.
US10616573B2	Method and apparatus for video coding and decoding Various methods, apparatuses and computer program products for video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments a first picture having a first resolution on a first layer is encoded without inter-layer prediction; a second picture having a second resolution on a second layer is encoded without inter-layer prediction; a third picture having the second resolution on the second layer is encoded without inter-layer prediction and without temporally referencing to pictures prior to the second picture. Further, a corresponding indication is encoded. In some embodiments one or more indications are received to determine if a switching point, referring to a picture coded using inter-layer prediction, from the first layer to the second layer exists, and if so, pictures in the first layer prior to the switching point; pictures associated with the switching point; and pictures in the second layer after the switching point may be decoded.
US10616572B2	Quantization for different color sampling schemes A video encoding method for encoding both the 4:2:0 video and 4:4:4 video formats. The method includes generating blocks of quantized spatial frequency data by quantizing coefficients and generating a matrix of data. The method further includes determining quantization matrices for use with at least two block sizes. The method further includes determining a first quantization matrix for a 32×32 chroma block of samples with respect to a first modification of a first scaling list for quantization of a block of samples smaller than 32×32, and determining, for blocks of another block size different than the 32×32 chroma block of samples, a second quantization matrix by modifying a second scaling list according to a second modification. The second scaling list is different from the first scaling list, and the first scaling list is a reference scaling list for video in 4:2:0 video format.
US10616571B2	Image sensor with test circuit An image sensor includes a pixel array, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a test circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel generates an analog signal based on incident light. The ADC converts the analog signal to a digital signal using a counter. The test circuit receives a test code in a test mode, generates a count clock signal based on the test code, tests a counting operation of the counter according to the count clock signal, and externally outputs a test result of the counter through a test terminal.
US10616570B2	Determination method and determination apparatus An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit and a determining unit. For example, the acquiring unit acquires an imaging image captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle and registers the acquired imaging image in drive recorder information. When a vanishing point is detected from the imaging image, the determining unit determines that the imaging direction of the imaging device is normal such that the front of the vehicle is normally imaged. When the vanishing point is not detected from the acquired the imaging image, the determining unit determines that the imaging direction of the imaging device is abnormal such that the front of the vehicle is not normally imaged.
US10616566B2	3D image display system and method A three-dimensional (3D) image display system includes a profile information provider configured to provide profile information defining a hardware characteristic of a 3D image display device, and a 3D image reproducer configured to collect information of the hardware characteristic of the 3D image display device from the profile information provider and render image content according to the profile information.
US10616565B2	System and method for foveated simulation A system includes a head mounted display (HMD), a processor, and a memory. The HMD is configured to generate sensor data indicative of a gaze vector of a user and a position of the user. The processor is configured to communicate with the HMD. The memory is coupled to the processor and stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to obtain data indicating the gaze vector of the user and the position of the user. The instructions also cause the processor to determine a component vector for a virtual component of a virtual reality simulator based on the position of the user and a position of the virtual component. The instructions further cause the processor to calculate an alignment value based on the gaze vector and the component vector, and adjust a simulation setting of the virtual component based on the alignment value.
US10616562B2	Directional light emitters and electronic displays featuring the same A light field display for displaying a series of image frames to one or more viewers, the light field display includes: a plurality of light field pixels, each light field pixel including a plurality of light emitting elements, each light emitting element being configured to emit substantially collimated light, in which each light field pixel selectively emits light from each light emitting element into one or more of a plurality of different viewing directions during a single image frame during operation of the light field display; and an electronic controller in communication with the plurality of pixels, the electronic controller being programmed to cause each light field pixel to direct light into one or more of the plurality of different viewing directions such that a perspective of a displayed image varies according to the viewing direction.
US10616561B2	Method and apparatus for generating a 3-D image A method and apparatus are provided for generating a three dimensional image, wherein the method includes: illuminating a target; capturing an image that comprises an object present at the illuminated target; converting the captured image into data and processing it to determine depth of the object; and generating a three dimensional image of the object whose depth has been determined. Preferably, the illumination intensity applied while illuminating the target, is determined based on the current intensity of ambient light at the target.
US10616557B2	3D track assessment method A 3D track assessment method is disclosed for identifying and assessing features of a railway track bed based on 3D elevation and intensity data gathered from the railway track bed.
US10616556B2	3D track assessment method A 3D track assessment method is disclosed for identifying and assessing features of a railway track bed based on 3D elevation and intensity data gathered from the railway track bed.
US10616554B2	Methods and apparatus for superpixel modulation with ambient light suppression An imaging system with a light source controls the sensitivity of pixels to light, by performing both superpixel modulation and curtain modulation. The superpixel modulation may facilitate rapid data acquisition. The curtain modulation may suppress the effect of ambient light. In superpixel modulation, each pixel set may be modulated by a separate superpixel modulation signal that causes sensitivity of the pixel set to light to vary over time, and each superpixel may include a pixel from each pixel set. The curtain modulation may cause pixels in only a small region of the photodetector to be sensitive to light. The curtain modulation may cause the small region to move to track the dot of light, by changing which pixels are in the region. This invention may be used for 3D scanning.
US10616553B1	Generating an image-based identifier for a stretch wrapped loaded pallet based on images captured in association with application of stretch wrap to the loaded pallet Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided that relate to using one or more vision sensors to capture images of a loaded pallet in association with application of stretch wrap to the loaded pallet by an automated pallet wrapping machine. The images are used to generate an image-based identifier for the loaded pallet that is then used for pallet identification by mobile robots and/or other automated agents in a warehouse or other environment. In some implementations, the images are captured by the vision sensor when the pallet is in the wrapping area of the automated pallet wrapping machine and while the vision sensor and/or the pallet are rotating. In some implementations, the image-based identifier may be assigned to pallet attributes and/or a de-palletizing scheme of the loaded pallet.
US10616552B2	Multi-modal real-time camera localization and environment mapping Methods, apparatuses and systems may provide for conducting a quality assessment of a depth localization mode, a color localization mode and an inertia localization mode, and selecting one of the depth localization mode, the color localization mode or the inertia localization mode as an active localization mode based on the quality assessment. Additionally, a pose of a camera may be determined relative to a three-dimensional (3D) environment in accordance with the active localization mode.
US10616550B1	Generating a representation of an object from depth information determined in parallel from images captured by multiple cameras Multiple cameras with different orientations capture images of an object positioned at a target position relative to the cameras. Images from each camera are processed in parallel to determine depth information from correspondences between different regions within an image captured by each image capture device in parallel. Depth information for images from each camera is modified in parallel based on shading information for the images and stereoscopic information from the images. In various embodiments, the depth information is refined by minimizing a total energy from intensities of portions of the images having a common depth and intensities of portions of the image from shading information from images captured by multiple cameras. The modified depth information from multiple images is combined to generate a reconstruction of the object positioned at the target position.
US10616543B2	Method and projector for adjusting projected image Disclosed are a method and a projector for adjusting a projected image. The method may include steps of: photographing a coverage status of the projected image on a projection plane to obtain a photographed image; detecting the photographed image according to a preset boundary detection algorithm to determine a boundary condition within the projected image in the photographed image; and adjusting, according to the boundary condition within the projected image in the photographed image, the coverage status of the projected image on the projection plane by controlling an adjusting motor in the projector until the adjusted coverage status of the projected image on the projection plane is adapted to the projection plane.
US10616542B2	Multi-dimensional image projection apparatus and multi-dimensional image calibration method thereof A multi-dimensional image projection apparatus is provided. The multi-dimensional image projection apparatus includes an image projector and an image-processing circuit. The image-processing circuit is configured to receive an input image, and perform a linearity transformation process and a first inverse image warping process on the input image according to sensor information about the multi-dimensional image projection apparatus relative to the projection surface to generate a first image. The image-processing circuit performs a matrix transformation process and a second inverse image warping process on the first image according to the sensor information to generate a second image, and generate an output image according to the second image. The image projector projects the output image onto the projection surface.
US10616537B2	Illumination system and projection apparatus An illumination system including an excitation light source, a wavelength conversion element and a filter element is provided. The excitation light source is used for emitting an excitation beam. The wavelength conversion element has a wavelength conversion region. When the wavelength conversion region is cut into a transmission path of the excitation beam, the wavelength conversion region is excited by the excitation beam and emits a converted beam. A reference plane is perpendicular to the transmission path of the converted beam and is angled such that an acute angle is formed between the reference plane and the filter wheel which is disposed on a transmission path of the converted beam coming from the wavelength conversion element. The filter element allows a part of the converted beam to penetrate so as to output at least one color beam, and reflects another part of the converted beam.
US10616536B2	Imaging systems having broadband monochromatic and chromatic image sensors An imaging device may have a monochrome image sensor and a bi-chromatic image sensor. A beam splitter may split incident light between the two image sensors. The monochrome image sensor may have an array of broadband image sensor pixels that generate broadband image signals. The bi-chromatic image sensor may have an array of red and blue image pixels that generate red and blue image signals. The image sensors may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs processing operations on only the broadband image signals to produce monochrome images, or on the red, blue, and broadband image signals to produce color images. Processing operations used to produce color images may include chroma-demosaicking and/or point filter operations.
US10616535B1	Sub-sampled color channel readout wiring for vertical detector pixel sensors In an array containing rows and columns of multi-color vertical detector color pixel sensors disposed in a rows and columns of the array, a readout wiring architecture includes a plurality of row-select lines for each row of the array, equal to the number of colors in the vertical detector color pixel sensors, an individual column line for each column, a transfer transistor for each individual color detector coupled between a color detector and a column line associated with the column in which the color detector is disposed. Each transfer transistor has a gate coupled to one of the plurality of row-select lines in a row in which the vertical detector color pixel sensor is disposed. The gates of at least some of the transfer transistors in each row for each color detector in adjacent columns of the array are coupled to different ones of the row-select lines for that row.
US10616534B2	Personal tactical system and network A personal tactical system including a ballistic load-bearing garment, a pouch with one or more batteries enclosed in the pouch, an electronic processor, a communication device, and at least one camera. The camera is incorporated into or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment, the pouch is removably attachable to the load-bearing garment and the one or more batteries are operable to power the camera and communication device. The processor runs image recognition software operable to identify approaching objects and alert the user. A plurality of personal tactical systems is operable to form an ad hoc network to share images and other information for determining object direction, location, and movement.
US10616533B2	Surveillance system and method for camera-based surveillance A camera-based surveillance system operates to detect presence of unauthorized individuals in digital images taken by a camera unit at a venue visited by individuals that are either authorized or unauthorized. A control unit in the surveillance system obtains, from a positioning system, a position parameter for each authorized individual located at the venue, processes each digital image for detection of one or more individuals, and detects presence of one or more unauthorized individuals in the digital image as a function of the individual(s) detected in the digital image and the position parameter(s) for the one or more authorized individuals. The positioning system may comprise a base station for receiving authorized data transmissions generated by wireless communication devices located at said venue, and a positioning module for determining the position parameter of the respective communication device with respect to the base station based on a respective authorized data transmission.
US10616532B1	Behavioral influence system in socially collaborative tools Methods, systems, and computer program products for influencing audience behavior in a presentation are provided. Aspects include receiving presentation data for a presentation on a video conference, analyzing the presentation data to identifying one or more behavior cues for a desired social contagion associated with the presentation, receiving video data for a plurality of audience members for the presentation, analyzing the video data to identifying a first audience member displaying at least one of the one or more behavior cues, and displaying the first audience member in the video conference for a first length of time.
US10616531B2	Video feeds in collaboration environments Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining respective video feeds of respective participants of a group of video conference participants, wherein the group of video conference participants includes one or more presenter participant and one or more viewer participant; examining data of the respective video feeds to determine a current group aggregate sentiment output for the video conference, wherein the examining includes subjecting data of feeds of the respective video feeds to sentiment analysis that includes processing of facial feature representing video data of the feeds; and presenting a video conference view to one or more participant of the group of video conference participants based on the group aggregate sentiment output.
US10616523B2	Split-readout image sensor First and second readout circuits, each having a respective floating diffusion node, are coupled to a photodetection element within a pixel of an integrated-circuit image sensor. Following an exposure interval in which photocharge is accumulated within the photodetection element, a first portion of the accumulated photocharge is transferred from the photodetection element to the first floating diffusion node to enable generation of a first output signal within the first readout circuit, and a second portion of the accumulated photocharge is transferred from the photodetection element to the second floating diffusion node to enable generation of a second output signal within the second readout circuit. A digital pixel value is generated based on the first and second output signals.
US10616518B2	Amplifier, and analog-to-digital conversion circuit and image sensor including the same An analog-to-digital conversion circuit includes a first amplifier that generates a first output signal by comparing a pixel signal output from a pixel array with a ramp signal, and a second amplifier that generates a comparison signal based on the first output signal. The first amplifier includes a first current source that generates a first bias current in a first operation period and a second operation period, and a second current source that generates a second bias current in the first operation period. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit converts an analog signal output from the pixel array into a digital signal.
US10616514B2	Hybrid calibration method for row and column noise correction An image sensor and signal processing circuit therefor include a readout circuit, calibration circuitry that calculates a correction coefficient for an effective pixel circuit based on a calibration signal, adjustment circuitry that updates the correction coefficient based on an optical black pixel signal, and correction circuitry that applies the updated correction coefficient to the effective pixel signal and generates an output signal.
US10616513B2	Image sensors including shielding structures An image sensor includes first pixels and second pixels arranged in alternating order along a first direction, first output lines extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and respectively connected to the first pixels, second output lines extending in the second direction and respectively connected to the second pixels, first analog circuit blocks and second analog circuit blocks arranged in alternating order along the first direction, and shielding structures disposed each between adjacent ones of the first and second analog circuit blocks. Each of the first analog circuit blocks includes a plurality of first analog circuits respectively connected to the first output lines. Each of the second analog circuit blocks includes a plurality of second analog circuits respectively connected to the second output lines.
US10616511B2	Method and system of camera control and image processing with a multi-frame-based window for image data statistics A method, system, and article is directed to camera control and image processing with a multi-frame-based window for image data statistics.
US10616510B2	Methods and apparatus for superpixel modulation In illustrative implementations, a set of separate modulation signals simultaneously modulates a plurality of pixels in a superpixel by a set of separate modulation signals, such that each pixel in the superpixel is modulated by a modulation signal that causes sensitivity of the pixel to vary over time. Each superpixel comprises multiple pixels. In some implementations, the sensitivity of a pixel to incident light is controlled by storage modulation or by light modulation. In some implementations, this invention is used for 3D scanning, i.e., for detection of the 3D position of points in a scene.
US10616509B2	Imaging device and control method thereof, and electronic apparatus An imaging device includes: a plurality of pixel units each of which includes a single read terminal and two or more pixels; and a controller that performs read operation with respect to each of the pixel units and starts, in each unit period, the read operation with respect to the predetermined number of the pixel units out of the plurality of the pixel units. The read operation includes sequentially reading pixel signals from the two or more pixels through the read terminal at a rate of one pixel every unit period.
US10616508B2	Solid state imaging sensor, observation apparatus using solid state image sensor, method for driving image pickup section, and recording medium for recording program for driving image pickup section A solid state image sensor includes light receiving sections formed in a two-dimensional array, in which the light receiving section in one unit is formed such that a lens provided on a light receiving surface, a first light receiving element configured to receive light incident from an object via the lens, and a second light receiving element provided in a layer below the first light receiving element and configured to receive light incident from the object via the lens and the first light receiving element and acquire information about a distance to the object configure a stacked structure.
US10616501B2	DC-iris control system An apparatus comprising an interface to a lens iris and a processor. The processor may be configured to present to the interface a signal configured to adjust the lens iris in response to a luma value received from an image sensor. The processor may be configured to adjust coefficient values for the signal. The coefficient values may be adjusted to converge a luma difference value to a set point. The processor may implement rules to determine the coefficient values. The rules may determine the coefficient values based on flexible relationships between input values based on the luma difference value and adjustment values for the coefficient values.
US10616500B2	Image pickup apparatus that uses imaging area having better characteristics, and method of adjusting the same An image pickup apparatus that uses an area of an image pickup device, which has better characteristics, as an imaging area. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup optical system having a fish-eye lens. An image pickup device is movable relative to the image pickup optical system, and converts an object image formed through the image pickup optical system to electric signals. A characteristic detection section acquires characteristics of the image pickup device, and an imaging position detection section acquires an imaging position of the object image on the image pickup device. A target position to which the image pickup device is to be moved is determined based on the acquired characteristics of the image pickup device, and the acquired imaging position.
US10616497B2	Method and apparatus for processing image signal conversion, and terminal device The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for processing image signal conversion. In one example method, an input primary color signal is obtained. The primary color signal is a numeric value of an optical signal corresponding to an image. The primary color signal is proportional to light intensity. Conversion processing is performed on the primary color signal to obtain processed image information. The image information is a numeric expression value of the image. The conversion processing includes at least the following processing: L ′ = a ⁡ ( pL ( p - 1 ) ⁢ L + 1 ) m + b , where a, b, m, and p are rational numbers, L is the input primary color signal, and L′ is the processed image information.
US10616494B2	Camera There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.
US10616487B2	Camera module and method for controlling the same A camera module is provided, disposed in an electronic device, including a base, a holder, an image sensor, a bottom, and a first biasing element. The base is fixed to a casing of the electronic device. The holder is configured to hold an optical lens and connects to the base. The image sensor is supported by the bottom. The base is situated between the holder and the bottom. The first biasing element connects to the bottom and the base, and forces the bottom and the image sensor to move relative to the base.
US10616486B2	Video stabilization A computing system can receive a stabilized image stream, wherein the stabilized image stream is drift-corrected based on determining that an input image stream is stable and then applying drift correction to maintain a stabilized field of view, wherein the field of view is stabilized with respect to the real world. The computing system can operate a vehicle based on determining at least one moving object in the stabilized image stream.
US10616485B2	Camera device and gravity compensation method A camera device includes an image sensor which images a subject, a lens unit that includes a lens for forming an image of the subject on a light receiving surface of the image sensor, a shaking corrector that includes a movable portion that includes the image sensor and moves the movable portion in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens unit according to shaking of the camera device to correct shaking, and a gravity support that supports the movable portion in a direction opposite to a direction of a component force of the gravity with a force equal to a component force of gravity applied to the movable portion along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens unit.
US10616484B2	Frame syncrhonization in a dual-aperture camera system A dual-aperture camera comprising a first camera having a first sensor and a first image signal processor (ISP), the first camera operative to output a first stream of frames, a second camera having a second sensor and a second ISP, the second camera operative to output a second stream of frames, and a synchronization and operation control module configurable to control operation of one camera in a fully operational mode and operation of the other camera in a partially operational mode and to output an output of the fully operational camera as a dual-aperture camera output, whereby the partially operational mode of the other camera reduces a dual-aperture camera the power consumption in comparison with a full operational mode of the other camera.
US10616482B2	Image quality assessment Systems and methods are disclosed for image signal processing. For example, methods may include receiving a first image from a first image sensor; receiving a second image from a second image sensor; stitching the first image and the second image to obtain a stitched image; identifying an image portion of the stitched image that is positioned on a stitching boundary of the stitched image; and inputting the image portion to a machine learning module to obtain a score, wherein the machine learning module has been trained using training data that included image portions labeled to reflect an absence of stitching and image portions labeled to reflect a presence of stitching, wherein the image portions labeled to reflect a presence of stitching included stitching.
US10616478B2	Method and system for providing recommendation information related to photography An electronic apparatus and a method by which the electronic apparatus provides recommendation information related to photography are provided. The method includes detecting, by an electronic device, a face of a subject in a preview screen viewed by a camera of the electronic device and displayed on a display of the electronic device, identifying a current composition information of the preview screen based on the detected face of the subject within the preview screen, determining a recommended photographing composition based at least in part on the identified current composition information of the preview screen and a central composition information, and providing a visual composition guide on the display of the electronic device based on the determined recommended photographing composition, the visual composition guide including a current composition indicator and a recommended photographing composition indicator.
US10616477B2	Background separated images for print and on-line use In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for producing background separated product images for print and on-line display. An image formation system provides lighting of a product to facilitate acquiring images that can be automatically processed to generate high resolution item-only images free of quality defects and imaging artifacts. Image processing programs accurately detect an outline of an item in a set of digital images taken using the image formation system and automatically store processed images in an image library. The images in the library may be repurposed for print, sales display, transmission to a user, on-line customer support, and the like. A user display configured with an adaptable user interface facilitates user interaction with images in the library.
US10616476B1	User interface for accessing media at a geographic location A system and method for accessing a media item on a mobile device are described. The mobile device includes a media placement application and a media display application. The media placement application receives a selection of a media item generated by the mobile device. The media placement application generates access conditions for the media item based on geolocation and position information of the mobile device associated with the selected media item. The media display application monitors the geolocation and position of the mobile device and determines whether the geolocation and position of the mobile device meet the access conditions of the selected media item. The media display application generates a notification that the selected media item is available to view in a display of the mobile device in response to determining that the geolocation and position of the mobile device meet the access conditions of the selected media item.
US10616475B2	Photo-taking prompting method and apparatus, an apparatus and non-volatile computer storage medium The present disclosure provides a photo-taking prompting method and apparatus, an apparatus and a non-volatile computer storage medium. On the one hand, a user's image information is collected while the user finds view, then the user's face posture information is obtained from the image information, then face posture information of a preset photo-taking template is compared with the user's face posture information, and the user is prompted to adjust the face posture according to a comparison result. The technical solutions provided by embodiments of the present disclosure may implement prompting the user's face posture adjustment while the user finds view and thereby implement providing guidance for the user's face posture, and solve the problem in the prior art about failure to perform photo-taking guidance while the user finds view.
US10616474B2	Electronic device including iris recognition sensor and method of operating the same An electronic device comprising a housing, a display, a light emitting module, a camera, and a processor electrically connected with the light emitting module and the camera. The housing includes a first surface that is open in a first direction and a second surface that is disposed in a second direction. The display including a window disposed on the first surface that is open. The light emitting module is disposed under the window to radiate light related to an iris sensing function. The camera is disposed under the window and spaced apart from the light emitting module by a specific distance. The processor selectively performs at least one of the iris sensing function, a proximity sensing function or a super proximity sensing function based on the camera according to a type of an application under execution.
US10616472B2	Electronic apparatus, method of controlling electronic apparatus, and recording medium An electronic apparatus which is a first electronic apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire second correspondence information and second select-item information indicating one or more second select-items selected from a plurality of second items in a predetermined menu in a second electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control to generate first select-item information indicating one or more first select-items selected in the predetermined menu in the first electronic apparatus based on the one or more second select-items selected in the second electronic apparatus, using the acquired second select-item information and one correspondence information out of first correspondence information and the second correspondence information.
US10616466B2	Methods and apparatus for actuator control Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for actuator control. The methods and apparatus may comprise various circuits and/or systems to generate a feedback signal according to an induced voltage and further generate various signal processing functions to selectively adjust a gain of the feedback signal. The apparatus for actuator control may comprise an induced voltage detection circuit and a feedback control circuit that operate together to generate the feedback signal used to control the actuator.
US10616465B2	Bandwidth efficient video surveillance system A system and method are disclosed for providing a real-time wireless video surveillance system. The video surveillance system leverages edge computing to enable wireless video surveillance distributing video processing between edges of the network and the cloud to reduce the amount of video that is uploaded to the cloud for analysis.
US10616464B2	Apparatus and method for automatically activating a camera application based on detecting an intent to capture a photograph or a video A method of automatically activating a camera application implemented in a mobile device in locked mode starts with the processor receiving a first signal from an accelerometer. The device's processor activates the camera application when the processor determines that the mobile device has remained in a stationary portrait or landscape position for a period of time based on the first signal. Activating the camera application includes signaling by the processor to the display device to display a camera screen from a locked screen. The processor may also receive a second signal from a proximity sensor that detects presence of a nearby object to the mobile device. When the processor determines that there is presence of the nearby object to the mobile device based on the second signal, the mobile device remains in locked mode and the processor does not activate the camera application.
US10616462B2	Image capture control methods and apparatuses An image capture control method comprises: inclining a lens relative to a respective initial optical axis, to change a ratio of pixels distributed along first and second directions in an effective region of an image sensing unit that is in an imaging system and corresponds to the lens, wherein the effective region is a region in which light through the lens is imaged on the corresponding image sensing unit, the first and second directions are perpendicular to the initial optical axis and each other, the image sensing unit comprises pixels distributed in array, and the pixels are used for recording multidirectional view information of a same object of a scene; and capturing an image of the scene by using the imaging system. Proportions of parallax information recorded by the image sensing unit in the first and second directions are changeable, and view information can be differential captured in different directions.
US10616459B2	Method and device for dual-camera-based imaging and storage medium A method and device for dual-camera-based imaging are provided, wherein the method includes that: after ambient luminance is determined, a main camera and auxiliary camera are determined from in dual cameras according to the ambient luminance, the main camera is used to shoot a first image, the auxiliary image is used to shoot a second image, a third image is generated according to the first image, depth information of the third image is calculated according to the first image and the second image, and blurring processing is further performed on the third image according to the depth information of the third image to obtain a fourth image.
US10616457B2	Cellscope apparatus and methods for imaging An improved system and methods for enhancing the imaging of cameras included with wireless mobile devices, such as cellular phone or tablets. The imaging system includes a releasable optical attachment for imaging skin surfaces and cavities of the body. The releasable optical attachment comprises optical enhancement elements such as magnifying lenses, illumination diverting elements, and filters. Images can be viewed and analyzed on the mobile device, or transmitted to another location/device for analysis by a person or software. The results can be used to provide diagnosis, or for a variety of other applications including image comparison over time and product recommendations.
US10616455B2	Object photographing system using spiral rail The object photographing system using spiral rail according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a spiral rail in which an object is disposed in an inner space, at least one photographing unit movably mounted along the spiral rail for photographing the object, and a control system for controlling the position and operation of the at least one camera; since it is possible to photograph an object in various directions and at various angles with only a small number of cameras without having to arrange a large number of cameras surrounding the subject, the cost of constructing the imaging system can be minimized, the power consumption is reduced, and the imaging system can be easily managed.
US10616454B2	Gimbal system A digital video transmitter for a gimbal includes a video converter configured to receive a digital video signal from an imaging device and convert the digital video signal to output a serial differential signal, a first filter electrically coupled to the video converter through a first differential signal transmission line, a second filter electrically coupled to the first filter through a second differential signal transmission line, and an image transmitter electrically coupled to the second filter and configured to receive and transmit the serial differential signal.
US10616452B2	Voice coil motor optical image stabilization wires Some embodiments provide an apparatus for controlling the motion of a camera component. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an actuator module. The actuator module includes a plurality of magnets. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets is poled with magnetic domains substantially aligned in the same direction throughout each magnet. The apparatus further includes a coil rigidly disposed around a lens. Each magnet of the plurality of magnets contributes to the forces to adjust focus of the lens based on Lorentz forces generated from the coil.
US10616449B2	Image processing apparatus and information processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a first converter and a second converter. The first converter converts coloring-material amounts of plural coloring materials including a luster coloring material to plural colorimetric values obtained in a case of performing, in plural color measurement directions, a color measurement of a target color image printed using the plural coloring materials. The second converter converts the plural colorimetric values obtained as a result of conversion by the first converter to display values for displaying the target color image on a display device.
US10616446B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a spectrometer that emits light to detect reflected light and outputs a signal corresponding to an intensity of the light, a white board that reflects the light, a carriage that holds the spectrometer, and a second adjustment mechanism that adjusts a posture of the spectrometer with respect to the carriage.
US10616441B2	System and method for sending, delivering and receiving of faxes, including delivery of faxes with adaptive protocol selection Embodiments of a fax system with adaptive protocol selection, and methods for such a system, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a fax system may be adapted to selectively configure the protocol (both the type of protocol or aspects of a particular protocol) used in association with the transmission or reception of a specific fax. The configuration of the protocol utilized can be based on one or more attributes associated with a sender or a destination. The fax can then be transmitted or received according to those configuration parameters.
US10616440B2	Information processing terminal transmitting command instructing execution of image processing operation to specified apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program for the information processing terminal In an information processing terminal, a processor receiving identification information from another program. The identification information is for identifying an image processing operation. The processor performs a first determination process determining whether the specified apparatus is capable of executing the image processing operation identified by the identification information. The processor performs a first display process displaying determination information indicating a result of the first determination process. The processor receives operation condition information from the external program in a case where the first determination process determines that the specified apparatus is capable of executing the image processing operation. The operation condition information indicates a condition for executing the image processing operation. The processor transmits a command to the specified apparatus. The command instructs execution of the image processing operation under the operation condition information.
US10616439B2	Semi-transparent embedded watermarks A watermark image may be generated that includes a first set of encoded pixels each of which is assigned a first transparency value and a second set of encoded pixels each of which is assigned a second transparency value, the second transparency level being different from the first transparency level. The encoded pixels may be distributed among a set of blank pixels such that each encoded pixel neighbors one or more blank pixels in the watermark image, and in particular at least two blank pixels in the watermark image. Herein, each blank pixel may be assigned the second transparency value. The watermark image may be overlaid and blended over a background source image to create an encoded source image. A decoder system may recover encoded information from the encoded source image.
US10616437B2	Optical device having housing rotatable relative to fixing member detachably affixed to scanner An optical device detachably disposed on a scanner is provided, including a housing, a first opening, a second opening, a lens module, and a fixing member. The housing has a first surface and a second surface connected to the first surface. The first opening and the second opening are respectively formed on the first surface and the second surface. The lens module is disposed in the housing. The fixing member is detachably affixed to the scanner and pivotally connected to the housing. The light provided by the scanner enters the housing through the first opening, and the lens module guides the light to leave the housing through the second opening. The light leaving the housing through the second opening can fall on a scanned object.
US10616432B2	Image forming apparatus and method for controlling the same which includes at least one or more processors, and memory storing instructions to determine whether to perform image formation, and to perform operations for controlling execution of dew condensation elimination processing having occurred in the image forming unit An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, one or more processors, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the image forming apparatus to perform operations. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet. The operations include controlling execution of dew condensation elimination processing that is processing for eliminating dew condensation having occurred in the image forming unit. The operations additionally include receiving image data to be printed and restricting, based on a type of a job executed using the received image data, image forming by the image forming unit, in a case where the dew condensation elimination processing is in execution.
US10616431B2	Document scanning apparatus and control method for document scanning apparatus A document scanning apparatus reading an image of a document includes a signal output unit configured to output a pulse signal at predetermined intervals, a sensor configured to detect a document set on a platen glass, the sensor having a light emitting unit configured to emit light in response to a pulse signal output from the signal output unit and a light receiving unit configured to output a detection signal in accordance with light output from the light emitting unit, and a control unit configured to receive the detection signal output from the light receiving unit. In this case, the signal output unit outputs the pulse signal at a different time point from the predetermined intervals in response to a request from an external apparatus.
US10616427B2	Medium feeding device, image reading apparatus, and recording apparatus A medium feeding device includes a feed roller that feeds a medium from a medium placement unit on which the medium is placed a separation roller that nips the medium between the feed roller and the separation roller to separate the medium, a motor that applies a rotational torque to the separation roller, and a control unit that controls the motor. The rotational torque is transmitted to the separation roller from the motor not via a torque limiter and the separation roller separates the medium with the rotational torque applied to the separation roller.
US10616424B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a main body and a post-processing device. The main body includes an operation panel and a first controller that switches an action mode to a first action mode or a second action mode. The post-processing device includes an operation receiving section and a second controller. The operation receiving section receives an operation by a user and outputs an operation signal. The operation receiving section is in an unreachable position for the user when operating the operation panel. The first controller switches the action mode upon determining that an operation indicated by the operation signal received through the second controller matches a predetermined operation. The second controller controls action of the post-processing device independent of control by the first controller in the second action mode.
US10616420B2	Intercom system An intercom system includes a dwelling parent device installed in each dwelling, a collective foyer device configured to communicate with the dwelling parent device, and a control device configured to control the collective foyer device, which includes name plates on each of which a resident name for specifying a dwelling parent device of a resident is displayed so a visitor may call the resident, and dedicated buttons correlated with the name plates and capable of receiving an operation for calling the dwelling parent device corresponding to the resident name displayed on each name plate. The collective foyer device or the control device includes a calling table in which location numbers for specifying locations of dedicated buttons in a region of the collective foyer device are assigned. The respective resident names are assigned to the location numbers of the dedicated buttons visually recognizable to the visitor, on the calling table.
US10616419B1	Devices, systems and methods for communications that include social media clients Devices, systems and methods for communications that include social media clients are provided. In particular, a server operates a virtual client for communicating with clients of a social media server. The server receives a call request associated with a directory number of a call server, the call request to initiate a call associated with the directory number and a given client of the social media server. The server conducts the call by controlling: the virtual client to communicate with the given client, via the social media server; and the virtual client to communicate with a communication device associated with the directory number, via the call server. The server may also facilitate exchange of status updates between a given client of the social media server and the call server. The server may also facilitate calls between respective clients of different social media servers.
US10616413B1	System and method for distributing an agent interaction for evaluation based on the quality of service A computerized system in a cloud-based computing environment for preventing an evaluation of agent recording segments having bad customer sentiment due to low network Quality of Service (QoS), is provided herein. The system may include a Session Border Controller to send metadata related to a regulated network QoS to a database; a media server to store the call interaction; an Interaction Manager (IM) module to extract metadata related to the regulated network QoS; an Indexer Micro-Service to listen to real-time data streaming service and to index and store the metadata related to the regulated network QoS, when new metadata arrives; a Multi-Channel Recording unit to retrieve: an interaction call; and indexed metadata from the document-oriented database; a Quality Planner Micro-Service to: read MOS score for the call interaction; distribute a call interaction for evaluation when the read MOS score is above a predefined threshold, according to a predefined quality plan.
US10616411B1	System and method for intelligent call interception and fraud detecting audio assistant A fraud analysis computing system is provided. The system includes a network interface configured to communicate data over a network and a processing circuit including one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory. The processing circuit is configured to monitor incoming call data generated during an incoming call between a user and an incoming caller, detect a fraud trigger within the incoming call data, and complete a fraud interception activity in response to detection of the fraud trigger.
US10616410B1	Identifying a media item to present to a user device via a communication session A device communicates with a user device via a communication session, determines user information relating to the user device or a user of the user device, and determines that the user device is placed on a hold status. The device determines, using a machine learning model, a type of media item to be presented to the user device, where the machine learning model has been trained to identify types of media items to present to user devices when the user devices are placed in the hold status, and selects a media item corresponding to the type of media item. The device presents the media item to the user device via the communication session, determines that the user device is no longer placed on the hold status, and causes the media item to cease being presented.
US10616409B2	Sharing device availability A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for determining an availability status associated with an information handling device, generating a message comprising information regarding the availability status, the message being one or more of a voice message and a textual message, and sending the message to one or more contacts associated with the information handling device.
US10616408B2	Method for automatic start up of a communication terminal configured for voice communication on a communication terminal configured for text communication In the case of a method or an arrangement for the automatic start up of a first communication terminal (EG A, EG B) configured for voice communication on at least one second communication terminal (CL A, CL B) configured for text communication, the voice communication between communication terminals is conveyed via at least one voice communication server (SCS) and the text communication between communication terminals is conveyed via at least one text communication server (TCS). The at least one voice communication server (SCS) and the at least one text communication server (TCS) exchange information via at least one conversion device (GW). The start up of at least one first communication terminal (CL A, CL B) is effected via the at least one text communication server (TCS), the at least one conversion device (GW) and the at least one voice communication server (SCS) to at least one second voice communication terminal (EG A, EG B).
US10616407B2	Electronic device for displaying call-related information and operation method thereof Provided are an electronic device, a method thereof, and a server. The electronic device includes a display, a communication interface, at least one processor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein, upon execution, the memory is configured to store instructions that enable the at least one processor to detect that a call event associated with another electronic device occurs; obtain call-related information associated with the another electronic device; detect at least one piece of information corresponding to a call state with the another electronic device from the obtained call-related information; and control the display to display a screen including the at least one piece of detected information and information indicating the call state with the another electronic device. Other embodiments may be possible.
US10616405B1	Utilizing caller ID for managing a mobile device A method, system or computer usable program product for utilizing caller identification (ID) for managing a mobile device including receiving a policy for invoking an executive function on the mobile device upon a first condition being met wherein the executive function is a function performed by a processor of the mobile device beyond call filtering; determining a caller ID associated with the executive function; providing a caller ID application to the mobile device which will perform the executive function upon the mobile device receiving a phone call with the caller ID that is associated with the executive function; and responsive to meeting the first condition of the policy, placing a phone call to the mobile device with a caller ID matching the caller ID associated with the executive function.
US10616404B2	System and method for communicating with inmates in a privileged communication A system and method for with an inmate in a privileged communication are disclosed. a communication system includes a portal subsystem that determines whether a communication should be monitored, or not, based on received information, including access information, from a first communication device. Based on the determination, the communication system bypasses a monitoring subsystem and stores and/or transmits the communication to a second communication device by way of a non-monitoring subsystem.
US10616403B2	Voice quality assessment method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention disclose a voice quality assessment method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining a first transmission error code parameter and a second transmission error code parameter, where the first transmission error code parameter is a transmission error code parameter of an uplink channel of first user equipment, and the second transmission error code parameter is a transmission error code parameter of a downlink channel of second user equipment; and generating an end-to-end voice quality index between the first user equipment and the second user equipment according to the first transmission error code parameter and the second transmission error code parameter.
US10616402B2	Using call data to log activities and generate activity records Various embodiments concern obtaining call data and generating activity logs. More specifically, call data such as contact information and call time associated with a telephone call are obtained. The obtained data is then used to generate a report including the time, duration, and project or client associated with telephone call. Thus, an activity log is automatically generated using the call data.
US10616401B2	Device and method for locking in button context based on a source contact of an electronic communication A device and method for locking in button context based on a source contact of an electronic communication is provided. An electronic communication is received, via a communication interface, from a source contact. A controller detects that button, of one or more buttons, has been activated, each of the one or more buttons mapped to activation of respective functions. The controller identifies a respective function mapped to the button. When the button is activated within a threshold time period after receiving the electronic communication, the controller performs the respective function using the source contact from which the electronic communication was received. When the button is activated after the threshold time period, the controller performs the respective function independent of the source contact.
US10616396B2	Danger detection system A danger detection system is provided. The system includes a user computing device programmed to receive from a microphone of the computing device a signal indicating a gunshot-like sound and automatically determine if the gunshot-like sound is a gunshot. The user computing device is also programmed to automatically determine a location of the gunshot; and to automatically generate and send to a display of the user computing device a safety notification in response to determining if the gunshot is within a predetermined distance.
US10616393B2	Method for call control and related products The disclosure provides a method for call control and related products. The method includes the following. In response to a mobile terminal receiving an incoming call request, a priority of the incoming call request is obtained; when the priority of the incoming call request is lower than a preset priority, whether a user is in a first state is determined; based on a determination that the user is in the first state, the incoming call request is rejected.
US10616391B2	System and method for provision of a second line service to a telecommunications device A method and system for providing a second line service (“SLS”) feature to a subscriber using a telecommunications device (“TD”) which includes receiving at a switch on the network of the subscriber's primary service provider a communication made up of a trigger and a directory number. When the communication is received at the primary service provider's switch, the switch parses the communication and detects the trigger. Once the switch has received the communication, the switch additionally transmits a query message to a SLS platform that manages the SLS feature. As a result of the switch's query message transmission, the switch receives a reply to the query message from the SLS platform. Based at least in part on the reply to the query message, the switch can route the communication such that the switch connects one or multiple voice channel circuit between the subscriber's TD and the terminating TD.
US10616386B2	Mobile device wirelessly receiving power from an auxiliary battery A mobile device includes at least one internal device including a processor to control the mobile device, an area including a main battery, a first antenna to receive power wirelessly transferred from an auxiliary battery of an accessory coupled to the mobile device, and a power manager. The power manager selects the main battery or the auxiliary battery of the accessory as a power source for the at least one internal device, supplies the at least one internal device with power from the main battery when the main battery is selected as the power source, and supplies the at least one internal device with the power received through the first antenna when the auxiliary battery is selected as the power source.
US10616379B2	Seamless mobility and session continuity with TCP mobility option A method for providing mobility for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) transport with session continuity. In one embodiment, the method establishes a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device using a TCP seamless mobility option (TCP-SMO) connection identifier for identifying the communication session between the first communication device and the second communication device. The method exchanges data between the communication device and the second communication device during the communication session. The method maintains the communication session between the communication device and the second communication device in response to a mobility event using the TCP-SMO connection identifier.
US10616375B2	System providing faster and more efficient data communication A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US10616371B2	Information terminal, access system, information processing method, and program An information terminal includes an acquisition unit that acquires specific posted information from a server which collects posted information that is posted from information terminals; a control unit that controls the posted information based on time series information; and a detection unit that detects a predetermined setting operation. When the detection unit detects the setting operation, the control unit executes a sharing process based on information about another information terminal obtained from the server, where the sharing process acquires at least part of data provided by said other information terminal based on the time series information.
US10616365B2	Systems and methods for utilizing unused network capacity for prefetch requests Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed for utilizing unused network capacity for prefetch requests. One method includes: receiving, over a network, network traffic information from a network provider of the network; determining a threshold value for prefetch request fulfillment based on the received network traffic information; receiving, over the network, a plurality of prefetch requests from an application running on a mobile device connected to the network of the network provider; determining, for each prefetch request of the plurality of prefetch requests, a score for the prefetch request based on the received plurality of prefetch requests; and responding to, for each prefetch request of the plurality of prefetch requests, the prefetch request based on the determined threshold value and the determined score for the prefetch request.
US10616359B2	Information communication system, intermediate server, and recording medium An intermediate server acting as a relay between an information processing apparatus and an external server includes a first registration control unit that transmits registration information regarding an application software service of the external server to the information processing apparatus, and causes the information processing apparatus to execute a registration operation of pre-registering information for receiving the application software service; a storage unit that stores a template for re-registration information for re-registering the application software service; a detection unit that detects a change in network identification information regarding the intermediate server; and a second registration control unit that, when the change is detected, generates re-registration information that includes changed new network identification information regarding the intermediate server on the basis of the template, transmits the re-registration information to the information processing apparatus, and causes the information processing apparatus to execute a re-registration operation of re-registering the application software service.
US10616358B2	Method for providing push notification and electronic device thereof The present disclosure includes a method for providing a push notification and an electronic device thereof. The electronic device may include a display; a communication circuit configured to receive a push notification from a server; and a processor coupled with the display and the communication circuit. The processor is configured to obtain context information of the electronic device based on a specified exposure time of the push notification; determine whether a situation where the push notification is enabled to be output is detected, based on the context information; and display the push notification via the display when the situation where the push notification is enabled to be output is detected.
US10616357B2	Event tracking and notification based on sensed data Aspects of the disclosure relate to transforming event data associated with an entity using a multicomputer platform and directing a client computing device to perform a determined action based on a detected event characteristic of the event data and a detected current event. With some embodiments, an event tracking server detects the current event from sensed data provided by a sensed data server and identifies a correlation measure between the detected event characteristic and the detected current event. The event tracking server may direct one or more client computing devices to perform one or more actions related to an entity based on the correlation measure.
US10616356B2	Optimization of asynchronous pushing of web resources A system and method for optimization of resource pushing are presented. The method includes intercepting a current request for web content from a client device; determining a current PUSH list from at least one generated PUSH list based on the current request, wherein each generated PUSH list ensures availability of resources to the client device prior to receiving of a response, from an origin server, corresponding to the request; and pushing, in real-time, resources to the client device based on the determined PUSH list. Some embodiments also include a method and system for generating PUSH lists for optimizing asynchronous resource pushing.
US10616355B2	Streaming content modification through remote and local user entanglement Focus data of a remote user is analyzed to determine a focus shift from a first area to a second area at an event arena. A beacon density is computed at the second area, where the beacon density includes a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the second area, a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the second area, or a combination of thereof. When the beacon density at the second area exceeds a threshold density, an instruction to a streaming source is generated. The streaming source is caused to change a streaming content, to form changed streaming content that is related to the second area.
US10616354B2	Event tracking for messaging platform The present disclosure relates to tracking events that result from a conversation on a messaging platform and that occur outside of the messaging platform. In one embodiment, the messaging platform may provide a user-selectable option that enables a first party or a second party to indicate that an event has occurred outside of the messaging platform. In another embodiment, the messaging platform may be configured to detect when a document is exchanged in a conversation via the messaging platform. In yet another embodiment, information may be extracted from a document exchanged in a conversation via a messaging platform. The extracted information may be used to determine whether an event has occurred outside of the messaging platform.
US10616350B1	Systems and methods for location-based content sharing Systems and methods for location-based content sharing on a network are disclosed. The systems and methods disclosed are directed to sending and receiving various types of content items, including text, images, audio files, and video. Users may receive, evaluate, and further retransmit content items. A user may enter content item filters in order to limit the content items the user receives. A content item filter may include a location filter, a demographic filter, or any other type of filter that may be applied to content items. Demographic filters may include criteria such as age and gender. Location filters may include one or more receiving locations, which may be a point location or an area or a combination of one or more of these.
US10616343B1	Center console unit and corresponding systems and methods A central console unit includes a communication device and one or more processors. The communication device is in communication with one or more Internet-of-things devices. An artificial intelligence engine receives inputs from the Internet-of-things devices and transforms the inputs into machine-learned knowledge stored in an Internet-of-things knowledge domain. The central console unit detects at least one mobile device having other machine learned knowledge about an authorized user of the mobile device in a user knowledge domain, stored in the at least one mobile device, communicating with the communication device. When this occurs, the central console unit causes the at least one mobile device to deliver an exchange data.
US10616342B2	Semantics-based architectural model of the internet of things The present invention relates to the field of architecture of Internet of Things, specifically to a semantics-based architectural model of Internet of Things. The present invention puts forward the architecture of the Internet of Things based on the study of semantic Web, sensor network, sensor Web, wherein the architecture is divided into 7 layers: physical layer, perception layer, gateway layer, data layer, semantic layer, service layer and application layer. By means of semantic processing of sensor data and building of sensor ontology, the architecture is capable of realizing automatic discovery of heterogeneous resources, enhancing the expression ability of data, achieving effective sharing, reuse, integration, and access to data, improving interoperability of resources and accomplishing intellectualized service.
US10616341B2	System and method for network-attached storage devices A system and method for a network-attached storage system includes at least one network-attached storage device, an application server, and a control server. In various embodiments, the control server is configured to discover the at least one network-attached storage device and configure a storage volume and a storage pool having the at least one network-attached storage device. The control server may claim each of the at least one network-attached storage device by sending each network-attached storage device a device whitelist. The control server is also configured to map the application server to the storage volume and provide the application server with an application server whitelist.
US10616338B1	Partitioning data according to relative differences indicated by a cover tree A data set may be partitioned according to relative differences indicated by a cover tree. A cover tree may be generated for a data set. Items in the data set may be stored at the same or different nodes according to the relative difference between the items indicated in the cover tree. Portions of the cover tree may be assigned to different nodes storing the data set. Access requests for the data set may be performed by sending the access requests to nodes identified according to the assigned portions of the cover tree.
US10616336B1	File access service Systems and methods for facilitating access to files that are stored by network-accessible file storage services. An example system comprises a plurality of file access nodes including a control node, wherein the control node is configured to: receive a file access request initiated by a client, wherein the file access request comprises an identifier of a file, an identifier of a file storage service, and an access token associated with the file stored by the file storage service; request, using the access token, metadata associated with the file from the file storage service; define, using the metadata, a plurality of portions forming the file; and forward, to the plurality of file access nodes, identifiers of the plurality of portions.
US10616331B1	Managing remote replication in storage systems A method is used in managing remote replication in storage systems. The method monitors network traffic characteristics of a network. The network enables communication between a first storage system and a second storage system. The method predicts a change in at least one of an application demand of an application of a set of applications executing on the first storage server and a network state of the network, where the set of applications have been identified for performing a replication to the second storage system. Based on the prediction, the method dynamically manages replication of the set of applications in accordance with a performance target associated with each application.
US10616329B2	System and method for real-time customization and synchronization of media content A method for customizing media content includes: receiving over a network from a client device controlled by a user, by a server-side computing device, a message or packet comprising stock media content received from a user, the message or packet further comprising customization preferences of the user obtained by the client-side customization application, the customized media content to be played by a client-side playback device in coordination with server-side playback of the stock media content by a server-side playback device; customizing the stock media content, by the server-side computing device, using the customization preferences of the user, so as to create customized media content; and streaming live over the network, by the server-side computing device, to the client device, the customized media content for playback by the client device that is substantially synchronized with playback by the server-side computing device of the stock media content.
US10616322B2	Method for monitoring elements of a distributed computing system In an embodiment, a method for monitoring elements of a distributed computing system is disclosed. In the embodiment, the method involves evaluating a metric event from a monitored element based on at least one of tags and conditions of the monitored element by applying declared group functions corresponding to declared groups over the metric event and at least one of admitting the monitored element into membership of a declared group, evicting the monitored element from membership of a declared group, and maintaining membership of the monitored element in a declared group based on the evaluation of the metric event.
US10616316B2	Processing element host management in a stream computing environment Disclosed aspects relate to processing element host management in a stream computing environment having a pool of compute nodes to host a set of processing elements. A set of processing element placement criteria may be identified for the pool of compute nodes with respect to processing element placement on the pool of compute nodes. A set of processing element profile data may be detected for the set of processing elements with respect to processing element placement on the pool of compute nodes. By comparing the set of processing element profile data and the set of processing element placement criteria, a placement arrangement for the set of processing elements on the pool of compute nodes may be determined. Based on the placement arrangement, the set of processing elements may be established on the pool of compute nodes.
US10616314B1	Dynamic source routing for data transfer A computer implemented system and method is provided for managing sources of data transfer from a content delivery network (CDN) service provider to a client device. Illustratively, the data transfer is initialized between a first endpoint of the CDN and the client device. While the data transfer is ongoing between the first endpoint and the client device, the system receives performance information regarding alternative endpoints which may replace the first endpoint as the source for the ongoing data transfer. The performance information may be generated by the client device that probes alternative endpoints, or may be generated by dedicated monitoring nodes deployed on the network. Should a change of data transfer source be desirable, the system may cause the first endpoint to stop data transmission and cause a selected alternative endpoint to continue the ongoing data transfer to the client in accordance with a current progress of the data transfer.
US10616313B2	Scalable monitoring of long running multi-step data intensive workloads Examples perform monitoring of multiple-step, concurrently executed workflows across distributed nodes. Requests from an intermediate node are classified by a load balancer as monitoring or non-monitoring. Non-monitoring requests are handled by any node; however, monitoring requests are distributed to all nodes via a plurality of queues but handled only by nodes executing the subject workflow. The load balancer receives reports from any node executing the subject workflow, and passes the first report to the intermediate node.
US10616307B2	Document management apparatus, terminal apparatus, document management system, document management method, document browsing and editing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A document management apparatus includes a first transmitting unit, a determination unit, and a second transmitting unit. The first transmitting unit transmits a first document to a terminal apparatus in response to a request from the terminal apparatus. The determination unit determines, based on a period of time for which it is predicted that communication between the terminal apparatus and the document management apparatus is disabled, a second document which is related to the first document. The second transmitting unit transmits the second document to the terminal apparatus.
US10616305B2	Coordination of webpage publication Managing the timing of publication of new webpages and in particular new versions of existing webpages. New webpages are uploaded into a data repository for storing them before they are made available for access externally. A dependency processor is provided to process these new webpages to assess their readiness for publication by checking for dependencies on other webpages; locating any of the other webpages; and ascertaining whether each such dependency is satisfied. If dependencies are satisfied, then the new webpage is deemed ready for publication and is published. In the case that the new webpage is a new version of an existing webpage, it replaces the old version. If dependencies are not satisfied, then the new webpage is held back until such time as they are met.
US10616301B2	Request-based encoding for streaming content portions Systems and methods are described to enable request-driven encoding of content portions to be played back as part of a content stream. A content stream can represent multiple types of content, each initially encoded according to different formatting parameters. Thus, playback of the multiple types of content as initially encoded would result in an inconsistently formatted content stream. To address this, a streaming content delivery service may respond to requests by including in a manifest file for a stream consistently formatted content portions, even when one or more of such portions is not yet available. The streaming content delivery service can initiate encoding of the not-yet-available portions, such that they are available and delivered to a client when requested.
US10616300B2	Mobile media content delivery A system and method are disclosed for managing the wireless delivery of streaming media content to a user equipment (UE) device. A UE device establishes a network connection with a local wireless network, which in turn is associated with a wireless network region with a corresponding data infrastructure server. The UE device then requests predetermined streaming media content from the data infrastructure server. A determination is made whether the requested streaming media content is stored in transcoded form on the data infrastructure server. If so, then a control information network is implemented to transmit and receive streaming media content control data between the UE device and the data infrastructure server. In turn, the streaming media content control data is used by the data infrastructure server to control the transmission of the transcoded streaming media content over a data network for delivery to the UE device.
US10616299B2	Video analytics device A device may communicate with a group of devices to obtain data regarding a set of events occurring for the group of devices. The device may process the data regarding the set of events to remove a subset of data entries, from the data, that is associated with an anomalous event. A first layer of analysis may relate to the group of devices, a second layer of analysis relating to a set of sessions of operating a user interface via the group of devices, and a third layer of analysis relating to information provided via the user interface. The device may perform the multiple layers of analysis via a machine learning technique to identify an alteration relating to the information provided via the user interface. The device may alter the information provided via the user interface based on performing the multiple layers of analysis.
US10616298B2	Content replacement in downstream stream player When a downstream stream player is streaming content being played on a main radio station, the streaming content can be altered to substitute a different song than the one being played on the main radio station, even if there is a significant difference between the length of the song being played on the main radio station and the substituted song being played on the downstream stream player. After the substituted song has been played, the downstream stream player can resume streaming content from the main radio station. Substitution of the song on the downstream stream player can be performed by using a variable buffer delay, which essentially allows the downstream stream player to substitute different length songs by increasing or decreasing a delay between the play-out of the main station and the play-out of the downstream station.
US10616297B2	Content-specific identification and timing behavior in dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol An apparatus comprises a processor configured to create a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (DASH) media presentation description (MPD), wherein the MPD comprises an AssetIdentifier element associated with a period, wherein the AssetIdentifier element specifies that the period belongs to a certain asset, and wherein the asset is content including media and metadata together with the rights to use the content by a content provider, and a transmitter configured to transmit the MPD. An apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive a Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (DASH) media presentation description (MPD), wherein the MPD comprises an AssetIdentifier element associated with a period, wherein the AssetIdentifier element specifies that the period belongs to a certain asset, and wherein the asset is content including media and metadata together with the rights to use the content by a content provider, and a processor configured to process the MPD.
US10616293B1	Multiple account binding A system and method for providing gaming media streams. One or more users request a gaming media stream broadcast corresponding to game play. A broadcast service obtains the gaming media stream that includes a gaming stream identifier and user identifier. The broadcast service can also determine whether users qualify for entitlements based on state information corresponding to a binding of two or more separable user accounts. The broadcast service provides the gaming media stream and qualified entitlements.
US10616287B2	Multi-platform digital rights management for placeshifting of multimedia content Devices, methods, and program products are provided, which support multiple Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes or platforms during the placeshifting of media content. A given placeshifting session may be initiated between a placeshifting device and a user-controlled client media receiver executing a browser player. In one embodiment, the DRM placeshifting method includes storing, in a memory associated with the placeshifting device, DRM-protected content; receiving a request from the client media receiver over a communications network to stream the DRM-protected content to the device; and obtaining a placeshifting key and initialization instructions for the DRM-protected content. The DRM-protected content is streamed to the client media receiver in an encrypted format accessible with a placeshifting decryption key. In conjunction with streaming the DRM-protected content, initialization instructions is transmitted to the client media receiver containing information utilized by the browser player to obtain the DRM license from a first license server.
US10616285B2	Establishing and managing connections for real time communications Methods and systems related to supporting real time communications are disclosed. In one type of a real time communication session, prior to an offer and acceptance to perform real time communications, a communication channel may be established between a caller device and a callee device. Information related to addresses of the caller and callee devices can be contained in, or pointed to, by a Universal Resource Locators (URLs) for the caller and callee devices. A network computing device may communicate messages relating to establishing and maintaining the communication channel between the caller and callee devices. In a scenario where the network computing device becomes unavailable, another network computing device can use the URLs and other channel information that may be stored in the database, to handle messages. In one embodiment, messages identify the caller or callee devices, to which each message is directed, using target URLs (caller and callee URLs), which reduces the need to access information related to the intended target.
US10616282B2	Network voice communication method and system implemented based on web communication plug-in The disclosure relates to a network voice communication system implemented based on a web communication plug-in, comprising a web communication plug-in for establishing a call flow communication channel with a called party answering terminal to make a call, the web communication plug-in being embedded into a web, the web communication plug-in being provided with a call button component and a hang-up button component; a web real-time communication SIP server, for establishing a web real-time communication connection between the web communication plug-in and the called party answering terminal; a network voice communication SIP server, for establishing a web real-time communication connection between the web real-time communication SIP server and the called party answering terminal; and the called party answering terminal, for establishing a call flow communication channel with the web communication plug-into make a call with the requesting party.
US10616274B1	Detecting cloaking of websites using model for analyzing URL redirects An online system transmits to a mobile device a feed story that includes a uniform resource locator (URL) of a feed story website. The online system receives from the mobile device a URL log that includes URLs that the mobile device accessed in response to requesting content from the feed story website. The online system extracts a feature of at least one URL in the log, and inputs the extracted feature into a model that was trained, using machine learning, to identify websites that perform cloaking. The model generates a score indicating a likelihood that the feed story website performs cloaking based the extracted feature. The online system compares the score to a threshold to determine whether the feed story website performs cloaking. If the online system determines that the feed story website performs cloaking, the online system limits delivery of content including the URL of the feed story website.
US10616273B2	Method for identifying potentially fraudulent usage of a user identifier The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for identifying potentially fraudulent usage of a user identifier of an information or communication service. The method comprises: receiving from a user device at least one address book entry related to a person. The address book entry includes the user identifier. The address book entry may he stored. Behavior information about the person's behavior when using at least one service in combination with the user identifier may be received from the user device. It may be determined based on a change of the behavior information whether or not the user identifier has been assigned to a different person and, if so, a warning indication may he generated for indicating that the user identifier is potentially used fraudulently.
US10616271B2	System and method for mitigating distributed denial of service attacks A method and associated system for mitigating a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on a target device including, receiving a plurality of data packets at a mitigation device, counting a number of occurrences of each destination address signature within each of a plurality of consecutive data packet windows, classifying each data packet window of the plurality of consecutive data packet windows as a potential attack window if the number of occurrences of any one destination address signature within the data packet window exceeds a destination address signature threshold value. The method further includes, determining a total number of potential attack windows within a sliding time window and limiting the transmission of the plurality of data packets from the mitigation device if a total number of potential attack windows within the sliding time window exceeds a potential attack window threshold value.
US10616270B2	Optimization apparatus, optimization method, and optimization program An optimization apparatus collects cyber attack information that is information related to a cyber attack, and system information that is information related to an entire system including a device that has received the cyber attack. Based on the collected cyber attack information and system information, the optimization apparatus identifies an attack route of the cyber attack, and extracts, as dealing point candidates, devices that are on the attack route and have an effective dealing function against the cyber attack. Subsequently, the optimization apparatus selects a dealing point from the extracted dealing point candidates by using optimization logic that has been set.
US10616268B2	Anomaly detection method for the virtual machines in a cloud system An anomaly detection method for virtual machines in a cloud system, in which an HsMM is trained by searching the state information of the normal virtual machines in the cloud system, and a corresponding algorithm is designed to detect and calculate the probabilistic logarithm probability and the Mahalanobis distance of the dynamic changing behaviors of the resources in the cloud system when each virtual machine is online. If the Mahalanobis distance value of an online virtual machine is detected being higher than the preset threshold value of the cloud system, it is suggested that the virtual machine is operating anomalously.
US10616265B2	Dynamic adaptive defense for cyber-security threats Disclosed is a cyber-security system that is configured to aggregate and unify data from multiple components and platforms on a network. The system allows security administrators can to design and implement a workflow of device-actions taken by security individuals in response to a security incident. Based on the nature of a particular threat, the cyber-security system may initiate an action plan that is tailored to the security operations center and their operating procedures to protect potentially impacted components and network resources.
US10616264B1	Incident response management based on asset configurations in a computing environment Systems, methods, and software described herein enhances how security actions are implemented within a computing environment. In one example, a method of implementing security actions for a computing environment comprising a plurality of computing assets includes identifying a security action in a command language for the computing environment. The method further provides identifying one or more computing assets related to the security action, and obtaining hardware and software characteristics for the one or more computing assets. The method also includes translating the security action in the command language to one or more action procedures based on the hardware and software characteristics, and initiating implementation of the one or more action procedures in the one or more computing assets.
US10616262B2	Automated and personalized protection system for mobile applications This invention relates to a method and a system to automatically generate mobile device software applications, where each one is differently personalized in terms of security parameters and/or obfuscation rules, by using a set of input registries from a first entity, each input registry containing at least a unique identifier and is used to generate an output personalization registry, that is different than another output registry. A second entity uses at least part of the data of the output registry, a generic replica of the mobile device software application and obfuscation software to generate a protected mobile software application that is associated to the output registry and to the at least one unique identifier. A user requests a replica of the mobile software application to the first entity and a protected mobile software application is downloaded to a user mobile device.
US10616256B2	Cross-channel detection system with real-time dynamic notification processing The invention describes a system and method employing machine learning and artificial intelligence engines to monitor data streams in real-time across multiple channels in order to detect anomalies and generate prioritized alerts. In particular, the invention may continuously collect data across multiple channels. The obtained data may be compared with reference data to continuously update a confidence level associated with the user, channel, entity, or other identifying factor. The invention may detect any inconsistencies in the data collected over time and generate an alert to the user in question and potentially to other downstream users or entities. In this way, the invention not only provides a way to detect anomalies in a cross-channel fashion, but also creates a mechanism for feedback wherein the system may incorporate user feedback to resolve alerts and detected anomalies.
US10616255B1	Detecting cloaking of websites using content model executing on a mobile device A mobile device generates a first representation, based on a model, of a first content received by the mobile device from a website. An online system receives the representation of the content from the mobile device. The online system receives a second content from the website and generates a representation of the second content using the model. The online system compares the representation of the first content with the representation of the second content to determine a distance between the two representations. The distance indicates a level of similarity between the first content and the second content. The online system compares the distance between the representation of the first content and representation of the second content to determine if the distance exceeds a threshold distance. If the distance exceeds the threshold distance, the online system prevents other mobile devices from accessing the website.
US10616254B2	Data stream surveillance, intelligence and reporting A method for monitoring and securing interprogram communications between a plurality of business applications in a network includes gathering, using a computing device, information regarding communications between the plurality of business applications, the gathering step including steps of reading information from a log file in which information regarding each communication into and out of the business application is recorded, reading information from internal files of the business application and recording information obtained from data messages entering and leaving the business application, simplifying the gathered information, the simplifying step including normalizing the information into a common format based on a shared parameter value; and merging the normalized information together, classifying the information based on desired parameters, the classifying step including steps of designating a classification of the information based on content of the communication and designating certain information as sensitive; and analyzing the classified information to provide a report on the information to be presented to a user via a user interface based on a user provided query, the analyzing step further including a step of generating the report based at least in part on the classification of the information designated in the classifying step.
US10616252B2	Automated detection of malware using trained neural network-based file classifiers and machine learning Automated malware detection for application file packages using machine learning (e.g., trained neural network-based classifiers) is described. A particular method includes generating, at a first device, a first feature vector based on occurrences of character n-grams corresponding to a first subset of files of multiple files of an application file package. The method includes generating, at the first device, a second feature vector based on occurrences of attributes in a second subset of files of the multiple files. The method includes sending the first feature vector and the second feature vector from the first device to a second device as inputs to a file classifier. The method includes receiving, at the first device from the second device, classification data associated with the application file package based on the first feature vector and the second feature vector. The classification data indicates whether the application file package includes malware.
US10616246B2	SDN controller An SDN controller used in a network constructed with an SDN, the SDN controller causes a computer to function as an address information specifying processing unit which specifies, based on a global address of an illegal attack server received from a threat detection system, communication with the received global address among communication in the network, and specifies a local address of a communication partner of the global address in the specified communication, a terminal identification information specifying processing unit which specifies terminal identification information on a client terminal to which the specified local address is assigned, and a security processing unit which passes to an edge network device, based on the specified terminal identification information, a control instruction to perform predetermined control processing to communication of the client terminal.
US10616244B2	Activation of gateway device Systems and methods for activating an interface device for use at a premises are described. An interface device may be activated for a security system at the premises. The interface device may communicate with a remote server to request activation. The remote server may also be in communication with a user device. A correspondence of a first address of the interface device and a second address of the user device may be used to authorize the interface device for activation. The interface device may receive an activation message and begin communicating with and controlling a security system and other devices at the premises.
US10616241B2	Systems and methods for performing external data validation for aircraft onboard systems A method for validating incoming data to a computer system is provided. The method receives the incoming data, simultaneously, by the computer system and a mirror computer system, wherein the computer system is separate and distinct from the mirror computer system, wherein the computer system lacks a communication connection to the mirror computer system, and wherein the mirror computer system lacks a communication connection to the computer system; processes the incoming data by the mirror computer system, to produce output; and when the output comprises an acceptable result, processes the incoming data by the computer system.
US10616238B2	Sharing files based on recipient-location criteria Techniques are provided for enabling server-based file sharing that supports recipient-location criteria. Specifically, users that desire to share files are able to include recipient-location criteria in the sharing criteria for the files that the users provide for sharing. Before sharing a file that is associated with recipient-location criteria, the file sharing server determines whether the current location of the recipient device satisfies the recipient-location criteria associated with the file. If the current location of the device does not satisfy the recipient-location criteria associated with the file, then the file is not shared with the given device even if all other sharing criteria for the file is satisfied. On the other hand, if the current location of the recipient device satisfies the recipient-location criteria associated with the file, and all other sharing criteria of the file are satisfied, then the file is shared with the given device.
US10616237B2	Trust relationships in a computerized system Methods and apparatuses for a computerized system are disclosed. A data processing device receives information from at least one source of log information in the computerized system and detects, based at least in part on said received log information, at least one security protocol related event at a first host device, the at least one security protocol related event being initiated by a second host device. Information is then stored for determination of a trust relationship record based on the detected at least one security protocol related event and information of the second host device.
US10616231B2	Preventing unauthorized outgoing communications A system, product and method for preventing unauthorized outgoing communications. The method comprises, in response to an attempt to transmit an outgoing communication by a transmitting software entity, obtaining a list of software entities which have performed Inter-Process Communication (IPC), directly or indirectly, with the transmitting software entity. The method further comprises for each software entity in the list of software entities, checking whether the software entity is an unauthorized software entity. In response to detecting an unauthorized software entity in the list of software entities, the outgoing communication may be blocked. As a result, the outgoing communication is prevented from being transmitted.
US10616230B2	Managing authorization tokens for calling third-party vendors Managing authorization tokens for calling third-party vendors is described. A system identifies a current call from a client computing system to an API associated with a third-party vendor, the call including a configuration file for calling the API. The system determines, in response to a determination that a previous call was made to the API, whether a previous call was made to the API and whether a part of the configuration file in the current call matches a corresponding configuration file in the previous call. The system enables the API to authorize the current call by sending a copy of a previous authorization token to the client computing system, in response to a determination that the part of the configuration file in the current call matches the corresponding part of the configuration file in the previous call, the previous authorization being previously received from the API for the previous call.
US10616228B2	Enhanced permissions for enabling re-purposing of resources while maintaining integrity Enhanced permission techniques are disclosed that ensures integrity of resources while the resources are provided for re-purposing by users that do not have conventional permissions, such as read or write permissions, to the resources. In some examples, a method to evaluate enhanced permissions for re-purposing a resource from a source path to a target path by a user may include evaluating source permissions and target permissions, and determining whether to allow the re-purposing the resource based on the evaluating. The source permissions are copy permissions or cut permissions specified for the source path and that apply to the user. The target permissions are paste permissions specified for the target path and that apply to the user.
US10616226B2	Digital identification system Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes comparing the location of a requester of a digital identification to the location of an owner of the digital identification. The method also includes providing information about the digital identification to the requester based at least in part on determining that the requester and the owner are within a predetermined distance.
US10616220B2	Automatic onboarding of end devices using device profiles A method, executable by a switch to automatically onboard end devices connected thereto, comprises detecting that an end device has connected to the switch, and determining a device identity of the connected end device. The determined device identity is used to obtain a configuration template profile associated with the connected end device. The switch is configured using the obtained configuration template profile.
US10616219B2	Single cell data management and analysis systems and methods Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments for data management and analysis in connection with life science operations such as flow cytometry. For example, disclosed herein are (1) a networked link between an acquisition computer and a computer performing analysis on the acquired data, (2) modular experiment templates that can be divided into individual components for future use in multiple experiments, and (3) an automated pipeline of experiment elements.
US10616212B2	Method of sending a data from a secure token to a server The invention is a method for managing a response generated by an application embedded in a secure token in response to a command requesting opening a proactive session. An applicative server relies on an OTA server to securely send the command to the application. The method comprises the steps of: the application retrieves a data from the command and derives a key using a preset function, the application generates the response to the command, builds a secured response packet comprising the response secured with the derived key and sends the secured response packet to the applicative server.
US10616209B2	Preventing inter-application message hijacking Various approaches discussed herein enable validation of an application on a computing device, such as a mobile computing device, prior to that application being invoked by activation of a link in another application. Upon activation of the link in a calling application, the computing device determines a target application to be invoked in response to the activation. Sensitive or confidential data, such as login credentials, may be included in the link to be passed to the target application. By validating either the calling or the target application, the data may be safeguarded by confirming an identity of an application associated with the link.
US10616206B2	Digital certificate for verifying application purpose of data usage A method of creating an application purpose certificate, comprising: receiving from a software publisher an application code and declared privacy information, the declared privacy information includes at least one allowed usage purpose for each of a plurality of data types; analyzing the application's usage of data of each of the plurality of data types; verifying the usage is compliant with the least one allowed usage purpose according to the analysis; creating an encrypted digital purpose certificate, the digital purpose certificate is unique for the application code; and sending the digital purpose certificate to the software publisher to be bundled with the application code and a publisher authentication certificate.
US10616205B2	Non-networking connection with server computing device to at least power off the server computing device A mobile computing device of a user transmits a digital certificate to a server computing device over a non-networking connection established with the server computing device. The digital certificate identifies the user, a particular server computing device, a validity period in which the digital certificate is valid, and a list of actions that the user is permitted to perform on the particular server computing device during the validity period. The server computing device authenticates the digital certificate, such as by determining whether a current time is within the validity period and whether the particular server computing device is the server computing device. When authentication is successful, the user can perform any action of the list of actions, including an action to power off the service computing device. The non-networking connection is such that the user is not provided a user account and a password to access the server computing device.
US10616200B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for mobility management entity (MME) authentication for outbound roaming subscribers using diameter edge agent (DEA) A method for authenticating a mobility management entity (MME) for outbound roaming subscribers includes maintaining a Diameter authentication information request (AIR)/update location request (ULR) mapping database at a Diameter edge agent (DEA). A Diameter AIR message is received at the DEA. The DEA determines that the AIR message includes a visited public land mobile network identifier (VPLMN ID) not of record in the database. The DEA records the VPLMN ID in the database. A Diameter ULR message is received at the DEA, and a VPLMN ID is read from the ULR message. The DEA determines that the VPLMN ID read from the ULR message does not match the VPLMN ID recorded for the subscriber in the database. In response to determining that the VPLMN ID does not match the VPLMN ID recorded for the subscriber in the database, the DEA rejects the ULR message.
US10616198B2	Apparatus, system and method employing a wireless user-device Embodiments of the invention generally relate to apparatus, systems and methods for authenticating an entity for computer and/or network security and for selectively granting access privileges and providing other services in response to such authentications.
US10616197B2	Message authentication with secure code verification Systems, methods, circuits and computer-readable mediums for message authentication with secure code verification are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a client device storing a code and a security device coupled to the client device. The security device is configured to receive a property of the code generated by the client device, verify correctness of the property of the code based on information associated with the code to determine that the code is an authorized code, the information being stored within the security device. In response to determining that the code is the authorized code, the security device enables to access data stored within the security device and generate a property of a message based on the data.
US10616195B2	Computerized system and method for automatically sharing device pairing credentials across multiple devices Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods automatically pair and unpair hardware devices that are logged into a single account. Once a user logs into their profile associated with an online account, the disclosed systems and methods perform the novel, computerized steps of auto-pairing any or all of the other devices that are also logged into the account. The disclosed systems and methods allow any number of devices to be automatically paired or unpaired through shared password-less credentials associated with a single profile.
US10616194B2	Secure data destruction in a distributed environment using key protection mechanisms Organizations maintain and generate large amounts of sensitive information using computer hardware resources and services of a service provider. Furthermore, there is a need to be able to delete large amounts of data securely and quickly by encrypting the data with a key and destroying the key. To ensure that information stored remotely is secured and capable of secure deletion, cryptographic keys used by the organization should be prevented from being persistently stored during serialization operations. If the keys used to encrypt the data have not been exposed during serialization operation, they may be deleted or destroyed enabling the destruction of data encrypted with the keys.
US10616193B2	Processing resource requests on a mobile device Systems, methods, and software can be used to process a resource request. In some aspects, a method, comprising: transmitting, from a mobile device, an encrypted request to a proxy server, wherein the encrypted request comprises a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request, the HTTP request is addressed to an application server that provides service to an application on the mobile device, and the encrypted request is encrypted using an application-specific credential that is associated with the application; and receiving, at the mobile device, an encrypted response in response to the encrypted request, wherein the encrypted response comprises an HTTP response generated by the application server.
US10616186B2	Data tokenization A data-source computer provides message data, having associated id data, to be sent to a data-collection computer; produces a blinded id by blinding the id data using a nonce; sends the blinded id to a tokenization computer; and sends the nonce and the message data via a network for receipt by the data-collection computer. In response, the tokenization computer produces a blinded token comprising a function, blinded with the nonce, of the id data and a secret key of the tokenization computer, and sends the blinded token to the data-collection computer. The data-collection computer, in response, uses the nonce to unblind the blinded token to obtain an id token which comprises a deterministic function of the id data and the secret key. The data-collection computer then stores the id token and the message data in storage operatively coupled to the data-collection computer.
US10616185B2	Methods and first, second and network nodes for managing traffic characteristics Methods and a first node, a second node and a network node for managing traffic characteristics of one or more packets on a connection are disclosed. The first node exchanges, with the network node, traffic characteristic semantics and a common key for encryption of a traffic characteristic value to be applied for the one or more packets on the connection, wherein the traffic characteristic semantics include the traffic characteristic value and an associated characteristic for the one or more packets. Moreover, the first node sends the traffic characteristic value and the common key to the second node. The network node checks and applies the traffic characteristics value according to service policies of the network node. Next, the first node exchanges, with the second node, payload which includes one or more packets over the connection. Information about the traffic characteristic value is included in a transport header of each packet carrying the payload.
US10616184B2	Wireless display streaming of protected content A system and method of wireless display, including a transmitter processing a first encrypted content into a second encrypted content without decoding, and transferring the second encrypted content over a wireless display connection to a receiver.
US10616183B2	Techniques for securing supply chain electronic transactions Techniques for authenticating the identity of shippers and receivers of goods at each point along a supply chain. A central hub repository issues shippers and receivers a pair of public and private keys for encrypting communications between the shippers and receivers and the hub repository and for authenticating the identity of shippers and receivers. The hub repository may also maintain a log of all transactions between shippers and receivers to provide an audit trail that may be used to track the progress of goods along a supply chain.
US10616181B2	Security panel gateway system and method A gateway system is used to establish secure connections between building management system control panels and connected services system servers. This enables status monitoring of the panels and maintenance of the panels and the building management systems.
US10616180B2	Clientless connection setup for cloud-based virtual private access systems and methods Virtual private access systems and methods implemented in a clientless manner on a user device are disclosed. The systems and methods include receiving a request to access resources from a Web browser on the user device at an exporter in a cloud system. The resources are located in one of a public cloud and an enterprise network and the user device is remote therefrom on the Internet. The systems and methods also include performing a series of connections between the exporter and i) the Web browser and ii) centralized components to authenticate a user of the user device for the resources. The systems and methods further include, subsequent to authentication, exchanging data between the Web browser and the resources through the exporter. The exporter has a first secure tunnel to the Web browser and a second secure tunnel to the resources.
US10616179B1	Selective routing of domain name system (DNS) requests Domain Name System (DNS) requests can be routed to either a private DNS server or a public DNS server based on a determination made by a DNS classifier. The private DNS server allows customers to use custom DNS names for internal resources without exposing the names or IP addresses to the public Internet.
US10616176B2	Virtual DNS record updating method for dynamic IP address change of vehicle hosted server A system includes a vehicle modem; a storage maintaining paired device data including phone numbers of mobile devices; and a web server installed to a telematics control unit connected to a vehicle bus. The web server identifies a change in a network address of the vehicle modem, and in response, sends the changed network address to the mobile devices using short message service (SMS) messages addressed to the phone numbers of the mobile devices. A mobile device identifies a web request as including a hostname of a vehicle; accesses a virtual domain name server of the device to determine whether the mobile device locally maintains a network address for the hostname; if so, initiates a web connection to the network address, and if not, initiates the web connection using a network address resolved from the hostname via a remote domain name server.
US10616175B2	Forwarding information to forward data to proxy devices In some examples, a switch includes a first communication interface to communicate with a first device, a second communication interface to communicate with a proxy device enabled to perform proxy address resolution, and a processor to receive a first data packet from the first device targeted to a first layer 3 network address, send, to the proxy device, an address resolution request to obtain a layer 2 network address corresponding to the first layer 3 network address, and responsive to receiving a response to the address resolution request, update a forwarding information structure to refer to a layer 3 network address of the proxy device, the forwarding information structure useable to forward a second data packet to the proxy device for transmission of the second data packet to a destination device.
US10616173B1	Transaction lifecycle management A transaction management platform is provided that is configured to perform end-to-end tracking of messages in a medical network. Message tracking information is used to provide a graphical diagram to represent flow of messages within the medical network. Graphical properties of the diagram correspond to different properties of the messages.
US10616169B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for post content suggestions Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems to make suggestions regarding posts are detailed. For example, in an embodiment, a social networking system receives a user post from a first user, publishes the user post on behalf of the first user, receives and tracks interactions by other users with the user post, analyzes the received and tracked interactions to determine suggestion regarding the post, and provides the suggestion regarding the user post to the first user in a graphical user interface.
US10616167B2	Enabling wearables to cognitively alter notifications and improve sleep cycles A method, computer system, and computer program product for cognitively adjusting a notification alert delivery time are provided. The embodiment may include receiving a message notification from a sender. The embodiment may also include determining an importance of the received message notification based on a plurality of notification attributes and a plurality of person attributes that are each associated with the received message notification. The embodiment may further include, in response to determining to alert a user of the received message notification based on the determined importance, identifying a current user sleep stage. The embodiment may also include, in response to determining the current user sleep stage will minimally impact the user, transmitting the received message notification to a user device.
US10616166B1	Method and apparatus of providing live support service in a notification system A method and apparatus of providing notifications to a customer is disclosed. One example method of operation may include identifying a notification event associated with a customer via a customer management module and retrieving a customer preference record and determining a notification device preference for a customer Internet protocol (IP) device included in the customer preference record. The method may also include transmitting the notification event to the customer's IP device based on the notification device preference, the notification event may include a live agent support option which may be accessed in the event that the automated support options fail to satisfy the customer's questions and concerns.
US10616165B2	Enabling wearables to cognitively alter notifications and improve sleep cycles A method, computer system, and computer program product for cognitively adjusting a notification alert delivery time are provided. The embodiment may include receiving a message notification from a sender. The embodiment may also include determining an importance of the received message notification based on a plurality of notification attributes and a plurality of person attributes that are each associated with the received message notification. The embodiment may further include, in response to determining to alert a user of the received message notification based on the determined importance, identifying a current user sleep stage. The embodiment may also include, in response to determining the current user sleep stage will minimally impact the user, transmitting the received message notification to a user device.
US10616164B2	Systems and methods for displaying labels in a clustering in-box environment Systems and methods for displaying electronic messages are disclosed. In one aspect, a method is performed at a computing device. The method includes: (1) receiving a plurality of electronic messages; (2) assigning a first subset of the messages to a predefined group category based on a set of content-based clustering rules and content in respective bodies of the messages; (3) concurrently displaying a second subset of the messages and a cluster graphic corresponding to the predefined group category, where the cluster graphic includes a label that describes the predefined group category; (4) while concurrently displaying the second subset of electronic messages and the cluster graphic, receiving user selection of the cluster graphic; and (5) in response, displaying a plurality of messages in the predefined group category, including displaying at least one message from the first subset of messages.
US10616160B2	Electronic rumor cascade management in computer network communications Controlling cascade of information transmitted and received via one or more online data sharing platforms and electronic communication network. A message to be shared is detected. The message and the corresponding message stream may be analyzed. An action may be taken upon the message responsive to one or more criteria being met based on analyzing the message and the corresponding message stream. The action may include at least forcing a fact check of the message that determines veracity of the message. The action may also include one or more of removing the message, disabling the message, allowing conditional sharing of the message, or allowing the message to be shared. The one or more criteria may include at least determining a confidence value below a threshold value that indicates the message is non-factual.
US10616157B2	Animated delivery of electronic messages An electronic message is transformed into moving images uttering the content of the electronic message. Methods of the present invention may be implemented on devices such as smart phones to enable users to compose text and select an animation character which may include cartoons, persons, animals, or avatars. The recipient is presented with an animation or video of the animation character with a voice that speaks the words of the text. The user may further select and include a catch-phrase associated with the character. The user may further select, a background music identifier and a background music associated with the background music identifier is played back while the animated text is being presented. The user may further select a type of animation and the animation character will be animated according to the type of animation.
US10616155B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal displays a group chat screen corresponding to a group chat, determines whether exclusive conversations between several participants in the group chat are continued over a reference range, groups the exclusive conversations between those participants in the group chat when it is determined that the exclusive conversations between those participants are continued over a reference range, and displays a skip area for selectively confirming the grouped exclusive conversations within the group chat screen, wherein the mobile terminal restricts download and output of received information belonging to the skip area and updates an indication related to the exclusive conversations corresponding to the skip area, when the information is received.
US10616152B2	Avoiding message conflict A communication system for communicating instant messages between a plurality of user accounts, each instant message forming part of a logical conversation stream comprising one or more such messages, the system comprising: a plurality of communication terminals, each communication terminal being configured to service a respective user account by simultaneously supporting multiple instant messaging clients, each client being (i) associated with a respective user interface different from that of the other instant messaging clients supported on the terminal, (ii) capable of transmitting and receiving instant messages to and from user accounts serviced on others of the communication terminals and (iii) configured to attribute to each instant message generated through that client an identifier corresponding to the client; a database storing a user profile for each of the user accounts, each user profile indicating which clients are supported by the communication terminal for the respective user account; and a server entity for supporting communication of the instant messages, the server having access to the database and being configured to direct instant messages received from one of the communication terminals to a specific instant messaging client on another communication terminal servicing an account of an intended recipient, the specific client being selected by the server entity in dependence on the identifier attributed to the message received from the said one of the terminals and the user profile of the account of the intended recipient.
US10616151B1	Systems and methods for generating and presenting graphical user interfaces Systems and methods for presenting graphical user interfaces corresponding to users and including portions of one or more chat sessions the users are participants in, the chat sessions facilitating synchronous textual communication between the users that takes place through a chat system are disclosed. Some implementations may: obtain chat information characterizing participants in the chat sessions; and effectuate presentation, responsive to receiving user input indicating a selection of the first user by the second user, of a first graphical user interface corresponding to the first user via a client computing platform associated with the second user.
US10616135B2	Resource usage control system Techniques are provided for controlling resource usage in a computing environment. In response to receiving a content request, a set of candidate content delivery campaigns is identified. For a first candidate content delivery campaign in the set, an anticipated resource usage of a resource that is associated with the first candidate content delivery campaign is determined. The anticipated resource usage is determined based on (1) a resource reduction per event of each event in a set of detected events of a content item of the first candidate content delivery campaign and (2) a decay factor. Based on the anticipated resource usage, it is determined whether the first candidate content delivery campaign is to be removed from the set.
US10616129B2	Automated desktop placement Systems and methods are presented for enabling a user to provide rules for the placement of computing resources at a data center for an entity that employs or is associated with the user. The data center can use the placement rules to select a data center computer system to host computing resources for a user. The rules can be used to establish diversity in computing resource placement at the data center thereby reducing the number of users who lose access to computing resources when a specific data center computer suffers a failure. Further, the placement rules can be used to facilitate configuration of the computer resources for the user based, for example, on the user's employment responsibilities.
US10616127B1	Dynamic resource allocation of cloud instances and enterprise application migration to cloud architecture Cloud migration may be performed by identifying applications that are currently operating in the enterprise and performing certain determinations as to whether those applications are proper candidates for the migration to the cloud. One example method of operation may provide identifying at least one application operating on an enterprise network, retrieving current usage data of the at least one application, comparing the current usage data of the at least one application to a threshold amount of usage data to determine whether the application has exceeded the threshold amount of usage data. Next, the creation of an instance process may be performed on an entity operating outside the enterprise network and the application may be operated via the instance process and otherwise terminated in the enterprise network to alleviate resources.
US10616123B2	Apparatus and method for adaptive de-jitter buffer In a particular aspect, an apparatus includes a de-jitter buffer configured to store a plurality of audio packets received from a source device. The apparatus includes de-jitter buffer control circuitry configured to adjust at least one bound of a target delay range associated with the de-jitter buffer based at least in part on an estimated jitter associated with the plurality of audio packets, an estimated underflow rate associated with the plurality of audio packets, or both. The apparatus includes a processor configured to generate an audio signal based on the plurality of audio packets stored at the de-jitter buffer. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive the plurality of audio packets via a network from the source device. The apparatus further includes a speaker configured to output the audio signal.
US10616122B2	Systems and methods for managing a network Systems and methods for managing congestion in a network are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a service tag at a first node, the service tag representing congestion information of at least a portion of the network. If the first node is a boundary node, the method comprises modifying a downstream data rate based upon the congestion information, and if the first node is not a boundary node, the method comprises transmitting the congestion information to a second node.
US10616120B2	Service layer southbound interface and quality of service Existing resource reservation techniques are inefficient for M2M communications. In an example embodiment described herein, a system comprises a service layer server that resides on a service layer and a control plane node that resides on an access network, wherein the service layer server communicates with the control plane node via a control plane interface. The control plane interface can be used to configure quality of service (QoS) policies (rules) that are based on an object that is being addressed. In this context, for example, an object may be a memory location or value. For example, the service layer may configure one or more QoS rules for the access network based on the object by sending a QoS provisioning message that includes one or more parameters to the control plane node. The control plane node may determine the object that is identified in the one or more QoS rules, and the QoS rules may be distributed to one or more routers that may be used to access the object. The access network may apply the one or more QoS rules in accordance with the parameters.
US10616117B2	System and method for efficient network isolation and load balancing in a multi-tenant cluster environment A system and method for supporting network isolation in a multi-tenant cluster environment. An exemplary method can support one or more tenants, and can associate each of the one or more tenants with a partition of a plurality of partitions, and can also associate each of the plurality of partitions with one or more nodes of a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes being associated with a leaf switch of a plurality of switches. The method can mark each of the plurality of partitions with a policy parameter. The method can assign each node of the plurality of nodes a partitioning order based on the marked on the partition associated with each node. Finally, the method can, based at least upon the marking of the partition of the plurality of partitions, generate one or more linear forwarding tables for use in the multi-tenant cluster environment.
US10616115B2	Remotely controlled message queue Embodiments are directed to a computer system for managing data transfer. The computer system includes a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, a send component and a receive component having a message queue and a controller. A single link interface communicatively couples the send component to the receive component. The single link interface includes a mainline channel and a sideband channel, and the computer system is configured to perform a method. The method includes transmitting mainline channel messages over the mainline channel from the send component to the receive component. The method further includes transmitting sideband channel messages over the sideband channel from the send component to the message queue of the receive component. The method further includes utilizing the controller to control a flow of the sideband channel messages to the message queue without relying on sending feedback to the send component about the flow.
US10616113B2	Longest prefix match using a binary search tree with compressed hash tables A method for packet processing includes representing a routing table for a network as a binary search tree of address prefixes ordered by prefix lengths. For each node j in the binary search tree, a respective hash table is stored, including entries representing the address prefixes of length Lj. Each address prefix includes Lj-c most significant bits (MSB) and c least significant bits (LSB), and each entry in the respective hash table includes a matching value corresponding to the Lj-c MSB of one or more of the address prefixes and one or more action codes indexed by the c LSB of the one or more of the address prefixes. Upon receiving from the network a data packet having a destination address, the binary search tree is traversed to find a longest prefix match by performing, at each node j, a hash lookup in the respective hash table.
US10616112B2	System and method of loading an exact match table and longest prefix match table A method and apparatus of a device that determines a match for a destination address using an exact match table and a longest prefix match table of a network element is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element receives a data packet that includes a destination address. The network element generates a key for the destination address, wherein the key represents more addresses than the destination address. The network element further performs an address lookup using the key in an exact match table. Furthermore, a match in the address lookup indicates a first transmitting interface of the network element. The network element additionally performs an address lookup using the destination address with a longest prefix match table, wherein a match in the address lookup indicates a second transmitting interface of the network element. In addition, the network element determines a resulting transmitting interface based on results from the exact match table address lookup and the longest prefix match address lookup. The network element forwards the data packet using the transmitting interface.
US10616110B2	Packet transmission method, apparatus, and system A packet transmission method, an apparatus, and a system are provided, to improve packet transmission efficiency. An SDN forwarding apparatus receives an uplink GTPU packet from a base station, where the uplink GTPU packet carries an IP address of a target server; the SDN forwarding apparatus determines whether the target server is an intranet server; and when the target server is an intranet server, the SDN forwarding apparatus sends the uplink GTPU packet to a target gateway, where the target gateway is a gateway corresponding to the target server; or when the target server is not an intranet server, the SDN forwarding apparatus sends the uplink GTPU packet to a serving gateway.
US10616098B2	Apparatus and methods for forwarding data packets captured from a network In one embodiment, packet forwarding apparatus includes a data packet receiving interface, a data packet forwarding interface, and a configuration interface. The apparatus also includes circuitry that defines a plurality of data packet forwarding paths between the data packet receiving interface and the data packet forwarding interface. The circuitry defines at least one of the plurality of data packet forwarding paths in response to input received via the configuration interface, and the circuitry adaptively reconfigures at least one of the plurality of data packet forwarding paths i) in response to input received via the configuration interface, and ii) while data packets are being received by the packet forwarding apparatus.
US10616096B2	Link maintenance in point-to-point wireless communication networks A wireless communication network includes a transmitting node and a receiving node configured to transmit and receive packets between the transmitting node and the receiving node through one or more of a plurality of predetermined micro-routes is disclosed. For an embodiment, the transmitting node is configured to retrieve a first micro-route, transmit packets in a first transmit beamforming direction associated with the first micro-route, transmit packets including one or more training signals in a second transmit beamforming direction associated with a second micro-route of the plurality of predetermined micro-routes that is different than the first transmit beamforming direction associated with the first micro-route, and receive feedback from the receiving node indicating that the second micro-route provides a better communication link than the first micro-route.
US10616091B2	Exploratory linktrace operations in a computer network In one embodiment, an exploratory linktrace is initiated from an initiating network device with an exploratory linktrace message (ELM) having a target address. Each network device receiving the ELM may then propagate the ELM on a plurality of its ports to a plurality of downstream network devices based on the target address. In addition, each receiving network device returns an exploratory linktrace reply (ELR) for each of the plurality of ports, where each ELR is returned according to one or more mechanisms to mitigate stormed replies to the initiating network device.
US10616084B2	Network packet de-duplication Embodiments are directed to monitoring network traffic over a network. A monitoring engine may monitor flows of network packets in the network. The monitoring engine may determine an observation port that provided the network packets. The monitoring engine may determine primary network packets provided by an authoritative observation port based on which observation port provided the network packets and provide them to an analysis engine. The monitoring engine may discard a remainder of the network packets that may be associated with non-authoritative observation ports. The analysis engine may analyze the one or more primary network packets.
US10616080B2	System for diagnosis of robot state A robot data transfer method includes the step of collecting data from each of a plurality of robots in a multi-robot production facility in real-time. The data collected from the robots is then transferred in real-time from a controller of each of the robots to a first data collection device. Within the first data collection device, the data is buffered using a multi-segment queueing mechanism. The queueing mechanism is configured with a retention policy. The data is then transferred to a second data collection device based on the retention policy of the queueing mechanism of the first data collection device. The second data collection device analyzes the data and determines whether maintenance or optimization is necessary for any of the robots.
US10616077B2	System architecture and methods for controlling and managing networking devices and expediting new service delivery in a subscriber's home network using micro-domains Methods and devices are disclosed for controlling and managing a home network, and expediting service delivery on a communications service provider. The communications service provider may receive information identifying one or more service group selected by a subscriber of the communications service provider. The communications service provider may also identify pre-set configurations associated with each of the one or more selected service group, generate configuration instructions for a micro-domain corresponding to each of the one or more selected service group, and create the micro-domain in the home network for each of the one or more selected service group by applying the generated configuration instructions to network services of the communications service provider.
US10616076B2	Network asset management The network asset management apparatus includes a receiver module, an inquiry module, a translator module, and a sending module. The receiver module receives a request from a host to manage a network asset. The request has a first command format corresponding to the host. The inquiry module determines a second command format compatible with a target of the request. The translator module translates the request from the first command format to the second command format. The sending module provides the translated request for communication to the target of the request.
US10616073B1	Graph-based service failure analysis Techniques for representing, analyzing, altering and reporting the results of the analysis and/or alteration of a system with a plurality of system elements and one or more relationships between those system entities are described herein. A representation of the system is created with nodes that correspond to the system entities and edges that correspond to relationships between pairs of system entities. A simulation is performed on the representation to obtain information about system failures, the representation is altered, and a second simulation is performed to obtain information about system failures in the new representation. Results are reported about the results before and after the alterations.
US10616071B2	Asynchronous analysis of a data stream The invention relates to a method for processing a data stream exchanged between a client and an entity via a telecommunications network, the data stream including a set of data packets, the processing method including the following steps: upon intercepting (201) a data packet belonging to a data stream—the data stream including a source and a recipient, the client being the source or the recipient of the data stream—copying (204) the data packet and transferring (205) the data packet to the recipient; transmitting said copy to a stream analyser capable of analyzing the data stream; receiving (206) a data stream analysis result from the stream analyser; and processing (207; 208) the data stream in accordance with the receiver analysis result.
US10616065B2	Network assisted proximity service session management There are provided measures for network assisted proximity service session management. Such measures exemplarily comprise discovering a proximity service target, said proximity service target providing proximity service, and setting up, via uplink and downlink signaling, proximity service communication with said proximity service target.
US10616064B2	Soft reservation techniques and systems for virtualized environments A computer program product includes a computer readable medium having computer readable program instructions configured to cause a processor to: track resource requirements for a workload deployed to a virtual environment; monitor one or more health characteristics of one or more systems of the virtual environment; determine whether one or more soft reservations corresponding to the workload should be created on one or more of the systems of the virtual environment; and in response to determining the one or more soft reservations corresponding to the workload should be created, creating the one or more soft reservations on the one or more of the systems of the virtual environment. The one or more of the systems of the virtual environment on which the one or more soft reservations are created are preferably different systems than the system to which the workload was originally deployed. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10616060B2	Apparatus and method for applying settings, and computer-readable storage medium for computer program An apparatus for selectively applying settings for each of items set in a first processing device to a second processing device is provided. The settings for each of the items are indicated in each file, and the file is dividable into sets of separate data having a predetermined size or smaller. The apparatus includes a user interface configured to allow a user to choose target separate data from among the sets of separate data of each of the files; a selection portion configured to set, at selected data, the sets of separate data of a file having the target separate data among the files; and an application processing portion configured to perform application processing for applying the settings to the second processing device by using, among the sets of separate data of each of the files, the sets of separate data set at the selected data.
US10616052B2	Collaborative hardware platform management In one embodiment, a network node device includes a hardware platform including a central processing unit (CPU) complex, a storage medium and an input/output subsystem to provide network processing and transport of data in a network. The CPU complex is operative to receive a plurality of hardware platform management decisions from a plurality of different network nodes in the network, process the received hardware platform management decisions to yield a hardware platform management proposed action, and issue a command to implement the hardware platform management proposed action in the hardware platform. The hardware platform is operative to implement the hardware platform management proposed action. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
US10616049B2	System and method for determining the configuration of switches in virtual link trunking environments A system and method of determining the configuration of a network switching unit includes a network switching unit having one or more hardware processors. The one or more hardware processors are configured to execute code to cause the network switching unit to perform operations. The operations include detecting an inter-domain link aggregation group (LAG) associated with a first domain ID and receiving an inter-domain LAG detection message from a peer network switching unit. The inter-domain LAG detection message includes a second domain ID. In response to determining that the first domain ID and the second domain ID match, the network switching unit performs further operations including assigning a virtual link trunking (VLT) identifier to the inter-domain LAG, transmitting a VLT configuration message to the peer network switching unit, and forwarding network traffic to a first domain associated with the first domain ID using a VLT associated with the VLT identifier.
US10616047B2	System for generating topology information and methods thereof Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving topology information from a plurality of waveguide systems or other transmission devices, the topology information identifying one or more transmission media available to each waveguide system for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves, and updating a topology of a communication system from the topology information provided by the plurality of waveguide systems. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10616039B2	System and method for remote maintenance Disclosed is a technology for a maintenance system. The maintenance system includes a customer-premises equipment (CPE), a smart device configured to connect to the CPE through short-range wireless communication, and a maintenance service server configured to communicate with the smart device. The maintenance system provides a remote maintenance service capable of resolving a failure by ordering an appropriate action through execution of a maintenance service app installed on the smart device according to a failure cause and analysis of collected state information according to a diagnosis instruction corresponding to a diagnosis scenario; resolving a failure by receiving action information from the maintenance service server, which stores action information for pre-resolved failure items; resolving a failure by receiving a help from a maintenance specialist; or remotely resolving a failure without an onsite visit of a maintenance specialist by providing a means for debugging the CPE through a remote console connection.
US10616036B2	Integration platform for multi-network integration of service platforms Implementations are directed to integrating a computer-executed service platform with multiple channels, and include actions of providing a transition layer as an application executed on a client-side device, which receives input from a channel of the multiple channels, and providing a unified input that is in a unified format for processing by the service platform, receiving, by the service platform, the unified input, identifying, by the service platform, a set of actions based on the unified input, the set of actions including to be executed by one or more back-end services, providing a service layer including a plurality of bots, each bot interacting with a back-end service based on an action to receive at least one result from the respective back-end service, receiving result data including data describing the at least one result, and transmitting an output based on the result data through the transition layer of the client-side device.
US10616018B2	Data receiving method and apparatus supporting expansion modulation scheme Provided are a data receiving method supporting an expansion modulation scheme and a wireless device using the same. The wireless device receives expansion sub-frame information indicating at least one expansion sub-frame supporting the expansion modulation scheme among a plurality of sub-frames and receives downlink data according to the expansion sub-frame information.
US10616008B2	Systems and methods for focused blind deconvolution Systems and methods for performing focused blind deconvolution of signals received by a plurality of sensors are disclosed. In some embodiments, this may include determining a cross-correlation of first and second signals, obtaining a cross-correlation of a first response function and a second response function based on the cross-correlation of the first and second signals and subject to a first constraint that the first and second response functions are maximally white, and obtaining the first and second response functions based on the cross-correlation of the first and second response functions and subject to a second constraint that the first and second response functions are maximally front-loaded.
US10616006B2	Transmission and reception methods for a binary signal on a serial link A method can be used for transmission of at least one packet of at least one bit over a serial link capable of taking two different states respectively associated with the two possible logical values of the at least one transmitted bit. Starting from a transmission start time of the at least one bit and up to the expiration of a first portion of a bit time associated with the at least one bit, the link is placed in one of its states depending on the logical value of the at least one bit. Upon the expiration of the first portion of this bit time, a first additional transition is generated over the link so as to place the link in its other state up to the expiration of the bit time.
US10616004B1	Methods and systems for channel estimation enhancement for multi-stream packets Methods and systems are disclosed herein for performing channel estimation for multi-stream packets. The method may include receiving a data packet comprising a plurality of training fields, wherein the plurality of training fields comprises a training field, wherein the training field comprises a plurality of tones, and wherein the plurality of tones comprises a first tone and a second tone. The method may include modifying the first tone based on a predetermined signal associated with the first tone. The method may include storing the first tone in a data structure associated with the first tone. The method may include modifying the data structure based on the second tone.
US10616003B2	Methods and systems for service interworking between servers using different user identification systems According to at least some example embodiments, service interworking methods and systems are provided to identify registered users using different user identification systems performed by a first server having at least one processor and configured to identify registered users using a first user identification system, the method comprising: generating a first reference identifier of a first user in association with a first identifier identifying the first user in the first user identification system; managing the first reference identifier in association with the first identifier; receiving a second identifier identifying the first user in a second user identification system from the first user; and transmitting the first reference identifier and the second identifier to a second server configured to identify registered users using the second user identification system.
US10616001B2	Flexible processor of a port extender device In a method for egress processing packets in a network device, a first stage engine, implemented in hardware, identifies a particular set of computer-readable instructions for a particular packet. The particular set of computer-readable instructions is identified from among a plurality of sets of computer-readable instructions stored in a memory, respective ones of the plurality of sets of computer-readable instructions being for performing different sets of egress processing operations with respect to different packets. A second stage processor, configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory, executes the particular set of computer-readable instructions, identified by the first stage engine, to perform the corresponding set of egress processing with respect to the particular packet.
US10615998B2	State analysis of remote computing images Systems and methods for analyzing a computing image (e.g., container image, virtual disk image) while it is on a remote node in a secured environment. An example method may comprise: initiating a proxy agent on a node, the proxy agent having access to an image repository comprising an image; transmitting to the proxy agent a request for image data of the image; receiving the image data from the proxy agent; and analyzing the image data to determine a state of the image.
US10615988B2	Compact and reliable physical unclonable function devices and methods In certain aspects, an apparatus comprises a plurality of PUF cells. Each PUF cell comprises a first transistor in series with a first loading resistive component and coupled to a common cross-coupled node and cross-coupled to a complementary common cross-coupled node, a second transistor in series with a second loading resistive component and coupled to the complementary common cross-coupled node and cross-coupled to the common cross-coupled node, a first pass-gate and a second pass-gate coupled to a bit line and the complementary bit line, respectively. The apparatus further comprises an auxiliary peripheral circuit coupled to the bit line, the complementary bit line, the common cross-coupled node, and the complementary common cross-coupled node. During activation, the selected PUF cell, together with the auxiliary peripheral circuit, forms a cross-coupled inverter pair and outputs a physical unclonable function value.
US10615987B2	Digital certificate usage monitoring systems A computer system associated with a certificate authority receives a request to obtain information that can be used to determine a validity status of a digital certificate. In response to the request, the computer system provides the information and updates usage information for the digital certificate to incorporate information obtained from the request. The usage information may be generated based at least in part on previous requests to obtain the information. Based at least in part on the usage information, the computer system will perform at least one operation associated with the digital certificate.
US10615986B2	Authentication system and authentication method A device in an authentication system acquires a certificate revocation list along with a control command from an operating terminal to the device. The device determines the validity of the controller to which the device connects, based on the certificate revocation list acquired along with the control command.
US10615983B2	Printing apparatus, control method of printing apparatus, and network system A printing apparatus includes: a printing apparatus storage unit that stores firmware to which a public key is added, the public key being information related to a public key encryption method; a printing apparatus network-communication unit that receives signature information obtained by encrypting a hash value of overwriting firmware with a private key corresponding to the public key, from the management server, and that receives the overwriting firmware from the file providing server; and a printing apparatus control unit that determines validity of the overwriting firmware by comparing a hash value generated by decrypting the signature information which is received from the management server with the public key stored in the printing apparatus storage unit, and a hash value of the overwriting firmware which is received from the file providing server.
US10615976B2	Lightweight key management system for multi-tenant cloud environment A method includes generating a root key pair including a public key and a private key, generating metadata for keys associated with a tenant, wherein the metadata includes a key tag, a key version, and a tenant identifier, deriving a tenant key from the root key pair and the metadata, and outputting the tenant key.
US10615974B2	Security authentication system for generating secure key by combining multi-user authentication elements and security authentication method therefor The present invention relates to a security authentication system for generating a secure key by combining authentication elements of multi-users and a security authentication method thereof, and more particularly, to a security authentication system for generating a secure key by combining authentication elements of multi-users and a security authentication method so as to collect information from multi-users in a smart terminal-based security authentication environment and generate a secure key by combining the collected information of multi-users as authentication elements. According to the present invention, by applying identification information automatically collected by a smart terminal as authentication elements and generating a secure key by cross-combining the authentication elements, it is possible to provide a security service reinforced by multilateral cooperation, so that the provided security service is coupled with existing authentication and encryption technology to be applied to various applications.
US10615973B2	Systems and methods for detecting data insertions in biometric authentication systems using encryption Systems and methods of detecting an unauthorized data insertion into a stream of data segments extending between electronic modules or between electronic components within a module, wherein a data stream is encrypted with a secure encryption key for transmission, then decrypted upon receipt using a corresponding secure decryption key to confirm data transmission integrity.
US10615971B2	High integrity logs for distributed software services Techniques for implementing high integrity logs for distributed software services are provided. According to one set of embodiments, a key management service running on a key server can maintain a secret master key. The key management service can further generate, for each of a plurality of distributed software service instances, a service key that is unique to a current lifecycle of the software service instance, the generating being based on the master key; and transmit the service key to the software service instance, where the service key is used by the software service instance in creating a high integrity log.
US10615967B2	Rapid data protection for storage devices A computing device uses a data encryption and decryption system that includes a trusted runtime and an inline cryptographic processor. The trusted runtime provides a trusted execution environment, and the inline cryptographic processor provides decryption and encryption of data in-line with storage device read and write operations. When a portion (e.g., partition) of a storage device is defined, the trusted runtime generates an encryption key and provides the encryption key to the inline cryptographic processor, which uses the encryption key to encrypt data written to the portion and decrypt data read from the portion. Access to the portion can be subsequently protected by associating the key with authentication credentials of a user or other entity. The trusted runtime protects the encryption key based on an authentication key associated with the authentication credentials, allowing subsequent access to the encryption key only in response to the proper authentication credentials being provided.
US10615966B2	Selective content security using visual hashing In an approach to securing data using visual hashing, one or more computer processors receive a user access request for hashed image. The one or more computer processors identify one or more access request parameters for the hashed image. The one or more computer processors determine whether the user access request for the hashed image meets the one or more access request parameters. Responsive to determining that the user access request for the hashed image meets the one or more access request parameters, the one or more computer processors identify one or more user access permissions. The one or more computer processors prepare a modified image of the hashed image corresponding to the identified one or more user access permissions. The one or more computer processors send the modified image of the hashed image corresponding to the one or more user access permissions to a requesting user.
US10615965B1	Protected search index A messaging service provides a search mechanism that utilizes a protected index. The protected index is generated by converting documents maintained by the messaging service into a set of tokens or words. Each token is converted to a corresponding value using a transformation such as a cryptographic hash function. The values are placed into an index that allows the messaging service to efficiently identify a set of documents associated with each particular value. When a document search request is submitted to the messaging service, the messaging service uses the transformation to generate corresponding values for each term in the search request, and uses the index to identify sets of documents associated with the values corresponding to the search terms. The messaging service applies search logic associated with the search request to the identified sets of documents to produce a final set of documents satisfying search request.
US10615962B2	Alternative representation of the crypto-algorithm DES A processor device has an executable implementation of the cryptographic algorithm DES implemented with an XOR linkage operation at the round exit and an implemented computation step S arranged to map expanded right input values r′ as computation step entry values x=r′ onto exit values s=S[x]. The computation step S is implemented as a key-dependent computation step further comprises a key linkage operation for linking input values of the round with key values of the round derived directly or indirectly from the key. The computation step S is implemented as a combined key-dependent computation step T which further comprises: a permutation operation P associated with the round, arranged to be applied to exit values s of the computation step S and to supply the exit values s of the computation step in permutated form to the XOR linkage operation at the round exit.
US10615961B2	Method and encryption node for encrypting message A method and encryption node (300) for providing encryption of a message m according to a selected encryption scheme. A noise computation engine (300a) in the encryption node (300) computes (3:1) a noise factor F as a function of a predefined integer parameter n of the selected encryption scheme and a random number r. When the message m is received (3:3) from a client (302) for encryption, an encryption engine (300b) in the encryption node (300), encrypts (3:4) the message m by computing a cipher text c as e=gm·F mod n2, where g is another predefined integer parameter of the selected encryption scheme. The cipher text c is then delivered (3:5) as an encryption of the message m, e.g. to the client (302) or to a cloud of processing resources (304).
US10615958B2	Communication unit, integrated circuit and method for clock distribution and synchronization A communication unit (400, 500) is described that includes a plurality of cascaded devices that comprise at least one master device and at least one slave device configured in a master-slave arrangement and configured to process at least one of: transmit signals, and receive signals. The at least one master device includes: a clock generation circuit configured to output a system clock signal; a modulator circuit (562) coupled to the clock generation circuit and configured to receive the system clock signal and a frame start signal and embed the frame start signal into the system clock signal to produce a modulated embedded master-slave clock signal (584); and transmit the modulated embedded master-slave clock signal (584) to the at least one slave device to synchronise the system clock signal and the frame start signal between the at least one master device (510) and at least one slave device (520).
US10615957B2	Communications device with adaptive clock frequency The invention provides a communications device which uses a clock circuit for generating a clock signal, the clock circuit comprising a tuneable oscillator. The clock frequency is varied to make sure it remains within a tolerance range, so that the device can continue to receive messages correctly. An error rate of received messages is determined, and in response to the error rate exceeding a threshold, a setting of the resistor arrangement and/or the capacitor arrangement is changed to change the clock signal frequency thereby to lower the error rate.
US10615956B2	Clock and data recovery device and phase detection method A clock and data recovery device includes an extraction circuit and a phase detection circuit. The extraction circuit extracts transition information including data information corresponding to a value of data and edge information corresponding to transition of the value of the data, from a multivalued input data signal subjected to pulse amplitude modulation in synchronization with a clock from an oscillator. The phase detection circuit uses transition information selected based on a predetermined condition, when executing a phase error determination of the clock with respect to the input data signal based on the transition information extracted by the extraction circuit.
US10615955B2	Multi-rate transceiver circuitry Techniques to operate circuitry in an integrated circuit are provided. The circuitry may include rate detection circuitry, receiver circuitry, and configuration circuitry. The receiver circuitry may receive a data stream with an arbitrary data rate. The rate detection circuitry may receive a reference clock signal that is associated with the received data stream. The rate detection circuitry determines the frequency of the reference clock signal such that an appropriate clock signal may be generated for the receiver circuitry. The receiver clock signal may be generated by clock generation circuitry that is coupled to the rate detection circuitry. The configuration circuitry may accordingly configure the receiver circuitry based at least on the determined frequency of the reference clock signal so that the receiver circuitry may operate at the arbitrary data rate.
US10615954B2	Low-power asynchronous data links Systems and methods are provided for low-power asynchronous data links. A receiver may obtain from signals, received from a transmitter over low-power asynchronous links, recovery information embedded into the signals at the transmitter, and may determine based on the recovery information, control parameters that may be used in configuring a control signal applied during processing of the signals. The signals may be processed based on the control signal, with the processing comprising extraction of data embedded in the signals at the transmitter. The transmitter may generate, based on an input datastream, signals configured for transmission to the receiver, over low-power asynchronous data links, and may embed into the signals, the recovery information that enables determining, at the receiver, parameters relating to the signals and/or to the generating of the signals. The control parameters may comprise parameters relating to the signals and/or processing of the signals at the transmitter.
US10615947B2	Mobile terminal apparatus, base station apparatus and communication control method A user apparatus includes a transmission/reception circuit that transmits an uplink signal and receives a downlink signal; and a control circuit that switches to transmitting, as the uplink signal, an uplink control signal or a random access channel signal within a time interval configured of a plurality of symbols, after a given interval that is provided to prevent transmission of the uplink signal and reception of the downlink signal from overlapping each other within the time interval, by using a format in which first several symbols are blanked in the time interval.
US10615946B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. The present invention more particularly relates to a method for transmitting control information in an FDD cell by a device, and an apparatus for same, the method comprising the steps of: receiving SF reconfiguration information about a UL CC; receiving on the FDD cell a PDCCH comprising DCI; receiving on the FDD cell a PDSCH indicated by means of the PDCCH; and transmitting, on the UL CC, HARQ-ACK information about the PDSCH, wherein if the PDSCH has been received on the DL CC, the DCI does not comprise a DAI field and if the PDSCH has been received on the UL CC, the DCI comprises the DAI field.
US10615943B2	Device and method for scheduling an allocation of a set of link resources A scheduling device for scheduling an allocation of a set of link resources includes: a prediction circuit configured to generate a predicted link quality for a first link resource of the set of link resources; a classification circuit configured to classify the first link resource to a classification pattern based on the predicted link quality of the first link resource; and an allocation circuit configured to allocate the first link resource to a first transmission or retransmission subframe set based on the classification pattern.
US10615941B2	Method for reporting channel state in wireless communication system, and device therefor According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for channel-coding channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system is performed by a terminal and comprises the steps of: determining the number of input bits for a channel encoder of multi-CSI, to be transmitted in one subframe, for a plurality of cells or CSI processes; and channel-coding input bits for the multi-CSI having the determined number of input bits, wherein the number of input bits of pieces of CSI determined for each individual CSI, for each CSI group, or for each physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) report type or PUCCH report mode.
US10615940B2	Radio communication system and method A radio communication system includes a network and a user terminal, wherein the network includes a plurality of radio stations and a controller which controls the plurality of radio stations, wherein at least two of the plurality of radio stations communicate with the user terminal, wherein the controller notifies the user terminal of information about resource for interference measurement, wherein the user terminal calculates and reports channel quality information based on the information.
US10615938B2	System and method for using semi-orthogonal multiple access in wireless local area networks A method for operating a transmitting device using semi-orthogonal multiple access (SOMA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes determining a first quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) bit allocation, a first coding rate, and a first SOMA group for a first receiving device and a second QAM bit allocation, a second coding rate, and a second SOMA group for a second receiving device in accordance with channel information associated with the first receiving device and the second receiving device, generating a frame including indicators of the first and second QAM bit allocations, the first and second coding rates, and the first and second SOMA groups, and sending the frame to the first receiving device and the second receiving device.
US10615934B2	System and method for orthogonal frequency division multiple access communications A method for operating a communications device adapted for orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) wireless local area network (WLAN) communications includes generating an OFDMA preamble comprising an OFDMA signal (SIG) field including an indication of an allocation of an OFDMA resource to a station, and transmitting the OFDMA preamble in a frame.
US10615931B2	Method for measuring a wireless communication state in a wireless access system, and apparatus therefor A method is presented for supporting a downlink (DL) transmission measurement of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless access system for supporting an environment in which amounts of uplink (UL) and DL resources are dynamically changed. A base station transmits information about a candidate group of UL subframes to the UE, transmits information about a resource to be measured which is used for DL transmission among the candidate group of UL subframes to the UE, transmits a reference signal configured for the DL transmission measurement in the resource to the UE, and receives a result of the DL transmission measurement using the reference signal in the resource, from the UE. The resource is the same resource which is used for DL transmission in an adjacent base station.
US10615909B2	Terminal, base station, and data transmission method This disclosure relates to the mobile communications field, and in particular, to data transmission technologies in the mobile communications field. In a data transmission method, a base station allocates, to a terminal, some of time domain symbols that are used for data transmission and that are in a scheduling period of the terminal, and the terminal performs data transmission based on the allocated time domain symbols. According to the method, time domain symbols in the scheduling period that originally belong to the terminal are punctured, a resource waste caused when the terminal occupies all time domain symbols that are used for data transmission and that are in the scheduling period during scheduling each time can be avoided, so that radio resources can be flexibly allocated based on requirements on delays and bandwidth, thereby improving resource utilization.
US10615906B2	System and method for adapting code rate A system and method for adapting code rate are provided. A method for a first communication device to transmit a resource assignment to at least one communication device includes assigning at least one transmission resource to transmit the resource assignment, adapting a code rate of an encoded payload based on the at least one transmission resource and a threshold, thereby producing an adapted payload, and transmitting the adapted payload.
US10615904B2	Method and apparatus for enabling a single fiber-working on an optical fiber A method and apparatus for transporting data through a single optical fiber (SOF) the method comprising the steps of providing (S1) transmission Tx, wavelength division multiplexed, WDM, data channels and reception Rx, wavelength division multiplexed, WDM, data channels having the same frequency grid with frequency gaps between the WDM data channels; frequency shifting (S2) the Tx-WDM data channels and/or the Rx-WDM data channels to avoid spectral overlap between the Tx-WDM data channels and the Rx-WDM data channels; combining (S3) the frequency shifted Tx-WDM data channels and the frequency shifted Rx-WDM data channels; and transporting (S4) data via the combined WDM data channels through said single optical fiber (SOF) in opposite directions.
US10615898B2	System and method of clock management in a packet data network There is provided a method of clock management in a packet data network (PDN) implementing a time-transfer protocol and a clock controller configured to operate therein. The clock controller is configured to: obtain topology data informative of a master clock node and a slave clock node constituting end points of a PTP path in the PDN and further informative of at least part of transit nodes of said PTP path; periodically obtain data informative of queue size and link rate characterizing, during a collection period, the at least part of transit nodes in master-slave (MS) and slave-master (SM) directions; for each collection period, use the obtained queue-related data to estimate queue-induced delay asymmetry of the PTP path; and send the estimated value of queue-induced delay asymmetry to the slave node, the estimated value to be used by a clock residing on the slave node as delay asymmetry correction parameter.
US10615897B2	Time division multiplexing of synchronization channels The apparatus may be a user equipment (UE). The apparatus receives a transmission of at least one of a plurality of first synchronization signals. The apparatus receives at least one repeat transmission of the at least one of the plurality of first synchronization signals. In an aspect, the transmission and the at least one repeat transmission are received in a same synchronization signal block.
US10615895B2	Transmitting apparatus, transmitting method, receiving apparatus, and receiving method The present technology relates to a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, and a receiving method that facilitate tuning setting.A transmitting apparatus generates and transmits transmission data including an index in data of a physical layer, the index being associated with predetermined processing-related information in a relation table in which processing-related information related to setting processing of tuning on a receiving side is registered in association with an index representing a region to be subjected to the setting processing corresponding to the processing-related information and provided as being included in data of an upper layer higher than the physical layer. A receiving apparatus acquires the relation table, while receiving the transmission data, and acquires the index included in the data of the physical layer from the transmission data. Then, the receiving apparatus executes setting processing corresponding to the processing-related information associated with the index included in the data of the physical layer in the relation table. The present technology can be applied to, for example, setting of tuning, such as television broadcasting.
US10615894B2	Network test instrument with testing session analysis A test instrument can be coupled to a test point in a network and measure signals in the network that are received via a port connected to the test point. The test instrument may connect to the network via multiple test points. The measurements of the signals received through one or more of the test points are correlated to detect a problem in the network and determine a suggested action.
US10615893B1	Transmitter with feedback control An apparatus is provided, where the apparatus includes a transmitter comprising a first stage and a second stage, wherein the first stage is to receive an input voltage and generate bias for the second stage, and wherein the second stage comprises a driver circuitry to transmit data using the bias voltage; and a control circuitry to control generation of the bias, based on receiving a feedback of the input voltage.
US10615890B1	Radio frequency phase correction systems and methods Phase correction systems and methods capable of operating in a deployed antenna system are provided. The phase correction system includes a signal generator and a signal coupler. The signal coupler injects a signal at an end of a signal line adjacent an antenna element. Changes in an effective length of the signal line can be detected at a controller that monitors characteristics of the injected signal after it has passed through the signal line. The system can adapt to detected changes in the electrical length by controlling an adjustable phase shifter provided in line with the signal line or by applying suitable post-processing.
US10615888B2	Passive intermodulation testing using pulse stimulus Disclosed is a passive intermodulation (PIM) test system having a pulsed signal generator configured to generate and apply a pulsed stimulus signal to a device under test. The PIM test system is further configured to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test using the pulsed stimulus signal. Also disclosed in a method for evaluating PIM in a device under test, the method includes using a pulsed stimulus signal to measure a power of at least one PIM product generated by a PIM source in the device under test.
US10615886B2	Method and apparatus for mitigating radio interference Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that interference associated with a signal exceeds a threshold, determining at least one operating parameter associated with a user equipment to modify responsive to the determining that the interference exceeds the threshold, wherein the at least one operating parameter includes a frequency band that the user equipment uses to communicate or a clock signal frequency range of a clock of the user equipment, and transmitting a notification to the user equipment, wherein the notification includes an indication of the at least one operating parameter. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10615885B2	Self-adhesive membrane for mitigating passive intermodulation Materials and methods for mitigating passive intermodulation. A membrane for reducing passive intermodulation includes a first polymeric layer, a second polymeric layer, and a continuous metal layer encapsulated between the first and second polymeric layers. A self-adhesive radio frequency barrier tape includes a waterproof polymeric top layer, a metal-containing layer adhered by an adhesive layer to the polymeric top layer, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to the metal-containing layer, and a release liner on a bottom surface of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer. A method of mitigating passive intermodulation includes passing a probe over an area of interest, the probe being sensitive to an intermodulation frequency of interest, and identifying a suspected source of passive intermodulation when the amplitude of the probe output exceeds a threshold at the frequency of interest. The method further includes covering the suspected passive intermodulation source with a radio frequency barrier material.
US10615883B1	Wavelength division multiplexing module A wavelength division multiplexing module adapted to combine a plurality of light beams to a mixed light beam is provided. The wavelength division multiplexing module includes a housing, a plurality of light emitting elements, an optical division element, and a plurality of reflectors. The light emitting elements are adapted to provide light beams. The optical division element is disposed on a transmission path of the light beams. The reflectors are disposed on the transmission path of the light beams. The optical division element has a reflection region and a light transmission region on one side opposite to the light emitting elements. The reflection region is adapted to reflect a portion of the light beams, and the light transmission region is adapted to allow the mixed light beam to pass through. At least two of the light emitting elements are arranged in an extending direction of the housing.
US10615882B2	Frequency deviation compensation scheme and frequency deviation compensation method When a frequency deviation compensation amount is compensated for by use of frequency shift, a phase offset occurs between adjacent input blocks included in a plurality of input blocks as divided, with the result that an error occurs in a reconstructed bit sequence. A frequency deviation compensation system of the invention is characterized by comprising: a frequency deviation compensation means for compensating for a frequency deviation occurring in a signal by use of frequency shift; and a phase offset compensation means for compensating for a phase offset occurring, in the signal, due to the frequency shift.
US10615880B2	Reduced complexity constrained frequency-domain block LMS adaptive equalization for coherent optical receivers A method and structure for equalization in coherent optical receivers. Block-based LMS (BLMS) algorithm is one of the many efficient adaptive equalization algorithms used to (i) increase convergence speed and (ii) reduce implementation complexity. Since the computation of the equalizer output and the gradient of the error are obtained using a linear convolution, BLMS can be efficiently implemented in the frequency domain with the constrained frequency-domain BLMS (FBLMS) adaptive algorithm. The present invention introduces a novel reduced complexity constrained FBLMS algorithm. This new approach replaces the two discrete Fourier transform (DFT) stages required to evaluate the DFT of the gradient error, by a simple frequency domain filtering. Implementation complexity can be drastically reduced in comparison to the standard constrained FBLMS. Furthermore, the new approach achieves better performance than that obtained with the unconstrained FBLMS in ultra-high speed coherent optical receivers.
US10615878B2	Optical signal modulation An example system includes an optical modulator and a multiplexing controller. The modulator includes a data bus for receiving at least one data signal, a plurality of multiplexers and a plurality of modulating segments. Each multiplexer is coupled to the data bus to receive at least one data signal and to output a multiplexed signal. Each modulating segment may receive the multiplexed signal from one of the plurality of multiplexers and modulate the multiplexed signal using an optical input. The multiplexing controller may be in communication with the plurality of multiplexers and may configure each of the plurality of multiplexers in accordance with a selected modulation type.
US10615874B2	Optical communication with low temporal coherence light An apparatus includes an optical data transmitter comprising an optical source of temporally incoherent light, an optical power splitter, an optical mode multiplexer, and a plurality of optical paths. The optical power splitter has an optical input and a plurality of optical outputs. The optical input is connected to receive the temporally incoherent light from the source. The optical mode multiplexer has a plurality of optical inputs and an optical output for connecting to a near end of an all-optical transmission fiber line. Each optical path connects a corresponding one of the optical outputs of the optical power splitter to a corresponding one of the optical inputs of the optical mode multiplexer. One or more of the optical paths of the plurality has or have an optical data modulator. A remaining one of the optical paths of the plurality is configured to transmit reference light from the optical power splitter to optical mode multiplexer.
US10615873B1	Hybrid RF/optical communications with RF system that provides continuous service during downtime in optical handoff Example methods and systems for using optical communication systems and radio frequency (RF) communication systems for communication involving balloons are described. One example method includes establishing an optical communication link between an optical communication system of a first balloon and an optical communication system of a second balloon, detecting a movement of the second balloon relative to the first balloon that is expected to cause the optical communication link to become unavailable at a given time during the movement, establishing an RF communication link between an RF communication system of the first balloon and an RF communication system of the second balloon, detecting that the movement of the second balloon relative to the first balloon is such that the optical communication link between the optical communication system of the first balloon and the optical communication system of the second balloon can be re-established, and re-establishing the optical communication link between the optical communication system of the first balloon and the optical communication system of the second balloon.
US10615868B2	Communication system and fault detection method A communication system which includes: three or more nodes; a multi-core fiber having a plurality of cores, the multi-core fiber being used in at least a partial segment of a connection between the nodes; a detection signal output unit configured to output a fault detection signal transmitted by the core provided in the multi-core fiber configured to connect together the nodes; and a fault detection unit configured to determine whether a fault has occurred between the nodes on the basis of a detection result of the fault detection signal.
US10615863B2	Method and system for distributed transceivers for distributed access points connectivity A controlling entity communicates with a plurality of network devices having a plurality of distributed transceivers and one or more corresponding antenna arrays. The controlling entity receives information, such as location information, propagation environment characteristics, physical environment characteristics and/or link parameters and quality from the network devices and/or communication devices that are communicatively coupled to the plurality of network devices. The controlling entity coordinates communication of data streams for the distributed transceivers and the antenna arrays based on the received information. The network device comprises an access point, a router, a switching device, a gateway and/or a set top box. The controlling entity is located within or external to one of the network devices. One or more functions performed by the controlling entity are split between the controlling entity and one or more of the network devices.
US10615861B2	Beam switching in a cellular network where the network nodes support a plurality of beams A method for a network node of a cellular communication network is disclosed. The network node and at least some other network nodes of the cellular communication network are each adapted to support a plurality of beams of a signal beam-forming scheme and to communicate with a wireless communication device using at least one of the plurality of beams. The method comprises initiating a mobility procedure, identifying interfering signals transmitted by one or more interfering beams, decreasing a transmit power level of the identified interfering signals, and executing at least part of the mobility procedure while the identified interfering signals use the decreased transmit power level. The mobility procedure may, typically, comprise transmission of a reference signal on each of one or more candidate beams (wherein the reference signals are for measurement by the wireless communication device), reception of a report from the wireless communication device (wherein the report is indicative of a result of measurements of the reference signals and is for making a beam switch decision), and execution of the beam switch (if applicable). Corresponding computer program product, arrangement and network node are also disclosed.
US10615858B2	Communication system and operating method thereof A communication system and operating method thereof are provided. The communication system includes an intelligent antenna unit which includes a plurality of antennas, an antenna selecting unit, one or more signal processing units and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: set one or more antenna-sectors from the antennas, each of the antenna-sectors includes one or more antennas selected from the antennas. And set a plurality of antenna-sector configurations, each of the antenna-sector configurations includes one or more sectors configured to the signal processing units, wherein the sectors are selected from the antenna-sectors. The control unit selects one of the antenna-sector configurations to operate communication transmission of a user equipment, and each signal processing unit configured to each sector of the selected antenna-sector configuration operating beam sweeping based on a number of antenna beam deployed to the configured each sector.
US10615854B2	Wireless communication device, wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a plurality of first frames each including first information required for uplink multi-user transmission; and a transmitter configured to transmit a second frame generated on the basis of the first information included in the plurality of first frames. The transmitter does not transmit a transmission request for the first information before the first frames are received. The second frame is a frame instructing transmission of a third frame including data after a predetermined time from reception of the second frame.
US10615850B2	Layered semiconductor device and data communication method The objective of the invention is to provide technology allowing data taking a plurality of values to be transmitted and received using one set of coils when sending data through TCI technology using magnetic field coupling. This layered semiconductor device has at least a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip layered therein, the first semiconductor chip transmitting data in a contactless manner, and the second semiconductor chip receiving, in a contactless manner, the data that has been transmitted. The first semiconductor chip contains: a transmission unit outputting a transmission signal that may acquire, on the basis of the value of the data to be sent, at least 3 types of states representing the value of the data; and a transmission coil converting the transmission signal into a magnetic field signal. The second semiconductor chip contains: a reception coil whereby the magnetic field signal converted by the transmission coil is converted into a reception signal; and a reception unit reconstructing, on the basis of the state of the reception signal, the data that has been transmitted.
US10615848B1	Predictive analytics for broadband over power line data A system includes server that performs operations including obtaining, from sensors, measurements of physical parameters related to electrical power transmission and data transfer corresponding to a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) data links and a multi-use power interface configured to be electrically and communicatively coupled to a vehicle via the BPL data links. The operations also include receiving identification and location information, and a timestamp associated with a connector of the multi-use power interface, and then storing the measurements, the identification and location information, and the timestamp. The operations further include detecting a change of the connector, and identifying trends in parameters by comparing the measurements and the identification and location information to historical data. The operations also include predicting, based on correlating the identified trends to the detected change, a pending failure of a network or electrical component, and transmitting an alert indicating the pending failure to a stakeholder.
US10615847B2	System and method for high speed data communications A method is disclosed for delivering broadband video data to an end user device comprising transmitting broadband video data via a radio frequency transmitter to a home radio frequency receiver located at a residential power transformer providing electrical power to a home; coupling the broadband video data from the home radio frequency receiver to a first modem onto a copper power line electrically coupled to the residential power transformer; receiving the broadband data on a second modem from the copper power line; and sending from the second modem, different portions of the broadband data to each of a plurality of end user devices in the home. A system and computer program for performing the method are disclosed.
US10615843B2	Flexible redundancy using RF switch matrix Techniques including controlling coupling and uncoupling of RF ports included in an RF switch matrix including first-side RF ports and second-side RF ports, where each of the first-side RF ports is configured to be selectively coupled to at least one of two or more of the second-side RF ports, identifying one or more of the second-side RF ports as active ports including an active port, causing the RF switch matrix to couple the active port to a signal port included in the first-side RF ports, obtaining at least one of a bit error rate and a signal to noise ratio for a demodulation of an RF stream received via the active port, and causing, in response to at least one of the bit error rate or the signal to noise ratio, the RF switch matrix to couple the signal port to a spare port included in the second-side RF ports.
US10615842B2	Method and apparatus for configuring frequency hopping pattern for MTC UE in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting data to a machine type communication user equipment (MTC UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. A base station (BS) configures a frequency hopping in every specific number of subframes which corresponds to a frequency hopping granularity, and transmits data to the MTC UE by using the configured frequency hopping.
US10615839B2	High-frequency-signal transceiver circuit First to fourth circuits are connected to corresponding first to fourth antenna terminals. The first to fourth circuits transmit and receive a signal of TDD and a signal of FDD. The first to fourth circuits transmit and receive a signal of MIMO. The third circuit receives a signal of a satellite positioning system. The lower limit of the frequency of the signal received by the third circuit and the fourth circuit is higher than the lower limit of the frequency of the signal received by the first circuit and the second circuit.
US10615838B2	Multiway switch, radio frequency system, and electronic device A multiway switch, a radio frequency system, and an electronic device are provided. The multiway switch is applicable to an electronic device being operable in a single-frequency single-transmit mode. The electronic device includes the multiway switch, a radio frequency circuit and an antenna system. The antenna system includes 2n antennas. The multiway switch includes four T ports and 2n P ports. The four T ports are configured to be coupled with the frequency circuit. The 2n P ports are configured to be coupled with the antenna system. The four T ports include one first T port coupled with all of the 2n P ports. The multiway switch is configured to be coupled with the radio frequency circuit and the antenna system to implement a preset function of transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) through the 2n antennas corresponding to the 2n P ports in turn.
US10615837B1	Cellular telephone case The cellular telephone case comprises a sound deflector, a heat conducting sheet, a plurality of vent apertures, one or more bumpers, and an ear rest. The case fits onto a cellular telephone. The sound deflector may increase the audio volume of a cell phone by deflecting sound energy to the front of the phone. The ear rest may increase the comfort when using the cell phone. The heat conducting sheet and the plurality of vent apertures may enhance the cooling of the cell phone by spreading the heat over a larger surface area and by allowing air to carry the heat away. The one or more bumpers may enhance the cooling of the cell phone and increase the audio volume by creating a gap between the rear of the phone case and the surface upon which the phone has been laid.
US10615835B2	Power amplification system with variable supply voltage Power amplification system with variable supply voltage. A power amplification system can include a power amplifier and a boost converter configured to provide a supply voltage to the power amplifier. The power amplification system can include a control system configured to provide a boost converter control signal to the boost converter to adjust the supply voltage based on a parameter associated with the power amplifier.
US10615834B1	Two-way communication device with detachable transmitter and method of operation A two-way communication device with detachable transmitter and method of operation receives and/or sends communication signals. The device includes a receiver portion for receiving communication signals, and a transmitter portion for transmitting communication signals. The receiver and the transmitter may or may not be independently operational when detached. This detachability allows the receiver portion to be carried into secure areas where transmitters are not allowed without losing ability to be contacted. To indicate detachment, the receiver detects that the transmitter is detached via a signal pin. An indicator portion visually indicates whether the transmitter is detached or attached to the receiver. A control unit regulates communication signals with the receiver and transmitter. A user interface unit enables inputting and receiving data for communications. A housing protects the receiver and transmitter.
US10615833B2	Optimized demodulation of RDS signals in digital radio A method for correcting RDS demodulation in a vehicle radio system including a digital core with an RDS demodulation block, a numerically controlled oscillator, a digital mixer that mixes the input signals with the output of the numerically controlled oscillator, a low-pass filter for recovering baseband RDS signals including a sequence of symbols, and a phase-estimating block configured to estimate a phase deviation of the baseband signal. The method including a first correction acting, depending on the estimation of the phase deviation of the baseband signal, on a phase equalizer, downstream of the low-pass filter, in order to cancel out the phase deviation, and optionally a second correction forming a feedback loop and acting on the numerically controlled oscillator depending on the drift in the phase deviations of the baseband signal.
US10615828B2	Flexible multi-channel wireless audio receiver system A flexible multi-channel diversity wireless audio receiver system for routing, processing, and combining multiple radio frequency (RF) signals containing audio signals received on respective antennas is provided. The wireless audio receiver system provides flexible routing of multiple RF signals in different selectable modes, and low latency uninterrupted reception of signals in harsh RF environments by combining multiple RF signals to maximize signal-to-noise ratio. The audio output may be generated in an uninterrupted fashion and mitigate multipath fading, interference, and asymmetrical noise issues. Received RF signals may also be cascaded by the wireless audio receiver system to allow daisy chaining.
US10615826B2	Josephson junction-based transceiver Disclosed is a transceiver that includes a three-dimensional array of Josephson junctions. When transmitting, the junctions drive an array of micro-antennas. When receiving, the micro-antennas drive the array of Josephson junctions. By extending the junction array into the third dimension, this transceiver packages a large number of Josephson junctions into a small volume, thus increasing the power of a transmitted beam. Multiple different micro-antenna arrays can be included, thus allowing the transceiver to work efficiently at multiple frequency ranges.
US10615819B1	Modified pi-sigma-delta-modulator based digital signal processing system for wide-band applications An apparatus for a signal processor for Wide-Band Applications is provided. The signal processor includes a plurality of parallel branches. Each parallel branch includes a frequency shifter, a sigma-delta-modulator, and a filter. The output signal of each branch is combined via a signal recombiner. The signal processor is suitable for wide-band applications due to centering the zeros of the sigma-delta-modulator's noise transfer function and filter's noise transfer function at the frequency of the frequency shifter in the same branch of the signal processor. Centering these zeros at the frequency of the frequency shifter shapes the quantization noise added by the sigma-delta-modulator away from the input signal frequency to make it easier to remove the quantization noise. This wideband performance is also achieved due to the design of the embodiment's filters. The embodiments of this invention use filters with symmetric transition bands and a pass-band that is wide enough for use in wireless applications.
US10615817B2	Current steering digital to analog converter Digital to analog converter architectures are disclosed that enable the binary scaling of transistor sized to be replaced by transistors of substantially the same size. This significantly reduced the size of the Digital to Analog converter on a wafer. As the currents from the lesser bits of the converter may be very small indeed, some of the transistors are operated in a regime where the gate-source voltage applied to the transistor is below the threshold voltage for the device, the threshold voltage generally being regarded as marking the onset of significant conduction through a field effect transistor.
US10615815B2	High-linearity flash analog to digital converter An analog-to-digital converter circuit comprises code-shuffling circuitry, a plurality of digital-to-analog converter circuits, a plurality of difference circuits, and a plurality of latch circuits. The code-shuffling circuitry is operable to shuffle a plurality of digital codes among a plurality of its outputs. The plurality of digital-to-analog converter circuits are operable to convert a digital code on the respective one of the outputs to a corresponding one of a plurality of analog reference voltages. The plurality of difference circuits is operable to generate a respective one of a plurality of difference signals corresponding to a difference between an input voltage and a respective one of the plurality of reference voltages. The plurality of latch circuits is operable to latch a respective one of the plurality of difference signals to a corresponding one of a plurality of digital values.
US10615809B2	Calibration of a voltage controlled oscillator to trim the gain thereof, using a phase locked loop and a frequency locked loop Disclosed herein is a method of calibrating a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) for a phase locked loop. The method includes prior to activating the phase locked loop, and prior to activating a frequency locked loop, causing a bias signal generator circuit to generate a control signal with a fixed control voltage for the VCO. The method continued with activating the frequency locked loop, and adjusting the bias signal generator to calibrate a transconductance of the bias signal generator while the frequency locked loop is activated. The frequency locked loop is then deactivated, and the phase locked loop is activated.
US10615805B2	Output driver pulse overlap control The control signal edges of pull-up and pull-down output transistors are aligned by a feedback system. The feedback system works to align the edges of these pull-up and pull-down control pulses while also reducing and/or minimizing any overlap of pull-up and pull-down control pulses. The feedback system uses a proportional feedback loop and an integral feedback loop. The proportional feedback loop controls the crossover voltages of the differential clock signals used to generate the pull-up and pull-down pulses. The integral feedback loop controls the crossover voltages of the differential clock signals output by the delay elements of a delay-locked loop. These crossover voltages are controlled by the feedback loops such that the edges of the pull-down control pulses are aligned to the edges of the pull-up control pulses (and vice versa) without creating excessive overlap.
US10615798B2	Apparatuses and methods for identifying memory devices of a semiconductor device sharing an external resistance Apparatuses and methods for identifying memory devices of a semiconductor device sharing an external resistance are disclosed. A memory device of a semiconductor device may be set in an identification mode and provide an identification request to other memory devices that are coupled to a common communication channel. The memory devices that are coupled to the common communication channel may share an external resistance, for example, for calibration of respective programmable termination components of the memory devices. The memory devices that receive the identification request set a respective identification flag which can be read to determine which memory devices share an external resistance with the memory device having the set identification mode.
US10615792B2	Proximity sensor An electronic device (202) includes an ultrasonic proximity sensor arrangement comprising an ultrasonic transmitter (4) and an ultrasonic receiver (6) recessed from a front surface (208) of the device. A barrier (218) extends between the transmitter and receiver in the direction of the front surface of the device. The ultrasonic proximity sensor arrangement is arranged to determine proximity of an object (16) to said front surface based on a signal (214) received by the ultrasonic receiver, wherein the received signal is a reflection from said object of a signal transmitted from the ultrasonic transmitter.
US10615791B2	Device for controlling a transistor The present invention relates to a device for controlling a transistor, comprising: a separating assembly for generating a first voltage, a transformer for obtaining a first and second converted voltage from the first voltage, a rectifier circuit for generating a third voltage from parts of the same sign of the first converted voltage and of the opposite of the second converted voltage, a latch for generating a fourth voltage from the converted voltages, a switching assembly for multiplying the third voltage with a fourth voltage normalized in order to obtain a multiplied voltage, and a shifting circuit for shifting the multiplied amplitude in order to obtain a control voltage.
US10615790B1	Transistor body control A circuit for controlling body biasing of a transistor is disclosed. The transistor includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a gate and a body terminal. The circuit includes a body control circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The body control circuit is configured to connect the body terminal to ground when a voltage at the second terminal is less than a fix predefined voltage. The body control circuit is further configured to connect the body terminal to the second terminal when voltage at the first terminal is higher than voltage at the second terminal and the voltage at the second terminal is higher than the fix predefined voltage, and to connect the body terminal to the first terminal when the voltage at the first terminal is less than the voltage at the second terminal and the voltage at the first terminal is higher than the fix predefined voltage.
US10615787B2	Switch drive circuit for switch reducing LC resonance The drive circuit for driving voltage controlled switches includes: charge path connected to gate of the switch, through which gate charge current flows to turn the switch ON; discharge path connected to the gate and output terminal of the switch, through which gate discharge current flows to turn the switch OFF; and at least either, a charging side element disposed on charging side loop path having the gate, a part of the charge path and the output terminal, restricting current flow to be in one direction and not disturbing current flow of charge current; or a discharging side element disposed on a discharging side loop path having the gate, a part of the discharge path and the output terminal, restricting a current flow to be in one direction and not disturbing a current flow of discharge current.
US10615784B2	PWM modulator A method is for reducing pulse skipping from a characteristic affecting a modulating signal input to an integrator of a pulse width modulation (PWM) modulator, together with a square wave carrier signal for generating a triangular waveform of the PWM modulator. The method may include creating a broad synchronous peak at vertexes of the triangular waveform output by the integrator.
US10615782B2	Semiconductor device To stably operate a negative-voltage level shifter even when a voltage value of a high level of an input signal is lowered, a negative-voltage level shifter in a semiconductor device includes a first level shifter, a second level shifter, and a first medium-voltage generating circuit. The first level shifter converts a high level of an input signal from a positive first power-supply voltage to a first medium voltage. The second level shifter converts a low level of an output signal of the first level shifter from a third power-supply voltage to a negative fourth power-supply voltage that is lower than the third power-supply voltage. The first medium-voltage generating circuit generates the first medium voltage in such a manner that the first medium voltage is higher than the first power-supply voltage and is lower than a second power-supply voltage, and includes a source-follower NMOS transistor and a clamping PMOS transistor.
US10615778B2	Crest factor reduction A crest factor reduction (CRF) circuit may include a scaler configured to receive the input signal and generate a scaled input signal. A clipping circuit may be configured to receive the input signal and generate a clipped input signal. A negator circuit may be configured to receive the clipped input signal and generate a negated clipped input signal. A first summer may be configured to sum the scaled input signal and the negated clipped input signal to generate a summed signal. A first digital filter may be configured to receive the summed signal and provide a first digital filter output. A second digital filter may be configured to receive the clipped input signal and provide a second digital filter output. A multiplexer may be configured to receive the first digital filter output and the second digital filter output and generate an output signal.
US10615777B2	On-chip balun circuit and multi-port antenna switch circuit Balun circuitry with a transceiver loop, a first antenna loop, and a second antenna loop is disclosed. The first antenna loop, the second antenna loop, and the transceiver loop are coaxially positioned such that the first antenna loop and the second antenna loop are coupled in opposite phase to the transceiver loop. In at least one exemplary embodiment, a semiconductor substrate has a layer that includes the first antenna loop, the second antenna loop, and the transceiver loop.
US10615774B2	Elastic wave device and manufacturing method therefor In an elastic wave device, a piezoelectric substrate is stacked on a support substrate and an IDT electrode is provided on the piezoelectric substrate. Wiring line portions are provided on the piezoelectric substrate. A first hollow portion is provided in the support substrate at least below at least one of the wiring line portions and or below a region between the wiring line portions.
US10615773B2	Wireless communication infrastructure system configured with a single crystal piezo resonator and filter structure A system for a wireless communication infrastructure using single crystal devices. The wireless system can include a controller coupled to a power source, a signal processing module, and a plurality of transceiver modules. Each of the transceiver modules includes a transmit module configured on a transmit path and a receive module configured on a receive path. The transmit modules each include at least a transmit filter having one or more filter devices, while the receive modules each include at least a receive filter. Each of these filter devices includes a single crystal acoustic resonator device with at least a first electrode material, a single crystal material, and a second electrode material. Wireless infrastructures using the present single crystal technology perform better in high power density applications, enable higher out of band rejection (OOBR), and achieve higher linearity as well.
US10615772B2	Acoustic wave resonators having Fresnel surfaces Acoustic wave resonators having Fresnel features are disclosed. An example integrated circuit package includes an acoustic wave resonator, the acoustic wave resonator including a Fresnel surface. In some examples, the Fresnel surface includes a plurality of recessed features and/or protruding features at different locations on the Fresnel surface, each of the plurality of features to confine main mode acoustic energy from a respective portion of the Fresnel surface in a central portion of the acoustic wave resonator.
US10615769B2	Method and apparatus for adapting a variable impedance network The present disclosure may include, for example, a tunable capacitor having a decoder for generating a plurality of control signals, and an array of tunable switched capacitors comprising a plurality of fixed capacitors coupled to a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches can be controlled by the plurality of control signals to manage a tunable range of reactance of the array of tunable switched capacitors. Additionally, the array of tunable switched capacitors is adapted to have non-uniform quality (Q) factors. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10615767B2	EMC-filter The invention which relates to an EMC filter (1) addresses the problem of specifying an EMC filter (1) that is simple of structure, cost-effective and temperature resistant. This problem is resolved thereby that the core of the choke (4, 5) is comprised of one or two core parts (10), that at least one first planar or convex heat transfer area (23) is located on an outside of the core and that the core with this first planar or convex heat transfer area (23) is disposed on a housing (12) of the refrigerant compressor, wherein the housing (12) in the region of the first planar or convex heat transfer area (23) is implemented planar or concave.
US10615765B2	Sound adjustment method and system A sound adjustment method applied to a sound adjustment system is disclosed. The sound adjustment system includes a sound receiving module, a sound identification module, a sound frequency conversion module and a sound equalizer. The sound adjustment method includes the steps of: receiving a sound signal via the sound receiving module; identifying the sound signal via the sound identification module to determine a type of the sound signal; if the sound signal is a voice signal, executing a frequency conversion of the voice signal via the sound frequency conversion module such that the voice signal becomes a frequency-converted voice signal; if the sound signal is a non-voice signal, adjusting the non-voice signal via the sound equalizer such that the non-voice signal becomes an equalizer-adjusted sound signal.
US10615761B2	Signal gain control method and electronic device A signal gain control method for an electronic device including an alternating-current (AC) impedance detector and a direct-current (DC) impedance detector is provided. An electronic device may implement the method and may be coupled to an external device. The method includes: detecting an AC impedance of the external device by the AC impedance detector; detecting a DC impedance of the external device by the DC impedance detector; obtaining a gain adjustment value according to the AC impedance and the DC impedance; and adjusting a signal gain of an audio signal output to the external device according to the gain adjustment value.
US10615757B2	Wide bandwidth envelope trackers High bandwidth envelope trackers are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system for a power amplifier includes a switching regulator that operates in combination with a high bandwidth amplifier to generate a power amplifier supply voltage for the power amplifier based on an envelope of a radio frequency (RF) signal amplified by the power amplifier. The high bandwidth amplifier includes an output that generates an output current for adjusting the power amplifier supply voltage, a first input that receives a reference signal, and a second input that receives an envelope signal indicating the envelope of the RF signal. The second input has lower input impedance than the first input to provide a rapid transient response and high envelope tracking bandwidth.
US10615753B2	Amplifier circuit for amplifying an output signal of a capacitive sensor An amplifier circuit (AC) for amplifying an output signal (OS) of a capacitive sensor (M) comprises a first input terminal (AIN) to receive the output signal (OS) of the capacitive sensor (M) and a second input terminal (BIN) to receive a bias voltage (Vbias) of the capacitive sensor (M). The amplifier circuit (AC) comprises an amplifier (A) for amplifying the output signal (OS) and a control circuit (CF) arranged in a feedback loop (FL) of the amplifier (A) being configured to control a DC voltage level at an input connection (A1) of the amplifier (A). A bias voltage sensing circuit (BVS) senses a change of the level of the bias voltage (Vbias) at the second input terminal (BIN) and changes the bandwidth of the feedback loop (FL) in dependence on the sensed change of the level of the bias voltage (Vbias).
US10615748B2	Spin oscillator device The present invention relates to using spin transfer torque underneath a nanocontact on a magnetic thin film with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), provides generation of dissipative magnetic droplet solitons and magnetic droplet-skyrmions and report on their rich dynamical properties. Micromagnetic simulations identify the conditions necessary to nucleate and drive droplet-skyrmions over a wide range of currents and fields. Micromagnetic simulations also demonstrate how droplets and droplet-skyrmions can be used as skyrmion injectors and detectors in skyrmion-based magnetic memories. The droplet-skyrmion can be controlled using both current and magnetic fields, and is expected to have applications in spintronics, magnonics, skyrmionics, and PMA-based domain-wall devices.
US10615747B2	Vibrator device, oscillator, electronic device, and vehicle A vibrator device has a base that has a first terminal, a circuit element that is disposed on the base and has a second terminal, a vibrator that includes a vibrator element and a vibrator element package, and is positioned between the first terminal and the second terminal in plan view of the base, a wiring unit that is disposed on the vibrator, a first wire that electrically connects the first terminal and the wiring unit together, and a second wire that electrically connects the wiring unit and the second terminal together.
US10615746B2	Method and apparatus for multi-band voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) band selection A method and apparatus select an optimal frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands of a multi-band voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) to achieve a particular output frequency from the multi-band VCO. The optimal frequency band is selected, automatically, based on performing a one-point calibration phase followed by a multi-point calibration phase. The one-point calibration phase produces an initial frequency band selection and the multi-point calibration phase selects the optimal frequency band from a group of frequency bands including the initial frequency band selection, a higher frequency band consecutively higher in frequency relative to the initial frequency band selection, and a lower frequency band consecutively lower in frequency relative to the initial frequency band selection.
US10615744B2	Intelligent solar cell carrier system for flight and laboratory measurement applications An apparatus for carrying, retrieving, and characterizing temperature and current-voltage properties of a solar cell may include a metal core printed circuit board (PCB). The metal core PCB includes current-voltage and temperature measurement electronics operated by a remote device via a communication unit. The solar cell is embedded onto the metal core PCB by way of a thermally- and electrically-conducting adhesive material. The current-voltage and temperature electronics and the solar cell are thermally connected to the PCB, and are electrically isolated from each other, while residing on the same plane.
US10615739B2	Optimized truss foundations, adapters for optimized truss foundations, and related systems and methods An A-frame-shaped truss foundation system for a single-axis tracker with a bearing assembly sitting atop a pair of adjacent angled truss legs joined together with an adapter so that the axis of rotation of the tracker is aligned with a work point of the A-frame. Several such foundation systems are arranged along a North-South row to support a tracker torque tube.
US10615738B2	Photovoltaic solar array support structure A photovoltaic solar panel array support structure that has a negligible footprint and that may be adjustably sized in the future to accommodate an increase or decrease of the number of solar panel arrays. It is installed at a substantial elevation above ground level so as to allow unhampered, ongoing farming activities in the area directly below the solar panel array, including the use of large mechanized farm equipment. The photovoltaic solar panel array support structure utilizes a series of vertical pilings that support a pre-fabricated unitary segment platform upon which a solar panel system may be mounted and then lifted atop of the pilings as a single assembly. It is intended for erection and operation in locations where large-scale ground mounted solar panel arrays are not feasible.
US10615732B2	Method for pulse width modulation The invention is a method for generating a control signal (Sc) by pulse modulation according to a reference signal (Sref), the method comprising forming successive modulation sequences, each sequence comprising a transition between a low state and a high state or vice versa, the method comprising the following iterative steps, each iteration being associated with an instant, referred to as the current instant: a) calculating a time derivative (S′ref(t)) of the reference signal at the current instant (t); b) according to the derivative of the reference signal (S′ref(t)), selecting, when the derivative is positive, a sequence (M(t)) comprising a high state preceded by a low state, the high state extending up to the end of the modulation sequence; when the derivative is negative, a sequence (M(t)), comprising a high state followed by a low state, the low state extending up to the end of the modulation sequence; the low state and the high state extending over a low state duration (Tlow(t)) and a high state duration (Thigh(t)) respectively, the selected sequence (M(t)), associated with the current instant (t), extending over a sequence duration (T(t)) starting from the current instant (t); c) determining a high level (high(t) and a low level (low(t)), the high level being strictly greater than the low level, d) according to the amplitude of the reference signal (Sref) during the sequence duration (T(t)), determining the duration of the high state (Thigh(t)) or the duration of the low state (Tlow(t)) of the sequence; e) reiterating steps a) to e), by incrementing the current instant or stopping the iterations.
US10615731B2	Control system for a three-phase AC motor A method for controlling a three-phase AC motor, wherein the three-phase AC motor has a rotatably mounted rotor and a stator including a first group of coils and a second group of coils. Each of the coils generates an oscillating magnetic field upon actuation using an alternating current. The phases of the alternating currents are selected such that the superposition of the magnetic fields of the first group of coils generates a magnetic rotating field that rotates with a direction of rotation and the superposition of the magnetic fields of the second group of coils generates a magnetic rotating field that rotates counter to the direction of rotation. A system composed of a three-phase AC motor and an inverter for carrying out the control method is also described.
US10615730B2	Method for reliable control of high rotor pole switched reluctance machine A system and method for reliable control of a high rotor pole switched reluctance machine (HRSRM) utilizing a sensorless reliable control system. The method comprising: energizing at least one of the plurality of stator phases; measuring a first current value and time taken by the first current value to reach a first peak value or preset threshold value of current; determining a self-inductance value; measuring a second current value and time taken by an adjacent un-energized stator phase to reach a second peak value of current; determining a mutual inductance value; and estimating a rotor position utilizing the self-inductance and mutual inductance values; and controlling the HRSRM based on the estimated rotor position.
US10615723B2	Multi-phase brushless DC motor driving circuit A multi-phase brushless DC motor driving circuit includes a driving-stage circuit, a PWM generator, a control circuit and a plurality of current detection circuits. The driving-stage circuit includes a plurality of sub-driving circuits each having a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor. The current detection circuits detect the current at a node between the high-side transistor and the low-side transistor of the corresponding sub-driving circuit, and then generate a current detection signal. According to the current detection signals, the control circuit controls the PWM generator to generate a plurality of PWM signals for controlling the conducting and cutting off of the high-side transistor and the low-side transistor of each sub-driving circuit, and to provide a driving current to drive a multi-phase brushless DC motor.
US10615720B2	Power generator, manufacturing method, and electronic device The present disclosure provides a power generator, its manufacturing method, and an electronic device utilizing the power generator as its power source. The power generator includes a deformation unit and a piezoelectric unit. The deformation unit is coupled to the piezoelectric unit; and the deformation unit comprises a conductive polymer, which is configured to deform upon contacting moisture to thereby apply a mechanical force to the piezoelectric unit to thereby generate electricity.
US10615719B2	Vibration motor controller, lens apparatus including the same, and image pickup apparatus including the same A vibration motor controller configured to cause a vibrating member in which a vibration is excited based on two frequency signals having a phase difference to move relatively to a contact member, the vibration motor controller including: a memory configured to store a speed characteristic of the vibrating member with respect to a frequency of the two frequency signals; a controller configured to control a speed of the vibrating member by changing the frequency and/or a phase difference of the two frequency signals; a detector configured to detect the speed; and a changing unit configured to acquire change amount and change direction of the speed characteristic based on comparison between the speed detected by the detector and the speed characteristic stored in the memory, and change an activation frequency being a start point of control conducted by the controller based on the change amount and the change direction.
US10615718B2	Inverter controlling device maximizing output voltage of inverter in overmodulation period The inverter includes an inverting module including a plurality of switching elements, wherein the inverting module are configured for receiving a direct current (DC) stage voltage and for generating an output voltage of three-phases via switching of the switching elements. The device includes: a command voltage outputting unit configured for providing a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal corresponding to an initial command voltage to the switching elements of the inverting module when the initial command voltage is within a voltage limit; a modulation index modifying unit configured for modifying a modulation index of the initial command voltage when the initial command voltage is outside the voltage limit; and an overmodulated command voltage generation unit configured for modifying the initial command voltage using the modified modulation index to form a modified command voltage and for limiting the modified command voltage to the voltage limit to generate an overmodulated command voltage.
US10615717B1	Single phase controlling method and three phase inverting device using the same A three phase inverting device includes a three phase inverter module and a three phase filter module. The three phase inverter module includes a plurality of switches, each two switches are connected for forming a bridge arm, an input end of each of the bridge arm are coupled for forming a DC end, the DC end is connected to a DC load. The three phase filter module is connected to the three phase inverter module, wherein the three phase filter module includes a plurality of inductances and a plurality of capacitances, the inductances are connected at one side of the capacitances, a portion of the capacitances are connected to a output end of each of the bridge arm of the three phase inverter module, a portion of the inductances are connected to an AC end.
US10615716B2	Reconfiguration of inertia, damping and fault ride-through for a virtual synchronous machine This invention discloses a controller and method to reconfigure the inertia, damping and fault ride-through capability of a virtual synchronous machine (VSM). The virtual inertia is reconfigured via adding a low-pass filter to the torque (equivalently, active power) signal of the VSM and the virtual damping is reconfigured via adding a virtual damper between the VSM voltage and the output voltage sent to the PWM conversion, instead of adjusting the inertia and the damping in the swing equation. The function of the virtual damper is to scale the existing converter-side inductance or to insert the desired inductance into the VSM, which increases the damping. Moreover, the fault ride-through capability of the VSM can be reconfigured to achieve the given fault-current level via reconfiguring the damping and the inertia properly.
US10615707B2	Inverter control device An inverter control device to drive a motor includes a power module that supplies a driving current to the motor. The inverter control device further includes a power module board that outputs a driving signal to the power module, a control board that outputs a control signal to the power module board, and a smoothing capacitor. The power module, the power module board, the capacitor, and the control board are sequentially stacked and accommodated in a single casing made of a metal material, the power module being a bottommost layer. An input terminal of a power supply current is located on one side surface of the casing and an output terminal of a driving current of the motor is located on another side surface of the casing orthogonal to the one side surface, and the output terminal and a bus bar connected to the power module are directly connected to each other in a same plane.
US10615704B2	Inverter with reduced output ripple An inverter device includes a converter section, an inverter section, and a control device. The converter section full-wave rectifies a three-phase AC voltage and outputs a DC voltage including a ripple component having a frequency six times the frequency of the three-phase AC voltage. The inverter section converts the DC voltage including the ripple component from the converter section into an AC voltage and outputs the AC voltage to a motor. The control device, in a rotating coordinate in which an N-pole direction of a permanent magnet embedded in a rotor of the motor is taken as a d-axis and a direction orthogonal to the d-axis is taken as a q-axis, controls the inverter section so that a phase of a d-axis voltage Vd of the ripple component included in the DC voltage leads a phase of a q-axis voltage Vq.
US10615703B2	DC-DC converter A DC/DC converter, including a piezoelectric element; a first switch, coupling a first electrode of the piezoelectric element to a first terminal of application of a first voltage; a second switch, coupling the first electrode of the piezoelectric element to a first terminal of supply of a second voltage; and at least one third switch connecting the first electrode to a second electrode of the piezoelectric element, said switches being cyclically controlled, at an approximately constant frequency with, between each turning-on of one of the switches, a phase where all switches are off.
US10615701B2	Hybrid resonant converter A hybid resonant DC to DC converter uses an LLC or other resonant structure on the primary side, applying a two state waveform to one end of the resonant structure and a multi-state waveform to the other end of the resonant structure. The waveforms are at or near the resonant resonant frequency and the output voltage level is regulated by varying the shape of the multi-state waveform by varying the duty cycle of the switches used to generate it. The allows the converter to operate near or at its optimal resonant point, resulting in higher efficiency, over a wide range of regulated output voltage levels.
US10615699B2	Voltage converter and voltage conversion method for reducing common mode noise A voltage converter and a voltage conversion method are provided. The voltage converter includes a transformer, a primary side conversion circuit, a secondary side conversion circuit, and a first capacitor. The transformer includes a bobbin, a core, a primary coil, and a secondary coil. The primary coil and the secondary coil are wound around the bobbin, and the bobbin covers the core. The first capacitor provides a common mode noise conduction path according to a capacitance value of the first capacitor.
US10615698B2	Resonant power converter and control method thereof A power converter includes a primary-side switching circuit, a resonant circuit, a transformer, a secondary-side rectifying circuit, and a processing circuit. The primary-side switching circuit includes switches and configured to switch the switches to be on or off based on a switching frequency to convert a dc input voltage to an AC signal. The resonant circuit is coupled to the primary-side switching circuit and configured to receive the AC signal to provide a resonant current. The primary winding of the transformer is coupled to the resonant circuit. The secondary-side rectifying circuit is coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer and configured to rectify the secondary ac signal output by the secondary winding and output an output voltage. The processing circuit receives a cut-off current detecting signal via a current detecting circuit if the corresponding switch is turned off, and adjusts the switching frequency accordingly.
US10615689B2	In-line bypass module and line drop compensating power converter A system for compensating a voltage line drop includes a shelving unit comprising at least one receiving port, wherein the at least one receiving port includes a connector. The system also includes a power converter operable to generate a line drop compensated output voltage, and a bypass module physically coupled between the connector and the power converter, wherein the bypass module is operable to selectively switch between providing the line drop compensated output voltage from the power converter to a load and bypassing the power converter to provide an uncompensated output voltage to the load.
US10615688B2	Charge pump circuit and controlling method thereof The application provides a charge pump circuit, including a switch module, including a plurality of switches and a soft ramp-up switch, configured to generate a first output voltage and a second output voltage according to an input voltage; and a digital control circuit, coupled to the switch module, configured to receive a up digital signal and a down digital signal, and adjust the first output voltage to a voltage level of the input voltage and adjust the second output voltage to a ground voltage level according to the up digital signal and the down digital signal. The charge pump circuit of application has advantages of minimizing inrush currents to avoid circumstances of distortions caused by the pop noises or clipping and optimizing the efficiency of the amplifier.
US10615683B2	Method for controlling inverter Disclosed is a method for controlling an inverter. The method includes detecting an output current from an inverter to determine a software over-current suppression (S/W OCS) level according to an output frequency of the output current.
US10615681B2	Switching power supply circuit A rectifying element is connected to an auxiliary winding. The shut-down circuit receives a bias voltage output from the rectifying element. A shut-down circuit stops supply of power to a power supply terminal of the power supply control IC when the bias voltage is less than a set voltage. A power supply control IC controls a ratio of on-time to a switching cycle of the switching element, based on a current sensing voltage generated at a current sense resistor. The power supply control IC causes the switching operation of the switching element to stop when a voltage at the power supply terminal decreases to a stop voltage or less.
US10615680B2	Control apparatus for power converter In a control apparatus for a power converter, a current obtainer obtains a current flowing through an inductor as an inductor current, and a voltage obtainer obtains an alternating-current voltage. A slope compensation unit generates, based on the alternating-current voltage obtained by the voltage obtainer, a slope compensation signal having a slope that depends on the alternating-current voltage, and adds the slope compensation signal to the inductor current obtained by the current obtainer. A current controller controls on-off switching operations of a switch in a peak current mode to thereby cause the inductor current, to which the slope compensation signal has been added, to follow a sinusoidal command current that depends on the alternating-current voltage.
US10615676B2	Switched reluctance machine with even pole-phase index Various embodiments are described herein for switched reluctance machine configurations. In at least one embodiment, a switched reluctance machine configured according to the teachings herein comprises a stator including a predetermined number of salient stator poles (Ns), a rotor rotatably mounted with respect to the stator, with the rotor comprising a plurality of salient rotor poles, and a plurality of coils provided around the predetermined number of stator poles to form at least one phase of the switched reluctance machine, where the rotor poles and the stator poles are symmetrically disposed, and a number of rotor poles is related to 0□ and a number of phases according to: i) (Ns/m)k ceil (mod(k,m)/m) number of phases, and ii) (Ns/m)k ceil (mod(k,m/2)/m/2) for an even number of phases, where m is the number of phases, and k is a configuration index based on Ns and m.
US10615675B2	Stator unit, motor, and method of manufacturing stator unit A stator unit included in a motor includes a base member, an armature, a circuit board, and a mold resin portion. The base member extends substantially perpendicularly to a vertically extending center axis. The armature and the circuit board are positioned above the base member. The circuit board is electrically connected to the armature. The mold resin portion covers the armature and the circuit board. In a process of forming the mold resin portion, the base member is supported by a first mold. Then, the first mold is joined to a second mold such that a cavity is provided therebetween. In this step, the second mold is pressed against a projection provided on an upper surface of the base member and on a radially outer side with respect to the circuit board in plan view. The projection thus pressed is squashed. Subsequently, molten resin is injected into the cavity.
US10615669B2	Protection device and system using negative capacitance component A protection device may include a resistor, the resistor including a first end for coupling between a load and a second end for coupling to a DC source. The protection device may also include a capacitor having a first terminal coupled between the second end of the resistor and the DC source, and a second terminal coupled to ground, the capacitor further comprising a capacitor body, wherein the capacitor body comprises a ferroelectric material.
US10615666B2	Internal closed loop cooling An electric motor having internal closed loop cooling includes a cooling chamber coupled to the stator cover of the electric motor. A fan is positioned to circulate air through the interior of the electric motor and the cooling chamber. A heat sink in the cooling chamber removes heat from the circulating air. The heat sink may be coupled to a fluid cooling jacket to transfer heat thereto or therefrom.
US10615664B2	Cradle for an electric machine, and associated transmission system A cradle for an electric machine comprises a frame delimiting a seat for receiving part of the machine and extending in a vertical direction and comprising a lower edge and an upper edge, the lower edge being intended for connection to a support.The upper edge comprises one or two receiving seats able to receive a respective bearing and comprising a base wall and two side walls.
US10615661B2	Electrical generator and a bearing assembly for an electrical generator A bearing assembly for an electrical generator includes a frame, a bearing liner, a bearing and a non-metallic ring. The frame is configured to connect with a housing of the electrical generator. The bearing liner is connected with the frame. The bearing is received in the bearing liner. The non-metallic ring is interposed between the bearing liner and the bearing.
US10615660B1	Motor and disk drive A motor of a disk drive includes a stationary portion, a bearing portion attached to the stationary portion, and a rotating portion supported by the stationary portion to be rotatable about a central axis through the bearing portion. The stationary portion includes a stator in which multiple coils annularly extend around the central axis, and a base portion located below the stator. The base portion is a portion of a housing that defines an internal space accommodating the rotating portion, the bearing portion, and the stator. The base portion includes a through hole that guides a lead drawn from the coil from the internal space of the housing to the outside. The through hole is filled with an adhesive, and includes an inclined hole that is inclined axially downward.
US10615657B2	Calibrated slip direct current (D C) machine A DC machine for connection to an electrical system may include a stator configured as a portion of the DC machine; a rotor configured as a portion of the DC machine being rotatable with respect to the stator; and a control circuit to control the rotor to allow the rotor to continuously slip with respect to the stator.
US10615656B2	Bus bar structure for a motor A motor comprising: a stator including a plurality of coils, and a rotary axis penetrating the stator, the stator includes n (n≥2) sets of three-phase circuits, each of which is provided with three phases, each phase of the three-phase circuit has a coil group in which m (m≥2) coils are formed with a single conductive wire, and all coil groups of three-phase circuits have the same winding direction, the three-phase circuits include neutral point bus bars connecting each coil terminal on one side of each of the coil group at a neutral point, and three phase bus bars connecting each coil terminal on one side of each of the coil group, the three phase bus bars are arranged in a circumferential direction and form a phase bus bar group, and the phase bus bar group and the neutral point bus bars are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction.
US10615652B2	Rotor, electric motor, compressor, air blower, and air conditioner A rotor includes an electromagnetic steel sheet and a permanent magnet. The electromagnetic steel sheet includes a magnet insertion hole, a slit, a first end part, a second end part, a third end part, a fourth end part, and a fifth end part. Expressions of L1>L2 and L3≥L2 are satisfied, where L1 is a distance from the first end part to the magnet insertion hole, L2 is a distance from a first boundary between the first end part and the second end part to the magnet insertion hole, and L3 is a distance from a second boundary between the second end part and the third end part to the magnet insertion hole.
US10615644B2	Contactless power reception device and reception method A wireless power reception device and a wireless communication method thereby are provided. The wireless communication method by the wireless power reception device may comprise the steps of: receiving a wireless power signal from a wireless power transmission device; measuring the strength of the wireless power signal; modulating the amplitude of the wireless power signal according to the measured strength of the wireless power signal; and performing communication with the wireless power transmission device by using the signal having the amplitude modulated.
US10615640B2	System and method for delivering electric power A system for transferring electric power is provided. A power supply conductor conducts a power supply current that generates a first resultant magnetic field. An electric motor has a power input terminal connected to the power supply conductor and a movable output component. A generator has a movable input component connected to the movable output component such that the movable output component causes movement of the movable input component. The generator converts the movement of the movable input component into a power output current to the power output terminal that generates a second resultant magnetic field. A plurality of field line guides are positioned for field lines of the second resultant magnetic field to couple to the plurality of field line guides and are formed to guide the field lines into a helical shape.
US10615638B1	System and method for observing control limits in powerflow studies A system and method is presented for observing and efficiently enforcing control limits in powerflow studies of electrical power systems, using a novel optimality criterion. The method applies to any automatic control in which the controlling resource is limited by a maximum or minimum value, such as MVArs in generators, the tap ratio in load-changing transformers, or real power output in AGC-participating generators. In the absence of information about relative priorities among automatic controls, or about their dynamic behavior (as it is the common case in steady-state powerflow studies), the new optimality criterion provides the most reasonable method for deciding among multiple possible alternatives of saturated controls. The criterion is based on underlying physical principles that yield exact results in the idealized lossless transmission network, and hold also true to a great degree in real high-voltage transmission networks. The method can be applied to retrofit any existing powerflow method, but in its preferred embodiment it uses the Holomorphic Embedding Load-flow Method (HELM) because of its reliability and deterministic properties.
US10615632B2	Current sharing architecture for combination charger A charger apparatus a first port, a second port, a first circuit coupled to the first port, and a second circuit coupled to the second port. The charger also includes a controller, wherein the first circuit and the second circuit each receive a DC power signal generated from an AC input signal, and wherein the controller is structured and configured to determine whether a load current on the second circuit is above a threshold level and responsive to determining that the load current is above the threshold level, (i) cause the first circuit to advertise the first current at a level that is less than a maximum current level that may be advertised at the first port, and (ii) cause the second circuit to advertise the second current at a level that is equal to a maximum current level that may be advertised at the second port.
US10615624B2	Wireless charging method and apparatus based on radio frequency receiving and phase compensation retransmission Embodiments provide focused wireless charging method and apparatus based on radio frequency receiving and phase compensation retransmission. The method is based on the reciprocity principle, making each charging signal transmitted by the external charging system could stack in-phase when arriving at the embedded rechargeable battery, realizing wireless near field focusing in any given area in an unknown complex inhomogeneous propagation environment and a high charging efficiency. The focused wireless charging technology based on radio frequency receiving and phase compensation retransmission in embodiments could realize in-phase stacking and precise focus of each wireless charging signal of the external system on the embedded batteries to be charged automatically under different propagation environment, different environment medium, and possible random offset of the rechargeable battery. This method has strong environmental adaptability, high energy transmission efficiency, transmission stability, less radiation to human body and no need of accurate information of the location of charging equipment.
US10615619B2	Retractable charging apparatus A retractable charging apparatus includes a retraction roller mechanism, a charging mechanism and a main PCB. The retraction roller mechanism includes a first driving apparatus, a transmission component having a power connection to the first driving apparatus, and at least one level of roller components connected to the transmission component. Each level of roller components includes two rollers disposed opposite each other. The first driving apparatus is electrically connected to the main PCB. The charging mechanism includes a charging PCB connected to the main PCB. The main PCB controls the first driving apparatus to drive the retraction roller mechanism. In use, a user places a power supply between the two rollers. The rollers retract the power supply into the charging apparatus, and convey the power supply to a charging mechanism for charging. After charging is completed, a retraction roller mechanism conveys the power supply out.
US10615618B1	Dock for securing an electronic device An apparatus comprising a bezel, a backplate and a faceplate. The bezel may be configured to provide side support and bottom support for a portable computing device. The backplate may be configured to mount to a surface. The faceplate may be configured to be removably inserted in the apparatus. The bezel and the faceplate may provide a snug fit for the portable computing device within the apparatus. The portable computing device may be configured to rest on the faceplate. The front of the portable computing device may be exposed when inserted in the apparatus.
US10615616B2	Energy storage apparatus for vehicle and vehicle An energy storage apparatus for a vehicle, the energy storage apparatus including: an energy storage device; and a cut-off device which cuts off a current to/from the energy storage device when a voltage or a capacity of the energy storage device is lower than a threshold. The threshold for the cut-off device is different between a state in which the vehicle is traveling and a state in which the vehicle is being parked.
US10615610B1	System and method for efficient charging of multiple battery cassettes Systems and methods provide intelligent battery charging and balancing. Energy deficits can be forecasted based on historical data and forecasted energy generation. The deficits can be used to determine charging currents over a period of time, and battery cassettes can be charged according to the charging currents to compensate for the forecasted energy deficit. The states of charge of the battery cassettes can be periodically rebalanced. The battery cassettes can be coupled in series and charged and balanced while providing output to a load.
US10615606B2	Circuit for voltage limitation in a photovoltaic field, photovoltaic field, and method for voltage limitation A circuit for limiting the voltage of a photovoltaic string divided into a first section and a second section of a series circuit of solar modules, includes a first terminal for connection to a first end of the first section, a second terminal for connection to a first end of the second section and a third terminal for connection to a second end of the second section. The circuit also includes a bypass switch, which is connected at one end to the first terminal and at the other end to the third terminal and a disconnect switch, which is connected at one end to the first terminal and at the other end to the second terminal. The circuit has a controller for actuating the bypass switch and the disconnect switch, wherein the controller is configured to determine a first threshold value UUL and a second, lower threshold value ULL depending on a switch voltage UOC dropped across the disconnect switch in an open state and taking into account the number of solar modules in the first section and in the second section.
US10615603B2	Systems and methods to balance solar panels in a multi-panel system Systems and methods to balance currents among a plurality of photovoltaic units connected in series. In aspect, a management unit is coupled between a photovoltaic energy production unit and a string of energy production units. The management unit has an energy storage element (e.g., a capacitor) connected to the photovoltaic energy production unit. The management unit further has a switch to selectively couple to the energy storage element and the photovoltaic energy production unit to the string. The management unit allows the current in the string to be larger than the current in the photovoltaic energy production unit.
US10615598B2	AC switch with DC voltage generation An electrical circuit has a first integrated AC switch circuit connecting a first load to an AC voltage when the first integrated AC switch circuit is ON and a second integrated AC switch circuit connecting a second load to the AC voltage when the second integrated AC switch circuit is ON. The first integrated AC switch circuit generates a first DC voltage across a first capacitor and provides a pulse signal. When a VCCE pin of the second integrated AC switch circuit is coupled to a reference ground, a second capacitor is charged by the second integrated AC switch circuit to provide a second DC voltage. And when the VCCE pin of the second integrated AC switch circuit is floating or pulls high, the second capacitor is charged by the pulse signal.
US10615590B2	Switch operating characteristic monitoring device, switch equipped with same, and switch operating characteristic monitoring method A symptom of malfunction regarding operating characteristics of a switch should be detected exactly. A switch operating characteristic monitoring device is comprised of a current sensor that measures a close command current of a switch, an auxiliary switch that outputs signals from at least two or more auxiliary contacts with reference to positions of a contactor, a measurement unit that measures signals from the current sensor and the auxiliary switch, a diagnosis unit that judges whether or not a malfunction occurs, and a display unit that displays a malfunction when a malfunction has been determined. A threshold is obtained in advance from multiple results of an opening/closing test performed beforehand. A calculation is made for characteristic times which are obtained from the close command current and signals from the auxiliary switch during actual operation of a circuit breaker. If a deviation is found by comparison with a threshold, a malfunction is determined.
US10615573B2	Optical module An optical module includes a laser transmitter driver chip, a Distributed Bragg reflection (DBR) raster, a laser transmitter, a first resistor, a first capacitor, a second resistor, a second capacitor and a power source. The first resistor is connected between a power source and a differential signal output positive terminal of the laser transmitter; the first capacitor is connected between the differential signal output positive terminal and the a positive terminal of the laser transmitter; the second resistor is connected between the power source and a differential signal output negative terminal of the laser transmitter driver chip; the second capacitor is connected between the differential signal output negative terminal and a negative terminal of the laser transmitter; and the negative terminal of the laser transmitter and a negative terminal of the DBR raster are grounded.
US10615570B2	High power high efficiency fiber laser and method for optimizing wall plug efficiency thereof The inventive laser is configured with a plurality of pigtailed multimode (MM) diode lasers each receiving a direct input current at a room temperature which is maintained to be within a 20-25° C. inside the housing of the laser. The diode lasers each are configured to operate at a desired wavelength in an optimal operational range, in which the diode laser operates with a WPE range between 63% and 75%. The direct current inputted in each diode laser is selected to be below a threshold at an efficiency curve of the diode laser after which the efficiency of the diode laser starts decreasing while an output power of the diode laser continues to increase. The laser is further configured with a fiber gain block having an active fiber medium which is pumped with the cumulative pump output and operative to emit a laser output in a power range between hundreds of watts and tens and even hundreds of kilowatts at the desired wavelength in an optimal operation range. The optimal operational ranges of respective MM diode lasers and fiber gain block are matched to achieve a superposition of respective efficiency maximums providing an overall maximum system efficiency up to 55%.
US10615569B2	Semiconductor laser with external resonator A semiconductor laser device with external resonator with stable longitudinal mode regardless of variation of drive current is disclosed. The device includes: a semiconductor light-emitting element having a pair of end faces with a light emitting section disposed therebetween, and an external resonator configured to oscillate light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element, the external resonator being formed by a resonator mirror disposed outside the semiconductor light-emitting element and one of the pair of end faces that is farther from the resonator mirror, wherein, as the semiconductor light-emitting element, a semiconductor light-emitting element having a structure which does not oscillate light emitted therefrom by itself is used. The device further includes a wavelength control element disposed in the optical path within the external resonator and configured to select a wavelength range of the light, and a driver circuit configured to perform fast modulation drive of the semiconductor light-emitting element.
US10615566B2	Mode-locked and wavelength tunable optical frequency comb generation through dynamic control of microresonators A tunable optical comb generator having a source laser configured to generate a continuous wave (CW) light at a first wavelength; and a microresonator coupled to the source laser and configured to receive the CW light and generate an optical signal having a plurality of output wavelengths corresponding to the first wavelength. The generator includes a microresonator tuning device coupled to the microresonator and configured to tune the microresonator to compensate the microresonator for wavelength shifts. A control circuit is coupled to the microresonator tuning device and configured to generate a control signal to control the microresonator tuning device based on the optical signal. Multiple microresonators in the form of microrings may be included to tune the generator. A heater coupled to the microresonators may be used to adjust the microresonators.
US10615562B2	Acousto-optic tuning of lasers A semiconductor laser tuned with an acousto-optic modulator. The acousto-optic modulator may generate standing waves or traveling waves. When traveling waves are used, a second acousto-optic modulator may be used in a reverse orientation to cancel out a chirp created in the first acousto-optic modulator. The acousto-optic modulator may be used with standing-wave laser resonators or ring lasers.
US10615560B2	Phase calibration method and laser projector A phase calibration method includes: producing a synchronization signal; controlling switches of a light source based on a time series; measuring a first light intensity of the light passing through a phosphor wheel and a color wheel; changing phases of the phosphor wheel or the color wheel; measuring a second light intensity of the light passing through the phosphor wheel and the color wheel; changing the phases of the phosphor wheel or the color wheel again; measuring a third light intensity of the light passing through the phosphor wheel and the color wheel; repeating changing the phases if the second light intensity is greater than the first light intensity, and the third light intensity is greater than the second light intensity; or when the second light intensity is smaller than the first light intensity, and the third light intensity is greater than the first light intensity.
US10615559B2	Insertion tool for right-angled RF connectors An apparatus includes a shaft, a slide lock, and a pin. The shaft includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end and a middle portion between the first end and the second end. The first end includes an enclosure. The middle portion includes a tapered hole. The tapered hole is tapered in a direction from the first end to the second end. The slide lock is disposed over the shaft. The pin is disposed through the tapered hole and coupled to the slide lock. The movement of the slide lock is coupled to movement of the pin within the tapered hole of the shaft. The position of the pin within the tapered hole corresponds to an amount of opening of the enclosure.
US10615558B2	Range taking die set A cable compression die assembly is used in connection with a compression tool for compressing a stranded cable prior to crimping. The cable compression die assembly includes a pair of cable compression die heads for receiving a stranded cable and a cable connector therebetween. The pair of cable compression die heads defines a hexagonal shaped opening therebetween and is adapted to substantially close the hexagonal shaped opening as the die heads move towards one another.
US10615555B1	Central shaft power connector for lighted ornaments A central shaft power connector for lighted ornaments is disclosed. A central support pole, such as for a Christmas tree is made in multiple parts joinable with an electrical and mechanical connector which joins the pole parts and simultaneously connects power or other circuits from one part to the other. The connector has two engaging sections and an outrigger platform which locates a connector off to the side of the poles but in alignment. Final alignment is obtained by a key and keyway in the connector parts. The connector is friction fit into a slot on each section so that the connector can be removed and replaced.
US10615551B2	Simplified connector receptacle housings Structures, methods, and apparatus that provide connector receptacles that have a reduced tendency to scratch and otherwise mar connector inserts, have an aesthetically-pleasing appearance, and have an improved tactile response when inserts are inserted. Various examples reduce scratches and wear by utilizing domes, cylinders, balls, or other structures as finger contacts in a connector receptacle. Another example provides aesthetically-pleasing connector receptacle enclosures by forming receptacle enclosures using the same type of material, or material having the same or similar color or texture, as is used for enclosing the electronic device that includes the receptacle. Another example provides an aesthetically-pleasing receptacle enclosure by forming receptacle enclosures that are, in part or in whole, contiguous or formed with the housing. Another embodiment provides a connector receptacle having a housing where a portion of the housing has been removed to save space.
US10615550B2	Earphone recognition and connection methods and circuits and storage medium Disclosed is an earphone recognition method and circuit, an earphone connection method and circuit. When detecting an earphone is plugged, a circuit state between a sound channel area of the earphone and an adjacent area is detected; for a short-circuit state, it is determined the adjacent area is a GND area and another adjacent area of the GND area is an MIC area, and a first indication signal is output to connect the GND area and MIC area of the earphone with a GND end and MIC end of a system respectively; and for an open-circuit state, it is determined the adjacent area is the MIC area and another adjacent area of the MIC area is the GND area, and a second indication signal is output to connect the GND area and MIC area of the earphone with the GND end and MIC end of the system respectively.
US10615545B2	Electrical connector having shielding sheet to reduce crosstalk An electrical connector is used to mate with a mating connector. The mating connector includes multiple mating terminals, and each mating terminal has a first contact portion. The electrical connector includes: an insulating body having a mating space used to mate with the mating connector; a shielding sheet accommodated in the insulating body; multiple contact terminals, each being accommodated in the insulating body and located at one side of the shielding sheet, and each has a second contact portion exposed to the mating space; and an elastic body accommodated in the insulating body and partially exposed to the mating space. The elastic body is located between the shielding sheet and the contact terminals. When the electric connector is mated with the mating connector, the first contact portions enters into the mating space, and the elastic body forces each first contact portion abuts a corresponding second contact portion.
US10615543B2	Grounding structure for power socket A grounding structure for power socket includes a grounding main body, which consists of a basic section, a first connecting section, a second connecting section, a grounding section and a contact section. The first and the second connecting section are separately downward extended from two opposite ends of the basic section, such that the basic section and the first and second connecting sections together define a receiving space in between them. The contact section is downward extended from a side edge of the basic section into the receiving space; and the first connecting section is outward bent at its lower end to form the grounding section. And, the grounding section is provided at an outer end with a grounding opening.
US10615538B2	Electronic device with unfoldable connector module An electronic device including an unfoldable connector module is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction which is an opposite direction of the first direction, a recess formed in a side of the first surface and opened at least in the first direction, and a connector module disposed in the recess of the housing and having at least a portion unfoldable to an outside of the recess to electrically connect with an external electronic device. The electronic device has the connector structure placed inside the recess formed in one side thereof to avoid a cut shape from being shown on the outside surface, ensuring a simple and tidy design along with a better grip when carried.
US10615536B2	Electric cable cover and connector An electric cable cover that is to be mounted on a connector housing and that covers an electric cable led out from the connector housing includes a plurality of split covers that are connectable to each other. The plurality of split covers each includes: a base part that is to be attached to the connector housing; a hinge with flexibility that is formed to be integrated with the base part; and a rotation part that is contiguous to the hinge and rotates using a rotation axis of the hinge as a center. In a state where the plurality of split covers are connected to each other, a border region between the base part and the rotation part is provided at a different position for each of the plurality of split covers.
US10615531B2	Socket having conductive terminals for connectors A socket is provided, including: a housing having an accommodating space, a plurality of conductive terminals mounted in the accommodating space, and at least a securing element that secures the conductive terminals with the housing. The conductive terminals are secured by the securing element in a mechanically securing manner with the housing. Therefore, mechanical tools, which are readily attainable, can be used to secure the conductive terminals with the securing element, and the assembly process of the socket can be performed conveniently.
US10615530B2	Spring loaded electrical connector An electrical connector or electrical connector assembly that has a housing, a contact carrier, one or more spring members, and an interposer. The contact carrier is movable with respect to the housing between unmated and mated electrical positions.
US10615527B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an upper insulating shell and a lower insulating shell, and at least one conductive terminal. The conductive terminal has an elastic portion located between the upper insulating shell and the lower insulating shell. The elastic portion has a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. An upper connecting portion is located above the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm and accommodated in the upper insulating shell. The upper connecting portion extends to form an upper contact portion protruding out of the upper insulating shell. A lower connecting portion is located below the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm and accommodated in the lower insulating shell. The lower connecting portion extends to form a lower contact portion protruding out of the lower insulating shell.
US10615522B2	Connection system for a ring terminal with a clamping means and holding means for holding the ring terminal prior to clamping A connecting system for a ring terminal for a baseplate of a terminal block comprises holding means for the terminal, and a clamping device configured to clamp the ring terminal once the ring terminal is held. The connecting system is configured such that the ring terminal bearing against at least one of the holding means generates a relative gap of the holding means with respect to each other, and then to move the holding means closer to each other, under the bias of a spring member when the holding means are located facing the ring of the terminal, so as to hold the ring terminal.
US10615521B2	Coaxial cable connector provided with a housing having a pair of crimping pieces The connector is provided with a terminal and a housing supporting the terminal. A portion of the terminal is exposed through the housing to form a mounting surface, and the housing has a pair of crimping pieces provided on opposite sides sandwiching the mounting surface so as to permit pivoting toward the mounting surface about fold lines. The pair of crimping pieces include, respectively, opposed faces facing the mounting surface and abutting faces brought into abutment against a counterpart crimping piece. A recessed portion that engages with a convex portion provided on the abutting face of a counterpart crimping piece when the pair of crimping pieces are pivoted is provided on one abutting face of the pair of crimping pieces. A covering portion that covers the engagement portion of the recessed and convex portions is provided on the side of the recessed portion opposite to the opposed faces.
US10615519B2	Connection terminal A connecting terminal having an insulating housing, a conductor insertion channel extending toward a conductor insertion axis with an at least partially circumferential conductor channel wall arranged coaxially to the conductor insertion axis, and an actuation channel disposed adjacent to the conductor insertion channel. A leg spring bent in a U-shape has a contact leg, a clamping leg and a spring bow. A push button is adapted to be received in the actuation channel in a longitudinally displaceable manner. The contact leg is mounted on the bus bar, and a clamping edge of the clamping leg forms a spring clamp connection with a contact region of the bus bar for clamping an electrical conductor inserted in the conductor insertion channel. An actuation axis defined by a displacement direction of the push button and the conductor insertion axis are aligned with each other at an angle of 5° to 30°.
US10615516B2	Radar device A radar transmitter transmits a radar signal through a transmitting array antenna at a predetermined transmission period, and a radar receiver receives a reflected wave signal which is the radar signal reflected by a target through a receiving array antenna. A transmitting array antenna and a receiving array antenna each include multiple subarray elements, the subarray elements in the transmitting array antenna and the receiving array antenna are linearly arranged in a first direction, each subarray element includes multiple antenna elements, the subarray element has a dimension larger than a predetermined antenna element spacing in the first direction, and an absolute value of a difference between a subarray element spacing of the transmitting array antenna and a subarray element spacing of the receiving array antenna is equal to the predetermined antenna element spacing.
US10615514B2	Antenna structures of a multi-radio, multi-channel (MRMC) mesh network device An apparatus includes an elongated housing having a first plurality of sidewalls that form a first isolation chamber on a first side of the elongated housing. A first printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first patch element, wherein the PCB defines a first plane. A first parasitic element disposed in a second plane, wherein the first parasitic element is retained a predetermined distance from the first patch element in the first plane. A second PCB is disposed within the elongated housing. A first radio is disposed on the second PCB, wherein the first radio is coupled to the first patch element, and wherein the first patch element and the first parasitic element, in response to radio frequency (RF) signals from the first radio, radiate electromagnetic energy in a first direction away from the first isolation chamber.
US10615510B1	Feed structure, electrical component including the feed structure, and module A feed structure for an electrical component includes a slot structure with first and second longitudinal sections opposing one another and first and second interconnect segments opposing one another. The first and second interconnect segments couple the first longitudinal section with the second longitudinal section to form an opening extending through the slot structure, the opening being surrounded by the first longitudinal section, the first interconnect segment, the second longitudinal section, and the second interconnect segment. A first feed node is electrically connected to the slot structure at an intermediate region between first and second ends of the first longitudinal section, and second feed nodes are electrically coupled to the slot structure along the second longitudinal section. In a device or module, the second feed nodes are configured for electrical connection to the electrical component.
US10615509B2	Antenna and wireless communication device A small-size antenna for wireless communication includes a conductive reflector, a dielectric substrate disposed on the conductive reflector, a radiation module that is disposed on the main surface of the dielectric substrate so as to emit radio waves, a power supply configured to supply power to the radiation module disposed on the main surface of the dielectric substrate, and a plurality of split-ring resonators that are disposed in an area between the radiation module and the conductive reflector on the main surface of the dielectric substrate. The conductive reflector reflects radio waves emitted by the radiation module towards the conductive reflector. Each of the split-ring resonators includes a split having first and second ends disposed oppositely and separated from each other, and a ring connected between the first and second ends.
US10615508B2	Thermoplastic resin composition for molded article having capability of shielding millimeter waves A thermoplastic resin composition capable of providing a molded article that is excellent in its capability of shielding millimeter waves. A thermoplastic resin composition for a molded article having a capability of shielding millimeter waves, containing (A) a thermoplastic resin and (B) carbon long fibers having a fiber length of from 3 to 30 mm in an amount of from 0.5 to 5% by mass. A molded article obtained from the composition is excellent in its capability of shielding millimeter waves and can be used as a protective member for a transmitting and receiving antenna of a millimeter wave radar.
US10615506B1	Optically controlled reflect phased array based on photosensitive reactive elements A control device is provided for photonic switching. The device includes an optically tunable metamaterial unit cell. This structure includes a dielectric substrate; at least two arrays of metamaterial elements located on the top surface thereof, the metamaterial being capable of reflecting electromagnetic radiation, and a layer of photo-capacitive material overlapping the at least two arrays of metamaterial elements, the photo-capacitance of the photo-capacitive material being optically tunable; and a reflectarray or phased array system containing the unit cell.
US10615501B2	Antenna assemblies with tapered loop antenna elements According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of antenna assemblies. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna assembly generally includes at least one antenna element configured to be operable for receiving high definition television signals. The antenna assembly may also include at least one reflector spaced-apart from the antenna element that is configured to be operable for reflecting electromagnetic waves generally towards the antenna element.
US10615498B2	Multi-beam shaped reflector antenna for concurrent communication with multiple satellites In one embodiment, a multi-beam antenna is described. The multi-beam antenna includes a reflector having a single reflector surface defining a first focal region and a second focal region. A first feed group is located within the first focal region. The first feed group includes a first feed oriented relative to the reflector define a first beam pointed in a first direction. The multi-beam antenna further includes a fixed attachment mechanism attaching the first feed group to the reflector such that a position of the first feed group is fixed relative to the reflector. The multi-beam antenna further includes a second feed group located within the second focal region. The second feed group includes a second feed oriented relative to the reflector to define a second beam pointed in a second direction. The multi-beam antenna further includes an adjustable attachment mechanism attaching the second feed group to the reflector in an adjustable relation to the reflector, whereby a difference between the first direction and the second direction is adjustable.
US10615493B2	Antenna structure An antenna structure includes a ground plane, a dielectric substrate, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, and a fourth radiation element. The first radiation element is coupled to a signal source. Both the third radiation element and the fourth radiation element are coupled between the first radiation element and the second radiation element. The third radiation element has a first notch and a second notch. The fourth radiation element has a third notch and a fourth notch. A loop structure is formed by the first radiation element, the second radiation element, the third radiation element, and the fourth radiation element. A fifth notch is formed between the first radiation element and the third radiation element. A sixth notch is formed between the first radiation element and the fourth radiation element.
US10615492B2	Multi-band, shark fin antenna for V2X communications A multi-band antenna suitable for use by vehicles has ports for Wi-Fi and DSRC signals, cellular signals, and GPS signals. A base substrate forms a ground plane, and a shark-fin shaped radiating substrate is transversely aligned with the base substrate. On a first side of the radiating substrate there is a first conductive feed strip with a vertical extending portion that is galvanically connected to the first port, and a second conductive feed strip that is galvanically connected to the second port. On a second side of the radiating substrate there is a first wide-slot that is capacitively coupled to the first and second feed strips, is galvanically connected to the base conductor, and overlaps with at least the extending-portion of the first feed strip. There also is a second wide-slot on the second side that extends from a back edge to a location between the first and second ports.
US10615482B2	Amplifier assemblies with multiple antenna structures and amplifiers Spatial power-combining devices with increased output power are disclosed. A spatial power-combining device includes a plurality of amplifier assemblies and each of the amplifier assemblies includes a plurality of amplifiers separately coupled to a plurality of antennas. An amplifier assembly includes a first amplifier sub-assembly and a second amplifier sub-assembly. The first amplifier sub-assembly includes a first amplifier, a first input antenna structure coupled to the first amplifier, and a first output antenna structure coupled to the first amplifier. The second amplifier sub-assembly includes a second amplifier, a second input antenna structure coupled to the second amplifier, and a second output antenna structure coupled to the second amplifier.
US10615481B2	Millimeter wave semiconductor apparatus including a microstrip to fin line interface to a waveguide member A millimeter wave semiconductor apparatus includes: a module substrate including the millimeter wave semiconductor chip mounted thereon; and a waveguide tube member constituting a package of the chip and the waveguide tube by including the waveguide tube and supporting the module substrate, the module substrate includes: a base member; a line pattern including a microstrip line portion, a fin line portion, and an interface portion formed on one of surfaces of the base member; a ground pattern formed on the other surface of the base member; and a cavity defined by a hole formed through the base member at a center portion thereof and a surface of the ground pattern on a side where the line pattern is formed as a bottom surface for mounting the chip on the bottom surface thereof, and the microstrip line portion and the chip are wire-bonded at the substantially same level.
US10615473B2	Polarization standing wave cavity assisted by anisotropic structures Waveguides in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dual-mode circular waveguide includes a cavity, a first end wall including a first handedness-preserving metasurface positioned at a first end of the cavity, and a second end wall including a second handedness-preserving metasurface positioned at a second end of the cavity.
US10615469B2	Capacity recovery method and capacity recovery system for secondary battery In a capacity recovery method for a secondary battery including a negative electrode active material layer having a facing portion that faces a positive electrode active material layer and a non-facing portion that does not face the positive electrode active material layer, the secondary battery is retained in a state where temperature of the non-facing portion is higher than temperature of the facing portion for a prescribed time.
US10615467B2	Battery pack monitoring system A battery pack monitoring system is provided with: a battery pack that includes a battery unit capable of supplying electric power to an electric-powered work vehicle, and can be attached to and detached from the electric-powered work vehicle; a detection mechanism configured to detect the state inside the battery pack or the state of the environment surrounding the battery pack with the battery pack detached from the electric-powered work vehicle; a detection mechanism power supply that is separate from the battery unit, and is capable of supplying electric power to the detection mechanism; a notification signal output unit configured to output a notification signal based on a result of the detection performed by the detection mechanism; and a notification device configured to perform notification based on the notification signal output by the notification signal output unit.
US10615465B2	Battery management system The disclosed battery management system generally includes at least one bi-directional balancing circuit and a power supply including a first battery module and a second battery module, each having at least one battery cell. The balancing circuit may be configured to transfer excess charge from one or more battery cells of the first battery module to one or more battery cells of the second battery module. By redistributing the level of charge within one or more battery cells, the balancing circuit can cause the overall charge of a power supply to last longer by taking advantage of excess charge found within one or more battery cells. Additionally, the balancing circuit may be connected to a bus bar that may be utilized to power additional accessories within a vehicle.
US10615464B2	Battery cell for a battery of a motor vehicle, battery and motor vehicle A battery cell for a battery of a motor vehicle with a battery cell housing, in which a galvanic element is housed. The battery cell can be electrically connected by way of two electrical connection terminals, to at least one other battery cell of the battery. The battery cell has an indicator device, on the basis of which a state of the battery cell can be identified from outside of the battery cell housing. The state depends on at least one parameter of the battery cell that can be detected or recorded by measurement technology, and the indicator device is designed for the purpose of indicating a change in the state of the battery cell. Furthermore, the invention relates to a battery having a plurality of such battery cells and to a motor vehicle having a battery.
US10615461B2	Lithium ion battery including lithium ion-exchanged zeolite particles An electrochemical cell of a secondary lithium ion battery includes lithium ion-exchanged zeolite particles or “lithiated zeolite particles” positioned along at least a portion of a lithium ion transport path through the electrochemical cell. The lithiated zeolite particles may be positioned within the lithium ion transport path through the electrochemical cell, for example, by being distributed throughout an electrolyte disposed between confronting anterior surfaces of a negative electrode and a positive electrode. Additionally or alternatively, the lithiated zeolite particles may be positioned within the lithium ion transport path through the electrochemical cell by being distributed throughout or deposited as a coating layer on the negative electrode, the positive electrode, and/or a porous separator sandwiched between the confronting anterior surfaces of the negative and positive electrodes.
US10615456B2	Additive for nonaqueous electrolyte solutions, nonaqueous electrolyte solution and electricity storage device Disclosed is an additive for nonaqueous electrolyte solutions, comprising a disulfonic acid amide compound represented by Formula (1). In Formula (1), A represents a CmH(2m-n)Zn, in which m represents an integer of 1 to 6, n represents an integer of 1 to 12, 2m-n is 0 or more, and Z represents a halogen atom, R1, R2, R3, and R4 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is substituted with a phenyl group optionally having a substituent, or the like, and R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 may be linked respectively to form an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms in total which forms a cyclic structure together with a nitrogen atom.
US10615455B2	Non-aqueous electrolytic solution and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same An object of the present invention 1 is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent general performance balance between durability performance and properties, such as a capacity, a resistance, and output characteristics. The present invention 1 is directed to a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which comprises: a positive electrode being capable of having occluded therein and releasing metal ions; a negative electrode being capable of having occluded therein and releasing metal ions, and comprising a negative electrode active material containing metal particles capable of forming an alloy together with Li and graphite particles; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains a compound represented by the general formula (A), and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution.
US10615441B2	Redox flow battery A redox flow battery includes a battery cell including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a membrane disposed between these two electrodes; a positive electrode electrolyte supplied to the positive electrode; and a negative electrode electrolyte supplied to the negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode electrolyte contains manganese ions and a phosphorus-containing substance, the negative electrode electrolyte contains at least one species of metal ions selected from titanium ions, vanadium ions, chromium ions, and zinc ions, and a concentration of the phosphorus-containing substance is 0.001 M or more and 1 M or less.
US10615438B2	Degradation detecting device for fuel cell stack, fuel cell system and managing method thereof A degradation detecting device for a fuel cell stack includes one or more sensors, a first detection module, a second detection module and a detection fusion module. The one or more sensors measure signals of two adjacent fuel cell groups to obtain a measurement of each of the two adjacent fuel cell groups. The first detection module detects a rate of change of deviation between the two measurements and generates a first detection result based on the detected rate of change of deviation. The second detection module detects a trending divergence between the two measurements and generates a second detection result based on the detected trending divergence. The detection fusion module fuses the first detection result and the second detection result to generate a final detection result of the fuel cell stack. A fuel cell system having the degradation detecting device and a managing method thereof are also disclosed.
US10615437B2	Fuel cell system including converter boosting output voltage based on duty ratio A fuel cell system including: a fuel cell; a voltage sensor that measures output voltage of the fuel cell; a converter that boosts the output voltage; and a control unit that controls the converter using a duty ratio including a feedforward term and a feedback term, the feedforward term being set to perform feedforward control, the feedback term being set to perform feedback control, wherein when the control unit causes the converter to boost the output voltage, and when the feedforward term calculated by specified Expression I exceeds an upper limit calculated by specified Expression II, the control unit causes the converter to boost the voltage output from the fuel cell with the duty ratio including the upper limit and the feedback term.
US10615434B2	Composition for solid oxide fuel cell sealant, sealant using same and method for preparing same The present specification relates to a composition for a solid oxide fuel cell sealant including P2O5, a sealant using the same and a method for manufacturing the same.
US10615433B2	Fuel cell stack seal structure and production method therefor A fuel cell stack seal structure of a fuel cell stack, the fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cell single cells that are stacked, each of the fuel cell single cells including a membrane electrode assembly and a pair of separators holding the membrane electrode assembly between the pair of separators, includes inner peripheral sealing members and an outer peripheral sealing member at peripheral edges of a pair of separators, in which the inner peripheral sealing members close a gap between inner peripheral ribs that protrude at least towards a mutually facing sides of the pair of separators, and the outer peripheral sealing member that closes a gap between outer peripheral ribs that protrude at least towards the mutually facing sides of the pair of separators. The inner peripheral sealing members and the outer peripheral sealing member form a first closed space between the inner peripheral sealing members and the outer peripheral sealing member. The outer peripheral sealing member has a notch that communicates the first closed space with the outside.
US10615429B2	Fuel cell and fuel cell stack The invention relates to a fuel cell stack (1), comprising: —bipolar plates (10), each having an active region (13a), wherein a surface of the bipolar plate is formed non-profiled at least in the active region (13a), —a membrane electrode assembly (20), arranged between two bipolar plates (10), and—a gas distribution layer (30) arranged between the membrane electrode assembly (20) and at least one of the bipolar plates (10), wherein the gas distribution layer (30) comprises a porous flow body (31). It is provided that the gas distribution layer (30) includes recesses (32) in the active region (13a).
US10615427B2	Flow field plates in fuel cells A method of producing a flow field plate for a fuel cell comprises over-profiling relief features in a die set to more accurately reproduce the intended flow channel features in the pressed plate. The process includes determining a target relief profile of features extending across the plate along at least a first dimension of the plate, modulating the relief profile with an over-profiling parameter, as a function of the first dimension; forming a die with the modulated relief profile; and pressing a flow field plate using the die with modulated relief profile to thereby produce the unmodulated, target relief profile in the flow field plate.
US10615425B2	Tin oxide, electrode catalyst for fuel cells, membrane electrode assembly, and solid polymer fuel cell Disclosed is a tin oxide containing antimony and at least one element A selected from the group consisting of tantalum, tungsten, niobium, and bismuth. The antimony and the at least one element A selected from the group consisting of tantalum, tungsten, niobium, and bismuth are preferably dissolved in a solid state in tin oxide. The ratio of the number of moles of the element A to the number of moles of antimony, i.e., [(the number of moles of the element A/the number of moles of antimony)], is preferably 0.1 to 10.
US10615420B2	Electrode slurry of solid oxide fuel cell, green sheet for electrode of solid oxide fuel cell, electrode of solid oxide fuel cell, and method for manufacturing solid oxide fuel cell and electrode of solid oxide fuel cell The present specification relates to an electrode slurry of a solid oxide fuel cell, a green sheet for an electrode of a solid oxide fuel cell, an electrode of a solid oxide fuel cell, a solid oxide fuel cell, and a method for manufacturing an electrode of a solid oxide fuel cell.
US10615418B1	Silicon-carbide reinforced anodes Compositions for use in an anode of a secondary battery, anodes, and lithium ion batteries are provided which include embedded silicon carbide nanofibers. Methods of production and use are further described.
US10615416B2	Battery negative electrode material A negative electrode material applied to a lithium battery or a sodium battery is provided. The negative electrode material is composed of a first chemical element, a second chemical element and a third chemical element with an atomic ratio of x, 1−x, and 2, wherein 0
US10615413B2	High voltage, high volumetric energy density li-ion battery using advanced cathode materials The disclosed embodiments provide a battery cell. The battery cell includes an anode containing an anode current collector and an anode active material disposed over the anode current collector. The battery cell also includes a cathode containing a cathode current collector and a cathode active material disposed over the cathode current collector. The cathode active material has a composition represented by xLi2MO3·(1-x)LiCoyM′(1-y)O2.
US10615412B2	Manganese oxide composition and method for preparing manganese oxide composition The present application relates to a method comprising: (a) providing a battery comprising a manganese oxide composition as a primary active material; and (b) cycling the battery by: (i) galvanostatically discharging the battery to a first Vcell; (ii) galvanostatically charging the battery to a second Vcell; and (iii) potentiostatically charging at the second Vcell for a first defined period of time. The present application also relates to a chemical composition produced by the method above. The present application also relates to a battery comprising a chemical composition having an X-ray diffractogram pattern expressing a Bragg peak at about 26°, said peak being of greatest intensity in comparison to other expressed Bragg peaks. The present application also relates to a battery comprising one or more chemical species, the one or more chemical species produced by cycling an activated composition.
US10615408B1	Hybrid primary lithium battery A hybrid battery is provided that includes a cathode active material containing a carbon fluoride material and a phthalocyanine compound, an anode active material consisting of lithium metal, a lithium alloy, or a combination thereof; and a porous separator interposed between the cathode active material and the anode active material. The carbon fluoride material has a carbon to fluoride ratio of about 0.5 to about 3.0, and the phthalocyanine compound has an average particle size in a range from greater than 50 nm to less than about 500 nm. A weight ratio between the carbon fluoride material and the phthalocyanine compound is between about 1:20 to about 20:1. The performance (e.g., rate and discharge capacity) of this hybrid primary lithium battery is significantly enhanced.
US10615407B2	Na—FeCl2 ZEBRA type battery An energy storage device comprising a cathode comprising: (i) an Fe source; (ii) at least one sulfur species and (iii) NaCl, wherein the mol percent of S is less than 10, based on the total moles of (i), (ii) and (iii).
US10615403B2	High purity lithium and associated products and processes High purity lithium and associated products are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a lithium metal product in which the lithium metal is obtained using a selective lithium ion conducting layer. The selective lithium ion conducting layer includes an active metal ion conducting glass or glass ceramic that conducts only lithium ions. The present lithium metal products produced using a selective lithium ion conducting layer advantageously provide for improved lithium purity when compared to commercial lithium metal. Pursuant to the present disclosure, lithium metal having a purity of at least 99.96 weight percent on a metals basis can be obtained.
US10615402B2	Battery water-refill plug A water-refill plug for automatically filling and refilling the cells of the battery has a housing forming a valve seat, and forming an upper and lower guides above and below the valve seat. A float is movable vertically in the housing below the seat in one of the cells of the battery. A valve body vertically movable independently of the float body has upper and lower end vertically slidable in the upper and lower guides. A magnetically attractable or repellable element or permanent magnet is provided on one of the bodies. Another permanent magnetic on the other of the bodies exerts a force via the element or magnet so the valve body is moved by the float body.
US10615401B2	Cylindrical batteries A cylindrical battery according to an aspect of the present invention includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate wound together via a separator, an electrolytic solution, a bottomed cylindrical housing can, and a sealing unit fixed by crimping of an open end of the housing can via a gasket. The sealing unit includes a valve member having a circular outline, a metal plate connected to a central portion of the valve member so as to be farther inside the battery than the valve member, and an annular insulating member disposed between an outer peripheral portion of the valve member and an outer peripheral portion of the metal plate. The valve member has a sloping region in which the thickness decreases or increases continuously along the radial direction.
US10615400B2	Battery with a safety device which can be reset, and also suitable pole stud for the battery A battery includes a housing, at least one individual cell arranged in the housing and including at least one positive electrode and at least one negative electrode, a positive pole stud passed through the housing and electrically connected to the at least one positive electrode and/or a negative pole stud passed through the housing and electrically connected to the at least one negative electrode, at least one electrical switch which can be pneumatically operated and changes its switching state in the event of an increase in pressure within the housing beyond a threshold value and thereby interrupts the electrical connection between at least one of the pole studs and an associated at least one electrode, and a resetting device with which an electrical connection which is interrupted as a result of a change in the switching state can be re-established without the housing having to be opened.
US10615399B2	Power terminal for implantable devices A battery terminal for an implantable battery is described. The battery terminal includes a foil stack, first and second side elements, and a weld joint coupling the foil stack and the side elements. The side elements define a varying height profile and a greatest height adjacent an inner surface of the side element in contact with the foil stack. Each element may define a height profile along the width that tapers toward an outer surface, biasing mass of the element close to the foil stack.
US10615397B2	Battery design with bussing integral to battery assembly A Lithium-Ion monoblock battery assembly including a housing having a cavity for receiving an electrode assembly. Also including a cover sealingly attached to the housing, and a bussing integrally molded with at least one of the housing and the cover.
US10615390B2	Electrode-composite separator assembly for lithium battery and battery including the same An electrode-composite separator assembly for a lithium battery, the electrode-composite separator assembly including an electrode; and a composite separator, wherein the composite separator includes a separator, and a coating film disposed on a surface of the separator, wherein the coating film includes a copolymer including an electrolyte-insoluble repeating unit and a repeating unit represented by Formula 1; and at least one selected from an inorganic particle and an organic-inorganic particle, wherein the electrode-composite separator assembly does not have an exothermic peak between 400° C. to 480° C. when analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry, wherein Formula 1 is wherein, in Formula 1, R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C5 alkyl group, and R4 is a C1-C10 alkyl group. Also, a lithium battery including the electrode-composite separator assembly.
US10615385B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes a first battery module, a second battery module, and a connector. The first battery module includes laminated cells and has a first outer surface. The second battery module includes laminated cells and has a second outer surface. The second battery module is provided adjacent to the first battery module. The connector has a plane surface and is provided on the first battery module and the second battery module such that the plane surface of the connector opposes the first outer surface and the second outer surface to connect the first battery module and the second battery module.
US10615383B2	Battery module, and battery pack and vehicle comprising same Disclosed is a battery module, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the battery module. The battery module includes: one or a plurality of unit modules; and a module case having an accommodation space therein in which the plurality of unit modules are placed, wherein the unit module includes: a tube-type unit case having a hollow formed therein; a plurality of battery cells configured in a can-type secondary battery form, located in the hollow of the unit case, disposed side by side along a length direction thereof and electrically connected to each other; and an electrode lead having a positive electrode lead located at one side of the unit module and a negative electrode lead located at the other side of the unit module.
US10615382B2	Cell module A cell module includes unit cells and holders. Each unit cell has an outer casing configured of two laminate films and including a housing portion that houses a power generating element and a sealing portion formed around the housing portion. Each holder includes a frame-shaped base portion disposed on the sealing portion, and an extension portion extending from the base portion onto the housing portion, and pressing a main surface portion at a position separated from a curved surface portion formed between a side surface portions and the main surface portion that are substantially perpendicular to each other of the housing portion. A plurality of unit cells is stacked on each other with the holders.
US10615381B2	Cap assembly for secondary battery The present invention relates to a cap assembly for a secondary battery mounted on an opening of a can. The cap assembly comprises: a top cap; a safety element disposed on a lower portion of the top cap; a safety vent disposed on a lower portion of the safety element; and a gasket surrounding edges of the top cap, the safety element, and the safety vent and mounted on the opening of the can, wherein an impact absorption part absorbing an impact from the gasket is disposed between an inner wall of the gasket and an outer circumferential surface of the safety vent.
US10615378B2	Reduced-pressure drying apparatus A reduced-pressure drying apparatus, for drying solution on a substrate in a chamber in a depressurized state, includes a solvent collecting unit that is a net-shaped plate configured to temporarily collect a solvent in the solution vaporized from the substrate. The solvent collecting unit is provided to face the substrate in the chamber, and the net-shaped plate has an opening ratio of 60% to 80% and a thermal capacity of 850 J/K or less per 1 m2.
US10615375B2	Organic light-emitting display panel, electronic device and method for manufacturing the same The invention discloses an organic light-emitting display panel, an electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic light-emitting display panel includes: pixel regions on a substrate which emit light of various colors; each pixel region includes a first electrode, a light-emitting functional layer and a second electrode, one of the first electrode and the second electrode is light exit side electrode(s); an optical coupling layer is set on one side of the light exit side electrode far from the light-emitting functional layer; the refractive index of the optical coupling layer in the blue light wavelength region is 2 to 2.3; the difference between the refractive index of the optical coupling layer in the blue light wavelength region and that in the green light wavelength region is less than or equal to 0.2.
US10615374B2	Display unit and electronic apparatus A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of pixels that are disposed in a regular manner; a plurality of first openings that are provided in each of the plurality of pixels; and one or more second openings that are provided in at least a portion of a peripheral edge of each of the plurality of pixels that are disposed in a regular manner.
US10615369B2	Display panel comprising module hole and blocking groove in display area and electronic device having the same A display panel includes: a base substrate including a front surface and a rear surface, and a display area and a periphery area adjacent to the display area when viewed in a plane; a pixel layer including a plurality of pixels in the display area; and a cover layer on the base substrate and including an inorganic material, and the base substrate includes: a module hole defined in the display area and passing through the front surface and the rear surface of the base substrate; and a blocking groove adjacent to the module hole and recessed from the front surface of the base substrate, and the cover layer includes a passing-through portion covering the front surface of the base substrate and overlapping the blocking groove.
US10615368B2	Encapsulating film stacks for OLED applications with desired profile control Embodiments described herein generally relate to a method and apparatus for encapsulating an OLED structure, more particularly, to a TFE structure for an OLED structure with desired profile control of the TFE structure. In one example, a method for forming a thin film encapsulation structure over an OLED structure includes forming a thin film encapsulation structure over an OLED structure disposed on a substrate, and performing a plasma treatment process to the thin film encapsulation structure by supplying a treatment gas mixture including a halogen containing gas to the thin film encapsulation structure.
US10615367B2	Display device having encapsulation layer A display device includes: a substrate on which a display area and a non-display area are defined; a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate in the display area; and an encapsulation layer disposed on the pixels to cover the pixels, where the encapsulation layer including a first region and a second region different from the first region. The encapsulation layers has a thickness in a range of 1.75 μm to 4.0 μm, and the ratio of a thickness of the second region of the encapsulation layer to a thickness of the first region of the encapsulation layer is in a range of 0.95 to 1.0.
US10615364B2	Display panel and manufacturing method thereof A display panel includes a substrate which includes a display region and a non-display region. The display panel further includes a plurality of OLED cells provided in the display region; a monitoring electrode provided in the non-display region, the monitoring electrode being capable of reacting with water and/or oxygen so that the resistance thereof changes; and a thin film encapsulation layer at least covering the display region and the monitoring electrode. A manufacturing method of the display panel is also provided.
US10615358B1	Light-emitting device with high carrier mobility QD layer A light-emitting device includes an emissive layer in which first and second charge carriers recombine to emit light; a first electrode from which the first charge carriers are generated and a second electrode from which the second charge carriers are generated; a first charge transport layer that injects the first charge carriers from the first electrode into the emissive layer; and a second charge transport layer that injects the second charge carriers from the second electrode into the emissive layer. The emissive layer includes quantum dots having a core in which the first and second charge carriers recombine and a shell, and at least a portion of the quantum dots have a Quasi-Type II configuration in which the first charge carriers are confined to the core and the second charge carriers are non-confined charge carriers that are not confined to the core or the shell. The confined charge carriers may be the electrons and the non-confined charge carriers may be the holes, or vice versa.
US10615356B2	Electric device with quantum dot emissive layer, and display device comprising the same An electronic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, an emission layer comprising a plurality of quantum dots, wherein the emission layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first charge auxiliary layer disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an optical functional layer disposed on the second electrode on a side opposite the emission layer, wherein the first electrode includes a reflecting electrode, wherein the second electrode is a light-transmitting electrode, wherein a region between the optical functional layer and the first electrode comprises a microcavity structure, and a refractive index of the optical functional layer is greater than or equal to a refractive index of the second electrode.
US10615353B2	Manufacturing method of organic thin film transistor A method for manufacturing an organic thin film transistor includes steps of: forming a graphene layer on a surface of a metal substrate; covering a surface of the graphene layer with an organic solution and heating the graphene layer to form organic semiconductor nano lines on the surface of the graphene layer; and transferring the organic semiconductor nano lines to a target substrate. The graphene layer is formed on the surface of the metal substrate in mass production. The organic semiconductor nano lines (monocrystalline semiconductor) are grown in mass production by the graphene layer. The semiconductor layer having organic thin film transistors is formed after transferring the organic semiconductor nano lines on the target substrate. A large amount of the organic semiconductor nano lines can be formed simultaneously on the surface of the metal substrate with a large area.
US10615351B2	Flexible display assembly including a first inorganic layer formed in bending region having a thickness less than a second inorganic layer formed in non-bending region, a manufacturing method for forming the same, and a display panel A flexible display assembly, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel are provided. The flexible display assembly comprises a display layer, a first thin film layer, and a second thin film layer. The display layer comprises a non-bending region and a bending region. The first thin film layer comprises at least a first inorganic layer and organic layer formed sequentially in the bending region. The second thin film layer comprises and a second inorganic layer and organic layer formed sequentially in the non-bending region. A modulus difference between the first inorganic layer and the display layer is less than that between the second inorganic layer and the display layer, and/or a thickness of the first inorganic layer is less than that of the second inorganic layer; a thickness of the first thin film layer is equal to that of the second thin film layer.
US10615350B2	Organic light-emitting element and display apparatus Provided is an organic light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime. The organic light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer placed between the pair of electrodes, in which the organic compound layer includes an iridium complex having a benzo[f]isoquinoline of a specific structure as a ligand and a metal complex compound of a specific structure.
US10615348B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, the emission layer includes a host and a fluorescent dopant, the organic light-emitting device satisfies Equation 1, the host includes a compound represented by Formulae 1, 2, or 3, and the fluorescent dopant satisfies Equation 2, wherein Formulae 1-3 and Equations 1-2 are the same as described in the specification.
US10615347B2	Organic compound, and organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting display device including the same The present invention provides an organic compound for an organic light emitting diode. The organic compound is represented by: The organic compound is capable of reducing a driving voltage of an organic light emitting diode by an excellent charge transporting property. The present invention also provides an organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting display device including the organic compound.
US10615345B2	Method and device for using an organic underlayer to enable crystallization of disordered organic thin films Measurements on organic single crystals reveal remarkable optical and electrical characteristics compared to disordered films but practical device applications require uniform, pinhole-free films. Disclosed herein is a process to reliably convert as-deposited amorphous thin films to ones that are highly crystalline, with grains on the order of hundreds of microns. The disclosed method results in films that are pinhole-free and that possess grains that individually are single crystal domains.
US10615343B2	Formulations and electronic devices The present invention relates to a formulation comprising at least one organofunctional material which can be employed for the production of functional layers of electronic devices, and at least one aromatic compound. The present invention furthermore relates to electronic devices which are obtainable from these formulations.
US10615340B2	Resistance random access memory device and preparing method thereof The present disclosure relates to a resistive random access memory device and a preparing method of the resistive random access memory device, including: a first resistance change layer formed on a first electrode and comprising an organic metal halide having a three-dimensional perovskite crystal structure; a second resistance change layer formed on the first resistance change layer and comprising an organic metal halide having a two-dimensional perovskite crystal structure; and a second electrode formed on the second resistance change layer.
US10615338B2	Phase-change material (PCM) contacts with slot lower portions and contact dielectric for reducing parasitic capacitance and improving manufacturability in PCM RF switches In fabricating a radio frequency (RF) switch, a phase-change material (PCM) and a heating element underlying an active segment of the PCM are provided. A contact uniformity support layer is formed over the PCM. The PCM and the contact uniformity support layer are patterned. A contact dielectric is formed over the contact uniformity support layer. Slot lower portions of PCM contacts are formed extending through the contact dielectric and through the contact uniformity support layer, and connected to passive segments of the PCM. Wide upper portions of the PCM contacts are formed over the contact dielectric and over the slot lower portions of the PCM contacts. The contact dielectric separates the wide upper portions of the PCM contacts from the heating element so as to reduce parasitic capacitance of the RF switch. The contact uniformity support layer maintains a substantially constant thickness of the passive segments of the PCM.
US10615337B2	Process for creating a high density magnetic tunnel junction array test platform A method for a photo and/or electron beam lithographic fabricating processes for producing a pillar array test device. The method includes receiving a wafer having a plurality of bit cells arranged in a grid and etching a plurality of bottom electrode traces to connect a plurality of bottom electrode pads in a centrally located bit cell to each of the bit cells in the grid. The method further includes fabricating an array of magnetic tunnel junction pillars onto each respective pad in the centrally located bit cell. The wafer is then planarized. The method further includes etching a plurality of top electrode traces to connect the plurality of magnetic tunnel junction pillars to each of the bit cells in the grid, and outputting the wafer for subsequent testing.
US10615333B2	Semiconductor device The vertical Hall element includes: a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first electrode set formed in a surface of the semiconductor layer and including a first drive current supply electrode, a Hall voltage output electrode, and a second drive current supply electrode aligned along a straight line extending in a first direction in this order; and second to fifth electrode sets each having the same configuration as the configuration of the first electrode set and aligned with the first electrode set along a straight line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The Hall voltage output electrode has a first depth, the first and second drive current supply electrodes have a second depth that is larger than the first depth.
US10615329B2	Piezoelectric actuator A piezoelectric actuator includes a suspension plate, a piezoelectric ceramic plate, an outer frame and a bracket. The suspension plate is permitted to undergo a curvy vibration from a middle portion to a periphery portion. The piezoelectric ceramic plate is attached on the suspension plate. When a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric ceramic plate, the suspension plate is driven to undergo the curvy vibration. The outer frame is arranged around the suspension plate. The bracket is connected between the suspension plate and the outer frame for elastically supporting the suspension plate, and includes an intermediate part formed in a vacant space between the suspension plate and the outer frame and in parallel with the outer frame and the suspension plate, a first connecting part arranged between the intermediate part and the suspension plate, and a second connecting part arranged between the intermediate part and the outer frame.
US10615328B2	Piezoelectric actuator, piezoelectric motor, robot, hand, and pump A piezoelectric actuator includes a first piezoelectric element that outputs a first signal when being driven, a second piezoelectric element that outputs a second signal when being driven, a signal combining part that delays phase of the second signal and outputs a composite signal by combination of the second signal and the first signal, and a drive state determination part that determines respective drive states of the first piezoelectric element and the second piezoelectric element based on the composite signal.
US10615327B2	Monolithic ceramic electronic component A monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a stack of ceramic layers. Inner electrodes are disposed within the ceramic body and include exposed portions at the end surfaces of the ceramic body. A pair of outer electrodes is arranged on the end surfaces of the ceramic body so as to extend from the end surfaces to the main surfaces and side surfaces of the ceramic body. Each of the outer electrodes includes a lower electrode layer provided on the ceramic body, an intermediate electrode layer located on the lower electrode layer and defined by a plated Ni layer, and an upper electrode layer located on the intermediate electrode layer and defined by a plated Pd layer. A thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the main surfaces and the side surfaces of the ceramic body is larger than a thickness of the intermediate electrode layer on the end surfaces of the ceramic body.
US10615322B2	Photon extraction from nitride ultraviolet light-emitting devices In various embodiments, a rigid lens is attached to a light-emitting semiconductor die via a layer of encapsulant having a thickness insufficient to prevent propagation of thermal expansion mismatch-induced strain between the rigid lens and the semiconductor die.
US10615317B2	Material for an electronic device A material for an electronic device includes a substance arranged to emit light in a predetermined range of wavelength upon receiving an excitation energy, wherein the substance includes a plurality of carbon nitride particles and a siloxane material. A method of producing the material and a light emitting device including the material are also described.
US10615315B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a mounting board, a light emitting element, first and second light reflecting members, a light transmissive member, and a sealing member. The first light reflecting member surrounds a lateral surface of the light emitting element while a top surface is exposed. The second light reflecting member surrounds an outer periphery of the light emitting element, and is in contact with the first light reflecting member with at least a part of the second light reflecting member being positioned higher than the first light reflecting member. The light transmissive member includes a wavelength conversion substance, and is disposed inside the second light reflecting member and positioned higher than a lower surface of the light emitting element. The sealing member covers the second light reflecting member and the light transmissive member. An outer edge of the sealing member coincides with an outer edge of the mounting board.
US10615313B2	Display device A display device including a backplane, a plurality of light-emitting devices, a first distributed Bragg reflector layer and a second distributed Bragg reflector layer is provided. The light-emitting devices are disposed on the backplane. The first distributed Bragg reflector layer is disposed between the backplane and the light-emitting devices. The light-emitting devices are disposed between the first distributed Bragg reflector layer and the second distributed Bragg reflector layer. A projected area of the first distributed Bragg reflector layer on the backplane is larger than a projected area of one of the light-emitting devices on the backplane or a projected area of the second distributed Bragg reflector layer on the backplane is larger than a projected area of one light-emitting device on the backplane.
US10615312B2	Semiconductor element and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor element includes a semiconductor layer, a carbide substrate, and a reflective layer. The carbide substrate is provided on the semiconductor layer. The reflective layer is provided on the carbide substrate such that the carbide substrate is sandwiched between the semiconductor layer and the reflective layer. The reflective layer includes silver and at least one of oxide particles and nitride particles.
US10615310B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting element, and a plurality of bumps. The light emitting element is mounted on the substrate. The bumps connect the substrate and the light emitting element. The bumps are arranged in a plurality of columns extending parallel to one side of an outer edge of the light emitting element. A distance between adjacent ones of the bumps in one of the columns arranged closest to the outer edge of the light emitting element is larger than a distance between adjacent ones of the bumps arranged on an inner side of the light emitting element in a plan view.
US10615306B2	Method of separating light emitting devices formed on a substrate wafer A method according to embodiments of the invention includes providing a light emitting semiconductor structure grown on a substrate. The substrate has a front side and a back side opposite the front side. Notches are formed in the substrate. The notches extend from the front side of the substrate into the substrate. After forming notches in the substrate, the back side of the substrate is thinned to expose the notches.
US10615294B2	Variable capacitor A variable capacitor includes a mesa on a substrate. The mesa has multiple III-V semiconductor layers and includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side has a first sloped portion and a first horizontal portion. The second side has a second sloped portion and a second horizontal portion. A control terminal is on a third side of the mesa. A first terminal is on the first side of the mesa. The first terminal is disposed on the first horizontal portion and the first sloped portion. A second terminal is also on the substrate.
US10615293B2	Diode and method of manufacturing diode A diode is provided, the diode including: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, configured to have a trench structure and be an epitaxial layer of a wide gap semiconductor; a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, configured to be at least in contact with a side wall of the trench structure and be an epitaxial layer of the wide gap semiconductor; and an electrode configured to be in contact with the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, on the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type.
US10615289B2	Nonvolatile charge trap memory device having a high dielectric constant blocking region An embodiment of a nonvolatile charge trap memory device is described. In one embodiment, the device comprises a channel comprising silicon overlying a surface on a substrate electrically connecting a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region of the memory device, and a gate stack intersecting and overlying at least a portion of the channel, the gate stack comprising a tunnel oxide abutting the channel, a split charge-trapping region abutting the tunnel oxide, and a multi-layer blocking dielectric abutting the split charge-trapping region. The split charge-trapping region includes a first charge-trapping layer comprising a nitride closer to the tunnel oxide, and a second charge-trapping layer comprising a nitride overlying the first charge-trapping layer. The multi-layer blocking dielectric comprises at least a high-K dielectric layer.
US10615288B1	Integration scheme for non-volatile memory on gate-all-around structure A integrated device including a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a nanosheet field effect transistor (FET) and a method of fabricating the device include patterning fins for a channel region of the NVM and the FET. The method also includes depositing an organic planarization layer (OPL) and a block mask to protect the fins for the channel region of the FET, conformally depositing a set of layers that make up an NVM structure in conjunction with the channel region of the NVM while protecting the fins for the channel region of the FET with the OPL and the block mask, and removing the OPL and the block mask protecting the fins for the channel region of the FET. Source and drain regions of the NVM and the FET are formed, and a gate of the FET is formed while protecting the NVM by depositing another OPL and another block mask.
US10615282B2	Thin-film transistor and manufacturing method thereof, array substrate, and display apparatus The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a thin-film transistor and a thin-film transistor manufactured thereby, an array substrate and a display apparatus. The method comprises: forming a first layer; forming at least one etch stopper over the first layer; forming a second layer over the first layer and the at least one etch stopper; forming at least one contact via in the second layer, such that a bottom opening of each contact via contacts with a top surface of one etch stopper; and forming at least one electrode in the at least one contact via, such that each electrode extends in one contact via respectively, and is in contact with, and electrically coupled with, the one etch stopper. The at least one etch stopper comprises a composition. The composition is capable of blocking etching to the first layer during formation of the at least one contact via in the second layer; and the composition also has one of the following characteristics: an oxidization product of the composition is readily removable by a solution; an oxidization product is conductive; or the composition is resistant to oxidization.
US10615279B2	FinFET with dielectric isolation after gate module for improved source and drain region epitaxial growth A method forming a semiconductor device that in one embodiment includes forming a gate structure on a channel region of fin structures, and forming a flowable dielectric material on a source region portion and a drain region portion of the fin structures. The flowable dielectric material is present at least between adjacent fin structures of the plurality of fin structures filling a space between the adjacent fin structures. An upper surface of the source region portion and the drain region portion of fin structures is exposed. An epitaxial semiconductor material is formed on the upper surface of the source region portion and the drain region portion of the fin structures.
US10615277B2	VFET CMOS dual epitaxy integration Vertical field effect transistor complementary metal oxide semiconductor (VFET CMOS) structures and methods of fabrication include a single mask level for forming the dual source/drains in both the NFET region and the PFET region. The VFET CMOS structures and methods of fabrication further include equal epi-to-channel distances in both the NFET region and PFET regions.
US10615274B2	Vertical semiconductor device with improved ruggedness A vertical semiconductor device includes a substrate, a buffer layer over the substrate, and a drift layer over the buffer layer. The substrate has a first doping type and a first doping concentration. The buffer layer has the first doping type and a second doping concentration that is less than the first doping concentration. The drift layer has the first doping type and a third doping concentration that is less than the second doping concentration.
US10615272B2	Method for producing IGBT with dV/dt controllability A method of processing a semiconductor device includes: providing a semiconductor body with a drift region; forming trenches extending into the semiconductor body along a vertical direction and arranged adjacent to each other along a first lateral direction; providing a mask arrangement having a lateral structure so that some of the trenches are exposed and at least one of the trenches is covered by the mask arrangement along the first lateral direction; subjecting the semiconductor body and the mask arrangement to a dopant material providing step to form a plurality of doping regions of a second conductivity type below bottoms of the exposed trenches; removing the mask arrangement; subjecting the semiconductor body to a temperature annealing step so that the doping regions extend in parallel to the first lateral direction and overlap to form a barrier region of the second conductivity type adjacent to the bottoms of the exposed trenches.
US10615270B2	Method of making split gate non-volatile flash memory cell A method of forming a non-volatile memory cell on a substrate having memory cell and logic circuit regions by forming a pair of conductive floating gates in the memory cell region, forming a first source region in the substrate between the pair of floating gates, forming a polysilicon layer in both regions, forming an oxide layer over the polysilicon layer in the logic circuit region, performing a chemical-mechanical polish of the polysilicon layer in the memory cell area leaving a first block of the polysilicon layer between the floating gates that is separated from remaining portions of the polysilicon layer, and selectively etching portions of the polysilicon layer to result in: second and third blocks of the polysilicon layer disposed in outer regions of the memory cell area, and a fourth block of the polysilicon layer in the logic circuit region.
US10615265B2	Gate cut and fin trim isolation for advanced integrated circuit structure fabrication Embodiments of the disclosure are in the field of advanced integrated circuit structure fabrication and, in particular, 10 nanometer node and smaller integrated circuit structure fabrication and the resulting structures. In an example, a method includes forming a plurality of fins and forming a plurality of gate structures over the plurality of fins. A dielectric material structure is formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of gate structures. A portion of a first of the plurality of gate structures is removed to expose a first portion of each of the plurality of fins, and a portion of a second of the plurality of gate structures is removed to expose a second portion of each of the plurality of fins. The exposed first portion of each of the plurality of fins is removed, but the exposed second portion of each of the plurality of fins is not removed.
US10615263B2	Semiconductor devices and methods for forming the same A semiconductor device and methods for forming the same are provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a first conductive type, forming an epitaxial layer having the first conductive type on the substrate, forming a trench in the epitaxial layer, forming a first insulating layer in the trench and on the top surface of the epitaxial layer, forming a shield electrode and a mask layer on the first insulating layer in order, using the mask layer to remove a portion of the first insulating layer, wherein the top surface of the first insulating layer is higher than the top surface of the shield electrode after removing the portion of the first insulating layer, removing the mask layer, forming a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer and the shield electrode, and forming a gate electrode on the second insulating layer.
US10615262B2	Transistor array substrate and display panel using the same A display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a display layer and transistors. One of the transistors includes a gate electrode disposed on the base plate, a first insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode, an active layer disposed on the first insulating layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the active layer, wherein the active layer includes a channel region between the source electrode and the drain electrode. At least one of the source and drain electrodes includes a first conductive layer disposed on the active layer, and a second conductive layer disposed on and contacting the first conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer exposes a portion of top surface of the first conductive layer so that the first conductive layer possesses a first protrusion portion protruding from the edge of the second conductive layer and extending towards the channel region.
US10615260B1	Method for forming FinFET device structure A low electrical and thermal resistance FinFET device includes a semiconductor body, a fin body on the substrate wafer, an isolation structure forming a fin connecting region, a gate dielectric on the fin body extending above the isolation structure, a FinFET gate electrode on the gate dielectric, a heavily-doped buried layer in the semiconductor body extending under said fin, and a vertical conductive region extending from the semiconductor body surface to the heavily-doped buried layer. Additionally, a fin body-to-buried layer implanted region disposed in the fin connecting region provides a low electrical and thermal resistance shunt from the fin body to the heavily-doped buried layer.
US10615259B2	Semiconductor device, related manufacturing method, and related electronic device A semiconductor device may include the following elements: a first doped portion; a second doped portion; an enclosing member, which encloses both the first doped portion and the second doped portion; a first barrier, which directly contacts the first doped portion; a second barrier, which directly contacts the second doped portion; a dielectric member, which is positioned between the first barrier and the second barrier and directly contacts each of the first barrier and the second barrier; a third barrier, which directly contacts the first doped portion; and a device component, wherein a portion of the device component is positioned between the dielectric member and the third barrier.
US10615254B2	Semiconductor device including a super junction structure in a SiC semiconductor body An embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a SiC semiconductor body region having a body region of a first conductivity type, a drift zone of a second conductivity type, and a compensation structure of the first conductivity type. The compensation structure and a drift zone section of the drift zone form a super junction structure. The compensation structure adjoins the body region and is positioned entirely below the body region in a vertical direction perpendicular to a surface of the SiC semiconductor body. The compensation structure includes a first compensation sub-structure and a second compensation sub-structure. The first compensation sub-structure and the second compensation sub-structure are arranged above one another in the vertical direction. A width of the compensation structure changes along the vertical direction.
US10615253B2	Semiconductor device having separation structure A semiconductor device and its manufacturing method, relating to semiconductor techniques, are presented. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, comprising an NMOS region that has a first groove; and a first separation structure, comprising: a first liner layer on the bottom of the first groove and a side surface of a lower portion of the first groove, a first separation material layer on the first liner layer filling the lower portion of the first groove, a second liner layer on a side surface of an upper portion of the first groove, and a second separation material layer on the first separation material layer and the second liner layer filling the upper portion of the first groove. This inventive concepts improves the performance of an NMOS device.
US10615248B1	On-die capacitor for a VLSI chip with backside metal plates Structure and method for a backside capacitor using through-substrate vias (TSVs) and backside metal plates. The structure includes: a substrate, a device layer over the substrate, a first plurality of metal layers connected to the device layer, where the device layer and the first plurality of metal layers are disposed on a first side of the substrate, and a second plurality of metal layers disposed on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side, where the second plurality of metal layers form at least one capacitor and where a plurality of through-substrate vias (TSVs) extend between the first plurality of metal layers and the second plurality of metal layers.
US10615247B2	Capacitor including first electrode, dielectric layer, and second electrode, image sensor, method for manufacturing capacitor, and method for manufacturing image sensor A capacitor includes a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a dielectric layer which is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric layer is made of at least one selected from the group consisting of a hafnium oxide and a zirconium oxide. A thickness of the dielectric layer is 12 nm or more. The dielectric layer has a monoclinic crystal system structure. A concentration of hydrogen in the dielectric layer is 2.5×1021 atoms/cm3 or less.
US10615244B2	OLED display panel having reset signal lines to reset pixel units and display device with the same Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an OLED display panel and a display device, wherein the display panel includes an array substrate, a reset signal line and a power signal line. The reset signal line and the power signal line are respectively connected to pixel units of the array substrate. Therein, the power signal line is used to transmit a power voltage to the pixel units of array substrate such that the pixel units can operate, and the reset signal line is used to transmit reset voltage to the pixel units of the array substrate to reset the pixel units. The reset signal line includes a connection line connected to the pixel units of the array substrate, and a current direction in the power signal line is the same as that in the connection line.
US10615243B2	Light-emitting device comprising flexible substrate and light-emitting element The light-emitting device includes a flexible substrate, a lower barrier layer positioned above the flexible substrate, a light-emitting element and a thin-film transistor controlling the light-emitting element positioned above the lower barrier layer, a first upper barrier layer positioned above the light-emitting element and including a first inorganic material, and a second upper barrier layer positioned above the thin-film transistor and including a second inorganic material. The first upper barrier layer and the second upper barrier layer are spaced from each other at least in a region between the light-emitting element and the thin-film transistor.
US10615241B2	Display device A display device according to one or more embodiments includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a connector attached to the display panel; a display drive unit mounted on the connector; a touch sensor arranged over the display panel; a first adhesive layer between the touch sensor and the display panel; a window arranged over the touch sensor; and a second adhesive layer between the window and the touch sensor. A horizontal distance between the second adhesive layer and the display drive unit may be equal to or less than a horizontal distance between the display panel and the display drive unit.
US10615240B2	Organic light-emitting diode display An organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a plurality of pixels formed in a plurality of intersection areas of a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines. Each of the pixels includes a storage capacitor configured to store a data voltage, at least one target transistor having one end electrically connected to a current path of the storage capacitor, an organic light emitting layer, and a first electrode of an OLED formed over the organic light emitting layer. The first electrode includes a first electrode extension configured to block at least a portion of the target transistor from light.
US10615233B2	Display containing improved pixel architectures The invention relates to improved Organic Light Emitting Transistor (OLET) pixel architecture for OLET based displays.
US10615224B2	Memory cell, memory cell array and operating method thereof A memory cell includes a bit line and a reset line sharing a same line, a word line, a first diode including a first N-well region in a substrate, and a first P-type doped region adjacent to the first N-well region that is coupled to a set line, a second diode spaced apart from the first diode and including a second N-well region in the substrate, a first N-type doped region and a second P-type doped region spaced apart from each other and adjacent to the second N-well region, the second P-type doped region coupled to the bit line and the reset line, a bottom electrode coupled to the first P-type doped region and the first N-type doped region, a top electrode coupled to the word line, and a data storage material layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode.
US10615221B2	Solid state transducer devices, including devices having integrated electrostatic discharge protection, and associated systems and methods Solid state transducer devices having integrated electrostatic discharge protection and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state transducer device includes a solid state emitter, and an electrostatic discharge device carried by the solid state emitter. In some embodiments, the electrostatic discharge device and the solid state emitter share a common first contact and a common second contact. In further embodiments, the solid state lighting device and the electrostatic discharge device share a common epitaxial substrate. In still further embodiments, the electrostatic discharge device is positioned between the solid state lighting device and a support substrate.
US10615220B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate in which a through hole is formed, a first wiring that is provided on a first surface of the semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer provided on an inner surface of the through hole and a second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a second wiring that is provided on a surface of the insulating layer and electrically connected to the first wiring in an opening. The surface of the insulating layer includes a first region, a second region, a third region, a fourth region that is curved to continuously connect the first and the second regions, and a fifth region that is curved to continuously connect the second and the third regions. An average inclination angle of the second region is smaller than that of the first region and is smaller than that of the inner surface.
US10615218B2	X-ray detector The present invention provides an X-ray detector and a manufacturing method thereof, the manufacturing method comprising: forming an X-ray to visible light converting layer, under which a photoelectric converting layer and a signal processing layer are provided in sequence; providing a soft insulating material on the X-ray to visible light converting layer to form a protective layer; and forming a bendable grid layer on the protective layer.
US10615217B2	Image sensors with vertically stacked photodiodes and vertical transfer gates Image sensors may include multiple vertically stacked photodiodes interconnected using vertical deep trench transfer gates. A first n-epitaxial layer may be formed on a residual substrate; a first p-epitaxial layer may be formed on the first n-epitaxial layer; a second n-epitaxial layer may be formed on the first p-epitaxial layer; a second p-epitaxial layer may be formed on the second n-epitaxial layer; and so on. The n-epitaxial layers may serve as accumulation regions for the different epitaxial photodiodes. A separate color filter array is not needed. The vertical transfer gates may be a deep trench that is filled with doped conductive material, lined with gate dielectric liner, and surrounded by a p-doped region. Image sensors formed in this way may be used to support a rolling shutter configuration or a global shutter configuration and can either be front-side illuminated or backside illuminated.
US10615215B2	Solid-state imaging device with charge holding section between trenched transfer gate sections, manufacturing method of same, and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel having a photoelectric conversion element which generates a charge in response to incident light, a first transfer gate which transfers the charge from the photoelectric conversion element to a charge holding section, and a second transfer gate which transfers the charge from the charge holding section to a floating diffusion. The first transfer gate includes a trench gate structure having at least two trench gate sections embedded in a depth direction of a semiconductor substrate, and the charge holding section includes a semiconductor region positioned between adjacent trench gate sections.
US10615214B2	Semiconductor device, solid-state imaging device with tantalum oxide layer formed by diffusing a material of an electrode of necessity or a counter electrode A semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer that includes an active region, semiconductor elements that are formed using the active region, connection regions that are obtained by metalizing parts of the semiconductor layer in an island shape isolated from the active region, an insulation film that is formed to cover one main surface side of the semiconductor layer, electrodes that are disposed to face the semiconductor elements and the connection regions via the insulation film, and contacts that penetrate through the insulation film to be selectively formed in portions according to necessity among portions that connect the semiconductor elements or the connection regions to the electrodes.
US10615211B2	Semiconductor device, solid-state image sensor and camera system The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a solid-state image sensor and a camera system capable of reducing the influence of noise at a connection between chips without a special circuit for communication and reducing the cost as a result. The semiconductor device includes: a first chip; and a second chip, wherein the first chip and the second chip are bonded to have a stacked structure, the first chip has a high-voltage transistor circuit mounted thereon, the second chip has mounted thereon a low-voltage transistor circuit having lower breakdown voltage than the high-voltage transistor circuit, and wiring between the first chip and the second chip is connected through a via formed in the first chip.
US10615207B2	Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer on which a plurality of pixels are arranged along a light-receiving surface being a main surface of the semiconductor layer, photoelectric conversion units provided for the respective pixels in the semiconductor layer, and a trench element isolation area formed by providing an insulating layer in a trench pattern formed on a light-receiving surface side of the semiconductor layer, the trench element isolation area being provided at a position displaced from a pixel boundary between the pixels.
US10615206B2	Image-sensor module An image-sensor module includes an image sensor and a protective layer that covers a subregion of an image-sensor surface of the image sensor, where at least two edge regions of the image-sensor surface, for example, edge regions situated at opposite edges of the image sensor, are not covered by the protective layer.
US10615204B2	Solid-state image pickup device and method of making the same A solid-state image pickup device includes a semiconductor substrate in which photoelectric conversion units are arranged. An insulator is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The insulator has holes associated with the respective photoelectric conversion units. Members are arranged in the respective holes. A light-shielding member is disposed on the opposite side of one of the members from the semiconductor substrate, such that only the associated photoelectric conversion unit is shielded from light. In the solid-state image pickup device, the holes are simultaneously formed and the members are simultaneously formed.
US10615201B2	Image sensor and method of manufacturing the same In manufacturing an image sensor for FPD having an oxide semiconductor TFT as a switching element, a large amount of hydrogen contained in raw gas is diffused in the oxide semiconductor at the time of forming a-Si photo diode (PD) which is a photoelectric conversion element, causing significant variation in the characteristic of TFT which may thereby not operate. In an image sensor in which an oxide semiconductor TFT and a-Si PD are formed on a substrate in this order, a gas barrier film is disposed between the oxide semiconductor TFT and the PD, and the drain terminal (drain metal) of the oxide semiconductor TFT is connected to one terminal (lower electrode) of the PD via connection wiring (bridge wiring) formed on a protective film arranged over the PD.
US10615198B1	Isolation structures in film-based image sensors A method for fabricating an optoelectronic device includes forming an isolation structure between an array of pixel electrodes and a built-in pad (BIP) on a dielectric layer of an integrated circuit, depositing a photosensitive film over the dielectric layer, such that at least one pinch point is formed in the photosensitive film at an edge of the isolation structure. The method further includes depositing an electrode layer, which is at least partially transparent, over the photosensitive film, etching away the photosensitive film from the BIP, and after etching away the photosensitive film, depositing a metal layer over the BIP and in contact with the electrode layer.
US10615197B2	Quantum dot photodetector apparatus and associated methods An apparatus comprising at least one pair of a first inner and second outer photodetector, each photodetector comprising a channel member, respective source and drain electrodes configured to enable a flow of electrical current through the channel member between the source and drain electrodes, and a plurality of quantum dots configured to generate electron-hole pairs on exposure to incident electromagnetic radiation to produce a detectable change in the electrical current flowing through the channel member. The first inner and second outer photodetectors are configured to generate electron-hole pairs which produce an increase and decrease in electrical current through the channel members. The first inner and the second outer photodetectors share a common channel member, which is partitioned by one or more of the respective source and drain electrodes respectively extending in two dimensions such that the first inner photodetector is defined within the second outer photodetector.

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