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| US10645480B2 |
Electronic apparatus and method for controlling time measurement
An electronic device and method for operating the same. The electronic device includes a communication interface; a rechargeable; a timer; a first processor operably coupled to the communication interface, battery, and timer; and a second processor operably coupled to the battery, wherein the first processor is configured to receive, from an external electronic device, information associated with time; while remaining capacity of the battery is greater than or equal to a reference value, obtain, by using the timer, first information associated with time that is elapsed since the information is received; and in response to identifying that the remaining capacity is less than the reference value, switch a state of the second processor to an active state, and wherein the second processor is configured to obtain second information associated with time that is elapsed since the second processor is switched to the active state; and in response to detecting that the electronic device is connected to another electronic device for recharging the battery, provide the second information to the first processor. |
| US10645476B2 |
Chair mountable audio and charging system for mobile and portable electronic devices
A portable chair mountable audio system having at least one wireless speaker capable of wirelessly connecting to a mobile electronic device and a fixture for housing the at least one wireless speaker. The fixture includes a mounting element for mounting the fixture to a backrest of a chair, the mounting element being capable of allowing the fixture to be mounted at any position along the backrest of the chair. |
| US10645475B2 |
Data center architecture utilizing optical switches
Embodiments of the invention describe flexible (i.e., elastic) data center architectures capable of meeting exascale, while maintaining low latency and using reasonable sizes of electronic packet switches, through the use of optical circuit switches such as optical time, wavelength, waveband and space circuit switching technologies. This flexible architecture enables the reconfigurability of the interconnectivity of servers and storage devices within a data center to respond to the number, size, type and duration of the various applications being requested at any given point in time. |
| US10645473B2 |
All-optical networks based on switchable wavelength connects (SWCs)
An all-optical network comprises: a first network; a second network; and a PWXC coupling the first network to the second network and comprising passive optical components. A method comprises: receiving a first optical signal from a first tail node of a first network; directing the first optical signal from a first input port of a PWXC to a first output port of the PWXC using first passive optical components; and transmitting the first optical signal to a third head node of a third network. An all-optical network comprising: a light bank; a first network coupled to the light bank; a second network coupled to the light bank; and a first PWXC coupling the first network and the second network. |
| US10645470B2 |
Wearable apparatus for measurements of a user's physiological context
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus for opportunistic measurements of a user's physiological context, such as evaporation rate. In one instance, an apparatus may include a chamber with a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The chamber may be disposed with the first side in proximity to or in contact with a surface (e.g., body of the user). The first side may include a first opening to allow evaporation from the surface to enter the chamber. The chamber may include a second opening to allow the evaporation to exit the chamber. The chamber may further include first and second sensors (e.g., humidity sensors) disposed inside the chamber, to detect the evaporation from the surface. The apparatus may be configured to measure the evaporation based on evaporation readings provided by the sensors. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10645469B1 |
Customized, baselined optical network, and applications thereof
Embodiments providing improved systems and methods deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting optical physical layer networks are needed. In one embodiment, networks are first constructed in a specialized network factory, where they are racked, provisioned, audited, and tested by relevant experts in each technology. Then the equipment is custom-crated—with all cards, patch cords, labels, and provisioning in place—before being shipped to field locations. A production network health baseline is captured that creates a set of norms that later performance data can be compared against. Once the network is operational, the network health is monitored and compared against the baseline. If there's a deviation sufficient to satisfy a user-defined rule, a remedial action can be triggered. In another embodiment, a method isolates a problem in an optical transport network. |
| US10645467B2 |
Deconstructed video units
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to navigation of a digital video. In one embodiment, a method may begin by partitioning a digital video into a number of sub-stories based at least in part on transition points identified within the digital video. The plurality of sub-stories can then be grouped into video segments based on the content of each sub-story. These video segments can then be packaged into a navigation panel in accordance with a selected template that defines a layout for the navigation panel. Such a navigation panel can present the video segments to a viewer in an interactive graphical manner that enables the viewer to navigate the one or more video segments. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10645464B2 |
Eyes free entertainment
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for converting audio-video content into audio-only content. Audio-video content is readily accessible, but for various reasons users often cannot consume content visually. In those circumstances, for example, when a user is interrupted during a movie to drive to pick up a spouse or child, the user may not want to forego consuming the audio-video content. The audio-video content can be converted into audio only content for the user to aurally consume, allowing the user to consume the content despite interruptions or other reasons for which the audio-video content cannot be consumed visually. |
| US10645449B2 |
Method and apparatus of content-based self-adaptive video transcoding
A method of content-based self-adaptive video transcoding, which includes: acquiring a minimum quantized value representative of a content complexity of a video to be transcoded and satisfying a preset objective quality standard; setting a value of transcoding parameter based on the minimum quantized value representative of the content complexity of the video to be transcoded and a video parameter value of the video to be transcoded; and transcoding the video to be transcoded based on the set transcoding parameter to generate a target video. The present disclosure further provides an apparatus of content-based self-adaptive video transcoding. The method provided by the present disclosure can avoid unnecessarily bandwidth consumption while ensuring the quality of the transcoded video. |
| US10645447B2 |
Fast channel change method and server, and IPTV system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a fast channel change method and a fast channel change server. After receiving a fast channel change request of user equipment, the fast channel change server adjusts a time interval between a video packet and a corresponding audio packet in a channel multicast packet, and sends an adjusted channel multicast packet to the user equipment. In this way, an audio and video synchronization time after the user equipment receives a channel data packet is reduced. |
| US10645445B2 |
Barrage video live broadcast method and apparatus, video source device, and network access device
A barrage video live broadcast method is performed at a video source device that is communicatively connected to a network access device and a video capture device. The video source device sends an account distribution request to the network access device and the account distribution request is used to instruct the network access device to return a video source device account bound to the network access device for accessing a barrage video system hosted at a remote server. The video source device then obtains a live video stream captured by the video capture device (e.g., a unmanned aerial vehicle) and sends the live video stream to the network access device by using a Wi-Fi Direction connection. The network access device then forwards the live video stream to the barrage video system for broadcasting the live video stream and live comments submitted from other user accounts of the barrage video system. |
| US10645444B2 |
Accessing web content in offline mode
A portable computers or other client device that obtains files or media streams from a portable digital video recorder (DVR) or similar target device may not be able to obtain certain web content when the target device operates in an offline mode in which the Internet or a similar wide area network (WAN) is unavailable. When the client device contacts a web domain for authentication or other purposes, however, the client device suitably opens a secondary data connection to the domain to transparently request and received web content. The received content is cached by the client device for subsequent use in offline mode when the WAN is unavailable. |
| US10645438B2 |
Targeted television advertisements associated with online users' preferred television programs or channels
In an automatic, computer-implemented method, a selected television advertisement is presented automatically in association with a television program or channel, which in turn is selected based at least in part on information from an online user profile that contains information indicating a user's preference for that television program or channel. The television advertisement is selected based at least in part on additional information from the online user profile that is unrelated to the selected television program or channel. The selected television advertisement is presented on or during the selected television program or channel via a set-top box, which has a set-top box identifier associated with the online user profile. |
| US10645429B2 |
Systems and methods for encoding and streaming video encoded using a plurality of maximum bitrate levels
Systems and methods for streaming and playing back video having a variety of resolutions, frame rates, and/or sample aspect ratios, where the video streams are encoded at one of a number of maximum bit rate levels, in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a processor, and storage containing data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates, where a plurality of resolution and frame rates that are related to the same maximum bitrate form a maximum bitrate level. In addition, an encoding application configures the processor to encode a video stream as a plurality of video streams having different resolutions and frame rates, where the target maximum bitrate used during the encoding is selected based upon the maximum bitrate levels of the resolution and frame rate combinations indicated within the data relating combinations of resolution and frame rates to maximum bitrates. |
| US10645428B2 |
Method, device, and computer program for encapsulating partitioned timed media data using a generic signaling for coding dependencies
The invention relates to encapsulating partitioned timed media data in a server, the partitioned timed media data comprising timed samples, each timed sample comprising a plurality of subsamples. After having selected at least one subsample from amongst the plurality of subsamples of one of the timed samples, one partition track comprising the selected subsample and one corresponding subsample of each of the other timed samples is created for each selected subsample. Next, at least one dependency box is created, each dependency box being related to a partition track and comprising at least one reference to one or more of the other created partition tracks, the at least one reference representing a decoding order dependency in relation to the one or more of the other partition tracks. Each of the partition tracks is independently encapsulated in at least one media file. |
| US10645427B2 |
Multimedia device and control method therefor
A multimedia device and a control method therefor are disclosed. The multimedia device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a reception unit for receiving a stream segment, of a first bitrate, among stream segments, which constitute first content, of several bitrates; a display unit for displaying video data corresponding to the received stream segment of the first bitrate; and a control unit, wherein the control unit detects a size change of a screen on which the video data is displayed, requests a stream segment of a second bitrate, which is different from the first bitrate, on the basis of the detected size change of the screen, controls the reception unit such that the reception unit receives the requested stream segment of the second bitrate, and controls the display unit such that the display unit displays video data corresponding to the received stream segment of the second bitrate. |
| US10645425B2 |
Method and device for managing multimedia data
A method for managing multimedia data by a contents server comprises the steps of: generating one or more chunks from an input image; generating chunk information of the input image including a list of the generated chunks; performing an identity check among chunks on the basis of the chunk information of the input image and chunk information stored in the contents server; and updating the stored chunk information according to a result of the identity check, wherein the chunks are a meaningful scene unit in an image. |
| US10645424B2 |
Program, recording medium, and reproducing apparatus
The problem to be solved is to make it possible to download via a network, efficiently manage, retrieve, and reproduce an external content associated with a content recorded on a recording medium. To solve the problem, a program is used which controls reproduction of information located on a recording medium and related information. The program includes the steps of: obtaining from the outside specific information associated with predetermined information recorded on a recording medium; and obtaining medium identification information located on a recording medium; wherein if the specific information has been obtained, a storage unit in a reproducing apparatus is controlled to associate the specific information with the medium identification information for storage. |
| US10645419B2 |
System encoder and decoder for verification of image sequence
The present application relates to a system for verifying integrity of a stream of image frames including an encoder logic module and a decoder logic module. On source side, a test line insertion logic module receiving the stream is arranged upstream to the encoder logic module encoding the stream. The test line insertion logic module is configured to include one or more test lines into the image frames. A color coding is assigned to the one or more test lines. The color coding is selected from a coding scheme. On destination side, a test line detection and extraction logic module is arranged downstream to the decoder logic module receiving the encoded stream. The test line detection and extraction logic module extracts the color coding from the received image frames and verifies extracted coding data against the coding scheme. The coding data comprises at least the extracted color coding. |
| US10645417B2 |
Video coding using parameterized motion model
Video blocks of stereo or non-stereo video sequences are coded using a parameterized motion model. For example, encoding a current block of a stereo video sequence can include determining a block-level disparity between first and second frames and identifying plane normal candidates within the current block of the first frame based on the block-level disparity. One of the plane normal candidates is selected based on rate-distortion values, and warping parameters are determined for predicting motion within the current block using the selected plane normal candidate. The current block is then encoded using a reference block generated by applying the warping parameters. Decoding that encoded block can include receiving a bitstream representing an encoded stereo video sequence, determining warping parameters for predicting motion within the encoded block based on syntax elements encoded to the bitstream, and decoding encoded block using a reference block generated by applying the warping parameters. |
| US10645415B2 |
Intra-prediction method, and encoder and decoder using same
The present invention relates to an intra-prediction method and to an encoder and decoder using same. The intra-prediction method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving a prediction mode of a current block; and generating a prediction block with respect to the current block on the basis of the prediction mode of the current block. When the prediction mode of the current block is an intra-angular prediction mode, values of boundary samples from among left boundary samples and upper boundary samples of the prediction block, which are not positioned in a prediction direction of the intra-angular prediction mode, are derived on the basis of reference samples positioned in the prediction direction of the intra-angular prediction mode, and on the basis of adjacent reference samples. |
| US10645414B2 |
Method for encoding/decoding image, and device therefor
Provided is an image decoding method including: determining at least one prediction block included in a current picture from among pictures forming an image; determining a first motion vector related to a current prediction block from among the at least one prediction block; determining a first reference block included in a first reference picture, based on the first motion vector; determining a second reference block included in a second reference picture, based on a location of the first reference block; and decoding the current picture by performing inter prediction on the current prediction block by using at least one of the first reference block and the second reference block, wherein the second reference picture includes a prediction value of the first reference picture. Also, provided are an image decoding apparatus performing the image decoding method, and an image encoding method and apparatus corresponding to the image decoding method and apparatus. |
| US10645413B2 |
Derivation method and apparatuses with candidate motion vectors
Various embodiments for coding a current block are provided. One or more candidates of a first type for a motion vector predictor for the current block are derived from first motion vectors of first blocks. A candidate of a second type for the motion vector predictor for the current block is derived. The candidate of the second type is different from the one or more candidates of the first type and includes a zero vector. The motion vector predictor for the current block is selected from among candidates including the one or more candidates of the first type and the candidate of the second type. The current block is predicted using the selected motion vector predictor. A bitstream is generated using the predicted current block. A total number of the one or more candidates of the first type is less than a maximum candidate number. |
| US10645411B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images using a motion vector
The present invention relates to image processing, and more particularly, to a video coding/decoding method using a clipped motion vector and an apparatus thereof. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of decoding an image. The method includes clipping a motion vector of a reference picture in a predetermined dynamic range to generate a clipped motion vector, storing the clipped motion vector in a buffer, deriving a motion vector of a coding treeblock using the motion vector stored in the buffer, and performing inter prediction decoding process using the motion vector of the coding treeblock. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a size of a memory required for storing motion vectors may be reduced. |
| US10645405B2 |
Script-based video rendering
Systems and methods render video content on different user-computing platform types. The method comprises: transmitting a script to the user-computing platform, the script comprising a non-compiled series of instructions which is configured to be interpreted by an application program operating on any one of the plurality of user-computing platform types; and using the application program to interpret the transmitted script by performing the series of instructions to thereby decode encoded video data accessible to the user-computing platform into decoded video data comprising one or more frame images without use of a previously compiled program module that is installed prior to the interpreting and without compiling the series of instructions prior to the interpreting. |
| US10645403B2 |
Chroma reshaping for high dynamic range images
Methods and systems for adaptive chroma reshaping are discussed. Given an input image, a luma-reshaped image is first generated based on its luma component. For each chroma component of the input image, the range of the pixel values in the luma reshaped image is divided into bins, and for each bin a maximal scale factor is generated based on the chroma pixel values in the input image corresponding to the pixels of the luma reshaped image in the bin. A forward reshaping function is generated based on a reference reshaped function and the maximal scale factors, and reshaped chroma pixel values for the chroma component are generated based on the forward reshaping function and the corresponding pixel values in the luma reshaped image. Implementations options using look-up tables for mobile platforms with limited computational resources are also described. |
| US10645402B2 |
Image processing method and electronic device
The present disclosure provides an image processing method and an electronic device using the image processing method. The image processing method includes: encoding, by an encoding unit, to-be-displayed image data to generate encoded image data; transmitting, via an interface component, the encoded image data to a display component; and decoding, by a decoding unit in the display component, the encoded image data to generate the to-be-displayed image data for the display component to display. This image processing method can reduce data transmission amount. |
| US10645400B2 |
Method and system for optimized delta encoding
Methods and systems are provided for image processing. A plurality of correlation parameters representing degrees of correlation between two or more images of a plurality of images may be produced. An optimized correlation dependency graph may be produced according to the plurality of correlation parameters. The plurality of images may then be delta encoded according to the optimized correlation dependency graph. For example, the optimized correlation dependency graph may be used for performing a correlation encoding operation. The plurality of correlation parameters may be produced, for example, in accordance with one or more correlation metrics associated with the correlation encoding operation. |
| US10645399B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image
The present invention relates to a method which can selectively skip a transform to alleviate problems of deterioration in compression rate and image quality which are mainly generated when applying the motion compensation-transform encoding image compression technique which is mainly used currently, to an image having a drastic spatial change in a pixel value such as a computer image, and can skip the transform by comparing a transform size of a current block and the size of a maximum transform skip block with each other, and provides an efficient signaling technique therefor. The method includes the steps of: comparing the size of a current transform unit (TU) with the size of a maximum transform skip block when determining whether to transform a residual signal corresponding to difference between the current block and a prediction block; and determining whether to perform the transform on the basis of the comparison information on the size of the TU and the size of the maximum transform skip block. |
| US10645394B2 |
Method and apparatus for SSIM-based bit allocation
An embodiment includes a method and an encoder for SSIM-based bits allocation. The encoder includes a memory and a processor utilized for allocating bits based on SSIM, wherein the processor estimates the model parameter of SSIM-based distortion model for the current picture and determines allocates bits based on the SSIM estimation. |
| US10645391B2 |
Graphical instruction data processing method and apparatus, and system
A graphical instruction data processing method and apparatus, and a system are disclosed, to help reduce a quantity of transmitted graphical instruction data, and lower a requirement on bandwidth. Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for processing graphical instruction data. The method includes obtaining, by a server device in a cloud interactive system, graphical instruction data of a frame, and determining whether the frame satisfies a key frame setting condition. Further, the method includes when the frame is determined to fail to satisfy the key frame setting condition, comparing the graphical instruction data of the frame with graphical instruction data of a current key frame, to obtain differential data, and sending the differential data to user equipment in the cloud interactive system. The user equipment reconstructs the graphical instruction data of the frame according to the current key frame and the differential data. |
| US10645389B2 |
Using multiple probability models for entropy coding in video compression
Entropy encoding and decoding a sequence of symbols using probability mixing is disclosed. A method includes selecting models including a first model and a second model; for at least a symbol, at a position of the symbols, determining a mixed probability using the first model and the second model, by: determining, using the first model, a first conditional probability for coding the symbol, the first conditional probability being a conditional probability of the symbol given a sub-sequence of the sequence having a first value; determining, using the second model, a second conditional probability for coding the symbol, the second conditional probability being a conditional probability of the symbol given the sub-sequence having a second value; and determining, using the first conditional probability and the second conditional probability, the mixed probability for coding the symbol; and coding the symbol using the mixed probability. |
| US10645388B2 |
Context initialization in entropy coding
A decoder includes an entropy decoder configured to derive a number of bins of the binarizations from the data stream using binary entropy decoding by selecting a context among different contexts and updating probability states associated with the different contexts, dependent on previously decoded portions of the data stream; a desymbolizer configured to debinarize the binarizations of the syntax elements to obtain integer values of the syntax elements; a reconstructor configured to reconstruct the video based on the integer values of the syntax elements using a quantization parameter, wherein the entropy decoder is configured to distinguish between 126 probability states and to initialize the probability states associated with the different contexts according to a linear equation of the quantization parameter, wherein the entropy decoder is configured to, for each of the different contexts, derive a slope and an offset of the linear equation from first and second four bit parts of a respective 8 bit initialization value. |
| US10645384B2 |
Encoding apparatus and encoding method as well as decoding apparatus and decoding method
The present technology relates to an encoding apparatus and an encoding method as well as a decoding apparatus and a decoding method that make it possible to improve the compression efficiency.The encoding apparatus transmits reduction filter information that reduces tap coefficients for individual ones of a plurality of classes determined by learning that uses a student image equivalent to a first image obtained by addition of a residual of prediction encoding and a prediction image and a teacher image equivalent to an original image corresponding to the first image. The decoding apparatus accepts the reduction filter information and performs prediction arithmetic operation using tap coefficients obtained using the reduction filter information to perform a filter process for the first image to generate a second image. The present technology can be applied, for example, an encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus of an image. |
| US10645379B2 |
Image data encapsulation
A method of encapsulating an encoded bitstream representing one or more images, the encapsulated bitstream comprising a data part and a metadata part. The method includes providing image item information identifying a portion of the data part representing a sub-image or an image of a single image and/or a set of single images; providing image description information comprising parameters including display parameters and/or transformation operators relating to one or more images and outputting said bitstream together with said provided information as an encapsulated data file. Said image item information comprises one or more properties including at least part of the image description information dedicated to the considered sub-image or single image or set of single images, said image description information being defined in one or more boxes. |
| US10645377B2 |
Three-dimensional display system
A three-dimensional display system is provided. The three-dimensional display system includes: a projection body having a three-dimensional shape and a transflective property; an optical reflector including at least one reflection surface; a first driving structure for driving the projection body or the optical reflector to rotate, so that the projection body and the optical reflector rotate relative to each other; an image processor for decomposing a three-dimensional image of an object to obtain multiple two-dimensional images at different cross-sections of the three-dimensional image, and sending the two-dimensional images to at least one projector configured to project the two-dimensional images onto one of the at least one reflection surface in sequence at a regular interval, and reflect the two-dimensional images to different positions on the projection body by means of the at least one reflection surface, to form the three-dimensional image. |
| US10645376B2 |
Systems and methods for presenting content
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a first position corresponding to a user focal point during presentation of a given scene of a content item. A celestial representation of the given scene is determined. The celestial representation identifies one or more audio-based points of interest in the scene. A second position corresponding to the user focal point is determined based at least in part on the celestial representation and the first position. The second position is predicted to be the position of the user focal point during presentation of the scene. |
| US10645375B2 |
Multi-view displays and associated systems and methods
Techniques for controlling optical behavior of a multi-view display apparatus comprising a first layer comprising first optical elements and a second layer comprising second optical elements. The techniques include obtaining a plurality of scene views; obtaining information specifying a model of the multi-view display apparatus; obtaining information specifying at least one blurring transformation; and generating actuation signals for controlling the multi-view display apparatus to concurrently display a plurality of display views corresponding to the plurality of scene views, the actuation signals comprising first actuation signals for controlling the first optical elements and second actuation signals for controlling the second optical elements, the generating comprising: generating the first actuation signals and the second actuation signals based, at least in part, on the plurality of scene views, the information specifying the model of the multi-view display apparatus, and the information specifying the at least one blurring transformation. |
| US10645371B2 |
Inertial measurement unit progress estimation
Various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods for analyzing and manipulating images and video. In particular, a multi-view interactive digital media representation can be generated from live images captured from a camera. The live images can include an object. An angular view of the object captured in the live images can be estimated using sensor data from an inertial measurement unit. The multi-view interactive digital media representation can include a plurality of images where each of the plurality of images includes the object from a different camera view. When the plurality of images is output to a display, the object can appear to undergo a 3-D rotation through the determined angular view where the 3-D rotation of the object is generated without a 3-D polygon model of the object. |
| US10645370B2 |
Synthetic stereoscopic content capture
Systems, methods, and computing devices for capturing synthetic stereoscopic content are provided. An example computing device includes at least one processor and memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the computing device to receive a three-dimensional scene. The instructions may additionally cause the computing device to reposition vertices of the three-dimensional scene to compensate for variations in camera location in a directional stereoscopic projection and generate a stereoscopic image based on the repositioned vertices. An example method includes projecting a three-dimensional scene onto a left eye image cube and a right eye image cube and repositioning vertices of the three-dimensional scene to adjust for rendering from a single camera location. The method also includes mapping pixels of a stereoscopic image to points on the left eye image cube and the right eye image cube and generating the stereoscopic image using the values of the mapped pixels. |
| US10645365B2 |
Camera parameter set calculation apparatus, camera parameter set calculation method, and recording medium
A camera parameter set calculation apparatus calculates three-dimensional coordinate sets corresponding to overlapping regions including images of a portion of a subject, based on a first and second images captured by a first and second cameras, a first camera parameter set of the first camera and a second camera parameter set of the second camera; determines first pixel coordinate pairs based on the first camera parameter set by projecting the three-dimensional coordinate sets on the first image; determines second pixel coordinate pairs based on the second camera parameter set by projecting the three-dimensional coordinate sets on the second image; calculates an evaluation value, based on pixel values at the first pixel coordinate pairs on the first image and pixel values at the second pixel coordinate pairs on the second image; and updates the first and second camera parameter sets based on the evaluation value. |
| US10645364B2 |
Dynamic calibration of multi-camera systems using multiple multi-view image frames
System, apparatus, method, and computer readable media for on-the-fly dynamic calibration of multi-camera platforms using images of multiple different scenes. Image frame sets previously captured by the platform are scored as potential candidates from which new calibration parameters may be computed. The candidate frames are ranked according to their score and iteratively added to the calibration frame set according to an objective function. The selected frame set may be selected from the candidates based on a reference frame, which may be a most recently captured frame, for example. A device platform including a CM and comporting with the exemplary architecture may enhance multi-camera functionality in the field by keeping calibration parameters current. Various computer vision algorithms may then rely upon these parameters, for example. |
| US10645359B2 |
Method for processing a digital image, device, terminal equipment and associated computer program
A method for processing a digital image including image elements having a first luminance component. The first luminance component has a first value in a first predetermined interval. The display can render second values of second luminance components included in a second predetermined interval. The method includes: determining information representative of image brightness perceived by an observer, based on the first values of the first luminance component; calculating an expansion exponent as a function of the determined brightness information; transforming the first luminance components into the second luminance components, including calculating an intermediate luminance value by applying the calculated expansion exponent to the first luminance component value, multiplying the intermediate value by a length of the second interval, and obtaining the second value of the second luminance component based on the multiplied intermediate luminance value. The expansion exponent is based on a logarithm, of the determined brightness information. |
| US10645356B1 |
Targeted video streaming post-production effects
Visual effects such as bleach bypass, sepia tone conversion, cross processing, custom effects, and many others may be applied to video streams before they are displayed to viewers. In some examples, different visual effects may be applied to the same underlying video content, such as on a viewer-by-viewer basis or at other levels of granularity, thereby allowing certain particular visual effects to be targeted to particular viewers/devices. The visual effects may be applied by one or more of a content provider, a video streaming service, one or more viewers, or by other entities. The visual effects may be applied based at least in part on instructions from the provider, such as one or more tags, for example that may be issued via an interface provided by a video streaming service. |
| US10645354B2 |
Projection terminal keystone correction method and device, and projection terminal and storage medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a keystone correction method for a projection terminal including: when an included angle between a projection centerline of the projection terminal and a horizontal plane is greater than a set acute angle, determining a direction of a projection plane according to a size relationship between a distance of the projection terminal to the projection plane along a first projection line and a distance of the projection terminal to the projection plane along a second projection line, the first projection line and the second projection line having different projection angles; and performing a keystone correction for the projection terminal according to the direction of the projection plane. Embodiments of the present disclosure further disclose a keystone correction device for a projection terminal, a projection terminal and a computer storage medium. |
| US10645352B2 |
Optical projection module
An optical projection module with improved heat dissipation efficiency includes a circuit board, a semiconductor substrate mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and a light source and an optical member mounted on a surface of the semiconductor substrate opposite from the circuit board. A hollow area is defined in the circuit board and in the semiconductor substrate to draw heat directly away from the light source and thus avoid physical distortion of the hardware which would otherwise reduce the quality of light beams emitted. |
| US10645350B2 |
Video analytic rule detection system and method
A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts even occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The extracted video primitives and event occurrences may be used to create and define additional video analytic rules. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences. |
| US10645349B2 |
Systems and methods for configuring baby monitor cameras to provide uniform data sets for analysis and to provide an advantageous view point of babies
Systems and methods for monitoring babies with cameras using a centralized computation and storage center that allows using visual output signals for computer vision and machine learning analysis and high-level reasoning of baby movements. The system comprises a camera located at a predefined working point above a baby's crib, and one or more communication networks between components of the system including a web-based network for in-depth computer vision and machine learning analysis of the visual output signals by an analysis server. |
| US10645348B2 |
Data communication between image sensors and image displays
An imaging method includes determining heading of a digital weapon sight, determining heading of a helmet mounted display, and calculating difference between the heading of the digital weapon sight and the heading of the helmet mounted display. When the difference between the heading of the digital weapon sight and the heading of the helmet mounted display is outside of a predetermined range image data communication between the digital weapon sight and the helmet mounted display is disabled. Imaging systems and weapons assemblies having imaging systems are also described. |
| US10645346B2 |
Patient video monitoring systems and methods having detection algorithm recovery from changes in illumination
Various embodiments concern video patient monitoring with detection zones. Various embodiments can comprise a camera, a user interface, and a computing system. The computing system can be configured to perform various steps based on reception of a frame from the camera, including: calculate a background luminance of the frame; monitor for a luminance change of a zone as compared to one or more previous frames, the luminance change indicative of patient motion in the zone; and compare the background luminance to an aggregate background luminance, the aggregate background luminance based on the plurality of frames. If the background luminance changed by more than a predetermined amount, then the aggregate background luminance can be set to the background luminance, luminance information of the previous frames can be disregarded, and motion detection can be disregarded. |
| US10645345B2 |
System and method of video capture and search optimization
The system and method of the present application captures video of a scene in accordance with a plurality of capture characteristics, generates a capture profile for the video, and creates an index of the captured profile to enable a more rapid search of the captured video. |
| US10645344B2 |
Video system with intelligent visual display
A video system for intelligent visual display includes a video camera having an imager that produces a first set of image data representing an image of a scene. Video analytics receive and analyze the first set of image data to track an object. The video analytics generate metadata synchronized to the first set of image data and representing location information of an image of the object in the image of the scene. A display management module receives the first set of image data and the metadata and uses the metadata to derive from the first set of image data a second set of image data representing a cropped close-up image of the object. The second set of image data is distinct from the first set of image data to enable separate display presentation of the cropped close-up image and the image of the scene. |
| US10645343B2 |
Video window display method and apparatus
A video window method and apparatus are provided by the present disclosure, wherein the method may include: during a video communication process, displaying video windows corresponding to at least a portion of communication participants in an associated display region on a video communication page; and upon detecting a display configuration operation with regard to an arbitrary communication participant, sending a window configuration instruction to all communication participants, causing video windows corresponding to the arbitrary communication participant to be displayed in display regions on communication devices employed by all communication participants. By technical solutions of the present disclosure, video communication pages of all communication participants of a video communication may be unilaterally managed, so that all participants may focus on a video window of a designated communication participant at the same time, facilitating improvement of interaction efficiency in video communication. |
| US10645342B2 |
Method and system for new layout experience in video communication
A striped composed video image is disclosed, in which a main segment image is displayed with a strip of small strip segments. The strip of small strip segments is composed from a plurality of video images from a plurality of video streams. A user may pull video from the strip into the main segment. The strip of small strip segments may scrolled without affecting the main segment. |
| US10645341B1 |
Three-way video visitation detection using video cues
Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing a video conferencing session between a first device and a second device; extracting video information from video conferencing session data received from the second device; and identifying one or more known cues that have been added to the video information, wherein the known cues identify a third device as a source of the video conferencing session data. The systems and methods may add cues to outbound video information prior to transmission as video conferencing session data, wherein the added cues identify the first device as a source of the transmitted video conferencing session data. The systems and methods may generate an alert and/or terminate the video conferencing session and/or flag a video conferencing session record for further analysis when a known cue has been identified in the video information. |
| US10645339B1 |
Asymmetric video conferencing system and method
An asymmetric video conferencing system comprises a panoramic video conferencing device in a first location and a head mounted video conferencing device in a second location. The panoramic video conferencing device acquires panoramic images of multiple participants via a 360 degree camera, identifies a face or other region of interest (ROI) in the panoramic images, and captures video data of the ROI. To reduce bandwidth utilized, the ROI video data is transmitted to the head mounted video conferencing device used by a remote participant, who can command alternative views and audio from the first location. Images and audio of the remote participant can be transmitted to the first location for viewing and hearing by the multiple participants, enabling virtual face-to-face discussions. A method implementing the system is also disclosed herein. |
| US10645338B2 |
Virtual encounters
A virtual encounter system includes a mannequin coupled to a camera for receiving a video image. The camera sends the video image to a communications network. The virtual encounter system also includes a processor for overlaying a virtual environment over one or more portions of the video image to form a virtual scene and a set of goggles to render the virtual scene. |
| US10645334B2 |
Continuous re-insertion of advertisements in video content
Systems which allow for the insertion of targeted advertisements or other messages into programming content, e.g., using Digital Video Recording (DVR) technology are disclosed. Systems use storage to pre-load advertisements, record content with commercials breaks, and merge the advertisements into the recorded content in the background, so that they are available when the content is viewed in time-shifted mode. |
| US10645331B1 |
Immersive video experience
The video playback technology disclosed herein gives fullscreen immersive experience to users when they watch videos on mobile devices used to watch the video. Specifically, an implementation of the technology disclosed herein gives a continuous all-time immersive experience by treating the screen of the mobile device as a window to watch a wide-angle video, and by keeping the video's relative angle to gravity unchanged while users rotate or tilt their mobile devices. In one implementation, the video also zooms in/out of the display during rotation of the smartphones, to give users a sense of getting closer/farther to the video. One or more implementations disclosed herein use inputs from gravity sensors including magnetic sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer, etc., to determine the amount of zooming in/out and shifting for the video in response to various movements, such as rotate, move, and tilt, of the video display device by the users. |
| US10645330B2 |
Visual control of a video conference
A control unit and a method for a video conferencing system, the method performed by a control unit in a video conferencing system during an ongoing video conference, comprising a plurality of endpoints, comprising receiving at least one input media stream from at least one endpoint, detecting a first pointer event in the at least one input media stream, providing a first graphical item associated with the first pointer event, encoding the first graphical item in an output media stream, transmitting the output media stream to the at least one endpoint, detecting a second pointer event in the at least one input media stream from the at least one endpoint, and perform an action associated with the second pointer event, where one of a group consisting of a first and second pointer event includes one of a group consisting of a light signal, a gesture, and a sound signal. |
| US10645329B2 |
Kickstand for computing devices
Examples disclosed herein provide a computing device with a kickstand. The computing device can determine an angle of a front surface of a display member of the computing with respect to a base member rotatably connected to the display member. Upon the angle exceeding a threshold value, the computing device can automatically eject the kickstand from a back surface of the display member. |
| US10645322B2 |
Image pickup device
A pixel includes: a photoelectric conversion unit; a charge holding unit; a transfer unit which transfers a charge of the photoelectric conversion unit to the charge holding unit in an on-state; and an overflow control unit which discharges a charge of the photoelectric conversion unit in an on-state. There is a period in which both the transfer unit and the overflow control unit are in an off-state and the photoelectric conversion unit and the charge holding unit respectively hold a charge of a different frame. In a first mode, a first potential barrier is formed, the first potential barrier being lower than a potential barrier formed between the photoelectric conversion unit and the charge holding unit by the transfer unit in an off-state. In a second mode, a second potential barrier that is even lower than the first potential barrier is formed. |
| US10645320B2 |
Image pickup apparatus, control method for image pickup apparatus, and computer-readable non-transitory recording medium in which control program for image pickup apparatus is recorded
An image pickup apparatus includes a pixel section in which a pixel for image is divided into a plurality of pixels for focus detection that generate photoelectric conversion signals, the pixel section generating a pixel signal for image and pixel signals for focus detection on the basis of the photoelectric conversion signals, and a device control section or the like configured to control the pixel section to perform, in a frame, first readout for generating both of a pair of the pixel signals for focus detection and reading out the pair of pixel signals for focus detection and perform, in another frame, second readout for generating one of the pair of pixel signals for focus detection, adding up the photoelectric conversion signals to generate the pixel signal for image, and reading out one of the generated pixel signals for focus detection and the pixel signal for image. |
| US10645319B2 |
Pixel circuit and image sensing system
The present application provides a pixel circuit, applied in an image sensing system. The pixel circuit is coupled to a first collection node and a second collection node. The pixel circuit includes a first capacitor; a second capacitor; a first shutter switch coupled between the first capacitor and the first collection node; a second shutter switch coupled between the second capacitor and the second collection node; a third shutter switch coupled between the second capacitor and the first collection node; a fourth shutter switch coupled between the first capacitor and the second collection node; and a common mode reset module coupled to the first capacitor and the second capacitor. |
| US10645318B2 |
Solid-state image sensor, electronic apparatus, and control method of solid-state image sensor
To prevent the black dot phenomenon from occurring in a differential amplification-type solid-state image sensor.A signal-side amplifier transistor generates an output voltage corresponding to a signal current corresponding to one of a pair of differential input voltages by supplying the signal current from an output node to a common-phase node. A reference-side amplifier transistor supplies a reference current corresponding to the other one of the pair of differential input voltages to the common-phase node. A constant current source constantly controls a sum of the signal current and the reference current to be merged at the common-phase node. A bypass control unit connects the output node and the common-phase node and supplies the signal current having a value corresponding to a predetermined limit voltage to the common-phase node in a case in which the output voltage reaches the limit voltage. |
| US10645317B2 |
Devices and methods for lens shading correction of an image
A lens shading correction circuit includes a gain generator configured to generate a first gain value for each pixel of an input image in response to a gain generation parameter, and an adjustment circuit configured to receive the first gain value and first YUV data, and to adjust at least one of U and V values of the first YUV data using at least one of the first gain value and a Y value of the first YUV data. |
| US10645314B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus
A reading part, in a first reset period PR1, holds reset transistors in all pixels in a conductive state and executes a first conversion gain reset readout processing HCGRRD, stores an AD conversion code with respect to a first readout reset, signal HCGVRST in a memory part, then, in a transfer period PT1, holds the transfer transistors in all pixels in a conductive state to transfer the accumulated charges in photodiodes PD1 to FD1 to thereby execute a global shutter operation accumulating overflowed charges in storage capacitors CS1. The reading part, when reading each row, executes a first conversion gain signal readout processing, a second conversion gain signal readout processing, and a second conversion gain reset readout processing in order. Due to this, it becomes possible to realize digital pixels provided with a global shutter function at a small pixel pitch. |
| US10645313B2 |
Image sensor and electronic apparatus
The present technology relates to an image sensor and an electronic apparatus that make it possible to capture an image at different exposure time settings for individual pixel blocks each having a plurality of pixels.A plurality of pixels for performing photoelectric conversion are disposed in an array in a pixel array section. Two or more pixels in the pixel array section form each of a plurality of pixel blocks. A plurality of selection sections, which are equal in number to the pixel blocks and disposed in an array, select the supply of an exposure control signal, which controls the exposure time of the pixels, to each of the pixel blocks. The present technology is applicable, for example, to an image sensor that captures an image. |
| US10645312B2 |
Imaging device, imaging system, and moving body having pixels with a connection transistor
The present disclosure is related to an imaging device, an imaging system, and a moving body. The imaging device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a plurality of pixels and a connection transistor. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit, an amplification transistor that outputs a signal based on an electric charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit, and a selection transistor that connects a source of the amplification transistor and an output line. The connection transistor includes two nodes, a conducting state between the two nodes being controlled by a signal supplied to a gate of the connection transistor. One of the two nodes is connected to the source of the amplification transistor of a first pixel included in the plurality of pixels. The other is connected to the source of the amplification transistor of a second pixel included in the plurality of pixels. |
| US10645307B2 |
Endoscope apparatus
An endoscope apparatus includes: an imaging apparatus that includes an imaging element configured to capture a subject image of inside of a subject, the imaging apparatus outputting an image signal obtained by capturing the subject image by the imaging element; a control apparatus configured to process the image signal to generate a video signal for display; and a signal transmission path configured to transmit the image signal from the imaging apparatus to the control apparatus. The imaging apparatus outputs, as the image signal, pixel signals of respective pixels in a specified pixel area out of a whole pixel area of the imaging element, the specified pixel area being smaller than the whole pixel area and containing the entire subject image. |
| US10645305B2 |
Imaging apparatus, client device, imaging system, control method of imaging apparatus, control method of client device, and control method of imaging system
An imaging apparatus includes a control unit to perform insertion/retraction of an infrared cut filter into and from an optical path of an imaging optical system; a reception unit to receive a third command to cause the control unit to automatically control insertion/retraction of the infrared cut filter; and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the third command includes additional information based on the output of the reception unit; wherein, in the event that the determining unit has determined that the third command includes additional information, the control unit controls insertion/retraction of the infrared cut filter based on the additional information, and in the event that the determining unit has determined that the third command does not include additional information, the control unit controls insertion/retraction of the infrared cut filter based on control information which the control unit has beforehand. |
| US10645304B2 |
Device and method for reducing the set of exposure times for high dynamic range video/imaging
The disclosure proposes a method for obtaining a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image. The method comprises storing a main set of selectable exposure times and a plurality of candidate reduced sets being respective subsets of the main set, controlling a capture of calibration images at respectively each exposure time of the main set, for each candidate reduced set, selecting the calibration images captured with the exposure times of the candidate reduced set and computing a score value depending on intensities of the selected calibration images, selecting a candidate reduced set from the candidate reduced sets on the basis of the computed score values, and controlling the capture of the plurality of images at respectively each exposure time of the selected candidate reduced set for obtaining the HDR image. |
| US10645299B2 |
Method for tracking and shooting moving target and tracking device
The present application provides a method for tracking and shooting a moving target and a tracking device, firstly, feature points of a template image corresponding to each shooting angle is extracted in advance, after that, only a feature point of a currently shot target image needs to be calculated when matching, and then the feature points of the target image is matched with the feature points of the template image corresponding to each shooting angle, the shooting angel corresponding to the matched template image is determined as the shooting angle of the currently shot target image; if the shooting angel of the currently shot target image does not coincide with the preset shooting angle of the target, the tracking device is moved to track and shoot the target, so that the shooting angel of the target coincides with the preset shooting angle of the target, greatly reducing the calculation amount of the detection and matching of the feature point and improving the real-time performance of the tracking and shooting. |
| US10645294B1 |
User interfaces for capturing and managing visual media
Media user interfaces are described, including user interfaces for capturing media (e.g., capturing a photo, recording a video), displaying media (e.g., displaying a photo, playing a video), editing media (e.g., modifying a photo, modifying a video), accessing media controls or settings (e.g., accessing controls or settings to capture photos or videos to capture videos), and automatically adjusting media (e.g., automatically modifying a photo, automatically modifying a video). |
| US10645293B1 |
Three-dimensional, 360-degree virtual reality camera live preview
A camera system provides a live preview that provides a user device a pseudo-real time depiction of what the camera assembly is imaging. The camera system captures images from a plurality of cameras. The camera system captures images from a plurality of cameras. The camera system stores the captured images in respective memory locations of a buffer. The stored captured images form a high priority data stream that generates content associated with the portion of the local area. The camera system selects, as part of a low priority data stream, one or more of the images from memory locations. The camera system encodes the selected one or more images. The camera system packetizes the encoded one or more images to form an image frame in a video feed. The camera system provides the image frame to a user device that presents the image frame as part of the video feed. |
| US10645290B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for stabilising frames of a captured video sequence
A method of stabilising frames of a captured video sequence. First reference patch alignment data is received for each of a plurality of reference patch locations. A first stable frame and a subsequent stable frame are determined from a first plurality of frames based on the first plurality of reference patch locations and reference patch alignment data. A second plurality of reference patch locations is determined using image data from the first stable frame, the second plurality of reference patch locations being determined concurrently with determining the subsequent stable frame from the first plurality of frames. Image data for the determined second plurality of reference patch locations is extracted from the subsequent stable frame. A second plurality of stable frames of the captured video sequence is determined with respect to the reference frame using the second plurality of reference patch locations and the extracted image data. |
| US10645289B2 |
Optical apparatus and vibration removing method
An optical apparatus and its vibration removing method capable of stabilizing a place where light is applied are provided. An optical apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source chamber, an EUV light source, an optical system chamber, an optical system configured to guide light entering the optical system chamber to an object through a bellows, an optical sensor configured to detect EUV light L2 emitted from the EUV light source, a position sensor disposed to detect a relative position of the optical system chamber with respect to the light source chamber, and a second vibration removal unit configured to remove vibrations from the light source chamber based on detection results of the optical sensor and the position sensor. |
| US10645287B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and program
An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that generates a panoramic image based on captured image data so that the subject is positioned in a reference position in the panoramic image. |
| US10645286B2 |
Camera with panoramic scanning range
Cameras with panoramic scanning range comprising a folded digital camera in which an optical path folding element (OPFE) that folds a first optical path from an object or scene into a second optical path substantially parallel with an optical axis of a lens of the folded camera, the OPFE being rotatable around the lens optical axis, and systems incorporating such cameras. |
| US10645285B2 |
Electronic device having panoramic camera
An electronic device including a display, a host, a hinge, a panoramic camera, a linkage assembly and a torsion spring is provided. The display has a plane facing the host. The hinge is connected between the display and the host. The panoramic camera is disposed in an accommodating space on an upper side of the display and is rotatable relative to the display. The linkage assembly is disposed in the display and driven by the hinge to limit the panoramic camera, such that the panoramic camera is kept in a state of being protruded from the plane of the display, and the torsion spring is disposed on a lower portion of the panoramic camera, wherein when the display is closed relative to the host, the hinge drives the linkage assembly to release the limitation on the panoramic camera, and the torsion spring enables the panoramic camera to be restored to the original position. |
| US10645284B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium storing program
An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the image processing method. The image processing apparatus and the image processing method includes obtaining a captured image captured using a wide-angle lens, detecting movement of an image processing apparatus, converting the captured image into a wide-angle image that at least partially involves a curved plane, calculating an amount of correction according to the movement detected by the detecting, and correcting the captured image by the amount of correction. |
| US10645281B1 |
Method and system for snapshot multi-spectral light field imaging
A method for generating high resolution multi-spectral light fields is disclosed. The method may include capturing a multi-perspective spectral image which includes a plurality of sub-view images; aligning and warping the sub-view images to obtain low resolution multi-spectral light fields; obtaining a high resolution dictionary and a low resolution dictionary; obtaining a sparse representation based on the low resolution multi-spectral light fields and the low resolution dictionary; and generating high resolution multi-spectral light fields with the sparse representation and the high resolution directory. Each sub-view image is captured with a different perspective and a different spectral range. The multi-perspective spectral image is obtain with one exposure. |
| US10645275B1 |
Three-dimensional room measurement process with augmented reality guidance
Systems and methods related to augmented reality guidance for a room measurement process may include presenting various text, cues, and indications to guide the room measurement process. A user device including an imaging sensor and position and orientation sensors may present, via a display, the various text, cues, and indications during portions of the room measurement process, including identification of the floor, walls, and ceiling. |
| US10645271B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating blurred image based on blurring degree, and mobile terminal
A method and a device for generating a blurred image, and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes the followings. According to preview image data acquired via two rear cameras of a dual-camera device, first depth-of-field information for a foreground region and second depth-of-field information for a background region in a current preview image are determined. In addition, a basic value of a blurring degree is acquired according to the first depth-of-field information and the second depth-of-field information. Furthermore, Gaussian blur process is performed on the background region according to the basic value of the blurring degree to generate the blurred image. |
| US10645266B2 |
Stereo image pickup unit
A stereo image pickup unit includes: first and second image pickup apparatuses including first and second image pickup devices and first and second mount boards, the image pickup apparatuses being formed in a same shape each other; and a holding frame for holding the first and second image pickup devices, the first and second mount boards including non-mounting surfaces perpendicular to rear surfaces of the first and second image pickup devices and projecting toward an outer side of projection surfaces of the first and second image pickup devices, the holding frame holding the first and second image pickup apparatuses such that the non-mounting surfaces are opposed to each other on a parallax direction inner side. |
| US10645265B2 |
Image pickup apparatus
Provided is a camera unit including an image pickup element, and a ring-shaped ultrasonic motor that includes a rotor and a stator, the ring-shaped ultrasonic motor being disposed coaxial with a tilting rotation shaft and rotationally driving the camera unit about the tilting rotation shaft in a tilt direction. In a direction in which the tilting rotation shaft extends, the rotor of the ultrasonic motor is disposed on a camera unit side with respect to the stator of the ultrasonic motor. |
| US10645261B2 |
Image sensor terminal and building monitoring system
An image sensor terminal and a building management system, and belongs to the field of building intelligent management technologies. The image sensor terminal includes an image sensor and a lens element, and further includes: a photosensitive filter and light-transmitting layer disposed at a light incoming side of the lens element; and the image sensor terminal is further provided with a mounting portion for fixing the image sensor terminal into a building. A building management system uses a plurality of the image sensor terminals. Image information acquired by the image sensor terminal under strong light conditions is more accurate, and image information acquired under different ambient light density conditions is more consistent. The control of the building management system under different ambient light density conditions has better accuracy. |
| US10645254B2 |
Image processing device and non-transitory recording medium including setting of a prohibition period that prohibits reception of a different synchronization signal
An image processing device includes a reception unit and a setting unit. The reception unit receives an input image signal, and a synchronization signal used to generate an output image signal on a basis of the input image signal. The setting unit sets, after the reception unit receives the synchronization signal, a reception prohibition period that prohibits reception of a different synchronization signal by the reception unit. |
| US10645248B2 |
Image scanner
A controller executes area defining processing for defining a middle area and two side areas, and ending processing. In a case where the document leading edge extends parallel to a main scanning direction, the controller executes the ending processing for non-skewed document. In a case where the document leading edge does not extend parallel to the main scanning direction, the controller executes the ending processing for skewed document. In which, the controller determines, in the middle area and the side areas, first, second, and third change positions, respectively, at each of which a type of a target read image data line changes from document data to document cover data, determines, based on the first change position and the second change position, whether a document has a rectangular shape, and ends the reading operation based on the third change position and the determination result as to the document shape. |
| US10645246B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable medium and portable device
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program readable by a computer of a portable device comprising a memory storing a plurality of external programs activated by the computer program and being connectable to an image forming device that executes a formation operation, the computer program causes the portable device to perform: obtaining type information indicating each type of the plurality of external programs; determining whether the corresponding external program is a first type or a second type; pre-processing of activating the external program determined as the first type and obtaining a parameter indicating a condition of generating the image data designated by a user; instructing the image forming device to execute the formation operation; and post-processing of activating the external program determined as the second type with designating the image data formed in the formation operation. |
| US10645244B2 |
Image reading apparatus with load applying device
An image reading apparatus includes a medium support section that supports a medium before feeding, a reading section that reads the medium that feeds from the medium support section, a transport roller that is disposed upstream of the reading section and transports the medium to the reading section, and a load applying device that applies a load against rotation of the transport roller. The transport roller is disposed on a rotating shaft that extends in a medium width direction that intersects the medium transport direction, and the load applying device imparts the load by pressing a transport roller driving gear that is disposed at one end of the rotating shaft in a direction from the one end of the rotating shaft to the other end thereof. |
| US10645243B2 |
Electronic apparatus, printing apparatus, and communication system
An electronic apparatus includes: a communication unit that receives a beacon signal from a terminal apparatus; a display unit; and a processing unit that performs display processing of the display unit. The processing unit performs processing of displaying a screen to be displayed to a user of the terminal apparatus from which the beacon signal is transmitted, on the display unit, in a first display mode, in a case where it is determined that a distance between the terminal apparatus and the electronic apparatus is equal to or shorter than a first reference distance based on a reception radio wave intensity of the beacon signal. |
| US10645240B2 |
Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing a notification when a requested function is not properly executable
An information processing device includes a receiving unit and a notifying unit. The receiving unit receives an execution request for executing a function for using a device. The notifying unit provides a warning notification in a case where the function is not expected to be properly executable due to an increase in an amount of data handled by the device. |
| US10645235B1 |
System and method for blockchain ledger over multifunction peripheral network
A system and method for distributed multifunction peripheral blockchain ledgering includes a group of networked MFPs, each having a document processing engine, a network interface and an intelligent controller with a processor and memory. An electronic blockchain ledger is stored in memory, along with licensing data designating the multifunction peripheral as trusted. Transaction data is received via the network interface and validated. MFPs poll other trusted, networked multifunction peripherals to validate received transaction data, and update the blockchain ledger in accordance with validated transactions. |
| US10645233B2 |
Printer, digital camera with printer, and printing method
There are provided a printer, a digital camera with a printer, and a printing method which are capable of simply printing an image having photographic composition intended by a user. A frame layout is displayed on a monitor. Based on an operation of an operation unit, images stored in an internal memory are displayed in frames, and images to be arranged in the frames are selected. In this case, portions of the images corresponding to the frames are cut out, and the images are displayed in the frames. Based on an operation of the operation unit, the images to be arranged in the frames are adjusted by zooming and/or moving the images to be arranged in the frames within the frames. After setting of images for all the frames is completed, an image displayed on the monitor is printed according to a print instruction. |
| US10645231B2 |
Wireless service card having machine readable codes and device and process for use therewith
A process for authorizing wireless service includes providing a generally rectangular flat form factor card having a first surface and opposing second surface. The process further includes providing a machine-readable activation code arranged on the first surface, wherein the machine-readable activation code is configured to authorize the wireless service when provided to a system associated with a wireless service provider, receiving the machine-readable activation code in a server, the machine-readable activation code being captured by a wireless device, and provisioning the wireless service to the wireless device from a wireless network when the machine-readable activation code is provided to the system associated with the wireless network. |
| US10645230B1 |
Roaming cellular traffic policy and charging negotiation and enforcement entity
A virtualized Policy, Charging, Negotiation and Enforcement Entity (PCNE) is disclosed for serving cellular traffic across multiple networks. The PCNE manages signaling and user payloads to apply policies compliant to concerned networks in real time. The PCNE provides policy control to a Home network even when its outbound subscriber traffic is locally offloaded at a Visited network or IP Packet Exchange (IPX) cloud. The PCNE protects the Visited network against capacity overuse by inbound subscriber traffic, thereby providing joint control to the Home and Visited network operators resulting in optimal use of bandwidth and resources along with consistent subscriber experience. The PCNE enables the Home network operator to implement domestic quota buckets and policies while its subscriber is roaming in the Visited network by applying differential policy and charging rules. Traffic can be offloaded to a preferred packet data gateway after enforcing the negotiated policies. |
| US10645225B1 |
Systems and methods relating to chat interfaces
A method for orchestrating a chat interaction with a customer and multiple sources that includes providing an animation library that includes conversational states, graphic stills corresponding to respective ones of the conversational states, animation templates, and source-based modifications corresponding to respective ones of the multiple sources. The method may include generating a source-informative animation by: determining a source of a chat message; determining a conversational state for the chat message; selecting a graphic still for the message; selecting an animation template for the chat message based on the selected graphic still; selecting a source-based modification that corresponds to the source; and modifying the animation template pursuant to the source-based modification so to generate the source-informative animation. The method may include sending a signal to the customer configured to generate thereon a chat interface having the chat message and source-informative animation. |
| US10645223B2 |
Hospitality private branch exchange (PBX) system with dynamic rules for complementing mobile phones of currently checked in guests
A PBX system complements the mobile phones of users. Custom incoming and outgoing call rules are dynamically activated for users when the users begin utilizing a facility having at least one phone number and a number of internal phones. A custom rule causes outgoing calls made from an internal phone used by a user to have a caller ID phone number of the user's personal mobile phone rather than the facility's phone number. Another custom rule causes incoming calls made to the facility's phone number that have a source caller ID phone number matching a phone number in the user's mobile phone address book to be automatically forwarded directly to an internal phone currently utilized by the user. The user may install an application on their mobile phone, and another custom rule causes incoming calls at the user's mobile phone to be twinned while the user is at the facility. |
| US10645222B2 |
9-1-1 call routing
A provider edge router for handling 9-1-1 call routing is disclosed herein. The provider edge router can receive an Internet protocol (“IP”) call and can determine whether the IP call is associated with a 9-1-1 service. If so, the provider edge router can set a priority for the IP call to be routed to a 9-1-1 edge router. The IP call, in some embodiments, includes a session initiation protocol (“SIP”) call. In some embodiments, the provider edge router includes one or more dedicated 9-1-1 outbound interfaces through which the provider edge router routes the IP call to the 9-1-1 edge router or multiple 9-1-1 edge routers. In some embodiments, the priority can be set in a differentiated services field (“DSF”) that includes a differentiated services codepoint (“DSCP”) marking that cannot be removed by any router along a routing path for the IP call. |
| US10645218B2 |
Contact center interactive text stream wait treatments
Contact center interactive text stream wait treatments are disclosed. A user device initiates a communication interaction with an automated contact center device (ACCD). A text stream comprising a plurality of text components is from the ACCD during an agent wait period. The text components of the text stream are provided for presentation in a display area of a display during the agent wait period. |
| US10645215B1 |
Electronic card delivery and communication channel integration
Personal information, such as professional information normally associated with a business card may be identified and appended to a messaging sequence to provide automated user profile updates. One example embodiment may transmitting an initiation message from a service provider to a user device to initiate a communication session, transmitting a request message to the user device to accept contact information associated with the service provider, receiving a confirmation message responsive to the request message, transmitting the contact information responsive to receiving confirmation of the request, and automatically initiating a contact information update on the user device. |
| US10645214B1 |
Identical conversation detection method and apparatus
An automated system is disclosed for detecting situations in which identical segments of conversation appear within two different recordings. The system automatically detects where within each of two audio recordings an identical conversation segment begins and ends, thus enabling detection of conversations where multiple prison inmates participated in a conference call. |
| US10645213B1 |
Virtual numbers for intelligence operations
Systems, methods, and computer readable storage mediums are configured for implementing virtual numbers (VN) for intelligence operations involving source-handler communications in support of an agency. Example embodiments implementing virtual numbers eschew the requirement of the agency to maintain and configure dedicated hardware switches that contain SIM card pairs to manage the transfer of source-handler calls in a compliant fashion. Rather than maintaining physical SIMs for each handler and each source with dedicated hardware, each source and each handler are assigned a virtual number for communicating in a compliant fashion. A source communicates with the handler through the handler VN and the hander communicates with the source through the source VN, and communications completed through the VNs are logged for compliance. Communications between a handler and a source may be permitted only when an association of their VNs exists in a mapping table to prevent unauthorized contact through the VNs. |
| US10645211B2 |
Text input method and electronic device supporting the same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an input interface, a memory, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to extract a text string from a first view object included in the first screen if a first screen output to the display is deactivated, store the extracted text string in the memory, output the text string stored in the memory to a first area of the second screen if a first user input for inputting a text in a second screen output to the display is generated, select at least one text character of the text string in response to a second user input generated in the first area, and output the selected at least one text character to a second area of the second screen different from the first area. |
| US10645210B2 |
System, method, and program for providing information
The present invention is to provide a system that is capable to interface with an automated voice response (IVR) system for existing phone calls and to display voice messages of an IVR by texts. The system for providing information 1 of the present invention includes a terminal 10 and an automated voice response system 80. The control unit 20 of the terminal 10 performs the activation module 21 to activate the display program 41 that is to display the voice message provided from the automated voice response system 80 on the image display unit 70 when making a call to the automated voice response system 80 through a phone. Then, when the voice message display module 23 is operated, the image display unit 70 displays the voice message provided from the automated voice response system 80 to the terminal 10. |
| US10645208B2 |
Additional information on a caller
To provide a called one with information on the caller, a reference to a resource containing real-time or near-real-time information relating to the caller, or information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, or the real-time or near-real-time information, or the information deduced using the real-time or near-real-time information, is transmitted with a connection establishment request, and the information in the resource or the received information is displayed to the called one before the requested connection is established so that the called one can make a decision whether or not to answer the call. |
| US10645206B2 |
Mobile terminal
Provided is a mobile terminal including a main body that has a battery storage portion which stores a battery in the shape of a rectangle and that extends in a long-side direction; a holding member that holds a target-for-holding portion which is a body separate from the main body, and thus that attaches the main body to the target-for-holding portion; and a lid that is removably attached to the main body and that has a first portion which covers the battery storage portion and a second portion which extends from an end portion of the first portion and on which the holding member is provided. |
| US10645205B2 |
Foldable device and method for controlling the same
A foldable device includes: a panel support unit including a first support plate, a second support plate, and a multi-joint member connecting between the first support plate and the second support plate; and a display panel on the first support plate, the second support plate, and the multi-joint member, and the multi-joint member includes a plurality of joint units, each including a fixed end supporting the display panel and a free end extending from the fixed end and rotatable about a hinge shaft, and distances between the free ends of at least two adjacent first joint units among the plurality of joint units are regular when the display panel is in a folded state and an opened state. |
| US10645202B2 |
Geolocation for internet protocol packets
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable geolocation information for a computing device to be indicated in Internet Protocol (IP) packets. Various embodiments may provide IP packets, such as IP version 6 (IPv6) packets, etc., including one or more location attributes in an IP packet header. For example, one or more location attributes may be included in a geolocation (GLO) option of a destination options header. In various embodiments, the one or more location attributes may include country indications, region indications, city indications, and/or postal code indications associated with a computing device that generated the IP packet. |
| US10645201B2 |
Packet handling during service virtualized computing instance migration
Example methods are provided for packet handling during service virtualized computing instance migration in a software-defined networking (SDN) environment. The method may comprise configuring first reachability information to associate a first service virtualized computing instance with an active role, and second reachability information to associate a second service virtualized computing instance with a standby role. In response to determination that a switchover is required to facilitate a migration of the first service virtualized computing instance, the first reachability information may be updated to associate the first service virtualized computing instance with the standby role, and the second reachability information to associate the second service virtualized computing instance with the active role. The method may also comprise: in response to detecting a completion of the migration, updating the first reachability information to associate the first service virtualized computing instance with a target host instead of a source host. |
| US10645200B2 |
Alternate acknowledgment (ACK) signals in a coalescing transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) system
Alternate acknowledgment (ACK) signals in a coalescing Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) system are disclosed. In one aspect, a network interface card (NIC) examines packet payloads, and the NIC generates an ACK signal for a sending server before sending a coalesced packet to an internal processor. Further, the NIC may examine incoming packets and send an ACK signal to the internal processor for ACK signals that are received from the sending server before sending the coalesced packet to the internal processor. By extracting and sending the ACK signals before sending the corresponding payloads in the coalesced packet, latency that would otherwise be incurred waiting for the ACK signal is eliminated. Elimination of such latency may improve network performance and may provide power savings. |
| US10645199B2 |
Multimedia communication bridge
A bridge chip receives a first data stream compliant with the first multimedia communication standard. The first data stream includes first video data of a first incoming video frame, second video data of a second incoming video frame, and information describing a transfer function for the second video data, the information included in a video blanking interval of the first incoming video frame. The bridge chip extracts information describing a transfer function for the second video data. The bridge chip then generates a second data stream compliant with the second multimedia communication standard. The second data stream includes the first video data in a first outbound video frame, the second video data in a second outbound video frame, and the extracted information describing the transfer function for the second video data. Finally, the generated second data stream is transmitted to a destination device. |
| US10645198B2 |
Communication terminal and communication method
A communication terminal and method are provided, wherein a processor executes instructions to configure a codec mode or a codec mode set for a communication terminal. The configuration is based on Session Description Protocol (SDP) offer/answer messages between the communication terminal and a partner terminal in a codec negotiation session when communication starts between the communication terminal and the partner terminal, when the SDP offer/answer messages include a codec, and when a codec mode or a codec mode set is included. The processor also configures a Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) payload format header based on the SDP offer/answer messages in the codec negotiation session, a CMR being a request for the partner terminal to change the codec mode. The processor further causes the transmitter to transmit, after the codec negotiation session, a codec mode of the communication terminal currently in use, using an RTP payload. |
| US10645197B1 |
Method and a system for a secure link-up to a non-secure synchronous connection and a machine-readable carrier configured for performing the method
A computer system and methods for interaction between processes of software components of a computer system or elements of an operating system are provided. The method comprises: (i) making a request from the Client for a synchronous connection to the Server, (ii) verifying a unique name of the synchronous connection, (iii) making a request for a unique name of the synchronous connection via an asynchronous connection of the Client and Server, if there is no unique name of the synchronous connection among the created connections to the Server, (iv) verifying whether the Client is whitelisted in a list of Clients having permission to connect to the Server, (v) generating a unique name of the synchronous connection for Clients, (vi) creating a synchronous connection with the generated unique name, (vii) sending the name of the generated synchronous connection to the Client, (viii) linking up the Client to the Server. |
| US10645195B1 |
Adaptive data transfer protocol, system and method
There is disclosed an adaptive data transfer protocol, system and method. In an embodiment, the method is operable on one or more computer devices in a client server data query environment, each of the one or more computer devices having a processor and a memory, the method comprising: opening a logical network connection between a client and a server, the server communicating with a data source; initiating a data request from the client; in response to the data request from the client, preparing a data transfer response from the server utilizing an adaptive data transfer protocol, the adaptive data transfer protocol configured to: create multiple network connections within the logical connection; analyze performance metrics including variable processor load on the one or more computing devices, and network load over the multiple network connections; analyze the data required to be retrieved from the data source and transferred over the multiple network connections; and adaptively prepare the data retrieved from the data source based on their data types and values for transfer over the multiple network connections to improve total response time to fulfill the data request. |
| US10645184B2 |
Information transmission method, gateway, and controller
An information transmission method, a gateway, and a controller relate to the communications field, and to determine a compression parameter according to an operating status and a transmission port of the gateway, thereby implementing an optimal combination of processor performance and bandwidth. The method includes that a gateway determines a current operating status and a current transmission port of the gateway, where the current transmission port is a current communications port between the gateway and a controller, the gateway determines a first compression parameter table according to the current operating status and the current transmission port, where the first compression parameter table includes at least one compression parameter determined by the gateway, and the first compression parameter table further indicates a priority of each compression parameter, the gateway transmits information to the controller according to the first compression parameter table using the current transmission port. |
| US10645177B2 |
Cookie based session timeout detection and management
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for detecting a session status based on a cookie associated with the session is provided. The present invention may include receiving an access request to a specified location associated with a server computer. The present invention may also include determining that the received access request has the cookie corresponding with the specified location. The present invention may also include receiving a last refresh time from the cookie. The present invention may then include determining the session status based on the retrieved last refresh time, a current request time, a refresh interval, and an overdue value. |
| US10645176B2 |
System and method to process packets in a transmission control protocol session
A device may include one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories to: receive a plurality of data packets of a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session; determine that a particular TCP segment, of the TCP session that includes a synchronization acknowledgment (SYN-ACK) flag, has been received before a corresponding TCP segment of the TCP session that includes a synchronization (SYN) flag; store a sequence number of the particular TCP segment as an initial sequence number for a stream of the TCP session; and reassemble or rearrange a set of data packets of the TCP session based on the initial sequence number for the stream and based on one or more sequence numbers of the set of data packets. |
| US10645170B2 |
Method and apparatus for control of multiple autonomous mobile nodes based on dynamic situational awareness data
Techniques for autonomously establishing, maintaining, and repairing of a wireless communication network among multiple autonomous mobile nodes (AMN) are provided. The multiple AMNs are flown towards a first node. A tentacle is established with the first node and extended to cover a second node over a distance, thereby establishing a wireless communication network between the first node and the second node via the multiple AMNs. Any damage to the established wireless communication network or tentacle may be autonomously detected and repaired by using spare AMNs. Further, the communication network may be used to enable autonomous detection, tracking of the second node, as well as autonomous detection of a contamination area, based on data received from one or more sensors onboard the AMNs deployed in the air. |
| US10645169B2 |
Managing unmanned aerial vehicle flight data
A device can be configured to receive flight data associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at least some of the flight data being received from the UAV; store the flight data; receive, from a requesting device, a flight data request, the flight data request including information identifying the UAV or a flight of the UAV; determine response data based on the flight data request and based on an entity associated with the requesting device, the response data including a subset of the flight data, which is available to be accessed by the entity; and perform an action associated with the response data. |
| US10645167B2 |
Distributed setting of network security devices from power system IED settings files
A system and method for improving the security and reliability of industrial control system (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) communication networks utilized within power systems is provided. For power system intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) that comprise these networks, a number of settings are created and stored inside the device settings files that define the IED's communication parameters. Inspection of a settings and configuration file (SCF) allows the identification and extraction of the device's configured and therefore permissible communication characteristics. Using this extracted information, rulesets are generated and subsequently pushed to one or more network security devices, e.g. firewalls, managed switches, and intrusion detection/prevention systems. In such a manner, the described innovation is able to derive a perspective of the allowable system communication and issue rulesets and settings to network security devices (NSDs). The NSDs are subsequently able to control communication links and/or detect deviations from the acceptable communication parameters as per the function and design of the NSD. |
| US10645162B2 |
Filesystem I/O scheduler
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for scheduling I/O requests in a cloud storage system. An application instance that corresponds to a client is created. A partition is created on a cloud storage device. Attributes are associated with the partition that include a client identifier attribute corresponding to the client, a service-level objective attribute corresponding to the client, and an application identifier attribute corresponding to the application instance. A request is received from the application instance to access the partition. The request is ordered in a data structure relative to one or more other requests based on at least one attribute of the attributes. The request is then dispatched from the data structure in an order corresponding to the ordering. |
| US10645161B2 |
Communication system and its method and communication apparatus and its method
A communication apparatus configured to transmit data to an apparatus, the communication apparatus including: a storage medium configured to store management information of data to be transferred to the apparatus; a communicator configured to communicate data with the apparatus; a detector configured to detect whether the communication apparatus and the apparatus are connected; an editor configured to select certain data to be transferred and to edit the management information based on the selection without regard to the connection of the communication apparatus and the apparatus; and a controller configured to control transfer of the selected data stored in the communication apparatus to the apparatus via the communicator based on the management information edited by the editor when the detector detects that the communication apparatus and the apparatus are connected, wherein the controller is configured to compare the management information edited by the editor with management information of data stored in the apparatus, determine the size of the selected data in the communication apparatus, and transmit data in the communication apparatus based on result of the comparison and the determination. |
| US10645159B1 |
Application programming interface for processing duplication requests and duplicating digital objects from multiple digital-object levels
This disclosure covers methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and systems that provide an application programming interface (“API”) for facilitating requests and duplication of multiple associated digital objects maintained within multiple levels of a digital content account. In some implementations, the API facilitates duplication of multiple digital objects based on a single API request that identifies (or includes duplication parameters for) associated digital objects from different levels within a digital content account. |
| US10645158B1 |
Host data replication using deduplication and binary search trees
Techniques for processing write operations may include: receiving, at a first data storage system, a write operation that writes first data to a first device, wherein the first device is configured for replication on a second device of a second data storage system; writing the first data to the first device of the first data storage system; performing first processing that converts the first data to a deduplicated data representation; transmitting the deduplicated data representation from the first data storage system to the second data storage system; and responsive to receiving the deduplicated data representation, performing second processing on the second data storage system that converts the deduplicated data representation to its original form in accordance with the first data. |
| US10645155B2 |
Scalable parallel messaging process
Methods for event processing in a content management system. In response to determining that an inter-dependence exists between two or more events in the content management system, a same group event key is assigned to each inter-dependent event. All events having the same group event key are distributed to a same event processing node on a consistent hashing ring. |
| US10645154B2 |
System and method for estimating distributed consumption of a quota
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for estimating distributed consumption of a quota. One of the methods includes receiving, by a first request processing server, a request having one or more specified characteristics; identifying a quota; determining, by the first request processing server, an actual number of requests having the one or more characteristics received by the first request processing server since a most recent synchronization with a parent server; generating, by the first request processing server, a current estimated total number of requests having the one or more characteristics that have been received; determining, by the first request processing server, that the quota has not been reached; and approving, by the first request processing server, the received request. |
| US10645152B2 |
Information processing apparatus and memory control method for managing connections with other information processing apparatuses
A communication interface is capable of adding a connection in response to a request from another information processing apparatus. A memory stores connection information indicating the number of connections being maintained and timing at which communication was last performed for each of the maintained connections. When an increase in the number of maintained connections per unit time exceeds a first threshold and the number of maintained connections also exceeds a second threshold, a processor selects, based on the connection information, at least one connection out of the maintained connections in order from oldest timing, and cuts off the selected at least one connection. |
| US10645149B2 |
Content delivery reconciliation
A system and method for management and processing of resource requests are provided. A content delivery network service provider receives a DNS query from a client computing device corresponding to a requested resource from the client computing device. The content delivery network service provider associates the requested content into a set of content segments. For each content segment, the content delivery network service provider identifies the network address of a registered content provider, such as peer computing device, and a cache component of the content delivery service provider. The content delivery network service provider also provides tokens for requesting the content from a registered content provider. The client computing device obtains the content from the registered content providers and/or the cache component of the content delivery network service provider. Thereafter, the content delivery network service provider reconciles with the registered content providers for content provided to client computing devices. |
| US10645148B2 |
Access controlling method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
An access controlling method that causes a computer to execute processes, the processes including obtaining situation information that indicates at least one of situation of a terminal and an attribute of an owner of the terminal, determining a service corresponding to the obtained situation information among from a plurality of services having access destinations different from each other based on the obtained situation information, and when a service request has been transmitted from the terminal that has been executing an application software, transferring the service request to an access destination corresponding to the determined service, the application software having a function for transmitting a service request to a predetermined access destination. |
| US10645143B1 |
Static tracker
The present invention relates to systems, apparatus, and methods of scanning a response to a first HTTP request for a web page in order to identify a web object for prefetching, and using a static tracker to identify and improve results. In one potential alternative embodiment, after a response is scanned a web object may be prefetched to a proxy server prior to a browser requesting the web object. The proxy server may observe one or more HTTP requests that are associated with the response to the first HTTP request for the web page and measure the success of the prefetching. After success is measured for the specific instance of the web object and the web page, a success rate for prefetching or not prefetching the web object as associated with the web page may be updated. |
| US10645142B2 |
Video keyframes display on online social networks
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a query from a user for videos; identifying videos matching the query; retrieving, for each identified video, a set of keyframes that are associated with one or more concepts; calculating, for each keyframe of each identified video, a keyframe-score based on a prevalence of the concepts associated with the keyframe, determined with reference to the concepts associated with each other keyframe in the set of retrieved keyframes for the identified video; and sending, to the first user, a search-results interface including search results corresponding to one or more of the identified videos, each search result comprising keyframes for the corresponding identified video having keyframe-scores greater than a threshold keyframe-score. |
| US10645141B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
Provided are a mobile terminal capable of capturing an image and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes: a display unit configured to output an automatic scrap icon and a manual scrap icon for selecting first screen information and partial screen information included in the first screen information; and a control unit configured to, in response to a preset touch input applied to the automatic scrap icon, extract meta data regarding the first screen information, select partial screen information included in the first screen information on the basis of the extracted meta data, generate second screen information including the selected partial screen information, and control the display unit to output the generated second screen information. |
| US10645137B2 |
Systems and methods to create composite videos
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to receive a video stream of a first peer involved in a video communication. A video stream of a second peer involved in the video communication is received. Image content of the video stream of the second peer is modified to create a modified video stream of the second peer. The video stream of the first peer and the modified video stream of the second peer are combined to create a composite video. |
| US10645134B2 |
Peer and operation method thereof
Disclosed is a peer and an operation method of the peer, the method including receiving, from a partner peer, buffermap timetable (BTT) information associated with a buffermap of the partner peer, verifying whether a difference value between a forced delay and time information of the peer corresponds to the BTT information, requesting, when the difference value corresponds to the BTT information, a fragment of a fragment number corresponding to the difference value from the partner peer, and deriving, when the difference value does not correspond to the BTT information, the fragment number based on the BTT information. |
| US10645129B2 |
Techniques for correlating engagement of attendees of an online conference to content of the online conference
Disclosed are various embodiments for correlating the measured engagement of attendees to an online conference with the content of the online conference. In one implementation, a timeline is displayed in a user interface for at least a portion of the online conference. The timeline correlates the engagement of the attendees with the content of the online conference based on compiling values measured for engagement parameters of the respective attendees at defined time intervals during the online conference. Input is received identifying a point or interval of the timeline of the online conference. In response to receiving the input, content of the online conference associated with the point or interval is identified and displayed. Alternatively or in addition to displaying content, multiple, different ones of the engagement parameters for the point or interval are identified and have the respective values displayed. |
| US10645117B2 |
Systems and methods to detect and notify victims of phishing activities
Systems and methods to detect the identities of victims of phishing activities, in which embedding, in an item, an element having a reference to a server, is embedded in an item (e.g., a webpage or a mobile application) that may be copied by attackers. When used on a user computer, the element generates a request to the server. Based on the request, the server identifies a user of the element embedded in the item or a copy of the item. Based on uses of the element, the server tracks a history of the user using the item or the copy of the item. In response to a determination that the element is currently being used by the user in the item and the history indicates that the user has used the copy of the item, the server identifies the user as a victim of the copy of the item. |
| US10645111B1 |
Browsing identity
An online system determines the likelihood of an interaction between a user and a content item being an invalid interaction. The online system receives an indication of an interaction of a client device with a content item. The online system identifies a device ID for the client device and determines whether the device ID is associated with one or more browser IDs. If the device ID is not associated with any browser ID, the received interaction is likely an invalid interaction. The online system may further determines the likelihood of an online publisher manufacturing interactions. The online system determines a number of invalid interactions and a number of valid interactions associated with the online publisher. The online system determines a ratio between the number of invalid and valid interactions. If the ratio is larger than a threshold value, the online system determines that the online publisher is likely manufacturing interactions. |
| US10645106B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for detecting terminal device anomaly
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for detecting a terminal device anomaly. A PGW obtains abnormal event triggering information regarding a terminal device, and the abnormal event triggering information includes at least one of the following: an abnormal event condition for the terminal device or configuration information regarding an abnormal event trigger; and the PGW determines, according to the abnormal event triggering information, that an anomaly has occurred in the terminal device, so that when the terminal device has a behavior (for example, the terminal device carries out a service related behavior beyond a specified range or the terminal device is damaged and abnormal) that is indicated by the abnormal event triggering information, the PGW can detect the anomaly of the terminal device, and an administrator of the terminal device can obtain anomaly information regarding the terminal device from the PGW node. |
| US10645105B2 |
Network attack detection method and device
Provided are a network attack detection method and device. The method comprises: carrying out word segmentation to a character string to be detected and obtain words; determining the tuples corresponding to the to-be-detected character string; determining whether, in an attack model database, there are model tuples corresponding to the tuples, and whether there are model words corresponding to the first one of these words, the model tuples, the occurrence probability of each model tuple; if there are, acquiring the corresponding model tuples and the occurrence probability of the corresponding model words, and determining, according to the occurrence probability of the corresponding model tuples and the occurrence probability of the corresponding model words, the attack probability corresponding to the to-be-detected character string; and if the attack probability is larger than or equal to a preset probability threshold, determining that the to-be-detected character string is a character string having an attack behavior. |
| US10645103B2 |
Monitoring for hybrid applications
Some embodiments of the invention provide a novel method for monitoring instances of an application operating on a set of mobile devices. In some embodiments, the method receives content data to be used by the application and injects monitoring code into the content data before providing it to a web view of the application. In some embodiments, the content data includes various types of content (e.g., multimedia files, scripts, data files, etc.) received from a content server managed by the developer of the application and may be used by the native code and/or the web view of the hybrid application. The content data of some embodiments also includes monitoring code that is inserted by the developer of the application to monitor developer-specified events in the native code and/or web view. The method of some embodiments gathers monitored data from both the native code and the web view. |
| US10645102B2 |
Systems and methods for computer environment situational awareness
Systems and methods for monitoring states of operation of a computer environment can include one or more computer servers identifying a target asset of the computer environment and establishing a communication link with a computing device associated with the target asset. The one or more computer servers can determine a first set of parameters for profiling the target asset, transmit a first query for the first set of parameters to the computing device via the communication link, and receive one or more first parameter values corresponding to the first set of parameters responsive to the query. The one or more computer servers can compare the one or more first parameter values to one or more first criteria or threshold values, an determine a state of operation of the target asset based on the comparison. The state of operation can be indicative of an abnormal behavior associated with the target asset. |
| US10645100B1 |
Systems and methods for attacker temporal behavior fingerprinting and grouping with spectrum interpretation and deep learning
Attackers may be uniquely identified by their temporal behavior patterns. Time marks and events in a time sequence between a unique pair of a source network address and a destination network address are pre-processed by a network security system to generate a temporal sequence for spectral extraction. The destination network address resides in a computer network monitored by the network security system. The temporal sequence is transformed from the time domain to the frequency domain to capture periodicity in the time sequence in a spectral vector. The spectral vector is denoised and decorrelated through deep learning to produce a spectral fingerprint that is significantly smaller than the spectral vector. The spectral fingerprint represents a temporal behavior fingerprint of an attacker associated with the source network address with respect to the destination network address over a period of time in the time sequence. |
| US10645099B1 |
Malware detection facilitated by copying a memory range from an emulator for analysis and signature generation
API calls made by a code sample executing in an emulator are analyzed. Specific ones of the analyzed API calls are classified as meeting a threshold level of suspicion of being made by malware. In response to a specific API call being classified as meeting the threshold, a range of memory before and after the return address of the classified API call is copied to a buffer that is not accessible to the code sample. The copied range of memory in the buffer that is not accessible to the code sample is scanned, and a signature corresponding to the code sample is generated. The generated signature can be used for signature based malware detection, in order to detect one or more instances of malware. In response to detecting malware, one or more security actions can be performed. |
| US10645095B2 |
Selective verification of signatures by network nodes
A network node may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may receive a message that is associated with one or more signatures and one or more second signatures. The one or more signatures may have been validated by a particular node. The one or more processors may determine that the particular node is a trusted node. The network node may be configured not to validate signatures that have been validated by a trusted node. The one or more processors may determine that the one or more signatures have been validated by the particular node. The one or more processors may sign or provide the message, without validating the one or more signatures, based on determining that the one or more signatures have been validated by the particular node. |
| US10645094B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for provisioning and processing geolocation information for computerized devices
Systems, methods, and devices for securely provisioning a roadside unit (RSU) that includes an application certificate, wherein the RSU is geographically restricted according to the application certificate. An enhanced SCMS system may receive a request for an application certificate for the RSU; determine, in response to the request, an operating geolocation for the RSU; verify that the operating geolocation is within the allowed geo-region for the RSU; generate an application certificate that includes the operating geolocation; and provide the application certificate to the RSU device. Also provided is an application certificate that includes precise operating geolocation information, an improved application certificate provisioning request that allows the requestor to specify a precise operating geolocation, new processes for generating and providing improved application certificates having geographic-restriction information, an enhanced SCMS that performs the processes, and improved computerized devices, such as RSUs, that employ the precise, operating geolocation information from the application certificates. |
| US10645093B2 |
Reduction in secure protocol overhead when transferring packets between hosts
The technology disclosed herein enables reduction of secure protocol overhead when transferring packets between guest elements on different hosts. In a particular embodiment, the method provides, in a first virtual network interface of a first guest element, receiving one or more first packets from a first guest element directed to a second guest element. In response to determining that the first packets will be encapsulated in a secure protocol having a first integrity check procedure provided for by the secure protocol, the method provides refraining to perform a transmit-side portion of a second integrity check procedure on the first packets as provided for by a transport protocol. The method further provides passing the first packets to a first host of the first virtual network interface in the transport protocol. |
| US10645092B1 |
Control and/or verification of interactions of an augmented reality deployment
Disclosed is a method, a device, and a system of control of and/or verification of interactions of an augmented reality deployment. In one embodiment, a method includes delivering an augment image associated with an augment marker to a computing device through a screen through which the physical environment of the augment marker is viewable. An augment request extracts a geospatial coordinate data of the computing device. In response to a determination within a geospatial boundary and a display limit is below a threshold value, an authorization token permits the computing device to display the augment image positioned relative to the augment marker according to a display parameter data. An augment record may include the capture image of the augment marker and compared to a second augment request. A match may then be determined which may indicated a falsified instance of the augment request and an error data generated. |
| US10645089B2 |
Terminal for internet of things and operation method of the same
An example terminal includes a communication circuitry configured to communicate with a server; and a data processor configured to request the server to include a second user in a relationship group of a first user and to extend, to the relationship group, a range of authorization for an Internet of Things (IoT) apparatus registered as an apparatus of the first user. |
| US10645085B2 |
Device management across multiple operator networks
Various implementations disclosed herein enable a method of managing device access on one or more operator networks. The method includes determining correspondence between a first adaptor module of a plurality of adaptor modules and a first request to manage devices deployed on a first operator network associated with the first adaptor module. The first request conforms to a first interface. The method includes converting, by the first adaptor module, the first request into a second request that conforms to a second interface provided by an operator entity associated with the first operator network. The second interface is configured to mask network elements of the first operator network in order to prevent direct communication with the network elements. The method includes transmitting the second request to the operator entity via the second interface. The transmitting satisfies a security criterion to shield the network elements from the device management system. |
| US10645080B2 |
Biometrics hub for changing a schedule for processing biometrics data in response to detecting a power event
A biometrics hub may establish a session with a first biometric device, receive first biometric data of a user from the first biometric device, establish a session with a second biometric device, receive second biometric data of the user from the second biometric device, and store the first biometric data and the second biometric data at the biometrics hub. The biometrics hub may further detect a power event associated with at least one of the first biometric device or the second biometric device, and change, in response to detecting the power event, a schedule for processing at least one of the first biometric data or the second biometric data. |
| US10645078B2 |
Smart card thumb print authentication
A data center operator is authenticated to obtain requested access to a data center by an approval mechanism on the data center that receives an access request that includes authentication information. The authentication information includes a smart card thumb print which comprises a value that uniquely identifies the smart card based on a private key generated within the smart card. The approval mechanism identifies access policies corresponding to the unique smart card identifier. |
| US10645077B2 |
System and method for securing offline usage of a certificate by OTP system
The present invention relates to a system and method for securing offline usage of a certificate by authenticating a user by a One Time Password (OTP) system when the user computing device is working in offline. An external authentication server of the server generates a set of expected OTP to protect the certificate. The server encrypts each certificate with a wrapper key and derivates a key from each OTP. Each derived key encrypts the wrapper key to create a set of encrypted wrapper keys. The computing device stores into its memory the encrypted certificate and the set of encrypted wrapper keys received from the authentication server. During a use of the certificate by the computing device working offline, an authentication request is received from a user of the computing device, the authentication request including a user-provided OTP. The computing device derives a key from the OTP provided. The OTP derived key being used to decrypt one corresponding wrapper key of the set of encrypted wrapper keys. The decrypted wrapper key being used to decrypt the certificate. |
| US10645076B1 |
Automatic identity management with third party service providers
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for updating identification information of a user with service providers. An embodiment operates by a computing device sending a first piece of identification information describing a user to a service provider requiring a credential to update a user profile unique to the user. Upon receiving an indication that the piece of identification information sufficiently describes the user, the computing device generates an identifier unique to the particular user to identify the user when the computing device communicates with the service provider. Thereafter, the computing device sends an instruction to the service provider to update their user profile with a second piece of identification information. With the request, the computing device sends the identifier unique to the user, which allows the service provider to bypass the user credential and update the user profile with the second piece of identification information. |
| US10645074B2 |
Account take over prevention
A method for monitoring access of users to Internet SaaS applications includes the CISO (company Internet security office) in the configuration and operation of the method, instead of relying only on whatever security the SaaS application implements. Certificates, not accessible to users, are pushed to a user's client. When an access request is received from a client by an application, a gateway requests from the client the certificate. After a notification and approval process with the user, a received certificate is verified, user access to the application is allowed or denied, and the CISO notified of the attempted access. |
| US10645072B2 |
Method and system for validating transactions
A method for facilitating the detection of misuse of an identity during an electronic transaction comprises the step of receiving a notification to authenticate the use of an identity at a first location, wherein the identity is associated with a mobile phone; determining an approximate location of the mobile phone, and determining whether the first location and mobile phone locations match in geographical proximity. The approximate location of the mobile phone is determined based on cached position information. The invention provides a method for ensuring that the cached position information is up to date, by overwriting stale information with new position information derived by accessing a database that correlates Wi-Fi signals detected by the mobile phone with a geographic location. |
| US10645070B2 |
Securitization of temporal digital communications via authentication and validation for wireless user and access devices
An access control system and associated devices are described that conceal and securitize data transmissions between one or more secure databases for various user devices to ensure proper entrance or access into secure locations by approved personnel only. Specific methods and devices for securing (primarily digital and normally two-way) communications using applications that combine securing communications for wireless/cellular phones with personnel access card readers for entry into secure locations are also described. These combined communication and access devices require using specific encryption techniques that cannot be corrupted and are essential to denying fraudulent or otherwise unauthorized personnel the ability to enter or access security protected devices or locations. |
| US10645068B2 |
Methods and systems for secure digital credentials
Methods and systems for resetting a digital credential within a digital credential based authentication system. The method includes logging a first administrative user into the digital credential system, receiving, from the first administrative user, a first portion of authentication credentials for a first customer, validating, by the first administrative user using the digital credential system, the first portion, logging a second administrative user into the digital credential system, receiving, from the second administrative user, a second portion of authentication credentials for the first customer, receiving the second portion by the second administrative user, validating, by the second administrative user using the digital credential system, the second portion; and resetting the authentication credentials based on the validation of the first portion and second portion. |
| US10645067B2 |
Search engine for authenticated network resources
A method and corresponding computer system for authenticating a network resource are disclosed. The method comprises receiving an input at a computer system over a network, the input comprising a network resource identifier and information indicative of an authentication entity associated with the network resource; automatically identifying stored data using the information indicative of the authentication entity, the stored data comprising contact information associated with the authentication entity; automatically transmitting an electronic message to the authentication entity using the identified contact information, the electronic message providing the authentication entity with the network resource identifier and means for authenticating the network resource; and automatically storing the network resource identifier. A search engine for authenticated network resources and a method and corresponding computer system for authenticating an entity are also disclosed. |
| US10645066B2 |
Rights controlled communication
A computerized process is described for transferring content from a first entity to a second entity including first transferring separately and via a database entity for each content: a content identifier, content rights, a content encryption key, a content initialization vector, a content encryption count, and a first entity identifier. Included with the transferred content is a transfer identifier, which is encrypted. After transferred content is received by the second entity, the transfer identifier is used to retrieve the content rights, content encryption key, content encryption initialization vector, content encryption count, and first entity identifier from the database entity. After receiving the content, both actions taken on the content and disposition of the content at the second entity are controlled according to the content rights by the first entity and the status of the content is reported to the first entity via a database entity. |
| US10645065B2 |
Proxy-based database encryption
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to proxy-based database encryption. According to one aspect, a database encryption proxy system can receive, from a database client, input of a Structured Query Language (“SQL”) statement and data to create an encrypted database table. At least a portion of the data is marked with an encrypted identifier to identify which data is to be encrypted by the proxy-based database. The database encryption proxy system can generate a random string for the portion of the data that is marked with the encrypted identifier. The database encryption proxy system can convert the SQL statement into a converted SQL statement that includes the random string in place of the portion of the data marked with the encrypted identifier and can send the converted SQL statement to a cloud database service that is configured to create the encrypted database table based upon the converted SQL statement. |
| US10645064B2 |
Virtualized application performance through disabling of unnecessary functions
Improved virtualized application performance is provided through disabling of unnecessary functions, such as unnecessary encryption and decryption operations. An example method performed by a hypervisor includes the steps of obtaining a request to one or more of encrypt and decrypt a communication between a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine; determining if the first and second virtual machines execute on a same host as the hypervisor (e.g., by evaluating a context of the communication); and processing the communication without encrypting or decrypting the communication if the first and second virtual machines execute on the same host. Lawful Interception is performed by forwarding an unencrypted version of the communication to an authorized agency. When the communication traverses a switch and/or a router between the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine, an unencrypted version of the communication is placed in a queue within a buffer and a random value and/or an all-zero value is returned to a caller. |
| US10645060B2 |
Method, device and system for forwarding message
A method, device and system for message forwarding are provided. The method may include the following acts. A second device in a second domain receives a first message from a first domain. The second device allocates, for the first message, a second Service Function Path Identifier (SFPID) corresponding to a Service Function Chain (SFC) in the second domain, and obtains a second message. The second device sends the second message to one or more other devices, except the second device, in the second domain. |
| US10645058B2 |
Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus obtains an IP address from a DHCP server, and in the case where the obtainment of an IP address from the DHCP server has failed, determines whether or not to continue to use an IP address used previously, on the basis of a setting in the information processing apparatus. |
| US10645056B2 |
Source-dependent address resolution
Systems and method are provided for source-dependent address resolution. Multiple computing devices may be associated with identifiers, such as network names. These computing devices may further be associated with both internally and externally accessible network addresses. A source-dependent address resolution component may resolve a network identifier into an internal or external address based on a network of a requesting device. Specifically, a request for address resolution may be received from a source network, and be resolvable into an address of a target network. If the source network and target network are the same, an internal address of that shared network is returned. If the source network and the target network are different, an external address enabling external communication with the target network is returned. In some embodiments, determination of a source network may be facilitated based on a source port of a request. |
| US10645053B2 |
Generating a new user base using attractive e-mail addresses
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to systems and methods for attracting new users to create new e-mail accounts. More specifically, some embodiments provide for systems and methods for generating a new user base by offering attractive e-mail addresses. The attractive or preferred e-mail addresses may be shorter than the current e-mail address being used, have a particular format, belong to a particular domain, or the like. This email address can be reserved for few days and an invitation can be sent. In some embodiments, the invitation can be added at the end of an e-mail sent by another user or automatically generated from the system itself. When a recipient clicks on the link, the mailbox can be activated for use. In some embodiments, the system may offer a migration service to transfer e-mails from the original e-mail address to the new e-mail address. |
| US10645049B2 |
Proxy email server for routing messages
In various example embodiments, a system and method for generating a proxy email address for routing messages are presented. An email directed to a user with a proxy email address assigned by the system and with no registered email address is received at a proxy email address. Whether or not the email contains an action message identifier is ascertained. Based on the email containing an action message identifier, a forward email is identified. Text content from the forward email is extracted. A short message based on the extracted text content is generated. At least one communication channel to send the short message is selected based on an engagement level associated with the at least one communication channel. The short message may be caused to be presented at a mobile device associated with the user via the selected communication channel. |
| US10645045B2 |
Selectively unmuting electronic messaging conversations
A first user muting a conversation, taking place among a plurality of users using an exchange of electronic messages, can be detected. Responsive to the first user muting the conversation, an electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to prevent further electronic messages pertaining to the conversation from being visible in the electronic message inbox. At least one additional electronic message pertaining to the conversation can be received. Responsive to receiving the additional electronic message, the additional electronic message can be analyzed and, based on the analysis, whether the conversation should be unmuted for the first user can be automatically determined. Responsive to determining that the conversation should be unmuted for the first user, the electronic message inbox of the first user can be configured to make visible at least one electronic message pertaining to the conversation that is received earlier than the additional electronic message. |
| US10645041B2 |
Real-time messaging platform with enhanced privacy
A real-time messaging system platform receives from, a communication application installed on a first user communication device, a first user identifier, an indication that a messaging service message composed by the first user is being directed to a first destination associated with a second user, and an identification of data present in the messaging service message. The identification of the data and a message transmission history of the first user is used to enable selection of a message of a first entity. The selected message of the first entity is caused to be displayed by the communication application within a message framework that frames the first user messaging service message. The first entity message is caused to be included in the messaging service message transmitted to the second user device, wherein the first entity is not provided with access to the identity of the first user or the second user. |
| US10645037B2 |
Systems and methods for generating and processing action-based links
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive an action-based link associated with an action and a user. A set of metadata associated with the action-based link is received. An action-based link preview is generated based on the set of metadata, wherein the action-based link preview comprises the action-based link and a call to action object associated with the action. |
| US10645036B2 |
In-line collaboration in e-mail
An electronic mail (e-mail) system detects when a user is replying to a particular portion of content in a received message. The reply is automatically formatted to visually distinguish it over replies from other recipients to the same portion of content. |
| US10645035B2 |
Automated assistants with conference capabilities
Techniques are described related to enabling automated assistants to enter into a “conference mode” in which they can “participate” in meetings between multiple human participants and perform various functions described herein. In various implementations, an automated assistant implemented at least in part on conference computing device(s) may be set to a conference mode in which the automated assistant performs speech-to-text processing on multiple distinct spoken utterances, provided by multiple meeting participants, without requiring explicit invocation prior to each utterance. The automated assistant may perform semantic processing on first text generated from the speech-to-text processing of one or more of the spoken utterances, and generate, based on the semantic processing, data that is pertinent to the first text. The data may be output to the participants at conference computing device(s). The automated assistant may later determine that the meeting has concluded, and may be set to a non-conference mode. |
| US10645034B2 |
System and method for facilitating computer generated conversations with the aid of a digital computer
The flexibility of a communication with a chatbot can be increased using a chatbot platform that can be integrated with a plurality of chat channels as well as facilitate communication between users of different chat channels. The platform can host chatbots that can leverage a plurality of resources, including internal and external natural language processors, machine learning, analytics services, and third party services to generate a response to user communications and take actions on behalf of the user. The use of the natural language processing and other additional information allows to generate an appropriate response to user queries, and to thus increase the speed with which user concerns are address. Further, the platform includes a chatbot creation program that allows a quick way to create a large number of customized chatbots without requiring advanced programming skills from the chatbot creator. |
| US10645027B2 |
Network switches configured to employ optical or electrical interfaces
Introduced here are several embodiments of network switch modules having interfaces designed to enable use of different voltages or currents. Accordingly, a network switch may be able to support both optical interfaces and electrical interfaces on the same printed circuit board (e.g., a line card or a fabric card). In some embodiments, the printed circuit board includes a “booster stage” electrical interface that is designed specifically for optical interfaces. Such a design enables the components of a switch to operate with both electrical interfaces and optical interfaces. |
| US10645024B2 |
Peer negotiation of area service preferences
Methods and systems may provide for joining an overlay network of a plurality of peer devices and identifying a local preference for an area service available to the plurality of peer devices. Additionally, the local preference may be used to negotiate a common preference for the area service with the plurality of peer devices. In one example, the common preference is a best fit value for the plurality of peer devices on the overlay network. |
| US10645023B2 |
Server-initiated bandwidth conservation policies
In one embodiment, a social networking system maintains a moving average of the number of connection problems, including socket timeouts and failed uploads, per client in a geographic area to determine whether the wireless data network serving the geographic area is overloaded. In response to detecting a network overload, the social networking system may transmit an instruction to the clients in the particular geographic area to enter one of a plurality of traffic throttling modes. In particular embodiments, the social networking system maintains a historical log of network overload conditions, and uses the historical log to generate an estimate of the wireless network capacity serving a geographic area. Thus, the social networking system may preemptively transmit instructions to clients to enter a bandwidth-conservation mode when the estimated traffic demand exceeds the estimated capacity for a particular geographic region. |
| US10645021B2 |
Resource processing method and apparatus
Techniques for providing a resource processing method and apparatus are described. One example method includes first resource data of a user is obtained from a first service platform. Second resource data of the user is obtained from a second service platform. Incremental processing data is generated based on at least the second resource data using the first resource data. A first transfer request is transmitted including the generated incremental processing data and an indication to a second service provider to instruct the second service provider to transfer a resource matching a value of the generated incremental processing data to a resource pool. |
| US10645019B2 |
Relaxed reliable datagram
Provided are systems and methods for reliable, out-of-order transmission of packets. In some implementations, provided is an apparatus configured to communicate with a network and a host device. The apparatus may receive messages from the host device at a send queue, where each message includes destination information. The apparatus may further determine, using the destination information and an identify of the send queue, a transport context associated with a destination on the network. The apparatus may further, for each message and using the transport context, generate a packet including the message and transmit the packet over the network. The apparatus may further monitor status for each transmitted packet. |
| US10645015B2 |
Packet processing device, transmission apparatus, packet processing method, and storage medium
A packet processing device includes a memory; and a processor configured to acquire an amount of packets arriving in each first section length as a first sampling value, determine a plurality of temporary periods based on a multiple of the first section length, calculate, for each of the temporary periods, a statistical value obtained by quantifying a bias in the amount of packets arriving in each first section length based on the first sampling value, estimate the temporary period having a maximum statistical value as a neighborhood period, acquire an amount of packets arriving in each second section length as a second sampling value, determine a plurality of neighborhood temporary periods around the neighborhood period, calculate a statistical value for each neighborhood temporary period based on the second sampling value, and estimate the neighborhood temporary period having the maximum statistical value as a true period of the arriving packets. |
| US10645014B2 |
Mobile network operator (MNO) control of WiFi QoS based on traffic detection and DSCP mapping in trusted WLAN access and networks
The quality of service of access to an evolved packet core network provided to a user equipment via a trusted wireless local area network is controlled by a mobile network operator via the provision of a quality of service policy to various network devices, monitoring of the character of data flows to and from the user equipment, and adjustment of differentiated service code point marking and 802.11.e user priority according to the policy. |
| US10645008B1 |
Predictive Anycast traffic shaping
Gateway devices at different sites of a primary Anycast network provide access to the sites by advertising a first set of Anycast addresses. A secondary shadow Anycast network advertises different second sets of Anycast addresses from the different sites in order to predetermine traffic shifts that occur as a result of changing one or more of the second set of Anycast addresses that are advertised from one or more of the sites. A traffic shifting device may implement a predetermined traffic shift in the primary Anycast network by selecting a particular second set of network addresses that produces a traffic shift at least equal to the predetermined traffic shift, mapping the particular second set of network addresses to a modified first set of addresses, and modifying routing in the primary Anycast network by advertising the modified first set of addresses instead of the first set of addresses. |
| US10645004B2 |
Methods to support message routing at service layer
A Service Layer Message Routing Service at the Service Layer entity is capable of routing service layer messages to reach the target with optimal performance, e.g. shortest service layer distance, shortest network layer distance, least end-to-end delay, highest reliability, etc. The service layer Message Routing Service may have the following example functions: Maintain Service Layer Neighbor can take charge of finding and updating the service layer Neighbors of the service layer entity due to registration or policy configuration; Build Service Layer Routing Table can take charge of building the Service Layer routing table, which routes a service layer message from a service layer entity to the other service layer entities with the optimal performance that is desired by the message originator; and Route Service Layer Message can take charge of routing/forwarding a service layer message by the service layer entity towards other service layer entities. |
| US10645002B2 |
System, apparatus and method for managing redundancy elimination in packet storage during observation of data movement
A network sensor that features a data store and a packet processing engine. In communication with the data store, the packet processing engine comprises (1) a cache management logic and (2) deduplication logic. The cache management logic is configured to analyze packets to determine whether (a) a packet under analysis include duplicated data and (b) content of the packet is targeted for storage in a same continuous logical storage area as the duplicated data. The deduplication logic, when activated by the cache management logic, is configured to generate a deduplication reference for insertion into the packet prior to storage. |
| US10645000B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for improving convergence across virtual control and forwarding planes within network devices
A disclosed method may include (1) identifying a first virtual forwarding plane of a physical network device that connects to a virtual control plane of the physical network device, (2) obtaining, by the first virtual forwarding plane, a set of data objects from the virtual control plane of the network device, (3) identifying a second virtual forwarding plane of the physical network device that connects to the first virtual forwarding plane of the physical network device, and then (4) providing, by the first virtual forwarding plane, at least a portion of the set of data objects to the second virtual forwarding plane via a shared memory segment that is accessible to both the first virtual forwarding plane and the second virtual forwarding plane. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10644997B2 |
Stitching label-switched paths between autonomous systems with Internet Protocol routing
Systems and methods for routing traffic through a network along Label-Switched Paths (LSPs) that may extend across multiple autonomous systems include performing Internet Protocol (IP) routing lookups as a packet is transmitted along the LSP. In one implementation, a packet having a predetermined value (which may be inserted by an upstream network device) is received at a network device after travelling along a first segment of an LSP. In response to identifying the predetermined label value of the packet, the network device may perform an IP routing lookup using IP routing information included in the packet to identify a next hop for the packet. The network device may then update a label of the packet such that the packet is routed along a second segment of the LSP and transmit the communication packet to the next hop. |
| US10644994B1 |
Ensuring separate network paths between pairs of source and destination devices
Technologies are provided for ensuring that separate network paths within a network are used for network traffic between multiple source devices and a destination device or between pairs of source and destination devices. In some solutions, network path information is determined and sent to source devices that use the network path information to encapsulate network packets that then use separate network paths for at least a portion of their paths through the network. In some solutions, separate network paths are ensured using network path separation lists that are sent to network devices to make network traffic routing decisions. In some solutions, flow description information is calculated and sent to network devices to make network traffic routing decisions to keep network flows separate. |
| US10644993B2 |
Internet reachability detection and internet high availability for multi-homed network devices
A method for determining Internet reachability and Internet high availability for a multi-homed device in a network having a plurality of network interfaces includes connecting the multi-homed device to a network interface of interest in the plurality of network interfaces and disabling any functionality of setting a default route entry for the at least one network interface of interest until a determination of Internet reachability is made. |
| US10644989B2 |
Method for running a computer network
The invention provides for a method for running a computer network and such a computer network. The computer network comprises a number of devices being arranged in a stable daisy-chained loop, wherein each device comprises a bridge having at least three ports, whereby during running the computer network each device can take different states to avoid a loop, and whereby in case of rebooting the ports of at least one of the devices keep their current port states. |
| US10644987B1 |
Supporting label per EVPN instance for an EVPN virtual private wire service
A provider edge (PE) device may determine a first identifier, corresponding to a first connection for a first service, and a second identifier, corresponding to a second connection for a second service, where the first connection is between a first customer edge (CE) device and the PE device, and the second connection is between a second CE device and the PE device. The PE device may advertise a first route, associated with the first service, based on the first identifier and a label corresponding to a network instance. The PE device may advertise a second route, associated with the second service, based on the second identifier and the label. The PE device may determine that the first connection is unavailable, and withdraw advertisement of the first route, while maintaining advertisement of the second route, to indicate, to a remote PE device, that the first connection is unavailable. |
| US10644986B2 |
Master station device, slave station device, process delegation management method, and process execution method
A delegation state management unit makes a gateway device perform a verification test to verify whether a correct execution result is obtained in a case wherein a process being a delegation candidate is delegated to the gateway device and the process is executed by the gateway device. Further, the delegation state management unit obtains a result of the verification test from the gateway device, and decides whether to delegate execution of the process to the gateway device, based on the result of the verification test obtained. |
| US10644985B1 |
Device-contained data plane validation
A device may configure a state of a data plane to test the state of the data plane using a set of components. The device may provide a set of packets from a first virtual component of the device to a first port of the device. The first virtual component may include a first virtual representation of a first device. The first virtual component may be included in the set of components. The device may loop back the set of packets at the first port of the device based on providing the set of packets to the first port. The device may perform an action based on the state of the data plane in association with looping back the set of packets at the first port. The device may determine whether a test of the state of the data plane is associated with a pass status or a fail status. |
| US10644984B2 |
Technologies for protocol execution with aggregation and caching
Technologies for protocol execution include a command device to broadcast a protocol message to a plurality of computing devices and receive an aggregated status message from an aggregation system. The aggregated status message identifies a success or failure of execution of instructions corresponding with the protocol message by the plurality of computing devices such that each computing device of the plurality of computing devices that failed is uniquely identified and the success of remaining computing devices is aggregated into a single success identifier. |
| US10644983B2 |
Control plane analytics and policing
Control plane analytics and policing may be provided. First, packets that traverse a port may be parsed. Next, based on the parsed packets, metrics for each of a plurality of hosts on a per-protocol basis may be created. The created metrics may then be analyzed and at least one restriction on at least one of the plurality of hosts may be applied based on the analysis. |
| US10644981B2 |
Scaling processing systems
Example implementations relate to scaling a processing system. An example implementation includes receiving an application having a number of operators for performing a service in the processing system. A metric of the processing system may be monitored while the application runs, and the processing system may be scaled where the metric surpasses a threshold. In an example, the processing system may be scaled by increasing or decreasing the number of operators of the application. |
| US10644980B2 |
Automated enforcement of architecture guidelines for application programming interfaces
To determine whether a set of software services underlying an API adhere to architecture guidelines, an architecture guideline validation system analyzes program code as part of a compilation process for the services to generate a data structure that indicates an organization of the services and invocations between the services. The system analyzes the data structure to determine whether any architecture guidelines have been violated. Example architecture guidelines can include limitations on a number of successive invocations and restrictions as to a directionality of invocations (e.g. an invocation by a private, secure service to an exposed, client-facing service). If any violations are identified, the system indicates the violations and may display the violations as compiler errors or warnings. |
| US10644974B2 |
Measurements and radio link monitoring in a wireless communications system
Facilitating measurements and radio link monitoring in a wireless communications system is provided herein. A method can comprise determining, by a network device of a communications network and comprising a processor, a first resource configuration related to first measurement resources of a first radio link between a mobile device and a first distributed unit of distributed units of the communications network. The method can also comprise determining, by the network device, a second resource configuration related to a second measurement resources of a second radio link between the mobile device and a second distributed unit of the distributed units. Further, the method can comprise facilitating, by the network device, a transmission of a report that comprises the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration. |
| US10644972B2 |
Media connection channel quality testing system
A computing device for media connection channel quality testing is described, including communications hardware; non-volatile memory storing a test initiation program; and a processor configured to execute the test initiation program to: transmit, via the communications hardware, a plurality of comparative testing media streams to a test server, each of the comparative testing media streams sent over one of a plurality of media connection channels; receive, via the communications hardware, a plurality of objective quality scores from the test server, each objective quality score corresponding to one of the plurality of media connection channels and are determined by the test server using an objective scoring test comparing the comparative testing media stream to reference testing data associated with the one of the comparative testing media streams; and select a recommended operational media connection channel from the plurality of media connection channels based on the objective quality scores. |
| US10644971B2 |
Graph search in structured query language style query
In one aspect, a system for performing graph searches in an SQL style query for monitored data includes a processor; a memory; and one or more modules stored in the memory and executable by a processor to perform operations including: receive, by a controller in communication with agents installed at machines connected over a network, monitored data regarding applications running over the machines; identify performance issues from the received monitored data; provide an interactive user interface to enable creation of a query for the monitored data and the identified performance issues; receive input associated with a new query including a SELECT clause, a FROM clause, and a WHEREIN clause; create the new query based on the received input; convert at least a portion of the new query to contain a graph traversal path entirely within the FROM clause; execute the new query; and return a result. |
| US10644967B2 |
Methods, apparatuses and computer-readable storage mediums for automated onboarding of services in the user services platform
A User Services Platform endpoint determines that applicable services are available for a connected device attached to a local network based on a neighbor discovery protocol message from the connected device; and outputs a User Services Platform device notification message to a User Services Platform endpoint associated with the local network. A User Services Platform administrative authority endpoint device determines an applicable service for a connected device based on a User Services Platform message identifying the connected device; provisions service elements for the applicable service to a User Services Platform endpoint associated with the applicable service and the connected device, the service elements enabling the User Services Platform endpoint to implement the applicable service in association with the connected device; and receives notification that the service elements for the applicable service have been provisioned at the User Services Platform endpoint. |
| US10644962B2 |
Continuous monitoring for performance evaluation of service interfaces
Embodiments are directed to monitoring for service interfaces. Accordingly, test agent engines may provide a first and a second set of raw data associated with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to a test scheduling engine. The test scheduling engine may transform the first and second set of raw data into a first and a second set of reduced data. A quality score engine may aggregate ordinal ranks for the APIs based on the first set of reduced metric data, such that each of the ordinal rankings may be associated with various characteristics of the reduced data. Each of the APIs may be ranked based on their aggregations of the ordinal ranks. A quality score may be provided based on a mapping of the ranked APIs to a distribution model. A second quality score may be generated based on the mapping and the second set of reduced data. |
| US10644961B2 |
Self-adjusting data processing system
A method and apparatus for self-adjusting networks including internet-of-things (IoT) devices is provided. An exemplary system includes a source discovery system configured to identify if a source sending a message is in a database, and, if not, add the source to the database and rank the source by link metrics of messages received from the source. A sink discovery system is configured to identify if a sink receiving a message is in a database, and, if not, add the sink to the database. The sink discovery system is configured to rank the sink by link metrics of messages responded to by the sink. A dynamic mapping system is configured to create a dynamic map of communications between a source and a sink, and implement a self-healing subsystem to restore a loss of communications between a source and a sink. |
| US10644957B1 |
Centralized controller-based dynamic network bandwidth allocation and management
A device receives topology data and path data associated with a network that includes network devices. The device determines planned bandwidths for new paths through the network based on the topology data and the path data, and ranks the new paths, based on the planned bandwidths, to generate a ranked list. The device selects information identifying a first new path from the ranked list, wherein the first new path includes a first planned bandwidth. The device determines whether the first new path can be provided via a single route through the network based on the first planned bandwidth, and identifies two or more routes through the network for the first new path when the first new path cannot be provided via the single route. The device causes the first planned bandwidth to be reserved by two or more of the network devices for the two or more routes. |
| US10644952B2 |
VNF failover method and apparatus
The present invention discloses a virtualized network function (VNF) failover method and apparatus, so as to resolve a problem that an affinity policy cannot be compatible with a high availability (HA) mechanism in a network functions virtualization (NFV) scenario. The method is: receiving, by a management and orchestration (MANO} system, a fault message, where the fault message indicates a first VNF is faulty; determining, by the MANO system, a primary affinity group to which the first VNF belongs and a secondary affinity group corresponding to the primary affinity group, where VNFs in the secondary affinity group are in a one-to-one correspondence with VNFs in the primary affinity group, and the affinity group represents a set of VNFs on which an affinity policy is used; and instructing, by the MANO system, the VNFs in the secondary affinity group to continue to process services of the VNFs in the primary affinity group. |
| US10644951B2 |
Adding metadata associated with a composite network policy
In some examples, input network policies are combined to form a composite network policy, each input network policy of the input network policies specifying at least one characteristic of communications allowed between endpoint groups in a network. Metadata associated with the composite network policy is added, the metadata including information regarding a reason for disallowance of a communication between endpoint groups. |
| US10644950B2 |
Dynamic policy based software defined network mechanism
Improving wireless service subscriber experiences by dynamically managing wireless communication resources using a big data analytic mechanism is presented herein. A method can include receiving, by a system comprising a processor via a software-based interface of a control plane of a communication network, service data corresponding to a request for a wireless communication service; receiving, by the system via the software-based interface of the control plane, contextual data corresponding to a subscription of the wireless communication service; receiving, by the system via the software-based interface of the control plane, network data corresponding to data packet transmissions of a network device within a data plane of the communication network; and configuring, by the system via the software-based interface of the control plane based on a defined set of policies, the service data, the contextual data, and the network data, a resource of the data plane corresponding to the wireless communication service. |
| US10644943B1 |
Multilayer and interactive user interfaces for displaying features of an optimized network plan
A device receives network data associated with a network that includes network devices interconnected by links at an Internet protocol (IP) layer and an optical layer of the network. The device receives constraints associated with determining a network plan for the network, and determines multiple potential network plans for the network based on the constraints and the network data. The device generates a multilayer and interactive user interface associated with the multiple potential network plans, and provides the multilayer and interactive user interface to a client device. The device receives, from the client device, information indicating an interaction with the multilayer and interactive user interface, and modifies the multilayer and interactive user interface, based on the information indicating the interaction, to generate a modified multilayer and interactive user interface. The device provides, to the client device, the modified multilayer and interactive user interface. |
| US10644937B2 |
Techniques for managing SCIM-compliant systems
The present disclosure describes techniques for using instances of a connector to communicate with multiple target systems without a manual pre-configuration step for each of the multiple target systems. The connector may be an extensible program-code-template for creating objects to perform one or more operations. For example, each instance of the connector may obtain information regarding a corresponding target system, determine an interface to the corresponding target system based on the information, and translate requests for the corresponding target system according to the interface. |
| US10644936B2 |
Ad-hoc computation system formed in mobile network
An ad-hoc computation system is formed from one or more clusters of idle mobile computing resources to execute an application program within a given time period. The forming step further comprises: (i) determining at least a subset of idle mobile computing resources from the one or more clusters of idle mobile computing resources that are available, or likely to be available, to execute the application program within the given time period, and that collectively comprise computing resource capabilities sufficient to execute the application program within the given time period; and (ii) distributing a workload associated with the execution of the application program to the subset of idle mobile computing resources. The workload associated with the application program is executed via the subset of idle mobile computing resources forming the ad-hoc computation system. |
| US10644929B2 |
Defining configurable characteristics of a product and associating configuration with enterprise resources
A computer-controlled method for a mobile application invoking a web service can include an application development framework (APPDF) mobile framework component creating an envelope for a request and passing the envelope to a transport component. The transport component can create a proxy for the envelope and a proxy for a connection based on an enforcement context. The transport component can stream the proxy envelope through the proxy connection to the web service. |
| US10644926B1 |
Hybrid polar modulator
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method may include identifying phase information generated from modulation information, mapping the phase information by mapping a second phase point located in a second quadrant to a first phase point of a first quadrant, where the first phase point may be associated with a phase trajectory of the phase information, synthesizing the mapped phase information associated with the phase trajectory based on mapping the phase information, rotating the phase trajectory based on a phase-plane rotation value associated with mapping the phase information, and generating a modulated signal associated with a carrier frequency based on mapping the phase information and rotating the phase trajectory. |
| US10644924B2 |
Facilitating a two-stage downlink control channel in a wireless communication system
A two-stage downlink control channel is provided for a wireless communication system. In one example, an apparatus comprises a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operation can comprise: transmitting a first portion of a downlink control channel to a mobile device according to a first specification of parameters; and transmitting a second portion of the downlink control channel to the mobile device according to a second specification of the parameters, wherein the second specification of the parameters is adaptively determined based on a condition of an environment in which the first portion of the downlink control channel is transmitted and wherein the second portion is dictated by the first specification of parameters. |
| US10644923B2 |
Configuration aspects of a tracking reference signal in new radio
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for configuration aspects of a tracking reference signal in New Radio. A base station may select a first burst duration and a second burst duration for a tracking reference signal (TRS) burst, the first burst duration being different from the second burst duration, and may transmit configuration information indicating the first burst duration and the second burst duration to a user equipment (UE). The base station may transmit a first TRS burst having the first burst duration and a second TRS burst having the second burst duration. The UE may detect the first TRS burst having the first burst duration and the second TRS burst having the second burst duration based at least in part on the configuration information, and perform resource tracking based at least in part on the detected first TRS burst and the second TRS burst. |
| US10644921B2 |
Method and device in a wireless communication system
A processor is configured to map at least two synchronisation signal sequences to a respective set of resource elements of an OFDM symbol, wherein there is at least one resource element between each pair of adjacent sets of resource elements. |
| US10644919B2 |
Multi-length ZT DFT-s-OFDM transmission
Techniques may be used to generate a multi-length Zero Tail (ZT) Discrete Fourier Transform-spread Orthogonal Frequency Domain Modulation (DFT-s-OFDM) signal for transmission. A selected allocation of frequency resources may include a plurality of subbands. Subbands may be assigned to wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) (i.e., users), and zero head length and zero tail length may be assigned to each of the assigned subbands according to a pattern to combat inter-symbol interference (ISI). The ZT DFT-s OFDM signal may generated for transmission over the assigned subbands in accordance with the assigned zero head length and the assigned zero tail length. |
| US10644914B2 |
Reference signal detection for reducing control decoding complexity
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for reducing physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) decoding complexity at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network. The method can include receiving from a base station a candidate demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence that is carried in a subframe and associated with a PDCCH carried in the subframe, calculating a correlation-based quality metric indicating a correlation between the received candidate DMRS sequence and a local DMRS sequence, and performing a PDCCH decoding process to decode the PDCCH when the quality metric is greater than a threshold. |
| US10644913B2 |
Carrier leakage correction method for quadrature modulator
A carrier leakage correction method for a quadrature modulator according to an embodiment includes inputting a test signal with a frequency fBB to a transmitter and up-converting the test signal with a frequency fL0 and down-converting with the frequency fL0. A frequency 2fBB component is detected in the down-converted test signal. One or a plurality of parameters of the transmitter is/are adjusted so as to reduce a magnitude of the detected frequency 2fBB component in the test signal. |
| US10644911B1 |
Multi-level pulse-amplitude modulation receiver system
A multi-level pulse-amplitude modulation receiver system includes an analog equalizer, a digital equalizer, an automatic level tracking engine and an automatic gain controller. The analog equalizer and the automatic gain controller perform signal compensation on a multi-bit quasi-attenuation signal to generate a multi-level compensation signal. The digital equalizer receives the multi-level compensation signal, the positive threshold voltage and the negative threshold voltage, and thereby converts the multi-level compensation signal into a plurality of digital data. The automatic level tracking engine uses the digital data to generate a positive threshold voltage, a negative threshold voltage, at least two positive DC level voltages, and at least two negative DC level voltages, and the positive threshold voltage is an average of the two positive DC level voltages to avoid the nonlinear effect of the analog front end. |
| US10644910B2 |
Methods and apparatus for managing interference across operators
Aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and techniques for managing interference across carriers of an operator. A base station identifies a first portion of a first carrier assigned to an operator, wherein uplink and downlink subframe configuration for TDD communications using the first portion and a first portion of a second carrier also assigned to the first operator are synchronized between the first and the second carriers. The base station identifies a second portion of the first carrier, wherein uplink and downlink subframe configurations for TDD communications using the second portion and a second portion of the second carrier are not synchronized between the first and second carriers. The base station communicates with one or more user equipments (UEs) using the first and second portions of the first carrier. |
| US10644908B2 |
System and methods for multi-level signal transmission
An optical network includes a transmitter portion configured to (i) precode an input digitized stream of symbols into a precoded symbol stream, (ii) pulse shape the precoded symbol stream with an eigenvalue channel matrix, and (iii) transmit the pulse shaped symbol stream over a digital optical link. The optical network further includes a receiver portion configured to (i) recover the pulse shaped symbol stream from the digital optical link, (ii) decompose eigenvalues of the eigenvalue channel matrix from the recovered symbol stream, and (iii) decode the decomposed symbol stream into an output symbol stream. |
| US10644899B2 |
Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus and reception method
In a transmission apparatus, signal carrier signal circuitry that generates two single carrier signals including a legacy preamble signal, a legacy header signal and an extension header signal respectively. OFDM signal circuitry that generates one OFDM signal by performing an IFFT processing on one or more payload signals. Transmission circuitry that transmits the two single carrier signals by allocating to a bonding channel which is formed by bonding two adjacent channels used in a bonding transmission scheme and the one OFDM signal by allocating to the bonding channel which is frequency-shifted. |
| US10644894B2 |
Systems and methods for virtual interactions
Systems and methods for virtual interactions are described. One or more users can view or listen to media, react to the media and share such media experience virtually with others. The media experience can take place synchronously, asynchronously or both. |
| US10644892B2 |
Authentication based on a challenge and response using a physically unclonable function and a machine learning engine
The present disclosure relates to implementations of physically unclonable functions (PUFs) for cryptographic and authentication purposes. Specifically, the disclosure describes implementations of machine learning engines (MLEs) in conjunction with PUFs generating outputs having multiple states. |
| US10644889B1 |
Consent management apparatus and system
A computer implemented apparatus and method is provided for authenticating a signature for a consent requiring permission of a person (i.e., a client) under supervision by a first agency for a service by a second agency, such as a service provider, wherein the service from the second agency is requested by the first agency. In the apparatus, the first agency requests a physical signature from the person. The request is made with a text message or QR code linking to a method (for example, a touch screen) for the person to create a signature. The signature and related account information such as the first agency, second agency, and identifying information on the person is entered into a distributed ledger database (DLTD) (e.g., a blockchain database) where it is archived. The service provider can query the DLTD for the signature for consent for the service. |
| US10644888B2 |
Systems and methods for providing I/O state protections in a virtualized environment
Methods, systems, and computer program products are included for providing I/O state protections to a virtualized environment. An example method includes configuring, by a hypervisor, a processor to execute instructions corresponding to a guest of a virtual machine (VM). As part of a transition of operations from the VM to the hypervisor, the guest specifies a first register of the processor. The processor then provides the hypervisor with access to non-encrypted data stored in first register, while data stored in non-specified registers is maintained in the processor in an encrypted format. The hypervisor receives the non-encrypted data from the first register. |
| US10644882B2 |
Electronic security keys for data security based on quantum particle states
Systems and method for insuring that messages that are quantum-level encrypted are properly communicated to an intended recipient. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide for changing the state of a quantum particle, which corrupts the data in the message, in response to the message being tampered with during transmission. |
| US10644881B2 |
Unified management of cryptographic keys using virtual keys and referrals
A cryptography service allows for management of cryptographic keys in multiple environments. The service allows for specification of policies applicable to cryptographic keys, such as what cryptographic algorithms should be used in which contexts. The cryptography service, upon receiving a request for a key, may provide a referral to another system to obtain the key. |
| US10644877B2 |
Configurable number theoretic transform (NTT) butterfly circuit for homomorphic encryption
Fully homomorphic encryption integrated circuit (IC) chips, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a number theoretic transform (NTT) butterfly circuit is disclosed. The (NTT) butterfly circuit includes a high input word path cross-coupled with a low word path. The high input word path includes a first adder/subtractor, a first multiplier, and first selection circuitry coupled to the first adder/subtractor and the first multiplier. Respective bypass paths selectively bypass the first adder/subtractor and the first multiplier. The low input word path includes a second adder/subtractor, a second multiplier, and second selection circuitry coupled to the second adder/subtractor and the second multiplier. Respective bypass paths selectively bypass the second adder/subtractor and the second multiplier. The first and second selection circuitry is responsive to different mode control signals to reconfigure the low and high input word paths into different logic processing units. |
| US10644876B2 |
Secure analytics using homomorphic encryption
Provided are methods and systems for performing a secure analytic over a data source. An example method includes acquiring, by a client, an analytic, at least one analytic parameter associated with the analytic, and an encryption scheme. The encryption scheme can include a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. The method further includes generating, using the encryption scheme, at least one analytical vector based on the analytic and analytic parameter, and sending the analytical vector and the encryption scheme to at least one server. The method includes extracting, by the at least one server based on the encryption scheme, a set of terms from a data set, and evaluating the analytical vector over the set of terms to obtain an encrypted result. The method further includes sending, by the server, the encrypted result and the error to the client where the encrypted result is decrypted. |
| US10644872B2 |
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 of at least one master device and at least one slave device comprises a demodulator circuit (564, 565) configured to: receive a modulated embedded master-slave clock signal (584) that comprises a system clock signal (582) with an embedded frame start signal (580); demodulate the modulated embedded master-slave clock signal (584); and re-create therefrom the system clock signal (588, 585) and the frame start signal (590, 586). |
| US10644871B2 |
Synchronization of network devices
Methods, systems, and storage media for synchronizing network devices are disclosed herein. An embodiment may include sending a control signal to each of multiple devices that have device operations that are perceptible together, the control signal to control the perceptible device operation of each device. Timing information may be received from each device indicating timing of perceptible operation of the device relative to the control signal. Synchronizing control signals may be determined from the timing information to control the device operations to be perceptibly synchronous, and the synchronizing control signals may be sent to the devices to provide perceptibly synchronous operation of them. |
| US10644870B2 |
Clock recovery system
A clock recovery system includes: a sampler that samples reception data with 2N phase clocks and outputs 2N×M sampling signals; a data selector that selects n×M recovery signals from the 2N×M sampling signals and outputs the n×M recovery signals; a phase comparator that outputs, for each of the n×M recovery signals, a phase comparison signal based on the recovery signal, a first sampling signal sampled with a first clock that leads by one or more phases from a sampling clock, and a second sampling signal sampled with a second clock that delays by one or more phases from the sampling clock; a controller that designates n based on a data rate of the reception data; and a multiphase clock generator that generates and outputs the 2N phase clocks based on the phase comparison signal and n. |
| US10644869B2 |
Automatic detection of change in PLL locking trend
A phase lock loop (PLL), such as an all digital phase lock loop (ADPLL) to provide an example, of the present disclosure operates in a frequency tracking mode to adjust a frequency of the output signal to be proportional to a frequency of a reference input signal, or, in a phase tracking mode to adjust a phase of the output signal to match any variations in the reference input signal. The ADPLL includes a phase and/or frequency detector that provides an error signal representing a difference, in frequency and/or phase, between the output signal and the reference input signal. The ADPLL monitors a trend of the error signal, such as a positive trend, a negative trend, or a flat trend to provide some examples, and switches among the frequency tracking mode and the phase tracking mode upon detecting a change in the trend of the error signal. |
| US10644863B2 |
Communication device and echo cancellation method thereof
A communication device and an echo cancellation method are provided. A digital echo canceller is coupled to a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit to generate an echo energy indicator according to a digital output signal and a digital input signal. A transceiving front-end circuit receives the analog output signal and generates a hybrid interface signal. A hybrid fine-tune circuit generates a first and a second capacitance calibration signals according to the echo energy indicator. An analog echo cancellation circuit receives the first and second capacitance calibration signals, and includes a first and a second variable capacitors controlled by the first capacitance calibration signal and a third and a fourth variable capacitors controlled by the second capacitance calibration signal. The analog echo cancellation circuit receives the analog output signal and the hybrid interface signal, and generates the analog input signal according to the first and second capacitance calibration signals. |
| US10644861B2 |
Mobile device front end architecture for time division duplexing
A switching circuit for use in a frequency division duplex (FDD) spectrum re-allocated for time division duplex (TDD) applications comprises a first filter configured to filter a TDD receive signal, a duplex filter configured to filter an FDD receive signal, and a plurality of switches configured to route the FDD receive signal from an antenna through the duplex filter to receiver circuitry and to route the TDD receive signal from the antenna through the first filter to the receiver circuitry such that the FDD and TDD receive signals share the FDD spectrum. |
| US10644859B2 |
Unified frame structure
A unified frame structure design includes multiple structures to support multiple access requirements. In some aspects, traffic communicated according to one structure may puncture traffic communicated according to another structure. In some aspects, an indication of the puncturing may be communicated. In some aspects, communication based on the unified frame structure may use a code block-level acknowledgement. In some aspects, different access requirements may relate to different access terminal categories and/or different applications. In some aspects, different access terminal categories may relate to different performance requirements of different access terminals. In some aspects, the disclosed unified frame structure design could support, for example, and without limitation, at least one of: a low latency mode, a low overhead mode, a low power mode (e.g., for micro-sleep and/or dynamic bandwidth switching), an access terminal with narrowband capability operating in wideband, or ultra-low-latency and nominal multiplexing. |
| US10644855B2 |
Method of transmitting uplink phase tracking reference signal by user equipment in wireless communication system and apparatus supporting same
The present invention proposes a method of transmitting and receiving an uplink phase tracking reference signal between a user equipment and a base station in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefore. According to one embodiment applicable to the present invention, the user equipment can transmit an uplink phase tracking reference signal to the base station using a power boosting level determined based on first information and second information received from the base station. |
| US10644853B2 |
Transmission and reception devices processing composed pilot signals
The disclosure relates to a transmission device for transmitting a radio signal over a radio channel. The transmission device includes: a radio signal generator, configured to generate a radio signal in time-frequency domain; a channel state information (CSI) interface, configured to receive CSI of the radio channel; a pilot generator, configured to compose a pilot signal from at least one pre-defined pilot signal, wherein a number and a location of the at least one pre-defined pilot signal in the composed pilot signal is determined based on at least one of a latency requirement and/or the received CSI; a pilot insertion unit, configured to insert the composed pilot signal into the radio signal; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the radio signal comprising the inserted composed pilot signal. The disclosure further relates to a reception device for receiving a radio signal over a radio channel. |
| US10644847B2 |
Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit
An apparatus includes a coding unit configured to divide a transport block into one or more code blocks and generate coded bit(s) by coding the one or more code blocks, and a transmitter configured to transmit the coded bit(s) by using a channel, wherein multiplex bit(s) are given based on at least coupling of the coded bit(s) generated by coding of the one or more code blocks, the coding unit maps the multiplex bit(s) to a matrix in a first-axis prioritized manner and reads the multiplex bit(s) from the matrix in the first-axis prioritized manner or in a second-axis prioritized manner, and whether the first axis or the second axis is prioritized in a case that the multiplex bit(s) are read from the matrix is given based on at least the number of OFDM symbols of the channel. |
| US10644846B2 |
Radio resource control
A device attempts to detect an on/off indicator for a plurality of transmission types in a first subframe. The device determines, as a transmission type of a second subframe, a transmission type corresponding to the detected on/off indicator out of the plurality of transmission types. The on/off indicator indicates whether the device expects that transmission according to the determined transmission type will be performed in the second subframe. |
| US10644844B1 |
Circuit for and method of determining error spacing in an input signal
A circuit for determining data error spacing in a data transmitter is disclosed. The circuit comprises a counter; encoding logic configured to receive an output of the counter, wherein the encoding circuit enables generating error spacing information; and a storage element configured to receive an output of the encoding logic. |
| US10644842B2 |
Multiplexing code block group level and transport block level transmission and new data indications
Methods, systems, and devices for multiplexing code block group (CBG) level and transport block (TB) level transmission and new data indications (NDIs) are described. An example method includes generating, for a transmission associated with a set of TBs, a bit sequence including TB-level indication of whether each TB in a first subset of TBs includes a retransmission, and CBG-level indication of whether a second subset of TBs includes a CBG-level retransmission, transmitting at least one grant comprising the bit sequence, and transmitting the transmission in accordance with the bit sequence. Another example method includes receiving a grant comprising a bit sequence including a TB-level indication of whether each TB in a first subset of TBs includes a retransmission, and CBG-level indication of whether a second subset of TBs includes a CBG-level retransmission, and monitoring for the set of TBs based at least in part on the bit sequence. |
| US10644831B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting a mode of communication in a communication network
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for detecting a condition that adversely affects a propagation of electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system on a surface of the transmission medium, and adjusting characteristics of the electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system to reduce adverse effects caused by the condition. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10644828B2 |
Method and apparatus for wideband CSI reporting in an advanced wireless communication system
A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), channel status information (CSI) configuration information for a wideband CSI (WB CSI), generating the WB CSI based on the CSI configuration information, determining a number of zero padding bits (N) based on the CSI configuration information, wherein the number of zero padding bits (N) is determined based on a maximum payload bits (Nmax) over all WB CSI candidates and an actual payload bits (Nreported) for the generated WB CSI, generating an appended WB CSI by inserting N consecutive zero bits into the actual payload bits (Nreported) for the generated WB CSI, and transmitting, to the BS, the appended WB CSI over an uplink channel. |
| US10644824B1 |
Wavelength provisioning for customer premise equipment (CPE) in dense wavelength-division multiplex (DWDM) networks
A system includes a first communication device and a second communication device in communication with the first communication device via an Ethernet connection. The first communication device is configured to transmit, via the Ethernet connection toward the second communication device, an Ethernet signal including information of a designated wavelength from a dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) scheme to be used by the second communication device. The second communication device is configured to transmit an optical signal at the designated wavelength to the first communication device in response to receiving the Ethernet signal. |
| US10644822B2 |
Network system
A network system comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of optical amplifiers. A first node comprises a first transmitter configured to send a wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal and a first receiver configured to receive a wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal, and the second node comprises a second transmitter configured to send a wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal and a second receiver configured to receive a wavelength-division-multiplexed optical signal. The first and second transmitters are optically connected to an input of the first optical amplifier and an input of the second optical amplifier, respectively, and the first and second receivers are optically connected to an output of the first optical amplifier and an output of the second optical amplifier, respectively. The receivers each comprise a photoreceiver and a reception circuit. The photoreceiver is electrically connected, by flip chip connection, to a reception circuit. A reception circuit is configured not to comprise a transimpedance amplifier. |
| US10644821B1 |
Methods and apparatus for adaptive compensation of signal bandwidth narrowing through finite impulse response filters
An apparatus includes a finite impulse response (FIR) filter to receive a digital signal and a transmitter, operatively coupled to the FIR filter, to transmit an analog signal, converted from the digital signal, to a communication channel. The FIR filer is configured to change at least one operating parameter based on a bandwidth of the analog signal after transmission in the communication channel. The bandwidth of the analog signal is estimated, using an estimator, based at least in part on raw sampling data generated by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) operatively coupled to the transmitter. |
| US10644820B2 |
Waveform-coding for multicarrier wake up radio frame
Waveform-coding is applied to map successive on-off-keying (OOK) data bits onto successive multicarrier modulated symbols in time domain, wherein each multicarrier modulated symbol includes a set of sub-carriers in which alternating sub-carriers are set to ones and zeros in frequency domain. The waveform coded multicarrier modulated symbols are up-converted to a carrier frequency to provide a data signal that is transmitted over a wireless channel. |
| US10644817B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal and method for transmitting broadcast signal using layered division multiplexing
A broadcast signal transmission apparatus and method using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. A broadcast signal transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame using the time-interleaved signal; and an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter configured to generate a pilot signal that is shared by a core layer corresponding to the core layer signal and an enhanced layer corresponding to the enhanced layer signal. |
| US10644816B2 |
Narrow band received signal strength indicator system
A narrow band received signal strength indicator circuit and a method for operating the same are provided. The circuit, for example, may include, but is not limited to, at least one wideband analog amplifier configured to amplify a received input signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the received input signal from an analog signal to a digital signal, at least one digital filter configured to filter unwanted signal components from the digital signal, and a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one digital filter, the controller configured to determine a received signal strength based upon the filtered digital signal. |
| US10644811B1 |
Primary RF insulated units including secondary RF insulated units for testing multiple wireless technologies
Architecture and techniques for testing mobile devices within a secondary radio frequency (RF) signal isolation unit with respect to various wireless communication protocols. One or more of the secondary RF signal isolation units is located within a larger, primary RF signal isolation unit. Testing arrangements within the primary RF signal isolation unit may include input panels, switching arrangements, attenuator arrangements and/or output arrangements, in addition to the one or more secondary RF signal isolation units. |
| US10644810B2 |
Conversion of RF signals to optical signals for passage through impairment mediums in a wireless communication network
An apparatus and method of propagating wireless signals through an impairment medium using a penetrator device within a wireless communication network is discussed herein. The apparatus and method includes transmitting a first radio frequency (RF) signal from a first point within the wireless communication network and receiving the first RF signal at a first unit of the penetrator device. The method further includes converting, by the first unit of the penetrator device, the RF signal into an optical signal and transmitting the optical signal from the first unit of the penetrator device to a second unit of the penetrator device through the impairment medium. The method also includes converting, by the second unit of the penetrator device, the optical signal into a second RF signal and transmitting, by the second unit of the penetrator device, the second RF signal to a second point within the wireless communication network. |
| US10644809B1 |
System and method for cryogenic optoelectronic data link
A cryogenic optoelectronic data link, comprising a sending module operating at a cryogenic temperature less than 100 K. An ultrasensitive electro-optic modulator, sensitive to input voltages of less than 10 mV, may include at least one optically active layer of graphene, which may be part of a microscale resonator, which in turn may be integrated with an optical waveguide or an optical fiber. The optoelectronic data link enables optical output of weak electrical signals from superconducting or other cryogenic electronic devices in either digital or analog form. The modulator may be integrated on the same chip as the cryogenic electrical devices. A plurality of cryogenic electrical devices may generate a plurality of electrical signals, each coupled to its own modulator. The plurality of modulators may be resonant at different frequencies, and coupled to a common optical output line to transmit a combined wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) optical signal. |
| US10644808B2 |
Silicon photonics based optical network
Various implementations of network devices disclosed herein provide a method routing a data packet in an optical domain, the data packet including a first component or header and second component or routing information, stripping the first component or header from the data packet using a silicon photonic component, processing the first component or header in an electrical domain, and communicating the data packet without the first component or header to an optical delay line. |
| US10644803B2 |
Histogram based optimization for optical modulation
The present invention is directed to communication systems and methods. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides an optical receiver that receives a data stream from an optical transmitter. The optical receiver determines a histogram contour parameter using the data stream and inserts the histogram contour parameter into a back-channel data segment, which is then transmitted to the optical transmitter. The optical transmitter changes its data transmission setting based on the histogram contour parameter. There are other embodiments as well. |
| US10644800B2 |
Channel bonding techniques in a network
A method of virtually bonding together at least two physical channels in an optical network terminal (ONT) of a passive optical network (PON) can include receiving, via the ONT, a plurality of frames from a network device, classifying, using a processor of the ONT, the plurality of frames into one of a plurality of services, assigning the service to the at least two physical channels of the ONT, wherein each of the at least two physical channels is associated with a respective laser of the ONT to transmit at a respective wavelength, and transmitting, toward an optical line terminal, the plurality of frames of the service using at least one of the at least two physical channels during an assigned time slot. |
| US10644798B2 |
Redundancy in a public safety Distributed Antenna System
A redundancy system for data transport in a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) includes a plurality of Digital Access Units (DAUs). Each of the plurality of DAUs is fed by a plurality of data streams and is operable to transport digital signals between others of the plurality of DAUs. The redundancy system also includes a plurality of Digital Distribution Units (DDUs). Each of the plurality of DDUs is in communication with each of the plurality of DAUs using cross connection communication paths. The redundancy system further includes a plurality of Digital Remote Units (DRUs). Each of the plurality of DRUs is in communication with each of the plurality of DDUs using cross connection communications paths. |
| US10644794B2 |
Contactless low-distance network-connection in datacenters
A method for connecting nodes in a datacenter includes installing a first network node in a datacenter adjacent to at least a second network node. A wireless communication link is automatically established between the first network node and the second network node. A network is configured with the first network node, the second network node, and a third network node. |
| US10644791B2 |
Impairment monitoring apparatus, impairment monitoring and compensating system and method
Embodiments of this disclosure provide an impairment monitoring apparatus, impairment monitoring and compensating system and method. As a parameter of a impairment of a receiver end and/or a parameter of an impairment of a transmitter end is/are determined according to a preset period or a preset condition to perform compensation or calibration, complexity of calculation and power consumption of the system may be efficiently lowered. And as the parameter of the impairment of the receiver end and the parameter of the impairment of the transmitter end are not changed rapidly, determining these parameters according to the preset period or the preset condition to perform compensation or calibration will not affect an effect of the compensation or calibration, thereby ensuring a performance of the system. |
| US10644787B2 |
Method and testing system for testing a communication between a mobile device and a satellite system
A method for testing a communication between a mobile device and a satellite system is described, wherein testing signals are generated by using a signal generation unit, said testing signals simulating satellite signals of at least one satellite of said satellite system. Further, said testing signals are received by a device under test being used as said mobile device. Said testing signals simulate at least one of a changing satellite signal strength, a changing satellite signal quality, a changing position of said satellite and more than one satellite signal in parallel. Further, said testing signals simulate a changing position of said mobile device. In addition, a testing system for testing a communication between a mobile device and a satellite system is described. |
| US10644785B2 |
Wireless distribution of aircraft data and/or avionics parameters and/or control commands between a standardized aircraft interface point and other systems, e.g., passenger entertainment systems
A system for wireless distribution of aircraft data, avionics parameters or control commands between a standardized aircraft interface point and other systems, including a portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) server. The system comprises an aircraft data system with avionics buses for carrying at least one of aircraft data, avionics parameters or control commands. A first module is configured to directly interface with the avionics buses, in order to read/write data. A second module is configured to combine/adapt the data and generate signals of the combined/adapted data. A third module is configured to transmit the signals from the second module via wireless standard protocols towards the portable IFE server. The IFE server is configured to receive the signals from the third module. |
| US10644780B2 |
Methods and devices for broadcast transmission and reception
It is disclosed a network node (600; 700), a client device (800; 900) and methods therein for transmission and reception of broadcasted messages using beam sweeping patterns, being associated with each other. A client device with information about an association between the first and second beam sweeping patterns, may determine when and where to monitor for reception of a paging message, based on receipt of a pilot message. This provides a power efficiency improvement for a UE when monitoring a broadcasted message transmitted in sweeping mode. |
| US10644771B2 |
Using artificial signals to maximize capacity and secrecy of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication
A system and method for increasing the capacity of a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system at desired user's locations and reducing the capacity at locations, other than that of the desired user, while also providing secrecy. Knowing the channel coefficient between each transmitter and receiver antenna pair at the transmitter, the method of the present invention calculates the artificial signal that minimizes the Euclidean distance between the desired and received data symbols if the precoding/combining matrix pair from the set that has the minimum Euclidean distance to the singular value decomposition (SVD) of the channel matrix is used for transmission and reception. The artificial signal may be fed to the precoder, instead of the actual desired data symbols, or may be transmitted directly to reduce computational complexity, power consumption and processing delay if the hardware configuration allows. |
| US10644764B2 |
Method for updating hybrid CSI in multiple antenna communication system and device therefor
Disclosed is a method for a terminal reporting channel status information (CSI) to a base station in a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving, via an upper later, information associated with a single CSI process comprising a first enhanced multiple input multiple output (eMIMO) type and a second eMIMO type; reporting, to a base station, a first CSI updated on the basis of a first channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) corresponding to the first eMIMO type received from a first subframe; and receiving, from the base station, a triggering message of a second CSI calculated on the basis of a second CSI-RS corresponding to the second eMIMO type from a second subframe. |
| US10644762B2 |
Apparatus having multiple RF chains coupled to multiple antennas and operating method thereof in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of 4G communication systems such as LTE systems. A method for controlling a device having a plurality of radio frequency (RF) chains coupled to a plurality of antennas in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes comparing a measured temperature of the device with a temperature threshold, controlling status of at least one of the RF chains according to a comparison result between the measured temperature and the temperature threshold, and transmitting a radio signal using at least one of the antennas that is connected to the at least one RF chain. |
| US10644757B1 |
Near-field communications device
One example discloses a near-field communications device, including: a receiver configured to be coupled to a first near-field antenna having a first radiation pattern, and to a second antenna having a second radiation pattern; wherein the first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern are not spatially aligned; wherein the receiver is configured to subtract a second signal received from the second antenna from a first near-field signal received from the first near-field antenna. |
| US10644755B2 |
Methods for adjusting the power of an external reader
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for adjusting the power level of an external reader of an electronic device. The external reader transmits power to the electronic device with a radio frequency electromagnetic signal. The electronic device may rectify the radio frequency electromagnetic signal and create a rectified voltage. The rectified voltage may be positively correlated to the power level transmitted by the external device. The rectified power can be used to power a component of the electronic device, such as a component configured to measure either a voltage or power associated with the rectified voltage. The electronic device may communicate the measured voltage or power back to the external reader. Based on the communicated voltage or power, the external reader may adjust its power level of the transmitted power. |
| US10644754B2 |
Wirelessly charged devices
This disclosure relates to the inductive charging of portable electronic devices. In particular, a charging assembly is disclosed that allows a portable electronic device to be charged in multiple orientations with respect to a charging device. The charging assembly includes two or more separate inductive receiving coils. The inductive receiving coils can be arranged orthogonally with respect to one another by wrapping one or more secondary receiving coils around a ferritic core having two legs extending in different directions from a joint region. By orienting the receiving coils orthogonally with respect to one another, the likelihood of at least one of the receiving coils being aligned with a charging field emitted by a charging device increases substantially. |
| US10644751B2 |
Coexistence communication method for low-power broadband communication and system thereof
A coexistence communication method for broadband power line communication that allocates a resource of another heterogeneous system to a blank resource in data where a plurality of heterogeneous systems are allocated to time division multiplex units (TDMUs) in a distribution scheme and a system therefor are provided. The method includes detecting a blank resource according to a heterogeneous system which does not share a power line among a plurality of heterogeneous systems, from data in which the plurality of heterogeneous systems which share the power line to perform power line communication are allocated to a plurality of TDMUs and in which each TDMU is allocated to a plurality of time division multiplex slots (TDMSs) sorted over time in a distribution scheme and allocating added another heterogeneous system to the blank resource. |
| US10644748B2 |
Network test instrument with cable connection and signature testing
A test instrument can be coupled to a test point and measure signals in the network. The test instrument may determine whether the test instrument is connected to a cable of the network and provide notification if the test instrument is not connected to a cable. The test instrument may also detect when it is connected to a customer premises that has been previously been tested through reflected signal signatures. |
| US10644745B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
In order to reduce interference between cells through hopping and use frequencies in a good propagation situation, a scheduler section carries out scheduling for determining to which user data should be sent using CQI from each communication terminal apparatus, selects a user signal to be sent in the next frame and determines in which subcarrier block the data should be sent. An MCS decision section selects a modulation scheme and coding method from the CQI of the selected user signal. A subcarrier block selection section selects a subcarrier block instructed by the scheduler section 102 for each user signal. For the respective subcarrier blocks, FH sequence selection sections select hopping patterns. A subcarrier mapping section maps the user signal and control data to subcarriers according to the selected hopping pattern. |
| US10644740B2 |
Multi-configuration clamp system for electronic device
A support system which allows for the use and mounting of a smart phone, or similar electronic device, in a variety of ways. The support system may be adapted to function as a hand grip while supporting the smart phone during image acquisition, or while watching images on the smart phone. In another configuration, the support system may be adapted to attach to the user's belt. In another configuration, the support system may function as a support stand. In another configuration, the support system may be mounted on a tripod. The support system may include a kit of parts which allow for the modification of support accessories to allow for different configurations. The support system may include a removable shutter which may actuate the camera functions via wireless communication. |
| US10644731B2 |
Radio frequency transmitter noise cancellation
Transmitter noise cancellation may be applied on a channel by channel basis to active channels of an incoming radio frequency signal received at a receiver. A noise cancellation filter may be provided for each active channel in a predetermined signal band. Applying noise cancellation on a per active channel basis instead of to the entire receive band may substantially reduce the filtering requirement and number of filter coefficients or taps to save power and reduce manufacturing costs. Channelized transmitter noise cancellers, multi transmitter-receiver cross coupling cancellers, and hybrid full signal band and channelized transmitter noise cancellers are also provided. |
| US10644727B2 |
Code rate switching mechanism for flash memory
A data storage system capable of switching a code rate based on a host command is disclosed. A controller of the data storage system may set a code rate in a data storage device to a first code rate for encoding data to be written to non-volatile memory of the data storage device. The controller may receive, at the data storage device, a host command indicating a switch point for switching the set code rate from the first code rate to a second code rate. The controller may switch the set code rate from the first code rate to the second code rate at the indicated switch point. |
| US10644724B2 |
Shift values for quasi-cyclic LDPC codes
According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless transmitter of a wireless communication network comprises encoding information bits using a parity check matrix (PCM) and transmitting the encoded information bits to a wireless receiver. The parity click matrix (PCM) is optimized according to two or more approximate cycle extrinsic message degree (ACE) constraints. In some embodiments, a first portion of the PCM is optimized according to a first ACE constraint and a second portion of the PCM is optimized according to a second ACE constraint. |
| US10644723B2 |
Component-efficient cyclic-redundancy-check-code-computation circuit
With CRC-code-computation logic used in electronic-communications hardware, many current implementations employ a number n of XOR matrices equal to the number of bytes in the fundamental data unit, or word, operated on by the CRC-code-computation logic. As the size, in bytes, of the fundamental-data-unit increases, due to increases in the widths of internal data-transmission components, the number n of XOR matrices in CRC-code-computation logic has correspondingly increased. A component-efficient CRC-code-computation logic employs message-padding logic in order to compute CRC codes using only a single XOR matrix. The message-padding logic takes advantage of certain characteristics of CRC codes to transform original input messages having lengths, in bytes, that are not evenly divisible by the length of the fundamental data unit into messages that are evenly divisible by the length of the fundamental data unit by prepending padding bytes to the original messages. |
| US10644720B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor receives a compression request which designates data represented by a plurality of integers, and reduces entropy by multiplying a data matrix, which is obtained by representing the data designated by the compression request by a matrix, by a transformation matrix of which determinant is 1. |
| US10644719B2 |
Entropy encoding and decoding scheme
Decomposing a value range of the respective syntax elements into a sequence of n partitions with coding the components of z laying within the respective partitions separately with at least one by VLC coding and with at least one by PIPE or entropy coding is used to greatly increase the compression efficiency at a moderate coding overhead since the coding scheme used may be better adapted to the syntax element statistics. Accordingly, syntax elements are decomposed into a respective number n of source symbols si with i=1 . . . n, the respective number n of source symbols depending on as to which of a sequence of n partitions into which a value range of the respective syntax elements is sub-divided, a value z of the respective syntax elements falls into, so that a sum of values of the respective number of source symbols si yields z, and, if n>1, for all i=1 . . . n−1, the value of si corresponds to a range of the ith partition. |
| US10644714B2 |
Pipelined analog-to-digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter including a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a first sample-and-hold (SH) having an input coupled to a voltage input node of the ADC, and having a first SH output. The first stage also includes a buffer, a first flash converter and a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The buffer has an input coupled to the first SH output and has a buffer output. The first flash converter has an input coupled to the first SH output, and has a first flash converter output. The first DAC has an input coupled to the first flash converter output. The second stage includes a second flash converter having an input coupled to the buffer output. |
| US10644711B1 |
Self-biased digitally controlled oscillator architecture
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). The DCO generally includes an oscillator, a current mirror having a first branch coupled to a control input of the oscillator, a first current source, and a first transistor having a drain coupled to the first current source and a gate of the first transistor, a source of the first transistor being coupled to the control input of the oscillator. The DCO may also include a second current source coupled to the source of the first transistor, and a second transistor having a gate coupled to the gate of the first transistor, a drain of the second transistor being coupled to a second branch of the current mirror. |
| US10644709B2 |
Efficient differential charge pump with sense and common mode control
A differential charge pump circuit for use in a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a reference current, two sense amplifiers, a common mode control amplifier, and an h-bridge circuit. The h-bridge circuit is coupled to the reference current and the common mode control amplifier. The reference current drives a first portion of the h-bridge circuit and the common mode control amplifier controls a second portion of the h-bridge circuit. The h-bridge circuit also includes first and second nodes. The circuit controls a voltage at the first node so that it is substantially equal to a voltage at the second node for a plurality of voltages at the second node. |
| US10644707B2 |
Delay circuit
A delay circuit includes: a variable delay line suitable for receiving an input signal and generating an output signal by delaying the input signal; a first phase difference detector suitable for detecting a phase difference between the input signal and a first clock; a second phase difference detector suitable for detecting a phase difference between the output signal and a second clock; and a control circuit suitable for adjusting a delay value of the variable delay line in response to a detection result of the first phase difference detector and a detection result of the second phase difference detector. |
| US10644705B1 |
Method and system for grid-connected converter fast recovery after grid disturbance
A method and system of controlling a power converter coupled between a power generator and an electric grid. The method comprises detecting a grid disturbance voltage dip event while the power converter operates in a first phase locked loop (PLL) control mode that establishes a state of synchronization with the electric grid, the power converter electrically coupled to either motor drive inverter or grid-tie inverter, detecting a loss of the state of synchronization with the electric grid in conjunction with progressive charge depletion from a charged state of the dc-link capacitors, switching the converter to a diode mode of operation, switching from the first PLL control mode to a second PLL control mode of operation of the power converter, and re-establishing the state of synchronization to timely pre-empt progressive depletion of charge from the dc-link capacitors while under the second PLL control mode of operation of the power converter. |
| US10644703B2 |
Level shifting circuit with conditional body biasing of transistors
A level shifting circuit receives a first input signal and complement of the first input signal as inputs and generates a level shifted first output signal and complement of the first output signal as outputs. The level shifting circuit includes a number of transistors that support body biasing. One set of body bias signals applied to certain ones of those transistors is generated as a function of the logical combination of the first input signal and the first output signal. Another set of body bias signals applied to certain other ones of those transistors is generated as a function of the logical combination of the complement of the first input signal and the complement of the first output signal. The conditional body bias applied to the transistors of the level shifting circuit makes the circuit operational for level shift at very low supply voltage levels. |
| US10644697B2 |
Material-discernment proximity sensor
A material-discerning sensing device includes an antenna, a capacitive proximity sensor, and a control circuit. The antenna includes multiple conductive loops and is configured to radiate a wireless signal. The antenna defines an interior region devoid of the conductive loops and an exterior region outside the conductive loops. The capacitive proximity sensor includes a conductive pattern provided within the interior region or within a projection of the interior region, as well as a conductive bar. The control circuit is configured to detect a change in a characteristic of an electrical signal from the capacitive sensor. The conductive pattern includes a longitudinal portion, a first plurality of parallel conductors extending away from the longitudinal portion in a first direction and orthogonal to the longitudinal portion, and a second plurality of parallel conductors extending away from the longitudinal portion in a second direction opposite the first direction. |
| US10644696B2 |
Power circuit switching device
A power circuit switching device includes two switching terminals; a high voltage depletion mode transistor and a low voltage enhancement mode transistor arranged in series between the two switching terminals; a control circuit having a first input for receiving a switching signal and a second input for receiving a signal for activating the device, the control circuit being configured to put the switching device into an inactive state or an active state; a driver circuit for applying the switching signal to the gate of the high voltage transistor, the driver circuit being supplied with a first voltage from a first voltage source (VDR+) and with a second voltage from a second voltage source (VDR−), the first and second voltages being respectively higher and lower than the threshold voltage of the high voltage transistor; and at least one programming module associated with the driver circuit, configured to program the incoming current which is to be injected at the gate of the high voltage transistor, and the outgoing current which is to be drawn from the gate; the programming module being able to be connected to a first and a second passive component for programming the incoming current and outgoing current, respectively. |
| US10644694B2 |
Power-on reset circuit with hysteresis
A power-on reset circuit with hysteresis includes a current mirror, a voltage division circuit, a hysteresis control circuit, and a logic driver. The current mirror is coupled to an external supply voltage. The voltage division circuit generates a first control voltage according to the external supply voltage. The hysteresis control circuit generates a second control voltage according to the external supply voltage and the first control voltage. The logic driver generates an output voltage according to the second control voltage. The hysteresis control circuit further defines a first threshold voltage and a second threshold voltage which are different from each other, such that the logic switching state of the output voltage is determined by comparing the external supply voltage with the first threshold voltage or the second threshold voltage. |
| US10644690B2 |
Elementary electronic circuit for stage of amplification or repeat of analog signals
An electronic circuit includes at least one first multi-gate transistor including a first gate and a second gate different from the first gate; and a regulation unit designed to measure a variable representing the drain-source voltage of the first transistor and to apply a polarization potential as a function of the variable to the second gate of the first transistor. |
| US10644682B2 |
Differential relaxation oscillator reducing noise effect using differential structure and swing booster technology
Disclosed is a differential relaxation oscillator using a differential structure that may stably maintain a differential voltage swing of capacitors despite an influence of an offset voltage and 1/f noise of a comparator, and also generate a dynamic current only at a point in time at which switching is performed, thereby minimizing power consumption. |
| US10644677B2 |
Differentiator circuit
Aspect of the present disclosure provide for a circuit. In an example, the circuit comprises a multiplexer having a first input, a second input, a control input, and an output. The circuit further comprises a first register having an input coupled to the output of the multiplexer and an output. The circuit further comprises a second register having an input coupled to the output of the first register and an output. The circuit further comprises a subtractor having a first input coupled to the output of the multiplexer and a second input coupled to the output of the second register. The circuit further comprises a third register having an input coupled to the output of the subtractor and an output coupled to the first input of the multiplexer. |
| US10644675B2 |
Switched resistance device with reduced sensitivity to parasitic capacitance
A stacked switched resistance device has been developed. The stacked switched resistance device includes a plurality of segments connected in series. Each segment includes a resistor including an inherent parasitic capacitance, and a switch connected in series with the resistor, the switch being configured to connect and disconnect the resistor from the plurality of segments in response to a predetermined clock signal. An effective resistance of the stacked switched resistance device exceeds another effective resistance of at least one resistor with an equivalent inherent resistance that is connected in series to a single switch configured to connect and disconnect the at least one resistor in response to the predetermined clock signal. |
| US10644674B2 |
Multiplexer, radio-frequency front-end circuit, and communication device
A quadplexer includes a first filter and a second filter having a pass band frequency that is higher than a pass band frequency of the first filter. The first filter includes series resonators disposed on a first path and parallel resonators disposed on a path that connects the first path and a ground to each other. A direction that connects ends of a plurality of electrode fingers defining each resonator crosses an elastic wave propagation direction at a predetermined angle. The series resonator nearest to a common terminal does not include first electrode fingers, and the other series resonators include the first electrode fingers. |
| US10644672B2 |
Crystal unit and method of adjusting crystal unit
A crystal unit includes: a capacitor body in which a plurality of light-transmitting dielectrics and a plurality of internal electrodes are alternately stacked; a crystal piece arranged above the capacitor body and having excitation electrodes on both surfaces thereof; an external electrode formed on a surface of the capacitor body; and a first conductor portion formed in an inner layer of the capacitor body, and including one end electrically coupled to a first internal electrode among the plurality of internal electrodes, and the other end electrically coupled to the external electrode. |
| US10644670B2 |
Radiofrequency filter with improved attenuation of common mode signals
A radiofrequency filter utilizing a common mode choke both as a traditional common mode choke as well as the inductance in a low pass filter. Filter topology as well as component selection is optimized for wide band operation. Common mode chokes allow differential currents to pass with little attenuation while common mode currents are effectively presented with an inductance in the common current path. This inductance is used in a low pass filter configuration to present an even higher attenuation to common mode currents. The use of multiple chokes and/or differing core materials contributes to wider band operation without pronounced resonances. The capacitance used in the low pass filter is connected in a way as to reduce its effect on the data signals while still being effective in filtering. |
| US10644669B2 |
Elastic wave device
Functional element units and a connection line electrically connecting the functional element units are formed on one principal surface of a piezoelectric motherboard. A resin support layer enclosing the functional element units is formed on the one principal surface of the motherboard. An elastic wave device with the functional units is obtained by dividing a multilayer body including the motherboard, the functional element units, and the support layer into a plurality of sections along a dicing line. The connection line includes a line main body positioned on the dicing line, and a connection unit in which the line main body and the functional element units are electrically connected. Prior to dividing the multilayer body, a retaining member made of resin which straddles the line main body in the width direction of the line main body is formed separate from the support layer on the motherboard. |
| US10644665B2 |
Amplifier with amplification stages connected in parallel
An amplifier includes amplification stages connected in parallel between an input point and an output point and a feedback circuit, wherein the amplification stages each include a transistor configured to amplify a signal supplied from the input point, a harmonic processing unit configured to process harmonics present in an amplified signal output from an output node of the transistor, a connection point between the output node and the harmonic processing unit, and a transmission line connecting the connection point and the output point, wherein the feedback circuit feeds back a signal at the output point or a midway point of the transmission line of a given one of the amplification stages to a first end of a resistor connected to the connection point of the given one of the amplification stages, a second end of the resistor being connected to the connection point of another one of the amplification stages. |
| US10644662B2 |
Tunable gain amplifier
A amplifier circuit in some embodiment includes a differential amplifier have a pair of current sources. Each of the current sources includes two or more current-generating transistors and respective switching transistors, which can be turned on and off by a gain input code to tune the gain of the amplifier. A common-mode controller includes a similar pair of current sources as the differential amplifier. The common mode controller receives a common-mode signal of the input signal and a common-mode gain input code, and maintains the common-mode gain of the amplifier circuit when the differential gain changes. The amplifier circuit is switchable between a buffer mode and an equalizer mode. |
| US10644658B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting signal in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting a signal using a power amplifier in a wireless communication system in which a transceiver comprises a digital pre-distorter configured to distort an input signal based on a distortion control value, a power amplifier configured to amplify an output signal from the digital pre-distorter, an antenna configured to transmit an output signal from the power amplifier, an echo signal canceller configured to remove an echo signal which returns to the power amplifier due to a return loss of a path between the power amplifier and the antenna, from a feedback signal obtained at an output stage of the power amplifier, and a digital pre-distortion adaptation unit configured to determine the distortion control value based on an output signal from the echo signal canceller. |
| US10644657B1 |
Multi-band digital compensator for a non-linear system
A pre-distorter that both accurately compensates for the non-linearities of a radio frequency transmit chain, and that imposes as few computation requirements in terms of arithmetic operations, uses a diverse set of real-valued signals that are derived from separate band signals that make up the input signal. The derived real signals are passed through configurable non-linear transformations, which may be adapted during operation, and which may be efficiently implemented using lookup tables. The outputs of the non-linear transformations serve as gain terms for a set of complex signals, which are functions of the input, and which are summed to compute the pre-distorted signal. A small set of the complex signals and derived real signals may be selected for a particular system to match the classes of non-linearities exhibited by the system, thereby providing further computational savings, and reducing complexity of adapting the pre-distortion through adapting of the non-linear transformations. |
| US10644656B2 |
RF-DAC based phase modulator
A wideband, frequency agile, radio frequency digital-to-analog converter (RF-DAC) based phase modulator includes first, second, and third RF-DACs, each configured to upconvert an input I/Q digital baseband signal pair to a local oscillator (LO) frequency but with the first RF-DAC being driven by a first set of LO clocks, the second RF-DAC being driven by a second set of LO clocks that is forty-five degrees out of phase with respect to the first set of LO clocks, and the third RF-DAC being driven by a third set of LO clocks that is a further forty-five degrees out of phase with respect to the second set of LO clocks. First, second, and third upconverted analog signals produced by the first, second, and third RF-DACs are combined to reinforce the fundamental LO component while canceling 3rd-order and 5th-order LO harmonics. |
| US10644653B2 |
Amplifier and optical transmitter using the same
An amplifier includes a printed circuit board that includes an output terminal for outputting an electrical signal to an outside and a bias terminal for receiving a bias of the electrical signal from the outside, and an integrated circuit, a capacitor, an inductor, and a ferrite bead element mounted on the printed circuit board. The integrated circuit includes a driving circuit and an output end, and outputs the electrical signal generated by the driving circuit from the output end. The capacitor is connected between the output end and the output terminal. A series circuit includes the inductor and the ferrite bead element connected to each other in series, with the inductor connected to the output end, and the ferrite bead element connected to the bias terminal. |
| US10644652B2 |
Reconfigurable optical receivers for extended maximum input signals
In optical receivers, extending the transimpedance amplifier's (TIA) dynamic range is a key to increasing the receiver's dynamic range, and therefore increase the channel capacity. Ideally, the TIA requires controllable gain, whereby the receiver can modify the characteristics of the TIA and/or the VGA to process high power incoming signals with a defined maximum distortion, and low power incoming signals with a defined maximum noise. A solution to the problem is to provide TIA's with reconfigurable feedback resistors, which are adjustable based on the level of power, e.g. current, generated by the photodetector, and variable load resistors, which are adjustable based on the change in impedance caused by the change in the feedback resistor. |
| US10644647B2 |
Oscillator, an electronic apparatus, and a vehicle
An oscillator includes a first package including a first base, and a first lid bonded to the first base, a first temperature controller housed in the first package, and mounted on the first base, a second temperature controller housed in the first package, and mounted on the first base, and a circuit element housed in the first package, mounted on the first base, and including at least a part of an oscillation circuit, the circuit element is disposed between the first temperature controller and the second temperature controller in a planar view. |
| US10644643B2 |
Height adjustment bracket for roof applications
A roof mount for mounting at least one solar panel to a roof surface including a base. The roof mount includes a clamp connected to the base and a first recess sized to support a first solar panel. The first recess has a first height extending between a first top flange and a first bottom flange. The clamp also includes a second recess sized to support one of a second solar panel and a skirt flange. The second recess has a second height extending between a second top flange and a second bottom flange. The roof mount further includes a fastener connected to the clamp. The second fastener is operable to adjust the first and second heights, such that upon tightening of the second fastener, the first height increases and the second height decreases, and upon loosening of the second fastener, the first height decreases and the second height increases. |
| US10644641B2 |
Vehicle drive device
A vehicle drive device includes: a casing within which lubricating oil is received; a rotating electrical machine provided within the casing, and including a stator with a coil; a temperature sensor provided within the casing; and a control device that functions as: a coil temperature estimation device executing a first temperature estimation in which correlation with a detected temperature is relatively high, and a second temperature estimation in which the correlation is relatively low; a determination device determining whether or not positional relationship between the temperature sensor and oil level is in a permitted state that permits the first temperature estimation; and a limitation device limiting load factor of the rotating electrical machine based on a result of the first temperature estimation when being in the permitted state, and limiting the load factor based on a result of the second temperature estimation when not being in the permitted state. |
| US10644640B2 |
Method and control device for heating a device with a brushless direct current motor
The invention relates to a method for heating a device driven with a brushless direct current motor, in which method a voltage is applied to stator coils of the brushless direct current motor during a heating phase. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out said method. According to the invention, the stator coils are series-connected during the heating phase. The series connection of the stator coils increases the resistance by a factor of 4.5 compared to a parallel connection of a stator coil with a series connection of two stator coils, as occurs in a brushless direct current motor wired according to the prior art. The heating power is therefore also higher by a factor of 4.5 with the same operating current. |
| US10644634B2 |
Electric power tool
An electric power tool in one aspect of the disclosure comprises an operation unit, a bridge circuit having a plurality of switching elements, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to select from the plurality of switching elements a pair of switching elements forming a current path of a motor. The control unit selectively executes one of non-complementary PWM in which one of the selected switching elements is turned on and the other turned on/off, and complementary PWM in which, in addition to the same control as that of the non-complementary PWM, a switching element connected to the same terminal of the motor as the other of the selected switching elements is turned on/off so that an on/off state of the switching element is reversed to that of the other of the selected switching elements. |
| US10644630B2 |
Turbomachine with an electric machine assembly and method for operation
A turbomachine and method for operating a turbomachine comprising a first rotatable component and a second rotatable component each defining a rotatable speed mechanically independent of one another, and an electric machine electrically coupled to the first rotatable component and the second rotatable component such that a load level relative to the first rotatable component and the second rotatable component is adjustable is generally provided. The method includes adjusting a first load at a first rotor assembly of the electric machine electrically coupled to the first rotatable component such that a first speed of the first rotatable component is increased or decreased based on an engine condition and the first load; adjusting a second load at a second rotor assembly of the electric machine electrically coupled to the second rotatable component such that a second speed of the second rotatable component is decreased or increased based on the engine condition and the second load; and transferring electrical energy generated from at least one of the first rotatable component or the second rotatable component. |
| US10644623B2 |
Motor drive apparatus and motor drive apparatus control method
Based on an output signal, among a plurality of switching elements, an element control part outputs a PWM signal having a maximum duty ratio to a pair of switching elements that drive a first coil among a plurality of coils to a high level, outputs a PWM signal having a minimum duty ratio to a pair of switching elements that are connected to each other in series and that drive a second coil among the plurality of coils to a low level, and outputs a PWM signal having a medium duty ratio between the maximum duty ratio of the PWM signal and the minimum duty ratio of the PWM signal to a pair of switching elements that are connected to each other in series and that drive a third coil among the plurality of coils. |
| US10644621B2 |
Rotating electric machine apparatus
A rotating electric machine apparatus includes a rotating electric machine and a full-bridge inverter. The full-bridge inverter includes first high-side switches, first low-side switches, second high-side switches, and second low-side switches. The rotating electric machine apparatus includes: first and second neutral point switches; a full-wave driving unit that performs a full-wave driving process in which switching control of the switches is performed in a state in which the first and second neutral point switches are turned off; a half-wave driving unit that performs a half-wave driving process in which switching control of the first high-side switches and the second low-side switches is performed in a state in which the first and second neutral point switches are turned on, and the first low-side switches and the second high-side switches are turned off; and an executing unit that selects and performs either of the full-wave driving process and the half-wave driving process. |
| US10644615B2 |
Electrostatic induction generator
An electrostatic induction generator includes a housing, a first board fixed to the housing, and a second board arranged in parallel to the first board to be able move relative to it, in which electrostatic induction generator, counter electrodes are placed at a first facing surface of the first board, electrically charged films are placed at every other constant interval at a second facing surface of the second board so as to face the counter electrodes, the counter electrodes are comprised of pluralities of first electrodes and second electrodes provided separated from each other at the first facing surface, first electrodes and second electrodes are alternately arranged at constant intervals in a single line, a plurality of lines of single lines of the first electrodes and second electrodes are provided at the first facing surface, and the constant intervals of the plurality of lines respectively differ in phase. |
| US10644607B2 |
Auxiliary power supply apparatus and method for isolated power converters
An apparatus includes a pulse-width modulation (PWM) generator configured to generate a PWM signal for controlling a power switch of a power converter, a bias switch and a bias capacitor connected in series and coupled to a magnetic winding of the power converter and a comparator having a first input connected to the bias capacitor, a second input connected to a predetermined reference and an output configured to generate a signal for controlling the bias switch to allow a magnetizing current from the magnetic winding to charge the bias capacitor when a voltage across the bias capacitor is less than the predetermined reference. |
| US10644603B2 |
Energy-harvesting power supplies
Embodiments described herein are directed to an energy-harvesting circuit configured to harvest energy from a power converter circuit within a switch mode power supply and generate a positive, a negative or a bipolar power supply rail to power load circuitry. The energy-harvesting circuit includes a transformer, a coupling capacitor, a diode and a capacitor. The transformer has a primary winding, a secondary winding and a magnetic core shared therebetween. The primary winding is electrically connected between a drain and a source of a transistor switch connected to the power converter circuit. The coupling capacitor is electrically connected between the drain and the primary winding and configured to provide a reset mechanism for the magnetic core. The anode of the diode is electrically connected to the secondary winding. The capacitor is electrically connected in series with the cathode of the diode and in parallel with the load circuitry. |
| US10644594B2 |
Power converter with reduced undershoot and overshoot during load transients
A control circuit for a DC-DC converter and a DC-DC converter are disclosed. The control circuit includes an integrator coupled to receive a first reference voltage and a first voltage that includes an output voltage for the DC-DC converter and to provide an integrated error signal. A first comparator is coupled to receive the first reference voltage and the first voltage and to provide a dynamic-integration signal that adjusts the integration time constant of the integrator. |
| US10644593B2 |
DC-DC converter
A DC-DC converter and corresponding method for transitioning between a discontinuous conduction mode, DCM, and a continuous conduction mode, CCM, wherein the DC-DC converter is configured to power a signal processing system within an integrated circuit, is provided. The method comprises receiving input data, wherein the input data is for inputting into the signal processing system; determining an amplitude of the input data; and transitioning between DCM and CCM based on the amplitude of the input data. A DC-DC converter and respective method for transitioning from CCM to DCM comprising determining an estimated current representative of an inductor current through an inductor of the DC-DC converter; and transitioning from CCM to DCM based on the estimated current, is provided. A DC-DC converter and respective method for transitioning from DCM to CCM comprising determining either an output voltage of the DC-DC converter or a duty cycle of the DC-DC converter; and transitioning from DCM to CCM based on the determined output voltage or duty cycle of the DC-DC converter, is provided. |
| US10644592B2 |
DC-DC converter with a dynamically adapting load-line
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for efficiently generating a stable output for a transient load for one or more components are described. In various embodiments, a power converter includes two feedback loops to separate the stability and the equivalent output resistance, which allows the bandwidth to increase. The first loop includes a compensator receiving an output current of an amplifier. Additionally, a first converter and a first current mirror generate a target current based on the output current of the amplifier. Based on the target current, multiple step-down converters generate an output voltage, which is returned to the amplifier through a resistor. The second loop includes a second converter with a first order series RC filter to reduce the second loop's response time. A second current mirror receives current from the second converter and generates a dynamically adapting feedback current, which flows through the resistor in the first loop. |
| US10644590B2 |
Power supply for gate driver in switched-capacitor circuit
An apparatus includes first and second pluralities of switches, a controller for controlling these switches, gate-drivers for driving switches from the first plurality of switches, and first and second terminals configured for coupling to corresponding first and second external circuits at corresponding first and second voltages. During operation, the controller causes the first plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions result in the second voltage being maintained at a value that is a multiple of the first voltage. The controller also causes the second plurality of switches to transition between states. These transitions resulting in capacitors being coupled or decoupled from the second voltage. The gate drivers derive, from the capacitors, charge for causing a voltage that enables switches from the first plurality of switches to be driven. |
| US10644587B2 |
Chargers with voltage amplitude modulation
Chargers and methods are provided which increase the charging efficiency of the chargers by implementing voltage amplitude modulation (VAM) instead of voltage frequency modulation. The charging voltage amplitude is modulated using feedback from at least one energy storage device that is being charged by the charger, while maintaining a charging voltage frequency constant at a LLC resonance frequency of the charger. A buck/boost configuration may be used to reduce maximal voltage levels and further optimize the charger's design. |
| US10644582B2 |
Power module with high-side and low-side programmable circuit
A power module including first and second switching elements connected in a half-bridge configuration, an integrated circuit including high-side and low-side circuits that respectively drive the first and second switching elements, high-side and low-side programmable circuits that are respectively configured to implement first and second logic functions or parameters to be used by the high-side and low-side circuits. The integrated circuit includes a write port that receives data to be written to the high-side and low-side programmable circuits, internal wiring that connects the high-side and low-side programmable circuits in a daisy chain configuration, and a level shifter that is provided in the internal wiring connecting the low-side programmable circuit to the high-side programmable circuit, and that connects a low-side signal system and a high-side signal system. |
| US10644581B2 |
DC-DC power conversion circuitry with efficiency optimization using temperature sensing
In a described example, an apparatus includes: transistor having a first terminal coupled to an input terminal, a second terminal coupled to an output terminal, and a gate terminal; a temperature sensor configured to sense a junction temperature of the transistor and generate a temperature signal based on the sensed junction temperature; and a gate driver circuit configured to generate a gate signal based on the temperature signal and to output the gate signal to the gate terminal of the transistor. |
| US10644577B2 |
Rotor and motor having rotor
The present invention provides a kind of rotor and a motor with the rotor. The rotor comprises a shaft, a magnetic yoke of rotor, several primary permanent magnet groups and several secondary permanent magnet groups. The said several primary permanent magnet groups and the said several secondary permanent magnet groups are alternatively distributed along the circumference of the said magnetic yoke of rotor at the same interval. The projection of the said primary permanent magnet group and that of the said secondary permanent magnet group on a plane vertical to the said shaft are adjacent, and their edges overlap. The present invention can reduce torque pulsation caused by the electromagnetic factors, and increase the external work of torque. Therefore, it has good effects on improving power efficiency of the motor and saving energy. |
| US10644576B2 |
Method for manufacturing an electrical machine
A method for manufacturing for an electrical machine includes: stacking a plurality of rotor laminations to form an axial rotor segment, the rotor segment formed of at least two laminations, each lamination having a plurality of openings therein, the openings forming a plurality of rotor poles in the rotor segment, each pole having a plurality of passages formed from the openings; rotating the rotor segment to place a first pole of the plurality of poles in an alignment position; injecting into the passages of the first pole a polymer bonded permanent magnet (PBM) material in molten form, wherein the (PBM) material includes magnetic particles suspended within a polymeric matrix; subjecting the first pole to a desired magnetic field to align the magnetic particles into a desired orientation prior to solidification of the (PBM) material; and solidifying the (PBM) material to form permanent magnets within the passages of the first pole. |
| US10644573B2 |
Permanent magnet motor
Provided is a permanent magnet motor including an armature, a rotor, and an angle detector. The angle detector includes a sensor magnet and a semiconductor sensor. The sensor magnet is magnetized into two poles and is provided in an end portion of a rotation shaft, and has the same rotation center as that of the rotation shaft. The semiconductor sensor is opposed to the sensor magnet in an extension direction of the rotation shaft. The semiconductor sensor and the sensor magnet have a gap formed therebetween, and a plate member made of a magnetic substance is provided between the semiconductor sensor and an end portion of the armature iron core on the semiconductor sensor side. |
| US10644557B2 |
Stator used for motor, motor and ventilation cooling method for motor
A stator used for a motor, the motor and a ventilation cooling method for the motor. The stator includes concentrated windings, and at least two wedge blocks are arranged at the gaps between the adjacent concentrated windings. The at least two wedge blocks are distributed on the concentrated windings in a staggered manner to form a first ventilation path. Therefore, the concentrated windings can be cooled effectively, the concentrated windings are effectively constrained in the circumferential direction by means of the at least two wedge blocks, the service life of the motor is further prolonged, and the reliability of the motor is improved. |
| US10644553B2 |
Silicon steel plate of the outer-rotor motor
A silicon steel plate of a stator of an outer-rotor motor includes a magnetic yoke ring, a plurality of magnetic poles and a plurality of pole pieces is disclosed. The magnetic yoke ring has an inner edge and an outer edge. The inner edge forms a shaft hole. Each of the plurality of magnetic poles includes an inner end connected to the outer edge of the magnetic yoke ring. The plurality of magnetic poles is arranged around the magnetic yoke ring in even angles. Each of the plurality of pole pieces is connected to an outer end of a respective one of the plurality of magnetic poles. The silicon steel plate has a maximal diameter denoted as “W,” and the shaft hole has a diameter denoted as “D,” wherein 0.12≤D/W≤0.4. |
| US10644550B2 |
Rotor for rotating electric machine
A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a hollow cylindrical rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets. The rotor core has a plurality of magnet-receiving holes arranged in a circumferential direction thereof. The permanent magnets are received respectively in the magnet-receiving holes of the rotor core to form a plurality of magnetic poles the polarities of which alternate between north and south in the circumferential direction of the rotor core. Moreover, the rotor core further has a plurality of q-axis core portions each of which is located between one circumferentially-adjacent pair of the magnetic poles. For each of the q-axis core portions, a radially outer circumferential width center of the q-axis core portion is offset upstream in a direction of rotation of the rotor from a radially inner circumferential width center of the q-axis core portion. |
| US10644545B2 |
Coil positioning device
Some embodiments include a coil positioning device for a wireless charging system comprising: a movable coil unit with a first coil; and a drive mechanism coupled to the movable coil unit to move the movable coil unit into a charging position with respect to a second coil. The drive mechanism comprises a motor and a converter mechanism for transferring an output generated by the motor to the movable coil unit to generate a multidimensional movement of the movable coil unit. |
| US10644543B1 |
Eye-mounted display system including a head wearable object
An augmented reality system can include an electronic contact lens, a power source, and a head wearable object. The contact lens, power source, and head wearable object all include corresponding conductive loops to enable wireless transfer of power between the power source and the contact lens. When current is driven through a conductive loop of the power source, the power source generates a primary time-varying magnetic field. The primary time varying magnetic field induces a current in a conductive loop of the head wearable object. The induced current in the head wearable object generates a secondary time-varying magnetic field. Both the primary and secondary time varying magnetic field generate a current in the conductive loop of the contact lens. The system can also include a haptic feedback system that allows information to be communicated between elements of the system. |
| US10644539B2 |
Method of making and using an apparatus for a locomotive micro-implant using active electromagnetic propulsion
Described is a locomotive implant for usage within a predetermined magnetic field. In one embodiment magnetohydrodynamics is used to generate thrust with a plurality of electrodes. In another embodiment, asymmetric drag forces are used to generate thrust. |
| US10644537B2 |
Fast switching back-up power supply system employing rechargeable electrochemical cells
A back-up rechargeable battery supply system comprises communication linkages and a configuration of switches to allow battery back-up power to be provided by cells within a battery unit that are in a ready mode and to by-pass batteries that are in a non-ready mode, or maintenance mode. The unique configuration of switches and communication methods enables the back-up power to be provided very quickly to avoid disruptions in power to a load. Each battery cell has a charge and discharge switch and a power switch. Both the power switch and one of the charge or discharge switches must be closed to allow the battery cell to charge or discharge respectively. The by-pass switch may be controlled by the battery system control or by the cell controller and when closed, the cell may be bypassed from discharging or charging. The battery cells may be electrochemical cells such as metal air batteries. |
| US10644535B2 |
Backup power distribution assembly
A backup power distribution assembly for operationally coupling interior appliances to an exterior generator includes a junction box that is configured to couple to an exterior surface of a structure, such as a house. A plurality of ports is coupled to and is positioned in the junction box. Each of the plurality of ports is configured to selectively couple to a backup generator. A plurality of outlets is configured to couple to an interior surface of the structure. Each of the plurality of outlets is operationally coupled to a respective port. Each outlet is configured to couple selectively and operationally to a respective appliance, such as a refrigerator, a furnace, a television, and a light. The respective appliance is selectively coupled to the respective generator to power the respective appliance in event of a power outage. |
| US10644532B2 |
Battery charging system
A battery charging system comprises a battery operated device, a battery charger, and a pair of electrical contacts to electrically connect the battery charger and battery operated device to enable charging the battery, wherein the battery operated device comprises at least a rechargeable battery and short-circuit protection means to prevent discharge of the battery if the electrical contacts become electrically connected, and wherein the battery charger comprises at least monitoring and control circuit to charge the battery. |
| US10644531B1 |
Adaptable power rectifier for wireless charger system
A power converter including a rectifier circuit and a method for rectifying an incoming alternating current. The rectifier circuit may alter its output voltage according to varying conditions of the power converter. The variations may include voltage changes at the input or output. |
| US10644524B2 |
Electronic device and method for charging a battery
An electronic device includes a charge unit that charges a battery included in a battery device with power from a connected external device, an authentication unit that authenticates the battery device, a storage unit that stores a last authentication result by the authentication unit of the battery device, and a control unit that controls a charging method by the charge unit based on the authentication result stored in the storage unit and a type of the external device when a voltage level of the battery reaches a first voltage level. |
| US10644522B2 |
Electronic device, control device, and method of controlling electronic device
An electronic device includes a charging power determining section and a control section. The charging power determining section determines a state of the charging power with respect to a remaining battery level, with reference to (i) information which indicates whether or not the remaining battery level of a rechargeable battery is lower than a first threshold and (ii) information which indicates whether or not the charging power, which is supplied from an external device to the rechargeable battery, is lower than a second threshold. The control section controls the electronic device to display a result of determination made by the charging power determining section. |
| US10644514B2 |
Resonant power transfer systems with protective algorithm
Systems for tuning a wireless power transfer system are provided, which may include any number of features. In one embodiment, a TET system includes a receive resonator is adapted to be implanted in a human patient and is configured to receive wireless power from a transmit resonator. The system can include a controller configured to identify if a foreign object is interfering with the transmission of power or generating an induced voltage in the receive resonator. The controller can also be configured to control the transmit resonator to phase match with the foreign object. Methods of use are also provided. |
| US10644512B2 |
Power distribution node
A method and device for operating a power distribution node can include a controllable switching element configured to switch between supplying a power supply to an electrical load and not supplying the power supply to the electrical load, an electrical sensor connected in series to the controllable switching element and configured to generate a monitoring signal representative of an actual switching pattern of the controllable switching element, and a monitoring controller module receiving the monitoring signal. |
| US10644509B2 |
SK analysis techniques
This disclosure describes techniques to evaluate power usage and characteristics on a power distribution system. The power distribution system may include local distribution systems as well as transmission systems. Additionally, this disclosure describes techniques to evaluate the power load on a power system, for example, by using two variable characteristics to model a power load as a sum of a constant impedance load and a constant power load. |
| US10644507B2 |
Management apparatus, management method, and management program
Deriver extracts, based on a power adjustment quantity provided from a power supply utility, a plurality of candidate combinations of power facilities that are candidates that achieve the power adjustment quantity from among a plurality of power facilities. Deriver derives a group of candidate combinations of power facilities that includes the plurality of candidate combinations of power facilities extracted. Selector selects a combination of power facilities that achieves the power adjustment quantity from among the group of candidate combinations of power facilities based on response information of each power facility in the past, the response information being information in response to a DR request. |
| US10644501B2 |
Driving circuit
A driving circuit controlling a voltage level of an input/output pad and having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection function comprises a detector, a controller, and a release control element. The detector is configured to couple to a power terminal and the input/output pad. The controller is coupled to the detector. The release control element is coupled to the power terminal or the input/output pad and coupled to the controller. When an ESD event occurs at the power terminal or the input/output pad, the detector activates the controller to a control signal to control the voltage level of the input/output pad. |
| US10644494B2 |
Protective arrangement
A protective arrangement for protecting an electrical device against an overload current includes: an input at which a current is supplied to the protective arrangement by a power supply; an output via which the current (I) is transferred in the form of an output current to the electrical device; a safety switch in a power line between the input and the output, which safety switch disconnects the power line when a set tripping current is exceeded; and a current sensor which measures the current (actual) in the power line when the electrical device is connected, the current sensor being able to set the tripping current, on the basis of the measured current (actual), to a value that is greater than the measured current (actual) by a specified difference (Δ). |
| US10644491B2 |
Electrical box cable connector
An electrical box assemblies and cable connectors are provided. The cable connectors include a frame and a cable retaining member releasably secured to the frame. The cable retaining members releasably secure an electrical cable to an electrical box by engaging the sheathing of the electrical cable. The electrical box assembly includes an electrical box and at least one cable connector. |
| US10644489B1 |
Junction boxes with wrap-around compartments
Junction boxes and partitions for junction boxes are disclosed. The junction boxes have a central area for installation of a driver or another such component and at least one wrap-around compartment in which wire connections can be made. In many cases, the junction box may have two wrap-around compartments, often mirror images of one another, that provide separate spaces for high- and low-voltage wire connections. The interior walls or partitions that create the compartments may be carried by and arise from the base of a junction box, or they may be carried by a separate piece that inserts over the driver, fully encloses or caps it, and also carries partition portions to create fully-divided compartments when used in combination with a junction box base that has no partitions of its own. |
| US10644485B2 |
Live conductor stringing, maintenance and repair method
The present invention relates to replacing conductors in a high-voltage power transfer system. The method provides, for example, a method for maintaining sections of electrically conductive phases in a three-phase power conductor line, wherein the three phases are parallel and spaced apart in an ordered sequence. The phases are strung between support structures and supported above the ground. Maintenance work, which include replacement or repair, is performed on sections of the three phases without interrupting a power load in any one of the three phases and without transposing the relative positions of the phases out of their ordered sequence. |
| US10644482B2 |
Etched planarized VCSEL
An etched planarized VCSEL includes: an active region; a blocking region over the active region, and defining apertures therein; and conductive channel cores in the apertures, wherein the conductive channel cores and blocking region form an isolation region. A method of making the VCSEL includes: forming the active region; forming the blocking region over the active region; etching the apertures in the blocking region; and forming the conductive channel cores in the apertures of the blocking region. Another etched planarized VCSEL includes: an active region; a conductive region over the active region, and defining apertures therein; and blocking cores in the apertures, wherein the blocking cores and conductive region form an isolation region. A method of making the VCSEL includes: forming the active region; forming the conductive region over the active region; etching the apertures in the conductive region; and forming the blocking cores in the apertures of the conductive region. |
| US10644481B2 |
Optical component packaging structure, optical component, optical module, and related apparatus and system
An optical component packaging structure includes a base, a sealing cover, and a cooler. The base includes a mounting surface and a back surface that faces a direction opposite to that faced by the mounting surface. The cooler includes a cooling plate, a heat dissipation plate disposed opposite to the cooling plate, and a conductive connection body connecting the cooling plate and the heat dissipation plate. The cooling plate includes a cooling surface. The cooler is partially built in the base. The cooling plate faces a direction the same as the mounting surface. The sealing cover covers the mounting surface, and the sealing cover and the mounting surface form a sealing cavity. The cooling surface is located inside the sealing cavity. The heat dissipation plate protrudes from the back surface and is sealedly connected to the base. |
| US10644475B2 |
Random distributed Rayleigh feedback fiber laser based on double-cladding weakly ytterbium-doped fiber
A random distributed Rayleigh feedback fiber laser based on a double-cladding weakly ytterbium-doped fiber includes: a pump laser source, a pump combiner, a cladding power stripper, and a double-cladding weakly ytterbium-doped fiber for simultaneously achieving distributed active gain and random distributed Rayleigh feedback. An output end of the pump combiner is connected with one end of the double-cladding weakly ytterbium-doped fiber, the other end of the double-cladding weakly ytterbium-doped fiber is connected with an input end of the cladding power stripper, and a concentration of ytterbium ions in the double-cladding weakly ytterbium-doped fiber is in a range of 0.5×1023 to 1×1025/m3. The laser provided by the present invention solves the problem that the existing random fiber lasers cannot simultaneously utilize distributed active gain and random distributed Rayleigh feedback with a single type of fiber. |
| US10644473B2 |
Exteme ultraviolet radiation producing systems with driver laser systems having optical isolators
Driver laser systems for EUV radiation producing apparatuses are disclosed that include a beam source for producing laser radiation propagating in a first direction, an amplifier arrangement comprising at least one optical amplifier for amplifying the laser radiation propagating in the first direction, and at least one optical isolator. The optical isolator includes a chamber filled with a gas, through which chamber the laser radiation propagating in the first direction passes, and a plasma generating device configured for the pulsed ignition of a plasma in the gas of the chamber to suppress passage of laser radiation propagating in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, through the chamber. EUV radiation producing apparatuses that include such driver laser systems are also disclosed. |
| US10644470B2 |
Compaction of electrical insulation for joining insulated conductors
An apparatus and method for coupling ends of two insulated conductors includes coupling a core of a first insulated conductor to a core of a second insulated conductor. Exposed portions of the cores are located inside a box. Electrically insulating powder material is placed into the box and a force is applied to first and second plungers to compact the powder material. Additional electrically insulating powder material may placed into the box and a subsequent force applied to compact the powder material into compacted powder material that surrounds the exposed portions of the cores. The compacted powder material is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape. A sleeve is placed over the compacted powder material and coupled to the jackets of the insulated conductors. |
| US10644459B2 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector assembly includes a connector body and an electrical component having wire leads extending axially from each end of the body, and electrical terminals. The wire leads are connected to the terminals. The assembly further includes a retainer housing disposed within the connector body. The retainer housing defines a pair of longitudinal channels in which the terminals are disposed. The retainer housing defies a cradle having an arcuate cross section in which the electrical component is disposed. The retainer housing defines a retaining feature configured to retain the electrical component within the cradle. |
| US10644457B2 |
Connector assembly
A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a shield having a receiving slot and a first insulation body disposed in the receiving slot. The first insulation body includes at least one mating cavity and at least one terminal group disposed in the mating cavity. The first insulation body and the shield collectively define at least one adapting structure. The at least one terminal group has a plurality of elastic terminals arranged as at least one row along a first direction. The plug connector includes a paddle board electrically connected to a cable and a second insulation body secured with the paddle board and the cable. At least one adapting element extends from the second insulation body and is adjacently disposed to the paddle board. The adapting element and the adapting structure are mated to each other. |
| US10644456B2 |
Shield connector
A shield connector (10) includes terminals (50) arranged side by side in a width direction. A shield shell (70) collectively surrounds the terminals (50) on an outer peripheral side, and a dielectric (40) interposed between the respective terminals (50) and the shield shell (70). The shield shell (70) includes a back wall (74) serving as a cover for covering an exposed surface of each terminal (50) from the dielectric (40). The back wall (74) includes bottomed recesses (88) at positions facing areas, across which the respective terminals (50) are adjacent in the width direction, on an outer surface (87) on a side opposite to an inner surface (86) facing the respective terminals (50). |
| US10644447B2 |
Connector with front retainer
A connector (10) is connectable to a mating connector (50) including a plurality of resin walls (54) formed to be open forward and having a plurality of mating terminals (60) individually fixed inside the respective resin walls (54). The connector (10) includes a plurality of terminals (40) to be connected to the plurality of mating terminals (60) and a housing (20) having the plurality of terminals (40) accommodated in a movable state inside. The plurality of terminals (40) are connected to the mating terminals (60) while being respectively positioned by the plurality of resin walls (54) at the time of connection to the mating connector (50). |
| US10644442B2 |
Plug connector part with strain relief
A plug connector part for connecting to a mating plug connector part includes: a housing part on which a plug-in section for a plug-in connection to the mating plug-in connector part is arranged; at least one contact element arranged on the plug-in section so as to make electrical contact with an associated mating contact element of the mating connector part; an electrical line arranged on the housing part and electrically connected to the at least one contact element; a strain relief element movably arranged on the housing part; and an adjusting element that can be brought into operative connection with the strain relief element. Via actuation of the adjusting element, the strain relief element is movable into a position in which the strain relief element fixes the electrical line, relative to the housing part, in a tension-loadable manner. |
| US10644440B2 |
Connector cover
A connector cover (1) for protecting a wire (80) extending rearward from a connector (100) includes a cover body (10) mountable to extend rearwardly of the connector (100) and fixed to the connector (100), a rear cover (50) disposed behind the cover body (10), a coupling (70) coupling the rear cover (50) and the cover body (10), and extending shape holding portions (60) capable of holding the rear cover (50) in a rearward extending state to extend rearwardly of the connector (100). The rear cover (50) transitions to a rearward extension released state where the rearward extending state is released by being laterally pushed by the wire (80). |
| US10644438B2 |
Power plug with leakage current protection device
A power plug with leakage current protection device, which includes a body formed of an upper cover and a base, a core assembly disposed in the body, a cable assembly attached to the body, a plurality of input insertion plates and output moving contact arms which are assembled with the core assembly, and an insertion plate sleeve disposed on the base, where the input insertion plates pass through the insertion plate sleeve to protrude from the base. The insertion plate sleeve is made of an insulating and temperature resistant material. The power plug has a simple overall structure and can be assembled easily and reliably. It can prevent the safety risk caused by high temperature of the input insertion plates without increasing the size of the plug. It also has low cost, and can be suitably employed in various types of power plugs. |
| US10644436B2 |
Charging plug with sealing element
A plug includes: a housing; a locking element that is pivotally mounted on the housing and by which the plug can be fixed to a mating plug; and a sealing element arranged between the locking element and the housing, the sealing element comprising a first fixing region for fixing the sealing element to the locking element, a second fixing region for fixing the sealing element to the housing, and, between the first fixing region and the second fixing region, an elastically deformable connecting region, by which the first fixing region is movable relative to the second fixing region during a pivot movement of the locking element. |
| US10644435B2 |
Waterproof connector
A housing (10) includes a terminal accommodating portion (18) capable of accommodating a terminal fitting (80), a rubber plug accommodating portion (19) communicating with the terminal accommodating portion (18) and capable of accommodating a rubber plug (70), and two housing locks (23) on both sides across the rubber plug accommodating portion (19). Escape of the rubber plug (70) from the rubber plug accommodating portion (19) is restricted by a cover (40) including a wire insertion hole (43). The cover (40) includes two cover locks (46) lockable to the housing locks (23) and a wire insertion opening (44) located between the cover locks (46) and formed by cutting a circumferential part from an outer peripheral surface to the wire insertion hole (43). |
| US10644434B2 |
Connector, ingress protection assembly for a connector and method for producing a connector
A connector comprises an enclosure configured to receive at least one electrical conductor within the enclosure, a sealing ring surrounding the enclosure in tight mechanical contact, a compression ring surrounding the sealing ring in tight mechanical contact and being adapted to press the sealing ring against the enclosure, and an over-mold element arranged to surround at least a part of the compression ring and at least a part of the enclosure and configured to form a fusion bond with the compression ring. The sealing ring is configured to form a mechanical seal between the enclosure and the compression ring, and the compression ring and the over-mold element are configured to form a fusion bond seal between themselves. |
| US10644433B2 |
Plug connector part for plug-in connection to a mating plug connector part
A plug-in connector part for plug-in connection to a mating plug-in connector part includes: a housing part comprising a first material; at least one plug-in element, arranged on the housing part, for electrically contacting the mating plug-in connector part; and an attachment part, which is attached to the housing part, being detachably connected to the housing part, the attachment part having at least one plug-in portion having an opening in which the at least one plug-in element is arranged, the attachment part comprising a second material that is different from the first material. |
| US10644424B2 |
Connector terminal, connector including the connector terminal, and method for producing the connector terminal
Provided is a connector terminal including a connection part having three or more conductive pieces arranged at intervals from each other around a central axis, wherein each of the three or more conductive pieces has a plate shape with its inside surface directed toward the central axis, wherein a distal end portion including a distal end of each conductive piece is inclined to be away from the central axis as it advances toward the distal end thereof, and wherein a surface of the distal end portion includes a distal end surface, an outside surface located opposite to the inside surface, and a connection surface that connects the distal end surface and the outside surface and that is inclined relative to the distal end surface and the outside surface. Also provided are a connector including the connector terminal, and a method for producing the connector terminal. |
| US10644422B2 |
Plug connector part having a cooled contact element
A plug-in connector part for connection to a mating plug-in connector part includes: a contact element for electrically contacting an associated mating contact element of the mating plug-in connector part. The contact element includes a contact portion for contacting the mating contact element of the mating plug-in connector part and a shank portion for connecting a load line for transmitting an electrical current. The contact element includes a channel, which extends in the contact element and to which at least one coolant line is fluidically connectable, for guiding a coolant through the contact element. |
| US10644421B2 |
Electrical connector with dielectric properties suitable for high speed data transmission
An electrical connector assembly includes a connector body that is formed of a first dielectric material defining a terminal cavity configured to receive an electrical terminal. The connector body defines a chamber that is separate from the terminal cavity. The chamber contains a second dielectric material that has a lower dielectric constant property than the first dielectric material, such as air. The connector body may be formed by as additive manufacturing process, such as 3D printing, stereolithography, digital light processing, fused deposition modeling, fused filament fabrication, selective laser sintering, selecting heat sintering, multi-jet modeling, multi-jet fusion, electronic beam melting, and laminated object manufacturing. |
| US10644420B1 |
Electric connector and electric connector set
The electric connector includes: a connector housing having a depressed fitting portion, the connector housing being able to be protrusion-depression engaged with a connector housing of a counterpart connector in an opposed direction; a plurality of connection terminal rows provided in the connector housing; and a conductive member having conductive first plates attached to the connector housing on both outsides of the connection terminal rows in a row direction of the connection terminals. The connector housing has a terminal holder that is provided in a protruding manner in the depressed fitting portion, and holds one ends of the connection terminals in a row width direction. The conductive member has a second plate that extends from an end portion of the first plate on the side of the terminal holder to the inside of the terminal holder in the row direction of the connection terminals. |
| US10644414B2 |
Terminal fitting and connector
A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11) and an outer conductor (12). The inner conductor (11) has a mating connecting portion (15) to be connected to a mating terminal fitting and a center conductor crimping portion (16) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable. The outer conductor (12) has a tubular portion (19) configured to surround the mating connecting portion (15). A coupling (21) is behind the tubular portion (19). The center conductor crimping portion is inside the coupling (21). A shield crimping portion (22) is behind the coupling (21) and is to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable. A conductive member (60) extends in a front-rear direction and includes a bridge (61) to electrically contact the tubular portion (19) and the shield crimping portion (22) across the coupling (21). |
| US10644412B2 |
Antenna, antenna module, and vehicle
An antenna includes first and second conductive plates disposed to face each other, a dielectric disposed between the first and second conductive plates, and a plurality of via holes which penetrate the first and second conductive plates and the dielectric. A first emission cavity and a plurality of second emission cavities which emit radio waves are formed by the plurality of via holes and the first and second conductive plates. |
| US10644408B2 |
Antenna apparatus
An element section includes at least one antenna element transmitting/receiving radio waves. Refracting sections refract unnecessary waves, which are radio waves emitted from the element section and traveling away from a detection area, in a rearward direction in which the unnecessary waves travel further than an antenna-formed surface having the at least one antenna element of the element section. |
| US10644387B2 |
Antenna device
An antenna device includes an antenna element and a radio wave characteristic switching controller. The antenna element is fitted on a vehicle. The antenna element transmits and receives a radio wave. The radio wave characteristic switching controller changes, in case of an interruption of communication via the antenna element, a characteristic of the radio wave to be transmitted and received by the antenna element, until restoration of communication. |
| US10644385B1 |
Wideband antenna system components in rotary aircraft rotors
Improved designs for an antenna system that facilitates narrowband and wideband radio frequency (RF) communications in a rotary aircraft are disclosed. The antenna system includes a RF front-end and a RF back-end. The front-end includes multiple RF components structured to transmit or receive RF communications as electromagnetic waves into three-dimensional space. These RF components form parts of at least one of the aircraft's rotor blades. Moreover, some of the RF components are of differing types, thereby causing the rotor blade to include multiple different types of RF components. The back-end, on the other hand, is located at a position other than the rotor blades and is connected with the front-end via the aircraft's rotary hub, which is connected to the rotor blades. |
| US10644378B1 |
Electronic device
An electronic device for detecting an antenna element includes a sensing circuit, a comparison circuit, an interface circuit, an internal LNA (Low Noise Amplifier), a bypass path, and a selection circuit. The sensing circuit generates a sensing voltage according to an input current. The input current is relative to the antenna element. The comparison circuit compares the sensing voltage with a first reference voltage, so as to generate a first control voltage. The sensing circuit is coupled through the interface circuit to an RF (Radio Frequency) node. The interface circuit is configured to reduce the interference between the antenna element and the electronic device. The selection circuit selectively couples the internal LNA or the bypass path to the RF node according to the first control voltage. |
| US10644376B2 |
High-frequency filter having a coaxial structure
The invention relates to an improved high-frequency filter having at least one coaxial resonator is characterized by, among other things, the following features: the coaxial resonator comprises an outer conductor housing (1), an outer conductor (1′) thus being formed; an inner conductor (3) is arranged in the outer conductor housing (1), which inner conductor is mechanically and galvanically connected to the outer conductor housing at one end of the inner conductor and ends in the direction of the outer conductor housing (1) or a housing cover (7) provided there that belongs to the outer conductor housing (1) at the opposite end of the inner conductor; the outer conductor housing (1) and the inner conductor (3) are made of electrically conductive material or are covered with an electrically conductive material; the end face (3a) of the inner conductor (3) and/or the additional surface (23) of the inner conductor (3) adjacent thereto is completely or partially covered with an encasing material (21), which encasing material (21) is made of a dielectric material; and the dielectric material has a relative permittivity εr that is greater than 1.2. |
| US10644374B1 |
Multi-channel power combiner with phase adjustment
Power combiners having increased output power, such as may be useful in millimeter-wave devices. The power combiner comprise at least two channels, wherein each channel comprises a phase alignment circuit, wherein the phase alignment circuit comprises a first differential input subcircuit comprising a first inverter and a second inverter, and a second differential input subcircuit comprising a third inverter and a fourth inverter, wherein the first inverter, the second inverter, the third inverter, and the fourth inverter each comprise a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor each having an adjustable back gate bias voltage. By adjusting the back gate bias voltage, the phases of the signal through each channel may be aligned, which may increase the output power of the power combiner. Methods of increasing output power of such power combiners. Systems for manufacturing devices comprising such power combiners. |
| US10644370B2 |
Electronic apparatus and electrical element
An electronic apparatus includes a substrate and an electrical element mounted on the substrate. The electrical element includes a base material including a first principal surface and a second principal surface that are deformable and flat or substantially flat surfaces and a conductor pattern included on the base material. The electrical element further includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion that connect to a circuit included on the substrate and a transmission line portion located in a position different from positions of the first connection portion and the second connection portion that electrically connects the first connection portion and the second connection portion. The conductor pattern includes a conductor pattern of the first connection portion, a conductor pattern of the second connection portion, a conductor pattern of the transmission line portion, and an electrical-element-side bonding pattern arranged in the transmission line portion. |
| US10644368B2 |
Pressure barrier comprising a transparent microwave window providing a pressure difference on opposite sides of the window
A pressure barrier comprising a window with a first side and a second side, a main section comprising a length, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a first gradient compression section adjacent to the first end of the main section, and a second gradient decompression section adjacent to the second end of the main section is described. A pressure difference can be formed between the first and second side of the window. The window can comprise a dielectric material, where an average dielectric constant of the gradient compression section increases toward the main section, and an average dielectric constant of the gradient decompression section decreases away from the main section. A microwave propagating in a propagation direction can enter the pressure barrier at the gradient compression section and exit the pressure barrier through the gradient decompression section. |
| US10644362B2 |
Battery module, method for its operation, and its use
A battery module containing a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to one another in series or in parallel, two contact surfaces (14a, 14b) for the purposes of tapping off a module voltage of the battery module (10) and at least one bolted joint device (22) for the purposes of fixing a component (12), in particular a current-conducting component, of the battery module (10), wherein the at least one bolted joint device (22) is provided with a sensor (26) for the purposes of determining a preload force applied to the bolted joint device (22). |
| US10644359B2 |
Storage battery controlling device, controlling method, non-transitory computer readable medium, power storage system, and power system
A storage battery controlling device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a battery characteristic estimator configured to calculate an internal resistance of a secondary battery and a function indicating relationship between an open circuit voltage of the secondary battery and a state of charge or an amount of a charge charged of the secondary battery therein, on the basis of data of a temperature, a voltage and a current of the secondary battery which are measured in charging or discharging the secondary battery; and an input/output performance value calculator configured to calculate an inputtable/outputtable power amount of the secondary battery on the basis of the internal resistance and the function calculated by the battery characteristic estimator. |
| US10644358B2 |
Aqueous dual-ion secondary battery
Disclosed is a dual-ion secondary battery of high power and a high level of safety. The dual-ion secondary battery is an aqueous dual-ion secondary battery including: a cathode; an anode; and an aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein the cathode includes graphite as a cathode active material, the anode includes titanium oxide as an anode active material, and the aqueous electrolyte solution contains no less than 10 mol of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide per kilogram of water. |
| US10644356B2 |
High charge rate, large capacity, solid-state battery
Solid-state battery structures, particularly solid-state lithium-based battery structures, which are fast charging and have a high capacity are provided. Notably, fast charging, high capacity solid-state battery structures are provided that include a plurality of solid-state-thin-film batteries that are stacked one atop the other, or that include an array of interconnected solid-state thin-film batteries, or that contain a solid-state thin-film battery located on physically exposed surfaces of fin structures. |
| US10644355B2 |
High charge rate, large capacity, solid-state battery
Solid-state battery structures, particularly solid-state lithium-based battery structures, which are fast charging and have a high capacity are provided. Notably, fast charging, high capacity solid-state battery structures are provided that include a plurality of solid-state-thin-film batteries that are stacked one atop the other, or that include an array of interconnected solid-state thin-film batteries, or that contain a solid-state thin-film battery located on physically exposed surfaces of fin structures. |
| US10644354B2 |
Method of manufacturing nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A method of manufacturing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a step of forming a first electrode mixture layer containing an electrode active material and a first binder; a step of forming granulated particles containing the electrode active material and a second binder; a step of forming a second electrode mixture layer, which is formed of the granulated particles, on the first electrode mixture layer; a step of forming a heat resistance layer, which contains an inorganic filler and a third binder, on a surface of a separator; a step of preparing an electrode body by laminating the electrode and the separator such that the second electrode mixture layer and the heat resistance layer are in contact with each other; and a step of heating the electrode body. |
| US10644352B2 |
Lithium-ion non-aqueous battery electrolyte solution, and lithium-ion battery using the electrolyte solution
A lithium-ion battery non-aqueous electrolyte solution, and a lithium-ion battery using the electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution comprises one, two, or more of a compound as represented by structural formula I. R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen atom, or a group comprising 1-5 carbon atoms. Presence of the compound as represented by structural formula I provides excellent performance at a high temperature and at a low temperature to the non-aqueous lithium-ion battery electrolyte solution. |
| US10644350B2 |
Secondary battery including organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material as water adsorbent
Provided is a secondary battery having a battery case which accommodates an electrode assembly including a cathode, a anode, and a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, together with an electrolyte, wherein one or more selected from the group consisting of the cathode, the anode, the separator, the electrolyte, and the interior of the battery case include, as a water adsorbent, a first organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material which may be regenerated by desorbing 70% or more of a total adsorption amount of adsorbed water at 150° C. or lower; and optionally, a second organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material, of which water adsorption capacity is higher than water desorption capacity at a relative humidity p/p0 of 0.3 or less (herein, p0 represents a saturated vapor pressure at an application temperature and p represents a vapor pressure upon adsorption). |
| US10644349B2 |
All solid-state secondary battery, solid electrolyte composition, electrode sheet for battery using same, method for manufacturing electrode sheet for battery, and method for manufacturing all solid-state secondary battery
An all solid-state secondary battery including: a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a solid electrolyte layer, in which at least any one of the positive electrode active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer, or the solid electrolyte layer includes an inorganic solid electrolyte having a property of conducting ions of a metal belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table and a binder constituted of a specific high-molecular-weight compound. |
| US10644347B2 |
Negative electrode active material and lithium ion secondary battery using the same
A negative electrode active material constituting a lithium ion secondary battery having high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics, and a negative electrode and a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the same are provided. The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material comprising graphite particles and crystalline silicon particles, wherein a median diameter of the crystalline silicon particles is 0.7 μm or less, and a weight ratio of the crystalline silicon particles to the total weight of the graphite particles and the crystalline silicon particles is 1 wt % or more and 25 wt % or less. |
| US10644345B2 |
Short circuiting structure for lithium secondary battery having excellent stability against overcharge and pouch type lithium secondary batter comprising the same
Disclosed herein are a short circuit structure for mechanically cutting an electrode tab and/or an electrode lead of a pouch-shaped battery cell in order to secure the safety of the pouch-shaped battery cell when the pouch-shaped battery cell swells due to gas generated in the pouch-shaped battery cell while the pouch-shaped battery cell is in an abnormal state or when the pouch-shaped battery cell is overcharged, and a pouch-shaped secondary battery including the same. Current is prevented from flowing in the pouch-shaped secondary battery when the pouch-shaped secondary battery is overcharged or when the pouch-shaped secondary battery is in an abnormal state. In addition, a reduction in the energy density of the pouch-shaped secondary battery is prevented when a voluminous device is further provided in the pouch-shaped secondary battery. |
| US10644344B1 |
Clamping apparatus and transport device
The present disclosure relates to a clamping apparatus and a transport device. The clamping apparatus comprises: a base; a support plate, stacked with the base in a vertical direction; a locking assembly, by which the support plate is connected to the base, wherein the locking assembly comprises a first locking member disposed on the support plate and a second locking member disposed on the base, the support plate is movable in the vertical direction and is capable of being connected to or separated from the base by connection or separation of the first locking member to or from the second locking member, and a horizontal load is able to be transmitted between the support plate and the base via the locking assembly; and a clamping assembly disposed on a surface of the support plate facing away from the base. |
| US10644343B2 |
Dummy cell and fuel cell stack
A dummy cell laminated on a fuel cell stack and configured not to perform power generation includes: a common appearance portion having an appearance common with an appearance of a power generation cell used in the fuel cell stack and configured to perform power generation; and a non-common appearance portion having an appearance different from the appearance of the power generation cell. |
| US10644342B2 |
Coordination complexes containing monosulfonated catecholate ligands and methods for producing the same
Flow batteries and other electrochemical systems can contain an active material that is a coordination complex having at least one monosulfonated catecholate ligand or a salt thereof bound to a metal center. The monosulfonated catecholate ligand has a structure of More particularly, the coordination complex can be a titanium coordination complex with a formula of DgTi(L1)(L2)(L3), in which D is a counterion selected from H, NH4+, Li+, Na+, K+, or any combination thereof g ranges between 3 and 6; and L1, L2 and L3 are ligands, where at least one of L1, L2 and L3 is a monosulfonated catecholate ligand. Methods for synthesizing such monosulfonated catecholate ligands can include providing a neat mixture of catechol and up to about 1.3 stoichiometric equivalents of sulfuric acid, and heating the neat mixture at a temperature of about 80° C. or above to form 3,4-dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof. |
| US10644339B2 |
Polymer electrolyte membrane
The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte membrane having excellent strength, a small dimensional change, and a low membrane resistance. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a porous film and a polymer electrolyte. The porous film has a fibril/node area ratio of 90/10 to 75/25. |
| US10644335B2 |
Fuel cell system
A plurality of high voltage unit controllers each includes: a monitoring unit that monitors the hard shutdown signal sent through the dedicated wire lines; and a shutdown unit that, based on a monitoring result of the monitoring unit, stops operation of the high voltage unit that is under control of this high voltage unit controller, and further stops at least part of control functions of this high voltage unit controller. |
| US10644334B2 |
Fuel cell system
An MG-ECU obtains a rotational speed Na of an ACP. The MG-ECU transmits the obtained rotational speed (a PM reception rotational speed) Na of the ACP to a PM-ECU through communication. The PM-ECU obtains a rotational speed predicted value Np by adding a rotational speed change width Cvw to the PM reception rotational speed Na received from the delayed MG-ECU. A limit torque Tr12 is obtained through the use of the obtained rotational speed predicted value Np and an ACP permissible power level line L1. |
| US10644333B2 |
Redox flow battery
A redox flow battery includes a cell, an electrolyte tank, and a circulation mechanism. The circulation mechanism includes a suction pipe, a circulation pump, an extrusion, and a return pipe. An absolute value of a difference between HL1 and HL2 is greater than or equal to 0.4 times H0 and both HL1 and HL2 are less than or equal to Hd, where H0 is a height from an inner bottom surface of the electrolyte tank to the in-tank liquid level, HL1 is a length from the in-tank liquid level to the open end of the suction pipe, HL2 is a length from an in-tank liquid level to an open end of the return pipe, and Hd is a distance from the in-tank liquid level to a center of a highest segment of the return pipe. |
| US10644331B2 |
Rapid start hybrid solid oxide fuel cell power system
A rapid start power unit and a method of operating a rapid start power unit are disclosed. A fuel cell converts combustible fuel into electrical power during a normal operational period after an initial start-up period when little to no electrical energy is produced. One combustion chamber receives unspent fuel emitted by the fuel cell and combusts the unspent fuel to generate a first heated gas stream. Another combustion chamber receives combustible fuel and burns the combustible fuel to generate a second heated gas stream during the initial start-up period. A turbine receives and is driven by the first and second heated gas streams to drive a drive shaft. A generator coupled to the drive shaft generates electrical power during the initial start-up period and supplemental power during the normal operational period. In an alternative embodiment, a two-stage combustion chamber is used instead of two serially-arranged separate combustion chambers. |
| US10644329B2 |
Fuel cell stack having a displacement absorbing member disposed in a cooling fluid channel
A fuel cell stack has a stacked plurality of single cells. Each of the single cells has a membrane electrode assembly, and a pair of separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly therebetween. A cooling fluid channel where a cooling fluid flows is formed between adjacent single cells. The fuel cell stack further comprises a displacement absorbing member disposed in the cooling fluid channel to absorb a displacement between the single cells. The displacement absorbing member comprises a channel flow resistance reduction structure that reduces a channel flow resistance of the cooling fluid channel against the cooling fluid. |
| US10644328B1 |
Seawater electrolyte electrochemical cell
An improved seawater electrochemical cell with a consumable anode and an oxygen reducing cathode is provided with a reduced distance between anode and cathode surfaces. The reduced distance does not impede the ingress of oxygen dissolved in water and the egress of reaction products from the cell and causes an increase in the volumetric energy and power density of such dissolved oxygen seawater cells. |
| US10644327B2 |
Fuel cell cathode containing a perovskite oxide
A fuel cell cathode contains a perovskite oxide as a main component. The perovskite oxide is expressed by the general formula ABO3 and including La and Sr at the A site. A solid electrolyte layer is disposed between an anode and the cathode. The cathode has a surface on an opposite side to the solid electrolyte layer. A first ratio of a Sr concentration relative to an La concentration is less than or equal to 4 times a second ratio of the Sr concentration relative to the La concentration. The first ratio is detected by the use of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on the surface of the cathode. The second ratio of a Sr concentration relative to a La concentration is detected by the use of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on an exposed surface exposed by surface processing of the surface and positioned within 5 nm of the surface in relation to a direction of thickness. |
| US10644326B2 |
Lithium-air battery catalyst having 1D polycrystalline tube structure of ruthenium oxide-manganese oxide complex, and manufacturing method thereof
A lithium-air battery catalyst having a 1D polycrystalline tubes structure of a ruthenium oxide-manganese oxide complex includes the ruthenium oxide-manganese oxide complex having at least one polycrystalline tubes structure among a core fiber-shell patterned nanotubes structure and a double walls patterned composite double tubes structure, and the ruthenium oxide-manganese oxide complex is formed as an air electrode catalyst. |
| US10644323B2 |
Metal mesh foil for current collector of lithium secondary battery, electrode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising the same
Provided is a metal mesh foil for a current collector of a lithium secondary battery having a hydrophobic deposition layer formed on a surface thereof, wherein the hydrophobic deposition layer is a deposition layer, in which a hydrophobic material is deposited, and has a thickness of 1 Å to 100 Å. |
| US10644316B2 |
Anode slurry for secondary battery for improving dispersibility and reducing resistance, and anode comprising same
The present invention provides an anode slurry for a secondary battery and an anode comprising the same, in which the dispersibility of an anode active material is improved by increasing the adsorption amount of CMC with respect to the anode active material by adjusting the degree of substitution or physical properties such as molecular weight, and a CMC blend amount is reduced so as to increase the slurry solid content and reduce the resistance of a battery. |
| US10644314B2 |
Electrode material for lithium batteries
Substitution of tantalum into the lattice of monoclinic niobium phosphate results in improved reversibility, near 0% irreversible loss, and similar excellent 20 C high rate behavior in large grain material without the formation of electronically conducting nanocomposites. Tantalum substitution into niobium pentaphosphate enables an improved stabilization of the difficult to fabricate monoclinic niobium phosphate phase. Such tantalum-substituted niobium phosphates show excellent potential for use as electrodes in lithium or lithium-ion batteries. |
| US10644308B2 |
Electrode material of sodium-ion battery, method of manufacturing the same and electrode of sodium-ion battery
An electrode material of a sodium-ion battery, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrode of the sodium-ion battery are provided. The electrode material of the sodium-ion battery includes an oxide comprising sodium, vanadium, and phosphorus represented by formula 2 below: Na3+x2−yV2(PO4−yFy)3, wherein 0.01≤x2≤0.99 and 0.01≤y≤0.3. [formula 2] |
| US10644306B2 |
Lithium secondary battery
A lithium secondary battery comprises a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle having a concentration gradient region and a second cathode active material particle having a single particle structure, to obtain improved electrical performance and mechanical stability. |
| US10644305B2 |
Battery electrode structure and method for fabricating the same
A battery electrode structure includes a substrate, a first conductive layer and a plurality of active particles. The substrate has a substrate surface. The first conductive layer is disposed on the substrate surface. Each of the active particles has a first portion conformally engaged with a surface of the first conductive layer and a second portion protruding outwards from the surface of the first conductive layer. |
| US10644303B2 |
Method for the fabrication of indium-gallium nitride electrodes for electrochemical devices
It is described a method for realizing catalytically active electrochemical electrodes with maximized surface area. In the method, InGaN is deposited epitaxially in form of a thin layer on a Silicon substrate exposing a (111) crystal fac, thus forcing the InGaN electrode material to grow exposing a catalytically active surface. The substrate is then removed, the InGaN layer is made into fragments and these are transferred onto a conductive support with one-, two- or three-dimensional structure which can be a wire, a two-dimensional conductive foil which, possibly folded, or a three-dimensional conductive fabric, sponge or cage-like structure. It is thus possible to obtain an InGaN-based electrode with increased surface area and exposing surfaces with high catalytic activity. |
| US10644302B2 |
Conformal coating on three-dimensional substrates
The disclosure relates to a method for forming a conformal coating on a substrate having a topography presenting a relief. One method of the disclosure includes setting the temperature of the substrate within the range 140-275° C., and coating an aqueous solution including a sol-gel precursor on said substrate. The disclosure also relates to a method for fabricating a battery, a capacitor, a catalyst, a photovoltaic cell or a sensor using such a method, and to an aqueous solution for use in such a method. |
| US10644298B2 |
Battery cell comprising electrode lead having protruding extension and tab connector
The present invention provides a battery cell including: an electrode assembly including an electrode tab protruding toward at least one external side; a battery case including a receiving portion on which the electrode assembly is received; and an electrode lead connected to the electrode tab to be connected to an external device, wherein the electrode lead may include: a tab connecting portion electrically connected to the electrode tab; and a protruding extension protruding outside of the battery case in a state of extending from the tab connecting portion to be electrically connected to the external device, and the tab connecting portion may be formed so that a length of a width direction perpendicular to a protruding direction of the electrode tab may be relatively larger than that of the electrode tab. |
| US10644290B2 |
Separator including laser-induced carbonized graphene layer and lithium-sulfur battery including the same
Disclosed is a separator for an electrochemical device. The separator includes a non-woven web substrate, wherein at least one surface of the non-woven web substrate includes an electrode reactive layer formed by carbonization of the non-woven web substrate from the surface of the non-woven web substrate to a predetermined depth, and the electrode reactive layer is disposed at the outermost side of at least one surface of both surfaces of the separator. |
| US10644289B2 |
Battery separators comprising inorganic particles
Battery separators are generally provided. In some embodiments, the battery separators may comprise a non-woven web including a plurality of inorganic particles (e.g., silica). The non-woven web may include, in some embodiments, a plurality of relatively coarse glass fibers (e.g., having an average diameter of greater than about 1.5 microns), e.g., such that the non-woven web has a particular largest pore size and median pore size. The combination of inorganic particles with a non-woven web having features described herein may exhibit enhanced electrolyte stratification distance and/or reduced electrolyte filling time. In some embodiments, such improvements may be achieved while having relatively minimal or no adverse effects on another property of the battery separator and/or the overall battery. |
| US10644287B2 |
Battery module
A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells and a case for housing the plurality of battery cells. The case has a plurality of through-holes which are provided to a wall part forming an outer face of the battery module and via which gas ejected from at least one of the plurality of battery cells is discharged in a dispersed manner. |
| US10644286B2 |
Secondary battery with venting mechanism
The present invention provides a secondary battery comprising a housing with an internal chamber and Li-ion pouch cells including electrical terminals exposed to the outside of the housing. The secondary battery further includes an venting mechanism made of compressible materials to form air pockets to relieve internally generated pressure inside of said internal chamber by venting of compressible material air pockets to the outside of the housing, and the Li-ion pouch cells and the compressible materials are all encapsulated within a potting layer and located in said internal chamber of the housing. |
| US10644284B2 |
In-situ coin cell support device for transmission mode X-ray diffraction analysis capable of controlling temperature
An in-situ coin cell support device for transmission mode X-ray diffraction analysis capable of controlling temperature. The device includes a coin cell seating unit including a seating part for receiving an in-situ coin cell, a positive electrode tab coupled to the seating part and connected to a positive electrode of the in-situ coin cell, and a negative electrode tab coupled to the seating part and connected to a negative electrode of the in-situ coin cell, a housing having a heat-insulating function, which surrounds the coin cell seating unit such that the positive and negative electrode tabs extend outwards from the housing and which includes one side wall and an opposite side wall arranged opposite each other with the in-situ coin cell interposed therebetween, and a temperature control unit coupled to the exterior of the housing and including an inlet port, an outlet port, and a flow passage. |
| US10644283B2 |
Battery module
A battery module includes: a cell stack body that is constituted by a plurality of cells stacked in a front-rear direction and comprises a front surface, a rear surface, a left surface, a right surface, an upper surface, and a lower surface; a pair of end plates that are disposed on the front surface and the rear surface of the cell stack body; and a pair of side frames disposed on the right surface and the left surface of the cell stack body. An end of the end plate and an end of the side frame have an overlapping portion in which the end of the end plate and the end of the side frame overlap with each other when viewed from an up-down direction. The overlapping portion has a through hole passing through in the up-down direction. A connection shaft is inserted into the through hole. |
| US10644279B2 |
Damping arrangement for battery cell
A battery pack including a plurality of battery cells and a battery housing defining a plurality of receptacles each configured to support a respective one of the plurality of battery cells is provided. A plurality of damping inserts are each arranged within a respective one of the plurality of receptacles and positioned between a respective one of the plurality of battery cells and the battery housing. |
| US10644276B2 |
Battery module
The present disclosure provides a battery module capable of stably maintaining contact of electrode leads while having a simple structure and high assemblability. The battery module of the present disclosure includes: a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries and a plurality of cartridges, the secondary batteries being vertically arranged and including electrode leads, the cartridges being vertically stacked to accommodate the secondary batteries in an inner space thereof; and a sensing assembly mounted on a front side of the cell assembly and including an insulation housing formed of an electrically insulative material and a sensing bus bar formed of an electrically conductive material, the sensing assembly being coupled to the electrode leads to sense voltages of the secondary batteries, wherein the insulation housing includes a plurality of penetration holes vertically spaced apart from each other to receive the electrode leads therethrough, and a plurality of housing slant portions arranged in the penetration holes and sloped at a predetermined angle from a horizontal direction. |
| US10644274B2 |
Folding cell holder
A battery cell holder that may be used to form interconnection of cells in series and/or parallel arrangements. The cell holder includes slots for receiving battery cells, conductive apertures within the slots for attaching a conductor to the cells, and a hinge. The cell holder is foldable about the hinge and includes a keying system that allows multiple cell holders to be interconnected to form battery packs of multiple sizes and arrangements. |
| US10644271B1 |
Packaging material for electrochemical cells
The described invention relates to the use of parylene and composites of parylene as a flexible, sealable, and near hermetic barrier packaging material for nonaqueous electrochemical cells. Additionally, the invention relates to the technique of sealing of battery packaging material through the use of ultrasonic energy, and to the use of a low melting temperature inorganic barrier, which is predisposed between higher melting temperature polymer layers, that can be sealed to form a truly hermetic barrier at the interface. |
| US10644259B2 |
Package of electronic device and display panel
A package of electronic device including a substrate, at least one electronic device and an encapsulation layer is provided. The substrate has a device area and a light transmitting area located outside the device area. The at least one electronic device is disposed on the device area of the substrate. The encapsulation layer is disposed on the substrate and covers the at least one electronic device. The encapsulation layer extends continuously from the device area to the light transmitting area, and a nitrogen content of the encapsulation layer on the device area is higher than a nitrogen content of the encapsulation layer on the light transmitting area. A display panel is also provided. |
| US10644257B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided including a display region arranged with a plurality of pixels, and a first sealing region arranged in an exterior periphery part of the display region, the display region includes an individual pixel electrode arranged in each of the plurality of pixels, a common pixel electrode arranged in upper layer of the individual pixel electrode and in succession to the plurality of pixels, and a light emitting layer arranged between the individual pixel electrode and the common pixel electrode, and the first sealing region includes a sealing layer arranged on a lower layer than the common pixel electrode and a region stacked with the common pixel electrode extending from the display region, the stacked region being enclosed by the display region. |
| US10644256B2 |
Organic electroluminescent display device and method for producing same
An organic EL display device (100) includes an element substrate including a substrate, a plurality of organic EL elements supported by the substrate and respectively located in the plurality of pixels, and a bank layer (48) defining each of the plurality of pixels; and a thin film encapsulation structure (10) covering the plurality of pixels. The bank layer has an inclining surface enclosing each of the plurality of pixels. The thin film encapsulation structure includes a first inorganic barrier layer (12), an organic barrier layer (14) including a plurality of solid portions in contact with a top surface of the first inorganic barrier layer and distributed discretely, and a second inorganic barrier layer (16) in contact with the top surface of the first inorganic barrier layer and top surfaces of the plurality of solid portions of the organic barrier layer. The plurality of solid portions include pixel periphery solid portions (14a) each extending, on the first inorganic barrier layer, from a portion on the inclining surface to a peripheral area in the corresponding pixel of the plurality of pixels, the pixel periphery solid portions each extending along the entirety of a circumference of the pixel. A refractive index n0 of the organic barrier layer is smaller than a refractive index n1 of the second inorganic barrier layer, and the top surfaces of the pixel periphery solid portions each have an inclination angle θa larger than, or equal to, 20 degrees. |
| US10644254B2 |
Light-emitting element
To provide a light-emitting element which uses a fluorescent material as a light-emitting substance and has higher luminous efficiency. To provide a light-emitting element which includes a mixture of a thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance and a fluorescent material. By making the emission spectrum of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance overlap with an absorption band on the longest wavelength side in absorption by the fluorescent material in an S1 level of the fluorescent material, energy at an S1 level of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance can be transferred to the S1 of the fluorescent material. Alternatively, it is also possible that the S1 of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance is generated from part of the energy of a T1 level of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance, and is transferred to the S1 of the fluorescent material. |
| US10644250B2 |
Light-emitting element, display device, electronic device, and lighting device
A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency and high reliability is provided. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer containing a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The first organic compound has a nitrogen-containing six-membered heteroaromatic skeleton. In the light-emitting layer, the weight ratio of an organic compound having a nitrogen-containing five-membered heterocyclic skeleton with an NH group, a secondary amine skeleton with an NH group, or a primary amine skeleton with an NH group to the first organic compound is less than or equal to 0.03, or alternatively, the weight ratio of the organic compound having a nitrogen-containing five-membered heterocyclic skeleton with an NH group, a secondary amine skeleton with an NH group, or a primary amine skeleton with an NH group to the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.01. |
| US10644249B2 |
Composition of matter for use in organic light-emitting diodes
The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), or (V): as compounds capable of emitting delayed fluorescence, and uses of the compounds in organic light-emitting diodes. |
| US10644246B2 |
Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
The invention relates to compounds which are suitable for use in electronic devices, and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, containing said compounds. |
| US10644243B2 |
N-phenyl triscarbazole
The present invention relates to a novel triscarbazole compound having substituent on N-phenyl, which can be represented by Formula (I). wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen or alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms wherein at least one hydrogen atom is optionally replaced by halogen; RA, RB, RC, RD and RE are any of substituents other than hydrogen wherein at least two of R1 and RA may further form a fused ring; and i, j, k, l and m are same or different at each occurrence and represent an integer from 0 to 4, with the proviso that when R1 is hydrogen, i is not 0. By introduction of the substituent on N-phenyl, the device efficiency, stability and lifetime can be increased while maintaining the solubility. These compounds can be used in various organic devices such as organic light emitting diodes, photovoltaic cells or organic semiconductor devices. |
| US10644242B2 |
Oligomeric perylene diimide non-fullerene acceptors via direct (hetero)arylation cross-coupling reactions
Oligomeric compounds useful as organic conjugated materials in electronic devices. Oligomeric compounds contain three or more or four or more of certain PDI units bonded to an organic core. The organic core contains one, two or more thiophene rings. The organic core can contain two or more thiophene rings separated by a linker group; two or more thiophene rings directly fused to each other or indirectly fused to each other through an optionally substituted aromatic or non-aromatic carbocylic ring system or an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic or non-aromatic heterocyclic ring system; or each of two or more thiophene rings is fused to an aromatic or non-aromatic carbocylic ring system or an aromatic heterocyclic or non-aromatic heterocyclic ring system and the resulting fused rings containing a thiophene ring are each separated by a linker group M. Methods for making oligomeric compounds by direct heteroarylation are provided. |
| US10644241B2 |
Polymer and organic solar cell comprising same
The present specification relates to a polymer and an organic solar cell including the same. |
| US10644237B2 |
Array substrate for OLED display device
Disclosed are an array substrate of an OLED display device and a method for manufacturing the same. Thin-film transistors having different functions can have different electrical properties. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer, a first metal layer, a second insulating layer, a second metal layer, and a third insulating layer which are arranged sequentially from bottom to top. A plurality of driving units are formed on the array substrate, and each of the driving units comprises a first thin-film transistor and a second thin-film transistor. |
| US10644234B2 |
Method for producing magnetic memory comprising magnetic tunnel junction element
A method for producing a magnetic memory includes: forming a magnetic film having a non-magnetic layer between a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer on a substrate having an electrode layer; performing annealing treatment at a first treatment temperature in a state where a magnetic field is applied in a direction perpendicular to a film surface of the first or the second magnetic layer in vacuum; forming a magnetic tunnel junction element; forming a protective film protecting the magnetic tunnel junction element; a formation accompanied by thermal history, in which a constituent element of a magnetic memory is formed after the protective film formation on the substrate; and implementing annealing treatment at a second treatment temperature lower than the first treatment temperature on the substrate in an annealing treatment chamber, in vacuum or inert gas wherein no magnetic field is applied. |
| US10644231B2 |
Memory device and fabrication method thereof
A method for fabricating a memory device includes forming a resistance switching element over a bottom electrode; forming a top electrode over the resistance switching element; forming a first spacer covering a sidewall of the resistance switching element; forming a second spacer surrounding the first spacer and exposing the top electrode; and forming a metallization pattern connected with the top electrode and the second spacer. |
| US10644229B2 |
Magnetoresistive random access memory cell and fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a stack of film comprising an anti-ferromagnetic layer, the pin layer, a barrier layer, a free layer and a bottom electrode layer. The method also includes forming a first patterned hard mask over the anti-ferromagnetic layer, etching the anti-ferromagnetic layer and the pin layer by using the first patterned hard mask as a first etch mask, forming a first capping layer along sidewalls of the anti-ferromagnetic layer and the pin layer, etching the barrier layer and the free layer by using first patterned hard mask and the first capping layer as a second etch mask, forming a second capping layer over the first capping layer and extending along sidewalls of the barrier layer and the free layer, exposing the anti-ferromagnetic layer and forming a top electrode layer over the exposed anti-ferromagnetic layer. |
| US10644226B2 |
Method and system for engineering the secondary barrier layer in dual magnetic junctions
A magnetic junction, a memory using the magnetic junction and method for providing the magnetic junction are described. The magnetic junction includes first and second reference layers, a main barrier layer, a free layer, an engineered secondary barrier layer and a second reference layer. The free layer is switchable between stable magnetic states when a write current is passed through the magnetic junction. The main barrier layer is between the first reference layer and the free layer. The secondary barrier layer is between the free layer and the second reference layer. The engineered secondary barrier layer has a resistance and a plurality of regions having a reduced resistance less than the resistance. The free and reference layers each has a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy and an out-of-plane demagnetization energy less than the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy. |
| US10644225B2 |
Magnetic memory device
According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory device includes a magnetic memory chip having a magnetoresistive element, a magnetic layer having first and second portions spacing out each other, the first portion covering a first main surface of the magnetic memory chip, the second portion covering a second main surface facing the first main surface of the magnetic memory chip, a circuit board on which the magnetic layer is mounted, and a bonding wire connecting between the magnetic memory chip and the circuit board in a first direction parallel to the first and second main surfaces. |
| US10644218B1 |
Multichip device with temperature isolating bump bonds
A superconducting structure is provided that comprises a first superconducting device coupled to a second superconducting device employing a plurality of superconducting bump bond structures. Each of the plurality of superconducting bump bond structures comprise a first normal metal layer disposed on the top surface of a given one of a plurality of first contact pads, a second normal metal layer disposed on the top surface of a given one of a plurality of second contact pads, and a superconducting metal layer disposed between the first normal metal layer and the second normal metal layer. The metal thicknesses of each of the first normal metal layer, the second normal metal layer, and the specific material of the superconducting metal and normal metal are selected to inhibit the transfer of heat between the first superconducting device and the second superconducting device. |
| US10644217B2 |
Flip chip integration on qubit chips
A quantum bit (qubit) flip chip assembly may be formed when a qubit it formed on a first chip and an optically transmissive path is formed on a second chip. The two chips may be bonded. The optically transmissive path may provide optical access to the qubit on the first chip. |
| US10644215B2 |
Thermoelectric generator
A thermoelectric generator has a heat conducting body that exchanges heat with the environment according to environmental temperature changes, a heat storing body, and a thermoelectric conversion unit and thermal resistance body arranged between the heat conducting body and the heat storing body. One end of the thermal resistance body and one end of the thermoelectric conversion unit are in contact with each other. The other end of the thermal resistance body is in contact with the heat conducting body, and the other end of the thermoelectric conversion unit is in contact with the heat storing body. The surface of the heat storing body is covered by a covering layer having certain heat insulation properties. The temperature difference generated between the heat conducting body and the heat storing body is utilized to extract electric energy from the thermoelectric conversion unit. |
| US10644214B2 |
Thermoelectric nanocomposite and process of producing the same
A thermoelectric nanocomposite is provided. The thermoelectric nanocomposite includes: a matrix having n-type semiconductor characteristics and comprising Mg, Si, Al, and Bi components, and a nanoinclusion comprising Bi and Mg components.The thermoelectric nanocomposite has significantly increased thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency by simultaneously having an increased Seebeck coefficient and a decreased thermal conductivity, such that the thermoelectric nanocomposite is usefully used to implement a thermoelectric device having high efficiency. |
| US10644211B2 |
Vertical light emitting devices with nickel silicide bonding and methods of manufacturing
Various embodiments of light emitting devices, assemblies, and methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a lighting emitting device includes forming a light emitting structure, and depositing a barrier material, a mirror material, and a bonding material on the light emitting structure in series. The bonding material contains nickel (Ni). The method also includes placing the light emitting structure onto a silicon substrate with the bonding material in contact with the silicon substrate and annealing the light emitting structure and the silicon substrate. As a result, a nickel silicide (NiSi) material is formed at an interface between the silicon substrate and the bonding material to mechanically couple the light emitting structure to the silicon substrate. |
| US10644210B2 |
Method of manufacturing light emitting element mounting base member, method of manufacturing light emitting device using the light emitting element mounting base member, light emitting element mounting base member, and light emitting device using the light emitting element mounting base member
A method of manufacturing a light emitting element mounting base member includes: providing a first insulating member in a plate shaped having at least one recess portion or at least one through-hole; disposing in the recess portion or in the through-hole a light blocking resin and a plurality of core members each equipped with a second insulating member having light reflectivity on each surface of a plurality of electrical conductor cores; and exposing at least one of the surface of the electrical conductor cores from the second insulating members by removing each part of at least one of the second insulating members. |
| US10644209B2 |
Light-emitting device and light-emitting apparatus comprising the same
The present application discloses a light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting unit and a flexible carrier supporting the light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit comprises a LED chip, a first reflective layer on the LED chip and an optical diffusion layer formed between the first reflective layer and the LED chip. |
| US10644206B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device is specified. The lighting device comprises a phosphor having the general molecular formula (MA)a(MB)b(MC)c(MD)d(TA)e(TB)f(TC)g(TD)h(TE)i(TF)j(XA)k(XB)l(XC)m(XD)n:E. In this case, MA is selected from a group of monovalent metals, MB is selected from a group of divalent metals, MC is selected from a group of trivalent metals, MD is selected from a group of tetravalent metals, TA is selected from a group of monovalent metals, TB is selected from a group of divalent metals, TC is selected from a group of trivalent metals, TD is selected from a group of tetravalent metals, TE is selected from a group of pentavalent elements, TF is selected from a group of hexavalent elements, XA is selected from a group of elements which comprises halogens, XB is selected from a group of elements which comprises O, S and combinations thereof, XC=N and XD=C and E=Eu, Ce, Yb and/or Mn. The following furthermore hold true: a+b+c+d=t; e+f+g+h+i+j=u; k+l+m+n=v; a+2b+3c+4d+e+2f+3g+4h+5i+6j−k−2l−3m−4n=w; 0.8≤t≤1; −3.5≤u≤4; 3.5≤v≤4; (−0.2)≤w≤0.2 and 0≤m<0.875 v and/or v≥1>0.125 v. |
| US10644198B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting element array, exposure head, and image formation apparatus
A light-emitting element includes, on a substrate, a shift thyristor and a light-emitting thyristor. The shift thyristor and the light-emitting thyristor each include a semiconductor multilayer structure consisting of first to fourth semiconductor layers stacked with alternating conductivity types. The shift thyristor includes a current diffusion layer in contact with the semiconductor multilayer structure, and a first metal electrode in this order, or the first metal electrode which is in contact with the semiconductor multilayer structure on the semiconductor multilayer structure; and wherein in the shift thyristor, a region in which a region in which the current diffusion layer or the first metal electrode and the semiconductor multilayer structure come into contact with each other is projected in a stacked direction of the semiconductor multilayer structure is included in a region in which the first metal electrode is projected in the stacked direction. |
| US10644195B2 |
Manufacturing method of light emitting diode device and light emitting diode device having light emitting units with each light emitting unit including second sub light emitting unit in tandem with first sub light emitting unit
A manufacturing method of a light emitting diode device and a light emitting diode device are provided. The manufacturing method of the light emitting diode device includes: forming a light emitting lamination layer on a base substrate, the light emitting lamination layer including a first semiconductor layer, a first light emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer, a second light emitting layer and a third semiconductor layer sequentially formed on the base substrate; dividing the light emitting lamination layer to form a plurality of light emitting units spaced from each other, each light emitting unit including a first area and a second area spaced from each other; and removing the third semiconductor layer and the second light emitting layer in the first area to form a first sub light emitting unit, and the second area being used for forming a second sub light emitting unit. |
| US10644191B2 |
Semiconductor package separating device
A semiconductor package separating device is provided. The semiconductor package separating device includes a die configured to support a lead frame array including a fixing portion inserted into an insertion groove formed on at least a side surface of a semiconductor package to support the semiconductor package; and a cylindrical punch configured to rotate in a rotational direction, the cylindrical punch including a bending protrusion and a package separating protrusion that are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical punch, the bending protrusion being configured to apply pressure to the fixing portion to bend the fixing portion, and the package separating protrusion being configured to apply pressure to the semiconductor package to separate the semiconductor package from the lead frame array in a state in which the fixing portion has been bent by the bending protrusion. |
| US10644187B2 |
Multi-wafer based light absorption apparatus and applications thereof
Structures and techniques introduced here enable the design and fabrication of photodetectors (PDs) and/or other electronic circuits using typical semiconductor device manufacturing technologies meanwhile reducing the adverse impacts on PDs' performance. Examples of the various structures and techniques introduced here include, but not limited to, a pre-PD homogeneous wafer bonding technique, a pre-PD heterogeneous wafer bonding technique, a post-PD wafer bonding technique, their combinations, and a number of mirror equipped PD structures. With the introduced structures and techniques, it is possible to implement PDs using typical direct growth material epitaxy technology while reducing the adverse impact of the defect layer at the material interface caused by lattice mismatch. |
| US10644183B2 |
Solar cell assembly
A solar cell assembly comprises a first assembly of at least one photovoltaic cell and a protective glass positioned on the active face of the first assembly, the area of the protective glass covering more than the entirety of the active face of the first assembly, and comprises a second assembly of at least one portion of the protective glass extending from the active face of the first assembly, the second assembly comprises an optically reflective surface. |
| US10644182B2 |
Solar cell module and conductor
A solar cell module includes: an at least one solar cell disposed between a first cover and a second cover; a sealing material that fills a gap between the first cover and the second cover to join them together, and seals the solar cell; and a tab line as a conductor electrically connected to the solar cell and enclosed by the sealing material between the first cover and the second cover, the tab line having a plurality of bases, and an expansion and contraction portion that can expand and contract in a longitudinal direction and connects the plurality of bases, the plurality of bases each being provided with a through hole and a connection base electrically connected to the solar cell, at least one of the first cover and the second cover having a boss as a positioning unit that positions the tab line. |
| US10644179B1 |
Stable perovskite module interconnects
Thin-film solar cell modules and serial cell-to-cell interconnect structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, solar cell module and interconnect includes a conformal transport layer over a subcell layer. The conformal transport layer may also laterally surround an outside perimeter the subcell layer. |
| US10644177B2 |
Solar cell assembly
A solar cell assembly (200) is presented. The solar cell assembly includes one or more solar cell units (21 1) coupled in series. The solar cell unit includes a first solar cell series (221) and a second solar cell series (222) connected in parallel. The first and second solar cell series include a plurality of cells (202) connecting in series respectively. The solar cell assembly also includes a by-pass diode (201) coupled to each solar cell unit and shared between the first and second solar cell series in each solar cell unit. |
| US10644176B2 |
Quantum dot photodetector apparatus and associated methods
An apparatus comprising at least one pair of first and second photodetectors, each photodetector of the photodetector pair 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, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the first and second photodetectors of the photodetector pair generate electron-hole pairs which produce an increase and decrease in electrical current through the channel members respectively, the combined change in electrical current of the pair of first and second photodetectors being indicative of one or more of the presence and magnitude of the incident electromagnetic radiation. |
| US10644173B2 |
Optical sensor with integrated pinhole
An optical sensor includes a semiconductor substrate having a first conductive type. The optical sensor further includes a photodiode disposed on the semiconductor substrate and a metal layer. The photodiode includes a first semiconductor layer having the first conductive type and a second semiconductor layer, formed on the first semiconductor layer, including a plurality of cathodes having a second conductive type. The first semiconductor layer is configured to collect photocurrent upon reception of incident light. The cathodes are configured to be electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer is configured to, based on the collected photocurrent, to track the incident light. The metal layer further includes a pinhole configured to collimate the incident light, and the plurality of cathodes form a rotational symmetry of order n with respect to an axis of the pinhole. |
| US10644169B2 |
Method of manufacturing a FinFET varactor
A method of manufacturing a varactor transistor includes providing a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor fin and an initial insulator layer on the semiconductor fin, and forming a plurality of gate structures spaced apart from each other and surrounding a portion of the semiconductor fin. The gate structures include a first dummy gate structure on a first edge of the semiconductor fin, a second dummy gate structure on a second edge of the semiconductor fin, and a first gate structure between the first and second dummy gate structures and spaced apart from the first and second dummy gate structures. The first and second dummy gate structures and the gate structure each include a gate insulator layer on a surface portion of the semiconductor fin, a gate on the gate insulator layer, and a spacer on the gate. |
| US10644164B2 |
Oxide semiconductor film and semiconductor device
To provide an oxide semiconductor film having stable electric conductivity and a highly reliable semiconductor device having stable electric characteristics by using the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film contains indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn) and includes a c-axis-aligned crystalline region aligned in the direction parallel to a normal vector of a surface where the oxide semiconductor film is formed. Further, the composition of the c-axis-aligned crystalline region is represented by In1+δGa1−δO3(ZnO)m (0<δ<1 and m=1 to 3 are satisfied), and the composition of the entire oxide semiconductor film including the c-axis-aligned crystalline region is represented by InxGayO3(ZnO)m (0 |
| US10644163B2 |
Semiconductor film comprising an oxide containing in atoms, Sn atoms and Zn atoms
A field effect transistor including: a substrate, and at least gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a semiconductor layer, a protective layer for the semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on the substrate, wherein the source electrode and the drain electrode are connected with the semiconductor layer therebetween, the gate insulating film is between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, the protective layer is on at least one surface of the semiconductor layer, the semiconductor layer includes an oxide containing In atoms, Sn atoms and Zn atoms, the atomic composition ratio of Zn/(In+Sn+Zn) is 25 atom % or more and 75 atom % or less, and the atomic composition ratio of Sn/(In+Sn+Zn) is less than 50 atom %. |
| US10644159B2 |
Array substrate, method for manufacturing array substrate, and display device
Disclosed is an array substrate, a method for manufacturing the array substrate, and a display device. The array substrate includes: a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, each pixel unit being provided with one thin film transistor including an active layer and a polymer film on array. The polymer film on array is formed with a first via hole, and the active layer is conductive in a region thereof corresponding to the first via hole, such that a pixel electrode located on the polymer film on array is electrically connected to the source through the first via hole. |
| US10644158B2 |
Semiconductor device including fin field effect transistor and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the device including an active pattern protruding from a substrate; a plurality of gate structures each including a gate electrode and crossing the active pattern; and a source/drain region between the plurality of gate structures, wherein the source/drain region includes a high concentration doped layer in contact with a bottom surface of a recessed region in the active pattern, a first epitaxial layer in contact with an upper surface of the high concentration doped layer and a sidewall of the recessed region, and a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, and the high concentration doped layer has a first area in contact with the bottom surface of the recessed region and a second area in contact with the sidewall of the recessed region, the first area being wider than the second area. |
| US10644157B2 |
Fin-type field effect transistors with uniform channel lengths and below-channel isolation on bulk semiconductor substrates and methods
Disclosed are methods of forming a semiconductor structure including a bulk semiconductor substrate and, on the substrate, a fin-type field effect transistor (FINFET) with a uniform channel length and a below-channel buried insulator. In the methods, a semiconductor fin is formed with a sacrificial semiconductor layer between lower and upper semiconductor layers. During processing, the sacrificial semiconductor layer is replaced with dielectric spacer material (i.e., a buried insulator). The buried insulator functions as an etch stop layer when etching source/drain recesses, ensuring that they have vertical sidewalls and, thereby ensuring that the channel region has a uniform length. The buried insulator also provides isolation between channel region and the substrate below and prevents dopant diffusion into the channel region from a punch-through stopper (if present). Optionally, the buried insulator is formed so as to contain an air-gap. Also disclosed are structures resulting from the methods. |
| US10644156B2 |
Methods, apparatus, and system for reducing gate cut gouging and/or gate height loss in semiconductor devices
Methods comprising providing a semiconductor substrate; a fin disposed on the semiconductor substrate; a dummy gate disposed over the fin, wherein the dummy gate has a top at a first height above the substrate; and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) disposed over the fin and adjacent to the dummy gate, wherein the ILD has a top at a second height above the substrate, wherein the second height is below the first height; and capping the ILD with a dielectric cap, wherein the dielectric cap has a top at the first height. Systems configured to implement the methods. Semiconductor devices produced by the methods. |
| US10644153B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A fin field effect transistor (FinFET) is provided. The FinFET includes a substrate, a gate stack, and a filter layer, and strain layers. The substrate has a semiconductor fin. The gate stack is disposed across the semiconductor fin. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric layer, a work function layer and a metal filling layer. The gate dielectric layer is disposed on the semiconductor fin. The work function layer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer. The metal filling layer is over the work function layer. The filter layer is disposed between the work function layer and the metal filling layer to prevent or decrease penetration of diffusion atoms. The strain layers are beside the gate stack. A material of the filter layer is different from a material of the work function layer and a material of the metal filling layer. |
| US10644150B2 |
Tunnel field-effect transistor with reduced subthreshold swing
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a source layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a channel layer on the source layer, and forming a drain layer on the channel layer. The source, channel and drain layers are patterned into at least one fin, and a cap layer is formed on a lower portion of the at least one fin. The lower portion of the at least one fin includes the source layer and part of the channel layer. The method further includes forming a gate structure comprising a gate dielectric layer and a gate conductor on the at least one fin and on the cap layer. The cap layer is positioned between the lower portion of the at least one fin and the gate dielectric layer. |
| US10644146B1 |
Vertical bi-directional switches and method for making same
A vertical bi-directional device includes first and second conductive gates in a semiconductor layer with a first vertical gate oxide on a sidewall of the first conductive gate and a second vertical gate oxide on a sidewall of the second conductive gate. A first heavily doped region of a first conductivity type is at the surface adjacent the first conductive gate, and a second heavily doped region of the first conductive type is at the surface adjacent to the second conductive gate. Doped regions of the first conductivity type extend below the conductive gates towards a substrate. A doped region of a second conductivity type extends laterally from the first vertical gate oxide to the second vertical gate oxide, and a heavily doped region of the second conductivity type is at the surface of the semiconductor layer, between the first and second heavily doped regions of the first conductivity type. |
| US10644145B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device, including a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor region disposed in the semiconductor layer at a surface thereof, a source region and a second semiconductor region disposed in the first semiconductor region at a surface thereof, a source electrode contacting the source region and the second semiconductor region, a gate insulating film disposed on the surface of the semiconductor layer and covering a portion of the first semiconductor region between the source region and the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode disposed on a surface of the gate insulating film, a drain electrode disposed on another surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a third semiconductor region, which has an impurity concentration higher than that of the first semiconductor region, formed in the semiconductor layer at the surface thereof and being electrically connected to the source electrode. |
| US10644140B2 |
Integrated circuit die having back-end-of-line transistors
Integrated circuit dies having multi-gate, non-planar transistors built into a back-end-of-line portion of the die are described. In an example, non-planar transistors include an amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) channel extending between a source module and a drain module. A gate module may extend around the AOS channel to control electrical current flow between the source module and the drain module. The AOS channel may include an AOS layer having indium gallium zinc oxide. |
| US10644138B2 |
Fin field-effect transistors with enhanced strain and reduced parasitic capacitance
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a substrate, the substrate having a first portion with a first height and second recessed portions with a second height less than the first height. The method also includes forming embedded source/drain regions disposed over top surfaces of the second recessed portions of the substrate, and forming one or more fins from a portion of the substrate disposed between the embedded source/drain regions, the one or more fins providing channels for fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs). The method further includes forming a gate stack disposed over the one or more fins, and forming inner oxide spacers disposed between the gate stack and the source/drain regions. |
| US10644136B2 |
Merged gate and source/drain contacts in a semiconductor device
Provided are approaches for forming merged gate and source/drain (S/D) contacts in a semiconductor device. Specifically, one approach provides a dielectric layer over a set of gate structures formed over a substrate; a set of source/drain (S/D) openings patterned in the dielectric layer between the gate structures; a fill material formed over the gate structures, including within the S/D openings; and a set of gate openings patterned over the gate structures, wherein a portion of the dielectric layer directly adjacent the fill material formed within one of the S/D openings is removed. The fill material is then removed, selective to the dielectric layer, and a metal material is deposited over the semiconductor device to form a set of gate contacts within the gate openings, and a set of S/D contacts within the S/D openings, wherein one of the gate contacts and one of the S/D contacts are merged. |
| US10644133B2 |
Laser annealing method, laser annealing apparatus, and manufacturing process for thin film transistor
The present invention provides a laser annealing method for irradiating laser light L to an amorphous silicon thin film deposited on a substrate to obtain polysilicon, the method including: multiply irradiating the laser light L while changing an irradiation area of the laser light L on the amorphous silicon thin film to achieve such a grain size distribution that a crystal grain size of the polysilicon decreases from a central portion to a side edge portion at least along a center line C of the irradiation area of the laser light L. The above laser annealing method can reduce a leak current through a simple process. |
| US10644130B2 |
Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor with spacer over gate
A metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) includes a substrate, a source and a drain in the substrate, a gate electrode disposed over the substrate between the source and drain. An inner spacer is disposed at least partially over the gate electrode. An outer spacer is disposed adjacent to a sidewall of the gate electrode. |
| US10644129B2 |
Gate cut in RMG
A method is presented for performing a gate cut in a field effect transistor (FET) structure. The method includes forming a plurality of fins and at least one insulating pillar over a semiconductor substrate, depositing a first work function metal layer, removing the first work function metal layer from a first set of fins, depositing a second work function metal layer, depositing a conductive material over the second work function metal layer, forming at least one gate trench through the conductive material and adjacent the first set of fins to separate active gate regions, and filling the at least one gate trench with an insulating material. |
| US10644128B1 |
Semiconductor devices with reduced channel resistance and methods for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a channel layer, a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate structure. The channel layer, the first barrier layer, and the second barrier layer are sequentially stacked over a substrate. The source electrode, a drain electrode and the gate structure extend through at least portions of the second barrier layer. The source electrode, the drain electrode and the gate structure have respective bottom surfaces located at substantially the same level as and adjacent to the first barrier layer. |
| US10644127B2 |
Process of forming an electronic device including a transistor structure
An electronic device including a transistor structure, and a process of forming the electronic device can include providing a workpiece including a substrate, a first layer, and a channel layer including a compound semiconductor material; and implanting a species into the workpiece such that the projected range extends at least into the channel and first layers, and the implant is performed into an area corresponding to at least a source region of the transistor structure. In an embodiment, the area corresponds to substantially all area occupied by the transistor structure. In another embodiment, the implant can form crystal defects within layers between the substrate and source, gate, and drain electrodes. The crystal defects may allow resistive coupling between the substrate and the channel structure within the transistor structure. The resistive coupling allows for better dynamic on-state resistance and potentially other electrical properties. |
| US10644125B2 |
Metal gates and manufacturing methods thereof
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes, providing a semiconductor layer, forming an interfacial layer over the semiconductor layer, depositing a high-k dielectric layer over the interfacial layer, forming a dummy gate electrode over the high-k dielectric layer, patterning the dummy gate electrode layer, the high-k dielectric layer, and the interfacial layer, resulting in a dummy gate electrode having a width less than a width of the high-k dielectric layer, forming spacers along sidewalls of the patterned dummy gate electrode, the high-k dielectric layer, and the interfacial layer, forming source/drain features, and replacing the dummy gate electrode with a metal gate electrode to form a high-k metal gate structure. |
| US10644124B2 |
MOS-varactor design to improve tuning efficiency
A gate stack structure for a MOS varactor includes a substrate including a channel region, a high-k dielectric layer on the channel region of the substrate, a P-type work function adjustment layer on the high-k dielectric layer, an N-type work function adjustment layer on the P-type work function adjustment layer, and a metal gate on the N-type work function adjustment layer. The P-type work function adjustment layer includes a first portion and a second portion laterally adjacent to each other, the first portion having a thickness greater than a thickness of the second portion. The gate stack structure in the MOS varactor can increase the tuning range of the MOS varactor. |
| US10644123B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a high mobility low contact resistance semiconducting oxide in metal contact vias for thin film transistors
In accordance with disclosed embodiments, there are provided systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a high mobility low contact resistance semiconducting oxide in metal contact vias for thin film transistors. For instance, there is disclosed in accordance with one embodiment an oxide semiconductor transistor, having therein: a substrate layer; a channel layer formed atop the substrate; a metal gate and a gate oxide material formed atop the semiconducting oxide material of the channel layer; spacers positioned adjacent to the gate and gate oxide material; a dielectric layer formed atop the channel layer, the dielectric layer encompassing the spacers, the gate, and the gate oxide material; contact vias opened into the dielectric material forming an opening through the dielectric layer to the channel layer; a high mobility liner material lining the contact vias and in direct contact with the channel layer, the high mobility liner formed from a high mobility oxide material; and metallic contact material filling the contact vias opened into the dielectric material and separated from the channel layer by the high mobility liner of the contact vias. Other related embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10644122B2 |
Real-time wireless synchronization of live event audio stream with a video recording
Systems and methods are presented herein that facilitate temporally synchronizing, in real time, a separately sourced high quality audio segment of a live event with a video segment that is generated by a recording device associated with a member of the audience. An A-V Synchronization Application may synchronize a video segment of a live event that is generated from a personal electronic device of an audience member with a high quality audio segment that is separately sourced and generated by professional sound recording equipment at the live event. The result of the temporal synchronization is a high fidelity digital audio visual recording of the live event. In various, the audience member may stream, in real-time, the high fidelity digital audio visual recording to an additional electronic device at a different geo-location. In some examples, narrative audio segments may be also included as part of the high fidelity digital audio visual recording. |
| US10644121B2 |
Semiconductor die having stacking structure of silicon-metallic conductive layer-silicon
The description relates to a semiconductor die having a stacking structure of silicon-metallic conductive layer-silicon, and the semiconductor die according to embodiments includes a stacking structure of first semiconductor layer-metallic conductive layer-second semiconductor layer, and first and second power semiconductor devices in the first semiconductor layer, in which the first power semiconductor device includes a first source bump and a first gate bump, first trench gate electrodes under the first source bump, and a first channel among the plurality of first trench gate electrodes, in which the second power semiconductor device includes a second source bump and a second gate bump, second trench gate electrodes under the second source bump, and a second channel among the plurality of second trench gate electrodes, and in which the metallic conductive layer includes a metal layer. |
| US10644115B2 |
Layered structure and semiconductor device including layered structure
In a first aspect of a present inventive subject matter, a layered structure includes a base layer, and a crystalline oxide film including a corundum structure and including an r-plane as a principal plane. The crystalline oxide film is directly arranged on the base layer or through at least one layer that is adjacently arranged to the base layer, and the crystalline oxide film is with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of rocking curve that is 0.1° or less by ω-scan X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement. |
| US10644110B2 |
Co-integration of elastic and plastic relaxation on the same wafer
An n-doped field effect transistor (nFET) section of an integrated device logic region is provided. The nFET section includes a semiconductor substrate, a layer at least partially formed of silicon germanium (SiGe) disposed on the semiconductor substrate and fin formations. The fin formations are formed on the layer. Each fin formation includes a first fin portion that is at least partially formed of silicon (Si) and a second fin portion that is at least partially formed of hard mask material. The layer is etched to include free surfaces that facilitate elastic relaxation of SiGe therein and a corresponding application of tension in Si of the first fin portion of each of the fin formations. |
| US10644107B1 |
Normally-off gallium oxide field-effect transistor
The independent claims of this patent signify a concise description of embodiments. Disclosed herein is a normally-off, gallium oxide field-effect transistor. The field-effect transistor comprises a source, a source spacer, a first channel region, a second channel region, a drain spacer, and a drain. The source, the source spacer, the first channel region, the second channel region, the drain spacer, and the drain are of a first conductivity type. All the regions have the same type of doping. The field-effect transistor further includes a gate dielectric over the channel body and a gate over the gate dielectric. The first channel region has a cross-sectional area that is smaller than the second channel region. |
| US10644105B2 |
Memory device including voids between control gates
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a channel to conduct current, the channel including a first channel portion and a second channel portion, a first memory cell structure located between a first gate and the first channel portion, a second memory cell structure located between a second gate and the second channel portion, and a void located between the first and second gates and between the first and second memory cell structures. |
| US10644102B2 |
SGT superjunction MOSFET structure
A trench metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) device includes a combination of shielded trench gate structure and a superjunction structure within an epitaxial layer including alternating n-doped and p-doped columns in an a drift region. In one example the gate trenches are formed in and over n-doped columns that have an extra charge region near and adjacent to the lower portion of the corresponding gate trench. The extra charge is balanced due to the shield electrodes in the gate trenches. |
| US10644097B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display device
An organic light emitting diode display device is disclosed. The organic light emitting diode display device includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixels in which a thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor are arranged, a second substrate having a power supply wiring to which a power supply voltage is applied, and a conductive filler layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and having a conductive medium. A cathode of the organic light emitting diode and the power supply wiring are electrically connected through the conductive filler layer. |
| US10644096B2 |
Display device
The frame wiring line provided in a frame region includes, at a bending section, a plurality of branch wiring lines being divided into a plurality of branches, wherein the plurality of branch wiring lines are arranged at at least two types of heights relative to a resin substrate. |
| US10644093B2 |
Display unit
A display unit includes a first substrate, a transistor, first and second wiring layers, and an insulating film. The first substrate is provided with a display region and a peripheral region. The transistor is provided in the display region, and includes a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode facing the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, and a source-drain electrode electrically coupled to the semiconductor layer. The first wiring layer is provided in the peripheral region, electrically coupled to the transistor, and disposed closer to the first substrate than the same layer as the gate electrode and the source-drain electrode. The second wiring layer is provided on the first substrate and has an electric potential different from the first wiring layer. The insulating film is provided between the second wiring layer and the first wiring layer. |
| US10644092B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes a contact area which includes an upper conductive layer forming first electrodes of the organic EL elements, a lower conductive layer disposed below the upper conductive layer, a middle layer between the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, and an insulating layer between the lower conductive layer and the middle layer. The middle layer includes a first area and a second area which are conductive and electrically connected to the upper conductive layer, and an insulating separating area which separates the first area and the second area. The lower conductive layer includes a first line which is electrically connected to the first area via a first contact hole, and a second line which is electrically connected to the second area via a second contact hole. |
| US10644091B2 |
Electronic device, display panel and method for manufacturing display panel
An electronic device, a display panel, and a method for manufacturing the display panel are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, and data fan-out lines and a power supply fan-out line arranged in a step region of the substrate. An orthographic projection of an overlapping region between the power supply fan-out line and the encapsulating region on the substrate is non-overlapping with an orthographic projection of an overlapping region between each of the data fan-out lines and the encapsulating region on the substrate, thereby reducing the encapsulating failure of the sealant due to a common overlapping region of the data fan-out lines and the power supply fan-out line in the encapsulating region, and improving the reliability of the display panel. |
| US10644088B2 |
Method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus
An organic light-emitting display apparatus, including a pixel electrode; a pixel definition layer covering at least a portion of an edge of the pixel electrode; an emission layer on the pixel electrode; and a first intermediate layer on the pixel electrode and the pixel definition layer, the first intermediate layer having a first through hole corresponding to at least a portion of an upper surface of the pixel definition layer. |
| US10644087B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate having a display area surrounding a through area, and a peripheral area between the through and display areas, a light-emitting element on the display area, a first dam on the peripheral area and surrounding the through area, a first protruding pattern on the first dam and protruding toward the display area from the first dam to define an undercut region, a boundary portion extending from the display area toward the first dam, the boundary portion being spaced apart from the first dam to define a first receiving space therebetween, and an encapsulation layer continuously extending from the display area to the peripheral area, the encapsulation layer including at least one organic layer with a first filling portion filling at least part of the first receiving space and protruding toward the first dam to be aligned with the undercut region. |
| US10644082B2 |
Organic EL element with inorganic insulation layer and method for production thereof
An organic EL element includes a planarized layer arranged on a substrate, an insulation layer which is arranged on the planarized layer with the region corresponding to a subpixel of the planarized layer left exposed at least partly, a pixel electrode which has an opening that defines the region corresponding to the subpixel and which is arranged on a bank arranged on the insulation layer and on the exposed part of the planarized layer, a transparent conductive layer arranged on the pixel electrode, an emission layer arranged in the opening and above at least the transparent conductive layer, and a counter electrode arranged above the emission layer. The insulation layer is interposed between a bottom of the bank and the planarized layer. An upper surface of the planarized layer is coated with at least one of the pixel electrode and the insulation layer. |
| US10644078B2 |
Organic electroluminescence display device having a polarizer comprised of polarization regions
An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL display device having high luminance while maintaining an excellent effect of suppressing external light reflection. The organic electroluminescence display device of the present invention includes a polarizer, an optically anisotropic layer, and a light emitting layer in this order, in which the light emitting layer includes at least a plurality of first light emitting layers that emit a first color light, a plurality of second light emitting layers that emit a second color light, and a plurality of third light emitting layers that emit a third color light, on the same plane, and the polarizer has at least two regions selected from the group consisting of a first polarization region in which a transmittance of the first color light emitted from the first light emitting layer is greater than or equal to 60% and an average visible light transmittance is 30% to 55%, a second polarization region in which a transmittance of the second color light emitted from the second light emitting layer is greater than or equal to 60% and an average visible light transmittance is 30% to 55%, and a third polarization region in which a transmittance of the third color light emitted from the third light emitting layer is greater than or equal to 60% and an average visible light transmittance is 30% to 55%. |
| US10644077B1 |
Display with array of light-transmitting windows
A display may have an array of pixels. Each pixel may have a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. The organic light-emitting diodes may each have an anode that is coupled to a thin-film transistor pixel circuit for controlling the anode. Transparent windows may be formed in the display. The windows may be formed by replacing data storage capacitors and other pixel circuit structures in a subset of the pixels with transparent window structures, by selectively removing portions of light-emitting diode anodes, and by shifting anodes. An array of electrical components such as an array of light sensors may be aligned with the transparent windows and may be used to measure light passing through the transparent windows. |
| US10644070B2 |
Component for detecting electromagnetic radiation
A component for detecting electromagnetic radiation comprising a first functional layer, in which at least one first element is embodied by which electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range can be detected, with the first functional layer being deposited on one side of the substrate. On the opposite side of the substrate a second functional layer is deposited, in which at least one second element is embodied by which either electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range can be detected, with the first functional layer and the substrate being transparent with regards to the electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range, or by which the electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range can be emitted. |
| US10644068B2 |
Memory device
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes first and second electrically conductive portions, a first variable resistance portion, and a first region. A direction from the first electrically conductive portion toward the second electrically conductive portion is aligned with a first direction. The first variable resistance portion is provided between the first and second electrically conductive portions. A second direction from the first variable resistance portion toward the first region crosses the first direction. The first region includes a first layer portion, and a second layer portion provided between the first layer portion and the first variable resistance portion in the second direction. A first distance between the first and second layer portions is longer than first or second lattice length. The first lattice length is a lattice length of the first layer portion. The second lattice length is a lattice length of the second layer portion. |
| US10644066B2 |
Sidewall insulated resistive memory devices
To provide enhanced data storage devices and systems, various systems, architectures, apparatuses, and methods, are provided herein. In a first example, a resistive memory device is provided. The resistive memory device includes an active region having resistance properties that can be modified to store one or more data bits in the resistive memory device, and at least one sidewall portion of the active region comprising a dopant configured to suppress conductance paths in the active region proximate to the at least one sidewall portion. The resistive memory device includes terminals configured to couple the active region to associated electrical contacts. |
| US10644063B2 |
Transistor array and manufacturing method thereof
The disclosure provides a transistor array including a substrate and a plurality of transistor elements sharing the substrate. Each of the transistor elements includes: a bottom electrode disposed on the substrate and a connection wire for the bottom electrode; a piezoelectric body disposed on the bottom electrode, wherein the piezoelectric body is made of piezoelectric material; and a top electrode disposed on the piezoelectric body. The disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a transistor array. The transistor array contains transistor elements which are two-terminal devices. Piezoelectric bodies with piezoelectric properties are provided between the top electrodes and bottom electrodes of the transistor array. The carrier transport progress of the transistor elements in the transistor array device can be effectively regulated or triggered by strains or stresses applied on the transistor elements. |
| US10644059B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus
A solid-state imaging device has a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate. The first substrate has a plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements. The second substrate has a plurality of first through electrodes. The plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements are disposed in a pixel area. The plurality of first through electrodes are disposed only in a second area around a first area corresponding to the pixel area. |
| US10644055B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus including silicon oxide film and silicon nitride layers, equipment including photoelectric conversion apparatus, and manufacturing method of photoelectric conversion apparatus
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion portion, a metal containing portion provided on the semiconductor substrate, an interlayer insulation film arranged on the semiconductor substrate to cover the metal containing portion, a first silicon nitride layer arranged on the photoelectric conversion portion to include a portion lying between the interlayer insulation film and the semiconductor substrate, a silicon oxide film including a portion arranged between the first silicon nitride layer and the photoelectric conversion portion, and a portion arranged between the interlayer insulation film and the metal containing portion, a second silicon nitride layer arranged between the silicon oxide film and the metal containing portion. |
| US10644045B2 |
Pixel sensing module and image capturing device
The present application provides a pixel sensing module comprising a pixel light-sensing unit, receiving light at a light receiving side and outputting a pixel value, the pixel light-sensing unit comprising a plurality of sub-pixel light-sensing components configured to output a plurality of sub-pixel values; and an integrating unit, coupled to the pixel light-sensing unit configured to output the pixel value according to the plurality of sub-pixel values; and a collimating unit having a plurality of openings, wherein the plurality of openings are aligned with an area of the pixel light-sensing unit, and projections of the plurality of openings onto the light receiving side lie within the area of the pixel light-sensing unit at the light receiving side. |
| US10644044B2 |
Methods of manufacturing printable photodetector array panels
Methods are provided for fabricating photodetector arrays using passive matrix addressing technology. The photodetector arrays use a pair of switching diode and photo diode to overcome crosstalk issues within the passive matrix. The switching diode and the photo diode of each pixel may be connected using a cathode-to-cathode connection, or an anode-to-anode connection. The photodetector arrays are fabricated by assembling on a first substrate, an array of photodetector pixels comprising a switching diode and a photo diode, providing conductive lines for each row of the array and conductive lines for each column of the array, and attaching a second substrate to the first substrate. The photodetector array may also be fabricated by assembling on a first substrate an array of switching diodes, and assembling on a second substrate an array of photo diodes, and bonding the first and second substrates together. |
| US10644042B2 |
Method for manufacturing array substrate, array substrate and fingerprint recognition device
A method for manufacturing an array substrate, an array substrate, and a fingerprint recognition device. The method includes: forming a plurality of polysilicon patterns on a substrate, the plurality of polysilicon patterns including a first polysilicon pattern for forming the PIN-type diode and a second polysilicon pattern for forming the transistor, each polysilicon pattern including a first sub-region, a second sub-region, and a third sub-region between the first sub-region and the second sub-region; using a first doping process to dope the first sub-region of the first polysilicon pattern and the first sub-region and the second sub-region of the second polysilicon pattern with one of P-type ions and N-type ions respectively; and using a second doping process to dope the second sub-region of the first polysilicon pattern with the other of P-type ions and N-type ions. |
| US10644039B2 |
Wiring layer and manufacturing method therefor
To provide a miniaturized semiconductor device with low power consumption. A method for manufacturing a wiring layer includes the following steps: forming a second insulator over a first insulator; forming a third insulator over the second insulator; forming an opening in the third insulator so that it reaches the second insulator; forming a first conductor over the third insulator and in the opening; forming a second conductor over the first conductor; and after forming the second conductor, performing polishing treatment to remove portions of the first and second conductors above a top surface of the third insulator. An end of the first conductor is at a level lower than or equal to the top level of the opening. The top surface of the second conductor is at a level lower than or equal to that of the end of the first conductor. |
| US10644038B2 |
Array substrate, display panel, and display device thereof
An array substrate, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The array substrate also includes a plurality of gate lines. The plurality of gate lines include a plurality of regular gate lines and at least one irregular gate line. The plurality of regular gate lines are disposed in the display region and extended along a first direction. The at least one irregular gate line includes at least one first trace portion and a second trace portion electrically connected to each other. The at least one first trace portion has a same line width as a regular gate line of the plurality of regular gate lines, and the second trace portion has a line width smaller than the at least one first trace portion. |