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| US10791653B2 |
Computer server
The present application describes a computer server. The computer server includes a plurality of layers of fixed plates each having at least one corresponding component provided thereon. An air inlet and an air outlet are provided on side panels of an outer shell of the server case. A first set of fans is provided on an inward-facing side of the air inlet, and a second set of fans is provided on an inward-facing side of the air outlet. The first set of fans and the second set of fans generate a high-pressure airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet. The computer server further comprises at least one first heat sink and a second heat sink, wherein the at least one first heat sink is connected to a heat generating component on the plurality of layers of fixed plates. |
| US10791648B1 |
Transferring thermal energy to coolant flows
A pump includes an armature, a rotor assembly, a liquid path connector and a member. The armature includes a ferromagnetic core, a winding and a through passageway. The rotor assembly is disposed in the passageway and includes an impeller to rotate to pump liquid through the passageway. The liquid path connector is connected to the armature to communicate the liquid with the passageway. The member contacts an outer surface of the armature and contacts an outer surface of the liquid path connector to transfer thermal energy from the armature to the liquid path connector. |
| US10791640B2 |
Vertical exhaust duct for electronic equipment enclosure
An electronic equipment enclosure comprises a frame structure formed from a plurality of support posts and at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels. The panels include at least side, top and back panels defining an enclosure having a top, a bottom and a rear thereof. The top panel includes an opening there through that is rectangular in shape. The equipment enclosure further comprises an exhaust air duct extending upward from the top panel of the enclosure. The exhaust air duct is rectangular in cross-section and is disposed in surrounding relation to, and in fluid communication with, the top panel opening. The exhaust air duct is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the enclosure from cool air entering the enclosure, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. |
| US10791639B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for preventing moisture accumulation on a display screen
Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a method for operating a display screen in an electronic device. The method includes detecting an event on the display screen of the electronic device based on an input received from a plurality of sensors in the display screen. Further, the method includes identifying one or more first areas on the display screen based on the detected event. Furthermore, the method includes altering one or more electric currents supplied to one or more photo transmitters associated with the one or more identified first areas of the display screen, wherein the one or more photo transmitters is configured to generate heat in the one or more identified first areas. |
| US10791635B2 |
Fixing mechanism and related electronic apparatus
A fixing mechanism is used to fix a first electronic component to a second electronic component of an electronic apparatus. The fixing mechanism includes a detachable frame, a constraining component, a combining component and an actuating component. The first electronic component is assembled with the detachable frame via a first plate portion of the detachable frame. The constraining component is movably disposed on the detachable frame. The constraining component abuts against the first plate portion. The combining component is disposed on the detachable frame and corresponds to a connecting component of the second electronic component. The actuating component is movably disposed on the detachable frame. The combining component and the connecting component are matched in a loose manner via the actuating component in a first position, and matched in a tight manner via the actuating component in a second position. |
| US10791633B2 |
Thick conductor built-in type printed wiring board and method for producing same
A thick conductor built-in type printed wiring board includes a printed wiring board, an insulating resin layer, an insulating base material layer, and a conductor layer. The printed wiring board includes an insulating layer including a cured product of a first resin composition, and a circuit provided on one main surface or both main surfaces of the insulating layer, the circuit having a plurality of conductor wirings each having a thickness ranging from 105 μm to 630 μm, inclusive. The insulating resin layer covers a surface of the printed wiring board on which the circuit is provided, and includes a cured product of a second resin composition and includes no fibrous base material. The insulating base material layer covers the insulating resin layer, and includes a cured product of a third resin composition and a fibrous base material. The conductor layer covers the insulating base material layer. The thick conductor built-in type printed wiring board does not include a void having a diameter of more than or equal to 10 μm inside the thick conductor built-in type printed wiring board. |
| US10791632B1 |
Extremely low profile electrical interconnect for printed wiring board
A board element for board-to-board interconnect formation is provided. An embodiment includes embedding a signal via element in the board element and cutting through respective sections of the board element and the signal via element to expose a new board element edge and an outwardly facing surface of the signal via element. |
| US10791630B2 |
Printed circuit board and sensor
A printed circuit board having conductor tracks formed on one side of a substrate. The substrate is able to be cohesively bonded at a contact face to a cover for protecting the conductor tracks. In this case, the substrate includes a step, which forms a barrier with respect to an auxiliary material for promoting the cohesive bond, in order to prevent any wetting of the conductor tracks with the auxiliary material. A sensor having a printed circuit board for use in a fuel filling level measurement system of a vehicle. |
| US10791629B1 |
Printed circuit board configuration to facilitate a surface mount double density QSFP connector footprint in a belly-to-belly alignment
An electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes first and second grids disposed at a top surface and a bottom surface of the PCB, respectively. Each grid includes a plurality of footprint pins, and a plurality of vias extending through the PCB to the top and bottom surfaces. Each footprint pin includes a connecting end and a free end that opposes the connecting end. Each via includes a contact end located at one of grids and is in electrical contact with the connecting end of one of the footprint pins, and each via further includes a non-contact end that is located at the other of the grids and is not in electrical contact with any of the footprint pins. First and second connectors are mounted to the PCB top and bottom surfaces and connect with the footprint pins of the first and second grids. |
| US10791628B2 |
Trace/via hybrid structure multichip carrier
A method of forming an multi-chip carrier that includes providing a trace structure using an additive forming method. The method includes forming a metal layer on a trace structure to provide electrically conductive lines. A dielectric material may then be formed on the electrically conductive lines to encapsulate a majority of the electrically conductive lines. The ends of the electrically conductive lines that are exposed through the upper surface of the dielectric material provide a top processor mount location and the ends of the electrically conductive lines that are exposed through the sidewalls of the dielectric material provide a sidewall processor mount location. |
| US10791625B2 |
Method for manufacturing flexible printed circuit board
A method for manufacturing a flexible printed circuit board, comprising: providing a flexible printed circuit substrate; defining first through holes and second through holes through the flexible printed circuit substrate; and forming first conductive pillars and second conductive pillars; and defining first grooves by removing a portion of each first conductive pillar and defining second grooves by removing a portion of each second conductive pillar; the first grooves and the second grooves are defined from an outer surface of the flexible printed circuit board on the second conductive pattern layer side to a surface of the second conductive pattern layer away from the first conductive pattern layer; each of the first grooves is aligned with and corresponds to one first conductive pillar, and each of the second grooves is aligned with and corresponds to one second conductive pillar. |
| US10791623B2 |
Electronic device and electronic module
An electronic device includes a first wiring substrate having a first corner part, a first ground pattern formed on a lower surface of the first wiring substrate with avoiding the first corner part, a second ground pattern formed on an upper surface of the first wiring substrate with avoiding the first corner part, a second wiring substrate provided above the first wiring substrate and including a second corner part above the first corner part, a third ground pattern formed on a lower surface of the second wiring substrate with avoiding the second corner part, a fourth ground pattern formed on an upper surface of the second wiring substrate with avoiding the second corner part, a plurality of terminals electrically connected to each of the first, second, third and fourth ground patterns, and an antenna fixed to the upper surface of the second wiring substrate at the second corner part. |
| US10791622B2 |
Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board of the present disclosure that includes a power supply layer and a ground layer. A power supply layer pattern formed in the power supply layer includes a power supply layer electrode and a branch that is a direct-current power feeding path connecting adjacent electromagnetic band gap (EBG) unit cells. A capacitive coupling element including a capacitive coupling element body is disposed to oppose the power supply layer electrode with an interlayer provided therebetween. |
| US10791620B2 |
Optical module
An optical module includes a housing, a heat sink apparatus arranged in and thermally connected to the housing, and a printed circuit board partially arranged on the heat sink apparatus. The optical module further includes a first optoelectronic chip and a second optoelectronic chip that are both arranged on the heat sink apparatus. The first optoelectronic chip and second optoelectronic chip are both electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an opening that extends from the first surface to the second surface. The second optoelectronic chip is arranged at the opening. The second optoelectronic chip is arranged separately from the first optoelectronic chip. |
| US10791619B2 |
Device for heating and cooling by a printed circuit for regenerating electronic components subjected to radiation
A thermal conditioning device for an electronic component mounted in a package positioned on a multilayer printed circuit board comprises: at least one active component arranged on the printed circuit board, and suitable for producing or absorbing thermal energy, at least one heat transfer surface internal to the printed circuit board, located under the package, a device for transferring the thermal energy between the active component or components and the heat transfer surface, at least one metallic element linking the heat transfer surface to the package situated on the multilayer printed circuit board. A printed circuit board comprising such a thermal conditioning device for an electronic component, and associated heating and cooling methods are also provided. |
| US10791612B2 |
Commissioning of one or more installed devices of a lighting system
The invention refers to a communication module arranged to support execution of commissioning of one or more installed devices and configured to transmit, according to Thread network protocol, via multiple channels a connectivity verification message arranged to initiate an execution of a predetermined activity by the one or more installed devices. Present invention concerns a commissioning device, transmitting the connectivity verification message to the one or more installed devices via the communication module, and installed devices, each installed device monitoring received messages, determining whether or not a received message is the connectivity verification message, determining whether or not a signal strength of the received message is above a predetermined threshold, if the received message is a connectivity verification message and if the signal strength of the received message is above the predetermined threshold, executing the predetermined activity. Further, the invention concerns a managing device supporting the execution of said commissioning. |
| US10791610B2 |
LED driver and lighting system technologies
A driver for a lighting device includes a light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit utilizing interface elements for supporting multiple control connectivity options, the LED driver circuit utilizing a processor having a physical layer interfaces coupled to the interface elements and configured to operatively support a plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to perform a plurality of functions, including a function of providing a bridge or gateway between network protocols of the plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to: detect available network protocols of the plurality of network protocols; select, for a physical layer interface, a mode of operation (from modes of operation including, for example: an inactive mode, a monitoring mode, a gateway mode, and a primary mode) appropriate to ensure interoperability and backward compatibility for the available network protocols; and assign one or more of the available network protocols to the physical layer interface(s). |
| US10791608B2 |
Lighting control
According to a first aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a controller for controlling a first light source to emit light into a pupil of a human user in order to reduce at least one biological effect of light from a second light source on the human user, the controller comprising: a first input for receiving light property data indicating a property of the light from the second light source, said property being of a type which causes a biological effect on the human user; a second input for receiving pupil data indicating a size of the pupil of the human user; an output for sending control commands to the first light source; a processor configured to: determine, using the light property data received via the first input, that the light from the second light source has said property; in response to said determination that the light from the second light source has said property, determine, using said pupil data received via the second input, a current size of the pupil; and on condition that the current size of the pupil is determined to be larger than a minimum size, control the first light source to emit light not having said property into the pupil and thereby reduce the size of the pupil. |
| US10791606B2 |
LED traffic light
An LED traffic light driven by a control circuit, where the control circuit includes a driving power supply outputting direct current, and an accurate constant current module configured to perform accurately constant current processing for the direct current output by the driving power supply. The LED traffic light includes a plurality of conductive branches connected in parallel at an output end of the accurate constant current module, and each of the conductive branches is formed by connecting a power line with at least one light emitting diode. It is not necessary for the LED traffic light to connect a resistor in series or in parallel, and the light emitting diode can be driven directly by a direct current at a low voltage without the need for a built-in high-voltage AC/DC driving power supply. |
| US10791604B2 |
Cascading LED lights with low power consumption
A cascading LED lights with low power consumption includes a master light string and at least one slave light string. The master light string receives a carry light signal to control LED modules. The at least one slave light string cascades the master light string. A signal intensifier of the slave light string enhances the carry light signal to drive the LED modules. When a voltage of the carry light signal is less than a low-level voltage, the LED modules enter a low-power-consumption mode. |
| US10791603B2 |
Integrated circuit, dimmable light-emitting diode driving circuit and driving method
A method of controlling a dimmable LED driving circuit, can include: detecting a voltage across an electrolytic capacitor in the LED driving circuit; determining whether the voltage across the electrolytic capacitor is less than a predetermined value; and charging the electrolytic capacitor by an auxiliary circuit when the voltage across the electrolytic capacitor is less than the predetermined value, in order to reduce time required for the voltage across the electrolytic capacitor to rise to a start-up voltage of an LED load. |
| US10791592B2 |
Method for operating fans within an appliance
A method for operating fans within a microwave appliance is provided. The microwave appliance includes a sensor fan and an exhaust fan. The method includes operating the sensor fan of the microwave appliance when the exhaust fan of the microwave appliance is running. The sensor fan of the microwave appliances urges air over a sensor of the microwave appliance when the sensor fan is operating. |
| US10791587B2 |
V2X operation method performed by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same
The present invention provides a vehicle-to-X (V2X) operation method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, including: when a V2X transmission failure is detected, starting a timer as soon as a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment procedure is initiated; and performing a V2X transmission on the basis of the timer, wherein, when the timer is in operation and the RRC connection re-establishment procedure is performed, the terminal performs the V2X transmission on a transmission resource which has been set before the V2X transmission failure is detected. |
| US10791585B2 |
System and method for analyzing messages and initiating communication sessions
Systems and methods are described herein for analyzing messages and other information provided in relation to a web communication, a mobile application communication session, a phone communication, or another type of communication. For example, a system and method are provided for initiating a text message communication session between an agent and a user. A two-way communication session may be facilitated between the user and the agent. A mobile telephone number disclosed by the user during the two-way communication session may be detected, and a text message communication session between the user and the agent may be initiated if a mobile telephone number was detected. Availability status associated with a provider of items or services may also be analyzed to determine an agent for communicating with the user. |
| US10791584B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system supporting vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for transmitting and receiving data by a first terminal in a wireless communication system supporting V2X comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) including resource allocation information related to the transmission of control information for a sidelink; transmitting, to a second terminal, the control information for the sidelink on the basis of the resource allocation information; and transmitting at least one type of data to the second terminal, wherein the control information for the sidelink can be transmitted in a second subframe positioned after a predetermined offset from a first subframe in which the downlink control information is received. |
| US10791583B2 |
User apparatus, mobile communication system and communication control method
A user apparatus is provided. The user apparatus is used in a mobile communication system in which D2D communications are supported. The user apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain from a base station control rules including predetermined communication methods applied to corresponding user apparatus types; a determination unit configured to determine which of the predetermined communication methods is to be applied to the user apparatus by comparing a type of the user apparatus and the control rules; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a D2D signal based on the determined predetermined communication method. |
| US10791582B2 |
Attention (AT) commands for packet data network connection offload
Described herein are systems, apparatuses, and processes for obtaining data for a specific PDN connection of a cellular network. A UE executes one or more applications utilizing one or more PDN connections of a cellular network. A TE generates an AT command for an MT, the AT command comprising a request for data for a specific PDN connection that can be offloaded from the cellular network to a non-cellular network, assistance data for determining offloading of traffic, and cellular signal measurements. The TE receives an AT command response, corresponding to the AT command, comprising data of whether the specific PDN connection can be offloaded, offload assistance data, and/or cellular network measurement data. The TE may receive unsolicited result codes when offloadablity of a PDN connection changes, offload assistance data changes, or when cellular signal measurements meet offload assistance criteria. |
| US10791581B2 |
Simultaneous bidirectional wireless link
Apparatuses, methods, and systems of a node that supports a simultaneous bidirectional wireless link with a second node are disclosed. One embodiment of the node includes a first transceiver operative to form a beam directed to a first sector of a second node, and a second transceiver operative to form a beam directed to a second sector of the second node, wherein for at least some time slots a simultaneous bidirectional wireless link is formed between the node and the second node by the one of the first transceiver or the second transceiver transmitting a first communication signal to the second node while the other of the first transceiver or the second transceiver is receiving a second communication signal from the second node, and selecting between forming the simultaneous bidirectional wireless link or a non-simultaneous bidirectional wireless link based on a throughput or a link quality. |
| US10791578B2 |
User equipment and base station for mobile communication system having a linkage between uplink BWPS and downlink BWPS
A user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) for a mobile communication system are provided. The UE transmits a preamble to the BS on a physical random access channel of an active uplink bandwidth part of a plurality of uplink bandwidth parts and receives a random access response message from the BS on an active downlink bandwidth part of a plurality of downlink bandwidth parts according to a linkage. The linkage defines that the active downlink bandwidth part corresponds to the active uplink bandwidth part. |
| US10791574B2 |
Random access procedure with beam sweeping
A method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) performing random access to a network is disclosed. For this end, the UE determines a predetermined number of beams, as candidate beams for the random access to the network, among multiple beams, wherein each of the multiple beams is allocated on different time domain units. And, the UE transmits the random access preamble over a transmission beam selected as one from the candidate beams to the network. |
| US10791571B2 |
Downlink signal receiving method and user equipment, and downlink signal transmission method and base station
First downlink scheduling information for a first subframe and second downlink scheduling information for a second subframe can be transmitted and received in the first subframe. A first type downlink data channel can be transmitted and received in the first subframe according to the first downlink scheduling information, and a second type downlink data channel can be transmitted and received in the second subframe according to the second downlink scheduling information. Each of the first subframe and the second subframe may comprise a downlink control region and a data region in a time domain. The first downlink scheduling information and the second downlink scheduling information can be transmitted and received in the downlink control region of the first subframe. The first type downlink data channel is transmitted and received in the data area of the first subframe, and the second type downlink data channel can be transmitted and received in the downlink control region of the second subframe. The data area of the first subframe and the downlink control area of the second subframe can be continuous with each other. |
| US10791568B2 |
Ultra-protected scheduling
Systems and methods for ultra-protected scheduling are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a first node includes determining a part of radio resources on which some traffic types can only be scheduled using ultra-protected scheduling messages. The method also includes scheduling a second node to use the part of the radio resources using an ultra-protected scheduling message. In some embodiments, the part of the radio resources is used for Ultra Reliable Communication (URC) and scheduling the second node to use the part of the radio resources for non-URC transmissions. In this way, there may be reduced risk that any node incorrectly transmits in the part of the radio resources and interferes with traffic on the part. |
| US10791567B2 |
Overlapping control resource sets with different priority levels
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. One method may include receiving, at user equipment (UE), a control resource set configuration message from a base station; identifying an overlap between a first control resource set and a second control resource set of a wireless channel; identifying a priority level of the first control resource set and a priority level of the second control resource set based on the control resource set configuration message; and monitoring the first control resource set based on the identified overlap, the priority level of the first control resource set, and the priority level of the second control resource set. |
| US10791565B2 |
Approach for managing the use of communications channels based on performance
An approach for selecting sets of communications channels involves determining the performance of communications channels. A set of channels is selected based on the results of performance testing and specified criteria. The participant generates data that identifies the selected set of channels and provides that data to other participants of the communications network. The participants communicate over the set of channels, such as by using a frequency hopping protocol. When a specified time expires or monitoring of the performance of the channel set identifies poor performance of the set of channels, the participant selects another set of channels for use in communications based on additional performance testing. By selecting channels based on the initial performance testing and performance monitoring, the communications network adaptively avoids channels with poor performance. |
| US10791563B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting channel state information in wireless communication system
Sub-band CQI reports are introduced for LTE systems having system bandwidth of narrow band, e.g. less than or equal to 6 resource blocks, which address issues pertinent to such narrowband systems. Three related methods are described: fixed, semi-static and adaptive sub-band size. To varying degrees they are each specified in accordance with the channel condition. |
| US10791562B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE). A method of a terminal is provided. The method includes receiving measurement configuration information including numerology information and bandwidth information from a base station, measuring a channel state based on the measurement configuration information, and transmitting information on the measured channel state to the base station. |
| US10791560B2 |
Distributed and adaptive heterogeneous wireless communication management
In embodiments, an apparatus for providing adaptive wireless communication management may include a wireless interference scanner to gather interference data of wireless communications of at least two wireless protocols in free space surrounding the apparatus. The apparatus may further include a communications module, coupled to the wireless interference scanner, to interact with a wireless configuration service provider to send the interference data to, and from which to receive optimal channel settings for, a wireless device to wirelessly communicate at least in part through the free space surrounding the apparatus. The apparatus may further include a channel and frequency configuration module, coupled to the communications module, to configure the wireless device, based, at least in part, on the optimal channel settings. |
| US10791555B2 |
Radio resource allocation in a narrowband communication system
Methods and apparatuses of resource allocation for wireless communication are presented. In an example, a user equipment (12) may contain radio circuitry and processing circuitry such that the user equipment (12) is configured to obtain a set of multiple indices, where each index in the set of multiple indices corresponds to a different uplink resource allocation from a set of uplink resource allocations (11) formed from twelve contiguous subcarriers. In an aspect, the set of uplink resource allocations (11) includes an allocation of the twelve contiguous subcarriers, two allocations of six contiguous subcarriers, four allocations of three contiguous subcarriers, and twelve allocations of a single subcarrier. In a further aspect, the user equipment (12) can receive an index indication corresponding to an index from the set of multiple indices from the base station (10). Also, the user equipment (12) can transmit data to the base station (10) using the resource allocation corresponding to the received index indication. |
| US10791547B2 |
Communication control method
A method applied to a mobile communication system including a first communication apparatus, a first communication apparatus, and chipset included in a first communication apparatus, where the communication apparatus performs relay transmission between a network and a second communication apparatus, includes obtaining, by the first communication apparatus, information indicating a function supported by a network apparatus included in the network, and transmitting to the network apparatus, by the first communication apparatus based on the information, a request message for performing the relay transmission. |
| US10791545B2 |
Method for transmitting frame on basis of multiple channelized channels in wireless LAN system, and wireless terminal using same
A method for transmitting a frame on the basis of multiple channelized channels in a wireless LAN system according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises the steps of: configuring, by a first wireless terminal, a control mode physical protocol data unit (PPDU) including encoding information on a channel bandwidth formed on the basis of first to sixth channels sequentially arranged on the frequency axis, wherein five bits are assigned for the encoding information and each of the first to sixth channels has a bandwidth of 2.16 GHz; and transmitting, by the first wireless terminal, the control mode PPDU to a second wireless terminal on the basis of the channel bandwidth. |
| US10791543B2 |
Service discovery and provisioning for a macro-vehicular cloud
The disclosure includes embodiments for providing a service to a vehicle via a macro-vehicular cloud. A method, according to some embodiments, is implemented by the vehicle which communicatively coupled to the macro-vehicular cloud via a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) network. The macro-vehicular cloud includes a plurality of micro-vehicular clouds which each include a set of onboard vehicle computers that are operable to provide a set of computing resources to the macro-vehicular cloud via the V2X network. The method includes transmitting, via the V2X network, a wireless message requesting a service from the macro-vehicular cloud. The method includes receiving, via the V2X network, the service from the set of computing resources of the macro-vehicular cloud. |
| US10791542B2 |
Regional and narrow band common reference signal (CRS) for user equipment (UE) relays
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for assigning resources for common reference signal (CRS) transmissions from user equipment (UE) relays. Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques to use minimum possible resources for transmission of CRS in an attempt to reduce interference, reduce power consumption while providing appropriate reference for channel measurement and demodulation. In an aspect, a wireless node (e.g., a UE relay station) may determine resources for transmission of CRS in a subframe based, at least in part, on a type of one or more channels to be transmitted in the subframe, and may transmit the CRS using the determined resources. |
| US10791541B2 |
Method for performing random access and terminal for performing same
A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for performing random access by a terminal. The method may comprise the steps of: selecting, by the terminal, a first resource among a plurality of resources for a physical random access channel (PRACH), wherein the plurality of resources exist for each numerology, and the numerology is defined by a cycle prefix (CP) length and a subcarrier spacing; and transmitting, by the terminal, the PRACH on the first resource through a first numerology when the selected first resource is for the first numerology. |
| US10791537B1 |
Aggregating location data of a transaction device and a user device associated with a user to determine a location of the user
A device receives, from a transaction device, transaction data associated with a transaction performed by a user, and receives first location data indicating a location of a mobile user device. The device receives, from a stationary user device, browser data associated with online activity of the user, and determines, based on the browser data, second location data indicating a location of the stationary user device. The device determines, based on the transaction data, third location data indicating a location of the transaction device, and assigns weights and time stamps to the first, second, and third location data. The device aggregates the first, second, and third location data, based on the weights and the time stamps, to generate aggregated location data. The device processes the aggregated location data, with a model, to predict a particular location of the user, and performs actions based on the particular location. |
| US10791536B1 |
Systems and methods for short range peer-to-peer navigation
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include determining a wireless identifier associated with a vehicle computing device coupled to a vehicle, transmitting wireless signals for receipt by an antenna included in the vehicle computing device, establishing a wireless connection to the vehicle computing device via one or more of the wireless signals using the wireless identifier, receiving, via the wireless connection, bearing information that indicates a bearing of the vehicle computing device relative to the requestor computing device, the bearing information being based on an angle of arrival of the one or more wireless signals received by the antenna, and displaying information describing a location of the vehicle relative to the requestor computing device based at least in part on the bearing information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10791535B1 |
Enterprise fabric configured to support cellular mobility
A mobility management entity (MME) controls an enterprise fabric. The MME receives from a mobile device via a cellular network a request to initiate an attach procedure. In response, the MME acquires from the mobile device a unique equipment identifier of the mobile device. The MME generates an enterprise identity for the mobile device based on the unique equipment identifier, and registers the enterprise identity in the enterprise fabric. The MME signals to a user plane function of the cellular network that the mobile device has been registered, to trigger the user plane function to acquire an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the mobile device based on the enterprise identity. The MME receives from the user plane function the acquired IP address. The MME sends to the mobile device, through the cellular network, an attach accept message that includes the acquired IP address for use by the mobile device. |
| US10791530B2 |
Method and device for transmitting/receiving synchronization signal and system information for terminal in new wireless access network
Provided is a flexible numerology configuration method for an NR. In particular, a method may be provided for transmitting a synchronization signal and system information for a user equipment in a new radio access network. The method may include defining one or more subcarrier spacings to transmit at least one synchronization signal and at least one system information transmission channel in a frequency band of the new radio access network, determining one of the one or more subcarrier spacings to transmit the at least one synchronization signal and the at least one system information transmission channel, and transmitting at least one of the at least one synchronization signal and the at least one system information transmission channel based on the determined subcarrier spacing. |
| US10791528B2 |
Method, cell and system for implementing air interface synchronization
Disclosed is a method for implementing air interface synchronization. The method includes that: a source cell performs signalling interaction with a target cell, and determines whether to be switched off or not according to a signalling interaction result. A content about which the source cell performs signalling interaction with the target cell includes at least one of: on/off state information of the source cell, on/off state information of the target cell, whether the target cell finds a new synchronization source or not, timing at which the source cell enters an off state, candidate synchronization source cell set information of the target cell and associated affiliated target cell information of the target cell. The present disclosure further discloses a cell and system for implementing air interface synchronization. |
| US10791527B2 |
Apparatus for signaling of control messages for fronthaul interface
A transmitter device in a wireless communication system is provided. The transmitter device comprises a processor configured to: generate an extType field indicating a section extension; generate a mcScaleReMask field indicating a set of resource elements; generate a mcScaleOffset field indicating a power offset value; generate an extLen field indicating a number of a pair of the mcScaleReMask and the mcScaleOffset fields included in the section extension; and generate a downlink and uplink (DL/UL) control message including the extType field, the mcScaleReMask field, and the mcScaleOffset field, and the extLen field. The transmitter device further comprises a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to transmit, to a receiver, the DL/UL control message. |
| US10791526B2 |
Wireless communication device and wireless communication method
A wireless communication device that includes circuitry that receives a physical layer (PHY) header from a first wireless communication device belonging to a first wireless communication network different from a second wireless communication network to which the wireless communication device belongs, and controls transmission power on a basis of allowance signal information obtained in reception of the PHY header, and the PHY header includes the allowance signal information in which allowance of another signal for signal reception in a first destination wireless communication device which is a destination of a frame subsequent to the PHY header is specified. |
| US10791522B2 |
Wireless communication method and device
Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless communication method and a device. The wireless communication method includes: determining, by a base station, a transmission mode used to send data to a terminal in a current scheduling period, where the transmission mode is one of a paired transmission mode or a non-paired transmission mode; and sending, by the base station to the terminal, information indicating a terminal type corresponding to the transmission mode. According to the method and device, the terminal may perform corresponding processing according to the transmission mode, thereby improving processing efficiency. For example, the terminal may select an adaptive receiving algorithm to demodulate a signal, to improve demodulation efficiency and accuracy. |
| US10791518B2 |
Discontinuous reception (DRX) operations with flexible scheduling of data communications
Some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a user equipment (UE) to start a discontinuous reception (DRX) inactivity timer based at least in part on a data communication (e.g., a slot in which a downlink data communication and/or an uplink data communication is scheduled), rather than starting the DRX inactivity timer in a slot in which a corresponding downlink control channel communication is received. In this way, the UE may increase the duration of time that the UE is in a sleep state, especially when the data communication is scheduled to occur with a long delay after the downlink control channel communication, thereby conserving battery power of the UE. Some of these techniques and apparatuses may be flexibly configured to conserve battery power of the UE depending on a flexible scheduling of data communications. |
| US10791515B2 |
Physical layer protocol and subframe structure for wearable user equipment devices
This disclosure describes frame structures and layer one (L1) procedures suitable for Xu air interfaces. Features of the design are designed for energy-efficient operation and to meet other performance specifications and characteristics of ultra-dense user equipment deployments. |
| US10791511B2 |
Operating low-power associated sleep
Some embodiments enable low power mode for wireless local area network (WLAN) subsystem of an electronic device to improve power usage at the electronic device and increase response time of the WLAN subsystem to prioritized application(s). For example, a method includes enabling a sleep mode of the WLAN subsystem of the electronic device. The electronic device maintains a connection with an access point of a wireless network during the sleep mode. The method further includes receiving a request from an application to communicate with the wireless network. The application is included in a list of prioritized applications. In response to determining that a metric associated with the sleep mode does not exceed a power budget, the sleep mode of the WLAN subsystem is suspended and the communication between the application and the access point of the wireless network is enabled (after the suspension of the sleep mode). |
| US10791509B2 |
Network slice for restricted local operator services in a wireless network
A wireless device sends a registration request message to an access and mobility function (AMF). The registration request message comprises: a first parameter indicating a request for restricted local operator services (RLOS); and a second parameter indicating a requested network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) for the RLOS. A registration accept message is received from the AMF. The registration accept message comprises an allowed NSSAI for the RLOS allowed for the wireless device. The wireless device send packets of the RLOS. |
| US10791507B1 |
Facilitating reservation and use of remote radio units (RRUs) of radio providers for mobile service providers in virtualized radio access network (vRAN) environments
A broker network may be configured to serve as an intermediary between one or more radio providers and one or more mobile service providers for reservation of remote radio units (RRUs) for use in a virtualized radio access network (vRAN) environment. The broker network may receive, from a mobile network, a message indicating a request for identification of RRUs of at least one radio provider. The broker network may send, to the mobile network, one or more messages including a plurality of identifiers which identify a plurality of RRUs, and a geographic location and capabilities associated with each RRU. After receiving a selection of an RRU, the broker network may send to the RRU a message which triggers communication with a virtualized Distributed Unit (vDU) for a remote configuration of parameters in the selected RRU, so that it may be used to facilitate communication with UEs in the mobile network. |
| US10791504B2 |
Wireless access method and apparatus, communications system, and terminal
A wireless access method and apparatus, the method including sending N first signal sets on N first resources, where N is an integer greater than 1, receiving Z response signals from a terminal for the N first signal sets, where each response signal of the response signals comprises indication information of a resource on which the respective first signal set of the N first signal sets is located, Z is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and Z is less than or equal to N, and sending M second signal sets on M second resources according to the Z response signals, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and each second signal set of the M second signal sets corresponds to at least one of the N first signal sets. |
| US10791500B2 |
Information transmission method, base station, and user equipment
A method for transmitting common information, a base station, and user equipment are provided, where the method includes: generating additional information according the common information, where the common information is a paging message and/or system information, and data packets of the additional information and data packets of the common information are the same at a Media Access Control MAC layer; and sending the common information and the additional information to the user equipment. In embodiments of the present invention, because the additional information and the common information carry same MAC layer data packet content, in a case of receiving the common information and the additional information, the user equipment may determine a data packet at the MAC layer according to the common information and the additional information; therefore a probability of correct detection of the common information may be increased. |
| US10791490B2 |
Supporting enhanced uplink transmission during soft handover
An enhanced uplink user equipment is in soft handover. A radio network controller selects a primary Node-B out of a plurality of Node-Bs supporting the soft handover. The radio network controller receiving successfully received enhanced uplink data packets from the plurality of Node-Bs. The radio network controller reordered the successfully received enhanced uplink data packets for in-sequence deliver. The primary Node-B sends specified scheduling information to the user equipment that the other Node-Bs does not transmit. At least the primary Node-B transmits acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements to the user equipment. |
| US10791489B2 |
Cell user occupancy indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering
Traffic associated with user equipment that are served by a first radio access network is steered to a second radio access network based on a cell user occupancy criterion. Cell user occupancy data that represents a maximum number of devices served by an access point is determined based on a type of the access point, e.g., macro access point, femto access point, WiFi access point, etc. Further, based on the cell user occupancy data, a normalized index value is generated that is relative to different cell types/capacities. The cell user occupancy data is then transmitted to one or more neighboring access points that can utilize the cell user occupancy data to facilitate traffic steering, load balancing, and/or neighbor relationship management. |
| US10791486B1 |
Method and system for supporting fast recovery of user equipment
A method for supporting fast recovery of a User Equipment (UE) includes performing, by a serving base station, UE context synchronization for one or more other base stations in a related small cell cluster when a UE accesses the serving base station, performing, by a base station that the UE performs a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment, the RRC connection re-establishment for the UE according to UE context saved in a synchronization process. The present also discloses another method and system for supporting UE fast recovery. By applying the technical solution disclosed by the present disclosure, when the UE moves in a small cell scenario, the UE can be recovered quickly in the case of a failure, so as to avoid the UE returns to an idle mode, avoid data loss, guarantee business continuity, and improve UE experience. |
| US10791485B2 |
Systems and methods for quick user datagram protocol internet connection (QUIC) with multipath
A disclosed method is performed at a server (e.g., a content delivery network (CDN) server). The server receives from a QUIC client a first token, where the first token includes a first connection identifier that identifies a first path connecting the QUIC client to the server. The server validates the first token, including validating path properties associated with the first path extracted from the first token. The server further generates a second token associated with a second connection identifier that identifies a second path connecting the QUIC client to the server in accordance with a successful validation of the first token. Additionally, the server transmits the second token to the QUIC client. |
| US10791482B2 |
Core node, base station, radio terminal, communication method, radio resource allocation method, base station selection method, and readable medium
The present disclosure aims to provide a core node capable of appropriately allocating a radio resource of a RAN Slice allocated for a specific service to a radio terminal that uses this specific service. A core node (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit (14) configured to determine a radio resource to be allocated in accordance with a service provided for a radio terminal (30); and a communication unit (12) configured to transmit resource identification information indicating the radio resource determined in the determination unit (14) to a base station (20) that manages a plurality of radio resources for each RAN Slice associated with a service. |
| US10791462B2 |
Flexible device onboarding via bootstrap keys
This technology uses a bootstrap key (“BSK”) to securely onboard a computing device to a network. A unique BSK associated with an onboarding computing device is used to verify for various deployment models (1) that the computing device has proof the computing device is connecting to the correct wired or wireless network and (2) that the network has proof the computing device is trusted. The BSK may be an associated BSK or an embedded BSK. A computing device receives a signed voucher from the manufacturer authorized signing authority (“MASA”) before the computing device may onboard to a network. The MASA will issue a voucher to a Bootstrapping Remote Secure Key Infrastructure (“BRSKI”) registrar if the registrar proves knowledge of the computing device's BSK to the MASA or the registrar has an established trust relationship with the MASA. |
| US10791459B1 |
Test method for verification of an RSP process and active test system providing such a test method
In a test method for verification of a remote eSIM provisioning process, an eSIM profile from an RSP platform (1) under test is ordered (8). After that, a download of the ordered eSIM profile from the RSP platform (1) is triggered (9). Then, the triggered eSIM profile is downloaded (9a) from the RSP platform (1) via an over the air interface to a target eSIM or eUICC (5) in a test probe (6). It is then verified whether the ordered, triggered and downloaded eSIM profile is correct. Such a test method enhances the capabilities of a test system for testing mobile networks with remote eSIM provisioning, while the network connectivity and services are continuously provided by eSIM swapping. |
| US10791458B2 |
Transferring information to a mobile device
In some examples, information is transferred between a first mobile device and a second mobile device. For instance, the second mobile device may receive, from the first mobile device, user information comprising a user communication identifier. Further, a communication may be transmitted via a communication interface device on the second mobile device. The communication may include the user communication identifier in place of a device communication identifier of the communication interface device. |
| US10791449B2 |
Proximity detection of mobile devices for VoIP calling
An initiating device receives a request to initiate a call to a service associated with a first identifier, wherein the identifier is associated with a first geographic location. A determination is then made as to whether a proxy device is in proximity to the initiating device, wherein the proxy device is configured to wirelessly communicate using a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). In response to the determination that the proxy device is in proximity to the initiating device, a determination is made for a second identifier for calling the service based on a second geographic location, wherein the second geographic location is associated with the proxy device, and the first identifier is replaced with the second identifier. The second identifier is then transmitted to the proxy device with an instruction to call the service. Thereafter, communications are performed via the proxy device. |
| US10791448B2 |
Emergency messaging from a locked mobile device
The disclosed system provides a facility to enable an emergency messaging session on a locked mobile device. In response to receiving a request on a locked mobile device to initiate an emergency messaging session, the system displays an interface that may enable a user of the mobile device to select a type of emergency and/or enter a customized message to be transmitted to an emergency services provider. The displayed interface additionally may include options to automatically or manually send specified types of information to an emergency responder, such as a physical location of the mobile device or medical, personal contact, or residence information of the user of the mobile device. While an emergency messaging session is in progress, the disclosed system may continually send updated information to the selected emergency provider, such as a location of the mobile device or biometric information associated with a user of the mobile device. |
| US10791442B2 |
System and method for remote asset management
A system for autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets includes a plurality of consumer device assets registered with a remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform is configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the consumer device assets. The consumer device assets communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of pre-programmed conditions and/or instructions received from the remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform monitors the consumer device assets by processing the operational status information and consumer usage information automatically according to preprogrammed conditions. Based upon the results of processing at least some of the received consumer usage information, the remote computer server platform manages the consumer device assets by communicating management instructions that cause the stored data content files of one or more assets to be automatically modified. |
| US10791441B2 |
Terminal device and method for controlling the same
A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes a communication interface unit configured to receive image data of an application installed in another terminal device that is streamed from the another terminal device, a display unit configured to display the image data, a control unit configured to receive an installation file associated with the application through the communication interface unit while the image data is being displayed, and to execute the received installation file when authentication of the installation file is completed, and a storage unit configured to allow the application to be installed therein according to execution of the installation file. |
| US10791440B2 |
System and method for provisioning user computing devices based on sensor and state information
A system and method is provided for using information broadcast by devices and resources in the immediate vicinity of a mobile device, or by sensors located within the mobile device itself, to ascertain and make a determination of the immediate environment and state of the mobile device. This determination may be used to control and manage the actions that the device is asked to carry out by or on behalf of the user. |
| US10791434B2 |
System for routing text messages (SMS) to allow for two-way mobile to computer communication
A process and system allowing mobile users to initiate a two-way text message (SMS) conversation with a subscriber's computer. The steps consist of using a mobile user's mobile device to send a SMS containing a keyword and short code to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), receiving an SMS reply containing an Individual Identification Code Numbers (IICN) which establishes two-way SMS communication between mobile user and business/subscriber. The invention further establishes IICN network which allows businesses to create-a SMS network, previously only available with voice phone networks, providing the Mobile User with the options of auto SMS replay, SMS conversation transfer, or interactive two-way SMS communication with a live SMS operator. |
| US10791427B1 |
Apparatus and method for fast convergence to high-accuracy positioning
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, computing a first location of a processing system, receiving first data via a unicast transport technology at a first rate, computing a first corrected location of the processing system in accordance with the first location and the first data, receiving second data via a broadcast transport technology, a multicast transport technology, or a combination thereof, at a second rate that is less than the first rate, and computing a second corrected location of the processing system in accordance with the second data. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10791422B2 |
Mapping discovery system
Systems and methods are provided for determining that the first computing device is located within a predetermined geofence and that a user of the first computing device is opted into chance mode. Based on determining that the user of first computing device is opted into chance mode, systems and methods further provide for determining a subset of a plurality of computing devices that are located within the predetermined geofence and that are associated with users opted into chance mode, generating location information and user information each of the users of the subset of the plurality of computing devices, and causing display on the first computing device of indicium for each user associated with each of the subset of the plurality of computing devices on a map, each indicium presented in a location on the map associated with each of the subset of the plurality of computing devices. |
| US10791417B1 |
Low-fuel indicator enablement based on fuel station locations
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for low-fuel indicator enablement based on fuel station locations. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The memory stores code executable by the processor to calculate a current fuel range for a vehicle. The memory stores code executable by the processor to determine locations of fuel stations within a proximity of the vehicle. The memory stores code executable by the processor to enable a low-fuel indicator for the vehicle in response to the current fuel range of the vehicle being less than a threshold fuel range as determined based on the locations of the fuel stations. |
| US10791415B2 |
Hand-held, simplified WiFi scanner
A portable programmable computing device 1 containing a memory 14, GPS antenna 12, Wi-Fi component 21, microprocessor 11, and power source 15 housed in a mobile, compact, housing 41. Housing 41 can be a wearable garment, allowing computing device 1 to be hidden within the garment, thus enabling device 1 to communicate with outside devices surreptitiously. Microprocessor 11 can be easily programmed and reprogrammed by a user. Device 1 can connect to the Internet through various means, based on the components contained within or otherwise coupled to device 1, e.g., cellular component 23, Bluetooth component 24, and other wireless protocol (such as Wi-Fi 21) components, to execute various useful functions, including tracking, scanning, and hosting a personal Website. The scanner function is adapted to search for wireless networking access points, and can accommodate a plurality of protocols, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. |
| US10791414B2 |
Location sharing for commercial and proprietary content applications
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel. |
| US10791413B2 |
Notification of access control request and explanation indicative of the access control request on a communication device
A communication device includes a display screen upon which information is displayed. A microprocessor configured to execute at least one notification program is provided that displays a notification descriptive of an access control request on the display screen. The at least one notification program is programmed to receive data indicative of an access control request and to receive data descriptive of the access control request. Additionally, the at least one notification program is further programmed to display a notification indicative of the access control request and comprising an explanation of the access control request based on the received descriptive data. |
| US10791412B2 |
Particle-based spatial audio visualization
Methods and systems are provided for visualizing spatial audio using determined properties for time segments of the spatial audio. Such properties include the position sound is coming from, intensity of the sound, focus of the sound, and color of the sound at a time segment of the spatial audio. These properties can be determined by analyzing the time segment of the spatial audio. Upon determining these properties, the properties are used in rendering a visualization of the sound with attributes based on the properties of the sound(s) at the time segment of the spatial audio. |
| US10791411B2 |
Enabling a user to obtain a suitable head-related transfer function profile
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for HRTF profile selection are presented. In one example, a device prompts a user to follow a simple procedure to obtain measurements that are matched to a suitable high-resolution HRTF profile. |
| US10791410B2 |
Audio processing to modify a spatial extent of a sound object
A method comprising: causing analysis of a portion of a visual scene; causing modification of a first sound object to modify a spatial extent of the first sound object in dependence upon the analysis of the portion of the visual scene corresponding to the first sound object; and causing rendering of the visual scene and the corresponding sound scene including of the modified first sound object with modified spatial extent. |
| US10791409B2 |
Improving a user experience localizing binaural sound to an AR or VR image
Methods and apparatus improve a user experience localizing binaural sound to an augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) image. The sound is convolved or processed to a location that is behind the AR or VR image so that the listener perceives the location of the sound as originating from the AR or VR image. |
| US10791407B2 |
Playback device configuration
Examples described herein involve configuring a playback device based on distortion, such as that caused by a barrier. One implementation may involve causing the playback device to play audio content according to an existing playback configuration, determining an existing frequency response of the playback device in a given system, and determining whether a difference between the existing frequency response of the playback device in the given system and a predetermined frequency response for the playback device is greater than a predetermined distortion threshold. If it is determined that the difference between the existing frequency response of the playback device and the predetermined frequency response for the playback device is greater than the predetermined distortion threshold, then the existing playback configuration of the playback device is changed to an updated playback configuration of the playback device and the playback device plays audio content according to the updated playback configuration. |
| US10791406B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing sound hole of speaker and electronic device
A method and an apparatus for processing a sound hole of a speaker and a terminal device are disclosed. The method includes detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked, and prompting a user not to block the sound hole of the speaker by hands; and playing a built-in audio source file to drive a preset vibration device to vibrate according to a set vibration intensity to clear foreign matter blocking the sound hole of the speaker when the sound hole of the speaker is blocked. |
| US10791403B2 |
Ear band apparatus
A device, including a behind-the-ear (BTE) device ear interface fixture, the fixture including a loop portion configured to enable a pinna of a recipient to be inserted there through and an attachment portion configured to removably attach the fixture to a BTE electronics module and/or a BTE battery, wherein the inner perimeter of the loop portion is non-circular when the loop portion is in a relaxed state. |
| US10791402B2 |
Hearing aid device for hands free communication
The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device. The transmitter unit is configured to be wirelessly connected to the communication device and to transmit the user voice signal to the communication device. |
| US10791401B2 |
Compact electroacoustic transducer and loudspeaker system and method of use thereof
An improved loudspeaker that has a plurality of stacks of cards having electrostatic transducers, in which one stack of cards has a different width as another stack of cards in the plurality of stacks. At frequencies above 200 Hz, and at the same drive voltage and current, the stack of lesser width produced significantly greater microphone voltage as compared to the stack of greater width cards. By combining the plurality of stacks of cards with different widths, this provides for the elimination of conventional cone drivers, and provides for improved sound both above and below 200 Hz using only electrostatic transducers. It also assists in maintaining a null sound plane that is beneficial for voice recognition. |
| US10791400B2 |
Electroacoustic transducer
According to the present invention, there is provided an electroacoustic transducer, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; a piezoelectric material at least partially sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an optical aperture extending through the electroacoustic transducer, to allow for optical communication to take place through the electroacoustic transducer. |
| US10791399B2 |
Electroacoustic converter, assembly having electroacoustic converter, and electroacoustic converter apparatus having assembly
Cylindrical ventilation ports radiating sound radiated from a rear surface of a diaphragm to an outside are projected from a rear surface of the electroacoustic converter having the diaphragm inside. A distal end of each ventilation port is located in a through hole of a circuit board, on which the electroacoustic converter is mounted, at a position farther away from the diaphragm than a contact surface of the circuit board. The distal end of each ventilation port may be in the through hole or may be protruded to the outside from the rear surface of the circuit board. As a result, since separation from the radiated sound from the front surface of the diaphragm is achieved, the radiated sound from the rear surface of the diaphragm is prevented from interfering with the radiated sound from the front surface of the diaphragm. |
| US10791398B1 |
Feature processing for multi-array sound applications with deep learning and limited data
A computer-implemented method is provided for multi-source sound localization. The method includes extracting, by a hardware processor, spectral features from respective pluralities of microphones comprised in each of two or more microphone arrays. The method further includes forming, by the hardware processor, respective sets of pairs of the spectral features from the respective pluralities of microphones within each of the two or more microphone arrays by rearranging and duplicating the spectral features from the respective pluralities of microphones included in each of the two or more microphone arrays. The method also includes inputting, by the hardware processor, the respective sets of pairs of the spectral features into a neural network to encode the spectral features into deep features and decode the deep features to output from the neural network at least one location representation of one or more sound sources. |
| US10791396B2 |
Systems and methods of user localization
Systems and methods are disclosed in which a playback device transmits a first sound signal including a predetermined waveform. In one example, the playback device receives a second sound signal including at least one reflection of the first sound signal. The second sound signal is processed to determine a location of a person relative to the playback device, and a characteristic of audio reproduction by the playback device is selected, based on the determined location of the person. |
| US10791390B2 |
Flex-fit ear tip for headphones
In at least one embodiment, a headphone apparatus including an earbud is provided. The earbud includes a housing, a flexible skirt, and a flexible tip portion. The housing includes a loudspeaker positioned therein and at least a portion of the housing being arranged to be received in a user's concha. The flexible skirt is removably coupled to at least a portion of the housing to be at least partially received in an ear canal of the user. The flexible tip portion extends from the housing and the flexible tip portion is configured to be received in at least an antihelix of the user. The flexible tip portion includes an outer wall and a rib intersecting with the outer wall such that the outer wall applies a force against the rib in response to contact with an anti-helical fold of the user's ear. |
| US10791382B2 |
Electronic device and method for sharing streaming video
A method of creating and sharing a streaming video to other devices by an electronic device, which comprises a first camera and a second camera, is disclosed. A voice signal collected by the electronic device is encoded into digital audio data. The first camera captures first still images and the second camera captures second still images simultaneously. The first still images and/or the second still images are cropped and combined to generate combined images. The combined images are encoded into encoded images with a predetermined format. A streaming video is obtained by mixing the encoded images with the digital audio data and transmitted to other remote devices. |
| US10791378B2 |
Techniques for optimizing video content based on redundant internet protocol addresses
In one embodiment, a change over application distributes video content received from multiple origination sources. The change over application computes a first score based on a portion of first origination video content received from a first origination source, where the first origination source is associated with a first IP address. The change over application then determines a second origination source of second origination video content based on the first score and a selection criterion, where the second origination source is associated with a second IP address. Subsequently, the change over application transmits portions of the second origination video content received from the second origination source to the destination as portions of the distribution video content. Advantageously, unlike previous approaches to optimizing distribution video content, because a processor executes the change over application, dedicated hardware is not required. |
| US10791377B2 |
Windows management in a television environment
Media content is received in a windows management application. The media content is from a set of content including zero or more television signal content and zero or more application content. The media content is incorporated into a television signal containing a window configuration. The television signal is then sent from the windows management application to a television where it is displayed. |
| US10791376B2 |
Media program having selectable content depth
Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for generating and playing a selectable content depth media program are provided. Media content items are edited to produce selectable depth media segments which are assembled into selectable depth media programs. A media-playback device is configured to navigate and play the selectable depth media program through interaction by a listening user. The user selects the desired content depth for each media segment. |
| US10791374B2 |
Method for sharing video clip in real time
A method for sharing a video clip in real time, comprising the following steps: S1: when finding an interesting clip when watching a video by a viewer, directly selecting to share the clip in a playing interface; S2: sending a request to a video sharing service system by using a current moment as an end moment by a player; S3: accepting the request sent by the player and returning a playable address including a sharing number by the video sharing service system; S4: sending a sharing request to a social platform by the player, wherein the sharing request comprises the playable address comprising the sharing number that is returned in S3; S5: processing the sharing request in step S4 while notifying a person with whom a message is shared of a message by the social platform; and S6: accessing the playable address comprising the sharing number by the person with whom a message is shared. |
| US10791368B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products for capturing natural responses to advertisements
Systems, methods, and computer program products described herein may allow for the capture of a user's reaction to an advertisement. The reaction may be verbal or may take the form of a gesture. Once the reaction is captured, the reaction may be interpreted to infer whether the user's opinion of the advertised product or service is positive. The opinion may be combined with metadata that is associated with the advertisement. The metadata may include the identity of the product or service being advertised and/or may include the identity of the advertiser, i.e., the producer or source of the product or service. The combination of the user's identity information, the metadata, and the user's opinion may collectively represent the user's interest in the advertised product or service. This interest information may be saved in a wish list or shopping list for the user, and may be stored via a network at a location removed from the user, i.e., “in the cloud.” The interest information may then be made accessible to the advertiser and/or to providers of related products or services. The interest information may be used by these advertisers and providers to identify the user as a possible recipient of additional information or advertising related to the advertised product or related products. |
| US10791367B1 |
Correlating playback information of video segments
Correlating information associated with playback of video segments is disclosed. Information associated with playback of a first video segment is obtained. Information associated with playback of a second video segment is obtained. The information associated with playback of the first video segment is correlated with the information associated with playback of the second video segment based at least in part on at least one of a client application identifier, a video session identifier, and a set of timestamps. Output is provided based at least in part on the correlating. |
| US10791364B2 |
Transmitting device, transmitting method, receiving device, and receiving method
The present invention enables a receiving side to easily recognize a high-quality format corresponding to encoded image data included in an extended video stream. Two video streams including a basic video stream including encoded image data of basic format image data, and an extended video stream including encoded image data of high-quality format image data of one type selected from a plurality of types are generated. A container of a predetermined format including the basic video stream and the extended video stream is transmitted. Information indicating a high-quality format corresponding to the encoded image data included in the extended video stream is inserted into the extended video stream and/or the container. |
| US10791362B2 |
User defined rules for assigning destinations of content
A media guidance application is provided by which users can define rules for assigning user equipment devices as destinations for media content. For example, a user may define a rule by which selected media content having attributes that satisfy a user-defined condition are downloaded, recorded, or streamed to a particular, user-specified user equipment device. The user may define and manage rules using media guidance menus, and may restrict other users from accessing the rules (e.g., parents restricting children). |
| US10791361B1 |
System and method for in-video product placement and in-video purchasing capability using augmented reality
Techniques are provided by which the digital delivery of a viewer-requested video along with the best chosen advertisement for the viewer is improved. These techniques may be particularly suited for the short video industry. An innovative video analytics mechanism and user-behavioral analytics mechanism are provided, with which the best match of an exact product on the video for the particular viewer is advertised on the video, while the viewer is viewing the video. Further, techniques are provided that enable the viewer to purchase the product while still in the video, not having to leave the video or the site to complete the purchase. |
| US10791357B2 |
Dynamically scheduling non-programming media items in contextually relevant programming media content
A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content. |
| US10791356B2 |
Synchronisation of streamed content
There is described a system for providing streaming services, comprising: a plurality of capture devices each for generating a stream of an event, each stream being associated with a timing reference; and a server for analysing the plurality of captured streams in order to align the received plurality of received captured streams according. |
| US10791350B2 |
System and method for optimization of video bitrate
A method for optimization of video bitrate of a given content, the method comprising the steps of: receiving (401) of a background data stream (102), having the lowest bitrate within a set of available streams for the given content and being created by compressing a complete source content (100) having the highest bitrate; starting reception (402) of a foreground data stream (101) wherein the video content of said foreground data stream (101) covers only a part of the complete source content (100) and has a higher bitrate than said lowest bitrate; verifying (403) whether it is possible to receive and present the foreground data stream (101) within a predefined threshold delay; presenting (404) a blended foreground data stream (101) on top of the background data stream (102). |
| US10791349B2 |
Frame generation apparatus, frame generation method, image synthesis apparatus, image synthesis method, signal generation apparatus, signal generation method, and image transmission system
Provided is a frame generation apparatus including an image division section that divides a video signal into high-order bits and low-order bits for each pixel element, a frame generation section that generates a first frame including the high-order bits and a second frame including the low-order bits and a transmission operation control section that causes an operation of a transmission section of transmitting the second frame to a receiver to stop in a case where information regarding the receiver is prescribed information. |
| US10791347B2 |
Network-based event recording
A system includes a computing device including a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor is programmed to establish, for a recording event, one or more respective communications channels between the computing device and each of one or more media devices; receive one or more media input items from the one or more respective media devices; receive data indicating at least one of a range of capture of the respective media input item relative to a location of the recording event, a quality of the respective media input item, an excitement level of the respective media input item, an identity of the respective media device, and an identity of an operator of the respective media device; and generate a media output item based at least in part on the one or more media input items, and further based at least in part on the data. |
| US10791342B2 |
Coding apparatus, coding method, decoding apparatus, decoding method, transmitting apparatus, and receiving apparatus
Moving image data of a wide viewing angle image is divided into blocks to obtain a coding target block. A motion-compensated reference block is extracted for each coding target block. The reference block is subjected to adjustment processing of rotation and/or scaling. A residual signal is calculated on the basis of a pixel value of the coding target block and a pixel value of the reference block subjected to the adjustment processing for each coding target block, and the residual signal of the coding target block is coded to obtain an encoded stream. Adjustment processing information is inserted into the encoded stream together with the motion vector for each coding target block. The residual can be reduced, the coding bit rate can be reduced, and consequently the coding performance of motion prediction can be improved. |
| US10791335B2 |
Method and apparatus for image and video coding using hierarchical sample adaptive band offset
A method and apparatus for image coding using hierarchical sample adaptive band offset. The method includes decoding a signal of a portion of an image, determining a band offset type and offset of a portion of the image, utilizing the band offset type and offset to determine a sub-band, and reconstructing a pixel value according to the determined offset value. |
| US10791334B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus divides a plurality of difference images that are based on addition and subtraction between a plurality of parallax images, and a composite image that is based on addition between a plurality of parallax images, into a plurality of sub-bands including a sub-band that includes high-frequency components and a sub-band that does not include high-frequency components. When encoding the plurality of difference images and the composite image, as for the plurality of difference images, the image processing apparatus encodes data of the sub-band that includes high-frequency components, and, as for the composite image, the image processing apparatus encodes data of the plurality of sub-bands. |
| US10791333B2 |
Video encoding using hierarchical algorithms
The present disclosure relates to encoding visual data comprising a plurality of layers using one or more hierarchical algorithms. According to an aspect, there is provided a method of encoding visual data using a plurality of layers wherein each layer encodes a different representation, and wherein one or more of the plurality of layers comprises one or more hierarchical algorithms, the method comprising the steps of: extracting one or more samples within each of the plurality of layers; and processing within each layer the one or more samples extracted in the layer; wherein in at least one of the plurality of layers the step of processing comprises applying the one or more hierarchical algorithms to the samples extracted in the layer in relation to any inter-layer prediction; and wherein the step of processing reduces a predetermined mathematical distortion between samples of a first layer and samples of a second layer. |
| US10791329B2 |
Method and device for entropy coding/decoding
The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method which includes: generating context related to a bin that forms a codeword of a syntax element; and performing arithmetic decoding of the bin based on the context. |
| US10791328B2 |
Binarization of DQP using separate absolute value and sign (SAVS) in CABAC
Video coding systems or apparatus utilizing context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) during encoding and/or decoding, are configured according to the invention with an enhanced binarization of non-zero Delta-QP (dQP). During binarization the value of dQP and the sign are separately encoded using unary coding and then combined into a binary string which also contains the dQP non-zero flag. This invention capitalizes on the statistical symmetry of positive and negative values of dQP and results in saving bits and thus a higher coding efficiency. |
| US10791324B1 |
On-car stray-light testing cart
Methods, systems, and apparatus for a stray-light testing apparatus. In one aspect, the apparatus includes an optical assembly including a spatially extended light source and one or more optical elements arranged to direct light from the spatially extended light source along an optical path, a moveable frame supporting the optical assembly including one or more adjustable alignment features for guiding positioning of the stray-light testing apparatus relative to an onboard camera on a vehicle, and a shrouding mechanism attached to the frame and positioned on the frame such that, when the stray-light testing apparatus is aligned relative to the onboard camera on the vehicle and the optical path of the optical assembly is within the field of view of the onboard camera, ambient light exposure for the onboard camera is below a threshold. |
| US10791322B2 |
Apparatus for capturing a stereo image
An apparatus for capturing a stereo image includes a first objective for producing a first image, a second eye objective for producing a second eye image, a first viewing direction device rotatable about a first axis assigned the first objective, and a second viewing direction device rotatable about a second axis assigned the second objective. The viewing direction of the apparatus is rotatable by simultaneous rotation of the first and second viewing direction devices. The first objective or part is movable in a translational fashion. A cam mechanism is provided and embodied to couple a rotation of the first viewing direction device to a translational movement of the first objective or part. |
| US10791321B2 |
Constructing a user's face model using particle filters
Constructing a user's face model using particle filters is disclosed, including: using a first particle filter to generate a new plurality of sets of extrinsic camera information particles corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of images based at least in part on a selected face model particle; selecting a subset of the new plurality of sets of extrinsic camera information particles corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of images; and using a second particle filter to generate a new plurality of face model particles corresponding to the plurality of images based at least in part on the selected subset of the new plurality of sets of extrinsic camera information particles. |
| US10791318B2 |
Multi-wavelength phase mask
Among other aspects, various embodiments include encoding wavelength-based characteristics, in addition to three-dimensional positions, of a plurality of objects of a plurality of different wavelengths directly in an image of the objects. |
| US10791314B2 |
3D disparity maps
A particular implementation accesses a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the disparity value indicating disparity with respect to a particular resolution. The particular implementation modifies the accessed disparity value based on multiple resolutions to produce a modified disparity value. Another implementation accesses a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the picture having a particular resolution, and the disparity value indicating disparity with respect to another resolution that is different from the particular resolution and that is based on multiple resolutions. A further implementation modifies the accessed disparity value to produce a modified disparity value indicating disparity with respect to the particular resolution. |
| US10791313B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing 6DoF omni-directional stereoscopic image based on layer projection
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing an omni-directional stereoscopic image based on layer projection. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of providing an omni-directional stereoscopic image based on layer projection, the method including: obtaining a spatial-information-point set; and generating a layer image based on a spatial-information-point subset constructed for each of multiple layers, the layer image corresponding to each of the multiple layers, wherein the spatial-information-point subset constructed for each of two consecutive layers includes one or more duplicate spatial information points. |
| US10791307B2 |
Image details processing method, apparatus, terminal, and storage medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an image details processing method, comprises: obtaining each luminance data in the image; performing non-linear transformation on the each luminance data to obtain corresponding transformed data; performing the low frequency processing on the transformed data to obtain low frequency data; based on the low-frequency data and the transformed data, determining the corrected luminance data. The embodiments of the present disclosure also disclose an image details processing apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium. |
| US10791299B2 |
Television terminal, method for converting HDR image into SDR image, and computer readable storage medium
Disclosed is a method for converting an HDR image into an SDR image. The method includes the following operations: acquiring, by a television terminal, input HDR image data, and processing, by the television terminal, the acquired HDR image data through a first normalization; linearizing, by the television terminal, the HDR image data processed through the first normalization; processing, by the television terminal, the linearized HDR image data through a second normalization; and converting, by the television terminal, the HDR image data processed through the second normalization into SDR image data with a supported format. The present disclosure further provides a television terminal and a computer readable storage medium. The present disclosure effectively avoids the technical problem of a poor image display effect caused by that the non-HDR receivers cannot show the HDR effect. The present disclosure enables non-HDR receivers to show the HDR effect and improves the image display effect. |
| US10791296B2 |
Apparatus and method for tuner control by middleware
A reception apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive IP packets that include signaling information originating from an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) broadcast stream received by a tuner device, the broadcast stream including a plurality of physical layer pipes (PLPs), each PLP containing a plurality of ATSC link-layer protocol (ALP) packets. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the signaling information from the IP packets, the signaling information including a link mapping table (LMT) and at least one low level signaling (LLS) table. The LMT is identified based on a predetermined IP address and port designated to indicate the presence of the LMT. The processing circuitry is further configured to retrieve, based on the extracted LMT and extracted at least one LLS table, audio and visual content corresponding to a service associated with the broadcast stream. |
| US10791287B2 |
Imaging control apparatus and method, and vehicle
Provided is an imaging control apparatus, method, and a vehicle, capable of efficiently analyzing an image. Among a short accumulation signal and a long accumulation signal of a photographed image, the short accumulation signal of a preceding frame is set to correspond to the short accumulation signal of a succeeding frame. The signal of the succeeding frame is processed by using the short accumulation signal of the preceding frame. The present technology is applicable to control imaging in an apparatus that supports driving of a vehicle by performing various processing, in each of frames of an N-frame sequence, for example, of recognizing various target objects necessary in supporting the driving of the vehicle, such as an obstacle, a guidance object, and other target objects, for example. |
| US10791283B2 |
Imaging device based on lens assembly with embedded filter
An imaging device for imaging of a local area surrounding the imaging device. The imaging device includes a lens assembly, a filtering element and a detector. The lens assembly is configured to receive light from a local area surrounding the imaging device and to direct at least a portion of the received light to the detector. The filtering element is placed in the imaging device within the lens assembly such that light is incident at a surface of the filtering element within a range of angles determined by a design range of angles at which the filtering element is designed to filter light. The detector is configured to capture image(s) of the local area including the filtered light. The imaging device can be integrated into a depth camera assembly for determining depth information of object(s) in the local area based on the captured image(s). |
| US10791278B2 |
Monitoring apparatus and system
A monitoring device is disclosed. The monitoring device includes a display configured to display an image acquired by a camera; and a processor configured to: control the display to display a panning control icon including an area corresponding to a panning range of the image, detect an input of selecting one point from the area of the panning control icon, determine a target panning direction based on a position of the selected one point on the panning control icon, perform panning on the image in the target panning direction, and display a direction marker at the position of the selected one point. |
| US10791277B2 |
Methods and apparatus for optimizing image acquisition of objects subject to illumination patterns
The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to determine parameters for image acquisition. One or more image sensors are each arranged to capture a set of images of a scene, and each image sensor comprises a set of adjustable imaging parameters. A projector is configured to project a moving pattern on the scene, wherein the projector comprises a set of adjustable projector parameters. The set of adjustable projector parameters and the set of adjustable imaging parameters are determined, based on a set of one or more constraints, to reduce noise in 3D data generated based on the set of images. |
| US10791275B2 |
Methods for measuring and inspecting structures using cable-suspended platforms
Systems and methods for measuring the distance to a target object and acquiring three-dimensional coordinates, scale information, and point-to-point distance information for that target object in an environment using a remotely operated cable-suspended platform. The system uses on-board sensors and processing techniques to provide discrete or continuous measurements of the distances between points on a target object or the scale of the target object. The addition of on-board three-dimensional measurement capabilities to cable-suspended platforms enables these systems to acquire three-dimensional position data defined in the coordinate system of the environment, determine distances between objects or between points on the same object. The system can also be used to determine the scale factors of items in images captured by a camera carried by the cable-suspended platform, in the course of performing metrology-related tasks. |
| US10791272B1 |
Image correction by expected location of symbols for document scanning and data extraction
A camera may capture data. A processor in communication with the camera may detect a plurality of symbols in one or more frames in the data. The processor may determine an expected sequence of the plurality of symbols and an expected orientation of each of the plurality of symbols. The processor may determine a position and orientation of each of the one or more frames based on at least one of the symbols visible in the frame. The processor may correct errors in the one or more frames. The processor may arrange a plurality of frames with respect to one another based on the determined positions and orientations. The processor may stitch the plurality of arranged frames into an image. |
| US10791269B2 |
Operation method and system for camera operation apparatus, and apparatus therefor
Provided are an operation method for a camera operation apparatus, the method including the steps of: obtaining a bio-signal of a user from a wearable sensor; determining, based on the bio-signal, whether a state of a user is a stable state; setting the camera to a low power mode if the state of the user is a stable state; determining the type of bio-signal if the state of the user is not a stable state; and setting the camera to a mode in accordance with the type of the bio-signal. |
| US10791261B2 |
Interactive video conferencing
A multimedia telephony services over internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystems (IMS) (MTSI) receiver operable to support region of interest (ROI) signaling with a MTSI sender is disclosed. The MTSI receiver can define a requested region of interest (ROI). The MTSI receiver can map the requested ROI to one or more pan, tilt, zoom and focus (PTZF) commands. The MTSI receiver can encode the one or more PTZF commands for transmission to the MTSI sender via real-time transport protocol (RTP) packets, wherein the one or more PTZF commands represent the requested ROI. |
| US10791260B2 |
Imaging device, information acquisition method, and information acquisition program
There are provided an imaging device, an information acquisition method, and an information acquisition program that can simply and accurately acquire information related to a ray angle with respect to an image sensor in a case where subject light is incident on the image sensor through an interchangeable lens even though the interchangeable lens having no compatibility is mounted on the imaging device. An image sensor (201) including first phase difference pixels and second phase difference pixels is moved between a first position (P1) and a second position (P2) in the direction of an optical axis of an interchangeable lens. Information related to a ray angle with respect to the image sensor (201) in a case where subject light is incident on the image sensor (201) through the interchangeable lens is acquired on the basis of the outputs of the first and second phase difference pixels in a case where the image sensor (201) is moved to the first position (P1) and the outputs of the first and second phase difference pixels in a case where the image sensor (201) is moved to the second position (P2). |
| US10791255B2 |
Configurable optical beam scan drive sytems
A scanning optical system is provided including a source of optical radiation; an optical scanning beam delivery system for delivering optical radiation to a subject, wherein the optical scanning beam delivery system includes a plurality of optical elements including at least one steerable mirror; at least one actuator coupled to the at least one steerable mirror; a detection system for detecting optical radiation returned from a subject; a communications device including a user interface and configured to process a set of instructions at least partially responsive to inputs from the user interface; a controller comprising memory, a microcontroller and an field programmable gate array (FPGA), the microcontroller and FPGA receiving instructions derived from the communications device; and at least one actuator coupled to the at least one steerable mirror. The at least one actuator receives a first instruction set from the microcontroller in the form of sequential commands and a second instruction set from the FPGA in the form of concurrent commands. The first instruction set establishes a pattern of motion of the at least one steerable mirror at least partially responsive to inputs from the user interface of the communications device. The second instruction set modifies an attribute of the pattern of motion of the at least one steerable mirror in substantially real-time at least partially responsive to one or more triggering events. |
| US10791245B2 |
System for identification and control of z-axis printhead position in a three-dimensional object printer
A three-dimensional object printer is configured to generate a printed predetermined test pattern on a substrate in the printer with a plurality of ejectors in a printhead. An image sensor generates image data of the printed test pattern and a controller identifies a z-axis distance between the printhead and the substrate using a dispersion identified between cross-process direction distances separating printed marks in the test pattern. |
| US10791243B2 |
Image forming apparatus, control method, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus includes a setting unit that sets a non-billing mode that is a mode of executing, without performing billing, a job that is set such that billing is performed for execution of the job, and a storage unit that stores a history of a job executed during a period in which the non-billing mode is set, wherein the stored history includes a cumulative number of pages obtained by printing performed by executing a job during a period in which the non billing mode is set. |
| US10791242B2 |
Terminal apparatus, wireless connection control method, and storage medium storing wireless connection control program
A terminal apparatus includes a first wireless communication unit, a second wireless communication unit, and a controller. The first wireless communication unit conducts first wireless communication with a device under a first wireless communication scheme. The second wireless communication unit conducts second wireless communication via an access point. The controller causes a predetermined display unit to display a list of access points which the first wireless communication unit receives from the device. The device acquires the list by searching for the access points. The controller connects the device to an access point selected from the list under a second wireless communication scheme. The controller designates the access point selected from the list as an access point to which the second wireless communication unit is to connect, and causes the second wireless communication unit to search for the device via the access point selected from the list. |
| US10791239B2 |
Encoding information in printed images by decreasing grayscale pixel values exceeding threshold
In an example method, a dot pattern of pixels including information to be encoded across an image is mapped to a corresponding subset of the grayscale source pixels corresponding to the image to be printed. A value of a grayscale pixel in the subset of the grayscale source pixels is modified based on based on a predetermined threshold pixel value. The value of the grayscale pixel is decreased in response to detecting that the predetermined threshold pixel value is exceeded. The clipping channel color is used to detect the dot pattern of pixels. The image including the subset of pixels with modified values is printed. |
| US10791237B2 |
Scanner
A scanner includes a paper feeding roller set, a paper exporting roller set, a scanning module, a background and calibration roller, a main driving assembly, a first sleeve, a torque limiter and a stop-driving assembly. The paper feeding roller set and the paper exporting roller set are driven by the main driving assembly. The background and calibration roller includes a black background section, a white background section and at least one calibration section. The first sleeve sleeves the first end and is linked to the main driving assembly. The torque limiter is disposed between the background and calibration roller and the first sleeve and contacts the same. The stop-driving assembly is selectively abutted against two portions of the background and calibration roller. |
| US10791236B2 |
Image forming apparatus and display apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a temperature input unit, and an image processing unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording sheet. The temperature input unit receives an input of an environmental temperature. The image processing unit performs a preliminarily set process on the image based on the input environmental temperature. The process changes in accordance with the environmental temperature. |
| US10791226B2 |
Communication device and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions for communication device
A communication device may perform to; in a case where a first event occurs in the communication device before a time and date measured by a time and date measuring unit is changed to a current time and date and the first event is a predetermined event, send specific log information to a server; in a case where the first event is an event different from the predetermined event, calculate first time and date information at a first timing that is after the time and date measured by the time and date measuring unit has been changed to the current time and date; and in a case where the first time and date information is calculated, send first log information to the server, the first log information indicating a log of the first event which is the event different from the predetermined event. |
| US10791224B1 |
Chat call within group call
Methods and systems for managing a radio communication group call. One system includes a server configured to be communicatively coupled to a first communication device, a second communication device and a third communication device. The server includes an electronic processor configured to establish a half-duplex group call between the first communication device, the second communication device, and the third communication device. The processor receives, from the second communication device, an audio signal and receives, from the first communication device, a soft preemption talk request. The electronic processor establishes, in response to receiving the soft preemption talk request, a full-duplex private call between the first communication device and the second communication device and transmits audio of the full-duplex private call to the third communication device. |
| US10791222B2 |
Voice captcha and real-time monitoring for contact centers
A call screening computing system is described that is configured to perform voice captcha and real-time monitoring of calls into a contact center of an organization. The call screening computing system includes a chat bot configured to operate as an AI-based call screener. The chat bot is configured to perform voice captcha by sending a random question to a user device placing a call into the contact center, and analyzing the received answer to determine whether a user of the user device is human or a robot. The chat bot is configured to, based on the user being human, determine whether the user is a legitimate customer of the organization by generating and presenting authentication challenges to the user device. The chat bot may be configured to monitor and interact with a conversation between the user and an agent of the organization during the call into the contact center. |
| US10791214B2 |
Electronic device, control method, and medium
An electronic device according to one embodiment includes a touch screen, a plurality of software keys that are aligned along an edge of the touch screen, a storage that stores address list data, a communication unit that establishes telephone communication, and a controller. If detecting an incoming phone call by the communication unit, the controller identifies a first group to which the incoming phone call belongs based on information relating to the incoming phone call and information of the address list data, and assigns the identified first group to the software key. |
| US10791213B2 |
Managing energy usage in mobile devices
A mobile device has one or more sensors that are configured to detect the presence of fog or frost on a surface of the mobile device. A battery provides power to the mobile device. An energy transfer element, when activated, removes fog or frost from a surface of the mobile device. A programmed processor, within the mobile device, is programmed to: read one or more sensors disposed in the mobile device to determine if there is a fog or frost condition; upon detecting a fog or frost condition, activating the energy transfer element to remove fog or frost; and upon detecting an absence of the fog or frost condition, deactivating the heater energy transfer element. |
| US10791212B1 |
Electronic concierge for automating event planning and application curation
In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for assisting with event execution are provided. Data from a productivity application associated with a user may be analyzed. A significant life event associated with the user may be identified based on the analysis. A plurality of sources that each have at least one recommendation for executing a type of event corresponding to the significant event may be identified. An itinerary template for the significant life event may be generated from a plurality of the recommendations. The itinerary template may be surfaced. Additional examples of the present disclosure relate to identifying relevant applications for download to a user's device managed by an administrator device. |
| US10791210B2 |
Health band terminal
The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external device, a display unit configured to display a data input window for entering data for transmitting wireless information to the external device and screen information including a graphic image for transmitting content, and a controller configured to apply a touch to the graphic image to select different types of content and display them on the display unit, wherein the controller forms merge content consisting of the different types of content selected to be transmitted to the external device in a state that the screen information is displayed. |
| US10791207B2 |
Method and apparatus for attaching display to enclosure
An electronic device having a display assembly and housing is disclosed. Several layers may combine to form the display assembly including a display layer. The display assembly can also include a support structure. The display layer may have a planar portion configured to present visual information and a curved portion. The display assembly can additionally include a transverse support member that extends away from the curved portion. The transverse support member may have a central portion that is coupled to at least the curved portion and at least one end portion coupled to the support structure. The transverse support member can define at least one separate load path capable of transferring a corresponding load from the display layer to the support structure. |
| US10791203B2 |
Multi-protocol receiver
A multi-protocol receiver for receiving at least one input signal comprises: a comparator, a protection controller, and a multi-stage current mode logic (“CML”) buffer. The comparator compares a reference voltage and a predefined voltage. At least one output of the comparator is coupled to at least one input of the protection controller. The multi-stage current mode logic buffer receives the input signal and the reference voltage. Outputs of the protection controller are coupled to control inputs of the multi-stage CML buffer for operating the multi-stage CML buffer to process the input signal and the reference signal. |
| US10791199B2 |
Goods order processing method and apparatus, server, shopping terminal, and system
At least one associated image uploaded by a client is received, where the at least one associated image is obtained in response to detecting, by the client based on an image recognition method, an occurrence of a change of goods in a storage container. Based on the at least one image, difference information pertaining to a difference in the goods in the storage container is identified. Corresponding goods order change information is generated using the difference information. User order information corresponding to the client based on the goods order change information is updated. Updated user order information is sent to the client. |
| US10791186B2 |
Displaying presence in an application accessing shared and synchronized content
A client application of a device collects presence information and other interaction information from an application viewing a content item synchronized with a content management system. The interaction information indicates interactions of a device with respect to a content item. The client application receives presence information from other devices synchronized to the content item and displays a presence indicator in a user interface element. The presence indicator is displayed relative to a user interface element of the application viewing the content item. The displayed presence information may inform the user that other users are editing or viewing the content item, and may permit the user to receive notifications when another user's presence has changed to a particular status. |
| US10791180B2 |
System and method for access to continuously running application programs by network connected end-user devices
A system for providing access to one or more application device, such as a respective processed application program, is connected to a telecommunications network including at least one user device. The system includes a manager device connected to the respective application device, and the manager device communicatively connects to the respective user device. Each application device includes a respective processing state and a state table of each respective processing state. The manager device updates the respective processing state of the state table for each application device and respective user device. Each user device accesses the manager device to obtain the respective processing state in the state table of the particular application device for the particular user device. User devices can switch communications with the manager device and application device, providing continuing operations of the application device with same processing state. |
| US10791179B2 |
Remote management system for specifying a protocol to be used between an intermediary device and a device in a remote system
A remote management system is configured so that a management system remote manages a device through an intermediary device. The management system includes a protocol specifying unit configured to specify a protocol to establish connection between the intermediary device and the device, a priority specifying unit configured to specify priority order of a plurality of the protocols, and a request generating unit configured to generate a request including the protocol and the priority order. The intermediary device includes a communication control unit configured to establish connection between the intermediary device and the device by using the protocols included in the request in descending order of the priority order. |
| US10791178B1 |
Selecting a device for communications session
Methods and systems for establishing communications between an initiating device and another device selected from multiple potential devices are described herein. In some embodiments, a communications between the initiating device and a recipient device may be initiated after a device is selected as the recipient device. The second device may be one of a series of devices associated with a user account that is selected based on any one of a combination of various factors, such as presence information, wakeword count, user preferences, etc. |
| US10791174B2 |
Mechanism for efficient discovery of storage resources in a rack scale architecture system
Mechanisms for efficient discovery of storage resources in a Rack Scale Architecture (RSA) system and associated methods, apparatus, and systems. A rack is populated with pooled system drawers including pooled compute drawers and pooled storage drawers communicatively coupled via input-output (IO) cables. Compute nodes including one or more processors, memory resources, and optional local storage resources are installed in the pooled compute drawers, and are enabled to be selectively-coupled to storage resources in the pooled storage drawers over virtual attachment links. During a discovery process, a compute node determines storage resource characteristics of storage resources it may be selectively-coupled to and the attachment links used to access the storage resources. The storage resource characteristics are aggregated by a pod manager that uses corresponding configuration information to dynamically compose compute nodes for rack users based on user needs. |
| US10791171B2 |
Context-aware proximity services
Disclosed herein are a variety of systems, operations, MAC primitives, and procedures for context-aware Peer-to-Peer communications and multi-application Peer-to-Peer communications. An example system for a context-aware Peer-to-Peer communications system may include a physical and Medium Access Control (PHY/MAC) layer and an upper layer above the PHY/MAC layer. The PHY/MAC layer may include at least one of a discovery function, an association function, a data transceiving function, a channel management function, a general scan function, a synchronization function, a power control function, or management and reporting function. The upper layer may be one of a service layer or an application layer. |
| US10791168B1 |
Traffic aware network workload management system
A system is provided to manage operation of workloads over a workload placement network comprising: a user interface to receive workload placement specifications that indicate locations; a data storage device storing cluster location information; a workload placement manager to determine placement of workloads at clusters based at least in part upon cluster locations and cluster resource utilization; wherein the clusters include metrics collector instances to collect information indicating cluster resource utilization and to send the collected information over the workload placement network to the placement the orchestration manager. |
| US10791166B2 |
Method and device for processing persistent connection establishment request
Method, server, and storage medium for processing a persistent connection establishment request are provided. The method includes: receiving the persistent connection establishment request sent by a client; determining a first processing process with a lowest number of current persistent connections, based on a locally stored number of current persistent connections of each processing process; and using the first processing process to process the persistent connection establishment request. |
| US10791165B2 |
Controlling wireless devices using aggregated data from cross-network access points
This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for controlling wireless devices using aggregated data from cross-network access points. An access point (AP) provides operational information from a plurality of different types of client devices communicating with the AP to a cloud service and obtains per-client-device-type policy data from the cloud service that is based on aggregated operational information from a plurality of different types of client devices from different AP networks. The AP controls, using a wireless transceiver, a wireless client device that is of a first type, using the per-client-device-type policy data for the first type based on aggregated operational information from a plurality of different types of client devices from different AP networks. |
| US10791162B2 |
Maximizing quality of service for QoS adaptive video streaming via dynamic application-layer throughput rate shaping
Application layer throughput (ALT) shaping is provided for a streaming media session is provided. A request for a content segment is received. The receipt time of the request is recorded and the request is forwarded to a content server. A response message is received from the server. The receipt time of the response and a segment size is determined. An ALT for the current segment is determined based on the receipt times of the request and response messages and the segment size. The ALT rate is compared to a target ALT rate required for a desired session PBR. When the ALT rate is higher than the target ALT rate, the content response is held for a time period determined to lower the current ALT rate to the target ALT rate, and then released to the client device. Otherwise, the content response is promptly provided to the client device. |
| US10791161B2 |
Temporal transaction locality in a stateless environment
Temporal transaction locality in a stateless environment may be provided. First, a current message having an identifier may be received. Next, it may be determined, based on the identifier, that the current message is associated with a transaction. Then, in response to determining that the current message is associated with the transaction, the current message may be sent to a target service instance corresponding to the transaction. |
| US10791160B2 |
Method and apparatus for cloud streaming service
A method and apparatus are provided for a cloud streaming service. A cloud streaming server receives first data corresponding to media source extension (MSE) media from a media source server when a request for content is received from a user device. Then the cloud streaming server creates a first stream by transcoding the first data to a suitable format for processing at the user device, and transmits the created first stream to the user device. Further, the cloud streaming server receives second data corresponding to remaining data except the first data in the content, outputs an execution screen of the content by executing the second data, captures the outputted execution screen, and creates a second stream by encoding the captured screen. |
| US10791159B2 |
Video delivery expedition systems, media, and methods
The VIDEO DELIVERY EXPEDITION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“VDE”) transform Internet content data access request via VDE components into media content playback at a client device. In one implementation, the VDE may issue a notification or a user interface element to a user after delivery of a process one data from the server to a client; and trigger a background delivery of a process two data, wherein the triggering occurs when the user initiates playback of said process one data. |
| US10791154B2 |
Holding registration messages during communication session switching
Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for holding registration messages during communication session switching are described herein. One or more embodiments include a processor and memory on the IP network device wherein the processor executes executable instructions stored in memory to receive an authorization message from a host provider device, authorizing an end device to communicate through the host provider device, wherein the authorization message includes an authorization refresh timer quantity, modify the authorization refresh timer quantity from a first quantity to a second, smaller quantity, send the authorization message with the modified authorization refresh timer to the end device, receive a register message, hold the register message, and when a network switch event occurs, forward the held register message to the host provider device. |
| US10791149B2 |
Network-accessible service for executing virtual machines using client-provided virtual machine images
Techniques are described for managing the execution of programs on multiple computing systems, such as on virtual machine nodes executing on the computing systems. A program execution service may in some situations provide the multiple computing systems and manage the program execution on behalf of multiple customers or other users, including to select appropriate computing systems to execute one or more instances of a program for a user, such as based in part on configuration information specified by the user. The described techniques may further include managing communications between multiple intercommunicating computing nodes in some situations. |
| US10791148B2 |
System in communication with a managed infrastructure
A system is in communication with a managed infrastructure comprising. At least a first engine one engine receives message data from managed infrastructure that includes managed infrastructure physical hardware that supports the flow and processing of information. The at least first engine one engine determines common characteristics of events, and produces clusters of events relating to the failure of errors in the managed infrastructure. A second engine uses a source address for each of an event and a graph topology of the managed infrastructure that represents a node to node connectivity and a graph coordinate for each of an event, with an optional subset of attributes extracted for each of an event. The second engine provides a list of connections between components or nodes in the managed infrastructure. A display computer system has a collaborative interface (UI) accessible by at least two parties for situations relative to clustered messages relating to the managed infrastructure. The collaborative interface allows the at least two parties to take an action relative to a clustered message. In response to production of the clusters, one or more physical changes in a managed infrastructure hardware is made. In response to the production of the clusters, security of the managed infrastructure is maintained. |
| US10791145B2 |
Attaching web service policies to a group of policy subjects
In one set of embodiments, methods, systems, and apparatus are provided to attach one or more service policies to resources in an enterprise by receiving a first service policy, receiving a first policy attachment that identifies one or more policy attachment attributes of resources in the enterprise, and generate a first global policy attachment that references the first policy attachment and the first service policy. The method can include receiving a request to access a resource including an attribute that matches one of the policy attachment attributes. The method can include determining that the first service policy is an effective policy for the resource based on the matching resource attribute with the policy attachment attribute. The method can include controlling access to the resource responsive to the request using the effective policy. |
| US10791142B2 |
System and method for strategic anti-malware monitoring
The system and method described herein may leverage active network scanning and passive network monitoring to provide strategic anti-malware monitoring in a network. In particular, the system and method described herein may remotely connect to managed hosts in a network to compute hashes or other signatures associated with processes running thereon and suspicious files hosted thereon, wherein the hashes may communicated to a cloud database that aggregates all known virus or malware signatures that various anti-virus vendors have catalogued to detect malware infections without requiring the hosts to have a local or resident anti-virus agent. Furthermore, running processes and file system activity may be monitored in the network to further detect malware infections. Additionally, the network scanning and network monitoring may be used to detect hosts that may potentially be participating in an active botnet or hosting botnet content and audit anti-virus strategies deployed in the network. |
| US10791137B2 |
Risk assessment and remediation
A method of assessing and addressing computer security risk is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, by a processor, a request for an engagement to identify vulnerabilities of a networked computer system; computing, by the processor, a pre-engagement risk score for the networked computer system corresponding to a plurality of vulnerability areas; causing, by the processor, performance of a penetration test as part of the engagement by a plurality of researcher computers to identify vulnerabilities of the networked computer system in at least one of the plurality of vulnerability areas; determining a researcher computer cost describing a cost incurred by the plurality of researcher computers during the engagement; determining a vulnerability factor associated with a group of vulnerabilities identified by the plurality of researcher computers during the engagement; calculating a post-engagement risk score for the networked computer system based on the researcher computer cost and the vulnerability factor; and transmitting the post-engagement risk score to the client device to improve security of networked computer system. |
| US10791136B2 |
System and method for empirical organizational cybersecurity risk assessment using externally-visible data
A system and method for assessing the cybersecurity breach risk associated with a given organization is disclosed. The system and method assume no internal visibility into any organizational network. A taxonomy of possible data sources is defined and motivated. The system and method are both purely empirical and robust against common difficulties in scoring organizational networks, such as the raw number of network assets owned by the organization. |
| US10791132B1 |
System and method for identifying suspicious network traffic
The disclosure includes a method that includes receiving network traffic having a first plurality of packets that each indicate a first packet source and a first packet destination; determining an analysis host destination for each of the first plurality of packets such that the packets are distributed among a plurality of analysis hosts with communications between a given source-destination pair being sent to the same analysis host; encapsulating the first plurality of packets to generate a second plurality of encapsulated packets having the first plurality of packets as a second packet payload; and sending the second plurality of encapsulated packets to respective analysis host destinations. |
| US10791131B2 |
Processing network data using a graph data structure
Certain described examples are directed towards analyzing network data. The network data is processed to generate a graph data structure that has edges that are associated with communication times from the network data and nodes that are associated with computer devices. Representations of the graph data structure are generated over time. Given an indication of at least a computing device, for example as involved in anomalous activity or a security incident, the representations of the graph data structure may be used to determine further associated computer devices that are associated with the indicated device. |
| US10791118B2 |
Authenticating network services provided by a network
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to establish a connection with a router, obtain identification for the router, communicate the identification of the router to a network element, receive a hash of at least a portion of a certificate for the router, and disconnect the connection and establish a new connection with the router, where the hash is used to authenticate network services received from the router during the new connection. In an example, the hash is part of a subject public key infrastructure (SPKI) pin set. |
| US10791117B2 |
Data transmission method, display system, and server
An embodiment of a data transmission method is executed by a server that includes a memory that stores first unique number data presenting a first unique number and second unique number data presenting a second unique number, in association with each other, and includes receiving a first unique number data presenting a first unique number from a first electronic device in the first unique number reception step. Whether the first unique number presented by the first unique number data received in the first unique number reception step matches the first unique number presented by the first unique number data stored in the memory is determined in the determination step. The second unique number data stored in association with the first unique number data stored in the memory is transmitted to the first electronic device when determined in the determination step that they match. |
| US10791116B1 |
Systems and methods for securing universal plug and play connections
The disclosed computer-implemented method for securing Universal Plug and Play connections may include (1) detecting, by a network device within a local network, an attempt by a remote device to establish a connection with a client device within the local network via a UPnP protocol, (2) identifying a forwarding rule applied by the network device on the client device based at least in part on an identity of the client device, (3) determining at least one restriction placed on UPnP connections between the client device and remote devices by the forwarding rule, and then in response to determining the restriction placed on UPnP connections between the client device and remote devices by the forwarding rule, (4) enforcing the restriction on the connection attempted by the remote device with the client device via the UPnP protocol. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10791115B1 |
Bidirectional authentication
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with bidirectional authorization are described herein. According to one embodiment, a method includes a user receiving a communication from an entity. In response to receiving the communication from the entity, the method further includes generating a token. The token may be personal identification number (PIN), alphanumeric value, code word, pass phrase, or security question. The token is received by a device of the user. Additionally, the token is transmitted to the entity. The user may then receive evidence of the token from the entity. |
| US10791114B1 |
Computing systems utilizing generated unique authorization identifiers for authorizing user operations and methods of use thereof
In some embodiments, an exemplary method may include receiving by a computing device of a user, first facial image data of the user for identity verification from an authorizing entity for authorizing user operations in computing systems managed by a plurality of entities. Second facial image data of the user is obtained using an imaging device of the computing device at a predefined location of a particular entity from the plurality of entities for authenticating the user. A unique authorization identifier is displayed of the computing device of the user. A location of the computing device and a timestamp when a computing terminal of the particular entity scans the unique authorization identifier on the computing device of the authenticated user and an authorization request is relayed to the authorizing entity. An approval is received based on verification of the unique authorization identifier generated for the particular entity, the location of the computing device, and the timestamp. |
| US10791112B2 |
Message right management method, device and storage medium
A message right management method, and a device and storage medium for implementing the method, are provided. The message right management method includes obtaining a message created by a source user, and sending a message notification to a target user in a social platform. The method further includes verifying the target user when receiving a request for logging onto a message page from the target user, and controlling logon of the target user to the message page on the basis of a verification result. The method further includes, when receiving a service request of the target user with respect to the message, determining, based on a message right control policy, whether the target user has a right corresponding to a service requested by the service request, and controlling a response to the service request according to a determining result. |
| US10791111B2 |
Multi-step authentication using objective and subjective credentials
Multi-step user authentication combines steps of authenticating both objective and subjective credentials. A user selects objective credentials, such as a password, and enters subjective credentials, such as a subjective description of the user's emotional response to a subjective challenge, such as a musical recording or image. The system identifies other content likely to elicit a similar emotional response from the same user. When the user later attempts to log onto a secured system, the user must enter the objective credentials and then describe the user's emotional response to a second subjective challenge that is likely to elicit an emotional response similar to that invoked by the first subjective challenge. If the user enters the correct objective credentials and describes an emotional response consistent with the first subjective description, then the user is given access to the secured system. |
| US10791110B2 |
Certificate authority framework
A server receives a single certificate signature request from a requestor and determines that the requestor is authorized for a certificate corresponding to the single certificate signature request. The server generates a first certificate corresponding to the single certificate signature request, wherein the first certificate has a first expiry value. The server transmits the generated first certificate to the requestor. Responsive to an amount of time elapsing, the server automatically generating a second certificate corresponding to the single certificate signature request, wherein the amount of time expiring is less than the first expiry value. The server transmits the generated second certificate to the requestor. |
| US10791109B2 |
Certificate based expiration of file system objects
Systems and methods for enhancing file systems with file system objects that automatically expire. An example method may comprise: initiating a creation of a file system object in a file system; determining an expiration time for the file system object in view of an expiration policy; transmitting a request to create a certificate associated with the file system object, the request to create the certificate comprising the expiration time for the file system object to include in the certificate; and upon receiving the certificate associated with the file system object, causing the certificate to be stored with a plurality of certificates, wherein the certificate is to indicate whether the file system object is valid at a point in time. |
| US10791108B2 |
Apparatuses, systems and methods for tracking network connected devices
Apparatuses, systems and methods for tracking network connected devices includes the steps of determining whether a device is associated with an identifier. If the device does have an identifier, determining whether the identifier is associated with the device and if the device does not already have an identifier, associating an identifier with the device. Next, an amount of tokens is assigned to the device and its associated identifier. The last step determines an accounting of the tokens associated with the device. Other steps that may be included are the steps of determining whether an event has occurred and adjusting the value of the tokens associated with the device based on that event. Other steps determine the status of a device, for example an on or off status of the device or the physical location of the device. |
| US10791106B2 |
Digital credential with embedded authentication instructions
Methods and systems are provided for sending messages in a security system. In particular, a new message syntax can include one or more positive assertions that may be verified. The receiver of the message or credential may verify all the positive assertions. In other configurations, one or more nodes that relay the message from the sender to the receiver can verify the positive assertions or may create one or more of the positive assertions. In this way, the network or entities used to relay the message can also be checked. |
| US10791104B2 |
Systems and methods for authenticating users of a computer system
An authentication system for allowing access to a user account server has at least one access device and at least one verification server. The at least one access device is capable of operatively connecting to the user account server and comprises a touch screen for allowing entry of session signatures. The at least one verification server is capable of comparing session signatures to reference signatures. A user reference signature is stored on the at least one verification server. The at least one access device allows entry of a user session signature and transmission of the user session signature to the at least one verification server. The at least one verification server allows the at least one user to connect to the user account server based on a comparison of the user session signature with the user reference signature. |
| US10791103B2 |
Adapting remote display protocols to remote applications
A method of connecting to a remote virtual application is carried out at a remote desktop client. The steps of the method include transmitting a request for virtual application connection information, receiving, in response to the request, a path to an executable file, a name or identifier of a remote display protocol, and an indication of a protocol configuration associated with a first virtual application, and causing the executable file for the first virtual application to be launched in a virtual computing instance and accessing the first virtual application using the remote display protocol and the protocol configuration. |
| US10791101B2 |
Encrypted audio streaming
The disclosed technology relates to broadcasting encrypted data to multiple receiver devices, where some receiver devices have long-term access to the encrypted data and some receiver devices have a temporary access to the encrypted data. Receivers having long-term access are part of a “member group” because these member group devices have a master key and the master key enables the member group devices to derive the necessary information to decrypt the encrypted broadcast. In contrast, devices with temporary access possess only a guest key and not master key, without a master key the devices need to receive the guest key from another device to decrypt the broadcast. Access to the encrypted stream can also be based on broadcasting multiple or single diversifiers, where a diversifier can include group identification information to assist in restricting access to the encrypted stream. |
| US10791100B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for secure routing and recording of network data transported through network switch
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and devices for secure routing and recording of network data streams passing through a network switch. Specifically, the disclosure relates to systems, methods and devices for reversibly deconstructing networks' OSI L1-L7 in time and space, in the process of selectively recording network data streams for secure access, as well as providing external rule-based security auditing and functioning as a black-box in industry-specific applications. |
| US10791098B2 |
Method for providing an authenticated connection between at least two communication partners
A method for providing an authenticated connection between at least two communication partners and to a communication system. The method includes providing a shared secret key for the at least two communication partners; setting up an anonymous signal-conducting connection between the at least two communication partners, wherein all messages of the connection between the at least two communication partners are encrypted using the shared secret key; and authenticating the connection between the at least two communication partners by a user. The method provides a secure and convenient authentication of a connection between two communication partners, wherein the authentication is effected at the application level. |
| US10791097B2 |
Portable encryption format
A portable encryption format wraps encrypted files in a self-executing container that facilitates transparent, identity-based decryption for properly authenticated users while also providing local password access to wrapped files when identity-based decryption is not available. |
| US10791096B2 |
Interfaces to manage direct network peerings
Methods and apparatus for interfaces to manage direct network peerings. A system may include a data center, endpoint routers and a connectivity coordinator. The coordinator implements a programmatic interface defining connectivity operations. The coordinator receives a request for dedicated connectivity to data center resources, formatted according to the interface. The coordinator selects a target endpoint router at which to establish a physical link to implement the dedicated connectivity, and transmits a response identifying the target endpoint router and including configuration instructions for setting up a physical link for the dedicated connectivity. |
| US10791095B2 |
Secure authentication and data transfer for cloud systems
A user may access resources within a secure network through an agent stored on a first computing device within the secure network which then opens an outbound secure channel through a firewall of the secure network to a request collector stored on a second computing device outside the secure network. The agent waits until the request collector has rendered available on the outbound secure channel a request from the user for access to the resources in the secure network. The agent then reads the request rendered available on the outbound secure channel by the request collector and causes the request to be executed utilizing the resources within the secure network. The agent responds back to the request collector on the outbound secure channel which then responds to the user. |
| US10791093B2 |
Home network traffic isolation
Implementations provide for extending an authentication protocol to dynamically create a per user end to end encryption over a multi-hop path for data traffic, which provides an automatic triggering of authentication on each hop of a path when a client joins the network. A device includes a processor that is configured to, in response to receipt of a request for authentication from an end device, perform an authentication protocol to authenticate with an authentication server via an authenticator device. When the authentication protocol is successfully performed, the processor is configured to receive a message indicating that the device was successfully authenticated by the authentication server. The processor is configured to create a pairwise master key (PMK) from the parameters, and derive a pairwise temporary key (PTK) from a key derivation function seeded by the PMK. The processor is configured to encrypt, using the PTK, a message from the end device. |
| US10791091B1 |
High assurance unified network switch
Disclosed is a high assurance unified switching device corresponding to a modular, standards-compliant extensible network switch supporting multiple security domains with data isolation of multiple data packets obtained from the multiple security domains. The device may comprise an inner layer router and an outer layer security wrapper (outer layer router). The ports on the outer layer router are configured for different security domains and assigned corresponding key pairs. The ports use the assigned key pairs for encrypting data packets prior to routing and decrypt the data after routing such that there is an isolation of data packets of different security domains. A routed packet arriving at the wrong port cannot be decrypted and therefore is dropped. |
| US10791089B2 |
Converged address translation
Example implementations relate to performing converged address translation for devices in a local area network. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores instructions for performing converged network address translation for devices within a network segmented into multiple VLANs. The instructions when executed by a processing resource of a computing device cause the device to create a local namespace for each VLAN in the network, each local namespace having a list of first level IP addresses unique across all of the created local namespaces. The instructions further cause the processing resource to, for each local namespace, associate a first level IP address from the local namespace's list of first level IP addresses with a static IP address of each device within the respective VLAN and store the associated IP addresses in a routing table for the local namespace. The instructions further cause the processing resource to create a single global namespace for all of the VLANs in the network, the global namespace having a list of second level IP addresses unique within the global namespace. The instructions further cause the processing resource to associate a second level IP address with each first level IP address used within the local namespaces and store the associated IP address in a routing table for the global namespace. |
| US10791086B2 |
Transparent DNS subtree redirection inclusive of subtree owner
A methodology for operating an authoritative DNS server includes receiving a DNS query from a DNS client, in response to the DNS query, traversing a label tree stored in the authoritative DNS server to find a resource record that matches the DNS query, while traversing the label tree, encountering a LINK record in the label tree that is configured to redirect the traversing to a different branch of the label tree, and in response to the LINK record, redirecting the traversing to the different branch of the label tree, wherein the LINK record is a resource record type that is hidden from DNS clients and is configured to redirect for an owner of the record type and subordinates thereof. |
| US10791084B2 |
Automatic electronic message content rating method and apparatus
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content generating, searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatically generating an aggregate rating for an electronic message using one or both of explicit and implicit rating input from a number of recipients of the electronic message. The disclosed systems and methods communication information about the electronic message using the aggregate rating. |
| US10791076B1 |
Entity detection in messages
A messaging server that concurrently provides a business or other recipient with a message sent to the recipient and the set of entities detected within the message using natural language processing (NLP). A business interacts with the messaging server to specify the types of NLP to perform on messages received by the business. The messaging server creates a configuration token describing the specified NLP configuration. The messaging server receives a message sent from a client to the business and generates a payload describing the message and including the configuration token. The messaging server then sends the payload to a NLP server. The NLP server performs NLP on the message in the payload according to the configuration specified by the token to detect a set of entities. The messaging server forms an enriched payload including the message and detected entities and forwards the enriched payload to the business. |
| US10791074B2 |
Information pushing method, apparatus, and system, and computer storage medium
The present disclosure provides a method for information pushing. An instant message is received from a user. The instant message includes a user identifier of the user. A detection is made by circuitry of an information processing apparatus as to whether the instant message includes an image. Recommendation information is generated by the circuitry of the information processing apparatus according to the image and the user identifier based on a determination that the instant message includes the image. The recommendation information is pushed to a terminal corresponding to the user identifier. The user inputs a comment for the image through the terminal according to the recommendation information. |
| US10791071B2 |
File-level comments in collaborative content items
A collaborative content management system enables users to selectively create file-level comments, in addition to content level comments, in collaborative content items. A file-level comment can be created in a number of different ways, including creating a comment associated with a title, header, heading, or other designated portion of the content; by designating a message associated with sharing the content item as a file-level comment; by replaying via a messaging system to a message sharing the content item; or by including a file-level primitive in the content of a comment. A file-level comment may be indicated in the collaborative content item by visually distinguishing formatting of a title, header or other portion of the content item. A file-level comment may be displayed in a visually distinctive manner, such as with specified formatting or in a specific window pane apart from content level comments. |
| US10791065B2 |
Systems and methods for providing container attributes as part of OAM techniques
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing container specific information as part of in-situ OAM, SRH or NSH of a data packet in order to provide a more holistic overview of a path traversed by a data packet in a network. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of providing container specific information includes receiving a data packet at a corresponding container; determining identification information of the corresponding container; modifying the data packet to include the container specific information to yield a modified data packet; and forwarding the modified data packet to a next destination based on destination information included in the data packet. |
| US10791063B1 |
Scalable edge computing using devices with limited resources
An apparatus in one embodiment includes at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to discover data sources associated with respective edge devices configured to communicate over at least one network, to obtain metadata characterizing the data sources, and to control performance of distributed analytics across a plurality of distributed processing nodes of the network utilizing the obtained metadata and locally accessible data provided by the corresponding data sources. In some embodiments, the edge devices comprise respective IoT gateways each associated with a set of IoT data sources. The IoT gateways are illustratively arranged in respective data zones that also encompass their respective sets of IoT data sources, and the distributed analytics is performed without requiring that locally accessible data from the IoT data sources leave the corresponding data zones. At least portions of the metadata may be obtained from an edge device management system associated with at least a subset of the edge devices. |
| US10791061B2 |
Communication control device and communication control method
A communication control device includes one or more memories configured to store log information indicating an input port through which a packet included in one of flows are inputted, an output port through which the packet is outputted, and time related to input of the packet, and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more processors configured to, on the basis of the log information, perform generation of relation information indicating relations among the flows, and when a first port is in a congested state, identify, in accordance with the relation information, an original flow on which a first flow is based, the first flow regarding a first packet included in an output queue of the first port. |
| US10791060B2 |
Data traffic management method and apparatus
This application discloses a data traffic management method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining traffic control information of a first application and a data traffic value used by the first application, where the traffic control information includes at least an upper traffic threshold; and disconnecting a data connection of the first application when the data traffic value used by the first application is greater than or equal to the upper traffic threshold included in the traffic control information of the first application. In the foregoing solution, real-time traffic management on a single application is implemented, so that a user instantly modifies traffic control information according to a requirement, to manage data traffic in real time. |
| US10791057B2 |
Techniques for packet transmit scheduling
Techniques to schedule transmission of a packet from a computing platform include calculating adjustments to portions of the packet to cause corrections to at least one portion of the packet. An adjustment to a scheduled transmission of the packet is made based on the corrections. |
| US10791055B2 |
Virtual dispersive networking systems and methods
A method for network communications from a first device to a second device includes communicating data from the first device to the second device by spawning a first virtual machine for a first network connection that virtualizes network capabilities of the electronic device, and using the virtualized network capabilities of the first virtual machine, transmitting a plurality of packets for communication to a first network address and port combination associated with the second device. The method further includes repeatedly changing to a respective another network address and port combination by repeatedly spawning a respective another virtual machine for a respective another network connection that virtualizes network capabilities of the electronic device, and using the virtualized network capabilities of the spawned respective another virtual machine, transmitting a plurality of packets for communication to the respective another network address and port combination associated with the second device. |
| US10791051B2 |
System and method to bypass the forwarding information base (FIB) for interest packet forwarding in an information-centric networking (ICN) environment
A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving an interest packet at a network element, wherein the interest packet identifies content requested by a consumer; determining whether a temporary face identifier (ID) contained in the interest packet is stored at the network element; and forwarding the interest packet to another network element based on a determination that the temporary face ID is stored at the network element, wherein the temporary face ID is associated with a face of the network element connected to the other network element. |
| US10791044B1 |
Methods, system, and computer readable media for handling multiple versions of same service provided by producer network functions (NFs)
A method for handling multiple instances of a service provided by one or more producer network functions (NFs) includes, at a service based architecture (SBA) platform including at least one processor and a memory, obtaining first and second application programming interface (API) version indicators associated with first and second service instances implemented by one or more producer NFs. The method further includes decoding the first and second API version indicators. The method further includes detecting, based on results of the decoding, multiple instances of the same service and that a first service instance is backward compatible with a second service instance. The method further includes implementing canary testing of the first service instance. |
| US10791040B2 |
Systems and methods for network slice management
A method of generating a network slice is provided. The method comprises a network slice orchestrator (NWSO) receiving from a network slice manager (NWSM) a request for a new network slice, the NWSO adding a new service to the new network slice, the NWSO determining a network slice descriptor (NWSD) for the new network slice, the NWSO transmitting to a resource orchestrator (RO) a request for an instantiation of the network slice using enhanced network function virtualization management and orchestration (E-MANO). A method of modifying a network slice is also provided. The method comprises a NWSO receiving from a NWSM a request to add a new service to a network slice, the NWSO adding a new service to the network slice, the NWSO determining a NWSD for the network slice with the added service, and the NWSO transmitting to a RO a request for an instantiation of the added service on the network slice using E-MANO. A method of terminating a network slice is also provided. The method comprises a NWSO receiving from a NWSM a request to terminate a network slice, the NWSO determining the subnetworks to terminate, and the NWSO transmitting to a RO a request for a termination of the slice specific network functions (NFs). |
| US10791038B2 |
Online cloud-based service processing system, online evaluation method and computer program product thereof
An online cloud-based service processing system, an online evaluation method and a computer program product thereof are provided. The online evaluation method includes: running at least one application service unit of the processing system; executing at least one evaluation registration procedure for at least one application service evaluation unit of the processing system in response to at least one registration request; running the at least one application service evaluation unit; dispatching at least one online service request respectively to the at least one application service unit and the at least one application service evaluation unit, and generating at least one output result corresponding to the at least one online service request; and calculating at least one ranking for each of the at least one application service evaluation unit based on output result(s) generated by the at least one application service evaluation unit among the at least one output result. |
| US10791035B2 |
On demand synthetic data matrix generation
An data driven approach to generating synthetic data matrices is presented. By retrieving historical network traffic data, probabilistic models are generated. Optimal distribution families for a set of independent data segments are determined. Applications are tested and performance metrics are determined based on the generated synthetic data matrices. |
| US10791031B2 |
Methods and systems for managing connected data transfer sessions
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for managing connected data transfer sessions in a computing network. A controller included in the computing network can monitor connected data transfer sessions to determine whether a predetermined threshold has been met or exceeded and, if so, terminate at least one connected data transfer session in the computing network. The threshold can include a threshold number of connected data communication sessions and/or a threshold amount of resources utilized by the connected data communication sessions. The controller can terminate connected data transfer sessions until the total number of connected data communication sessions and/or threshold amount of resources falls below the threshold. |
| US10791026B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptive over-the-top content quality of experience optimization
Systems and methods for adaptive Over-the-Top (OTT) content optimization based on Quality of Experience (QOE) are implemented in an OTT optimization platform communicatively coupled to a plurality of devices in a network. The system and methods include receiving a plurality of inputs comprising network inputs, service and software inputs, and QOE inputs; analyzing the plurality of inputs with respect to one or more OTT content streams to perform an optimization thereof; determining adjustments in the network based on the optimization; and one of notifying a network operator of the adjustments and automatically causing the adjustments in the network. |
| US10791024B1 |
Adaptive network interface configuration
Within a data center, network interfaces may vary greatly. Network controllers from various manufacturers may support different capabilities and may be implemented as different types of hardware devices. Embodiments provide techniques for adaptive configuration of a network interface that is migrated from a source IHS to a target IHS. A network migration tool evaluates discrepancies between the source network interface configuration and the target network interface configuration. Based on the identified discrepancies, the network migration tool determines whether the target network interface may be adapted to be compatible, or at least not incompatible, with the source network interface. Multiple IHSs may be evaluated as potential targets for migration to identify a target IHS that utilizes a target network interface that most closely aligns with the configuration of the source network interface, where this alignment includes adaptive modifications of the target network interface. |
| US10791022B2 |
LC-PDCCH repetition level selection for MTC devices
There is provided mechanisms for configuring a UE. A base station is configured to configure the UE with a LC-PDCCH repetition level range selected from an ordered set of LC-PDCCH repetition level ranges using RRC signalling. The base station is configured to select a LC-PDCCH repetition level from the configured LC-PDCCH repetition level range for a transport block transmission to the UE. The UE is configured to receive the LC-PDCCH repetition level range as configuration information from the base station and using RRC signalling. The UE is configured to attempt decoding the LC-PDCCH according to at least one value in the configured LC-PDCCH repetition level range. |
| US10791020B2 |
Distributed 802.11S mesh network using transformer module hardware for the capture and transmission of data
A power grid network is provided featuring a mesh network having a mesh node with a signal processor. The signal processor receives signaling containing information about collected data, which includes electrical signaling data related to electrical signaling being processed by a transformer to which the mesh node is coupled, metered data related to associated electrical signaling being provided from the transformer to a building or structure, and other mesh network data from one or more other mesh nodes deployed in the mesh network. The signal processor also determines corresponding signaling containing information about the collected data for transmitting back to a central location or one or more corresponding mesh nodes in the mesh network for further processing, based upon the signaling received. |
| US10791018B1 |
Fault tolerant stream processing
A buffer box can be configured for an edge switch that is connected to one or more downstream nodes of a stateful stream processing system. Various upstream nodes can transmit data to downstream nodes for processing. At various locations in the data streams, the upstream nodes can include markers to indicate when a checkpoint should be generated or updated for the state of the data. Between markers, the data can be copied to a respective buffer box for the downstream node and edge switch. In the event the downstream node fails, the downstream node can obtain the checkpoint data to update state, and can receive the recent data from the local buffer box, rather than the corresponding upstream nodes. This can improve bandwidth usage and recovery time versus conventional recovery approaches, and can minimize impact of the recovery on other nodes across the network. |
| US10791017B2 |
Method and device for connecting a group of information items
A method according to which a group of information sources referenced in a database of containers and information sources is connected. Information containers are displayed on display means and controlled via interface means, implementing a device which allows the operators to perform operations on the information containers. The operations on an information container are recorded by the device in an operations log of a digital processing system, and a processing of the operations log determines relationship links among the information sources. The data are manipulated by the operators intuitively and naturally in the form of containers, and objective relationship links among the information sources are established without requiring subjective interpretation by the operators. |
| US10791014B2 |
Receiver for high spectral efficiency data communications system using encoded sinusoidal waveforms
A method of recovering information encoded by a modulated sinusoidal waveform having first, second, third and fourth data notches at respective phase angles, where a power of the modulated sinusoidal waveform is reduced relative to a power of an unmodulated sinusoidal waveform within selected ones of the first, second, third and fourth data notches so as to encode input digital data. The method includes receiving the modulated sinusoidal waveform and generating digital values representing the modulated sinusoidal waveform. A digital representation of the unmodulated sinusoidal waveform is subtracted from the digital values in order to generate a received digital data sequence, which includes digital data notch values representative of the amplitude of the modulated sinusoidal waveform within the first, second, third and fourth data notches. The input digital data is then estimated based upon the digital data notch values. |
| US10791011B2 |
Transmission method, transmission device, reception method and reception device
A transmission method includes mapping processing, phase change processing, and transmission processing. In the mapping processing, a plurality of first modulation signals and a plurality of second modulation signals are generated using a first mapping scheme, and a plurality of third modulation signals and a plurality of fourth modulation signals are generated using a second mapping scheme. In the phase change processing, a phase change is performed on the plurality of second modulation signals and the plurality of fourth modulation signals using all N kinds of phases. In the transmission processing, the first modulation signals and the second modulation signals are respectively transmitted at a same frequency and a same time from different antennas, and the third modulation signals and the fourth modulation signals are respectively transmitted at a same frequency and a same time from the different antennas. |
| US10791009B1 |
Continuous time linear equalization (CTLE) adaptation algorithm enabling baud-rate clock data recovery(CDR) locked to center of eye
Apparatus and associated methods relate to adapting a continuous time linear equalization circuit with minimum mean square error baud-rate clock and data recovery circuit to be able to lock to the center or near center of an eye diagram. In an illustrative example, a circuit may include an inter-symbol interference (ISI) detector configured to receive data and error samples, a summing circuit coupled to the output of the ISI detector, a moving average filter configured to receive the output of the summing circuit and generate an average output, a voter configured to generate a vote in response to the average output and a predetermined threshold, and, an accumulator and code generator configured to generate a code signal in response to the generated vote. By introducing the moving average filter and the voter, a quicker way to lock to the center or near center of an eye diagram may be obtained. |
| US10791008B2 |
Multilevel driver for high speed chip-to-chip communications
A plurality of driver slice circuits arranged in parallel having a plurality of driver slice outputs, each driver slice circuit having a digital driver input and a driver slice output, each driver slice circuit configured to generate a signal level determined by the digital driver input, and a common output node connected to the plurality of driver slice outputs and a wire of a multi-wire bus, the multi-wire bus having a characteristic transmission impedance matched to an output impedance of the plurality of driver slice circuits arranged in parallel, each driver slice circuit of the plurality of driver slice circuits having an individual output impedance that is greater than the characteristic transmission impedance of the wire of the multi-wire bus. |
| US10791000B2 |
External communication device, display device, display system, and control method therefor
An external communication device, display device, display system, and control method therefor are disclosed. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an external communication device includes a wired communication module connected to a display device and configured to receive standby power; a wireless communication module configured to transmit a power application signal in response to reception of an event signal from at least one Internet of Things (IoT) apparatus via a wireless communication network according to whether the display device is active; and a communication controller configured to control an operation of the at least one IoT apparatus on the basis of a control command received via the wired communication module. |
| US10790995B2 |
Oracle authentication using multiple memory PUFs
Systems and methods of oracle authentication in a network using a plurality of memory physical unclonable functions (PUFs). Method starts with oracle receiving initialization vector including initial seed value from client device. Oracle generates template that includes a PUF array. Oracle computes template using a superset of combinations of PUFs included in the oracle and transmits template to client device. Oracle generates first seed value, first key, and first authentication nonce, using pseudorandom number generator and the initial seed value. When oracle has first data to be sent to the client device, oracle generates first token using PUF array and first authentication nonce. Oracle generates first message by encrypting first data and first token using first key. The oracle transmits first message to the client device. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US10790992B1 |
Multi-factor authentication with code rotation
Techniques are described for multi-factor authentication and device verification based at least partly on a periodically changing (e.g., rotating) security code. A rotating security code may be generated on a user device and used to sign a certificate. The certificate may be encrypted, using a private key stored on the user device, and communicated to a backend service for verifying that the user device is authorized to access secure information. The backend service may decrypt the certificate (e.g., using a public key associated with the private key), extract the security code from the decrypted certificate, and compare the extracted security code to a security code associated with the user device. If the codes correspond to one another, the user device may be verified and provided with access to secure information such as secure data, a secure portion of an application, and so forth. |
| US10790987B2 |
Blockchain data protection based on generic account model and homomorphic encryption
Implementations of the specification include receiving transaction data associated with the transaction, the transaction data comprising: data representative of a plurality of assets, a first commitment hiding a first random number and a transaction amount of the transaction, a second commitment that hides a second random number and a change, the transaction amount and a third random number both encrypted by a public key of the second node, the change and a fourth random number both encrypted by a public key of the first node, and a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP); determining, based on the ZKP, whether the transaction is valid based on determining if the first random number is equal to the third random number, the second random number is equal to the fourth random number, and the transaction amount hidden in the first commitment is equal to the transaction amount encrypted by the public key of the second node. |
| US10790985B2 |
Authentication and binding of multiple devices
Systems and methods are described that relate to authentication and/or binding of multiple devices with varying security profiles. In one aspect, a first device with a higher security profile may vouch for the authenticity of a second device with a lower security profile when the second device requests access for content from a content provider. The vouching process may be implemented by allowing the first device to overlay its digital signature on a registration request that has been signed and transmitted by the second device. The second device with the lower security profile may access content from the content provider or source for a predetermined time period, even when the second device does not access content through the first device. |
| US10790982B2 |
Systems and methods for block chain authentication
A system for providing secure authentication between a service provider and at least one user device having a storage. The system having a processor managed by the service provider, which processor manages authentication between the at least one device and the service provider. The processor is configured to generate a block including at least user account information upon receipt of an authentication request from the at least one device; apply a cryptographic hash function to the block to create a hashed block; transmit the hashed block to the at least one device for storage in the memory of the at least one device; and upon receipt of the hashed block, validate the hashed block prior to providing access to the service provider. |
| US10790980B2 |
Establishing trust in an attribute authentication system
Computer-implemented methods for privacy attribute based credentials include issuing a privacy-preserving attribute-based credential, which is signed with a private key and has a unique credential handle; updating an accumulator in a tamperproof log to incorporate the credential handle; and facilitating providing access to a service in response to a zero-knowledge proof that the accumulator contains the credential handle. The methods also include generating revocation conditions and initial revocation information; submitting the initial revocation information and the revocation conditions to the tamperproof log; revoking a credential by adding a credential handle of the credential to the initial revocation information; and submitting the updated revocation information to the tamperproof log. Further, the methods include writing to the tamperproof log an audit token that contains an encrypted credential handle, which is encrypted by an auditor's public key that is published on the tamperproof log. |
| US10790977B1 |
SpaceFlip: unbound geometry security
A super polyalphabetic cipher where both the alphabet size, and the key size are user controlled and secret, and where computation is kept simple—reading, comparing, and sorting bits, to minimize battery consumption for Internet of Things, and where the users can decide how much randomness to use to match their security needs, and face, when necessary, a quantum computer cryptanalytic assault. |
| US10790976B1 |
System and method of blockchain wallet recovery
Disclosed are systems and methods for recovering cryptocurrency assets which may be tied to a lost personal private encryption key. The disclosed system deploys a multi-signature wallet formed from a set of keys including the user's personal key, the key of an organization provides blockchain service for the user, and a reserve key stored by third-party escrow organization. To recover a lost user private key, the system generates and digitally signs with the appropriate private keys a blockchain transaction that includes a script configured, when executed by a node in a blockchain network, to replace the user key with a replacement key. |
| US10790974B1 |
Integrity of communications between blockchain networks and external data sources
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for retrieval of data from external data sources for processing within a blockchain network. One of the methods includes receiving a request for data from a data source, the request including plaintext data and encrypted data, the encrypted data including access data and a hash of the plaintext data; transmitting the request to one relay system component external to the blockchain network; receiving a result from the relay system component that is digitally signed using a private key of the relay system component; verifying an integrity of the result based on a public key of the relay system component; and transmitting the result to a user computing device in response to verifying the integrity of the result. |
| US10790971B1 |
Preventing misrepresentation of input data by participants in a secure multi-party computation
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for secure multi-party computation. One of the methods includes identifying a trusted input data item that is homomorphically encrypted; generating a message authentication code (MAC) key share; generating a MAC share associated with the trusted input data item, wherein the MAC share is a random number; generating a ciphertext based on the trusted input data item, the MAC key share, and the MAC share; sending the ciphertext to the second computing device, wherein the second computing device uses the ciphertext as a component of a MAC share associated with the secret input data item; and after the multi-party computation is completed by the plurality of computing devices, verifying a result of the multi-party computation based at least in part on the MAC share associated with the secret input data item. |
| US10790970B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for processing two-dimensional barcodes
This specification describes techniques for processing service requests. One example method includes receiving an electronic credential request from a client, retrieving an electronic credential that corresponds to the user identifier, generating server signature information, and transmitting the server signature information and the electronic credential to the client. The server signature information includes the electronic credential and a user public key of the client. The electronic credential and the user public are signed using a server private key. The server signature information is configured to be cryptographically verified by the client and configured to enable the client to generate a two-dimensional barcode based on the electronic credential. The electronic credential included in the two-dimensional barcode is configured to be verified by a credential verification device. The credential verification end device is configured to generate the electronic credential based on the user identifier. |
| US10790966B2 |
Physical item mapping to blockchain framework
There is provided a framework to record to a blockchain unique identification (signatures) of physical items which have unique, random properties. Physical items are analysed using spectral imaging to determine the unique identifications. Hardware is shown to perform the analysis and various nodes of a peer-to-peer network are shown and described, which nodes may be configured to provide proof of location, privacy, trust and authentication. The solution can work even if the item is modified in some way if a subset of the unique properties remain. |
| US10790957B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating resources to FDR-mode UE in a wireless communication system
A method for allocating resources by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes configuring a Resource Block Group (RBG) dependent on whether a User Equipment (UE) operates in Full Duplex Radio (FDR) mode or Half Duplex (HD) mode, and allocating resources to the UE in units of the configured RBG. The RBG includes a plurality of Resource Blocks (RBs). |
| US10790949B2 |
SRS in dual connectivity
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may establish a concurrent connection with different cells from two base stations. During a certain time period, the UE may be power limited for transmissions to the first base station but not for the second base station. In some cases, the UE may then transmit an SRS to the second base station and drop or reduce the power of an SRS transmission to the first base station. In other cases, the UE may determine that a first cell or a second cell is in a power limited state due to scheduled transmissions for the respective cells. In such cases, the UE may drop a scheduled transmission or scale transmission power of the first and second cells by a common value. |
| US10790947B2 |
Method and system for utilizing multiplexing to increase throughput in a network of distributed transceivers with array processing
A communication device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine, may be configured for a multiplexing mode of operation. Configuring of the multiplexing mode of operation may include configuring one or more communication modules for multiplexing a plurality of data streams. Each of the communication modules may comprise one or more antennas and/or antenna array elements and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers associated with said one or more antennas and/or antenna array elements. The communication modules may be configured to be spatially distinct and/or to use different frequency channels. The data streams may be communicated to a single target device or to a plurality of target devices. |
| US10790946B2 |
Ultrasonic multiplexing network for implantable medical devices
A system and method for transmitting data ultrasonically through biological tissue employs a network of a plurality of nodes, at least a portion of the nodes implantable within the biological tissue. At least one implanted node includes a transmitter having an orthogonal frequency division multiplex signal generator to encode an ultrasonic signal for transmission through the biological tissue to an ultrasonic receiver at another node. |
| US10790945B2 |
Methods to mitigate inter-platoon interference
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE), e.g., a vehicle in a group of platooning vehicles configured for wireless communications, may identify a travel direction of the group of platooning vehicles. The UE may identify a set of time-frequency radio resources allocated to the travel direction. The UE may perform inter-vehicle communications with one or more neighboring vehicles of the group of platooning vehicles using the set of time-frequency radio resources. |
| US10790936B1 |
Use of orthogonal coding to help facilitate multi-layer transmission of user-plane data from closely spaced antennas
Disclosed is a mechanism to help a user equipment device (UE) transmit multiple distinct bit streams concurrently to a base station with reduced risk of interference. The UE will orthogonally encode the multiple distinct bit streams using orthogonal binary codes to produce orthogonally encoded bit streams, and the UE will add the orthogonally coded bit streams together to produce a resulting bit stream and will transmit that resulting bit stream on an antenna path to the base station. Upon receipt of the transmitted bit stream, the base station could then apply the same orthogonal binary codes to the bit stream in order to extract the underlying multiple distinct bit streams. |
| US10790934B2 |
HARQ for advanced channel codes
A method (2200) and apparatus for transmitting data using low density parity check, LDPC, encoding and hybrid automatic repeat request-incremental redundancy, HARQ-IR, is disclosed. The method may comprise selecting (2206) a protograph sub-matrix from a family of protograph matrices based on one or more of an initial code rate, an information block size, a maximum retransmission count or a maximum number of redundancy versions, wherein the selected protograph sub-matrix supports HARQ-IR. A parity check matrix may be determined based on the selected protograph sub-matrix (2208). One or more data blocks may be encoded using LDPC based on the parity check matrix (2218) and the LDPC encoded data block may be transmitted (2220) to an LDPC HARQ-IR configured receiver. |
| US10790927B2 |
Method for data communication between at least two participants of a wireless communication system, corresponding control unit and transportation vehicle equipped with a control unit and a computer program
A method for data communication between communication participants including observing the surroundings of the transmitting participant, determining the positon and motion of the communication participants, and estimating the transmission conditions at a later point in time. The solution is based on classifying the data for data communication in different categories, the categories determining susceptibility of the data to transmission errors determining which data is transmitted under good transmission conditions only and which data is be transmitted under rough transmission conditions whereby the transmission station plans the transmission of data in different categories. The method further includes selecting for data transmission at a given time for which the transmission conditions have been estimated so the data to be transmitted is in a category fitting to the estimated transmission conditions based on the categories data, and transmitting the selected data. |
| US10790922B2 |
Wireless clock regeneration and synchronization
A method and apparatus are described for regenerating a local clock within a wireless module and synchronizing the local clock with a wireless host clock. For one embodiment, the wireless module generates a local clock, counts the cycles of the clock during a common timing reference period maintained wirelessly between the wireless module and the host, receives a count of the host clock during the same common timing reference period, and adjusts the local clock signal based upon a comparison of the two counts. For one embodiment, the wireless module further receives timing references from the host and, in addition, receives packets of audio samples from the host accompanied by a timestamp, the timestamp based upon the host timing reference, and outputs the audio sample at the time designated by the timestamp. |
| US10790919B1 |
Personalized real-time audio generation based on user physiological response
Systems and methods are provided for personalized real-time audio generation based on user physiological response. An example method includes obtaining hearing information associated with a user's hearing capabilities, the hearing information indicating one or more constraints on the user's hearing, and the hearing information being determined based on one or more hearing tests performed by the user; requesting listening history information from one or more music streaming platforms, the listening history information indicating, at least, music playlists to which a user created or is subscribed; determining, based on the listening history information, a style preference associated with the user; generating, utilizing one or more machine learning models, personalized music based on the hearing information and the style preference, wherein the personalized music comports with the constraints, and wherein the system is configured to provide the personalized music for output via a user device of the user. |
| US10790914B2 |
Acoustic communication method and acoustic communication system
An acoustic communication system includes a first acoustic communication apparatus and a second acoustic communication apparatus. The first acoustic communication apparatus transmits a first acoustic wave to the second acoustic communication apparatus. The second acoustic communication apparatus transmits, as a response, a second acoustic wave to the first acoustic communication apparatus continuously in constant cycles until a next first acoustic wave is received. Each cycle includes a transmission period and a pause period. The first acoustic communication apparatus, which has received the second acoustic wave, determines a transmission timing that allows the next first acoustic wave to be received by the second acoustic communication apparatus based on a time period required from transmission of the first acoustic wave till reception of the second acoustic wave and the length of the transmission period, and transmits the next first acoustic wave to the second acoustic communication apparatus at the determined transmission timing. |
| US10790913B2 |
Systems and methods for modeling quantum entanglement and performing quantum communication
Systems and methods of modeling the structure and behavior of the quantum continuum based on geometrical principles are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods of modeling quantum structure and behavior may include modeling a region of space as a three-dimensional projection of a field of N-dimensional hard-spheres, modeling a stable particle within the region of space as a locally stably packed set of hard-spheres, defining an energy subspace comprising one or more additional dimensions, and modeling an energy of the stable particle as an amount of hard-sphere geometry shifted out of the three spatial dimensions into the energy subspace sufficient for the set of hard-spheres to pack stably. Systems and methods for modeling virtual particles and performing quantum communication are also described. |
| US10790912B2 |
Visualizing arbitrary pulse shapes and schedules in quantum computing applications
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate visualizing arbitrary pulse shapes and schedules in quantum computing applications are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can a processor that can execute computer executable components stored in memory. The system can further comprise a collection component that can receive a pulse schedule of pulse data and control parameters of a quantum device comprising default pulse data of the quantum device. The system can further comprise a plotting component that can generate a plot of the pulse schedule based on the pulse data, the control parameters, and the default pulse data. The system can further comprise a visualization component that can generate a display of the pulse schedule. |
| US10790907B2 |
Optical transmitter, optical receiver and optical link
The present invention relates to an optical link, comprising an optical converter circuit (16) having an optoelectronic device (18) and circuitry (20) connected to the optoelectronic device (18). The optoelectronic device (18) has a plurality of individual optoelectronic segments (18a-18i). The optical link further comprises an elongated optical guide (14) having a single optical fiber optically connected at a first end to the optoelectronic device (18) and configured to transmit light away from the optoelectronic device (18), wherein the individual optoelectronic segments (18a-18i) have different positions relative to the first end of the optical fiber so that light beams emitted by the optoelectronic segments (18a-18i) are coupled into the optical fiber under different angles. The optoelectronic device (18) is configured to receive from the circuitry (20) on at least some of the segments (18a-18i) a plurality of data streams and optically send the plurality of data streams as spatially diverse data streams into the optical guide (14). The optical link further comprises a photo detector arrangement (28) optically connected to a second end of the optical guide (14) and having a plurality of photo detector segments (28a-28i) arranged to optically receive the plurality of data streams from the optoelectronic device (18), and a processing unit (30) associated with the photo detector arrangement (28) and configured to extract the plurality of data streams from the photo detector arrangement (28). |
| US10790904B2 |
Redundant backup near-end machine, far-end machine and system thereof for digital optical fiber repeater
A redundant backup near-end machine, a far-end machine and a system of a digital optical fiber repeater is disclosed. It includes a near-end machine, a far-end machine and an optical fiber, and the near-end machine includes a near-end duplexer module, at least two near-end digital monitoring modules, and a near-end optical interface board module. The near-end optical interface board module includes a near-end digital optical module, and each near-end digital monitoring module is connected in parallel between the near-end duplexer module and the near-end optical interface board module. The far-end machine includes a far-end optical interface board module, at least two far-end digital monitoring modules, a power amplifier module, and a far-end low noise amplifier duplexer module. The far-end optical interface board module includes a far-end digital optical module. |
| US10790902B2 |
Systems and methods for optical modulation index calibration in a CATV network
Systems and methods for optical modulation index calibration in a CATV network. |
| US10790899B2 |
Optical tapping in an indexing architecture
An indexing system includes an indexing component; a redundant optical path; and a fiber tap arrangement. Multiple indexing components can be daisy-chained together in the indexing system. The redundant optical path is created between any forward port and any rearward port in the network. Multiple redundant optical paths can be created within the network. One or more tap arrangements can be disposed along each redundant optical path. Accordingly, feed signals in a bidirectional indexing environment can be supplied to each drop line along the redundant optical path from either direction without recabling. |
| US10790897B1 |
Systems and methods for selecting radio beams
A device may obtain, from a user equipment (UE), first information relating to one or more signal strengths measured by the UE. A signal strength of the one or more signal strengths may be associated with a beam of a radio node. The device may identify, based on the first information, a particular signal strength that is associated with a particular beam. The device may select, based on the particular beam, one or more related beams that are associated with the particular beam. The one or more related beams may be associated with the particular beam based on historical data relating to historical signal strengths measured by a plurality of UEs. The device may provide, to the UE, second information that identifies the one or more related beams selected, to permit the UE to communicate using the one or more related beams. |
| US10790895B2 |
Antenna array weight vector selection techniques for 60 GHz MIMO communications
Various embodiments may be generally directed to antenna array weight vector selection techniques for 60 GHz multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications. In some embodiments, using one or more such techniques, a 60 GHz-capable transmitting device may select respective antenna array weight vectors for two or more transmit antenna arrays, and a 60 GHz-capable receiving device may select respective antenna array weight vectors for two or more receive antenna arrays. In various embodiments, in order to obtain information for use in selecting such antenna array weight vectors, the transmitter and receiver may utilize one or more existing beamforming training algorithms defined for 60 GHz single-input single-output (SISO) communications. In some embodiments, for example, the transmitter and receiver may utilize one or more beamforming training algorithms defined in IEEE 802.11ad-2012. The embodiments are not limited in this context. |
| US10790894B2 |
Electronic device, communication apparatus and signal processing method
An electronic device for a wireless communication system includes processing circuitry configured to: perform control to transmit/receive signals to/from a target communication apparatus via an offset array antenna associated with the electronic device, wherein the offset array antenna comprises multiple sets of antenna elements, each has multiple antenna elements arranged in a first direction, a spatial offset and a phase difference in the first direction exist among the multiple sets of antenna elements, and the multiple sets of antenna elements are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and acquire a state of a channel in the first direction between the offset array antenna and the target communication apparatus, wherein the state of the channel in the first direction is determined using the signals which comprise the phase difference in the first direction. |
| US10790892B2 |
Rate matching of reference signal resources in multiple transmit receive point (TRP) scenarios
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for rate matching PDSCH around NZP CSI RS transmissions in multi-TRP scenarios. In some cases, a network entity may signal a rate matching behavior to a user equipment (UE) for processing a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configured with a first quasi co-location association and transmitted from a first transmission reception point (TRP) that potentially collides with one or more types of non-zero power (NZP) reference signals (RS) configured with a second quasi co-location association and transmitted from a second TRP using one or more resource sets. |
| US10790890B2 |
CSI feedback method, precoding method, terminal and base station
Disclosed in the present invention are a channel state information (CSI) feedback method, a precoding method, a terminal and a base station. The channel state information (CSI) feedback method disclosed in the present invention comprises: a terminal selects a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource or a CSI-RS port on a convention subband from among a CSI-RS resource set as configured in a base station according to downlink channel information; the terminal measures a channel quality indicator (CQI) according to the selected CSI-RS resource or CSI-RS port and a precoding matrix set corresponding to the selected CSI-RS resource or CSI-RS port, wherein the precoding matrix set includes one or more preceding matrices, and a physical resource on the convention subband corresponds to a precoding matrix in the precoding matrix set; and the terminal feeds back the CQI and indication information of the selected CSI-RS resource or CSI-RS port. According to the present invention, the matching degree between CSI and channel state may be improved. |
| US10790889B2 |
Efficient implementation of hybrid beamforming
Hybrid beamforming may be configured for wireless communication systems (e.g., multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) and/or massive-MIMO). The implementation(s) may determine a number of radio frequency (RF) chains for realizing a fully digital precoder (FDP) in a structure (e.g., a hybrid analog/digital precoder). The number of RF chains may be less than a number of transmitter antennas. A transmit vector signal may be determined based on a digital precoder and an input symbol vector. An analog precoder and/or a baseband signal may be determined based on the determined transmit vector signal. The number of RF chains may be determined based on the determined baseband signal. The baseband signal may be fed to the determined number of RF chains. The analog precoder may determine a beamforming signal based on an output of the determined number of RF chains. The analog precoder may transmit the beamforming signal using the number of transmitter antennas. |
| US10790884B2 |
Aggregation methods and systems for multi-user MIMO or OFDMA operation
In an example of multi-user wireless communications, an access point may send a downlink frame, including a first signaling field and a second signaling field, to multiple stations. The first and second signaling fields are located in a header of the downlink frame. The first signaling field indicates whether the downlink frame is associated with a multi-user (MU) multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transmission. The second signaling field includes an attribute of the MU-MIMO transmission or a non-MU-MIMO transmission. A resource unit of the downlink frame includes a MU-MIMO payload when the downlink frame is associated with the MU-MIMO transmission. A resource unit of the downlink frame includes a non-MU-MIMO payload when the downlink frame is associated with the non-MU-MIMO transmission. The stations may decode one or more portions of the downlink frame based on the attribute in the second signaling field. Other methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10790883B2 |
MIMO system and method utilizing interferometric pattern
A communications system 10 comprises a source arrangement 12 of periodic waves. The source arrangement is configured to generate an interferometric wave pattern having a plurality of lobes 18.1 to 18.13. Each lobe has a main axis 20 diverging from an origin 22 at the source arrangement and a null 24 between any two adjacent lobes. At least one sensor arrangement 26 is provided for the waves. The sensor arrangement comprises a first sensor 28 and a second sensor 30 which are spaced from one another. A first signal source 40 is connected to the source arrangement 12 via a phase shift arrangement 41 to generate a first interferometric wave pattern 18 which illuminates the first sensor 28 more than the second sensor 30. A second signal source 42 is connected to the source arrangement via the phase shift arrangement to generate a second interferometric pattern 46 which is off-set from the first interferometric pattern and which illuminates the second sensor more than the first sensor. |
| US10790880B2 |
Method of operating an NFC device, the NFC device, and a communication system
A method for operating a first near field communication, NFC, device, wherein the NFC device comprises an NFC interface and a memory, the method comprising: i) receiving a request for a service from a second NFC device at the NFC interface, ii) allocating a first information from a first memory unit of the memory that is configured to take part in providing the service, iii) allocating a second information from a second memory unit that is not configured to take part in providing the service, and transferring the second information from the second memory unit to the first memory unit, hereby iv) transferring at least a part of the first information and/or at least a part of the second information virtually beyond the first memory unit, v) combining the first information and the second information into a message, and vi) providing the message to the second NFC device as a response to the request. |
| US10790879B2 |
Method for routing data frame, near field communication controller, and terminal
A method for routing a data frame, applied to a first terminal, where the first terminal includes a device host (DH) and a near field communication controller (NFCC). A first routing mechanism in the first terminal is in an enabled state. The method includes receiving, by the NFCC, a data frame from a second terminal, processing, by the NFCC, the data frame according to a first preset rule when a currently activated radio frequency (RF) protocol is a first RF protocol, and routing, by the NFCC, the data frame according to the first routing mechanism when the currently activated RF protocol is a second RF protocol, where the first RF protocol includes a Near Field Communication Data Exchange Protocol (NFC-DEP), and the second RF protocol includes a non NFC-DEP. |
| US10790875B2 |
Low power modes for data transmission from a distribution point
Methods and devices are discussed where a common bit loading table is constructed from minimum gain from a plurality of bit loading tables for different combinations of lines being in a transmit or quiet mode. |
| US10790872B1 |
Cooperative broadcast multi-hop network that employs broadcast flood routing and multi-hop transmission using a direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) waveform with cooperative beamforming and adaptive space-spectrum whitening
A cooperative broadcast multi-hop network that employs broadcast flood routing and multi-hop transmission using a direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) waveform with cooperative beamforming and adaptive space-spectrum whitening are provided. |
| US10790871B1 |
Collision aware radio resource allocation
According to an embodiment there is provided a method of radio resource allocation performed in a gateway or network server communicatively connected to a plurality of wireless nodes. The method comprises computing, for each spreading factor out of a number of spreading factors, a probability of successful receipt of an uplink communication from a wireless node from the plurality of wireless nodes based on spreading factor settings of the plurality of wireless nodes, determining, for a given link level budget, a spreading factor that provides a maximum likelihood of successfully completing uplink communications and determining, for the determined spreading factor, a transmission power that provides the given link level budget. |
| US10790861B2 |
Increasing capacity in wireless communications
Techniques to increase the capacity of a W-CDMA wireless communications system. In an exemplary embodiment, early termination of one or more transport channels on a W-CDMA wireless communications link is provided. In particular, early decoding is performed on slots as they are received over the air, and techniques are described for signaling acknowledgment messages (ACK's) for one or more transport channels correctly decoded to terminate the transmission of those transport channels. The techniques may be applied to the transmission of voice signals using the adaptive multi-rate (AMR) codec. Further exemplary embodiments describe aspects to reduce the transmission power and rate of power control commands sent over the air, as well as aspects for applying tail-biting convolutional codes in the system. |
| US10790853B2 |
QC-LDPC coding methods and apparatus
Concepts and schemes pertaining to quasi-cyclic-low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) coding are described. A processor of an apparatus may generate a QC-LDPC code having a plurality of codebooks embedded therein. The processor may select a codebook from the plurality of codebooks. The processor may also encode data using the selected codebook. Alternatively or additionally, the processor may generate the QC-LDPC code including at least one quasi-row orthogonal layer. Alternatively or additionally, the processor may generate the QC-LDPC code including a base matrix a portion of which forming a kernel matrix that corresponds to a code rate of at least a threshold value. |
| US10790852B2 |
Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) system for detecting error in data communication
A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) system includes an input unit, a plurality of CRC engines for 1 byte to n/2 byte, and an output unit. The input unit has a data de-multiplexer for receiving n byte data. The plurality of CRC engines for 1 byte to n/2 byte are connected to the data de-multiplexer for processing demultiplexed n byte data. The output unit has a data multiplexer for providing processed CRC output data. The plurality of CRC engines for 1 byte to n/2 byte are arranged in two columns A first column includes one or more CRC engines for 1 byte to n/2 byte and a second column includes a CRC engine for n/2 byte. |
| US10790850B1 |
Signal amplitude aware dithering method for enhancing small signal linearity in an analog-to-digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a method are disclosed. The ADC includes dithering circuitry. The dithering circuitry includes a signal level detector, a dither amplitude controller, a random code generator, and a dither digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The signal level detector receives the analog input signal and provides amplitude level information associated with the analog input signal. The dither amplitude controller receives the amplitude level information from the signal level detector, and provides a control signal. The dither amplitude controller varies the control signal based on the amplitude level information. The dither DAC receives the control signal from the dither amplitude controller and a pseudo-noise (PN) signal from the random code generator, and provides the dither signal based on the control signal. The dither signal varies based on an amplitude level of the analog input signal. |
| US10790849B2 |
RFDAC (RF (Radio Frequency) DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)) with improved efficiency and output power
High efficiency amplitude DACs (Digital-to-Analog Converters) and RFDACs (Radio Frequency DACs) employing such amplitude DACs are discussed. One exemplary embodiment is a DAC comprising a plurality of DAC stages, wherein each DAC stage of the plurality of DAC stages is associated with a respective predetermined voltage of a plurality of predetermined voltages, wherein each DAC stage of the plurality of DAC stages can receive a digital signal at the respective predetermined voltage associated with that DAC stage when the respective predetermined voltage of that DAC stage is a selected predetermined voltage, wherein the selected predetermined voltage is based on an amplitude of the digital signal, and wherein each DAC stage of the plurality of DAC stages can generate a respective analog signal associated with that DAC stage based on the digital signal received at that DAC stage when the respective predetermined voltage of that DAC stage is the selected predetermined voltage. |
| US10790846B2 |
Successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter and control method thereof
A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter including a first capacitor group, a second capacitor group and a control circuit is provided. Each of the first and second capacitor groups includes a plurality of capacitors coupled to a common node. In a sampling mode, the control circuit provides an analog signal to the first capacitor group and provides a first voltage to the common node and the second capacitor group. In a sampling mode, the control circuit stops providing the first voltage to the common node and provides a second voltage to the second capacitor group. In a data converting mode, the control circuit reads voltage values of the capacitors of the first capacitor group in sequence. Each when the voltage of at least one specific capacitor in the first capacitor group is read, one capacitor of the second capacitor group is electrically floated. |
| US10790845B1 |
Clocking circuit and method for time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters
A time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a plurality of ADCs, an open-loop clocking circuit, and a time-multiplexing circuit. The plurality of ADCs receive an analog input signal. Each ADC is configured to sample the analog input signal upon receipt of a respective clock signal. The open-loop clocking circuit receives a main clock signal having a reference frequency, and then divides the main clock signal into a sequential plurality of respective clock signals, each having a frequency lower than the reference frequency, and each triggered by one other respective clock signal starting from the main clock signal. The open-loop clocking circuit then distributes the plurality of respective clock signals to the plurality of ADCs. The time-multiplexing circuit is coupled to the plurality of ADCs and is configured to combine respective digital output signals from the plurality of ADCs into a time series. |
| US10790843B2 |
Analog-to-digital converter device
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) device includes capacitor arrays, successive approximation register (SAR) circuitries, and noise shaping circuitries. The capacitor arrays sample an input signal by turns, in order to provide a sampled input signal. The SAR circuitries perform an analog-to-digital conversion by turns according to a combination of the sampled input signal, a first residue signal, and a second residue signal, in order to generate digital outputs. The noise shaping circuitries receive a corresponding residue signal of the first residue signal the second residue signal in response to the analog-to-digital conversion, and to shape and transmit the corresponding residue signal to the SAR circuitries. |
| US10790842B1 |
System and method for a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter
A method of operating a redundant successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes: sampling an input signal; and successively approximating the sampled input signal using a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) including DAC reference elements having at least one sub-binary weighted DAC reference element. Successively approximating the sampled input signal includes performing a plurality of successive approximation cycles. Each successive approximation cycle of the plurality of successive approximation cycles including: generating a DAC input word using a successive approximation register (SAR), offsetting the DAC input word to form an offset DAC input word when the successive approximation cycle corresponds to the at least one sub-binary weighted reference element, applying the offset DAC input word to an input of the DAC to produce a first DAC output signal, comparing the first DAC output signal with the sampled input signal using a comparator, and setting a bit of the SAR based on the comparison. |
| US10790841B2 |
Gain correction for multi-bit successive-approximation register
A system has a digital-to-analog converter; a reference signal coupled to the digital-to-analog converter; a differential amplifier for applying gain, and for generating output signals as a function of sampled input signals, the reference signal, digital codes, and the gain applied by the differential amplifier coupled to the digital-to-analog converter; and a multi-bit successive-approximation register for determining the digital codes in successive stages coupled to the differential amplifier; and the gain applied by the differential amplifier is corrected based on previously determined digital codes. |
| US10790838B1 |
Method and apparatus to perform dynamic frequency scaling while a phase-locked loop operates in a closed loop
Dynamic voltage frequency scaling to transition to a target clock frequency and associated target voltage is provided. Dynamic voltage frequency scaling to a different clock frequency is performed by gradually changing the clock frequency using discrete variable-size steps, while dynamically switching to faster or slower reference clock frequencies as appropriate to harmonize the frequency trajectory with system requirements. |
| US10790833B1 |
Clock data recovery circuit
A clock data recovery circuit is disclosed. The clock data recovery circuit includes a bit stream data rate divider and a digital phase-locked loop including a linear phase detector. The bit stream data rate divider is configured to divide a frequency of a serial data stream by a designated division factor to generate a divided serial data stream. The linear phase detector is configured to compare phases of the divided serial data stream and a feedback signal within the digital phase-locked loop and output an UP signal associated with phase lagging and a DOWN signal associated with phase leading of the feedback signal versus the divided serial data stream. The digital phase-locked loop is configured to output a clock signal having a phase based on a digital difference between a digitized-UP signal derived from the UP signal and a digitized-DOWN signal derived from the DOWN signal. |
| US10790831B2 |
Temperature compensated crystal oscillator
A temperature compensated crystal oscillator implements temperature compensation by generating and applying a temperature compensation signal via a function having a plateau region and a higher slope region, where a horizontal position of the higher slope region, a slope value in the higher slope region, and a function value change magnitude over the higher slope region are adjustable. |
| US10790830B1 |
Fused memory and arithmetic circuit
A tile of an FPGA fuses memory and arithmetic circuits. Connections directly between multiple instances of the tile are also available, allowing multiple tiles to be treated as larger memories or arithmetic circuits. By using these connections, referred to as cascade inputs and outputs, the input and output bandwidth of the arithmetic circuit is further increased. The arithmetic unit accesses inputs from a combination of: the switch fabric, the memory circuit, a second memory circuit of the tile, and a cascade input. In some example embodiments, the routing of the connections on the tile is based on post-fabrication configuration. In one configuration, all connections are used by the memory circuit, allowing for higher bandwidth in writing or reading the memory. In another configuration, all connections are used by the arithmetic circuit. |
| US10790829B2 |
Logic circuits with simultaneous dual function capability
Integrated circuits with programmable logic regions are provided. The programmable logic regions may be organized into smaller logic units sometimes referred to as a logic element. A logic element may include four lookup tables coupled to an adder carry chain. At least some of the lookup tables are configured to output combinatorial outputs, whereas the adder carry chain are used to output sum outputs. Both the combinatorial outputs and the sum outputs may be used simultaneously to support a multiplication operation, three or more logic operations, or arithmetic and combinatorial operations in parallel. |
| US10790827B2 |
Network-on-chip (NOC) with flexible data width
Techniques described herein may relate to providing a programmable interconnect network (e.g., a programmable network-on-chip (NOC)). A method may include determining a transmission parameter, bonding one or more channels of an interconnect network based at least in part on the transmission parameter, and power-gating any unused channels after the bonding. |
| US10790817B2 |
Power switch with bootstrap driver for continuous time operation
A power switch with a bootstrap driver for continuous time operation is disclosed. In an exemplary aspect, the power switch selectively connects power management circuitry to one or more power amplifier stages in a radio frequency (RF) front end. The bootstrap driver provides a constant gate to source voltage during an enabled state of the power switch such that a switching element can remain closed with near-constant closed switch resistance in the presence of varying signals (e.g., varying power signals) passing through the power switch. The bootstrap driver can use a variable clock frequency to quickly close the power switch and resistor-capacitor (RC) filtering to reduce noise contribution to the signal path through the power switch. In some examples, a constant voltage reference provides battery independent voltage control of the gate to source voltage of the power switch. |
| US10790809B1 |
Feed-forward current compensation for CMOS signal path
An integrated circuit has a CMOS signal path coupled for receiving a data signal. A compensation circuit is coupled to a power supply rail of the CMOS signal path for injecting a compensation current into the power supply rail. The compensation circuit can be a charge pump operating in response to the data signal to inject the compensation current into the power supply rail each transition of the data signal. The compensation circuit can be a replica CMOS signal path to inject the compensation current into the power supply rail each transition of the data signal. The compensation circuit can be a voltage regulator and current mirror including an input coupled to the voltage regulator. The replica CMOS signal path receives an operating potential from the voltage regulator. An output of the current mirror injects the compensation current into the power supply rail each transition of the data signal. |
| US10790808B2 |
Variable delay circuits
A passable latch circuit and variable delay chains built with one or more passable latch circuits are disclosed. The passable latch circuit has a dynamic latch including a first P-transistor, a first N-transistor, a second P-transistor, a second N-transistor and a clock input circuitry. The passable latch circuit further includes a control switch connected between the gates of the second P-transistor and the second N-transistor. The control switch has an on state and an off state, and the passable latch circuit is configured to have different delays by controlling the state of the control switch. |
| US10790807B1 |
Quantum logic gate design and optimization
A method of performing a computational process using a quantum computer includes generating a laser pulse sequence comprising a plurality of laser pulse segments used to perform an entangling gate operation on a first trapped ion and a second trapped ion of a plurality of trapped ions that are aligned in a first direction, each of the trapped ions having two frequency-separated states defining a qubit, and applying the generated laser pulse sequence to the first and second trapped ions. Each of the plurality of laser pulse segments has a pulse shape with ramps formed using a spline at a start and an end of each of the plurality of laser pulse segments. |
| US10790806B2 |
Power-on reset circuit
In one example, a power-on reset (POR) circuit comprises a first transistor coupled to a voltage source, a control terminal of the first transistor coupled to a non-control terminal of the first transistor via a resistor; a second transistor coupled to the resistor, a control terminal of the second transistor is coupled to a non-control terminal of the second transistor; and a comparator having first and second terminals, the first terminal coupled to the non-control terminal of the first transistor and the second terminal coupled to the voltage source via an offset circuit. |
| US10790805B2 |
Impedance converter to achieve negative capacitance and/or negative inductance for radio frequency front end matching
An impedance converter circuit achieves negative capacitance and/or negative inductance for radio frequency (RF) front end impedance matching for low noise amplifier (LNA) designs. The impedance converter circuit includes a first transistor coupled to a first RF input at a source of the first transistor. The impedance converter circuit also includes a second transistor coupled to a second RF input at a source of the second transistor. The second transistor is cross-coupled to the first transistor to form a cross-coupled pair of transistors. The cross-coupled pair of transistors is configured to generate a negative capacitance or a negative inductance based on a load impedance coupled to a drain of the first transistor and a drain of the second transistor. |
| US10790802B2 |
Transversely excited film bulk acoustic resonator using rotated Y-X cut lithium niobate
Acoustic resonator devices, filters, and methods are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a lithium niobate (LN) plate having front and back surfaces. The back surface is attached to a surface of the substrate except for a portion of the LN plate forming a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the LN plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are disposed on the diaphragm. The LN plate and the IDT are configured such that a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT excites a shear primary acoustic wave in the diaphragm. The Euler angles of the LN plate are [0°, β, 0° ], where β is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 60°. |
| US10790795B1 |
Zeroing structure applicable to adjustable diplexer
A zeroing structure applicable to an adjustable diplexer includes a substrate, holder, motor, lead screw, displacement plate, stop element and interference element. The holder is disposed on the substrate. The motor is disposed on the holder. The lead screw is rotatably disposed on the holder and connected to the motor, and thus rotation of the lead screw is driven by the motor. The displacement plate is movably disposed on the substrate and helically connected to the lead screw so as to undergo linear motion between a first position and a second position relative to the substrate when guided and driven by the motor. The stop element is disposed on the lead screw. The interference element is disposed on the displacement plate and at the position that allows the interference element to come into contact with the stop element when the displacement plate is at the first position. The zeroing structure enables the adjustable diplexer operable at an adjustable center frequency to perform mechanical zeroing and enables primary or auxiliary confirmation of zeroing detection. Furthermore, the zeroing structure is highly reliable and incurs low cost. |
| US10790790B2 |
Amplifiers with delta-sigma modulators using pulse-density modulations and related processes
An audio amplifier system includes a delta-sigma modulator configured to receive an m-bit digital audio input signal and to generate a pulse density modulated signal based on the m-bit digital audio input signal. An analog power stage is coupled to the delta-sigma modulator to receive the pulse density modulated signal and amplify the pulse density modulated signal to generate an amplified pulse density modulated signal. A feedback circuit is coupled to the delta-sigma modulator and the analog power stage. The feedback circuit is configured to receive the amplified pulse density modulated signal and the pulse density modulated signal and to determine a digital error signal representative of a difference between the amplified pulse density modulated signal and the pulse density modulated signal. The feedback circuit is further configured to provide the digital error signal to the delta-sigma modulator for applying the digital error signal to a representation of the m-bit digital audio input signal. |
| US10790789B2 |
Injection lock power amplifier with back-gate bias
In an exemplary structure, a transformer has a primary side and a secondary side. Output from the primary side is coupled to the secondary side. A first power supply is connected to a center tap of the primary side of the transformer. An oscillator includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The front-gate of the first transistor is connected to the drain of the second transistor and the primary side of the transformer. The front-gate of the second transistor is connected to the drain of the first transistor and the primary side of the transformer. A third transistor is connected to the first transistor and a fourth transistor is connected to the second transistor. The third and fourth transistors inject a desired frequency to the oscillator. A voltage source is connected to the back-gate of the first transistor and the back-gate of the second transistor. |
| US10790788B2 |
Direct substrate to solder bump connection for thermal management in flip chip amplifiers
Solder bumps are placed in direct contact with the silicon substrate of an amplifier integrated circuit having a flip chip configuration. A plurality of amplifier transistor arrays generate waste heat that promotes thermal run away of the amplifier if not directed out of the integrated circuit. The waste heat flows through the thermally conductive silicon substrate and out the solder bump to a heat-sinking plane of an interposer connected to the amplifier integrated circuit via the solder bumps. |
| US10790782B2 |
Optocoupler emulating input stage for digital isolators
A digital isolator comprising a set of bipolar transistors and an inductor capacitor (LC) oscillator coupled to the set of bipolar transistors in series, wherein the LC oscillator is configured to be turned on and off based on the current applied to the set of bipolar transistors or the LC oscillator and generate a set of differential signals based on the current flowing through the set of bipolar transistors and mimicking the operational characteristics of an optocoupler. |
| US10790781B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit
According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit including an oscillation circuit, a charge pump circuit, a smoothing circuit, and a negative feedback circuit. The charge pump circuit is arranged between each of a power supply input terminal and the oscillation circuit and a power supply output terminal. The smoothing circuit is arranged between the charge pump circuit and the power supply output terminal. The negative feedback circuit is arranged on a path returning from the smoothing circuit to the oscillation circuit. The smoothing circuit includes a first zero point generation circuit. |
| US10790778B2 |
Solar array with elastic memory hinges
Deployable solar panels are disclosed. In some embodiments, the deployable solar panel includes an extendable member comprising a composite material and having a length and a width; a plurality of hinges, each of the plurality of hinges extending across the width of the extendable member, the plurality of hinges comprising composite material and a shape memory polymer; and a plurality of solar panels coupled with the extendable member. In some embodiments, the deployable solar panel includes a lenticular shape extending along the length of the extendable member. |
| US10790777B2 |
Flexible solar roofing modules
Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing to an observer. BIPV systems can be incorporated as part of roof surfaces as built into the structure of the roof, particularly as roofing modules that have photovoltaic elements embedded or incorporated into the body of the module, in distinct tiles-sized areas. The use of modules that replicate the look of individual roofing tiles (or shingles) can lead to a more efficient installation process. Further, modules can include flexible joints between the distinct tiles-sized areas, across which solar cells within the module are electrically connected. The flexibility granted to the modules also makes installation easier, and further improves the fatigue and strain resistance of the overall solar array for its operational life. |
| US10790776B2 |
System and method for controlling the power ratio of a solar concentrator array
A system and method for generating electrical power from a solar power supply using at least one concentrator array having a plurality of photovoltaic cells and corresponding reflector groups to direct light to the photovoltaic. A concentration ratio indicative of a portion of the electrical power capacity to generate to power a spacecraft is determined. The concentration ratio is communicated to a control module on the concentrator array. The control module selects a number of reflectors from the total number of reflectors to orient into a photovoltaic energizing position, where the selected number of reflectors corresponds to a concentration ratio of the total number of reflectors. |
| US10790775B2 |
Electric drive for electric vehicles
A vehicle includes an inverter having first and second half bridges configured to provide multiphase voltage to an electric machine. The vehicle further includes a controller configured to activate a switch of the first half bridge and pulse width modulate a switch of the second half bridge to conduct resonant output on a rail of the inverter to the electric machine such that the multiphase voltage is created for at least a sixth of a cycle of the electric machine. The activation is responsive to a torque command. |
| US10790773B2 |
Doubly fed induction motor
Electric motor, in particular induction motor, comprising a stator, a rotor and a control device which is arranged at the rotor. The three rotor windings are connected to a Rotor Control device with inverter and controller unit mounted on the rotor. A capacitor is placed in the DC link. The capacitor is supplied from the EMF induced in the rotor. The current in the rotor windings is advanced in order to achieve a 90 degree phase shift between rotor current and stator MMF vector. To achieve this the frequency and amplitude of the rotor current as well as the phase shift can be varied. Wherein the frequency of the rotor inverter is matching the slip frequency. |
| US10790768B2 |
Motor driving control device and motor driving control method
A rotational stop position of a motor is accurately controlled. A motor driving control device (100) includes a BEMF detection unit (118) for detecting zero-cross of back electromotive force of a motor coil provided in a motor, and a CPU (101) for controlling driving of the motor by a 1-phase energization method and, without a position sensor, performing commutation based on the zero-cross of the back electromotive force detected by the BEMF detection unit (118), controlling driving of the motor based on a rotational speed corresponding to a drive voltage and a load, and performing extension control of a commutation time for each step from a calculated deceleration start step until the rotational speed of the motor decreases to a predetermined rotational speed or less for enabling the motor to stop at a desired stop position when the driving of the motor is stopped. |
| US10790767B2 |
Control device of permanent magnet synchronous motor and image forming device
A control device of a permanent magnet synchronous motor that is a control device of a sensorless-type permanent magnet synchronous motor in which a rotor using a permanent magnet rotates by a rotating magnetic field caused by a current flowing in an armature includes: a driver that applies a voltage to the armature and drives the rotor; an initial position estimator that estimates an initial position which is a magnetic pole position of the rotor that is stopped; and a controller that controls the driver so as to apply a pulse train including a voltage pulse for searching the initial position for each of n angle positions dividing a search range of an electrical angle of 360 degrees to the armature, wherein the pulse train includes a first pulse and a second pulse. |
| US10790765B2 |
Electrostatic energy collector and electrostatic energy collecting method
An electrostatic energy collector and an electrostatic energy collecting method. The electrostatic energy collector comprises: a vibrating table (101), the vibrating table being fixedly connected to a first end of a first cross beam (102) and a first end of a second cross beam (103), the first cross beam being parallel to the second cross beam, a vertical projection of the first cross beam being overlapped with that of the second cross beam, both of the first cross beam and the second cross beam being conductors, a first mass block (104) being fixedly arranged on the first cross beam, an electret layer (106) being coated at the side, close to the first cross beam, of the second cross beam, a second mass block (105) being fixed at the sided, facing away from the first cross beam, of the second cross beam, a first lead (107) being connected to the first cross beam and a first end of a load (109), and a second lead (108) being connected to the cross beam and a second end of the load. The electrostatic energy collector and the electrostatic energy collecting method can improve energy connection efficiency. |
| US10790764B2 |
Power conversion device that limits voltage variation among energy storage devices
A power conversion device includes an MMC-type power conversion circuit and a central controller. The central controller limits an active power command value and a reactive power command value to a value corresponding to an active power limit value and a value corresponding to a reactive power limit value, respectively, and controls an operation of the power conversion circuit according to the limited active power command value and the limited reactive power command value. The central controller includes: an index value calculation unit configured to calculate an index value that shows an extent of a variation among voltages of energy storage devices included in a plurality of converter cells; and a limiter controller configured to change the active power limit value to a value smaller than the active power limit value when the index value exceeds a threshold value. |
| US10790761B2 |
Power conversion device and DC power transmission system
A DC power transmission system interconnects a plurality of AC systems via a DC line. A plurality of power conversion devices are connected between the plurality of AC systems and the DC line. One of the plurality of power conversion devices controls the voltage on the DC line, while the remaining power conversion device controls a current input and output to and from the DC line. In a restart which resumes power conversion from a stopped state for controlling a DC current on the DC line, the power conversion device performing current control monitors the voltage on the DC line and starts a restart operation without transmitting or receiving information to or from the other power conversion device. |
| US10790759B2 |
Drive system with an intermediate circuit busbar
A drive system includes an intermediate circuit busbar, the intermediate circuit busbar having at least one first busbar adapter part on which two lug sections, i.e. in particular lug areas, are formed, which are set apart from each other, one of the two lug sections having a larger cross-section, in particular a larger line cross-section, in particular a line cross-section for carrying current, than the other one of the two lug sections. |
| US10790758B2 |
Power converter for electric vehicle drive systems
Provided herein are power converter of a drive unit for an electric vehicle. The power converter includes an inverter having a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitor, and a laminated bus-bar having a positive bus-bar segment, a negative bus-bar segment and a phase bus-bar segment. The positive bus-bar segment, the negative bus-bar segment, and the phase bus-bar segment can be disposed about the capacitor to form a lead frame coupled with the capacitor. The lead frame can include a first lead coupled with the first transistor. The first lead can include portions of the positive bus-bar segment and the phase bus-bar segment. The lead frame can include a second lead coupled with the second transistor. The second lead can include portions of the negative bus-bar segment and the phase bus-bar segment. |
| US10790756B2 |
Variable blanking frequency for resonant converters
A power supply includes a transistor that is connected to a primary winding of a transformer. A controller controls a switching operation of the transistor by quasi-resonant switching. The controller receives a feedback voltage and adjusts the feedback voltage to adjust a blanking frequency, which is an inverse of a blanking time during which the transistor is prevented from being turned on. The controller turns on the transistor after expiration of the blanking time based on a level of a resonant ring. |
| US10790748B2 |
Soft-start circuit and buck converter comprising the same
A buck converter includes a power switch having a first end to receive an input voltage, and a soft start circuit configured to compensate a soft start voltage during a soft start time period according to a result of comparing a feedback voltage corresponding to an output voltage of the buck converter and an input detection voltage corresponding to the input voltage. The buck converter controls switching of the power switch using the soft start voltage. |
| US10790746B2 |
Power dissipation regulated buck architecture
The present disclosure provides a DC-DC switching converter architecture that utilizes the chip's thermal capacity effectively by implementing adaptive switching frequency scaling over the operation region, keeping the die/package temperature constant. The power budget is effectively utilized, and the external components such as capacitors, inductors, and pass device sizes are reduced, thereby increasing the efficiency of the switching converter. An adaptive frequency scalar is optimized, avoiding losses, especially at high loads. The larger the input and output voltage ranges, the bigger the benefit the disclosure becomes. |
| US10790744B1 |
Single inductor multiple output adaptive loop control
This disclosure describes techniques for controlling switching regulator switching operations. The techniques include generating, using an inductor, a plurality of output voltage signals from an input voltage by controlling one or more switches that vary charging operations of the inductor; generating a feedback control signal based on whether the plurality of output voltage signals are within a range of target values corresponding to the plurality of output voltage signals; selecting a second output voltage signal of the plurality of output voltage signals when the feedback control signal indicates that a first output voltage signal exceeds the range of a first target value of the target values that corresponds to the first output voltage signal; and controlling the one or more switches of the switching regulator based on a difference between the selected second output voltage signal and a second target value. |
| US10790741B2 |
Pole compensation in reconfigurable power converter
In a power converter that includes a switched-capacitor circuit connected to a switched-inductor circuit, reconfiguration logic causes the switched-capacitor circuit to transition between first and second switched-capacitor configurations with different voltage-transformation ratios. A compensator compensates for a change in the power converter's forward-transfer function that would otherwise result from the transition between the two switched-capacitor configurations. |
| US10790740B2 |
Techniques for switch capacitor regulator power savings
Techniques for improving efficiency of a switched-capacitor voltage regulator are provided. In an example, a switched-capacitor voltage regulator can include a switched-capacitor network having multiple gain configurations, a clock configured to switch capacitors of the switched-capacitor network between a charge state and a discharge state to provide a scaled output voltage, and a controller configured to select a capacitor configuration associated with a gain of the multiple gain configurations to provide the scaled output voltage within a desired output voltage range while continuously switching the capacitor configuration, and to interrupt switching of the capacitor configuration to permit an output voltage of the switched-capacitor voltage regulator to fall below the scaled output voltage but to remain above a lower limit of the desired output voltage range to save power by reducing losses due to the switching. |
| US10790736B2 |
Voice coil motor, lens moving device, and imaging apparatus
A yoke of a voice coil motor includes an outer yoke as a magnet holding portion and an inner yoke as a coil insertion portion. A magnet is fixed to the surface of the outer yoke facing the inner yoke. The inner yoke is inserted into a coil. The coil is formed in a trapezoidal shape where an outer wire length as a wire length of an outer long side is shorter than an inner wire length as a wire length of an inner long side. Since the outer long side is made shorter than the inner long side, an opposite thrust caused by current flowing in the outer long side can be reduced. Accordingly, a reduction in the thrust of the coil is suppressed by as much as the reduced opposite thrust. |
| US10790730B2 |
Power conversion device
A power conversion device includes a first power conversion circuit portion and a second power conversion circuit portion delivering power to and from first and second motors of which shaft centers are disposed along a first direction, three first connection terminals connecting the first power conversion circuit portion and the first motor, and three second connection terminals connecting the second power conversion circuit portion and the second motor. The first power conversion circuit portion and the second power conversion circuit portion are configured such that, when seen in radial directions of the first motor and the second motor, at least a portion thereof overlaps at least any of the first motor and the second motor. Three first connection terminals are disposed along the first direction on one side in a second direction. Three second connection terminals are disposed along the first direction on the other side in the second direction. |
| US10790729B2 |
Universal camera tripod head adapter having pan and tilt encoders
A direct drive servo motor is provided and may include a quadrature encoder and a silicone rubber sleeve affixed to the encoder's shaft that is attached to the rotor hub and may also include an axle fixed to the rotor hub, inner and outer bearings, front and rear bearing plates, an outer stator, and an inner rotor rare earth magnet ring. A computer-controlled camera system is also provided and includes a direct drive camera gimbal; a pan-bar system; a robotic control system; a master interconnect unit; custom control software; and a track and gantry system. A universal camera tripod head adapter is also provided and includes front and rear clamps, a clamp handle, side and rear brackets and a silicone rubber sleeve affixed to the shaft of each encoder that rides on the pan and tilt axis lips of a camera tripod head. |
| US10790726B2 |
Electrical machine cooled by a dual-flow impeller
The invention relates to an assembly (1000) comprising an electrical machine (100) comprising: a stator (9) having windings forming coils (106), a rotor (103), a shaft (101) rotating the rotor (103), and an impeller (1) for cooling the electrical machine, said cooling impeller (1) comprising at least two crowns (2, 21, 22), including a first crown (21) and a second crown (22), each crown (2, 21, 22) comprising blades (3), the blades (3, 31) of the first crown (21) of the cooling impeller (1) being arranged so as to generate the circulation of a cooling fluid flow in a first direction (F1), and the blades (3, 32) of the second crown (22) being arranged so as to generate the circulation of the cooling fluid flow in a second direction (F2), the second direction (F2) opposing the first direction (F1). Said invention is applicable to motor vehicles. |
| US10790724B2 |
Apparatus and method of generating energy from renewable energy sources
An electrical energy generator array generates electricity from at least one form of natural flow, the generator having a drive shaft driven by energy from a natural energy flow and connected to a drive mechanism. The generator includes an integrated electric motor and a plurality of individual generators disengageably connected to the drive mechanism. Each generator is connected via a series of ties to form a connected generator array, the array being rotated by the drive mechanism when connected thereto, or by the integrated electric motor when disconnected from the drive mechanism, to generate electricity. The generator may include an electrical storage device arranged to power the integrated electric motor. A method of generating electricity from at least one natural energy flow, for supply to an electrical storage device, for local use or for supply to an electric grid includes using an electrical energy generator array as described. |
| US10790723B2 |
Disk-pack turbine
A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. In further embodiments, a system and method is offered for harnessing fields created by a system having rotating rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side to produce current within a plurality of coils. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system. |
| US10790718B2 |
Electric motor having stator with solder layer on aluminum exposed portion of terminal wire and method of manufacturing electric motor
An electric motor includes a stator around which an aluminum wire having a resin coating layer formed on a surface of the aluminum wire is wound; and a rotator arranged on an inner side of the stator to be rotatable, the aluminum wire comprising a terminal wire including an aluminum exposed portion, from which the resin coating layer is peeled off to expose an aluminum core wire, the stator comprising a terminal with which the aluminum exposed portion and a power supply wire for use in supplying electric power for rotating the rotator are connected, the terminal electrically conducting the aluminum exposed portion and the power supply wire, and a first solder layer formed on the terminal, covering an entire surface of the aluminum exposed portion, and joining the aluminum exposed portion and the terminal to each other. |
| US10790716B2 |
Layered conductors for reduced eddy loss
An electrical machine includes a stator defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots. A layered conductor is wound into the slots. The layered conductor includes a plurality of layers wherein at least two adjacent layers in the plurality of layers have electrical conductivities that are different from one another. The at least two adjacent layers can form an interface therebetween that is tangentially aligned with a circumferential direction around the stator. The at least two adjacent layers can be in electrical communication with one another with no intervening insulator therebetween. One of the at least two adjacent layers can include a relatively high electrical conductivity metal, and another one of the at least two adjacent layers can include a relatively low electrical conductivity metal. |
| US10790713B2 |
Rotating electrical machine with rotor with plurality of umbrella-shaped portions with demagnetized center bridge portions
Provided is a rotating electrical machine that has superior rotor strength and can be manufactured at low cost, wherein torque generated by a rotor can be increased. Two holes are formed in a circumferential direction in each pole in a rotor. The two holes communicate with an outer periphery of the rotor, and an outer peripheral edge portion on an outer side in a radial direction of the rotor of the two holes is connected via a center bridge between the two holes to a core portion on an inner side in the radial direction of the rotor in each pole. The center bridge is demagnetized, or the permeability thereof is reduced. Consequently, leakage flux passing through the center bridge can be reduced, even when the width of the center bridge is increased. |
| US10790712B1 |
Variable-flux memory motor and methods of controlling a variable-flux motor
In one aspect, embodiments of the invention are directed to a multi-pole rotor of a variable-flux memory motor (VFMM) that includes: a rotor core; and a plurality of poles. Each of the poles includes: one or more soft rotor magnets; a first ferrous wedge; and a second ferrous wedge. The one or more soft rotor magnets are disposed between the first and second ferrous wedges in a circumferential direction of the rotor. |
| US10790702B2 |
Contactless power transmission device and contactless power transmission/reception apparatus
A contactless power transmission device transmits power to a power reception device in a contactless manner, and includes a shield case which has an opening portion at one end portion thereof, and is partitioned into a plurality of shield rooms by partitioning plates; a power transmission circuit which is for transmitting power and is disposed to correspond to each of the plurality of shield rooms; a plurality of power transmission coils which are disposed on the inner side in the plurality of shield rooms and transmit AC power from the power transmission circuit to the power reception device; and a notch which is formed on side surfaces of the shield case or the partitioning plates, from the opening portion toward the inner side such that both sides of a rear end portion of the power reception device inserted into the plurality of shield rooms can be held. |
| US10790701B2 |
Wireless power transmitter, wireless power receiver, and control methods thereof
A wireless power transmitter and a method for operating the wireless power transmitter are provided, which transmit charging power to a wireless power receiver. A control signal is provided that includes time information and load change information, and a load change of the wireless power receiver is detected during a period of time corresponding to the first time information. If the detected load change of the wireless power receiver corresponds to the load change information included in the control signal, a determination is made that the wireless power receiver is admitted for charging. |
| US10790694B2 |
Wireless power transmitters and receivers, and method for permitting a wireless power receiver by a wireless power transmitter
An apparatus and method are provided for permitting a wireless power receiver to be charged by a wireless power transmitter. The method includes generating a Power Receiving Unit (PRU) control signal including permission information indicating charging permission for the wireless power receiver; and transmitting the PRU control signal to the wireless power receiver. |
| US10790683B2 |
Semiconductor chip, semiconductor device and battery pack
A semiconductor device includes a control unit which controls charging/discharging of a secondary battery, a bidirectional coupling unit which is electrically coupled to the control unit and through which a charging/discharging current flows, and a protection diode coupled between the control unit and the bidirectional coupling unit. The bidirectional coupling unit includes a discharging power transistor, a charging power transistor reversely coupled in series with the discharging power transistor, and a common drain pad which functions as a drain of the discharging power transistor and further functions as a drain of the charging power transistor. An anode of the protection diode is electrically coupled to the common drain pad. A cathode of the protection diode is electrically coupled to a power supply terminal of the control unit. |
| US10790681B2 |
Vehicle refrigeration system and related methods
A vehicle refrigeration system includes a vehicle power device, and a vehicle refrigeration device coupled to the vehicle power device. The vehicle refrigeration device includes an evaporator configured to provide cooling based upon refrigerant fluid, a condenser configured to process the refrigerant fluid downstream from the evaporator, and a compressor configured to operate based upon a combined voltage, and transmit the refrigerant fluid from the evaporator to the condenser. |
| US10790679B2 |
Battery protection circuit and device, battery pack, and battery protection method
A battery protection circuit that protects a rechargeable battery including cells connected in parallel includes an overcharging detection part provided for each of the cells and configured to prevent the corresponding cell from being charged in response to detecting overcharging of the corresponding cell, an overdischarge detection part provided for each of the cells and configured to prevent the corresponding cell from being discharged in response to detecting overdischarge of the corresponding cell, a charging current limiting part provided for each of the cells and configured to prevent a charging current from exceeding a predetermined charging current value during a period for which the charging current flows through the corresponding cell, and a discharge current limiting part provided for each of the cells and configured to prevent a discharge current from exceeding a predetermined discharge current value during a period for which the discharge current flows through the corresponding cell. |
| US10790678B2 |
Method and system for balancing a battery assembly
A system for balancing a battery assembly and related methods for making and using same are provided. The system can obtain a status of a battery assembly with a plurality of batteries. One or more of the batteries can be selected based on the obtained status, and the selected batteries can be balanced. The system, for example, can control active balancing of the selected batteries when the battery assembly is in a static state and control selective discharging of the selected batteries when the battery assembly is in a discharging state. When the battery assembly is in a charging state, selective charging of the selected batteries can be controlled. One or more cells that comprise the individual batteries alternatively can be selected for balancing. A protective circuit can help ensure safety of the balancing. Battery balancing can be energy-efficient and time-efficient. The lifetime of the battery assembly can be extended. |
| US10790675B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting power wirelessly
There are provided an apparatus for transmitting power wirelessly. The apparatus for transmitting power wirelessly may include a boosting unit boosting an input voltage, and an inverter unit inverting the boosted voltage output from the boosting unit to transmit power wirelessly. The inverter unit and the boosting unit are controlled by the same switching element. |
| US10790672B2 |
Hybrid solar power supply control system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for a hybrid solar power supply system, in particular for direct current (DC) power supply. The hybrid solar power supply control system includes a power arbiter and a power controller. The power arbiter unit is connectable to a photovoltaic power supply and one or more other power supplies and comprises circuitry to connect the input photovoltaic power supply and other power supplies and combine power from one or more power supplies for direct current (DC) output, and transition between power supplies based on the available input power from each power supply. The power controller is configured to vary the apparent load applied at the DC output to control the power drawn from the one or more power supplies. |
| US10790668B1 |
Method for reactive power oscillation damping for a wind turbine system with integrated reactive power compensation device
A method for operating a wind turbine system, and associated system, provides real and reactive power to a grid. The wind turbine system includes a generator with a power converter and an integrated reactive power compensation device. A total reactive power demand (Qcmd) is made on the wind turbine system at a first grid state, and is allocated to generator reactive power (Qg) and compensation device reactive power (Qmvb). A first reactive power droop scheme is determined that includes a reactive power droop value applied to one or both of the control loops for (Qg) and (Qmvb) at the first grid state. Upon detection of a grid fault, the first reactive power droop scheme is changed to a second reactive power droop scheme by changing the reactive power droop values applied to one or both of the (Qg) and (Qmvb) control loops during recovery from the grid fault. |
| US10790667B2 |
Voltage/reactive power control apparatus, method, and voltage/reactive power control system
There is provided a voltage/reactive power control device, method, and a voltage/reactive power control system that allow a proper control even with a control delay or in a situation where the system conditions at the time of setting the voltage reference value may not be always reproduced. A voltage/reactive power control system is applied to a power system in which a monitoring point is set in a local system divided as appropriate from the power system and the local system includes a voltage/reactive power control device capable of adjusting voltage and reactive power at the monitoring point. The voltage/reactive power control system includes: a central control unit that sets a control target value of the voltage and reactive power at the monitoring point in the local system based on optimal power flow calculation using total system data on the power system, generates a correction function to correct the control target value in accordance with a change in state of the power system relating to the monitoring point by using past history information on the states of the power system, and outputs the control target value and at least one or more correction functions; a local control apparatus that, when the control target value is different from system data on the local system, uses the correction function to calculate a controlled variable for the voltage/reactive power control device necessary to attain the control target value; and a device control apparatus that controls the voltage/reactive power control device in accordance with the controlled variable from the local control apparatus. |
| US10790666B2 |
Power compensator
A power compensator for compensating voltage at a location along a power transmission line, the compensator having a controller for controlling a voltage generated across the compensator, wherein the voltage is controlled to maintain a power transmission line voltage at a value dependent on the power transmission line location. |
| US10790664B2 |
Adding and shedding loads using load levels to determine timing
Some embodiments relate to a method of adding and shedding loads that are connected to a generator. The method includes determining whether a plurality of loads is being supplied with power by the generator and then determining the total load that the generator is supplying to the plurality of loads. The method further includes determining whether to change a number of the loads in the plurality of loads based on the amount of load L that is being supplied by the generator. The method further includes determining an amount of time T in which to change the number of loads in the plurality of loads based on the amount of load that is being supplied by the generator. |
| US10790662B2 |
DC bus-based electrical power router utilizing multiple configurable bidirectional AC/DC converters
An electrical power distribution system includes a number of alternating current (AC) power output ports to transmit electrical power at a first fixed AC voltage level to a corresponding number of AC power loads. An AC bus coupled to the AC power output ports, and to couple to an AC power grid, transmits electrical power at a second fixed AC voltage level. A DC bus transmits electrical power at a first fixed DC voltage level. A number of AC power input/output (I/O) adapters are coupled to the AC bus and the DC bus, each including a bidirectional AC-to-DC (AC/DC) converter to receive and convert the electrical power transmitted on the AC bus at the second fixed AC voltage level to the electrical power at the first fixed DC voltage level for transmission to the DC bus, and to receive and convert the electrical power transmitted on the DC bus at the first fixed DC voltage level to the electrical power at the second fixed AC voltage level for transmission to the AC bus. The system further includes logic coupled to the AC power I/O adapters, the AC power output ports, and the AC bus, to control an amount of the electrical power transmitted from the AC power grid to the DC bus and from the DC bus to the AC bus for transmission to the AC power grid and/or one or more of the AC power output ports. |
| US10790658B2 |
Apparatus and methods for monitoring and responding to power supply and/or detection circuit failures within an electronic circuit breaker
An electronic circuit breaker may include a monitoring circuit configured to monitor and respond to a power supply and/or detection circuit failure within the electronic circuit breaker. In some embodiments, the monitoring circuit may monitor a DC current received from a detection circuit within the electronic circuit breaker. A response to a power supply and/or detection circuit failure may include interrupting current flow between an electrical power source and an electrical circuit protected by the electronic circuit breaker. Methods of monitoring and responding to a power supply and/or detection circuit failure within an electronic circuit breaker are also provided, as are other aspects. |
| US10790656B1 |
Connector bar
A bar connector comprises an elongate bar with a series of electrical attachment structures along a length of the elongate bar. Each wire electrical attachment structure is to secure at least one wire to the elongate bar. A flexible connector wire with two ends that connect to the elongate bar is used to establish an electrical connection between the at least one wire and a secondary distribution line by a crimp connector. A method of connecting an electrical wire with the bar connector is also claimed. |
| US10790652B2 |
Operation device
An operation device includes a control board, a case, a base member, and a protective cover located inside the case and protecting the control board by separating, inside the case, a space defined by the base member and the case into a first space for the control board and a second space exposed to the base member. The base member has an annular rib surrounding an installation hole. The protective cover has, on a surface facing the base member, a recess in an area corresponding to the rib. The rib is fitted in the recess with a leading edge in contact with the bottom of the recess. A screw inserted in the hole has a head inside a third space defined by the rib and the bottom of the recess. |
| US10790649B2 |
Removing apparatus and method
A removing apparatus (2) includes a first removing section (11) and a second removing section (12). The first removing section (11) includes a rotating disk (15) and a driven roller (16). The rotating disk (15) has a pair of left and right first to fourth left and right removing blades (21) to (24) attached thereto. When the rotating disk (15) rotates in a counterclockwise direction, a coil conductive wire (3) sandwiched between the rotating disk (15) and the driven roller (16) is transferred in a transfer direction. When the rotating disk (15) rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the left and right side surface portions of the insulating coating (4) are removed by a blade portion (21b) of a pair of left and right first left and right removing blades (21). |
| US10790639B1 |
Spark plug
A spark plug includes a tubular metallic shell having an attachment screw portion having an external thread. The attachment screw portion has a pitch diameter maximum portion at which the external thread has a maximum pitch diameter, the pitch diameter maximum portion being located on a rear end side of a center of the attachment screw portion in a direction along an axial line of the metallic shell, and a pitch diameter local maximum portion at which the external thread has a locally maximum pitch diameter, the pitch diameter local maximum portion being located on a forward end side of the pitch diameter maximum portion in the direction along the axial line. |
| US10790634B2 |
Laser system with optical feedback
A laser system with optical feedback, includes an optical-feedback-sensitive laser which emits, via an output optical fibre, a continuous, frequency-adjustable, propagating, source optical wave, known as the source wave; a resonant optical cavity coupled by means of optical feedback to the laser and configured to generate an intra-cavity wave, one fraction of which returns to the laser in the form of a counter-propagating optical wave; an electro-optic fibre modulator placed on the optical path between the laser and the resonant optical cavity, the electro-optic modulator being configured to generate a phase-shifted source wave by phase-shifting the source wave and, by phase-shifting the counter-propagating optical wave, to generate a phase-shifted counter-propagating wave, known as the feedback wave, which reaches the laser; a phase-control device for generating a control signal for the electro-optic modulator from an error signal representative of the relative phase between the source wave and the feedback wave, such as to cancel the relative phase between the source wave and the feedback wave. |
| US10790626B2 |
Busbar assembly and motor comprising same
Provided is a busbar assembly including a busbar body having an inner radius and an outer radius, and a plurality of terminals coupled to the busbar body and including bodies and electrodes, wherein all the electrodes of the plurality of the terminals are disposed between the inner radius and the outer radius, the plurality of the terminals are disposed at the same height, and at least two terminals among the plurality of the terminals are disposed at different locations around a center of the busbar body in radial and circumferential directions. Thus, an advantageous effect is provided in that a manufacturing cost may be reduced by significantly reducing an amount of generated scrap. |
| US10790624B2 |
Coaxial connector
A connector comprises a plurality of outer contacts including a first outer contact and a second outer contact that are slidably assembled together, a plurality of inner contacts disposed within the outer contacts, and a first elastic element disposed between the first outer contact and the second outer contact and adapted to exert a first axial pushing force onto the first outer contact. The second outer contact has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder connected to the outer cylinder. A receiving groove having an annular cross section is defined between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder. The first outer contact has an elastic latch adapted to be inserted into the receiving groove and adapted to be latched onto an inner wall of the outer cylinder. |
| US10790620B2 |
High-speed electrical connector, signal module thereof and method for forming signal module
A high-speed electrical connector, comprising a signal module (1). The signal module comprises a contact (11). At least one side of the contact is provided with a shield piece (12). The signal module further comprises an insulator (13). The insulator is formed on the contact and the shield piece by means of injection moulding so as to combine the contact and the shield piece together. The insulator of the signal module of the electrical connector is encapsulated on the contact and the shield piece by means of injection moulding. Thus, the degree of stability of the signal module is enhanced, and the problem that a signal module of an existing high-speed electrical connector is easily deformed is solved. |
| US10790612B2 |
Plug-in contact arrangement
A plug-in contact arrangement for an electromotive linear actuating apparatus, which is arranged in a housing which is closed by a terminal closure. The plug-in contact arrangement including a plug, which has one or more plug-in contacts, at one end of one or more cables, which are routed to the housing from the outside and can be inserted into corresponding plug-in sockets arranged on the terminal closure. |
| US10790611B1 |
Telecommunication box connector with protective outer shield
A telecommunication box connector with a protective outer shield includes a connector main body and a protective outer shield covering onto the connector main body. The connector main body includes a first external connecting portion. The protective outer shield includes a shield member, a second connecting portion protruding out of the shield member and an inner connecting portion formed inside the shield member. The protective outer shield is connected to the first outer connecting portion via the inner connecting portion in order to cover and protect the connector main body. The protective outer shield is installed onto an installation portion of a telecommunication box via the second outer connecting portion. Consequently, it is able to cover and protect the connector main body from damages due to cold weather while maintaining the overall weight with a slight increase only. |
| US10790609B2 |
Field termination assembly supporting use of mistake-proof keys
A system includes a housing having multiple slots. The system also includes multiple adaptor modules each configured to be inserted into one of the slots and perform at least one function related to an associated input or output signal. For each slot-adaptor module pair, the slot includes one of a key and a receptacle configured to receive the key, and the adaptor module includes the other of the key and the receptacle. Each key fits into the receptacle associated with one type of adaptor module and cannot fit into the receptacles associated with other types of adaptor modules. Each receptacle accepts the key associated with one type of adaptor module and cannot accept the keys associated with other types of adaptor modules. Each of at least one of the keys and the receptacles is rotatable to achieve one of multiple different orientations. Different ones of the keys have different cross-sectional shapes. |
| US10790601B1 |
Electrical conductor pass through plate constructions
Pass through plates have a body with an opposed first surface and second surface and an attachment member extending therethrough. The attachment member includes a wall structure configured to accommodate placement of an electrical conductor therein. The attachment member may include a recessed section configured to accommodate an outer section of the electrical conductor to prevent rotational movement of the electrical conductor therein. A retaining element is configured to contact the electrical conductor and retain axial placement of the electrical conductor within the attachment member when the electrical conductor is installed in the wall structure. The retaining element may comprise one or more latch elements extending along the attachment member wall and configured to move radially. The retaining element may be configured to contact a portion of the electrical conductor once installed in the attachment member. The attachment element and retaining element are integral with the pass through plate body. |
| US10790595B2 |
Antenna module and manufacturing method thereof
An antenna module includes a connection member, an integrated circuit (IC), a dielectric layer, antenna members, feed vias, and a plating member. The connection member includes one or more wiring layer(s) and insulating layer(s). The IC is disposed on one surface of the connection member and is electrically connected to the wiring layer(s). The dielectric layer is disposed on another surface of the connection member. The antenna members are disposed in the dielectric layer, and the feed vias are disposed in the dielectric layer so that each has one end electrically connected to a corresponding antenna member and the other end electrically connected to a corresponding one of the wiring layer(s). The plating member is disposed in the dielectric layer to surround side surfaces of the feed vias. The dielectric layer has a dielectric constant Dk greater than that of at least one insulating layer. |
| US10790591B2 |
Integrated device and manufacturing method thereof
An integrated device comprises a horn antenna with an antenna waveguide feed, a waveguide transition element comprising a first end connected to the antenna waveguide feed and second end, and an orthomode transducer comprising a common waveguide connected to the second end of the waveguide transition element and at least two separate waveguides. The orthomode transducer is adapted to couple at least two orthogonal linear polarized fields into the common waveguide of the orthomode transducer with the aid of the at least two separate waveguides of the orthomode transducer and/or vice versa. The horn antenna is preferably adapted to support at least two waveguide modes corresponding to the at least two orthogonal linear polarized fields. The integrated device is preferably manufactured in at least two separate blocks such that each part of the at least two piece assembly is constructed as external protrusions and/or holes and/or partial holes. |
| US10790586B2 |
Adjustable stacked phase-mode feed for 2D steering of antenna arrays
A feed network, steering apparatus and system for a steerable antenna array are described. The feed network includes a waveguide assembly including first and second radial transverse electromagnetic (TEM) waveguides, and first and second variable phase shifters positioned in the respective TEM waveguides. The variable phase shifters cause additional progressive electrical phase shifts in respective rings of radiating elements, directly proportional to the angular position of the radiating elements in the ring, from 0 to a controllable integer multiple of 2π radians. The feed network includes first and second phase-mode feed probes coupled to the respective radial TEM waveguides, which provide respective phase-mode feed ports. When the feed network is coupled to the antenna array, two consecutive-order phase modes are provided at the phase-mode feed ports. The orders of the phase modes are selectable using a phase shift control signal controlling the integer multiple of the variable phase shifters. |
| US10790584B2 |
Directional antenna module and method
The present invention relates to a directional antenna module comprising: at least one antenna array having at least two antenna elements connected to a 180-degree hybrid providing an inphase summation signal and an out-of-phase summation signal of the antenna signals received from the antenna elements and a switching element adapted to switch between the inphase summation signal and the out-of-phase summation signal output by said 180-degree hybrid in response to a direction finding mode control signal (DFM-CRTL) to provide an antenna output signal at an antenna module output of said directional antenna module. The present invention further relates to a method for direction finding of a signal source. |
| US10790583B2 |
Low-profile dual-band high-isolation antenna module
A low-profile dual-band high-isolation antenna module is fixed on a substrate and includes two high-frequency antennas and two low-frequency antennas located on two opposite sides of the substrate respectively. The bottom ends of the low-frequency antennas are connected to a grounding of the substrate. A decoupling element is disposed between the high-frequency antennas and the low-frequency antennas. The top end of each high-frequency antenna forms a bent portion, and so does the top end of each low-frequency antenna. The decoupling element has two ends extending to positions corresponding respectively to the low-frequency antennas but is not in contact with the low-frequency antennas or the high-frequency antennas. The bottom end of the decoupling element is connected to the grounding through at least one metal strip. The bent portions effectively reduce the space occupied by the antennas while the decoupling element provides isolation between the antennas. |
| US10790581B2 |
Method for manufacturing a sensor provided with at least one ultrahigh-frequency antenna and ultrahigh-frequency sensor thus obtained
A method for manufacturing a sensor having an ultra-high-frequency antenna printed on a receiving area on a first face of a printed circuit board. The first face of the board is inserted into a first housing portion with a seal and a compression element, the seal surrounding the receiving area while a first space remains free in the portion. A second face of the board is inserted into a second housing portion and the portions are pressed together, a second space remaining free. Then, polyurethane is injected into the first and second spaces, the seal preventing the polyurethane from penetrating into the receiving area. |
| US10790578B2 |
Modular small cell architecture
A wireless communication system is provided. The system includes a common module, is shaped as a sector of a cylinder and has a power supply. A sector radio module is coupled to the power supply and includes an access radio and an access antenna. The access antenna is configured to serve a sector of not more than 180°, and is also shaped as a sector of a cylinder. |
| US10790576B2 |
Multi-band base station antennas having multi-layer feed boards
Aspects of the present disclosure may be directed to a multi-layer feed-board with all the functional components, including phase shifters, diplexers, and dipole element, employed thereon. Therefore, solder interfaces at cable to functional component interfaces are no longer necessary. Instead, component interfaces are within the confines of the multi-layer feed-board, thereby reducing PIM issues attributed to solder joint interfaces. |
| US10790573B2 |
Antenna module and antenna apparatus
An antenna module includes a connection member, an integrated circuit (IC) on a first surface thereof, and an antenna package on a second surface thereof. The connection member includes a wiring layer and an insulating layer. The IC is electrically connected to the wiring layer. The antenna package includes first antenna members and feed vias each electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first antenna members and a corresponding wire of the wiring layer. A feed line is electrically connected to a wire of the wiring layer and extends in a side direction of the second surface, a second antenna member is electrically connected to the feed line and is configured to transmit and/or receive an RF signal in the side direction, and a director member is spaced apart from the second antenna member in the side direction and has an inside boundary oblique to the second antenna member. |
| US10790567B2 |
Enhanced air core transmission lines and transformers
Enhanced air core transmission lines and transformers are disclosed. A transmission line or transformer is disposed on a dielectric substrate, with a first planar conductor on the dielectric substrate and a second planar conductor suspended above the first planar conductor. A set of support posts suspends the second planar conductor above the first planar conductor. Thermal performance of the transmission line or transformer is improved by having each of the set of support posts include a width which exceeds any gap between support posts. In some examples, openings are formed in the second planar conductor and may facilitate etching or other processes of forming the transmission line or transformer. |
| US10790563B1 |
Reconfigurable phase-shifting networks
Certain aspects are generally directed to an apparatus for wireless communication, implemented using a configurable phase shifter network. The configurable phase shifter network generally includes a first switch coupled to a common terminal of the phase shifter network, a first phase shifter coupled between a first terminal of the phase shifter network and the first switch, a second switch coupled in parallel with the first phase shifter, a third switch coupled to the common terminal, a fourth switch coupled to the first terminal, and a second phase shifter coupled between the fourth switch and the third switch. |
| US10790562B2 |
Compact concentric split ring waveguide rotary joint
A waveguide rotary joint includes a first waveguide member comprising a first waveguide portion, and a second waveguide member comprising a second waveguide portion, the second waveguide member rotatably connected via a curved circumferential path to the first waveguide member, wherein the second waveguide portion is adjacent to the first waveguide portion to define a first split rectangular waveguide. A first waveguide input/output port is communicatively coupled to the first waveguide portion, and a second waveguide input/output port is communicatively coupled to the second waveguide portion. Relative rotation between the first waveguide member and the second waveguide member changes an angular length of the first waveguide connecting the first waveguide input/output port to the second waveguide input/output port. |
| US10790561B2 |
Portable computing device for external fuel cell control
The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a portable and cost-effective fuel cell system for a portable computing device. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack which converts fuel into electrical power. It also includes a fuel source for the fuel cell stack and a controller which controls operation of the fuel cell system. The fuel system also includes an interface to the portable computing device, wherein the interface comprises a power link that provides power to the portable computing device, and a bidirectional communication link that provides bidirectional communication between the portable computing device and the controller for the fuel cell system. |
| US10790557B2 |
Methods and systems for electric turbo
Methods and systems are provided for an electric turbocharger power lead. In one example, a system may include a conduit comprise at least one coolant jacket surrounding a passage housing a set of electric leads extending from an energy storage device to the electric turbocharger. |
| US10790556B2 |
Battery system
An ECU performs a process including the steps of: acquiring a lowest temperature TBmin and a temperature TC of cooling air; acquiring a fan airflow volume; setting a cooling coefficient; calculating a resistance value Rtmin; calculating a root-mean-square value of a current; setting TBoffset1; calculating a resistance value Rtmax; calculating a temperature index Ftmax; calculating a temperature index Ftmin; calculating an evaluation function ΔF; calculating a maximum current correction gain G; and calculating a maximum current value Imax. |
| US10790555B2 |
Temperature-raising system for battery module and method for controlling the system
Disclosed is a temperature-raising system for a battery module, which includes a heater assembly including a heater and a heater cover. The temperature-raising system includes: a battery module that includes one or more batteries; two or more heater assemblies that are attached to the battery module using a fixing means; a temperature sensor that is connected to the battery module or to the heater assemblies and senses a temperature of the battery module; and a controller that receives a preset target temperature, senses the temperature of the battery module using the temperature sensor, and turns on or off the heater using a voltage of the battery module, based on the preset target temperature and the temperature of the battery module that is sensed by the temperature sensor, the preset target temperature being a temperature that the battery module is targeted to reach. |
| US10790552B2 |
Battery system and capacity recovery method for lithium ion secondary battery
An ECU controls a PCU to perform capacity recovery control of recovering a capacity of an assembled battery. The capacity recovery control includes a discharge mode and a capacity recovery mode. In the discharge mode, the ECU discharges the assembled battery to a predetermined overdischarge region. In the capacity recovery mode, the ECU repeatedly performs, in the overdischarge region, a voltage increase of increasing a voltage across a lithium ion secondary battery due to a stop of the discharging and a pulse discharge of discharging the lithium ion secondary battery while oscillating a discharge current. |
| US10790550B2 |
Secondary battery pack including a printed circuit
A secondary battery pack includes: a secondary battery module including battery cells and cooling fins; a first structure provided under the secondary battery module and including a cooling channel and a coupling bracket; and a second structure provided over the secondary battery module and including a printed circuit board. |
| US10790549B2 |
Method for management of energy storage systems, and related method of operation for smart energy storage cells
A method of managing an energy storage system that includes a plurality of smart energy storage cells, and a related method of operation for said smart cells. The cells are arranged into a two-dimensional array, and at least one management unit for controlling and monitoring the smart cells is coupled to the array. The smart cells and management units engage in wireless communication that has relatively short range and is relatively directional, with the direction being electronically-steerable in the plane of the array. The management method assigns direction codes to each smart cell which the cells utilize to steer the directions of their communication links, thereby organizing the smart cells into a plurality of serially-linked communication networks. The methods include steps for automatically determining the size and arrangement of the array, including the orientation of each smart cell. The methods also include steps for automatically reorganizing the network links in response to any cell or management unit failing to communicate, thereby making the energy storage system highly fault-tolerant and extremely reliable. |
| US10790546B2 |
Current bypass device for proton exchange membrane fuel cell system
A fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cells. Each of the fuel cells may include a current bypass device that is configured to flow a current responsive to an anode potential exceeding a cathode potential to prevent carbon corrosion within the fuel cell. |
| US10790544B1 |
Lithium-ion battery, battery module, battery pack, and automobile
The present invention provides a lithium-ion battery, including: a housing and a separator located inside the housing, where the separator separates internal space of the housing into a plurality of accommodation cavities, battery core sets are disposed inside the accommodation cavities, the battery core sets each include at least one pole shank, and the battery core sets are connected in series; and at least one separator is provided with a liquid injection hole, and the liquid injection hole is used to connect two adjacent accommodation cavities on two sides of the separator; and a block mechanism, where the block mechanism is located inside the housing, the block mechanism enables the liquid injection hole to be in a predetermined state, and the predetermined state includes an open state and a closed state. The battery provided in the present invention ensures isolation and safety of each battery core set while facilitating liquid injection. |
| US10790543B2 |
Secondary battery, battery pack, vehicle, and stationary power supply
According to one embodiment, a secondary battery is provided. The separator includes a porous self-supporting film, a solid electrolyte layer, and a first binder. The solid electrolyte layer is provided on one main surface of the porous self-supporting film. The porous self-supported film and the solid electrolyte layer are adhered with the first binder. The first binder exists on both of the one main surface and another main surface of the porous self-supporting film. The solid electrolyte layer includes solid electrolyte particles and a second binder. The solid electrolyte particles have alkali metal ions conductivity. The polymeric material of the second bonder is a same as the polymeric material of the first material. |
| US10790539B2 |
Fluoride ion battery and method for producing fluoride ion battery
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a fluoride ion battery of which power generating elements (a cathode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an anode active material layer) may be formed by two kinds of members: an electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fluoride ion battery comprising: an electrode layer that includes a first metal element or a carbon element and has capability of fluorination and defluorination; a solid electrolyte layer containing a solid electrolyte material, the solid electrolyte material including a second metal element with lower fluorination potential and defluorination potential than the potentials of the first metal element or the carbon element; and an anode current collector, in this order; and an anode active material layer being not present between the solid electrolyte layer and the anode current collector. |
| US10790538B2 |
Negative electrode and lithium ion battery
A lithium ion battery is provided, which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector and a β-phase-based polyvinylidene fluoride (β-PVDF) layer coating on the current collector. The β-PVDF layer may have a thickness of 1 μm to 10 μm. |
| US10790535B2 |
Electrode for secondary cell, and secondary cell
An electrode for a secondary cell includes a current collector and an electrode layer. The electrode layer has a gas flow passage disposed on the surface and/or in the interior of the electrode layer. The gas flow passage extends in the in-plane direction of the electrode layer. The electrode layer is made from an electrode layer forming material that contains an electrode active material and an ion conductive liquid and is a non-bonded body. A secondary cell comprises a power generation element having an electrolyte layer, a positive electrode disposed on a first surface side of the electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode disposed on a second surface side on the back of the first surface side of the electrolyte layer; and an outer casing that houses the power generation element. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is the electrode for a secondary cell. |
| US10790533B2 |
Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack (100) includes a first supporting substrate (5a), a first power generation element, a second power generation element, a second supporting substrate (5b) and a communicating member (3). The first supporting substrate (5a) includes a first substrate main portion, a first dense layer, and a first gas flow passage. The first dense layer covers the first substrate main portion. The second supporting substrate (5b) includes a second substrate main portion, a second dense layer, and a second gas flow passage. The second dense layer covers the second substrate main portion. The communicating member (3) extends between a distal end portion (502a) of the first supporting substrate (5a) and a distal end portion (502b) of the second supporting substrate (5b) and communicates between the first gas flow passage and the second gas flow passage. |
| US10790530B2 |
Cell frame and redox flow battery
The battery cell for a flow battery includes a cell frame including a frame including a through-window and a manifold serving as an electrolyte flow path, and a bipolar plate blocking the through-window; a positive electrode disposed on one surface side of the bipolar plate; and a negative electrode disposed on another surface side of the bipolar plate. In this battery cell, in the frame, a thickness of a portion in which the manifold is formed is defined as Ft; in the bipolar plate, a thickness of a portion blocking the through-window is defined as Bt; in the positive electrode, a thickness of a portion facing the bipolar plate is defined as Pt; in the negative electrode, a thickness of a portion facing the bipolar plate is defined as Nt; and these thicknesses satisfy Ft≥4 mm, Bt≥Ft−3.0 mm, Pt≤1.5 mm, and Nt≤1.5 mm. |
| US10790529B2 |
Oxygen reduction catalyst element, method of its production, and uses thereof
Provided is an oxygen reduction catalyst element including a water impermeable, gas permeable membrane coated on at least one a portion thereof with a porous layer including a mixture of a non-ionic polymer and at least one oxygen reduction catalytic particulate material. Also provided herein is a method of producing the oxygen reduction catalyst element, a cathode including the same and a fuel cell making use of such cathode. |
| US10790527B2 |
In situ fabricated direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)
A method of producing an electrochemical fuel cell device with one or more electrodes containing one or more electrocatalysts. The method involves the steps of, first, affixing a semi-permeable membrane with inhomogeneous conduction pathways to a conducting surface of a first electrode in a predetermined configuration to form a first electrode assembly. This assembly is then immersed in an electrolyte containing at least one electrochemical precursor with for forming an active electrocatalyst on the conducting surface of the first electrode when a potential is applied to the first electrode. The same process can occur with a second electrode assembly which can be joined to the first electrode assembly before or after the electrocatalyst deposition. |
| US10790525B2 |
Systems for storing, distributing and dispatching energy on demand using and recycling carbon
The present invention generally relates to storing energy in a form that is carbon neutral, storable and transportable, so that it can be used on demand. The present invention provides a process and system for using energy as available to produce carbon from carbon oxide, and then oxidizing the carbon to generate useful energy on demand, while effectively recycling the carbon, oxidant, and carbon oxide used in the process or system. In one embodiment, the present invention effectively stores renewable energy as carbon, transports the carbon, oxidizes the carbon to generate useful energy on demand and recycles the carbon as carbon dioxide. This invention may increase the utilization of renewable energy, especially for electrical power generation, while producing no net carbon dioxide or other air pollutants. |
| US10790522B2 |
Fuel cell module
A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack, a reformer, and an exhaust gas combustor. The fuel cell module further includes an exhaust gas combustion chamber equipped with the exhaust gas combustor and a preheating unit for heating a raw fuel by combustion exhaust gas produced in the exhaust gas combustor before the raw fuel is supplied to the reformer. The preheating unit forms one surface of the exhaust gas combustion chamber. |
| US10790521B2 |
Wet seal caulk with enhanced chemical resistance
A caulk composition includes at least one powder component and at least one binder component, such that the powder component has a particle size distribution in the range of 95% less than 25 μm and 90% greater than 1 μm. A molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) includes a fuel cell stack, a manifold, and the caulk composition disposed in between the fuel cell stack and the manifold. |
| US10790520B2 |
Fuel cell
The invention relates to a fuel cell (10) having a stack comprising a bipolar plate (20) which has a flow field (22) formed by a profiled section of the bipolar plate (20), and an elongated sealing element (21) which at least partially surrounds the flow field (22), and a membrane electrode assembly (30). It is provided that, inside a cavity (25) formed between the membrane electrode assembly (30) and the bipolar plate (20) in a region between the sealing element (21) and the flow field (22), a filling agent (24) is arranged which extends in the extension direction of the cavity (25). |
| US10790517B2 |
Separator for fuel batteries and fuel battery
A means for imparting low contact resistance and excellent corrosion resistance under highly corrosive environments, such as environments in the presence of a fluoride ion, to a separator for fuel batteries includes a separator for fuel batteries including a metal base material and a tin oxide film formed on a surface of the metal base material, in which the tin oxide film is tin oxide containing zirconium, and an element ratio of zirconium to tin (Zr/Sn) is in a range of 0.10 to 0.70. |
| US10790515B2 |
Supported catalyst material for a fuel cell
The disclosure relates to a supported catalyst material for a fuel cell. This comprises an electrically conductive, carbon-based carrier material and catalytic structures deposited or grown on the carrier material with a multilayer structure. The core layer comprises an electrically conductive bulk material, with the bulk material in direct contact with the carbon-based carrier material. The thin surface layer has a catalytically active noble metal or an alloy thereof. The preparation is carried out directly onto the carrier material with the deposition of the corresponding starting materials from the gas phase. |
| US10790514B2 |
Platinum nickel nanowires as oxygen reducing electrocatalysts and methods of making the same
Aspects disclosed herein relate to methods for producing nanostructured metal catalysts that can be used in various alternative fuel applications. |
| US10790513B2 |
Lithium ion battery and negative electrode thereof
The present application provides a lithium ion battery and a negative electrode thereof. The negative electrode comprises: a negative electrode active material layer and an additive comprising a metal sulfide, wherein the additive is distributed in the negative electrode active material layer, distributed on the surface of the negative electrode active material layer, or both in the negative electrode active material layer and on the surface of the negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode of the present application may effectively improve the performance of the lithium ion battery, and greatly improve the capacity and cycle performance of the lithium ion battery. |
| US10790512B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
The present invention is intended to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is suppressed in generation of a gas and a micro short circuit of a negative electrode, while exhibiting an excellent rate characteristic. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a sealed body 70 that encloses a positive electrode 40, a nonaqueous electrolyte solution 60, a negative electrode 30, and a separator 50 formed of an electrically insulating material. The negative electrode 30 is formed by forming a negative electrode active material layer 21, which contains at least a negative electrode active material 12 and a negative electrode binder 11, on a current collector 22. The negative electrode active material 12 contains a titanium compound as a main component, the titanium compound having a particle diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 20.0 μm or less. The negative electrode binder 11 is an acid-modified PVdF obtained by introducing a carboxyl group into a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF). A negative electrode water content in the sealed body 70 is 400 ppm or less. |
| US10790509B2 |
Positive-electrode active material precursor for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, positive-electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for manufacturing positive-electrode active material precursor for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and method for manufacturing positive-electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A positive-electrode active material precursor for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that includes a nickel-cobalt-manganese carbonate composite represented by general formula NixCoyMnzMtCO3 (where x+y+z+t=1, 0.05≤x≤0.3, 0.1≤y≤0.4, 0.55≤z≤0.8, 0≤t≤0.1, and M denotes at least one additional element selected from a group consisting of Mg, Ca, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W) and a hydrogen-containing functional group, wherein H/Me representing the ratio of the amount of hydrogen to the amount of metal components Me included in the positive-electrode active material precursor is greater than or equal to 1.60. |
| US10790508B2 |
Cobalt-stabilized lithium metal oxide electrodes for lithium batteries
An electrode material comprising a composite lithium metal oxide, which in an initial state has the formula: y[xLi2MO3.(1−x)LiM′O2].(1−y)Li1+dMn2−z−dM″zO4; wherein 0≤x≤1; 0.75≤y<1; 0 |
| US10790507B2 |
Method for preparing cathode material for lithium primary battery, cathode material for lithium primary battery, and lithium primary battery
A method for preparing cathode material for a lithium primary battery includes an active cathode material and an active anode material. The active cathode material is manganese dioxide, and the active anode material is either one of lithium metal and lithium alloy. The method includes: a first kneading step in which a boron compound and a thickening agent are kneaded with a diluent to prepare a paste made by dissolving the boron compound in the diluent; a second kneading step in which the paste is kneaded with a conductive additive; and a third kneading step in which the paste obtained in the second kneading step is kneaded with the active cathode material and a binder to prepare the cathode material in slurry form. |
| US10790506B2 |
Spherical or spherical-like cathode material for lithium-ion battery and lithium-ion battery
The present invention relates to a spherical or spherical-like cathode material for lithium-ion battery and a lithium-ion battery. The chemical formula of the cathode material is LiaNixCoyMnzMbO2, wherein: 1.02≤a≤1.20; 0.0≤b≤0.5; 0.30≤x≤0.60; 0.20≤y≤0.40; 0.05≤z≤0.50; x+y+z=1; M is one or two or more selected from the group consisting of Mg Ti Al Zr Y Co Mn Ni Ba and rare earth elements. Under the scanning electron microscope, the cathode material comprises primary particles with a morphology of spherical or spherical shape, and secondary particles agglomerated by the primary particles. The number percentage of the secondary particles agglomerated by the primary particles is less than or equal to 30%. The lithium battery prepared by the obtained cathode material has high specific capacity, high temperature stability, excellent safety and cycling performance at high temperature, and the preparation method thereof is simple and the cost is relatively low. |
| US10790505B2 |
Electrochemical cells having improved ionic conductivity
Electrochemical cells of the present disclosure may include one or more multilayered electrodes. One or both multilayered electrodes may be configured such that a second layer farther from the current collector has a higher resistance to densification than a first layer closer to the current collector. This may be achieved by including a plurality of non-active ceramic particles in the second layer. Accordingly, calendering of the electrode results in a greater compression of the first layer, and a beneficial porosity profile is created. This may improve the ionic conductivity of the electrode, as compared with known systems. |
| US10790503B2 |
Anode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same
An anode for lithium secondary battery includes a current collector and an anode active material layer including an anode active material and being formed on the current collector. The anode active material includes a core containing an artificial graphite and a shell formed on a surface of the core, the shell containing an amorphous carbon. An average of a Raman R value of the anode active material layer is in a range from 0.5 to 0.65, and a standard deviation of the Raman R value is less than 0.22. The Raman R value is defined as a ratio (ID/IG) of a D band intensity (ID) relative to a G band intensity (IG), and the D band and the G band are obtained from a Raman spectrum of the anode active material layer. |
| US10790502B2 |
Active material for a positive electrode of a battery cell, positive electrode, and battery cell
A positive active material for a positive electrode of a battery cell which includes a first component containing Li2MnO3. The first component includes a doping with nitrogen ions N2− which replace a portion of the oxygen ions O2− of component. A positive electrode of a battery cell which includes a positive material, and a battery cell which includes at least one positive electrode, are also described. |
| US10790498B2 |
Positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing the same, electrode including the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the electrode
Provided is a monocrystalline cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the monocrystalline cathode active material being represented by the Formula of LixPyNi1-a-bCOaAbO2. |
| US10790497B2 |
Method for making lithium ion battery anode
A method for making lithium ion battery anode includes: scrapping a carbon nanotube array to obtain a carbon nanotube source, and adding the carbon nanotube source into water to form a carbon nanotube dispersion; providing a transition metal nitrate, adding the transition metal nitrate to the carbon nanotube dispersion to form a mixture of a carbon nanotube floccule and a transition metal nitrate solution; freeze-drying the mixture of the carbon nanotube floccule and the transition metal nitrate solution under vacuum condition to form a lithium ion batter anode preform; and, heat-treating the lithium ion battery anode preform to form the lithium ion battery anode. |
| US10790496B2 |
Battery wiring module including a cover for an interconnecting portion
Provided is a battery wiring module that can suppress the occurrence of short circuits. The battery wiring module includes a module-side terminal that is configured to be electrically connected to a bus bar that connects battery terminals of a plurality of battery cells to each other, a wire having one end that is configured to be connected to the module-side terminal, and a housing that is configured to house the wire and the module-side terminal. The housing includes a terminal housing portion that is configured to house the module-side terminal, and a hole portion that is provided on a bottom portion of the terminal housing portion and interconnects an interior region and an exterior region of the terminal housing portion. The battery wiring module further includes a cover portion that has an insulating property and is configured to cover the hole portion. |
| US10790493B2 |
Lithium-sulfur battery separator
A lithium-sulfur battery includes a cathode, an anode, a lithium-sulfur battery separator and an electrolyte. The lithium-sulfur battery separator includes a pristine seperator (PSL) and a functional layer (FL). The FL is located on a surface of the PSL. The FL includes a plurality of graphene sheets and a plurality of MoP2 nanoparticles uniformly mixed with each other. |
| US10790492B2 |
Microporous polyolefin membrane, separator for battery, and production processes therefor
A polyolefin microporous membrane has a variation range of F25 value in a longitudinal direction of 1 MPa or less; a thickness of 3 μm or more and less than 7 μm; and a length of 1,000 m or more (wherein the F25 value is a value obtained by measuring a load value applied to a test specimen when the test specimen is stretched by 25% using a tensile tester; and dividing the load value by a value of a cross-sectional area of a test specimen). |
| US10790487B2 |
Battery pack having bottom with drainage
Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes at least one battery module and a pack case for packaging the at least one battery module, and the battery pack includes a case base configured to support the at least one battery module, a case body coupled to the case base to accommodate the at least one battery module, and a case cover coupled to the case body to cover the case body, wherein the case base and the case body are sealed to each other and the case body and the case cover are sealed to each other, respectively, by means of a sealant member along a rim thereof. |
| US10790486B2 |
Secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same
Provided are a secondary battery that is capable of preventing a can member from corroding and a method for manufacturing the same. The secondary battery includes a can member defining an outer appearance of the secondary battery, a top cap assembly an opening of the can member, a gasket insulating the can member and the top cap assembly from each other, and a fracture part disposed on an inner circumference of the opening. The fracture part is blocked from the outside by the gasket. |
| US10790484B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the secondary battery includes a battery cell including an electrode and a cap cover placed over the battery cell and having an opening that exposes the electrode. The secondary battery also includes a connection member placed over the cap cover and electrically connected to the electrode. The secondary battery further includes a coupling structure that couples the battery cell and the cap cover. The coupling structure includes a protrusion extending away from the cap cover toward the battery cell, an adhesive pocket formed around the protrusion, and a concave portion formed in the battery cell so as to receive the protrusion. |
| US10790473B2 |
High-aperture-ratio microdisplay with microcavity structure
The disclosure relates to a high-aperture-ratio microdisplay with a microcavity structure. The microdisplay comprises a substrate, unit pixels, driving elements, and organic light-emitting diodes. The organic light-emitting diodes each comprise: an anode, an organic emission layer, and a cathode. The anode is formed by sequentially stacking a reflecting electrode, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a transparent electrode. The organic emission layer is stacked over the anode. The cathode is stacked over the organic emission layer. The first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer have contact portion that open at least one corner of the reflecting electrode. The anode is connected to the reflecting electrode through the contact portions. |
| US10790465B2 |
White organic EL element
A white organic electroluminescent (EL) element includes, in sequence, an anode, a first light-emitting layer that is a blue-light-emitting layer, a hole-blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode. The hole-blocking layer is adjacent to the first light-emitting layer and the electron transport layer and formed of a hydrocarbon. The electron transport layer is formed of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound. The first light-emitting layer contains a first host and a first dopant that emits blue fluorescent light. Relations (a), (b), and (c) are satisfied. LUMO(H1)>LUMO(D1) (a) 0.1 |
| US10790462B2 |
Light-emitting device, display device, and electronic device with color conversion layers
A light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a display device each consume less power are provided. The light-emitting device includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a third light-emitting element that share an EL layer. The EL layer includes a layer containing a light-emitting material that emits blue fluorescence and a layer containing a light-emitting material that emits yellow or green phosphorescence. Light emitted from the second light-emitting element enters a color filter layer or a second color conversion layer, and light emitted from the third light-emitting element enters a first color conversion layer. |
| US10790458B2 |
Flexible AMOLED substrate and manufacturing method thereof
A flexible AMOLED substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes: forming a flexible backing, which includes a display section and a bending section disposed on an outer circumference of the display section; forming a buffer layer on the flexible backing, removing a portion of the buffer layer that is disposed on the bending section and preserving a portion of the buffer layer that is disposed on the display section so that an inorganic insulation layer on the bending section has a reduced thickness to improve bending resistance of the bending section of the flexible AMOLED substrate and thus improving production yield. The flexible AMOLED substrate is manufactured with the above method, in which an inorganic insulation layer included in a bending section has a reduced thickness so that the bending section of the flexible AMOLED substrate shows better resistance against bending and provides high production yield. |
| US10790455B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
The present invention includes novel compounds containing heterocycles or azaheterocycles and hexaphenylbenzene or azahexaphenylbenzene. These compounds are useful as host materials for phosphorescent electroluminescent devices. |
| US10790454B2 |
N and P active materials for organic photoelectric conversion layers in organic photodiodes
The field of the DISCLOSURE lies in active materials for organic image sensors. The present disclosure relates to transparent N materials and/or to transparent P materials and their use in absorption layer(s), photoelectric conversion layer(s) and/or an organic image sensor and methods for their synthesis. The present disclosure also relates to photoelectric conversion layer(s) including an active material according to the present disclosure, to a device, including active material(s) according to the present disclosure or photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to an organic image sensor including photoelectric conversion layer(s) according to the present disclosure. |
| US10790451B2 |
Triazole derivative, and light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic device with the use of triazole derivative
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel triazole derivative. Further, it is another object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency with the use of the novel triazole derivative. Moreover, it is still another object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting device and electronic devices which have low power consumption. A light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency can be manufactured with the use of a triazole derivative which is a 1,2,4-triazole derivative, in which an aryl group or a heteroaryl group is bonded to each of 3-position, 4-position, and 5-position, and in which any one of the aryl group or heteroaryl group has a 9H-carbazol-9-yl group. |
| US10790449B2 |
Compound, material for organic electroluminescence element, organic electroluminescence element, and electronic device
Provided are an organic EL device having a high emission efficiency, a material for organic EL devices, which is capable of realizing the same, and the like. More specifically, provided are a compound represented by the following formula (1), a material for organic electroluminescence devices, which contains the compound, an organic electroluminescence device using the compound, and an electronic equipment provided with the organic electroluminescence device: wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 50 ring atoms, or a group formed by a combination of these groups, and W to R9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that any pair of R2 and R3, R3 and R4, R4 and R5, R6 and R7, R7 and R8, and R8 and R9 are optionally bonded to each other to form a benzene ring. |
| US10790446B2 |
Electroluminescent display device
An electroluminescent display device includes: a substrate, a first pixel column on the substrate, the first pixel column including: a plurality of first pixels configured to emit light of a first color, and a first emission layer, a second pixel column on the substrate, the second pixel column including: a plurality of second pixels configured to emit light of a second color, and a second emission layer, a first bank extending between the first pixel column and the second pixel column, between each of the plurality of first pixels, and between each of the plurality of second pixels, and a second bank extending between the first pixel column and the second pixel column on each first bank. |
| US10790445B2 |
Protuberant contacts for resistive switching devices
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a resistive switching device (RSD) that includes a first terminal, a second terminal, an active region having a switchable conduction state, and a protuberant contact communicatively coupled to the first terminal. The protuberant contact is configured to communicatively couple the first terminal through a first barrier liner to a first electrode line of a crossbar array. In embodiments of the invention, the protuberant contact is positioned with respect to the first barrier liner such that the first barrier liner does not impacting the switchable conduction state of the active region. In embodiments of the invention, the protuberant contact is positioned with respect to the first barrier liner such that the first barrier liner does not directly contact the first terminal. |
| US10790441B2 |
Spin-transfer-torque synthetic anti-ferromagnetic switching device
A switching device, comprising an anti-ferromagnet structure having an upper layer and a lower layer, the upper layer and lower layer anti-ferromagnetically coupled by an exchange coupling layer, the upper and lower layer formed of a similar material but having differing volumes, and wherein the device is configured to inject symmetrically spin-polarized currents through the upper and lower layers to achieve magnetic switching of the anti-ferromagnet structure. |
| US10790439B2 |
Memory cell with top electrode via
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device surrounded by a dielectric structure disposed over a substrate. The MRAM device includes a magnetic tunnel junction disposed between a bottom electrode and a top electrode. A bottom electrode via couples the bottom electrode to a lower interconnect wire. A top electrode via couples the top electrode to an upper interconnect wire. A bottom surface of the top electrode via has a first width that is smaller than a second width of a bottom surface of the bottom electrode via. |
| US10790437B2 |
Piezoelectric element
A piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric body having a main phase configured by lead zirconate titanate and a heterogenous phase configured by a different component to lead zirconate titanate, and a pair of electrodes provided on the piezoelectric body. The piezoelectric body has a surface region within 10 μm of a surface, and an inner region more than 10 μm from the surface. A surface area coverage of the heterogenous phase in a cross section of the surface region is at least 0.75% greater than a surface area coverage of the heterogenous phase in a cross section of the inner region. |
| US10790432B2 |
Cryogenic device with multiple transmission lines and microwave attenuators
Techniques for implementing multiple microwave attenuators on a high thermal conductivity substrate for cryogenic applications to reduce heat and thermal noise during quantum computing are provided. In one embodiment, a device for using in cryogenic environment is provided that comprises a substrate having a thermal conductivity above a defined threshold, a plurality of transmission lines fabricated on the substrate and arranged with a separation gap between the plurality of transmission lines to maintain crosstalk below −50 decibels, and one or more microwave attenuators embedded on the plurality of transmission lines. |
| US10790430B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion element and thermoelectric conversion power generation device
A thermoelectric conversion element comprising a thermoelectric conversion section and electrodes, wherein the thermoelectric conversion section includes at least: a thermoelectric conversion material section or a thermoelectric conversion material layer which is formed of a thermoelectric conversion material; and a charge transport section or a charge transport layer which is formed of a charge transport material having at least both semiconducting electric conduction properties and metallic electric conduction properties. |
| US10790429B2 |
Generating power from pressurized fuel gas for use on a gas meter
An energy harvester for use to provide power to metrology hardware like gas meters and flow measuring devices. The energy harvester may include a body with ends connectable to a pipe, a fluid circuit disposed in the body and coupled to the ends, the fluid circuit comprising, a flow unit configured to convert a single stream of fuel gas into a pair of streams at different temperatures, and a power unit responsive to a temperature differential between the two streams to generate an electrical signal. The electrical signal can be directed to the flow device to operate the flow device or, when necessary, replace, supplement, or recharge a power source on the flow device that powers electronics necessary to expand functions on the flow device. |
| US10790428B2 |
P-type skutterudite thermoelectric material, method for preparing the same, and thermoelectric device including the same
The present invention relates to a P-type skutterudite thermoelectric material, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoelectric device including the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a P-type skutterudite thermoelectric material into which a specific filler and charge compensator are introduced, and which exhibits high thermoelectric performance, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoelectric device including the same. |
| US10790421B2 |
Optoelectronic component and method of producing an optoelectronic component
An optoelectronic component includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip including a first potting body; and a second potting body, wherein the first potting body covers all lateral side surfaces and a top surface of the semiconductor chip, the first potting body has a bottom surface flush with a connection surface of the semiconductor chip, the second potting body has a bottom surface flush with the bottom surface of the first potting body, the second potting body completely covers all side surfaces of the first potting body facing away from the semiconductor chip, a top surface of the second potting body on the opposite of the connection surface is convexly curved, and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip has exclusively on its connection surface exposed electrical contact surfaces via which the semiconductor chip is electrically connectable and operable. |
| US10790416B2 |
Die emitting white light
Various methods and apparatuses are disclosed. A method may include disposing at least one die on a location on a carrier substrate, forming at least one stud bump on each of at least one die, forming a phosphor layer on the at least one stud bump and the at least one die, removing a top portion of the phosphor layer to expose the at least one stud bump, and removing a side portion of the phosphor layer located between two adjacent dies. An apparatus may include a die comprising top, bottom, and side surfaces. A phosphor layer may be disposed on the top, bottom, and side surfaces of the die. The phosphor layer may have substantially equal thicknesses on the top and side surfaces of the die as well as one or more stud bumps disposed on the top surface of the die. |
| US10790414B2 |
Light emitting diode
A light emitting diode includes an N-type semiconductor layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer. The P-type semiconductor layer is located on the N-type semiconductor layer. The light emitting layer is located between the N-type semiconductor layer and the P-type semiconductor layer. The N-type semiconductor layer has a first region and a second region connected to each other. The first region is overlapped with the light emitting layer and the P-type semiconductor layer in a first direction. The second region is not overlapped with the light emitting layer and the P-type semiconductor layer in the first direction. A sheet resistance of the P-type semiconductor layer is smaller than a sheet resistance of the N-type semiconductor layer. |
| US10790412B2 |
Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof
A manufacturing method of a light-emitting device includes steps of: providing a substrate with a top surface, wherein the top surface comprises a plurality of concavo-convex structures; forming a semiconductor stack on the top surface; forming a trench in the semiconductor stack to define a plurality of second semiconductor stacks and expose a first upper surface; forming a scribing region which extends from the first upper surface into the semiconductor stack and exposes a side surface of the semiconductor stack to define a plurality of first semiconductor stacks; removing a portion of the plurality of first semiconductor stacks and a portion of the concavo-convex structures trough the region to form a first side wall of each of the first semiconductor stack; and dividing the substrate along the region; wherein the first side wall and the top surface form an acute angle α between thereof, 30°≤α≤80°. |
| US10790411B2 |
Quantum dot LED with spacer particles
Embodiments of the present application relate to the use of quantum dots mixed with spacer particles. An illumination device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an active layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The active layer includes a plurality of quantum dots that emit light when an electric field is generated between the first and second conductive layers. The quantum dots are interspersed with spacer particles that do not emit light when the electric field is generated between the first and second conductive layers. |
| US10790401B2 |
Semiconductor stacked body and light-receiving device
A semiconductor stacked body includes a base layer containing a III-V group compound semiconductor, a light-receiving layer containing a III-V group compound semiconductor, a control layer containing a III-V group compound semiconductor and disposed in contact with the light-receiving layer, a diffusion blocking layer containing a III-V group compound semiconductor and a p-type impurity that generates a p-type carrier, the diffusion blocking layer having a p-type impurity concentration of 1×1016 cm−3 or less, and a contact layer containing a III-V group compound semiconductor and having p-type conductivity. These layers are stacked in this order. The concentration of an element in the control layer, the element being identical to a group V element contained in the light-receiving layer, is lower on a main surface of the control layer adjacent to the diffusion blocking layer than on a main surface of the control layer adjacent to the light-receiving layer. |
| US10790397B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A gate electrode (6) is provided on the semiconductor layer (2) and a least includes a lowermost layer (6a) in contact with the semiconductor layer (2), and an upper layer (6b) provided on the lowermost layer (6a). The upper layer (6b) applies stress to the lowermost layer (6a) to cause both edges of the lowermost layer (6a) to curl up from the semiconductor layer (2). |
| US10790393B2 |
Utilizing multilayer gate spacer to reduce erosion of semiconductor Fin during spacer patterning
FinFET devices comprising multilayer gate spacers are provided, as well as methods for fabricating FinFET devices in which multilayer gate spacers are utilized to prevent or otherwise minimize the erosion of vertical semiconductor fins when forming the gate spacers. For example, a method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a dummy gate structure over a portion of a vertical semiconductor fin of a FinFET device, and forming a multilayer gate spacer on the dummy gate structure. The multilayer gate spacer comprises a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer, wherein the first dielectric layer has etch selectivity with respect to the vertical semiconductor fin and the second dielectric layer. In one embodiment, the first dielectric layer comprises silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN) and the second dielectric layer comprises silicon boron carbon nitride (SiBCN). |
| US10790384B2 |
Power semiconductor device having overvoltage protection
A chip includes a semiconductor body coupled to a first and a second load terminal. The semiconductor body includes an active region including a plurality of breakthrough cells, each of the breakthrough cells includes: an insulation structure; a drift region; an anode region, the anode region being electrically connected to the first load terminal and disposed in contact with the first load terminal; a first barrier region arranged in contact with each of the anode region and the insulation structure, where the first barrier region of the plurality of breakthrough cells forms a contiguous semiconductor layer; a second barrier region separating each of the anode region and at least a part of the first barrier region from the drift region; and a doped contact region arranged in contact with the second load terminal, where the drift region is positioned between the second barrier region and the doped contact region. |
| US10790383B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor having stable electric characteristics. It is another object to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device at lower cost with high productivity. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor where a semiconductor layer having a channel formation region, a source region, and a drain region are formed using an oxide semiconductor layer, heat treatment (heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation) is performed so as to improve the purity of the oxide semiconductor layer and reduce impurities such as moisture. Moreover, the oxide semiconductor layer subjected to the heat treatment is slowly cooled under an oxygen atmosphere. |
| US10790376B2 |
Contact structures
The present disclosure generally relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to contact structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a plurality of gate structures comprising source and drain regions and sidewall spacers; contacts connecting to at least one gate structure of the plurality of gate structures; and at least one metallization feature connecting to the source and drain regions and extending over the sidewall spacers. |
| US10790369B2 |
Tunable breakdown voltage RF FET devices
A tunable breakdown voltage RF MESFET and/or MOSFET and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a first line and a second line on an underlying gate dielectric material. The second line has a width tuned to a breakdown voltage. The method further includes forming sidewall spacers on sidewalls of the first and second line such that the space between first and second line is pinched-off by the dielectric spacers. The method further includes forming source and drain regions adjacent outer edges of the first line and the second line, and removing at least the second line to form an opening between the sidewall spacers of the second line and to expose the underlying gate dielectric material. The method further includes depositing a layer of material on the underlying gate dielectric material within the opening, and forming contacts to a gate structure and the source and drain regions. |
| US10790367B2 |
High-voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor
A high-voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor applied to a high-voltage range includes a substrate, an epitaxial layer, a plurality of first doped regions, a plurality of first trenches, a plurality of second trenches, a plurality of second doped regions, and a metal layer. The epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate and used as a drain electrode. The plurality of first doped regions are disposed in the epitaxial layer. The plurality of first trenches are disposed on the plurality of doped regions in a spaced manner. Each of the first trenches has a first trench oxide layer and a first semiconductor layer which is connected to a source electrode. The plurality of second trenches are disposed between each of the first trenches in a spaced manner. Each of the second trenches has a second trench oxide layer and a second semiconductor layer which is connected to a gate electrode. |
| US10790366B2 |
Devices with lower resistance and improved breakdown and method for producing the same
Methods of forming a ferroelectric material layer below a field plate for achieving increased Vbr with reduced Rdson and resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include forming a N-Drift in a portion of the Si layer formed in a portion of a p-sub; forming an oxide layer over portions of the Si layer and the N-Drift; forming a gate over a portion of the oxide layer; forming a S/D extension region in the Si layer; forming first and second spacers on opposite sides of the gate and the oxide layer; forming a S/D region in the Si layer adjacent to the S/D extension region and a S/D region in the N-Drift remote from the Si layer; forming a U-shaped ferroelectric material layer over the oxide layer and the N-Drift, proximate or adjacent to the gate; and filling the U-shaped ferroelectric material layer with a metal, a field gate formed. |
| US10790360B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductor processes, and discloses a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. The manufacturing method includes: providing a substrate structure including a substrate and a first material layer on the substrate, wherein a recess is formed in the substrate and the first material layer includes a nanowire; forming a base layer on the substrate structure; selectively growing a graphene layer on the base layer; forming a second dielectric layer on the graphene layer; forming an electrode material layer on the substrate structure to cover the second dielectric layer; defining an active region; and forming a gate by etching at least a portion of a stack layer to at least the second dielectric layer so as to form a gate structure surrounding an intermediate portion of the nanowire, where the gate structure includes a portion of the electrode material layer and the second dielectric layer. The present disclosure incorporates graphene into the semiconductor process and makes use of the features of graphene in a dual-gate structure. |
| US10790359B2 |
Intelligent semiconductor device having SiGe quantum well
An intelligent semiconductor device has a body region in which a channel is formed. The body region has a heterojunction of different semiconductor layers and a quantum well formed in a semiconductor layer in contact with a drain. The quantum well is configured to store holes generated in a depletion layer of the drain region and imitate a short-term memory, and to convert the short-term memory into a long-term memory by enabling holes to be injected into a charge storage layer when the holes stored in quantum well exceed a specific threshold value. It is possible to fabricate with a bulk semiconductor substrate and utilize the conventional CMOS technology. |
| US10790357B2 |
VFET with channel profile control using selective GE oxidation and drive-out
Vertical field effect transistors (VFETs) having a gradient threshold voltage and an engineered channel are provided. The engineered channel includes a vertical dog-bone shaped channel structure that is composed of silicon having a germanium content that is 1 atomic percent or less and having a lower portion having a first channel width, a middle portion having a second channel width that is less than the first channel width, and an upper portion having the first channel width. Due to the quantum confinement effect, the middle portion of the vertical dog-bone shaped channel structure has a higher threshold voltage than the lower portion and the upper portion of the vertical dog-bone shaped channel structure. Hence, the at least one vertical dog-bone shaped channel structure has an asymmetric threshold voltage profile. Also, the VFET containing the vertical dog-bone shaped channel structure has improved electrical characteristics and device performance. |
| US10790355B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
In an SOI substrate having a semiconductor substrate serving as a support substrate, an insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer on the insulating layer, an element isolation region which penetrates the semiconductor layer and the insulating layer and whose bottom part reaches the semiconductor substrate is formed, and a gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor layer via a gate insulating film. A divot is formed in the element isolation region at a position adjacent to the semiconductor layer, and a buried insulating film is formed in the divot. The gate electrode includes a part formed on the semiconductor layer via the gate insulating film, a part located on the buried insulating film and a part located on the element isolation region. |
| US10790352B2 |
High density capacitor implemented using FinFET
A first and a second gate structure each extend in a first direction. A first and a second conductive contact extend in the first direction and are separated from the first and second gate structures in a second direction. A first isolation structure extends in the second direction and separates the first gate structure from the second gate structure. A second isolation structure extends in the second direction and separates the first conductive contact from the second conductive contact. The first gate structure is electrically coupled to a first electrical node. The second gate structure is electrically coupled to a second electrical node different from the first electrical node. The first conductive contact is electrically coupled to the second electrical node. The second conductive contact is electrically coupled to the first electrical node. |
| US10790351B2 |
Conductive lead arrangement for display substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and display device
A display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a voltage conducting layer, at least part of which is in a display area; a voltage connecting terminal in a peripheral circuit area, and a conductive lead in the peripheral circuit area. The conductive lead includes: a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and a plurality of bridging portions. The first annular portion is connected to the voltage conducting layer, the second annular portion surrounds the first annular portion and connected to the voltage connecting terminal, and a first end and a second end of each bridging portion are connected to the first annular portion and the second annular portion respectively. |
| US10790344B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
A display device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A display device includes: a substrate, a semiconductor layer on the substrate, a gate insulating pattern on the semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate electrodes on the gate insulating pattern, and a thin-film transistor spaced apart from the gate insulating pattern, the thin-film transistor including: a source electrode contacting the top surface of the semiconductor layer, a source-drain electrode adjacent to the source electrode, a first of the plurality of gate electrodes being between the source-drain electrode and the source electrode, and a drain electrode adjacent to the source-drain electrode, a second of the plurality of gate electrodes being between the drain electrode and the source-drain electrode. |
| US10790339B2 |
OLED array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and display device
Provided are an OLED array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The OLED array substrate includes a substrate and a plurality of pixel units provided thereon. The plurality of pixel units are arranged into a plurality of rows extending in a first direction and a plurality of columns extending in a second direction. Each pixel unit includes a plurality of subpixels emitting light of different colors. At least two subpixels emitting light of the same color are adjacent to each other in at least one of the first direction and the second direction. |
| US10790335B2 |
Method for making three dimensional complementary metal oxide semiconductor carbon nanotube thin film transistor circuit
A method for making a metal oxide semiconductor carbon nanotube thin film transistor circuit. A p-type carbon nanotube thin film transistor and a n-type carbon nanotube thin film transistor are formed on an insulating substrate and stacked with each other. The p-type carbon nanotube thin film transistor includes a first semiconductor carbon nanotube layer, a first drain electrode, a first source electrode, a functional dielectric layer, and a first gate electrode. The n-type carbon nanotube thin film transistor includes a second semiconductor carbon nanotube layer, a second drain electrode, a second source electrode, a first insulating layer, and a second gate electrode. The first drain electrode and the second drain electrode are electrically connected with each other. The first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are electrically connected with each other. |
| US10790330B2 |
Semiconductor device and display device comprising same
One embodiment discloses a semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of light-emitting units; a plurality of wavelength conversion layers each disposed on the plurality of light-emitting units; partitions disposed between the plurality of light-emitting units and between the plurality of wavelength conversion layers; a plurality of color filters each disposed on the plurality of wavelength conversion layers; and black matrix disposed between the plurality of color filters. |
| US10790329B2 |
Display device with a plurality of pixels and electronic device with display device
To improve color reproduction areas in a display device having light-emitting elements. A display region has a plurality of picture elements. Each picture element includes: first and second pixels each including a light-emitting element which has a chromaticity whose x-coordinate in a CIE-XY chromaticity diagram is 0.50 or more; third and fourth pixels each including a light-emitting element which has a chromaticity whose y-coordinate in the diagram is 0.55 or more; and fifth and sixth pixels each including a light-emitting element which has a chromaticity whose x-coordinate and y-coordinate in the diagram are 0.20 or less and 0.25 or less, respectively. The light-emitting elements in the first and second pixels have different emission spectrums from each other; the light-emitting elements in the third and fourth pixels have different emission spectrums from each other; and the light-emitting elements in the fifth and sixth pixels have different emission spectrums from each other. |
| US10790315B2 |
Array substrate, display panel and display device
An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a wiring layer and an insulation layer sequentially formed on a base substrate, and a side of the insulation layer of the array substrate distal to the wiring layer includes a binding region. The array substrate further includes a first protection layer located in the binding region of the array substrate, and at least a portion of the first protection layer is flush with an edge of the array substrate. |
| US10790310B2 |
Array substrate, display panel and display device with metal connecting member to reduce contact resistance
An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate, and a metal connecting member, a first insulating layer, a signal line, a second insulating layer and a first electrode which are disposed on the base substrate in this order. The first insulating layer is located between the metal connecting member and the signal line, and the second insulating layer is located between the signal line and the common electrode. A material of the metal connecting member is different from a material of the signal line. The signal line is electrically connected to the first electrode through the metal connecting member. A contact resistance between the material of the metal connecting member and a material of the first electrode is smaller than a contact resistance between the material of the signal line and the material of the first electrode. |
| US10790309B2 |
Conductive pattern structure, manufacturing method thereof, array substrate and display device
A conductive pattern structure is provided by the embodiment of present disclosure. The conductive pattern structure includes: a first metal pattern and a second metal pattern. The second metal pattern covers at least a portion of a side surface of the first metal pattern; and an activity of a metal material of the first metal pattern is weaker than an activity of a metal material of the second metal pattern. The embodiment of present disclosure prevents the side surface of the first metal pattern from being oxidized by forming the second metal pattern covering at least a portion of the side surface of the first metal pattern, in this way, the problem that the electrical conductivity of the first metal pattern is reduced is avoided, and the problem that product yield declining is avoided. |
| US10790304B2 |
Integrated assemblies comprising ferroelectric transistors and non-ferroelectric transistors
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a semiconductor structure extending from a first wiring to a second wiring. A ferroelectric transistor includes a first transistor gate adjacent a first region of the semiconductor structure. A first non-ferroelectric transistor includes a second transistor gate adjacent a second region of the semiconductor structure. The second region of the semiconductor structure is between the first region of the semiconductor structure and the first wiring. A second non-ferroelectric transistor includes a third transistor gate adjacent a third region of the semiconductor structure. The third region of the semiconductor structure is between the first region of the semiconductor structure and the second wiring. |
| US10790300B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device having an epitaxial vertical semiconductor channel and method for making the same
A semiconductor structure includes a memory die bonded to a support die. The memory die includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate including a single crystalline substrate semiconductor material, and memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack and containing a respective memory film and a respective vertical semiconductor channel including a single crystalline channel semiconductor material. The support die contains a peripheral circuitry. |
| US10790298B2 |
Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional NAND structure fabrication
Methods and apparatus for forming a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells are provided herein. The method includes depositing in a stack of alternating insulator layers and memory cell layers a layer of silicon oxide, a layer of silicon nitride, and a layer of amorphous silicon; removing the layer of amorphous silicon while maintaining the layer of amorphous silicon in a recess of the memory cells; selectively oxidizing the layer of amorphous silicon and the layer of silicon nitride to remove the layer of amorphous silicon from the recess and the layer of silicon nitride from the insulator layers; and removing oxidizing material from the recess and the insulator layers such that the layer of silicon nitride remains only in the recess of each memory cell of the memory cell layers and the layer of silicon oxide remains on both the insulator layers and the memory cell layers. |
| US10790294B2 |
Vertical memory device
A vertical memory device includes a substrate having a cell array region and a connection region positioned on an exterior of the cell array region. Gate electrode layers are stacked on the cell array region and the connection region of the substrate, forming a stepped structure in the connection region. Channel structures are disposed in the cell array region, extending in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, while passing through the gate electrode layers. Dummy channel structures are disposed in the connection region, extending in the same direction as the channel structures, while passing through the gate electrode layers forming the stepped structure. First semiconductor patterns are disposed below the channel structures, and second semiconductor patterns are disposed below the dummy channel structures. The first and second semiconductor patterns include polycrystalline semiconductor materials. |
| US10790293B2 |
Compact non-volatile memory device of the type with charge trapping in a dielectric interface
A memory device includes a first state transistor and a second state transistor having a common control gate. A first selection transistor is buried in the semiconductor body and coupled to the first state transistor so that current paths of the first selection transistor and first state transistor are coupled in series. A second selection transistor is buried in the semiconductor body and coupled to the second state transistor so that current paths of the second selection transistor and second state transistor are coupled in series. The first and second selection transistors have a common buried selection gate. A dielectric region is located between the common control gate and the semiconductor body. A first bit line is coupled to the first state transistor and a second bit line is coupled to the second state transistor. |
| US10790283B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming fins in first and second regions defined on a substrate. The fins include first fin, second fin, third fin, and fourth fin. A dielectric layer is formed over fins and a work function adjustment layer is formed over dielectric layer. A hard mask is formed covering third and fourth fins. A first conductive material layer is formed over first fin and not over second fin. A second conductive material layer is formed over first and second fins. A first metal gate electrode fill material is formed over first and second fins. The hard mask covering third and fourth fins is removed. A third conductive material layer is formed over third fin and not over fourth fin. A fourth conductive material layer is formed over third and fourth fins, and a second metal gate electrode fill material is formed over third and fourth fins. |
| US10790282B2 |
Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device may include active fins spaced apart from each other by a recess therebetween, each of the active fins protruding from an upper surface of a substrate, an isolation structure including a liner on a lower surface and a sidewall of a lower portion of the recess and a blocking pattern on the liner, the blocking pattern filling a remaining portion of the lower portion of the recess and including a nitride, a carbide or polysilicon, a gate electrode structure on the active fins and the isolation structure, and a source/drain layer on a portion of each of the active fins adjacent to the gate electrode structure. |
| US10790280B2 |
Multi-gate device and method of fabrication thereof
A semiconductor includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first and a second epitaxial layer, formed of a first semiconductor material. The second epitaxial layer is disposed over the first epitaxial layer. The first transistor also includes a first gate dielectric layer surrounds the first and second epitaxial layers and extends from a top surface of the first epitaxial layer to a bottom surface of the second epitaxial layer and a first metal gate layer surrounding the first gate dielectric layer. The second transistor includes a third epitaxial layer formed of the first semiconductor material and a fourth epitaxial layer disposed directly on the third epitaxial layer and formed of a second semiconductor. The second transistor also includes a second gate dielectric layer disposed over the third and fourth epitaxial layers and a second metal gate layer disposed over the second gate dielectric layer. |
| US10790279B2 |
High voltage integration for HKMG technology
The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit (IC) and a method of formation. In some embodiments, a low voltage transistor device is disposed in a low voltage region defined on a substrate. The low voltage transistor device comprises a low voltage gate electrode and a first gate dielectric separating the low voltage gate electrode from the substrate. A high voltage transistor device is disposed in a high voltage region defined on the substrate. The high voltage transistor device comprises a high voltage gate electrode and a high voltage gate dielectric separating the high voltage gate electrode from the substrate. A first interlayer dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate surrounding the low voltage transistor device and the high voltage transistor device. The high voltage gate electrode is disposed on the first interlayer dielectric layer and separated from the substrate by the first interlayer dielectric layer. |
| US10790278B2 |
Semiconductor device including vertical field effect transistors having different gate lengths
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a recessed top portion and a non-recessed top portion, a first fin protruding upward from a non-recessed top portion with a first thickness, a second fin protruding upward from the recessed top portion with a second thickness greater than the first thickness, a first gate structure on the non-recessed top portion and surrounding the first fin to a first height from the non-recessed top portion, and a second gate structure on the recessed top portion and surrounding the second fin to a second height different from the first height from the recessed top portion may be provided. |
| US10790276B2 |
Methods, apparatus, and system for metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection
Methods, apparatus, and systems relating to a MOSFET with ESD resistance, specifically, to a semiconductor device comprising a field-effect transistor (FET) comprising a gate, a source, and a drain, all extending parallel to each other in a first direction; at least one source electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit; a source terminal disposed above and in electrical contact with the at least one source ESD protection circuit, wherein the source terminal extends in the first direction; at least one drain ESD protection circuit; and a drain terminal disposed above and in electrical contact with the at least one drain ESD protection circuit, wherein the drain terminal extends in the first direction. |
| US10790275B2 |
ESD protection device with deep trench isolation islands
An electronic device includes a substrate having a second conductivity type including a semiconductor surface layer with a buried layer (BL) having a first conductivity type. In the semiconductor surface layer is a first doped region (e.g., collector) and a second doped region (e.g., emitter) both having the first conductivity type, with a third doped region (e.g., a base) having the second conductivity type within the second doped region, wherein the first doped region extends below and lateral to the third doped region. At least one row of deep trench (DT) isolation islands are within the first doped region each including a dielectric liner extending along a trench sidewall from the semiconductor surface layer to the BL with an associated deep doped region extending from the semiconductor surface layer to the BL. The deep doped regions can merge forming a merged deep doped region that spans the DT islands. |
| US10790273B2 |
Integrated circuits including standard cells and method of manufacturing the integrated circuits
Provided are integrated circuits including a plurality of standard cells aligned along a plurality of rows. The integrated circuit includes first standard cells aligned on the first row and including first conductive patterns to which a first supply voltage is applied in a conductive layer and second standard cells aligned on the second row which is adjacent to the first row in the conductive layer and including second conductive patterns to which the first supply voltage is applied in the conductive layer. A pitch between the first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns may be less than a pitch provided by single-patterning. |
| US10790272B2 |
Manufacturability (DFM) cells in extreme ultra violet (EUV) technology
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a circuit. In accordance with one aspect, the circuit includes a first layer, wherein the first layer includes two-dimensional (2D) shapes; a second layer coupled adjacent to the first layer through at least one via hole, wherein the second layer includes only one-dimensional (1D) shapes; a shared drain terminal; and a source terminal termination. |
| US10790270B2 |
Stacked semiconductor package
Provided is a stacked semiconductor package, which has various kinds of semiconductor chips with various sizes and is capable of miniaturization. The stacked semiconductor package includes a base substrate layer and a sub semiconductor package disposed on a top surface of the base substrate layer. The sub semiconductor package includes a plurality of sub semiconductor chips spaced apart from one another, and a sub mold layer filling spaces between the plurality of sub semiconductor chips to surround side surfaces of the plurality of sub semiconductor chips. The stacked semiconductor package includes at least one main semiconductor chip stacked on the sub semiconductor package, the at least one main semiconductor chip being electrically connected to the base substrate layer through first electrical connection members. |
| US10790269B2 |
Semiconductor devices and semiconductor structures
Semiconductor devices and semiconductor structures are disclosed. One of the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor package and a connector. The semiconductor package includes at least one die in a die region, an encapsulant in a periphery region aside the die region and a redistribution structure in the die region and the periphery region. The encapsulant encapsulates the at least one die. The redistribution structure is electrically connected to the die. The connector is disposed on the redistribution structure in the periphery region. The connector includes a plurality of connecting elements, wherein the connector is electrically connected to the redistribution structure through the plurality of connecting elements. |
| US10790268B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming a 3D integrated system-in-package module
A semiconductor device has a first substrate and a semiconductor die disposed over the first substrate. A conductive pillar is formed on the first substrate. A first encapsulant is deposited over the first substrate and semiconductor die after forming the conductive pillar. A groove is formed in the first encapsulant around the conductive pillar. A first passive device is disposed over a second substrate. A second encapsulant is deposited over the first passive device and second substrate. The first substrate is mounted over the second substrate. A shielding layer is formed over the second encapsulant. A second passive device can be mounted over the second substrate opposite the first passive device and outside a footprint of the first substrate. |
| US10790260B2 |
Plasma activation treatment for wafer bonding
Embodiments of wafer bonding methods are disclosed. In an example, a first plasma activation treatment based on oxygen or an inert gas is performed on a front surface of a first wafer and a front surface of a second wafer. After the first plasma activation treatment, a second plasma activation treatment based on water molecules is performed on the front surface of the first wafer and the front surface of the second wafer. After the second plasma activation treatment, the first wafer and the second wafer are bonded such that the treated front surface of the first wafer is in physical contact with the treated front surface of the second wafer. |
| US10790259B2 |
Cu alloy bonding wire for semiconductor device
The present invention provides a Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, where the bonding wire can satisfy requirements of high-density LSI applications. In the Cu alloy bonding wire for a semiconductor device, the abundance ratio of a crystal orientation <110> having an angular difference of 15 degrees or less from a direction perpendicular to one plane including a wire center axis to crystal orientations on a wire surface is 25% or more and 70% or less in average area percentage. |
| US10790257B2 |
Active package substrate having anisotropic conductive layer
Semiconductor packages including active package substrates are described. In an example, the active package substrate includes an active die between a top substrate layer and a bottom substrate layer. The top substrate layer may include a via and the active die may include a die pad. An anisotropic conductive layer may be disposed between the via and the die pad to conduct electrical current unidirectionally between the via and the die pad. In an embodiment, the active die is a flash memory controller and a memory die is mounted on the top substrate layer and placed in electrical communication with the flash memory controller through the anisotropic conductive layer. |
| US10790256B2 |
Wiring board and semiconductor device
A wiring board includes an insulator layer, and a connection terminal having a first surface and a side surface intersecting the first surface. The first surface is exposed from the insulator layer, and the insulator layer includes a gap formed along at least a part of the side surface. |
| US10790251B2 |
Methods for enhancing adhesion of three-dimensional structures to substrates
Methods of forming supports for 3D structures on semiconductor structures comprise forming the supports from photodefinable materials by deposition, selective exposure and curing. Semiconductor dice including 3D structures having associated supports, and semiconductor devices are also disclosed. |
| US10790249B2 |
Discrete electronic component comprising a transistor
The invention concerns a discrete electronic component including: a semiconductor chip including a transistor, the chip including a first metallization of connection to a first conduction region of the transistor; and a printed circuit board including first and second separate connection pads, wherein: the chip is assembled on the printed circuit board so that the first metallization of the chip is in contact with the first and second connection pads of the printed circuit board; and the assembly including the semiconductor chip and the printed circuit board is encapsulated in a package made of an insulating material leaving access to first and second connection terminals of the component connected, inside of the package, respectively to the first and second connection pads of the printed circuit board. |
| US10790247B2 |
Semiconductor device and fabrication method of the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip; and an Ag fired cap formed so as to cover a source pad electrode formed on the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is disposed on a first substrate electrode, and one end of a Cu wire is bonded onto the Ag fired cap by means of an ultrasonic wave. There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving a power cycle capability, and a fabrication method of such a semiconductor device. |
| US10790245B2 |
High-frequency ceramic board and high-frequency semiconductor element package
A highly reliable high-frequency ceramic board appropriately transmitting signals with high frequencies up to 50 GHz includes a flat ceramic substrate, a pair of ground lines bonded to a peripheral portion of a back surface of the ceramic substrate, a first lead pad electrode bonding the ground lines, at least one pair of signal lines between the ground lines, second lead pad electrodes attached where the signal lines are bonded, and a groove-like recess between the second lead pad electrodes. The pair of signal lines forms a differential transmission line. An interval LGS between a first edge of the first lead pad electrode and a second edge of a corresponding second lead pad electrode and an interval LSS between facing second edges satisfy LSS<2LGS. |
| US10790242B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
According to the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a substrate having a metallic pattern formed on a top surface of the substrate, a semiconductor chip provided on the metallic pattern, a back surface electrode terminal in flat plate form connected to the metallic pattern with a wire, a front surface electrode terminal in flat plate form, the front surface electrode terminal being in parallel to the back surface electrode terminal above the back surface electrode terminal, extending immediately above the semiconductor chip, and being directly joined to a top surface of the semiconductor chip, a case surrounding the substrate and a seal material for sealing an inside of the case. |
| US10790240B2 |
Metal line design for hybrid-bonding application
A hybrid-bonding structure and a method for forming a hybrid-bonding structure are provided. The hybrid-bonding structure includes a first semiconductor substrate, a first conductive line and a first dielectric dummy pattern. The first conductive line is formed over the first semiconductor substrate. A surface of the first conductive line is configured to hybrid-bond with a second conductive line over a second semiconductor substrate. The first dielectric dummy pattern is formed over the first semiconductor substrate and embedded in the first conductive line. |
| US10790235B2 |
Integrated fan-out package and method of fabricating the same
An integrated fan-out package including a die attach film, an integrated circuit component, an insulating encapsulation, and a redistribution circuit structure is provided. The integrated circuit component is disposed on the die attach film and includes a plurality of conductive terminals. The die attach film includes an uplifted edge which raises toward sidewalls of the integrated circuit component. The insulating encapsulation encapsulates the uplifted edge and the integrated circuit component. The redistribution circuit structure is disposed on the integrated circuit component and the insulating encapsulation, and the redistribution circuit structure is electrically connected to the conductive terminals of the integrated circuit component. A method of fabricating the integrated fan-out package are also provided. |
| US10790234B2 |
Embedding known-good component in known-good cavity of known-good component carrier material with pre-formed electric connection structure
A method of manufacturing a component carrier includes providing a known-good layer stack comprising an already formed electrically conductive connection structure and a known-good cavity, and mounting a known-good component on the already formed electrically conductive connection structure in the cavity. |
| US10790232B2 |
Controlling warp in semiconductor laminated substrates with conductive material layout and orientation
This invention is a laminated structure and methods used for electrically connecting one or more semiconductor chips to various external electrical connections where stresses within the laminated structure due to thermal cycle are reduced by adding conductive material to selected subareas of upper and lower layers in the structure such that the volume of conductive material in corresponding subareas is equal in amount and orientation within a threshold. This reduces differential stresses between the layers as temperature changes and accordingly reduces failures of materials and/or connections in the structure during manufacturing and operation. |
| US10790230B2 |
Layer structure including diffusion barrier layer and method of manufacturing the same
Example embodiments relate to a layer structure having a diffusion barrier layer, and a method of manufacturing the same. The layer structure includes first and second material layers and a diffusion barrier layer therebetween. The diffusion barrier layer includes a nanocrystalline graphene (nc-G) layer. In the layer structure, the diffusion barrier layer may further include a non-graphene metal compound layer or a graphene layer together with the nc-G layer. One of the first and second material layers is an insulating layer, a metal layer, or a semiconductor layer, and the remaining layer may be a metal layer. |
| US10790229B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes a substrate; a plate-like first conductivity layer provided above the substrate and extending parallel to a substrate plane to bestride first and second regions; a plate-like second conductivity layer provided above the first conductivity layer to be separated from the first conductivity layer, an end portion of the first conductivity layer has a protruding staircase shape in the first region, the second conductivity layer extending parallel to the first conductivity layer to bestride the first and second regions; a first contact connected to the first conductivity layer at a side surface or a bottom surface of the first conductivity layer and extending from the first conductivity layer toward the substrate, the first contact being connected at a position where the end portion of the first conductivity layer in the first region protrudes, and a diameter size of a portion of the first contact connected at a side surface or a bottom surface of the first conductivity layer having a maximum diameter size; a second contact connected to the second conductivity layer at a side surface or a bottom surface of the second conductivity layer in the first region and extending from the second conductivity layer toward the substrate to penetrate the first conductivity layer, a diameter size of a portion of the second contact connected at a side surface or a bottom surface of the second conductivity layer having a maximum diameter size; a channel body penetrating the first and second conductivity layers in the second region; and a memory film including a charge accumulation portion provided between the first and second conductivity layers and the channel body in the second region. |
| US10790225B1 |
Chip package structure and chip package method including bare chips with capacitor polar plate
Chip package structure and chip package method are provided. The chip package structure includes an encapsulating layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and bare chips. The bare chips include first bare chips and second bare chips. First-connecting-posts are formed on a side of the first bare chips and on a side of the second bare chips. The encapsulating layer covers the bare chips and the first-connecting-posts. The first metal layer is disposed on the side of the first-connecting-posts away from the bare chips and includes first capacitor polar plates and conductive parts. The first capacitor polar plates are electrically connected to the first-connecting-posts on the first bare chips, and the conductive parts are electrically connected to the first-connecting-posts on the second bare chips. The second metal layer is disposed on a side of the first metal layer away from the encapsulating layer and includes second capacitor polar plates electrically connected to the conductive parts. |
| US10790216B2 |
Thermally enhanced semiconductor package and process for making the same
The present disclosure relates to a thermally enhanced semiconductor package, which includes a module substrate, a thinned flip chip die over the module substrate, a mold compound component, a thermally conductive film, and a thermally enhanced mold compound component. The mold compound component resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned flip chip die, and extends above an upper surface of the thinned flip chip die to form a cavity over the upper surface of the thinned flip chip die. The thermally conductive film resides over at least the upper surface of the thinned flip chip at the bottom of the cavity. The thermally enhanced mold compound component resides over at least a portion of the thermally conductive film to fill the cavity. |
| US10790213B2 |
Heat radiation device, semiconductor package comprising the same, and semiconductor device comprising the same
A heat radiation device includes a semiconductor substrate. A first electrode is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. A second electrode is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and is spaced apart from the first electrode. A first through electrode is disposed in the semiconductor substrate. The first through electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode. |
| US10790211B2 |
Wafer-level packaging method and package structure thereof
A wafer-level packaging method and a package structure are provided. In the packaging method, a device wafer integrated with a first chip is provided. The device wafer includes a first front surface integrated with the first chip and a first back surface opposite to the first front surface. A first oxide layer is formed on the first front surface. A second chip is provided to include a bonding surface, on which a second oxide layer is formed. A carrier substrate is provided to be temporarily bonded with the surface of the second chip that faces away from the bonding surface. The second chip is bonded with the device wafer through bonding the first and the second oxide layers using a fusion bonding process. The second chip and the carrier substrate are debonded. An encapsulation layer is formed on the first oxide layer and covers the second chip. |
| US10790205B2 |
Overlay structure and method of fabricating the same
A method includes: forming overlay structures at scribe lines of a wafer, each side of a die region of the wafer is disposed with at least one of the overlay structures, each of the overlay structures comprises at least one feature and at least one recess disposed above the feature, the feature and the recess are respectively disposed at a first and second layers of the wafer, the recess exposes a portion of the feature vertically aligned with the recess; acquiring an image of the overlay structures; measuring a first dimension and a second dimension of a first portion and a second portion of the recess, respectively; determining an overlay between the first and second layers of an edge region of the wafer based on an average of differences between the first and second dimensions; and modifying a subsequent lithography step to compensate for the overlay. |
| US10790191B2 |
Selective removal process to create high aspect ratio fully self-aligned via
Apparatuses and methods to provide a fully self-aligned via are described. Some embodiments of the disclosure utilize a cap layer to protect an insulating layer in order to minimize bowing of the side walls during metal recess in a fully self-aligned via. The cap layer can be selectively removed, thus increasing the aspect ratio, by exposing the substrate to a hot phosphoric acid solution. |
| US10790190B2 |
Backside contact to a final substrate
A method for fabricating a backside contact using a silicon-on-insulator substrate that includes a device layer, a buried insulator layer, and a handle wafer. The method includes forming a first switch and a second switch in the device layer. A trench that extends through the device layer and partially through the buried insulator layer is formed. An electrically-conducting connection is formed in the trench. |
| US10790188B2 |
Seamless ruthenium gap fill
Methods for filling a substrate feature with a seamless ruthenium gap fill are described. The methods include depositing a ruthenium film, oxidizing the ruthenium film to form an oxidized ruthenium film, reducing the oxidized ruthenium film to a reduced ruthenium film and repeating the oxidation and reduction processes to form a seamless ruthenium gap fill. |
| US10790187B2 |
Post-etch residue removal for advanced node beol processing
The disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that aids in the removal of post-etch residues and aluminum-containing material, e.g., aluminum oxide, in the production of semiconductors that utilize an aluminum-containing etch stop layer. The compositions have a high selectivity for post-etch residue and aluminum-containing materials relative to low-k dielectric materials, cobalt-containing materials and other metals on the microelectronic device. |
| US10790182B2 |
Substrate holding mechanism and substrate processing apparatus using the same
There is provided a substrate holding mechanism of holding a substrate in a predetermined substrate holding region on a susceptor, including: a substrate holding member installed around the substrate holding region and configured to be in contact with a lateral surface of the substrate mounted on the substrate holding region at a predetermined contact surface of the substrate holding member when the substrate holding member is rotated inward of the substrate holding region; a biasing part configured to apply a biasing force with respect to the substrate holding member such that the substrate holding member is brought into contact with the lateral surface of the substrate to hold the substrate; and a release member configured to apply a pressing force against the biasing force of the biasing part with respect to the substrate holding member such that the substrate holding member is released to vertically lift up the substrate. |
| US10790176B2 |
Substrate carrier
A substrate carrier may include a carrier body and a first sensor unit. The carrier body may include an internal space, an inlet port and an outlet port. The internal space may be configured to receive a substrate. A purge gas may be introduced into the internal space through the inlet port. A gas in the internal space may be exhausted through the outlet port. The first sensor unit may be at the outlet port and configured to detect environmental properties of the internal space in real time. Thus, a generation or cause of a contaminant in the carrier body may be accurately identified. |
| US10790171B2 |
Light-irradiation heat treatment method and heat treatment apparatus
Over a front surface of a silicon semiconductor wafer is deposited a high dielectric constant film with a silicon oxide film, serving as an interface layer, provided between the semiconductor wafer and the high dielectric constant film. After a chamber houses the semiconductor wafer, a chamber's pressure is reduced to be lower than atmospheric pressure. Subsequently, a gaseous mixture of ammonia and nitrogen gas is supplied into the chamber to return the pressure to ordinary pressure, and the front surface is irradiated with a flash light, thereby performing post deposition annealing (PDA) on the high dielectric constant film. Since the pressure is reduced once to be lower than atmospheric pressure and then returned to ordinary pressure, a chamber's oxygen concentration is lowered remarkably during the PDA. This restricts an increase in thickness of the silicon oxide film underlying the high dielectric constant film by oxygen taken in during the PDA. |
| US10790169B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
A discharge port 31 is arranged inside a chamber 9. A circulation flow passage 50 circulates a processing liquid, while maintaining the processing liquid at a predetermined temperature. A discharge flow passage 32 is branched from a circulation flow passage 50 to guide the processing liquid to the discharge port 31. A return flow passage 33 is connected to the discharge flow passage 32 inside the chamber 9 and allows the processing liquid running through the discharge flowpassage 32 to flow back to the circulation flow passage 50. |
| US10790167B2 |
Nodule ratios for targeted enhanced cleaning performance
A foam brush that has nodules on an outer diameter surface of the brush that have a pitch to diameter ratio (P/D) of between 1.2 and 1.5 and a nodule height to nodule diameter ratio of 0.2 to 0.5 can be used to achieve improved small particle and organic residue removal from substrates following CMP processing. CMP cleaning brushes of the disclosure may also be prepared with foams that are relatively soft and have a compression strength of less than 90 grams/cm2. CMP cleaning brushes with such P/D and H/D ratios, and optionally a compression strength of less than 90 grams/cm2 can be used in a variety of CMP cleaning processes including post copper CMP processes. |
| US10790165B2 |
Pump apparatus and substrate treating apparatus
A drive mechanism deforms two diaphragms to perform alternate increase and decrease in volume of a supply chamber. At this time, the two diaphragms are provided for the single supply chamber. This leads to possibility of suction and feed out of a desired amount of liquid even with limited deformation of the diaphragms. In addition, the two diaphragms achieve suppression in deformation thereof upon suction and feed out of a desired amount of liquid. This allows selection of the diaphragms each with a short stroke, yielding suppressed stagnation and quality degradation of the liquid. |
| US10790164B1 |
Method for forming package structure
A method for forming a package structure is provided. The method includes forming a first die over a first substrate, and injecting a molding compound material from a first side of the first die to a second side of the first die. The molding compound material includes a plurality of first fillers, each of the first fillers has a length along a longitudinal axis and a width along a transverse direction, and the length is greater than the width. The method further includes heating the molding compound material to form a package layer over the first die, and the first fillers are substantially parallel to each other. |
| US10790158B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of balancing surfaces of an embedded PCB unit with a dummy copper pattern
A semiconductor device has a substrate. A conductive via is formed through the substrate. A plurality of first contact pads is formed over a first surface of the substrate. A plurality of second contact pads is formed over a second surface of the substrate. A dummy pattern is formed over the second surface of the substrate. An indentation is formed in a sidewall of the substrate. An opening is formed through the substrate. An encapsulant is deposited in the opening. An insulating layer is formed over second surface of the substrate. A dummy opening is formed in the insulating layer. A semiconductor die is disposed adjacent to the substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and substrate. The first surface of the substrate includes a width that is greater than a width of the second surface of the substrate. |
| US10790157B1 |
Achieving etching selectivity for atomic layer etching processes by utilizing material-selective deposition phenomena
Provided is a method of selectively etching a substrate including at least one cycle of: depositing a chemical precursor on a surface of the substrate, the substrate including a first portion and a second portion, to selectively form a chemical precursor layer on a surface of the first portion of the substrate without forming or substantially without forming the chemical precursor layer on a surface of the second portion of the substrate, wherein the first portion of the substrate and the second portion of the substrate are of different composition; exposing the chemical precursor layer on the surface of the first portion of the substrate and the surface of the second portion of the substrate to a plasma environment subjected to a bias power; and selectively and in a self-limited fashion removing at least a part of the second portion of the substrate, and repeating the cycle until the second portion of the substrate is substantially or completely removed. |
| US10790155B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices
In a method of forming a groove pattern extending in a first axis in an underlying layer over a semiconductor substrate, a first opening is formed in the underlying layer, and the first opening is extended in the first axis by directional etching to form the groove pattern. |
| US10790154B2 |
Method of line cut by multi-color patterning technique
Methods and systems for line cut by multi-color patterning techniques are presented. In an embodiment, a method may include providing a substrate. The method may also include forming a first feature on the substrate, the first feature having a cap formed of a first material. Additionally, the method may include forming a second feature on the substrate, the second feature having a cap formed of a second material. In still a further embodiment, the method may include selectively removing the second feature using an etch process that etches the first material at a first etch rate and etches the second material at a second etch rate, wherein the second etch rate is higher than the first etch rate. |
| US10790153B2 |
Methods and apparatus for electron beam etching process
Embodiments described herein relate to apparatus and methods for performing electron beam etching process. In one embodiment, a method of etching a substrate includes delivering a process gas to a process volume of a process chamber, applying a RF power to an electrode formed from a high secondary electron emission coefficient material disposed in the process volume, generating a plasma comprising ions in the process volume, bombarding the electrode with the ions to cause the electrode to emit electrons and form an electron beam, applying a negative DC power to the electrode, accelerating electrons emitted from the bombarded electrode toward a substrate disposed in the process chamber, and etching the substrate with the accelerated ions. |
| US10790148B2 |
Method to increase effective gate height
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a composite spacer architecture over sidewalls of a sacrificial gate disposed over a semiconductor layer, and the subsequent deposition of a supplemental sacrificial gate over the sacrificial gate. A recess etch of the composite spacer architecture is followed by the formation within the recess of a sacrificial capping layer. The supplemental sacrificial gate and the sacrificial gate are removed to expose the composite spacer architecture, which is selectively etched to form a T-shaped cavity overlying a channel region of the semiconductor layer. A replacement metal gate is formed within a lower region of the T-shaped cavity, and a self-aligned contact (SAC) capping layer is formed within an upper region of the T-shaped cavity prior to metallization of the device. |
| US10790147B2 |
Method of manufacturing metal hardmask and semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an etch target layer on a substrate; forming an amorphous metal layer on the etch target layer, the amorphous metal layer comprising nitrogen between 15 atomic percentage (at %) and 25 at %; forming an amorphous metal hardmask by patterning the amorphous metal layer; and etching the etch target layer by using the amorphous metal hardmask as an etching mask. |
| US10790146B2 |
Aromatic resins for underlayers
Aromatic resin polymers and compositions containing them are useful as underlayers in semiconductor manufacturing processes. |