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| US10879610B2 |
Antenna apparatus and beam adjustment method
This application discloses an antenna apparatus, including an antenna array and an adjustable phase shifter. In each row of antenna elements in the antenna array, antenna elements on a same radio frequency RF channel are spaced by M antenna elements, where M is used to determine a quantity of beams in a first beam group and a quantity of beams in a second beam group, and M is an integer greater than 1. When the adjustable phase shifter is at a first angle, the first beam group is obtained; or when the adjustable phase shifter is at a second angle, the second beam group is obtained. This application discloses a beam adjustment method. In this application, a plurality of beams can be formed in a horizontal direction, and the beams are grouped by using an adjustable phase shifter, thereby effectively improving beam adjustment flexibility. |
| US10879605B2 |
Antenna arrays having shared radiating elements that exhibit reduced azimuth beamwidth and increase isolation
Antenna arrays may include a first plurality of radiating elements responsive to respective pairs of first radio frequency signals and a second plurality of radiating elements responsive to respective pairs of second radio frequency signals. A shared radiating element is also provided, which is responsive to a corresponding pair of first radio frequency signals and a corresponding pair of second radio frequency signals. This shared radiating element may be equivalent in configuration to the first and second pluralities of radiating elements, or may have a unique configuration relative to the first and second pluralities of radiating elements. The first plurality of radiating elements and the second plurality of radiating elements can be aligned as respective first and second spaced-apart and collinear columns of radiating elements, with the shared radiating element disposed about equidistant between the first and second columns. |
| US10879604B2 |
Radio-frequency signal grounding device and antenna
A radio-frequency signal grounding device for an antenna comprises: a substrate layer; a grounding transmission line on a first side of the substrate layer; a metal layer on a second side of the substrate layer, the metal layer including at least one gap such that the metal layer is divided into at least a first sub-region and a second sub-region, where the gap is configured to block at least one of a low frequency signal and a direct current signal; a metal plate; and a dielectric layer that is disposed between the metal plate and the metal layer. The radio-frequency signal grounding device can achieve good radio-frequency signal grounding and low frequency/direct current signal blocking within a limited space via a multi-coupling design. |
| US10879603B2 |
Building material
A building material including at least one electrically conductive low emissivity surface provided with an opening for boosting the transmission of an electromagnetic signal through the building material, the opening having a substantially lower electrical conductivity than the low emissivity surface. The edge of the opening provided in said low emissivity surface constitutes at least one closed edge curve, and said opening defines a closed envelope curve so that said opening is within the closed envelope curve, and the surface defined by the closed envelope curve has an area substantially larger than the area of the opening within the closed envelope curve and a length substantially smaller than the length of the closed envelope curve, whereby at least one such low emissivity surface area is formed within the area defined by the closed envelope curve, at which the closed envelope curve is not congruent with the edge curve. |
| US10879597B2 |
Antenna for wearable device
A wearable device which is mountable on a wrist of a user includes a housing including a metal structure, a display positioned within the housing, wherein the display includes a metal layer positioned within the metal structure and spaced apart from the metal structure by a given gap, a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned within the housing and including a ground region, and a control circuit positioned on the PCB and configured to feed a first point of the metal structure. The metal layer is electrically connected with the ground region of the PCB at a second point spaced from the first point by a given angle. |
| US10879595B2 |
Tools and methods for producing nanoantenna electronic devices
The present disclosure advances the art by providing a method and system for forming electronic devices. In particular, and by example only, methods are described for forming devices for harvesting energy in the terahertz frequency range on flexible substrates, wherein the methods provide favorable accuracy in registration of the various device elements and facilitate low-cost R2R manufacturing. |
| US10879593B2 |
Mobile terminal
There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a display unit; a metal bracket comprising a middle frame provided in a rear surface of the display unit; and a side frame partially distant from the middle frame and configured to define a lateral surface; a main board loaded in a rear surface of the bracket; a rear case configured to cover the main board and define an external appearance of a rear surface; and a first conductive pattern formed in an inner surface of the rear case, wherein the main board comprises a first feeding portion connected with the side frame; a second feeding portion connected with the first conductive pattern; and a first grounding portion connected with the side frame and the first conductive pattern and located between the first feeding portion and the second feeding portion. |
| US10879591B2 |
Mobile device and antenna structure
A mobile device includes a dielectric substrate, a metal layer, a metal housing, a first nonconductive partition, a second nonconductive partition, a first connection element, and a second connection element. The dielectric substrate includes a first protruded portion. The metal layer lies on the dielectric substrate, and includes an upper element and a main element, wherein the upper element is separated from the main element by a first region. The metal housing is substantially a hollow structure, and has a first slit and a second slit, wherein a first projection of the first slit with respect to the dielectric substrate at least partially overlaps the first region, and a second projection of the second slit with respect to the dielectric substrate at least partially overlaps the first protruded portion. The mobile device is capable of operating in multiple bands. |
| US10879583B2 |
Electronic device provided with an integrated conductor element and fabrication method
An electronic device includes a support plate having a mounting face and an electrical connection network. An integrated circuit chip is mounted on the mounting face and linked to the electrical connection network. An encapsulation block embeds the integrated circuit chip. An additional element made of an electrically conductive material is at least partly embedded within the encapsulation block. The additional conductive element has a main portion extending parallel to the support plate and has a secondary portion that is linked electrically to the integrated circuit chip. An opening is formed in the encapsulation block, and the secondary portion extends into that opening to make the electrical link. The additional conductive element may be an antenna. |
| US10879573B2 |
Energy storage apparatus and method of manufacturing energy storage apparatus
An energy storage apparatus includes: one or more energy storage devices; and a first outer covering and a second outer covering arranged outside said one or more energy storage devices. The energy storage apparatus further includes: a weld portion which is a joint portion between the first outer covering and the second outer covering formed by joining the first outer covering and the second outer covering to each other by welding; a heat-susceptible object; and a heat shielding portion arranged between the weld portion and the heat-susceptible object. |
| US10879569B2 |
Battery pack and vehicle connected to battery pack
Disclosed is a battery pack connected to a host system, the battery pack including: a relay connected between a battery terminal of the battery pack and the host system; at least two battery modules, each of which includes a plurality of serially connected cells and generates battery detection information; and a battery management system (BMS), which measures a voltage of the battery terminal when a current having a predetermined value or larger flows in a high current path between the battery pack and the host system, receives at least two pieces of battery detection information from the at least two battery modules, respectively, and determines a coupling state of the battery pack based on the voltage of the battery terminal and the at least two pieces of battery detection information. |
| US10879568B2 |
Thin film lithium ion battery
A method for forming a thin film lithium ion battery includes, under a same vacuum seal, forming a stack of layers on a substrate including an anode layer, an electrolyte, a cathode layer and a first cap over the stack of layers to protect the layers from air. Under a same vacuum seal, the stack of layers is etched with a non-reactive etch process in accordance with a hardmask, and a second cap layer is formed over the stack of layers without breaking the vacuum seal. Contacts coupled to the cathode and the anode are formed. |
| US10879566B2 |
Electrolytic solution and electrochemical device
An electrolytic solution includes a sulfone and a magnesium salt dissolved in the sulfone, in which the magnesium salt includes magnesium borohydride (Mg(BH4)2). |
| US10879565B2 |
Electrolyte for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery
An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery, including a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive is disclosed. The additive includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as described in the detailed description. |
| US10879561B2 |
Sulfide solid electrolyte
A sulfide solid electrolyte that contains lithium, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine and bromine, wherein in powder X-ray diffraction analysis using CuKα rays, it has a diffraction peak A at 2θ=25.2±0.5 deg and a diffraction peak B at 2θ=29.7±0.5 deg, the diffraction peak A and the diffraction peak B satisfy the following formula (A), and a molar ratio of the chlorine to the phosphorus “c (Cl/P)” and a molar ratio of the bromine to the phosphorus “d (Br/P)” satisfies the following formula (1): 1.2 |
| US10879560B2 |
Active material and all-solid-state lithium-ion secondary battery
An active material according to one aspect of the present invention includes a core region; and a shell region, in which an amount of transition metals in the core region is more than an amount of transition metals in the shell region, and an amount of oxygen deficiency in the shell region is more than an amount of oxygen deficiency in the core region. |
| US10879548B2 |
Power generation system, method for controlling power generation system, and power generation apparatus
A power generation system includes a plurality of power generation apparatuses. The power generation system is configured to supply electric power to a load by performing interconnecting operation of the plurality of power generation apparatuses sets one of the plurality of apparatuses as a master apparatus and the other power generation apparatus as a slave apparatus. When power consumption by the load is less than electric power, the master apparatus causes the master apparatus and the slave apparatus to generate power in such a manner that the electric power supplied to the load follows the power consumption by the load. The electric power is generated by rated operation of the master apparatus and the slave apparatus. |
| US10879544B2 |
System and method for determining state of charge for an electric energy storage device
Systems and methods for operating an electric energy storage device are described. The systems and methods may generate a state of charge estimate that is based on negative electrode plating. An overall state of charge may be determined from the state of charge estimate that is based on negative electrode plating and a state of charge estimate that is not based on negative electrode plating. |
| US10879542B2 |
Fuel cell
A fuel cell includes an MEA, a first separator, and a second separator. A frame member is provided around an outer peripheral portion of an MEA, and held between the first separator and the second separator. The height of an oxygen-containing gas flow field formed by the second separator, from the MEA is larger than the height of a fuel gas flow field formed by the first separator, from the MEA. The central position of the MEA in the thickness direction and the central position of the frame member outer peripheral portion of the frame member in the thickness direction are offset from each other. |
| US10879541B2 |
Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack that can suppress degraded cooling performance due to the presence of air bubbles. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of stacked fuel cells, each fuel cell having a power generation portion and a pair of separators. The fuel cell stack further includes a plurality of refrigerant channels inside the power generation portion that are provided in a region corresponding to the power generation portion and that allow communication between the refrigerant inlet manifold and refrigerant outlet manifold, and a refrigerant channel outside the power generation portion that is provided in a region above the power generation portion in the gravity direction and that allows communication between the refrigerant inlet manifold and refrigerant outlet manifold. The refrigerant channels inside and outside the power generation portion communicate with each other. |
| US10879540B2 |
Layered structure battery with multi-functional electrolyte
The present invention provides a thin, bendable, printed, layered primary battery structure without a battery separator. The battery includes a first layer including a printed positive electrode. A second layer includes a negative electrode material which may be a printed negative electrode or a metal foil negative electrode. An adhesive, UV-curable intermediate layer is adhered to the first layer on a first side of the intermediate layer and is adhered to the second layer on a second side of the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer includes a water-soluble electroactive material and a water-soluble viscosity-regulating polymer in an amount sufficient to render the intermediate layer adhesive. The intermediate layer also includes a water-insoluble polymer matrix having sufficient rigidity to prevent contact of the first layer and the second layer. A flexible package encases the first, second, and intermediate layers. |
| US10879539B2 |
Mixed metal oxide compounds and electrocatalytic compositions, devices and processes using the same
A metal oxide compound of formula (I): MnxMyRu1-(x+y)O2 (I) is a single phase rutile-type structure, where M is Co, Ni, or Fe, or a combination thereof, x>0, y≥0, and 0.02≤(x+y)≤0.30. Related electro-catalysts, devices, and processes are also provided. |
| US10879536B2 |
Cathode and lithium battery including cathode
A includes a cathode active material including a lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the lithium transition metal oxide includes nickel and a non-nickel transition metal, and an amount of the nickel in the lithium transition metal oxide is about 50 mole percent or greater with respect to a total number of moles of transition metals in the lithium transition metal oxide, a conducting agent including a linear carbonaceous conducting agent, and a binder, wherein the binder includes a first fluorinated binder not including a polar functional group, a second fluorinated binder including a polar functional group, a first non-fluorinated binder including a cyano group, and a second non-fluorinated binder including a cyanoalkyl group. |
| US10879527B2 |
Protective layers for electrodes and electrochemical cells
Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous. |
| US10879523B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for molten fluid electrode apparatus management
An apparatus comprises a plurality of negative electrode reservoirs configured to contain a negative electrode material, at least one positive electrode reservoir configured to contain a positive electrode material and a reaction chamber. A heating system is configured to heat negative electrode material within a selected negative electrode material reservoir and to heat positive electrode material in the at least one positive electrode material reservoir to maintain the electrode materials in the selected reservoirs in a fluid state while maintaining, in a non-fluid state, negative electrode material in a non-selected negative electrode reservoir. An electrode material distribution system is configured to transfer, during a discharge state of the apparatus, fluid negative electrode material from the selected negative electrode reservoir to the reaction chamber. |
| US10879521B2 |
Electrode coated with a film obtained from an aqueous solution comprising a water-soluble binder, production method thereof and uses of same
A method of preparing an electrochemical electrode which is partially or totally covered with a film that is obtained by spreading an aqueous solution comprising a water-soluble binder over the electrode and subsequently drying same. The production cost of the electrodes thus obtained is reduced and the surface porosity thereof is associated with desirable resistance values. |
| US10879515B2 |
Bus bar module
A bus bar module includes a plurality of bus bars, a plate-shaped housing case, and a plurality of voltage detection conductors. Each of the bus bars is connected to two or more electrode terminals in an electrode terminal group. The housing case has a plurality of bus bar housing spaces housing the respective bus bars, and has insulation property. The voltage detection conductors are each connected to the bus bars. The bus bars are each disposed in the bus bar housing spaces while separated from the inner peripheral surfaces forming the bus bar housing spaces. The housing case includes a pair of support connecting sections that support the corresponding bus bar with respect to the housing case, in each of the bus bar housing spaces. Each of the support connecting sections has elastic deformation sections allowing elastic deformation in an arrangement direction. |
| US10879514B2 |
Polylactam coated separator membranes for lithium ion secondary batteries and related coating formulations
The present invention is preferably directed to a polylactam ceramic coating for a microporous battery separator for a lithium ion secondary battery and a method of making this formulation and application of this formulation to make a coated microporous battery separator. The preferred inventive coating has excellent thermal and chemical stability, excellent adhesion to microporous base substrate, membrane, and/or electrode, improved binding properties to ceramic particles and/or has improved or excellent resistance to thermal shrinkage, dimensional integrity, and/or oxidation stability when used in a rechargeable lithium ion battery. |
| US10879513B2 |
Nanoporous composite separators with increased thermal conductivity
Nanoporous composite separators are disclosed for use in batteries and capacitors comprising a nanoporous inorganic material and an organic polymer material. The inorganic material may comprise Al2O3, AlO(OH) or boehmite, AlN, BN, SiN, ZnO, ZrO2, SiO2, or combinations thereof. The nanoporous composite separator may have a porosity of between 35-50%. The average pore size of the nanoporous composite separator may be between 10-90 nm. The separator may be formed by coating a substrate with a dispersion including the inorganic material, organic material, and a solvent. Once dried, the coating may be removed from the substrate, thus forming the nanoporous composite separator. A nanoporous composite separator may provide increased thermal conductivity and dimensional stability at temperatures above 200° C. compared to polyolefin separators. |
| US10879512B2 |
Aromatic polyamide porous membrane, method for preparing and lithium secondary battery having the same
The present disclosure provides an aromatic polyamide porous membrane having a uniform internal structure. The internal structure of the membrane is a three-dimensional network porous structure with micron-sized pores. The aromatic polyamide porous membrane of the present disclosure has good thermal stability and is especially suitable for a high energy density lithium-ion power battery, and greatly improves the thermal runaway temperature of the battery. The present disclosure further provides a method for preparing the membrane and a lithium secondary battery having the membrane. |
| US10879508B2 |
Fixation of a battery module in a battery module compartment of an energy storage system
In an embodiment, an expansion component (e.g., expanding foam element, inflatable pad, a pneumatic or hydraulic mechanism, etc.) is arranged inside of a battery module compartment (e.g., on a bottom interior surface of the battery module compartment). A battery module is inserted into the battery module component and is fixated, or secured, within the battery module compartment at least in part based upon the expanding component which starts to expand or continues to expand after the insertion. In a further embodiment, the battery module may be removed from the battery module compartment after a contraction function (e.g., collapse of the foam element, deflation of the inflatable pad, etc.) of the expansion component is initiated. |
| US10879505B2 |
Wearable power supply system
Systems and methods for vending one or more portable, user-replaceable power supplies using an enclosure with one or more shelf-type structures. A plurality of charging ports is integrated into the shelf-type structures for charging a power supply for type of user device. A user interface is utilized to select a vending function of the system, a receiving portion accepts and recharges one or more user-returned power supplies, and a delivering portion transfers one or more power supplies to a user in response to a user selecting a power supply delivery vending function using the user interface. |
| US10879504B2 |
Electrode feedthru having pin attached to wire therein and method of manufacturing
Disclosed herein is an electrode feedthru assembly for an electronic device and method of manufacturing. The feedthru assembly includes a ferrule, an electrode assembly, and an elastomer. The ferrule includes a bore through which the electrode assembly is positioned. The electrode assembly includes an electrode wire attached to a crimp pin. The crimp pin includes a crimp terminal portion and a pin terminal portion, the crimp terminal portion crimped to the a portion of the electrode wire to form a connected portion of the electrode assembly. The elastomer is disposed in the bore of the ferrule between the ferrule and the electrode assembly. The elastomer is configured to electrically isolate the ferrule from the electrode assembly and to encapsulate at least the connected portion of the electrode assembly. |
| US10879502B2 |
Electrode assembly comprising reinforcing member capable of minimizing deformation of electrode and stacked structure of unit cell by protecting unit cell from external impact
The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly including a unit cell stack having n unit cells stacked with a separation film interposed therebetween and at least one reinforcing member formed from metal that integrally covers at least one of the upper and lower surfaces and at least one side surface of the unit cell stack. In particular, n is an odd number excluding 1. Additionally, in each unit cell, one or more cathodes and one or more anodes are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween. Accordingly, the unit cells are protected against external impacts. |
| US10879500B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device and fabrication method thereof
A fabrication method of an organic electroluminescent device includes: providing a substrate configured to an anode of the device; fabricating a blue pixel emission layer on one side of the substrate with a universal mask plate; and fabricating a red pixel emission layer and a green emission layer successively on one side of the blue pixel emission layer which backs toward the substrate. The blue pixel emission layer includes an effective emission area and a non-effective emission area. The red pixel emission layer and the green pixel emission layer both are the same layer and arranged on the non-effective emission area. The present disclosure can reduce equipment expenditure in fabricating the emission layers and the complexities of technology. |
| US10879499B2 |
Display module, manufacturing method thereof and electronic device
The present disclosure proposes a display module, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device. The display module includes a display panel, a polarizing layer on the display panel, a cover layer on the polarizing layer, and an adhesive layer between the polarizing layer and the cover layer. The adhesive layer is a viscosity-releasing adhesive layer. |
| US10879498B2 |
OLED display device and manufacturing method thereof
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes an OLED display panel, a first insulating layer disposed on the OLED display panel, a first metal layer disposed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed on the first metal layer and the first insulating layer, a second metal layer disposed on the second insulating layer, a black matrix disposed on the second metal layer, a hard mask disposed on the black matrix, and color resists disposed on the OLED display panel. The OLED display panel includes sub-pixels. Openings extend through the second metal layer, the black matrix, and the hard mask and are positioned corresponding to the sub-pixels. Each color resist is disposed in the openings. The present invention can effectively eliminate reflective light under strong light, and provide a manufacturing process implemented with a small number of masks at a lower product cost. |
| US10879496B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element having a charge generating layer between adjacent light emitting layers
This organic EL element comprises a first light emitting unit that contains a red phosphorescent light emitting layer and a green phosphorescent light emitting layer, a second light emitting unit that contains a blue fluorescent light emitting layer, and a third light emitting unit that contains a blue fluorescent light emitting layer; and this organic EL element has a structure in which a positive electrode, the third light emitting unit, a second charge generating layer, the second light emitting unit, a first charge generating layer, the first light emitting unit and a negative electrode are sequentially laminated in this order. The white light obtained through light emission of the first, second and third light emitting units has one peak wavelength within the red wavelength range, one peak wavelength within the green wavelength range, and one or two peak wavelengths within the blue wavelength range. |
| US10879495B2 |
Organic light emitting device and array substrate
An organic light emitting device and array substrate are provided. The organic light emitting device includes a light emitting structure layer having a light emitting side and a light extraction layer positioned on the light emitting side of the light emitting structure layer. The light extraction layer includes at least one refractive layer, each of the refractive layers includes a plurality of first light refraction bodies, a plurality of second light refraction bodies, and a polymer layer. In the organic light emitting device and the array substrate of the present invention, light extraction efficiency of the organic light emitting device can be increased by adding the light extraction layer to the organic light emitting structure. Moreover, the structure of the present invention is simple to set up, solving the problems that light extraction is difficult to be realized in prior art and realizing the preparation of a high-efficiency OLED device. |
| US10879492B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method thereof
A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an electrode; a light-emitting layer formed on the electrode; and a metal-containing film formed on the light-emitting layer and containing a first metallic element. The metal-containing film includes a metal layer forming an interface of the metal-containing film on the side of the light-emitting layer, formed of a simple substance of the first metallic element or an alloy of the first metallic element and a second metallic element, and a light-transmitting oxide layer forming an interface of the metal-containing film on the opposite side from the interface on the side of the light-emitting layer, formed of an oxide of the first metallic element, and having a light-transmitting property. |
| US10879489B2 |
Organic device having protective film and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an organic device having a protective film, the method including: providing bonding layers (adhesives) on one surface of a first substrate and one surface of a second substrate; providing an organic device on the other surface of the first substrate; and providing the second substrate on the organic device such that the bonding layer (adhesive) provided on the second substrate is in contact with the organic device. Since the organic device having the protective film according to the present invention may be attached to other materials through the bonding layer (adhesive), it is not necessary to apply heat in order to attach the organic device to other materials, and as a result, it is possible to attach the organic device to various materials having various shapes regardless of types and shapes of materials. Further, according to the organic device having the protective film according to the present invention, since the protective film is formed as the substrate having the bonding layer (adhesive) 220 is attached to the organic device 300, no heat is applied to the organic device 300 during the process of forming the protective film, and as a result, it is possible to minimize deformation of the organic device 300 by minimizing physical and chemical stress to be applied to the organic device 300. According to the organic device having the protective film according to the present invention, the two protective film layers for protecting the organic device are manufactured through the same process, and as a result, it is possible to innovatively reduce the process time required to manufacture the organic device having the protective film in comparison with the process in the related art. |
| US10879483B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device and illumination device
An organic electroluminescent device wherein, among the distribution characteristics of light emitted inside a substrate: the brightness of white light has a maximum value within an angle range of 20-60° from an axis perpendicular to the planar direction of the substrate; the spectral radiance of red light at the maximum emission wavelength and the spectral radiance of green light at the maximum emission wavelength have maximum values within the angle range of 30-70° from the axis perpendicular to the planar direction of the substrate; and the maximum values are greater than the value for spectral radiance of red light at the maximum emission wavelength and the value for the spectral radiance of green light at the maximum emission wavelength, in the axial direction perpendicular to the planar direction of the substrate. |
| US10879479B2 |
Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers
Systems and methods for organic semiconductor devices with sputtered contact layers are provided. In one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device comprises: a first contact layer (140) comprising a first sputter-deposited transparent conducting oxide; an electron transport layer (130) interfacing with the first contact layer; a second contact layer (110) comprising a second sputter-deposited transparent conducting oxide; a hole transport layer interfacing with the second contact layer; and an organic semiconductor active layer (120) having a first side facing the electron transport layer and an opposing second side facing the hole transport layer; wherein either the electron transport layer or the hole transport layer comprises a buffering transport layer. |
| US10879476B1 |
Organic thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same
An organic thin film transistor (OTFT) is provided. The OTFT includes a substrate, a first electrode layer disposed on a top surface of the substrate, an organic active layer disposed on a top surface of the first electrode layer, a second electrode layer disposed in the organic active layer and including a base electrode, a plurality of pinholes formed in the base electrode and providing charge transfer paths, and a metal oxide configured to surround a surface of the base electrode and the pinholes, and a third electrode layer disposed on the organic active layer. |
| US10879472B2 |
Organic compound, and organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting display device including the same
An embodiment of the present invention provides an organic compound represented by following Formula: wherein each of X1 to X5 is independently selected from a carbon atom (C) or a nitrogen atom (N), and at least two or three of X1 to X5 are N, wherein each of R1 and R2 is independently selected from a substituted or non-substituted aryl group or a substituted or non-substituted heteroaryl group, and “a” is an integer between zero (0) to 3, and wherein each of L1 and L2 is independently selected from a substituted or non-substituted arylene group or a substituted or non-substituted heteroarylene group, and “b” is zero (0) or 1. The present invention also provides an organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting display device including the organic compound. The organic compound of the present invention is capable of reducing a driving voltage of an organic light emitting diode and improves a current efficiency and a lifetime of the organic light emitting diode and the organic light emitting display device including the same. |
| US10879471B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and amine compound for organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device comprising an amine compound is represented by Formula 1 as a hole transport material. where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and L1 are as defined in the specification. |
| US10879470B2 |
Condensed cyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
Provided are condensed cyclic compounds represented by Formula 1: and an organic light-emitting device having the compounds which has decreased driving voltage, higher efficiency, and increased overall lifespan. |
| US10879469B1 |
Method of manufacturing a field effect transistor using nanotube structures and a field effect transistor
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a nanotube structure, and a gate structure. The nanotube structure is disposed over the substrate. The nanotube structure includes a semiconducting carbon nanotube (s-CNT) and a first insulating nanotube. The first insulating nanotube has an inert surface on the s-CNT. The gate structure includes a first metallic carbon nanotube (m-CNT) over the nanotube structure. |
| US10879468B2 |
Composition, organic photoelectronic element, and production method therefor
To provide a layer such as a charge transport layer having a refractive index significantly lowered without impairing electrical conductivity and surface roughness, and a method for producing it. A deposited film composition obtained by co-depositing a fluorinated polymer having a saturated vapor pressure at 300° C. of at least 0.001 Pa and an organic semiconductor material. |
| US10879466B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; a plurality of first electrodes spaced apart from each other on the substrate; a plurality of organic functional layers respectively covering an upper surface and side surfaces of the plurality of first electrodes, each of the plurality of organic functional layers including an emission layer; a first bank disposed between the plurality of organic functional layers and not directly contacting the plurality of first electrodes; and a second electrode disposed on the plurality of organic functional layers. |
| US10879465B2 |
Method for forming an organic element of an electronic device
The present invention relates to a method for forming an organic element of an electronic device having at least two different pixel types including a first pixel type (pixel A) and a second pixel type (pixel B) wherein at least one layer of the pixel A and one layer of pixel B are deposited by applying an ink at the same time, characterized in that the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel A and the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel B which are deposited at the same time are different and the layer obtained by depositing the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel A and the layer obtained by depositing the ink for manufacturing a layer for the pixel B are dried thereafter, wherein the relative difference of the drying time (t1−t2/t1) of both layers being deposited at the same time and being obtained by two different inks for manufacturing a layer for the pixel A and a layer for the pixel B is at most 0.5 wherein t1 is the drying time of the layer of one pixel type and t2 is the drying time of the layer of the other pixel type and t1 is greater than or equal to t2. |
| US10879464B2 |
Semiconductor and ferromagnetic insulator heterostructure
A first aspect provides a topological quantum computing device comprising a network of semiconductor-superconductor nanowires, each nanowire comprising a length of semiconductor formed over a substrate and a coating of superconductor formed over at least part of the semiconductor; wherein at least some of the nanowires further comprise a coating of ferromagnetic insulator disposed over at least part of the semiconductor. A second aspect provides a method of fabricating a quantum or spintronic device comprising a heterostructure of semiconductor and ferromagnetic insulator, by: forming a portion of the semiconductor over a substrate in a first vacuum chamber, and growing a coating of the ferromagnetic insulator on the semiconductor by epitaxy in a second vacuum chamber connected to the first vacuum chamber by a vacuum tunnel, wherein the semiconductor comprises InAs and the ferromagnetic insulator comprises EuS. |
| US10879463B2 |
Phase change memory structure to reduce power consumption
A phase change memory (PCM) cell with enhanced thermal isolation and low power consumption is provided. In some embodiments, the PCM cell comprises a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, a heating element, and a phase change element. The dielectric layer is on the bottom electrode. The heating element extends through the dielectric layer, from a top of the dielectric layer to the bottom electrode. Further, the heating element has a pair of opposite sidewalls laterally spaced from the dielectric layer by a cavity. The phase change element overlies and contacts the heating element. An interface between the phase change element and the heating element extends continuously respectively from and to the opposite sidewalls of the heating element. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the PCM cell. |
| US10879455B2 |
Methods of fabricating magneto-resistive random-access memory (MRAM) devices to avoid damaging magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure
Methods of fabricating MRAM devices are provided. The method includes forming an etch stop layer over a substrate, and depositing a bottom electrode layer on the etch stop layer. The method also includes patterning the bottom electrode layer to form a bottom electrode. The method further includes depositing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layer on the bottom electrode, and depositing a top electrode layer on the MTJ layer. In addition, the method includes patterning the top electrode layer to form a top electrode, and patterning the MTJ layer to form an MTJ structure. |
| US10879453B2 |
Spin oscillator device and mutually synchronized spin oscillator device arrays
A spin oscillator device including a first spin Hall effect nano-oscillator, SHNO, having an extended multilayered magnetic thin-film stack, wherein a nano-constriction, NC, is provided in the magnetic film stack providing an SHNO including a magnetic free-layer and a spin Hall effect layer, and having a nanoscopic region, wherein the NC is configured to focus electric current to the nanoscopic region, configured to generate the necessary current densities needed to excite magnetization auto-oscillations, MAO, in the magnetic free layer, wherein a circumferential magnetic field surrounds the NC, wherein an externally applied field with a substantial out-of-plane component is configured to control the spatial extension of the MAO towards a second spin oscillator device, which is arranged in MAO communication and synchronized to the first NC. |
| US10879448B2 |
Resonator and resonator device
A resonator includes a vibrator with a base, and multiple vibrating arms extending therefrom. Moreover, a frame surrounds a periphery of the vibrating part and a holding arm couples the vibrator to the frame. The holding arm includes a pair of first support arms that are connected to the base opposite the vibrating arms and a coupling portion that couples the support arms with one another and that is connected to the frame. |
| US10879447B2 |
Repeating alternating multilayer buffer layer
A buffer layer can be used to smooth the surface roughness of a galvanic contact layer (e.g., of niobium) in an electronic device, the buffer layer being made of a stack of at least four (e.g., six) layers of a face-centered cubic (FCC) crystal structure material, such as copper, the at least four FCC material layers alternating with at least three layers of a body-centered cubic (BCC) crystal structure material, such as niobium, wherein each of the FCC material layers and BCC material layers is between about five and about ten angstroms thick. The buffer layer can provide the smoothing while still maintaining desirable transport properties of a device in which the buffer layer is used, such as a magnetic Josephson junction, and magnetics of an overlying magnetic layer in the device, thereby permitting for improved magnetic Josephson junctions (MJJs) and thus improved superconducting memory arrays and other devices. |
| US10879446B2 |
Vertical flux bias lines coupled to vertical squid loops in superconducting qubits
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to quantum circuit assemblies implementing superconducting qubits, e.g., transmons, in which SQUID loops and portions of FBLs configured to magnetically couple to the SQUID loops extend substantially vertically. In contrast to conventional implementations, for a vertical SQUID according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a line that is perpendicular to the SQUID loop is parallel to the qubit substrate. A corresponding FBL is also provided in a vertical arrangement, in order to achieve efficient magnetic coupling to the vertical SQUID loop, by ensuring that at least a portion of the FBL designed to conduct current responsible for generating magnetic field for tuning qubit frequency is substantially perpendicular to the substrate. |
| US10879443B2 |
LED package structure, chip carrier, and method for manufacturing chip carrier
The present disclosure provides an LED package structure, a carrier, and a method for manufacturing a carrier. The carrier includes a substrate and an electrode layer disposed on the substrate. The electrode layer includes at least one bonding portion that has a plurality of elongated microstructures recessed in a surface thereof. |
| US10879442B2 |
Flexible and light-transmissible light-emitting device and method for manufacturing light-emitting device
A light-emitting device according to embodiments of the invention includes a film having light transmissive property to visible light; a conductor layer formed on one surface of the film; and a light-emitting element having electrodes connected to the conductor layer via bumps protruding toward the film. The curvature of the film curved on the outer edge of a contact area of the conductor layer contacting the bumps is defined by a radius of a circle contacting the conductor layer at at least three points on the outer edge of the contact area, and the radius of this circle is 13 μm or larger. |
| US10879440B2 |
Light emitting device including light emitting unit arranged in a tube
A light-emitting device includes a carrier with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a light-emitting unit disposed on the first surface and configured to emit a light toward but not passing through the first surface. When emitting the light, the light-emitting device has a first light intensity above the first surface, and a second light intensity under the second surface, a ratio of the first light intensity to the second light intensity is in a range of 2˜9. |
| US10879438B2 |
Light emitting module and manufacturing method of light emitting module
According to one embodiment, a light emitting module includes a first insulating film having optical transparency, a second insulating film arranged facing the first insulating film and having optical transparency, a conductor layer formed on the first insulating film, and a plurality of light emitting elements arranged between the first insulating film and the second insulating film and connected to the conductor layer in a first surface on one side. Each of the plurality of light emitting elements including a first electrode in which a height from a second surface opposite to the first surface is a first height and a second electrode in which a height from the second surface is a second height. The plurality of light emitting elements are arranged such that a distance between the first electrodes of adjacent light emitting elements is smaller than a distance between the second electrodes. |
| US10879437B2 |
Wafer-level light emitting diode package and method of fabricating the same
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a wafer-level light emitting diode (LED) package and a method of fabricating the same. The LED package includes a semiconductor stack including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; a plurality of contact holes arranged in the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer, the contact holes exposing the first conductive type semiconductor layer; a first bump arranged on a first side of the semiconductor stack, the first bump being electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer via the plurality of contact holes; a second bump arranged on the first side of the semiconductor stack, the second bump being electrically connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer; and a protective insulation layer covering a sidewall of the semiconductor stack. |
| US10879436B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device having a light-emitting element, a covering resin covering the light-emitting element, a wavelength converting material contained in the covering resin, and a light diffusing agent contained in the covering resin is provided. The light diffusing agent contains glass particles. A first refractive index n1 of the covering resin at a peak wavelength of a light emitted by the light-emitting element and at 25° C. is in a range of 1.48 to 1.60, a second refractive index n2 of the covering resin at the peak wavelength and at 100° C. is at least 0.0075 lower than the first refractive index n1, and a third refractive index n3 of the light diffusing agent at the peak wavelength and at 25° C. is higher than the first refractive index n1. |
| US10879433B2 |
Stabilized quantum dot composite and method of making a stabilized quantum dot composite
A stabilized quantum dot composite includes a plurality of luminescent semiconducting nanoparticles embedded in a matrix comprising an ionic metal oxide. A method of making a stabilized quantum dot composite includes forming a mixture comprising a plurality of luminescent semiconducting nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous solution comprising an ionic metal oxide. The mixture is dried to form a stabilized quantum dot composite comprising the plurality of luminescent semiconducting nanoparticles embedded in a matrix comprising the ionic metal oxide. |
| US10879431B2 |
Wavelength converting layer patterning for LED arrays
A wavelength converting layer is disclosed that includes a plurality of phosphor grains 50-500 nm in size and encapsulated in cerium free YAG shells and a binder material binding the plurality of phosphor grains, the wavelength converting layer having a thickness of 5-20 microns attached to the light emitting surface. |
| US10879429B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element having an emission peak wavelength in a range of 430 nm to 470 nm; and a fluorescent member including a fluorescent material that is excited by light from the light emitting element for light emission, wherein a mixture of light from the light emitting element and light from the fluorescent material has a correlated color temperature in a range of 1500 K to 11000 K, as measured according to JIS Z8725, the color deviation duv that is a deviation from the black body radiation track on the CIE1931 chromaticity diagram of the mixture of light and is measured according to JIS Z8725 falls within a range of more than 0 to 0.02 or less at a correlated color temperature of 1500 K to 11000 K, and when a value calculated by integrating a product of the spectral distribution of the mixture of light and each relative intensity of a human standard spectral luminous efficiency over a wavelength range of a human visible region is referred to as an integral value a and when a value calculated by integrating a product of the spectral distribution of the mixture of light and each relative intensity of an insect spectral luminous efficiency over a wavelength range where insects exhibit positive phototaxis is referred to as an integral value b, the insect attracting index I defined as a ratio of the integral value b to the integral value a (b/a) is 50% or more and 99% or less of the insect attracting index I0 at the time when the color deviation duv is 0. |
| US10879427B2 |
Method of producing an optoelectronic component, and optoelectronic component
A method of producing an optoelectronic component includes providing a carrier; securing a sheet including a wavelength-converting material on a top side of the carrier; arranging a grid structure on a top side of the sheet; arranging an optoelectronic semiconductor chip in an opening of the grid structure on the top side of the sheet; arranging a potting material on the top side of the sheet, wherein the grid structure and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip are at least partly embedded into the potting material, and a composite body including the potting material, the sheet, the grid structure and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip is formed; and detaching the composite body from the carrier. |
| US10879426B2 |
Carrier for a component, component and method for producing a carrier or a component
A mount (10) and an optoelectronic component (100) with the mount (10) are provided, wherein the mount (10) comprises a moulding (5), at least one through-contact (41, 42) and a plurality of reinforcing fibres (52), wherein the moulding (5) is formed from an electrically insulating moulding material (53), the through-contact (41, 42) is formed from an electrically conductive material, and the reinforcing fibres (52) produce a mechanical connection between the moulding (5) and the through-contact (41, 42) by the reinforcing fibres (52) being arranged in certain regions of the moulding (5) and arranged in certain regions of the through-contact (41, 42). A method for producing a mount or a component with such a mount is also provided. |
| US10879425B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes a package, at least one light-emitting element and a light-absorbing member. The package defines a recess having an opening at a light extraction surface of the package. A part of the recess is defined by an upward-facing surface of the package. The light-emitting element is mounted on the upward-facing surface of the package. The light-absorbing member is disposed in the recess, spaced apart from the light-emitting element, and having an exposed surface facing upward toward the light extraction surface, the exposed surface being exposed from the upward-facing surface of the package with the exposed surface and the upward-facing surface of the package being on the same plane. |
| US10879422B2 |
Light emitting element
A light emitting element includes: a first conductivity type semiconductor rod having a plurality of side surfaces arranged to form a polygonal column shape; an active layer formed of a semiconductor and covering the side surfaces; and a second conductive type semiconductor layer covering the active layer. The active layer includes a plurality of well layers respectively disposed over at least two adjacent side surfaces among the plurality of side surfaces. Adjacent well layers among the plurality of well layers are separated from each other along a ridge line where the at least two adjacent side surfaces are in contact with each other. The active layer further includes a ridge portion formed of a semiconductor and disposed on the ridge line, the ridge portion connecting the adjacent well layers. A bandgap of the ridge portion is wider than a bandgap of each of the plurality of well layers. |
| US10879415B2 |
Photodetector, photodetection system, lidar apparatus, vehicle, and method of manufacturing photodetector
A photodetector includes a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer provided on the first semiconductor layer and detecting light. The first semiconductor layer has a cavity portion for reflecting incident light. |
| US10879411B2 |
Solar cell module
A solar cell module is disclosed. The solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells each including first electrodes collecting carriers of a first conductive type and second electrodes collecting carriers of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type, the plurality of solar cells being positioned adjacent to one another, and a plurality of wiring members configured to electrically connect the first electrodes to the second electrodes of adjacent solar cells. The plurality of wiring members are positioned in parallel with one another. The plurality of wiring members include a first wiring member disposed in a corner area of one solar cell having a corner with a curved edge and a second wiring member disposed in a non-corner area of the one solar cell except the corner area. |
| US10879410B2 |
Solar cell module
A solar cell module includes: a solar cell; a conductive light-reflective film disposed on a back surface side of the solar cell, the conductive light-reflective film extending from an edge portion of the solar cell; an insulating member disposed between a back surface of the solar cell and the conductive light-reflective film; and a back-surface side encapsulant covering the solar cell and the conductive light-reflective film from the back surface side of the solar cell, wherein the insulating member is made of a material harder than a material of the back-surface side encapsulant. |
| US10879409B2 |
Crystalline silicon solar cell, production method therefor, and solar cell module
A crystalline silicon-based solar cell includes a crystalline silicon substrate having a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and a lateral surface. On the first principal surface is arranged, in the following order, a first intrinsic silicon-based thin-film, a first conductive silicon-based thin-film, a light-receiving-side transparent electrode layer and a light-receiving-side metal electrode. On the second principal surface is arranged, in the following order, a second intrinsic silicon-based thin-film, a second conductive silicon-based thin-film, a back-side transparent electrode layer and a back-side metal electrode. The second conductive silicon-based thin-film has a conductivity-type different from that of the first conductive silicon-based thin-film. Both the first principal surface and the second principal surface are textured. Both the light-receiving-side metal electrode and the back-side metal electrode have a pattern shape. The back-side transparent electrode layer is not provided on a peripheral edge of the second principal surface. |
| US10879408B2 |
Methods, materials, and structures for optical and electrical III-nitride semiconductor devices
The present invention provides materials, structures, and methods for III-nitride-based devices, including epitaxial and non-epitaxial structures useful for III-nitride devices including light emitting devices, laser diodes, transistors, detectors, sensors, and the like. In some embodiments, the present invention provides metallo-semiconductor and/or metallo-dielectric devices, structures, materials and methods of forming metallo-semiconductor and/or metallo-dielectric material structures for use in semiconductor devices, and more particularly for use in III-nitride based semiconductor devices. In some embodiments, the present invention includes materials, structures, and methods for improving the crystal quality of epitaxial materials grown on non-native substrates. In some embodiments, the present invention provides materials, structures, devices, and methods for acoustic wave devices and technology, including epitaxial and non-epitaxial piezoelectric materials and structures useful for acoustic wave devices. In some embodiments, the present invention provides metal-base transistor devices, structures, materials and methods of forming metal-base transistor material structures for use in semiconductor devices. |
| US10879402B2 |
Thin film transistor and display unit
A thin film transistor includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer, a first gate insulating film, a second gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The semiconductor layer is provided in a selective region of the substrate. The first gate insulating film is provided in the selective region of the substrate and covers a surface of the semiconductor layer. The second gate insulating film extends across opposite sides of the first gate insulating film along a channel width direction and covers the first gate insulating film that covers the semiconductor layer. The gate electrode faces the semiconductor layer across the second gate insulating film. |
| US10879400B2 |
Field effect transistor and method of manufacturing the same
Field effect transistor and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. Field effect transistor includes a substrate, a fin, spacers, a gate structure, a hard mask pattern, an insulating layer, and a gate contact. The fin protrudes from the substrate and extends in a first direction. The spacers run in parallel over the fin and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The gate structure extends between the spacers and covers the fin. The hard mask pattern covers the gate structure and extends in between the spacers. The insulating layer is disposed over the substrate and covers the hard mask pattern, the gate structure and the spacers. The gate contact penetrates the insulating layer and physically contacts the gate structure. A bottom surface of the gate contact is coplanar with top surfaces of the spacers and the hard mask pattern. |
| US10879399B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device comprising doped gate spacer
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one source drain feature, a gate structure, and at least one gate spacer. The source/drain feature is present at least partially in the substrate. The gate structure is present on the substrate. The gate spacer is present on at least one sidewall of the gate structure. At least a bottom portion of the gate spacer has a plurality of dopants therein. |
| US10879388B2 |
Methods of reducing the electrical and thermal resistance of SiC substrates and device made thereby
A power semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide substrate and at least a first layer or region formed above the substrate. The silicon carbide substrate has a pattern of pits formed thereon. The device includes a stop layer that is disposed at least in part laterally between the pits. The device further comprising an ohmic metal disposed at least in the pits to form low-resistance ohmic contacts, wherein the ohmic metal contacts at least parts of the stop layer. |
| US10879380B2 |
Method of making semiconductor device comprising flash memory and resulting device
A semiconductor device and method for making the semiconductor device comprising a flash memory cell is provided. In accordance with some embodiments, the method includes: patterning a first gate material layer and a gate insulating film over a substrate, the first gate material layer comprising a first gate material, the gate insulating film disposed on the first gate material layer; forming a second gate material layer over the substrate, the gate insulating film, and side walls of the first gate material layer, the second gate material layer comprising a second gate material; etching the second gate material layer to expose the substrate and the gate insulating film and provide a portion of the second gate material layer along each of the side walls of the first gate material layer; and etching the gate insulating film and the first gate material layer so as to form a plurality of gate structures. |
| US10879379B2 |
Multi-gate device and related methods
Multi-gate semiconductor devices and methods for forming thereof including forming air gaps between the gate and the adjacent source/drain features. A first fin element including a plurality of silicon layers is disposed on a substrate, a first gate structure is formed over a channel region of the first fin element. An air gap is formed such that it is disposed on a sidewall of the portion of the first gate structure. An epitaxial source/drain feature abuts the air gap. A portion of the first gate structure may also be disposed between first and second layers of the plurality of silicon layers. |
| US10879378B2 |
Semiconductor structure
Provided is a semiconductor structure including a substrate, a doping layer, and a dielectric layer. The substrate has a plurality of fin portions and at least one recessed portion, wherein the at least one recessed portion is located between two adjacent fin portions of the plurality of fin portions and a bottom surface of the at least one recessed portion is lower than a surface of the substrate between the two of the plurality of fin portions. The doping layer is disposed on a sidewall of the plurality of fin portions, the surface of the substrate, and a sidewall and a bottom portion of the at least one recessed portion. The dielectric layer is disposed on the doping layer. A top surface of the doping layer and a top surface of the dielectric layer are lower than a top surface of each of the plurality of fin portions. |
| US10879369B2 |
FinFET device and method of manufacture
A semiconductor device includes a fin extending from an upper surface of a substrate, a gate stack disposed over the fin, a first dielectric material disposed on a sidewall of the gate stack, an epitaxy region disposed adjacent the fin, a second dielectric material disposed on the epitaxy region and on a sidewall of the first dielectric material, wherein the second dielectric material has a greater thickness in a first portion over the epitaxy region than in a second portion over the epitaxy region disposed closer to the substrate than the first portion, a third dielectric material disposed on the second dielectric material, and a conductive feature extending through the third dielectric material and the second dielectric material to contact the epitaxy region. |
| US10879367B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A gate electrode (3) is provided on a main surface of a silicon substrate (1) via a gate insulating film (2). A source/drain region (4,5) is provided on sides of the gate electrode (3) on the main surface of the silicon substrate (1). A first silicide (6) is provided on an upper face and side faces of the gate electrode (3). A second silicide (7) is provided on a surface of the source/drain region (4,5). No side-wall oxide film is provided on the side faces of the gate electrode (3). The second silicide (7) is provided at a point separated from the gate electrode (3). |
| US10879361B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor structure
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure including following steps is provided. A dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. A polysilicon layer is formed on the dielectric layer. Ion implantation processes are performed to the polysilicon layer by using a fluorine dopant. Implantation depths of the ion implantation processes are different. A fluorine dopant concentration of the ion implantation process with a deeper implantation depth is smaller than a fluorine dopant concentration of the ion implantation process with a shallower implantation depth. After the ion implantation processes, a thermal process is performed to the polysilicon layer. |
| US10879360B2 |
Composite oxide semiconductor and transistor
A novel material is provided. A composite oxide semiconductor includes a first region and a second region. The first region contains indium. The second region contains an element M (the element M is one or more of Ga, Al, Hf, Y, and Sn). The first region and the second region are arranged in a mosaic pattern. The composite oxide semiconductor further includes a third region. The element M is gallium. The first region contains indium oxide or indium zinc oxide. The second region contains gallium oxide or gallium zinc oxide. The third region contains zinc oxide. |
| US10879358B2 |
Method of fabricating electrically isolated diamond nanowires and its application for nanowire MOSFET
A method for fabricating an electrically isolated diamond nanowire includes forming a diamond nanowire on a diamond substrate, depositing a dielectric or a polymer on the diamond nanowire and on the diamond substrate, planarizing the dielectric or the polymer, etching a portion of the planarized dielectric or polymer to expose a first portion of the diamond nanowire, depositing a metal layer to conformably cover the first portion of the diamond nanowire, and implanting ions into a second portion of the diamond nanowire between the first portion of the diamond nanowire and the diamond substrate or at an intersection of the diamond nanowire and the diamond substrate, wherein the ions are implanted at an oblique angle from a first side of the diamond nanowire. |
| US10879356B2 |
Method for making a semiconductor device including enhanced contact structures having a superlattice
A method for making a semiconductor device may include forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, and forming a superlattice liner covering bottom and sidewall portions of the trench. The superlattice liner may include a plurality of stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers including a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. The method may further include forming a semiconductor cap layer on the superlattice liner and having a dopant constrained therein by the superlattice liner, and forming a conductive body within the trench. |
| US10879352B2 |
Vertically stacked nFETs and pFETs with gate-all-around structure
A semiconductor structure including vertically stacked n-type field effect transistors (nFETs) and p-type field effect transistors (pFETs) containing suspended semiconductor channel material nanosheets having an isolation layer located between a pFET source/drain (S/D) structure and an nFET S/D region is provided together with a method of forming such a structure. The pFET S/D structure includes a pFET S/D SiGe region having a first germanium content and an overlying SiGe region having a second germanium content that is greater than the first germanium content. |
| US10879345B2 |
Semiconductor device including a plurality of electrodes and supporters
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of electrode structures formed on a substrate; and an upper supporter group and a lower supporter between upper ends and lower ends of the plurality of electrode structures The upper supporter group includes a plurality of supporters, and at least some of the plurality of supporters each have an upper surface and a lower surface. One of the upper surface and the lower surface has a curved profile, and the other surface has a flat profile. |
| US10879341B2 |
Integrated device package comprising a real time tunable inductor implemented in a package substrate
Some features pertain to a device package that includes a die and a package substrate. The die includes a first switch. The package substrate is coupled to the die. The package substrate includes at least one dielectric layer, a primary inductor, and a first secondary inductor coupled to the first switch of the die. The first secondary inductor and the first switch are coupled to a plurality of interconnects configured to provide an electrical path for a reference ground signal. The primary inductor is configurable to have different inductances by opening and closing the first switch coupled to the first secondary inductor. In some implementations, the primary inductor is configurable in real time while the die is operational. In some implementations, the die further includes a second switch, and the package substrate further includes a second secondary inductor coupled to the second switch of the die. |
| US10879340B2 |
Tiling display device
A tiling display device includes a plurality of display modules arranged on one plane. The display module includes a substrate, a signal line, an open hole, a filling layer, and a circuit board. The substrate has a display area in which subpixels are defined. The signal line is positioned on the top surface of the substrate within the display area to deliver a predetermined signal to the subpixels. The open hole is provided to penetrate the substrate within the display area. The filling layer fills the open hole. The circuit board is positioned on the back surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the signal line through the filling layer. |
| US10879339B2 |
Display panel having pad disposed on bottom surface of substrate and manufacturing method thereof
A display panel including a first array substrate, a first pad, and a second pad is provided. The first array substrate includes a first substrate, a first active element, a first display element, and a second display element. The first substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite to each other. The first active element is disposed on the top surface of the first substrate. The first display element is disposed on the top surface of the first substrate and is electrically connected to the first active element. The second display element is disposed on the top surface of the first substrate and is disposed separately from the first display element. The first pad and the second pad are disposed on the bottom surface of the first substrate, wherein the first active element is electrically connected to the first pad, each of the first pad and the second pad includes an embedded part and a protruded part, the embedded part is located in the first substrate, and the protruded part is protruded from the bottom surface of the first substrate. |
| US10879337B2 |
Electronic device and method of manufacturing the same
An electronic device including a base structure, a first pattern having at least one projection disposed on the base structure, a first conductive layer including a first portion disposed on the base structure and a second portion disposed on the first pattern and connected to the first portion, an insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer covering the first portion and exposing the second portion, and a second conductive layer provided on the insulating layer and overlapping the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is spaced apart from the first portion and is in contact with the second portion. Methods of manufacturing an electronic device capable of reducing the number of process steps in the manufacturing process are also disclosed. |
| US10879335B2 |
Display apparatus having grooved terminals
A display apparatus includes a display panel having a display substrate on which a plurality of pad terminals is disposed, and a driving unit having a plurality of driving terminals electrically connected to the plurality of pad terminals. Each of the plurality of pad terminals includes a stepped groove that faces a corresponding driving terminal of the plurality of driving terminals or each of the plurality of pad terminals includes an opening hole that faces the corresponding driving terminal of the plurality of driving terminals. |
| US10879334B2 |
Flexible display device
A flexible display device is disclosed, which may prevent a crack from being generated even though a bending area is folded and prevents a gate driving circuit from being damaged and prevents a gate shift clock line from being shorted even though the crack is generated. The flexible display device comprises a substrate including a display area for displaying an image, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a bending area. A pixel for displaying an image, an inorganic film for covering the pixel and a first organic film for covering the inorganic film are arranged on an area corresponding to the display area of the bending area, and the first organic film is arranged on an area corresponding to the non-display area of the bending area. |
| US10879333B2 |
Organic light emitting display device
An organic light emitting display device includes a display unit including a first pixel column and a first data line connected to the first pixel column, a first pad unit including first and second signal pads, a test unit including a first switching element which is connected between the first data line and the first signal pad, and includes a control electrode connected to the second signal pad, a first conductive pattern provided in a different layer from that of the first signal pad and connected to the first signal pad, and a second conductive pattern provided in a different layer from that of the second signal pad and connected to the second signal pad, where the first and second conductive patterns are spaced apart from each other in the same layer, and a width of the first conductive pattern is greater than that of the second conductive pattern. |
| US10879332B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes first and second display areas, first pixels in the first display area, and second pixels in the second display area. Gate lines are connected to the first pixels. First gate electrode lines are connected to the second pixels. First gate driving lines are respectively connected to the first gate electrode lines. A first gate driver outputs first scanning signals to the first pixels via the gate lines. A second gate driver outputs second scanning signals to the second pixels via the first gate driving lines and the first gate electrode lines. |
| US10879329B2 |
Semiconductor device, semiconductor substrate, luminescent unit, and display unit
A semiconductor device includes a base, a first wiring line, a semiconductor film, a second wiring line, an insulating film, and a semiconductor auxiliary layer. The first wiring line is provided in the first, second, and third regions of the base. The semiconductor film has one or more low-resistance regions, is provided between the first wiring line and the base in the first region, and is in contact with the first wiring line in the second region. The second wiring line is in contact with the first wiring line in the third region. The insulating film is provided between the first wiring line and the semiconductor film in the first region. The semiconductor auxiliary layer is in contact with the semiconductor film at least in the first region, and assists electrical coupling via the first region. |
| US10879327B2 |
Organic EL display panel and method of manufacturing the same, organic EL display device and electronic apparatus
An organic EL display panel includes a substrate, an interlayer insulation layer formed over the substrate, and an organic EL light emitting section formed over the interlayer insulation layer. The organic EL light emitting section includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix pattern, a plurality of partition walls each of which is disposed between the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in a row direction and extends in a column direction, an organic layer including a light emitting layer formed in a region partitioned by the partition walls, and a counter electrode formed on an upper side of the organic layer, and includes a first light emitting section for a first color and a second light emitting section for a second color. The first and second light emitting sections are different in thickness of the organic layer and in digging amount of the interlayer insulation layer in the region partitioned by the partition walls. |
| US10879321B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a first substrate including a display region and a non-display region provided at at least one side of the display region; a plurality of pixel units provided in the display region on the first substrate; a metal pattern provided in the non-display region on the first substrate; and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, the second substrate being joined with the first substrate to encapsulate the display region, wherein the metal pattern includes a material having a high reactivity with oxygen as compared with an organic material. |
| US10879320B2 |
Organic light-emitting display panel and display apparatus
An organic light-emitting display panel has a display region including a fingerprint recognition region and light-emitting devices for displaying image, the display panel includes a driving device layer, an anode layer, a pixel definition layer, an organic light-emitting layer, and a cathode layer sequentially stacked; and an optical fingerprint recognition sensor located in the fingerprint recognition region and located at a side of the driving device layer away from the anode layer; the pixel definition layer includes sub-pixel openings corresponding to the light-emitting devices, each light-emitting device includes an anode corresponding to one sub-pixel opening, the anode being located in the anode layer and overlapping with a corresponding sub-pixel opening, the organic light-emitting layer is located in each sub-pixel opening, and the cathode layer overlaps with each sub-pixel opening; in the fingerprint recognition region, at least part of the light-emitting devices each have an anode being a transparent electrode. |
| US10879318B2 |
Electronic devices having displays with openings
An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display. |
| US10879313B2 |
Three-dimensional cross-point memory device containing inter-level connection structures and method of making the same
First electrically conductive lines, first pillar structures, second electrically conductive lines, second pillar structures, third electrically conductive lines, third pillar structures, fourth electrically conductive lines, and fourth pillar structures are formed over a substrate. Each pillar structure includes a memory element. Interconnection structures are formed on the first electrically conductive lines. The first electrically conductive lines may have thinned segments located outside the area of the arrays of memory elements, and the interconnection structures may be formed on the thinned segments. Alternatively or additionally, the interconnection structures may include a vertical stack of a first conductive via structure contacting a respective one of the first electrically conductive lines, a conductive pad structure, and a second conductive via structure. Fifth electrically conductive lines may be formed on top surfaces of the second two-dimensional array of memory elements and on top surface of the interconnection structures. |
| US10879310B2 |
Memory circuit and formation method thereof
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an integrated chip. The method may include forming a control device within a substrate. A first plurality of interconnect layers are formed within a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) structure over the substrate. A first memory device and a second memory device are formed over the first ILD structure. A second plurality of interconnect layers are formed within a second ILD structure over the first ILD structure. The first plurality of interconnect layers and the second plurality of interconnect layers couple the first memory device and the second memory device to the control device. |
| US10879306B2 |
Micro semiconductor structure
A micro semiconductor structure is provided. The micro semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a plurality of micro semiconductor devices disposed on the substrate, and a first supporting layer disposed between the substrate and the micro semiconductor devices. Each of the micro semiconductor devices has a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a lower surface of the micro semiconductor devices. The lower surface includes a region, wherein the region is between the first electrode and the second electrode. An orthographic projection of the first supporting layer on the substrate at least overlaps an orthographic projection of a portion of the region on the substrate. The first supporting layer directly contacts the region. |
| US10879304B2 |
Active matrix substrate, x-ray imaging panel including same and producing method thereof
An active matrix substrate 1 includes a plurality of detection circuitry. The detection circuitry includes a photoelectric conversion layer 15, a pair of a first electrode 14a and a second electrode 14b, a protection film 106, and a bias line 16. The protection film 106 covers a side end part of the photoelectric conversion layer 15, and overlaps with at least a part of the second electrode 14b. The bias line 16 is provided on an outer side of the photoelectric conversion layer 15. An electrode portion of the second electrode 14b that overlaps with the bias line 16 has at least one electrode opening 141h. The bias line 16 is in contact with the electrode portion of the second electrode 14b on an outer side of the photoelectric conversion layer 15, and is in contact with the protection film 106 in the electrode opening 141h. |
| US10879301B2 |
Solid-state imaging device
An imaging device includes: a photoelectric converter which converts light into signal charges; a charge accumulation region which is electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and accumulates the signal charges; a transistor having a gate electrode which is electrically connected to the charge accumulation region; and a contact plug which electrically connects the photoelectric converter to the charge accumulation region, is in direct contact with the charge accumulation region, and comprises a semiconductor material. |
| US10879299B2 |
Semiconductor device with transistor in semiconductor substrate and insulated contact plug extending through the substrate
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface that face each other, and having an element region and an isolation region, the element region including a transistor in the first surface, and the isolation region including an element isolation layer surrounding the element region; and a contact plug extending from the first surface to the second surface in the isolation region of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US10879295B2 |
Detection device
A detection device is provided. The detection device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and the first surface is disposed opposite to the second surface. The detection device also includes a switch element disposed on the first surface, and a light sensing element disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the switch element. The detection device also includes a first circuit disposed on the second surface. The substrate has a first through-via, and the switch element is electrically connected to the first circuit through the first through-via. |
| US10879291B2 |
Stacked sensor with integrated capacitors
A three-dimensional (3D) stack is provided and includes a capacitor layer and an integrated circuit (IC) layer. The capacitor layer includes capacitors and capacitor layer connectors respectively communicative with corresponding capacitors. The IC layer is stacked vertically with the capacitor layer and is hybridized to a detector. The IC layer includes IC layer connectors respectively communicative with corresponding capacitor layer connectors. |
| US10879287B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic device
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device capable of inhibiting peeling of a fixed charge film while inhibiting dark current, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic device. A solid-state imaging device provided with a semiconductor substrate in which a plurality of photodiodes is formed, a groove portion formed in a depth direction from a light incident side for forming an element separating unit between adjacent photoelectric conversion elements on the semiconductor substrate, a first fixed charge film formed so as to cover a surface of a planar portion on the light incident side of the semiconductor substrate, and a second fixed charge film formed so as to cover an inner wall surface of the groove portion formed on the semiconductor substrate is provided. The present technology is applicable to a backside illumination CMOS image sensor, for example. |
| US10879286B2 |
Semiconductor device including floating diffusion and extension pattern
A semiconductor device and an image sensor, the semiconductor device including a substrate; a photoelectric conversion device in the substrate; a first floating diffusion region adjacent to the photoelectric conversion device; a transfer transistor connected to the photoelectric conversion device and the first floating diffusion region; a reset transistor connected to the first floating diffusion region; a dual conversion gain (DCG) transistor between the first floating diffusion region and the reset transistor; a second floating diffusion region between the DCG transistor and the reset transistor; and an extension pattern, a first portion of the extension pattern being in contact with the second floating diffusion region. |
| US10879284B2 |
Imaging device having a pixel electrode overlapping a discharge electrode and associated camera system
An imaging device includes a pixel, the pixel including a photoelectric converter which converts light into a signal charge and a charge detection circuit which detects the signal charge. The photoelectric converter includes a photoelectric conversion layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a pixel electrode on the first surface, a first electrode adjacent to the pixel electrode on the first surface, the first electrode being electrically conductive to the photoelectric conversion layer, and a counter electrode on the second surface, the counter electrode facing the pixel electrode and the first electrode. A shortest distance between the pixel electrode and the first electrode in a plan view is smaller than a shortest distance between the pixel electrode and the first electrode. |
| US10879283B2 |
Energy harvesting configurable image sensor
An image sensor is provided, the image sensor comprising a plurality of photo-diode pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array, an energy harvesting output bus connected to the plurality of photo-diode pixels, an image sensing output bus connected to the plurality of photo-diode pixels, and a plurality of switching buses connected to the plurality of photo-diode pixels to direct an output of a varying percentage of the plurality of photo-diode pixels to either the energy harvesting output bus or the image sensing output bus. |
| US10879280B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device
A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a light incident surface; a photoelectric converter for each of the pixels; a charge accumulation section for each of the pixels; a first transfer transistor; a wiring layer on side opposite to the light incident surface; a first vertical electrode and a second vertical electrode extending from the surface opposite to the light incident surface to the photoelectric converter; a first light-blocking film in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate on at least a portion of a periphery of the photoelectric converter; and a second light-blocking film in a surface direction of the semiconductor substrate between the photoelectric converter and the charge accumulation section. The first vertical electrode and the second vertical electrode are disposed adjacently with a distance therebetween, and the distance is a half or less of a length of one side of the pixel. |
| US10879278B2 |
Display substrate, manufacturing method therefor, and display device
A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The manufacturing method of the display substrate includes: forming a pattern of first transparent conductive layer, forming a passivation layer and forming a second transparent conductive layer on the passivation layer, forming a pattern of second transparent conductive layer, i.e., a slit electrode, the pattern of second transparent conductive layer including a plurality of sub-electrodes arranged at intervals and located in a display region of the display substrate; and removing a portion of the passivation layer which is in the display region and is not covered by the sub-electrodes, forming a pattern of passivation layer. The second transparent conductive layer is polycrystalline ITO. |
| US10879276B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel comprises a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The display area includes gate lines extending in a row direction, data lines extending in a column direction, and an irregular-shaped edge. The irregular-shaped edge includes at least one sub-edge which is recessed towards an inside of the display area to form a notch, and edges of the irregular-shaped edge other than the at least one sub-edge extend in the column direction. The non-display area includes a first sub-area disposed adjacent to the at least one sub-edge. The data lines include at least one irregular-shaped data line, and the at least one irregular-shaped data line includes a winding portion disposed at the first sub-area. The first sub-area includes a compensation electrode, and in a direction perpendicular to the display panel, the compensation electrode is at least partially overlapped with the winding portion. |
| US10879275B2 |
Pixel structure
A pixel structure includes a pixel electrode, a data selection line and an isolation line. The isolation line is disposed along the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is configured to store a pixel voltage. The data selection line is configured to transmit a data signal. The isolation line is configured to reduce an influence of an electric field of the data signal on the pixel voltage of the pixel electrode. A projection area of the isolation line is overlapped with a projection area of the pixel electrode. |
| US10879274B2 |
Semiconductor device
An object is to provide a semiconductor device using an oxide semiconductor having stable electric characteristics and high reliability. A transistor including the oxide semiconductor film in which a top surface portion of the oxide semiconductor film is provided with a metal oxide film containing a constituent similar to that of the oxide semiconductor film and functioning as a channel protective film is provided. In addition, the oxide semiconductor film used for an active layer of the transistor is an oxide semiconductor film highly purified to be electrically i-type (intrinsic) by heat treatment in which impurities such as hydrogen, moisture, a hydroxyl group, or a hydride are removed from the oxide semiconductor and oxygen which is a major constituent of the oxide semiconductor and is reduced concurrently with a step of removing impurities is supplied. |
| US10879273B2 |
Active matrix substrate
An active matrix substrate includes a thin film transistor having a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer disposed on the gate electrode via a gate insulating layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer. A plurality of gate bus lines and the gate electrode are made of a first electrically conductive film. At least part of each of the plurality of source bus lines, the source electrode, and the drain electrode have a multilayer structure including a lower layer that is made of a second electrically conductive film and an upper layer that is made of a first transparent electrically conductive film. Between the plurality of source bus lines and the gate insulating layer, a plurality of first oxide strips extending along the first direction are disposed, the first oxide strips being made of the same oxide semiconductor film as the oxide semiconductor layer. Each of the plurality of source bus lines is located on an upper face of the corresponding first oxide strip, and a width of each of the plurality of source bus lines along a second direction is smaller than a width of one corresponding first oxide strip along the second direction. |
| US10879270B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device
Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the device easy. A standard cell having no logical function is disposed adjacent to a standard cell having a logical function. The standard cell includes nanowire FETs having nanowires and pads. The standard cell further includes dummy pads, which have no contribution to a logical function of a circuit. |
| US10879269B1 |
Ferroelectric memory device containing a series connected select gate transistor and method of forming the same
A ferroelectric memory unit cell includes a series connection of select gate transistor that turns the ferroelectric memory unit cell on and off, and a ferroelectric memory transistor. Data is stored in a ferroelectric material layer of the ferroelectric memory transistor. The ferroelectric memory unit cell may be a planar structure in which both transistors are planar transistors with horizontal current directions. In this case, the gate electrode of the access transistor can be formed as a buried conductive line. Alternatively, the ferroelectric memory unit cell may include a vertical stack of vertical semiconductor channels. |
| US10879268B2 |
Storage device
A storage device according to the disclosure includes a first transistor and a second transistor each including a first diffusion layer, a second diffusion layer, and a gate, and that are each able to store a threshold state, a first signal line, a second signal line, a first switch transistor that is turned on and couples the first signal line and the first diffusion layer of the first transistor, a second switch transistor that is turned on and couples the second diffusion layer of the first transistor and the first diffusion layer of the second transistor, and a third switch transistor that is turned on and couples the second diffusion layer of the second transistor and the second signal line. |
| US10879265B2 |
Microelectronic devices and related methods
Vertical memory blocks for semiconductor devices include a memory cell region including an array of memory cell pillars and at least one via region including a dielectric stack of alternating dielectric materials and at least one conductive via extending through the dielectric stack. Semiconductor devices including a vertical memory block include at least one vertical memory block, which includes slots extending between adjacent memory cells of a three-dimensional array. The slots are separated by a first distance in a first portion of the block, and by a second, greater distance in a second portion of the block. Methods of forming vertical memory blocks include forming slots separated by a first distance in a memory array region and by a second, greater distance in a via region. At least one conductive via is formed through a stack of alternating first and second dielectric materials in the via region. |
| US10879261B2 |
Semiconductor memory with stacked memory pillars
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory includes: a first member extending in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of a substrate, and including a first semiconductor layer; first and second interconnects extending in a second direction parallel to the surface of the substrate, the second interconnect neighboring the first interconnect in a third direction; a second member extending in the first direction and above the first member, the second member including a second semiconductor layer; third and a fourth interconnects extending in the second direction, the fourth interconnect neighboring the third interconnect in the third direction; and a third semiconductor layer between the first and the second members, the third semiconductor layer being continuous with the first and the second semiconductor layers. |
| US10879260B2 |
Bonded assembly of a support die and plural memory dies containing laterally shifted vertical interconnections and methods for making the same
A bonded assembly includes a first memory die containing a first three-dimensional memory device, a second memory die containing a second three-dimensional memory device, and a support die bonded to the first memory die and comprising a peripheral circuitry configured to control the first three-dimensional memory device and the second three-dimensional memory device. The first memory die includes multiple rows of first-die proximal bonding pads, multiple rows of first-die distal bonding pads, and a plurality of first-die laterally-shifting electrically conductive paths connecting a respective one of the first-die proximal bonding pads and a respective one of the first-die distal bonding pads that is laterally offset from the respective one of the first-die proximal bonding pads. The first memory die and the second memory die can have an identical layout, and electrical connections can be shifted through the first memory die by the offset distance. |
| US10879259B2 |
Methods and apparatuses having memory cells including a monolithic semiconductor channel
Methods for forming a string of memory cells, apparatuses having a string of memory cells, and systems are disclosed. One such method for forming a string of memory cells forms a source material over a substrate. A capping material may be formed over the source material. A select gate material may be formed over the capping material. A plurality of charge storage structures may be formed over the select gate material in a plurality of alternating levels of control gate and insulator materials. A first opening may be formed through the plurality of alternating levels of control gate and insulator materials, the select gate material, and the capping material. A channel material may be formed along the sidewall of the first opening. The channel material has a thickness that is less than a width of the first opening, such that a second opening is formed by the semiconductor channel material. |
| US10879254B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices having through array contacts and methods for forming the same
Embodiments of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices having through array contacts (TACs) and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In an example, a method for forming a 3D memory device is disclosed. A dielectric stack including a plurality of dielectric/sacrificial layer pairs is formed on a substrate. A channel structure extending vertically through the dielectric stack is formed. A first opening extending vertically through the dielectric stack is formed. A spacer is formed on a sidewall of the first opening. A TAC extending vertically through the dielectric stack is formed by depositing a conductor layer in contact with the spacer in the first opening. A slit extending vertically through the dielectric stack is formed after forming the TAC. A memory stack including a plurality of conductor/dielectric layer pairs is formed on the substrate by replacing, through the slit, the sacrificial layers in the dielectric/sacrificial layer pairs with a plurality of conductor layers. |
| US10879253B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory includes a first dielectric layer disposed on a substrate, a floating gate disposed on the dielectric layer, a control gate and a second dielectric layer disposed between the floating gate and the control gate. The second dielectric layer includes one of a silicon oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer and a multi-layer thereof. The first dielectric layer includes a first-first dielectric layer formed on the substrate and a second-first dielectric layer formed on the first-first dielectric layer. The second-first dielectric layer includes a dielectric material having a dielectric constant higher than silicon nitride. |
| US10879252B2 |
Non-volatile memory cells with floating gates in dedicated trenches
A pair of memory cells that includes first and second spaced apart trenches formed into the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, and first and second floating gates disposed in the first and second trenches. First and second word line gates disposed over and insulated from a portion of the upper surface that is adjacent to the first and second floating gates respectively. A source region is formed in the substrate laterally between the first and second floating gates. First and second channel regions extend from the source region, under the first and second trenches respectively, along side walls of the first and second trenches respectively, and along portions of the upper surface disposed under the first and second word line gates respectively. The first and second trenches only contain the first and second floating gates and insulation material respectively. |
| US10879249B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a transistor having a gate, a source and a drain and a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure. The transistor and the MIS structure are disposed on a common substrate. The MIS structure includes a dielectric layer disposed on a semiconductor region, and an electrode electrically disposed on the dielectric layer and coupled to the drain of the transistor. The electrode includes a bulk portion and a high-resistance portion, both disposed on the dielectric layer. The high-resistance portion has a resistance value in a range from 1.0×10−4 Ωcm to 1.0×104 Ωcm or a sheet resistance in a range from 1.0×102Ω/□ to 1.0×1010Ω/□. |
| US10879244B2 |
Integrated circuit device
An integrated circuit device is provided. The integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active region that extends in a first direction on a substrate, a gate structure that intersects with the fin-type active region and extends in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, on the substrate, and a first contact structure that is disposed on the gate structure, and has a greater width at a top surface than a bottom surface thereof. |
| US10879243B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a first fin, a first gate electrode, a second fin, a second gate electrode, and a first dielectric capping layer. The first fin extends along a direction. The first gate electrode is across the first fin and has a first notched corner. The second fin extends along the direction. The second gate electrode is across the second fin and has a second notched corner. The first dielectric capping layer has a first portion in between the first notched corner and the second notched corner. |
| US10879238B2 |
Negative capacitance finFET and method of fabricating thereof
Devices and methods of forming a FET including a substrate having a first fin and a second fin extending therefrom. A high-k gate dielectric layer and a ferroelectric insulator layer are deposited over the first fin and the second fin. In some embodiments, a dummy gate layer is deposited over the ferroelectric insulator layer over the first fin and the second fin to form a first gate stack over the first fin and a second gate stack over the second fin. The dummy gate layer of the first gate stack is then removed (while maintaining the ferroelectric insulator layer) to form a first trench. And the dummy gate layer and the ferroelectric insulator layer of the second gate stack are removed to form a second trench. At least one metal gate layer is formed in the first trench and the second trench. |
| US10879237B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a first active structure on a substrate including a first epitaxial pattern, a second epitaxial pattern and a first channel pattern between the first epitaxial pattern and the second epitaxial pattern, the first channel pattern including at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. A first gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the first channel pattern. A second active structure on the substrate and includes the second epitaxial pattern, a third epitaxial pattern and a second channel pattern between the second epitaxial pattern and the third epitaxial pattern in the first direction. The second channel pattern includes at least one channel pattern stacked on the substrate. The number of stacked second channel patterns is greater than the number of stacked first channel patterns. A second gate structure is disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the second channel pattern. |
| US10879234B2 |
Vertical noise reduction in 3D stacked semiconductor devices
A stacked three dimensional semiconductor device includes multiple thin substrates stacked over one another and over a base substrate. The thin substrates may include a thickness of about 0.1 μm. In some embodiments, a noise suppression tier is vertically interposed between active device tiers. In some embodiments, each tier includes active device portions and noise suppression portions and the tiers are arranged such that noise suppression portions are vertically interposed between active device portions. The noise suppression portions include decoupling capacitors in a power/ground mesh and alleviate vertical noise. |
| US10879229B2 |
Integrated circuit, system for and method of forming an integrated circuit
A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes placing a tap cell layout pattern on a layout level, placing a set of standard cell layout patterns adjacent to the tap cell layout pattern, and manufacturing the integrated circuit structure based on at least one of the layout patterns. The placing the first well layout pattern includes placing a first layout pattern extending in a first direction and having a first width, placing a second layout pattern adjacent to the first layout pattern, and having a second width greater than the first width, and placing a first implant layout pattern on a second layout level, extending in the first direction, overlapping the first layout pattern and having a third width greater than the first width. |
| US10879228B2 |
Packaging mechanisms for dies with different sizes of connectors
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate. A redistribution structure is bonded to the package substrate. A bottommost surface of the redistribution structure is lower than a topmost surface of the package substrate. A conductive connector electrically couples the redistribution structure to the package substrate. The conductive connector physically contacts a sidewall of the redistribution structure. A first integrated circuit die is bonded to the redistribution structure through first bonding structures and is bonded to the package substrate through second bonding structures. The first bonding structures and the second bonding structures have different sizes. |
| US10879226B2 |
Stacked dies and methods for forming bonded structures
In various embodiments, a method for forming a bonded structure is disclosed. The method can comprise mounting a first integrated device die to a carrier. After mounting, the first integrated device die can be thinned. The method can include providing a first layer on an exposed surface of the first integrated device die. At least a portion of the first layer can be removed. A second integrated device die can be directly bonded to the first integrated device die without an intervening adhesive. |
| US10879223B2 |
Display including nanoscale LED module
Provided is a display including a very-small light-emitting diode (LED) and a method of manufacturing the same. The display includes a panel in which first and second signal lines are disposed in a lattice form, an LED module including an electrode assembly having a first electrode connected to the first signal line, a second electrode connected to a ground, and a plurality of very-small LEDs connected to the first and second electrodes, and two or more switches which connect the first and second electrodes to the first signal line, wherein the second electrode is connected to a common electrode formed on the panel, at least one other LED module is grounded to the common electrode, and the two or more switches selectively provide a current supplied through the first signal line to the first electrode on the basis of a signal of the first and second signal lines. |
| US10879217B1 |
Multi-color LED pixel unit and micro-LED display panel
A multi-color light emitting pixel unit includes a first type of light emitting transistor formed on a substrate and including a first segment of a first metal layer and a first segment of a first type of light emitting layer in an order from bottom to top, and a second type of light emitting transistor formed on the substrate and including a second segment of the first metal layer, a second segment of the first type of light emitting layer, a first segment of a second metal layer, a first segment of a second type of light emitting layer in an order from bottom to top, and a first electrical connector connecting the second segment of the first metal layer and the first segment of the second metal layer. |
| US10879212B2 |
Processed stacked dies
Representative implementations of techniques and methods include processing singulated dies in preparation for bonding. A plurality of semiconductor die components may be singulated from a wafer component, the semiconductor die components each having a substantially planar surface. Particles and shards of material may be removed from edges of the plurality of semiconductor die component. Additionally, one or more of the plurality of semiconductor die components may be bonded to a prepared bonding surface, via the substantially planar surface. |
| US10879208B2 |
Chip-on-film and method of manufacturing the same
A chip-on-film includes an insulating film including a bonding region for bonding to an external device, a plurality of interconnections disposed on the insulating film and partially extending into the bonding region, and an integrated circuit (IC) chip disposed on the insulating film so as to be electrically connected to the plurality of interconnections. The chip-on-film further includes a solder resist disposed so as to cover the insulating film excluding the bonding region and so as to cover the plurality of interconnections excluding portions extending into the bonding region, and a stepped portion located between the bonding region and the solder resist. The stepped portion forms a boundary against a flow of the solder resist into the bonding region. |
| US10879206B1 |
Semiconductor structure and method for forming the same
A semiconductor structure includes a first substrate including a die region and a scribe line region adjacent to the die region, a through substrate via disposed in the first substrate in the scribe line region, a first connecting structure disposed over the first substrate in the die region, a second connecting structure disposed over the first substrate in the scribe line region and coupled to the through substrate via, a first bonding structure disposed over the first substrate in the die region and coupled to the first connecting structure, and a second bonding structure disposed over the first substrate in the scribe line region and coupled to the second connecting structure. The through substrate via, the second connecting structure and the second bonding structure are physically and electrically separated from the first connecting structure and the first bonding structure. |
| US10879205B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: applying a bonding resin composition on a semiconductor chip supporting member, the bonding resin composition containing a thermosetting resin and silver microparticles having an average particle size of 10 to 200 nm, the silver microparticles having a protective layer made of an organic compound on surfaces thereof; a semi-sintering step of heating the applied bonding resin composition at a temperature that is lower than a reaction starting temperature of the thermosetting resin and is equal to or more than 50° C. to bring the silver microparticles into a semi-sintered state; and a bonding step including: placing a semiconductor chip on the bonding resin composition containing the silver microparticles in a semi-sintered state, heating at a temperature higher than the reaction starting temperature of the thermosetting resin in a pressure-free state, and bonding the semiconductor chip to the semiconductor chip supporting member. |
| US10879203B2 |
Stud bump structure for semiconductor package assemblies
A semiconductor package structure comprises a substrate, a die bonded to the substrate, and one or more stud bump structures connecting the die to the substrate, wherein each of the stud bump structures having a stud bump and a solder ball encapsulating the stud bump to enhance thermal dissipation and reduce high stress concentrations in the semiconductor package structure. |
| US10879201B2 |
Semiconductor package for wafer level packaging and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die and a connection structure. The semiconductor die is laterally encapsulated by an insulating encapsulant. The connection structure is disposed on the semiconductor die, the connection structure is electrically connected to the semiconductor die, and the connection structure includes at least one first via, first pad structures, second vias, a second pad structure and a conductive terminal. The at least one first via is disposed over and electrically connected to the semiconductor die. The first pad structures are disposed over the at least one first via, wherein the at least one first via contacts at least one of the first pad structures. The second vias are disposed over the first pad structures, wherein the second vias contact the first pad structures. The second pad structure is disposed over and contacts the second vias, wherein a vertical projection of each of first pad structures overlaps with a vertical projection of the second pad structure, and an overall area of the vertical projections of the first pad structures is smaller than an area of the vertical projection of the second pad structure. The conductive terminal is disposed over and connects with the second pad structure. |
| US10879200B2 |
Sidewall spacer to reduce bond pad necking and/or redistribution layer necking
In some embodiments, an integrated chip (IC) is provided. The IC includes a metallization structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate, where the metallization structure includes an interconnect structure disposed in an interlayer dielectric (ILD) structure. A passivation layer is disposed over the metallization structure, where an upper surface of the interconnect structure is at least partially disposed between opposite inner sidewalls of the passivation layer. A sidewall spacer is disposed along the opposite inner sidewalls of the passivation layer, where the sidewall spacer has rounded sidewalls. A conductive structure is disposed on the passivation layer, the rounded sidewalls of the sidewall spacer, and the upper surface of the interconnect structure. |
| US10879197B2 |
Package structure and method of fabricating package structure
A package structure in accordance with some embodiments may include an RFIC chip, a redistribution circuit structure, a backside redistribution circuit structure, an isolation film, a die attach film, and an insulating encapsulation. The redistribution circuit structure and the backside redistribution circuit structure are disposed at two opposite sides of the RFIC chip and electrically connected to the RFIC chip. The isolation film is disposed between the backside redistribution circuit structure and the RFIC chip. The die attach film is disposed between the RFIC chip and the isolation film. The insulating encapsulation encapsulates the RFIC chip and the isolation film between the redistribution circuit structure and the backside redistribution circuit structure. The isolation film may have a coefficient of thermal expansion lower than the insulating encapsulation and the die attach film. |
| US10879193B2 |
Circuit systems
Various circuit board systems and methods of use and manufacture thereof are disclosed. A circuit board system can have a first circuit board including a substrate and a first component susceptible to electromagnetic interference carried by the substrate. The system can also include a second circuit board including a second substrate, and a shield engaged to the substrate of the first component, the shield at least partially covering the first component and being configured to protect the first component from electromagnetic interference, wherein the shield couples the substrate of the first circuit board to the substrate of the second circuit board. |
| US10879192B1 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulation laterally encapsulating the first semiconductor die, an electromagnetic shielding structure enclosing the first semiconductor die and a first portion of the insulating encapsulation, and a redistribution structure. The electromagnetic shielding structure includes a first conductive layer and a dielectric frame laterally covering the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer surrounds the first portion of the insulating encapsulation and extends to cover a first side of the first semiconductor die. The dielectric frame includes a first surface substantially leveled with the first conductive layer. The redistribution structure is disposed on a second side of the first semiconductor die opposing to the first side, and the redistribution structure is electrically coupled to the first semiconductor die and the first conductive layer of the electromagnetic shielding structure. |
| US10879191B2 |
Conformal shielding for solder ball array
An RF/EMI shield has a substrate, a plurality of solder balls on a first side of the substrate, and a plurality of wire-bonds on a periphery of the first side of the substrate to form a shield which can be soldered in a surface mount process directly around components needing shielding. Each of the plurality of wire-bonds has a width selected as a fraction of the wavelength of interest. |
| US10879189B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having an active surface having connection pads disposed thereon; an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the semiconductor chip, a connection member disposed on the active surface of the semiconductor chip and including a redistribution layer electrically connected to the connection pads, a passivation layer disposed on the connection member, and an under bump metallurgy (UBM) layer embedded in the passivation layer and electrically connected to the redistribution layer of the connection member. The UBM layer includes a UBM pad embedded in the passivation layer and having a recess portion, and a UBM via penetrating through a portion of the passivation layer and electrically connecting the redistribution layer of the connection member and the UBM pad to each other. |
| US10879187B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a semiconductor package includes forming a capping pattern on a chip pad of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a passivation pattern that exposes a portion of the chip pad, and the capping pattern covers the chip pad. The method further includes forming a redistribution layer on the capping pattern. Forming the redistribution layer includes forming a first insulation pattern on the capping pattern and the passivation pattern, forming a first opening in the first insulation pattern by performing exposure and development processes on the first insulation pattern, in which the first opening exposes a portion of the capping pattern, and forming a redistribution pattern in the first opening. |
| US10879184B2 |
Electronic device mounting board, electronic package, and electronic module
In one aspect of this disclosure, an electronic device mounting board includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The substrate has a first recess located on the first surface and a second recess located on the second surface. The substrate includes an electrode pad. The electrode pad is located in the first recess. The second recess in the substrate contains a reinforcement dividing the second recess into a plurality of recesses. The reinforcement is located separate from the electrode pad or is located to overlap the electrode pad in a plan view. |
| US10879183B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacture
A device includes a redistribution structure, a semiconductor device on the redistribution structure, a top package over the semiconductor device, the top package including a second semiconductor device, a molding compound interposed between the redistribution structure and the top package, a set of through vias between and electrically connecting the top package to the redistribution structure, and an interconnect structure disposed within the molding compound and electrically connecting the top package to the redistribution structure, the interconnect structure including a substrate and a passive device formed in the substrate, wherein the interconnect structure is free of active devices. |
| US10879182B2 |
Assembly substrates including through hole vias and methods for making such
Various embodiments are related to substrates having one or more well structures with a trapezoidal cylinder shaped through hole via extending from the bottom of the well structure though the substrate. |
| US10879179B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first dielectric layer is formed over a substrate, first recesses are formed in the first dielectric layer. Metal wirings extending is a first direction are formed in the first recesses. A mask layer is formed over the metal wirings and the first dielectric layer, which includes a first opening extending in the first direction and is located above a space between adjacent two metal wirings. A first groove corresponding to the first opening is formed between the adjacent two metal wirings by etching the first dielectric layer using the mask layer as an etching mask. A second dielectric layer is formed so that a first air gap is formed in the first groove. A width of the first opening in a perpendicular direction to the first direction is smaller than a space between the adjacent two metal wirings. |
| US10879171B2 |
Vertically oriented metal silicide containing e-fuse device
One illustrative integrated circuit product disclosed herein includes a vertically oriented semiconductor (VOS) structure positioned above a semiconductor substrate, a conductive silicide vertically oriented e-fuse positioned along at least a portion of a vertical height of the VOS structure wherein the conductive silicide vertically oriented e-fuse comprises a metal silicide material that extends through at least a portion of an entire lateral width of the VOS structure, and a conductive metal silicide region in the semiconductor substrate that is conductively coupled to the conductive silicide vertically oriented e-fuse. |
| US10879170B2 |
Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, a molding compound, a polymer layer, a conductive trace, a conductive via and an inductor. The semiconductor die is laterally surrounded by the molding compound. The polymer layer covers the semiconductor die and the molding compound. The conductive trace, the conductive via and the inductor are embedded in the polymer layer. The conductive via extends from a top surface of the conductive trace to a top surface of the polymer layer. The inductor has a body portion extending horizontally and a protruding portion protruded from the body portion. A total height of the body and protruding portions is substantially equal to a sum of a thickness of the conductive trace and a height of the conductive via. The height of the body portion is greater than the thickness of the conductive trace. |
| US10879169B2 |
Integrated inductors for power management circuits
A power supply package is disclosed, including a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) die with a plurality of switching circuits, and a plurality of integrated 3-dimensional (3D) inductors disposed around the PMIC die. Each 3D inductor corresponds to a switching circuit and is electrically coupled to first and second connections for the corresponding switching circuit. An integrated electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield is disposed between the PMIC and the 3D inductors. |
| US10879168B2 |
Transistor with non-circular via connections in two orientations
A transistor includes an active region bounded by an outer periphery and formed in a substrate. The active region includes sets of input fingers, output fingers, and common fingers disposed within the substrate and oriented substantially parallel to one another. The transistor further includes an input port, an output port, a first via connection disposed at the outer periphery of the active region proximate the input port and a second via connection disposed at the outer periphery of the active region proximate the output port. The second via connection has a noncircular cross-section with a second major axis and a second minor axis, the second major axis having a second major axis length, the second minor axis having a second minor axis length that is less than the second major axis length. The second major axis is oriented parallel to a longitudinal dimension of the input, output, and common fingers. |
| US10879165B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device with low-permittivity layers
A semiconductor device in which the generation of a distortion of a signal is suppressed, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a transistor region in which a field effect transistor is provided; and an interconnection region in which a metal layer electrically connected to the field effect transistor is provided. The interconnection region includes an insulating layer provided between the metal layer and a substrate, and a low-permittivity layer provided in the insulating layer below the metal layer and having a lower permittivity than the insulating layer. |
| US10879159B2 |
Substrate, semiconductor package thereof and process of making same
A substrate, a semiconductor package thereof and a process of making the same are provided. The substrate comprises an upper circuit layer and a lower circuit layer, the upper circuit layer comprising at least one trace and at least one pad and the lower circuit layer comprising at least one trace and at least one pad, wherein the trace of the upper circuit layer and the trace of the lower circuit layer are not aligned. |
| US10879154B2 |
Flippable leadframe for packaged electronic system having vertically stacked chips and components
A leadframe (100) for electronic systems comprising a first sub-leadframe (110) connected by links (150) to a second sub-leadframe (120), the first and second sub-leadframe connected by tiebars (111, 121) to a frame (130); and each link having a neck (151) suitable for bending the link, the necks arrayed in a line (170) operable as the axis for bending the second sub-leadframe towards the first sub-leadframe with the necks operable as rotation pivots. |
| US10879143B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices, corresponding device and circuit
A method of manufacturing semiconductor devices includes providing one or more semiconductor chips having a surface with electrical contact pads and a package mass encapsulating the semiconductor chip. The package mass includes a recessed portion leaving the semiconductor chip surface with the contact pads exposed, the recessed portion having a peripheral wall extending from the surface of the semiconductor chip to the outer surface of the package mass. Electrically-conductive formations are provided extending over the peripheral wall of the recessed portion with proximal ends electrically coupled with the contact pads of the semiconductor chip and distal ends at the outer surface of the package mass. The recessed portion is filled with a further package mass by leaving the distal ends of the electrically-conductive formations uncovered. |
| US10879142B2 |
Electronic component
An electronic component includes a board, a surface mount device, a nonmagnetic resin layer, a metal shield layer, and a magnetic shield layer. The board includes first and second principal surfaces facing each other, and a magnetic body layer. The surface mount device is mounted on the first principal surface of the board. The nonmagnetic resin layer covers the surface mount device. The metal shield layer covers the nonmagnetic resin layer. The magnetic shield layer covers an entire or substantially an entire surface of the metal shield layer. |
| US10879138B1 |
Semiconductor packaging structure including interconnection to probe pad with probe mark and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a semiconductor structure including a substrate, an interconnect structure, a pad, a protective layer, and a bonding structure. The interconnect structure is disposed over the substrate. The pad is disposed over and electrically connected to the interconnect structure. A top surface of the pad has a probe mark and the probe mark has a concave surface. The protective layer conformally covers the top surface of the pad and the probe mark. The bonding structure is disposed over the protective layer. The bonding structure includes a bonding dielectric layer and a first bonding metal layer penetrating the bonding dielectric layer and the protective layer to electrically connect to the pad. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also provided. |
| US10879135B2 |
Overlay error and process window metrology
A method for inline inspection during semiconductor wafer fabrication is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of test structures on a semiconductor wafer along two opposite directions. An offset distance between a sample feature and a target feature of each of the test structures increases gradually along the two opposite directions. The method further includes producing an image of the test structures. The method also includes performing image analysis of the image to recognize a position with an extreme of a gray level. In addition, the method includes calculating an overlay error according to the recognized position. |
| US10879134B2 |
Techniques for monolithic co-integration of silicon and III-N semiconductor transistors
Techniques are disclosed for monolithic co-integration of silicon (Si)-based transistor devices and III-N semiconductor-based transistor devices over a commonly shared semiconductor substrate. In accordance with some embodiments, the disclosed techniques may be used to provide a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) or other semiconductor-on-insulator structure including: (1) a Si (111) surface available for formation of III-N-based n-channel devices; and (2) a Si (100) surface available for formation of Si-based p-channel devices, n-channel devices, or both. Further processing may be performed, in accordance with some embodiments, to provide n-channel and p-channel devices over the Si (111) and Si (100) surfaces, as desired. In accordance with some embodiments, the disclosed techniques may be used to provide co-integrated III-N-based n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) devices and Si-based p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS), NMOS, or complementary MOS (CMOS) devices with different step heights or with a given degree of co-planarity, as desired for a given target application or end-use. |
| US10879121B2 |
Sawn leadless package having wettable flank leads
A method of forming a leadless packaged semiconductor device. First partial sawing leads is performed on a bottom side of an in-process leadless semiconductor package having a leadframe including die pad with a semiconductor chip thereon, and leads defining top and bottom surfaces and having an inner end and an outer end having a bottom corner region. Conductive bond wires connect to and extending between bond pads on the chip and respective leads, a mold compound is around the die pad, leads, chip, and conductive bond wires while exposing the bottom surface and outer end. The first sawing completely severs the leads while forming only a partial cut in the mold compound. A de-flash process is applied to the bottom side. The second sawing aligned to the partial cuts reaches the partial cuts to complete singulation of the package, wherein the second sawing does not touch the leads. |
| US10879116B2 |
Method for copper plating through silicon vias using wet wafer back contact
A method and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises providing a silicon substrate having an aperture containing an exposed silicon contact surface at a bottom of the aperture, depositing a metal seed layer on the exposed silicon contact surface and exposing the substrate to an electroplating process by flowing a current through a backside of the substrate to form a metal layer on the metal seed layer. |
| US10879114B1 |
Conductive fill
A conductive fill is provided in an opening of an interconnect layer. A seed layer is formed, a portion of which is then oxidized. The oxygen is removed in a treatment process and the surface of the de-oxidized seed layer is hydrolyzed to form a hydroxyl sublayer and moisturized. The conductive fill is formed over the hydroxyl sublayer. |
| US10879111B1 |
Dielectric plugs
A method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes providing a workpiece that include an opening and a top surface, depositing a dielectric material over the workpiece and into the opening to form a first dielectric layer that has a top portion over the top surface and a plug portion in the opening, treating the first dielectric layer to convert top portion into a second dielectric layer different from the first dielectric layer, and selectively removing the second dielectric layer. |
| US10879110B2 |
FinFET structure with controlled air gaps
The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit (IC) structure. The IC structure includes first and second fins formed on a semiconductor substrate and laterally separated from each other by an isolation feature, the isolation feature formed of a dielectric material that physically contacts the semiconductor substrate; and a contact feature between the first and second fins and extending into the isolation feature thereby defining an air gap vertically between the isolation feature and the contact feature, the dielectric material of the isolation feature extending from the semiconductor substrate to the contact feature. |
| US10879106B2 |
Apparatus with overlapping deep trench and shallow trench and method of fabricating the same with low defect density
A method for fabricating conductive deep trenches in conjunction with shallow trench isolations in a semiconductor device. The disclosed method introduces an integrated sequence during which a shallow trench is etched and filled before a deep trench is etched and filled. The disclosed method advantageously reduces cone defects and process complexity associated with the formation of a conductive deep trench within a shallow trench isolation structure. Fabricated under the integrated sequence, the conductive deep trench may extend through a shallow trench dielectric layer and into the substrate, where the top surfaces of both the conductive deep trench and shallow trench dielectric layer are substantially cone free. |
| US10879101B2 |
Process apparatus with on-the-fly substrate centering
A substrate processing apparatus including a frame defining a chamber with a substrate transport opening and a substrate transfer plane defined therein, a valve mounted to the frame and being configured to seal an atmosphere of the chamber when closed, the valve having a door movably disposed to open and close the substrate transport opening, and at least one substrate sensor element disposed on a side of the door and oriented to sense substrates located on the substrate transfer plane. |
| US10879098B2 |
Semiconductor chip holder
The various embodiments provide a semiconductor chip holder that holds semiconductor chips. The chip holder protects the semiconductor chips from possible damage during transport and/or storage. The chip holder is flexible and may be wound around a reel for convenient transport and storage. In one embodiment, the chip holder includes a support substrate with receptacles that receive semiconductor chips, a cover layer that seals the receptacles and holds the semiconductor chips within the receptacles, and plugs to securely couple the support substrate and the cover layer together. |
| US10879092B2 |
Fault detection using showerhead voltage variation
A plasma processing system having a plurality of stations is provided. Each station has a substrate support and a showerhead for supplying process gases. A radio frequency (RF) power supply and a distribution system is provided, where the distribution system is coupled to the RF power supply. A plurality of voltage probes is provided. Each of the plurality of voltage probes is connected in-line between the distribution system and each showerhead of each of the stations. A controller is configured to receive sensed voltage values from each of the plurality of voltage probes and compare the sensed voltage values against a plurality of voltage check bands. Each voltage check band is predefined for a process operation, and the controller is configured to generate an alert when the comparing detects that a sensed voltage value is outside of a voltage check band. The alert is configured to identify a type of fault based on the voltage check band and identify a specific one of the plurality of stations having said type of fault. |
| US10879079B2 |
Decapsulation of electronic devices
The invention is directed to a method for treating an electronic device that is encapsulated in a plastic package, said method comprising the steps of providing a gas stream comprising a hydrogen source; inducing a hydrogen-containing plasma stream from said gas; and directing the hydrogen-containing plasma stream to the plastic package to etch the plastic package. |
| US10879076B2 |
Etching solution for selectively removing silicon-germanium alloy from a silicon-germanium/silicon stack during manufacture of a semiconductor device
Described herein is an etching solution comprising water; oxidizer; water-miscible organic solvent; fluoride ion source; and optionally, surfactant. Such compositions are useful for the selective removal of silicon-germanium over poly silicon from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture. |
| US10879075B2 |
Wrap-around contact plug and method manufacturing same
A method includes forming a source/drain region, and in a vacuum chamber or a vacuum cluster system, preforming a selective deposition to form a metal silicide layer on the source/drain region, and a metal layer on dielectric regions adjacent to the source/drain region. The method further includes selectively etching the metal layer in the vacuum chamber, and selectively forming a metal nitride layer on the metal silicide layer. The selectively forming the metal nitride layer is performed in the vacuum chamber or a vacuum cluster system without vacuum break. |
| US10879070B2 |
Multiple layer scheme patterning process
An embodiment is a method of fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method includes utilize uses of a multi-layer structure disposed on a pattern defining layer. In some embodiments, a method of fabricating a semiconductor structure includes forming a first multi-layer structure on a pattern defining layer disposed on a film stack on a substrate, patterning the first multi-layer structure to form an aperture in the first multi-layer structure, forming a first cut opening in the pattern defining layer through the aperture defined by the first multi-layer structure, and forming a second multi-layer structure on the pattern defining layer, a portion of the second multi-layer structure being disposed in the first cut opening. |
| US10879064B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and film forming apparatus
Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including a substrate, and an oxide semiconductor TFT that is supported by the substrate and includes an oxide semiconductor film as an active layer. The method includes: (A) preparing MO gas containing a first organometallic compound that contains In and a second organometallic compound that contains Zn; and (B) supplying gas containing the MO gas and oxygen to the substrate placed in a chamber under a condition in which the substrate is heated to 500° C. or lower, and growing an oxide semiconductor film containing In and Zn on the substrate using an MOCVD method. Step (B) is performed under a condition in which plasma is formed in the chamber. |
| US10879057B2 |
Interactive analysis of mass spectrometry data
This invention relates to graphical user-interactive analysis of data, including in particular, mass spectrographic data analysis, as well as methods and software for generating and using such. One aspect provides user-customizable reports, including methods and apparatuses for generating customizable pivot tables and graphs specific to mass spectrographic data. |
| US10879056B2 |
Integrated disease diagnostic system using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer
A disease diagnostic system where a sample preparation unit and/or a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (MALDI-TOF MS) data generation unit may be integrated in one system or a set of a system to improve the user-friendliness of the system. The system may include a sample preparation unit with processing modules and/or a handler to move samples in an autonomous manner to enhance reproducibility of measurement data and/or user-friendliness. A different set of processing modules may be selected for a particular disease type (e.g. such as cancer) to be diagnosed. The system may be used to identify biomaterials such as bacteria, virus, and fungi from body fluids like blood, urine, and saliva and other cells. |
| US10879049B2 |
Chemical vapor deposition tool and operating method thereof
A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) tool includes a processing chamber, a remote plasma system, a first gas source, a second gas source, a first gas passage and a second gas passage. The remote plasma system is connected to the processing chamber. The first gas passage connects the first gas source, the remote plasma system and the processing chamber. The second gas passage connects the second gas source and the processing chamber, and bypasses the remote plasma system. |
| US10879045B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus
Detection accuracy of a power of a progressive wave and detection accuracy of a power of a reflection wave can be improved. In a plasma processing apparatus, a first directional coupler is provided in a first waveguide which is configured to connect a microwave generating unit and a first port of a circulator. A first detector is connected to the first directional coupler. A second port of the circulator is connected to a plasma generating unit via a second waveguide. Further, a second directional coupler is provided in a third waveguide which is configured to connect a third port of the circulator and a dummy load. A second detector is connected to the second directional coupler. |
| US10879042B2 |
Symmetric plasma source to generate pie shaped treatment
Plasma source assemblies comprising a housing with an RF hot electrode having a body and a plurality of source electrodes extending vertically from the RF hot electrode toward the opening in a front face of the housing are described. Processing chambers incorporating the plasma source assemblies and methods of using the plasma source assemblies are also described. |
| US10879038B1 |
Conductive beam optic containing internal heating element
Provided herein are approaches for reducing particles in an ion implanter. In some embodiments, an electrostatic filter of the ion implanter may include a housing and a plurality of conductive beam optics within the housing, the plurality of conductive beam optics arranged around an ion beam-line. At least one conductive beam optic of the plurality of conductive beam optics may include a conductive core element, a resistive material disposed around the conductive core, and a conductive layer disposed around the resistive material. |
| US10879036B2 |
Charged particle beam system, opto-electro simultaneous detection system and method
Disclosed is a charged particle beam system, which includes: a particle source, a column and a specimen chamber with a first movable vacuum window. The particle source is configured to generate a charged particle beam which impinges the specimen to be detected placed in a specimen chamber. The column includes a deflection device for deflecting the charged particle beam and a focusing device for focusing the charged particle beam. The charged particle beam system is compatible with multiple external optical systems to achieve simultaneous detection or fast-switching detection of the specimen. An opto-electro simultaneous detection system and the method are also disclosed. |
| US10879024B2 |
System for actuating a vacuum bottle
A system for actuating a vacuum bottle of an electrical device, the vacuum bottle comprising a fixed electrode and a moving electrode that is mobile along a longitudinal axis between a closed position and an open position. The actuating system comprises an adjusting nut that is rotatably mobile about the longitudinal axis and driven by a drive device to perform an opening movement of the moving electrode, and an adjusting screw engaging with the adjusting nut in order to vary the moment when the drive device drives the moving electrode. The moving electrode is constrained to translate along the longitudinal axis with the adjusting screw, but is free to rotate relative to the adjusting screw, and the rotation of the adjusting screw is limited by blocking means. |
| US10879023B1 |
Progressively contacting switch
A progressively contacting switch includes a set of contacts connected to an input. The set includes a first sacrificial contact formed of a first metal and a first conducting contact formed of a second metal. The switch further includes a movable set of contacts connected to an output. The movable set includes a second sacrificial contact formed of the first metal and a second conducting contact formed of the second metal. The switch includes an element configurable to connect the movable set of contacts such that the first sacrificial contact connects to the second sacrificial contact at a first time, thereby causing a current to flow from the input to the output, and while the first sacrificial contact remains connected to the second sacrificial contact, the first conducting contact connects with the second conducting contact at a later time. |
| US10879021B2 |
Keyboard
A keyboard includes a base, a keycap, and a connecting assembly. The keycap is located over the base. The connecting assembly is located between the base and the keycap and includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member connected to each other. Each of the first and second connecting members is connected to the base and the keycap. Two connected members of the base, the keycap, and the first and second connecting members are fixedly connected. When the keycap is pressed toward the base, at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy. When the keycap is released, said at least one of the first and second connecting members elastically recovers to return the keycap to its original position. |
| US10879020B2 |
Switch and keyboard
A switch, keyboard and associated methods are provided. In one implementation, the switch includes a housing having a protruding portion configured to be received in an aperture formed on a substrate, a plunger operable to move with respect to the housing, a first contact member located in the housing, and a second contact member extending from the protruding portion of the housing. The second contact member is operable to, based at least in part on the plunger being moved in a first direction, deform to a predefined extent to electrically contact the first contact member. The switch provides a low profile appearance but not compromising the smooth and quickly responsive striking motion for a mechanical switch, such that a clean design can be provided while the input experience and durability are maintained. A keyboard is also provided. |
| US10879018B2 |
Supplementary isolating device for remote operation of a circuit breaker for electrical equipment
The present disclosure relates to a supplementary isolating device for remote operation of a circuit breaker with interlocking functionality. The supplementary isolating device includes: an electrical disconnection switch manoeuvrable between a mechanically lockable first position and a mechanically lockable second position, which electrical disconnection switch is configured to be connected in the control circuit of a circuit breaker for an electrical drive system, wherein the supplementary isolating device is configured to send a first control voltage to the circuit breaker to provide an electrical disconnect and interlocking the operation of the circuit breaker, when the electrical disconnection switch is in the first position, an electric terminal configured to be connected to an auxiliary contact of the circuit breaker to obtain an operational status of the circuit breaker, and an indicator configured to indicate the operational status of the circuit breaker. |
| US10879014B2 |
Carbonaceous material for electric double layer capacitors and method for producing same
A carbonaceous material for electric double-layer capacitors that is based on a plant-derived carbon precursor, in which carbonaceous material: a BET specific surface area is 1,900 to 2,500 m2/g; an average pore size is 2.2 to 2.6 nm as determined by a nitrogen adsorption method; a volume of micropores having a pore size of 2 nm or smaller is 0.84 to 1.30 cm3/g as determined by the MP method; a ratio of a volume of micropores having a pore size of 1 to 2 nm with respect to the volume of the micropores having a pore size of 2 nm or smaller is 25 to 50% as determined by the MP method; and a volume of mesopores having a pore size of 2 to 50 nm is 0.16 to 0.4 cm3/g as determined by the BJH method. |
| US10879013B2 |
Photocapacitor
A photocapacitor is provided. The photocapacitor includes: a perovskite solar cell and a supercapacitor attached to the perovskite solar cell. The supercapacitor includes a first carbon nanotube structure. The perovskite solar cell includes third carbon nanotube structure. The first carbon nanotube structure is directly contacted with the third carbon nanotube structure. |
| US10879011B2 |
Method for producing solid electrolytic capacitor, and solid electrolytic capacitor
A method for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor that includes preparing a first sheet, preparing a second sheet, covering the first sheet with an insulating material, forming an electric conductor layer on the first sheet, producing a laminated sheet by laminating the first sheet and the second sheet, producing a multilayer block body, cutting the multilayer block body to produce a plurality of multilayer body elements, and forming a first outer electrode and a second outer electrode on the plurality of multilayer body elements. |
| US10879005B2 |
Electronic component and method of manufacturing same
In electronic devices, as a result of miniaturization, the distance between a mounting board and an upper board or a shield case and the like, or the distance between the mounting board and other electronic components mounted adjacent thereto has become smaller. An electronic component is provided with: an element body internally containing a circuit element; and a terminal formed on the element body. The terminal is formed over an end surface of the element body and a surface adjacent to the end surface. An insulating film covering the terminal is formed on the element body. The terminal is exposed from the insulating film at least at a mounting surface of the element body, and a plating film containing tin is formed on a portion of the terminal exposed from the insulating film. |
| US10879003B2 |
Electronic component having metal frames for mounting
An electronic component includes a body in which external electrodes are disposed on opposing surfaces of the body in a first direction thereof, respectively; and a pair of metal frames connected to the external electrodes, respectively, wherein the metal frame includes a support portion bonded to the external electrodes, and a mounting portion extending in the first direction from a lower end of the support portion and spaced apart from the body and the external electrodes, and a length of the mounting portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is smaller than a length of the body in the second direction. |
| US10879002B2 |
Ceramic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof
A ceramic capacitor includes: a dielectric layer of which a main component is a ceramic grain, wherein one or more pores are formed inside of the ceramic grains; and wherein an area ratio of the one or more pores with respect to a cross section of the ceramic grain is 0.03% to 0.20%, in a cross section of the dielectric layer. |
| US10878991B2 |
Sparse-routed magnetic coils for wireless power charging system
A sparse routing coil structure for a magnetic coil in a wireless charging system is disclosed. The sparse routing coil structure may include a magnetic coil routed by turns of a wire and a turn spacing S between adjacent turns of the wire. The turn spacing S may be a space between adjacent turns of the wire, and a turn width is denoted as W. A ratio of W/S may be not larger than 10. |
| US10878987B2 |
Gapped resonant current transformer
A gapped resonant current transformer that has a pre-determined gap in a split-core. The invention eliminates the need for a magnetic flux shunt between the primary and secondary windings. Further, the sensitivity to the clamping force holding the two halves of the split-core is reduced as well as temperature effects on the core. Finally, excess heat is removed from overload (saturation) by circulating power back into the line. |
| US10878983B2 |
Electromagnetic assembly
An electromagnet assembly has an outer shield coil assembly having a first end and a second end, and further has a housing having a first end wall and a second end wall spaced apart from one another by a side wall. The outer shield coil assembly and housing are centered on a common assembly axis. A first support pin extends between and couples the first end wall of the housing and the first end of the outer shield coil assembly. A second support pin extends between and couples the second end wall of the housing and the second end of the outer shield coil assembly. Hence the outer shield coil assembly is carried by the housing by the pins. The coupling of the end walls of the housing and ends of the outer shield coil assembly is configured to prevent relative radial and rotational movement between the outer shield coil assembly and the housing. |
| US10878982B2 |
Coil unit, drive mechanism, winding device and winding method
A coil unit may include an even number of coils comprising a first coil and a second coil; and a coil holding member which holds the even number of the coils. An outer peripheral face of the coil holding member may include a side-face pair comprising a first side face and a second side face which are substantially parallel to each other. The first side face may be formed with a first protruded part around which the first coil is wound, the first protruded part being protruded to an outer peripheral side with respect to the coil holding member. The second side face may be formed with a second protruded part around which the second coil is wound, the second protruded part being protruded to an outer peripheral side with respect to the coil holding member. The first coil and the second coil may be structured from one conducting wire. |
| US10878977B2 |
Compositions including nano-particles and a nano-structured support matrix and methods of preparation as reversible high capacity anodes in energy storage systems
The present invention relates to compositions including nano-particles and a nano-structured support matrix, methods of their preparation and applications thereof. The compositions of the present invention are particularly suitable for use as anode material for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The nano-structured support matrix can include nanotubes, nanowires, nanorods, and mixtures thereof. The composition can further include a substrate on which the nano-structured support matrix is formed. The substrate can include a current collector material. |
| US10878976B2 |
Composites and methods of making composite materials
A method of making a composite material includes disposing a carbon-based particulate material, such as graphene or carbon nanotubes, in an activation solution and activating surfaces of the carbon-based particulate material using the activation solution. Once the surfaces of the carbon-based particulate material have been activated a metallic coating is applied to the activated surfaces to form a composite material. The composite material is then recovered as a particulate material formed having carbon-based particulate material with a metallic coating that is suitable for fusing together for forming electrical conductors, such as with an additive manufacturing technique. |
| US10878973B2 |
Flood and wind-resistant ventilated module for spent nuclear fuel storage
A passively cooled storage module for spent nuclear fuel includes an elongated body including a top end, bottom end, sidewall, baseplate, detachable lid, and cavity for holding a fuel canister containing heat-emitting spent nuclear fuel assemblies. Cooling air inlet ducts spaced draw ambient cooling air radially inwards into a lower portion of the cavity. The air flows upwards in the cavity along the canister and is discharged from the top end of the module to atmosphere via natural circulation. The air inlet ducts may have a multi-angled and recurving configuration comprising one or more obliquely angled sections in one embodiment. The exterior inlet end openings of the inlet ducts are arranged at a higher elevation than the interior outlet end openings to prevent the ingress of standing and flood-related waters. The ducts and lid include radiation shielding features. |
| US10878971B2 |
Process for rapid processing of SiC and graphitic matrix TRISO-bearing pebble fuels
A method for producing microencapsulated fuel pebble fuel more rapidly and with a matrix that engenders added safety attributes. The method includes coating fuel particles with ceramic powder; placing the coated fuel particles in a first die; applying a first current and a first pressure to the first die so as to form a fuel pebble by direct current sintering. The method may further include removing the fuel pebble from the first die and placing the fuel pebble within a bed of non-fueled matrix ceramic in a second die; and applying a second current and a second pressure to the second die so as to form a composite fuel pebble. |
| US10878969B2 |
Dual fluid reactor
The present invention describes a nuclear reactor with a loop for liquid nuclear fuel, which, contrary to similar systems like the Molten-Salt Reactor of the Generation-IV canon, does not use the fuel loop for the heat transport at the same time. Instead, cooling is provided by an additional coolant loop, which is intensively coupled to the nuclear fuel duct for heat transport. That way, the advantages of liquid fuel can be utilized while optimizing the coolant loop performance, so the complexity of safety systems can be reduced significantly. This reactor design further includes an optimized neutron economy and is able to deactivate long-lived fission products generated by its own, so only short-lived radiotoxic waste has to be stored. With the neutron surplus it is also possible to deactivate long-lived radiotoxic waste from used fuel of today's light water reactors or to produce medical radioisotopes. |
| US10878966B2 |
System and method for analysis and presentation of surgical procedure videos
Systems and methods for analysis and presentation of videos of surgical procedures are provided. For example, a video of a surgical procedure may be obtained, time points corresponding to key intraoperative events may be obtained, and properties of the key intraoperative events may be obtained. Further, the properties of the key intraoperative events may be presented to a user, and a selection of a selected intraoperative event may be received from the user. In response, part of the video associated with the time point corresponding to the selected intraoperative event may be presented. |
| US10878957B2 |
Need determination system
The invention relates to a need determination system including a user interface for enabling a person to input a current combination of a current subject, at least one current informal caregiver (ICG) giving care to the current subject, and at least one relationship between the current subject and the at least one current ICG. A combination similarity measure is applied to the current combination and stored combinations, in order to determine a stored combination which is similar to the current combination, where a need of the current subject and/or a need of the at least one current ICG are determined based on one or more needs assigned to a stored subject and/or stored ICGs of the determined similar stored combination. This allows for a reliable and fast determination of needs of a subject and/or an ICG with relatively low technical efforts. |
| US10878956B2 |
Directional signal fencing for medical appointment progress tracking
Provided are mechanisms and processes for directional signal fencing for medical schedule management. According to various examples, a system is provided which comprises a first sensor module, which includes a directional transceiver configured to transmit a first wireless signal directed toward a location within a medical examination room such that the location is within a first coverage area. A second sensor module includes a directional transceiver configured to transmit a second wireless signal directed toward the location such that the location is within a second coverage area. The first and second coverage areas overlap at a signal overlap area, which surrounds the location. The first and second sensor modules connect to a device corresponding to a physician within the signal overlap area. The duration of the connection between the device and the sensor modules is used to track the presence of the physician in the medical examination room. |
| US10878955B2 |
Individual health record system and apparatus
A system, apparatus, and related methods for the collection, processing, evaluation, transformation, and reporting of individual health care information from diverse information systems and sources. A individual health record (IHR) of the present invention provides a structure for individuals to participate in, and manage, their health and their medical care, while still meeting the needs of health care organizations and caregivers. An IHR object may be formed by obtaining information from diverse health care information systems and sources, and transforming and re-purposing into a coherent account of the individual's overall health and care using a comprehensive health care ontology. As information from various sources is updated or available, the IHR is dynamically updated on a continuous or periodic basis. In one embodiment, the IHR system is contained in a self-contained package or “appliance” designed to “plug and play” in existing health care information technology systems and networks, with minimal effort and intervention. |
| US10878954B2 |
Dento-craniofacial clinical cognitive diagnosis and treatment system and method
This present system and method provide artificial intelligence systems and methods for automatic identification, localization, recognition, understanding, labelling, analyzing, assessing, deciding and planning related to dento-craniofacial visual assets (‘DCVA’) for creating a report for patient treatment and consultation. |
| US10878951B2 |
Systems and methods for performing an analysis of measured blood glucose values
A system and method for analyzing measured blood glucose values is disclosed, wherein the system includes a display device, a memory device, and a processor having program instructions which when executed cause the processor to provide blood glucose measurement information including a plurality of measured blood glucose values collected within a measurement time frame, perform a pre-analysis of the blood glucose measurement information, provide analysis data representing statistical blood glucose level information for the plurality of measured blood glucose values by performing an analysis of the plurality of measured blood glucose values, and provide output analysis data representing the analysis data, wherein the provision of analysis data and/or the provision of output analysis data are performed if, in the step of performing the pre-analysis, at least one of the following control checks is positive a fidelity check, and an adherence check. |
| US10878945B2 |
Method and module for linking data of a data source to a target database
A method is provided. The method comprises accessing (110) a target database (107) comprising at least one table associated with a first concept or property of a reference ontology (101), defining (120) a data source ontology (104) for a data source (102) comprising a dataset, said data source ontology (104) comprising a second concept or property, wherein said second concept or property is different from said first concept or property, and creating (140) a link between said second concept or property and said first concept or property, said link defining to which table of said target database data of said dataset, associated with said second concept or property, is related. |
| US10878940B2 |
Self-learning linear regression on a DNA-computing platform
A method and associated systems for using machine-learning methods to perform linear regression on a DNA-computing platform. One or more processors generate and initialize beta coefficients of a system of linear equations. These initial values are encoded into nucleobase chains that are then padded to a standard length. The chains are allowed to bind with complementary template chains in a DNA-computing reaction, and the resulting DNA molecules are decoded to reveal the relative the relative likelihood of each chain to bind. The initial values of the beta coefficients are weighted proportionally to these likelihoods, and the process is repeated iteratively until the beta coefficients converge to optimal values. |
| US10878938B2 |
Systems and methods for analyzing sequence data
The invention provides methods for comparing one set of genetic sequences to another without discarding any information within either set. A set of genetic sequences is represented using a directed acyclic graph (DAG) avoiding any unwarranted reduction to a linear data structure. The invention provides a way to align one sequence DAG to another to produce an alignment that can itself be stored as a DAG. DAG-to-DAG alignment is a natural choice wherever a set of genomic information consisting of more than one string needs to be compared to any non-linear reference. For example, a subpopulation DAG could be compared to a population DAG in order to compare the genetic features of that subpopulation to those of the population. |
| US10878934B2 |
Memory device and electronic device
A memory device and an electronic device are provided. Different embodiments of local redundancy decoder circuits that can be used in the memory device and the electronic device are disclosed. |
| US10878933B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for memory testing and repair
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a first interface to communicate with a processing unit, a second interface to communicate with a memory device, and a module coupled to the first and second interfaces. In at least one of the embodiments, the module can be configured to obtain information stored in the memory device and perform at least one of testing and repairing of a memory structure of the memory device based at least in part on the information. |
| US10878932B2 |
Apparatuses and methods including nested mode registers
Apparatuses and methods for nested mode registers to extend mode register functionality are disclosed. An example apparatus comprises a mode register configured to store address information and write data, a plurality of nested mode registers coupled to the mode register and configured to store the write data, and a decoder circuit coupled to the mode register and the plurality of nested mode registers and configured to selectively enable a nested mode register of the plurality of nested mode registers to store the write data based, at least in part, on the address information. |
| US10878929B2 |
eFuse circuit, method, layout, and structure
A circuit includes an eFuse and a first program device coupled in series between a bit line and a program node, and a second program device configured in parallel with the first program device. The first program device and the second program device are separately controllable. |
| US10878927B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and method for reprogramming thereof
A control circuit controls a column decoder and a row decoder to perform reprogramming where, before the count of reprogramming operations involving erasures, each targeting one of a plurality of memory cells included in a memory cell array, reaches a predetermined number, a first extent (e.g. a sub-block) including the targeted memory cell and being smaller than the entire extent of the memory cell array is used as the unit of reprogramming, and when the count of reprogramming operations reaches the predetermined number, a second extent (e.g. the memory cell array corresponding to one sector) including the targeted memory cell and being larger than the first extent is used as the unit of reprogramming, and resets the count of reprogramming operations each time it reaches the predetermined number. |
| US10878926B2 |
Systems and methods for high-performance write operations
A high-performance write operation to program data to a group of non-volatile memory cells may be completed in response to applying a single programming pulse to the group. Programming of the cells may be verified (and/or corrected) after completion of the command. Verifying programming of the cells may comprise identifying under-programmed cells, and applying an additional programming pulse to the identified cells. The under-programmed cells may comprise cells within an under-program range below a target level. The under-program range may be determined based on a threshold voltage distribution of the cells in response to applying the single programming pulse. |
| US10878922B1 |
Systems and methods for sensing radiation using flash memory
A radiation detection system may include a mobile device having a flash memory. The device may monitor various characteristics of the flash memory to determine when damage to the flash memory has occurred from radiation exposure. The device may associate damage to the flash memory with a radiation dose, and determine a level of radiation to which the memory, and thus the device, has been exposed. The device also may determine a length of time and locations where the radiation exposure has occurred. If the device determines that the level of radiation exposure exceeds a threshold associated with a safe level of radiation exposure for a human user, the device may generate an alert to the user. |
| US10878919B2 |
Device and method for initializing channel in nonvolatile memory device
A method for initializing a channel in a non-volatile memory device comprising a memory block including a plurality of word lines and a plurality of string selection lines, includes applying a voltage to the plurality of string selection lines; converting a bit line passing through the block into a floating state; and a releasing the floating state of the bit line. |
| US10878918B2 |
Method for detecting a thinning of the semiconductor substrate of an integrated circuit from its back face and corresponding integrated circuit
The thinning of a semiconductor substrate of an integrated circuit from a back face is detected using the measurement of a physical quantity representative of the resistance between the ends of two electrically-conducting contacts situated at an interface between an insulating region and an underlying substrate region. The two electrically-conducting contacts extend through the insulating region to reach the underlying substrate region. |
| US10878917B2 |
Memory system
A memory system includes a semiconductor storage device and a memory controller for the semiconductor storage device. The semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of blocks including a plurality of memory cell transistors. The plurality of blocks includes a first block and a second block. The memory cell transistor in the first block stores data having a first number of bits during a first period and stores data having a second number of bits larger than the first number during a second period that begins after the first period ends. |
| US10878914B2 |
Memory device with compensation for program speed variations due to block oxide thinning
Techniques are provided for optimizing a program operation in a memory device to compensate for program speed variations due to block oxide thinning. In one approach, during a program operation, a program voltage which indicates program speed is acquired from sub-blocks with the highest and lowest program speeds. An initial program voltage for intermediate sub-blocks can be determined based on the acquired program voltages and the positions of the intermediate sub-blocks. The technique can accommodate a loss of one or both acquired program voltages if the programming is interrupted. In another approach, a program voltage which indicates program speed is acquired from one sub-block, and for a later-programmed sub-block, an appropriate offset is located from a table and summed with the acquired program voltage to determine an optimum initial program voltage. |
| US10878909B2 |
Semiconductor device, memory system, and operating method of semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a memory string including a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of select transistors, and one or more dummy transistors coupled between the plurality of memory cells and the plurality of select transistors; one or more dummy word lines coupled to the one or more dummy transistors; and a plurality of select lines respectively coupled to the plurality of select transistors. When a program voltage is applied to a selected dummy word line among the one or more dummy word lines, a first dummy word line voltage may be applied to a select line adjacent to the one or more dummy word lines, among the plurality of select lines. |
| US10878902B2 |
RRAM voltage compensation
A memory device includes an array of resistive memory cells with a plurality of word lines connected to the array of resistive memory cells. A voltage compensation controller is configured to determine a word line voltage to be applied to a selected word line of the plurality of word lines. A word line driver is configured apply the determined word line voltage to the selected word line. |
| US10878901B2 |
Semiconductor devices including auxiliary bit lines
Semiconductor devices are provided. A semiconductor device includes a stack of alternating gates and insulating layers. The semiconductor device includes a dummy cell region. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of auxiliary bit lines. Some of the plurality of auxiliary bit lines have different respective lengths. Related methods of forming semiconductor devices are also provided. |
| US10878896B2 |
Multi-state programming for memory devices
Storage device programming methods, systems and media are described. A method may include encoding data to generate an encoded set of data. A first programming operation may write the encoded set of data to a memory device. The method includes encoding, using a second encoding operation based on the data, to generate a second set of encoded data. The second set of encoded data is stored to a cache. A first decoding operation is performed, based on the second set of encoded data and the encoded set of data, to generate a decoded set of data. A second decoding operation is performed to generate a second decoded set of data. The second decoded set of data is encoded to generate a third set of encoded data. The method includes performing a second programming operation to write the third set of encoded data to the memory device. |
| US10878894B2 |
Memory device having low bitline voltage swing in read port and method for reading memory cell
A memory device includes memory cells and a control circuit. Each memory cell includes a first inverter, a second inverter, a first transistor and a second transistor. The first and second inverters are cross-coupled between a first data node and a second data node. The first transistor has a first control terminal coupled to a wordline, a first connection terminal coupled to a bitline, and a second connection terminal. The second transistor has a second control terminal, a third connection terminal and a fourth connection terminal. The second control terminal is coupled to the first data node. The third connection terminal is coupled to the second connection terminal. The control circuit is coupled to the fourth connection terminal, and is configured to, when the bitline is selected, adjust a voltage level at the fourth connection terminal in response to activation of the wordline. |
| US10878893B1 |
Control architecture for column decoder circuitry
Various implementations described herein are directed to memory circuitry having an array of bitcells and bitlines coupled to columns of the bitcells. Also, column decoder circuitry may be coupled to the bitcells via the bitlines, and the column decoder circuitry may have read logic coupled to an output node. The column decoder circuitry may have select logic coupled between a voltage supply and the read logic. Enable signals may be used to activate the select logic to pass the voltage supply to the read logic, and the bitlines provide bitline signals that activate the read logic to pass the voltage supply from the select logic to the output node. |
| US10878892B2 |
Integrated circuit using discharging circuitries for bit lines
Various implementations described herein may refer to an integrated circuit using discharging circuitries for bit lines. In one implementation, an integrated circuit may include a memory array having memory cells, where the memory cells are arranged into columns and configured to be accessed using bit line pairs. The integrated circuit may also include discharging circuitries to selectively discharge the bit line pairs, where a respective discharging circuitry is coupled to a negative supply voltage node of a respective column of memory cells. The respective discharging circuitry may discharge a bit line pair of the respective column to a first voltage when the bit line pair is selected for a memory operation, and may discharge the bit line pair of the respective column to a second voltage when the bit line pair is not selected for a memory operation, where the second voltage is greater than the first voltage. |
| US10878891B1 |
SRAM bitcell supply block with multiple operating modes
A power-supply circuit for a memory includes a bitcell power-supply circuit and a bitcell power-control circuit. The bitcell power-supply circuit includes a first terminal coupled to a bitcell of the memory. The bitcell power-control circuit is coupled to the bitcell power-supply circuit, and controls the bitcell power-supply circuit in a write-assist mode to output a first voltage on the first terminal that is based on a ratio of capacitance of the bitcell and of capacitance of a charge-sharing capacitance. The bitcell power-control circuit further controls the bitcell power-supply circuit in a data-retention mode to output a second voltage on the first terminal that is about one diode drop below a voltage of a main power supply to the bitcell. The bitcell power-control circuit also controls the bitcell power-supply circuit in a power-down mode to turn off power output from the first terminal. |
| US10878882B1 |
Systems and methods for performing dynamic on-chip calibration of memory control signals
Systems and methods of dynamically calibrating memory control signals during increase of wordline voltage for memory technologies subject to charge loss are disclosed. In one aspect, an exemplary method may comprise using an internal node, such as a wordline regulator output or return feedback line or a replica of the wordline, as proxy for the local wordline voltage. In one or more further embodiments, the proxy signal may be converted to digital signal or code and even determined in the background before the signal is needed for calibration. As a function of the disclosed technology, calibration of memory control signals, such as pass voltage and wordline read-verify voltage, may be performed during increase of the wordlines voltage with no impact or penalty on read/program time. |
| US10878881B1 |
Memory apparatus and refresh method thereof
The memory apparatus includes a plurality of memory chips and a plurality of temperature sensors. The memory chips are coupled to each other. The temperature sensors are respectively disposed on the memory chips. One of the memory chips is configured to be a master memory chip, and a first temperature sensor of the master memory chip is enabled to sense an ambient temperature. The master memory chip generates a refresh rate control signal according to the ambient temperature and controls refresh rates of all of the memory chips. |
| US10878880B2 |
Selective volatile memory refresh via memory-side data valid indication
Systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for refreshing a volatile memory. An embodiment of a method comprises storing, in a volatile memory device comprising a cell array having a plurality of rows with a corresponding row address, a table specifying one of a data valid indicator and a data invalid indicator for each of the plurality of row addresses. The data valid indicator specifies that the corresponding row is in use, and the data invalid indicator specifies that the corresponding row is not in use. A memory controller initiates a refresh command. In response to the refresh command, the rows having the data valid indicator are refreshed while the rows having the data invalid indicator are skipped. |
| US10878879B2 |
Refresh control method for memory system to perform refresh action on all memory banks of the memory system within refresh window
A refresh control method for a memory controller of a memory system is provided. The memory controller is connected with a memory. The memory includes plural memory banks. The refresh control method includes the following steps. Firstly, a refresh state of the memory device is read, and thus a refresh window is realized. Then, a refresh command is issued to the memory device according to the refresh state. The refresh command contains a memory bank number field and a memory bank count field. The memory bank count field indicates a first count. The first count of memory banks are selected from the plural memory banks of the memory device according to the memory bank number field and the first count. Moreover, a refresh operation is performed on the first count of memory banks. |
| US10878877B2 |
Memory device, memory system, and method for refreshing memory device
A memory device applies different refresh rates to target data (or objective data) according to data characteristics (i.e., required reliability levels). The memory device includes a memory cell array provided with a plurality of memory cells, a row decoder configured to selectively activate word lines of the memory cell array in response to a row address signal, and a refresh controller configured to output the row address signal in response to the row address signal. The refresh controller controls a refresh ratio of a first storage region and a second storage region contained in the memory cell array in response to a changeable refresh control value. |
| US10878872B2 |
Random access memory
A memory cell includes a memory cell stack, a first word line, a second word line, a bit line coupled to one end of the memory cell stack, a first unidirectional selector having one end coupled to another end of the memory cell stack and another end coupled to the first word line, and a second unidirectional selector having one end coupled to the another end of the memory cell stack and another end coupled to the second word line. Current flow directions of the first unidirectional selector and the second unidirectional selector are opposite to each other. |
| US10878870B2 |
Defect propagation structure and mechanism for magnetic memory
The various implementations described herein include magnetic memory devices and systems, and methods for propagating defects in the devices and systems. In one aspect, a magnetic memory device comprises a non-magnetic cylindrical core configured to receive a current, a plurality of magnetic layers surrounding the core, and a plurality of non-magnetic layers also surrounding the core. The magnetic layers and the non-magnetic layers are arranged in a stack coaxial with the core. Respective magnetic layers of the plurality of magnetic layers are separated by respective non-magnetic layers of the plurality of non-magnetic layers. The device further comprises an input terminal coupled to a first end of the core and a current source coupled to the input terminal. The current source is configured to supply current imparting a Spin Hall Effect (SHE) around the circumference of the core, and the SHE contributes to a magnetization of the magnetic layers. |
| US10878868B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device performing program operation and operation method thereof
A nonvolatile memory device includes: a plurality of word lines that are stacked; a vertical channel region suitable for forming a cell string along with the word lines; and a voltage supplier suitable for supplying a plurality of biases required for a program operation on the word lines, where a negative bias is applied to neighboring word lines disposed adjacent to a selected word line at an end of a pulsing section of a program voltage which is applied to the selected word line. |
| US10878867B2 |
Memory cell distance tracking circuits and methods
A circuit includes a plurality of memory cells, a first tracking word line driver, and a second tracking word line driver. The first tracking word line driver outputs a first signal in response to a first region of the plurality of memory cells being accessed, the first signal having a first pulse width. The second tracking word line driver outputs a second signal in response to a second region of the plurality of memory cells being accessed, the second signal having a second pulse width, the second pulse width being different from the first pulse width. |
| US10878865B2 |
Memory device and signal transmitting circuit thereof
A signal transmitting circuit includes a signal driving unit suitable for driving an output signal in response to an input signal, during an operation mode, and a level shifting unit suitable for shifting a logic level of the output signal in a predetermined cycle, during a standby mode. |
| US10878864B2 |
Multiple data rate memory
There is provided a multiple data rate memory comprising a clock splitting circuit and a multiplexing address latch. The clock splitting circuit is configured to generate first and second internal clock pulses from a rising edge of an external clock signal and to provide the first and second internal clock signals to the multiplexing address latch. The multiplexing address latch is configured to output a first address signal in response to the first internal clock pulse and a second address signal in response to the second internal clock pulse. |
| US10878863B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for performing logical operations using sensing circuitry
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry. An example apparatus comprises an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry comprising a primary latch coupled to a sense line of the array. The sensing circuitry can be configured to perform a first operation phase of a logical operation by sensing a memory cell coupled to the sense line, perform a number of intermediate operation phases of the logical operation by sensing a respective number of different memory cells coupled to the sense line, and accumulate a result of the first operation phase and the number of intermediate operation phases in a secondary latch coupled to the primary latch without performing a sense line address access. |
| US10878862B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for DRAM wordline control with reverse temperature coefficient delay
Apparatuses and methods for a temperature dependent delay between a wordline off signal and deactivating the wordline are disclosed. Memory devices may have reduced reliability when operating at relatively cold temperatures, which may be due in part to an increase in the write recovery time while the timing for a wordline to deactivate remains relatively unaffected. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a delay circuit is used to insert a temperature dependent delay between a wordline off command being issued and the wordline being deactivated. The delay circuit may increase the length of temperature dependent delay at relatively cold temperatures, and decrease the length of the delay at relatively warm temperatures. |
| US10878861B2 |
Variable filter capacitance
Methods, systems, and devices for variable filter capacitance are described. Within a memory device, voltages may be applied to access lines associated with two voltage sources to increase the capacitance provided by the access lines between the two voltage sources. In some cases, the access lines may be in electronic communication with capacitive cells that include a capacitive element and a selection component, and the voltage sources and access lines may be configured to utilize the capacitive elements and the capacitance between the access lines to generate an increase capacitance between the voltage sources. In some cases, decoders may be used to implement certain configurations that generate different capacitance levels. Similarly, sub-decoders may generate different capacitance levels by selecting portions of a capacitive array. |
| US10878859B2 |
Utilizing write stream attributes in storage write commands
An example method of determining storage operation parameters based on data stream attributes may include: receiving, by a controller, a write command specifying a data item and an identifier of a data stream comprising the data item, wherein a part of the identifier of the data stream encodes a data attribute shared by data items comprised by the data stream; determining, using the data attribute, a storage operation parameter; and transmitting, to a memory device, an instruction specifying the data item and the storage operation parameter. |
| US10878855B1 |
Low cell voltage (LCV) memory write assist
A charge sharing type lower-cell-voltage (LCV) write assist takes advantage of unused metal layers on top of a memory array to implement capacitance without incurring area costs. Only one-time fixed amount expenses of charge are needed for a given LCV level during the charge sharing phase of each write operation. Metal wires parallel to the bit cell power wires have good capacitance matching for charge sharing among all memory density configurations, thus benefitting memory compiler design. |
| US10878849B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating short video clips of important events
A method and apparatus for creating video clips is provided herein. A method includes displaying, by a client device, one or more video streams, displaying, by the client device, a plurality of soft buttons, each of the plurality of soft buttons associated with a different length of time, receiving, by the client device, a selection of a soft button from the plurality of soft buttons, and displaying, by the client device, a presentation area including one or more segments of the one or more video streams, the one or more segments of the length of time associated with the selected soft button and captured from the one or more video streams, wherein the presentation area has an x-axis representing time. The method further includes receiving, by the client device, selection information indicating for each of the one or more segments a starting point and an ending point selected by a user from the presentation area, and displaying, by the client device, an indication of the creation of a video clip from the one or more segments based on the selection information. |
| US10878848B2 |
Apparatus for managing members of at least one group of decoders having access to broadcast data
A technique to manage members of a group of decoders having access to broadcast data, each group member sharing a common broadcast encryption scheme (BES) comprising the steps of, in a stage for a decoder to become a group member, receiving keys pertaining to the position in the group according to the BES, receiving a current group access data comprising a current group access key, and in a stage of accessing broadcast data, using the current group access data to access the broadcast data, and in a stage of renewing the current group access key, sending a first group message comprising at lease a next group access key encrypted so that only non-revoked decoders can access it, said group message being further encrypted by the current group access key, updating the current group access key with the next group access key. |
| US10878847B2 |
Optical information processing device
An optical information processing device writes and reads information on an information recording medium having recording layers. The optical information processing device includes: first and second light sources; a light condensing element that condenses light from the first and second light sources on the medium; a first photodetector that receives light reflected by the medium after being emitted from the first light source and generates a first focusing error signal; a second photodetector that receives light reflected by the medium after being emitted from the second light source and generates a second focusing error signal; and a focusing control circuit that controls the light condensing element by using the first focusing error signal in such a manner that the light from the second light source is condensed on each of the recording layers. The second focusing error signal is used to add a correction to the focusing control circuit. |
| US10878845B2 |
Magnetic tape
The magnetic tape includes a non-magnetic support; a magnetic layer including ferromagnetic powder and a binding agent on one surface side of the non-magnetic support; and a back coating layer including non-magnetic powder and a binding agent on the other surface side of the non-magnetic support, in which a thickness of the back coating layer is equal to or smaller than 0.30 μm, and an isoelectric point of a surface zeta potential of the back coating layer is equal to or smaller than 3.0. |
| US10878841B1 |
Dual writer for advanced magnetic recording
The present disclosure generally relates to a magnetic media drive employing a magnetic recording head. The magnetic recording head comprises a first write head, a second write head, at least one read head, and a thermal fly height control element. The first write head is a wide writing write head comprising a first main pole and a first trailing shield. The second write head a narrow writing write head comprising a second main pole, a trailing gap, a second trailing shield, and one or more side shields. The first main pole has a shorter height and a greater width than the second main pole. The second main pole has a curved or U-shaped surface disposed adjacent to the trailing gap. The thermal fly height control element and the at least one read head are aligned with a center axis of the second main pole of the second write head. |
| US10878840B1 |
Method of recognising a sound event
A method for recognising at least one of a non-verbal sound event and a scene in an audio signal comprising a sequence of frames of audio data, the method comprising: for each frame of the sequence: receiving at least one sound class score, wherein each sound class score is representative of a degree of affiliation of the frame with a sound class of a plurality of sound classes; for a sound class score of the at least one sound class scores: determining a confidence that the sound class score is representative of a degree of affiliation of the frame with the sound class by processing a value for a property associated with the frame, wherein the value is processed using a learned model for the property; adjusting the sound class score for the frame based at least on the determined confidence. |
| US10878839B2 |
Device for preventing cables against external damage based on sound source localization
A device for preventing cables against external damage based on sound source localization comprises a power supply unit, and a sound source sensor unit, a camera unit, a signal processing unit and a wireless communication unit which are electrically connected to the power supply unit. The signal processing unit is connected to the sound source sensor unit, the camera unit and the wireless communication unit. The camera unit is associated with the sound source sensor unit. When the sound source sensor unit recognizes a target signal, the signal processing unit sends a trigger signal to the camera unit, and then the camera unit is triggered to replay a surveillance video to determine whether or not a target really exists. Compared with the prior art, the device has the advantages of being good in safety, high in reliability and the like. |
| US10878837B1 |
Acoustic neural network scene detection
An acoustic environment identification system is disclosed that can use neural networks to accurately identify environments. The acoustic environment identification system can use one or more convolutional neural networks to generate audio feature data. A recursive neural network can process the audio feature data to generate characterization data. The characterization data can be modified using a weighting system that weights signature data items. Classification neural networks can be used to generate a classification of an environment. |
| US10878836B1 |
Voice controlled system
A distributed voice controlled system has a primary assistant and at least one secondary assistant. The primary assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The secondary assistant is similar in structure, but is void of speakers. The voice controlled assistants perform transactions and other functions primarily based on verbal interactions with a user. The assistants within the system are coordinated and synchronized to perform acoustic echo cancellation, selection of a best audio input from among the assistants, and distributed processing. |
| US10878834B2 |
Processing audio in multiple frequency bands with minute resonator
Sound signal processing apparatuses and methods of operating the same are provided. The sound signal processing apparatus includes: a band separator configured to separate sound signals into frequency bands; an adder configured to add sound signals; and a signal processor that is arranged between the band separator and the adder and comprises a plurality of signal processing blocks. The band separator includes elements for separating the sound signals into frequency bands, and the elements correspond one to one to the signal processing blocks. |
| US10878833B2 |
Speech processing method and terminal
A speech processing method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: receiving signals from a plurality of microphones; performing, by using a same sampling rate, analog-to-digital conversion on the plurality of paths of signals received from the plurality of microphones, to obtain a plurality of paths of time-domain digital signals; performing time-to-frequency-domain conversion on the plurality of paths of time-domain digital signals to obtain a plurality of paths of frequency-domain signals; and determining a signal type of the primary frequency-domain signal based on at least one of a sound pressure difference between the primary frequency-domain signal and each of N paths of secondary frequency-domain signals in the M paths of secondary frequency-domain signals, a phase difference between the primary frequency-domain signal and each of the N paths of secondary frequency-domain signals, and a frequency distribution characteristic of the primary frequency-domain signal. |
| US10878830B2 |
Encoder, decoder and method for encoding and decoding audio content using parameters for enhancing a concealment
Described are an encoder for coding speech-like content and/or general audio content, wherein the encoder is configured to embed, at least in some frames, parameters in a bitstream, which parameters enhance a concealment in case an original frame is lost, corrupted or delayed, and a decoder for decoding speech-like content and/or general audio content, wherein the decoder is configured to use parameters which are sent later in time to enhance a concealment in case an original frame is lost, corrupted or delayed, as well as a method for encoding and a method for decoding. |
| US10878829B2 |
Adaptive transition frequency between noise fill and bandwidth extension
A method for spectrum recovery in spectral decoding of an audio signal, comprises obtaining of an initial set of spectral coefficients representing the audio signal, and determining a transition frequency. The transition frequency is adapted to a spectral content of the audio signal. Spectral holes in the initial set of spectral coefficients below the transition frequency are noise filled and the initial set of spectral coefficients are bandwidth extended above the transition frequency. Decoders and encoders being arranged for performing part of or the entire method are also illustrated. |
| US10878828B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method
The present technology reduces a process load in a reception side when a plurality of types of audi data is transmitted. A metafile having meta information used to acquire, in a reception device, a predetermined number of audio streams including a plurality of groups of encoded data is transmitted. To the metafile, attribute information indicating each attribute of the encoded data of the plurality of groups is inserted. For example, to the metafile, stream correspondence relation information indicating in which audio stream the encoded data of the plurality of groups is included respectively is further inserted. |
| US10878823B2 |
Voiceprint recognition method, device, terminal apparatus and storage medium
Provided are voiceprint recognition method, device, terminal apparatus and storage medium. The method comprises: allocating each agent to the corresponding group according to their calling authorities, collecting and processing voiceprint features of each agent in the group to obtain integrated voiceprint features of the group, building a dynamic voiceprint recognition model based on the grouping, calling authority and integrated voiceprint features, acquiring voice data of agent when a call operation from the agent is detected, performing voiceprint feature extraction, meanwhile determining the calling authority of the agent based on a dynamic voiceprint recognition model; if the calling authority of the to-be-identified agent does not meet the required customer level, executing a preset early warning processing measure, and further monitoring; judging the group to which the agent belongs through voiceprint recognition, and realizing real-time monitoring according to the corresponding relation between the group and the authority. |
| US10878822B2 |
Video communication method and robot for implementing the method
Provided are a video communication method and a robot implementing the same. The robot includes a camera configured to acquire a first video of a space for a video call, a multi-channel microphone configured to receive a sound signal output to the space, a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions. The processor determines a first user among N users in the first video based on the sound signal received in a previous time period prior to a first time point, wherein the first user is a main user of the video call at the first time point and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. |
| US10878820B2 |
Methods and systems for detecting and processing speech signals
Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting, processing, and responding to audio signals, including speech signals, within a designated area or space. A platform for multiple media devices connected via a network is configured to process speech, such as voice commands, detected at the media devices, and respond to the detected speech by causing the media devices to simultaneously perform one or more requested actions. The platform is capable of scoring the quality of a speech request, handling speech requests from multiple end points of the platform using a centralized processing approach, a de-centralized processing approach, or a combination thereof, and also manipulating partial processing of speech requests from multiple end points into a coherent whole when necessary. |
| US10878819B1 |
System and method for enabling real-time captioning for the hearing impaired via augmented reality
A wearable device providing an augmented reality experience for the benefit of hearing impaired persons is disclosed. The augmented reality experience displays a virtual text caption box that includes text that has been translated from speech detected from surrounding speakers. |
| US10878818B2 |
Methods and apparatus for silent speech interface
A system may detect silent, internal articulation of words by a human user, by measuring low-voltage electrical signals at electrodes positioned on a user's skin. The measured signals may have been generated by neural activation of speech articulator muscles during the internal articulation. The system may detect the content of internally articulated words even though the internal articulation may be silent, may occur even when the user is not exhaling, and may occur without muscle movement that is detectable by another person. The system may react in real-time to this detected content. In some cases, the system reacts by providing audio feedback to the user via an earphone or a bone conduction transducer. In other cases, the system reacts by controlling another device, such as a luminaire or television. In other cases, the system reacts by sending a message to a device associated with another person. |
| US10878812B1 |
Determining devices to respond to user requests
This disclosure describes techniques for selecting which device to respond to user speech within an environment that includes multiple devices. To enable this selection, the techniques described herein create a model indicating a topology of the devices within the environment. To do so, features associated with the user speech are generated and used to generate multi-dimensional points, each representing a corresponding user utterance. The techniques may then group these multi-dimensional points into clusters before projecting the resulting clusters into two dimensions. The two-dimensional clusters may then be used to generate a model (e.g., a Voronoi diagram) representing regions of the environment, with the centroid of each region being associated with a respective device. When a user makes a subsequent request, the user may be localized within one of the regions and the device associated with that region may be chosen to respond to the user. |
| US10878811B2 |
Networked devices, systems, and methods for intelligently deactivating wake-word engines
In one aspect, a playback device is configured to identify in an audio stream, via a second wake-word engine, a false wake word for a first wake-word engine that is configured to receive as input sound data based on sound detected by a microphone. The first and second wake-word engines are configured according to different sensitivity levels for false positives of a particular wake word. Based on identifying the false wake word, the playback device is configured to (i) deactivate the first wake-word engine and (ii) cause at least one network microphone device to deactivate a wake-word engine for a particular amount of time. While the first wake-word engine is deactivated, the playback device is configured to cause at least one speaker to output audio based on the audio stream. After a predetermined amount of time has elapsed, the playback device is configured to reactivate the first wake-word engine. |
| US10878810B2 |
Systems and methods for performing actions on network-connected objects in response to reminders on devices based on an action criterion
Systems and methods are disclosed for performing actions on network-connected objects in response to reminders on devices. An input from a first user device is received wherein keywords of the input correspond to an action identifier corresponding to an action. The system determines a plurality of network-connected devices capable of performing the action. A comparison is executed for each of the plurality of network-connected devices which identifies a device identifier from the words of the input determining a target device for performing the action. The system determines a plurality of criteria identifiers for performing the action on the target device. A comparison is executed for each of the criteria identifiers which identifies an action criterion from the words of the input. A command is transmitted, from the user device, for the action to be executed on the target device according to the action criterion. |
| US10878808B1 |
Speech processing dialog management
A system for processing user utterances and/or text based queries that tracks entities and other context data of a current dialog between the system and the user and can fill slots for new intents of the dialog by performing statistical processing on previously mentioned entities with respect to current slots to be filled. The system may compare a previously mentioned entity to a current slot to be filled using vector representations, such as word embeddings, of the current utterance, dialog history, current intent, name of an entity under consideration, category of the current slot to be filled, distance between the current dialog turn and the dialog turn that mentioned the entity, and other considerations. The individual vectors may be weighted according to an attention operation and processed by a trained decoder to output a score indicating whether the entity in consideration is relevant to the particular slot. In this manner, slots may be filled using entities from previous dialog turns, thus performing statistical anaphora resolution and leading to improved system performance. |
| US10878807B2 |
System and method for implementing a vocal user interface by combining a speech to text system and a speech to intent system
The present disclosure relates to speech recognition systems and methods that enable personalized vocal user interfaces. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to combining a self-learning speech recognition system based on semantics with a speech-to-text system optionally integrated with a natural language processing system. The combined system has the advantage of automatically and continually training the semantics-based speech recognition system and increasing recognition accuracy. |
| US10878801B2 |
Statistical speech synthesis device, method, and computer program product using pitch-cycle counts based on state durations
A speech synthesis device of an embodiment includes a memory unit, a creating unit, a deciding unit, a generating unit and a waveform generating unit. The memory unit stores, as statistical model information of a statistical model, an output distribution of acoustic feature parameters including pitch feature parameters and a duration distribution. The creating unit creates a statistical model sequence from context information and the statistical model information. The deciding unit decides a pitch-cycle waveform count of each state using a duration based on the duration distribution of each state of each statistical model in the statistical model sequence, and pitch information based on the output distribution of the pitch feature parameters. The generating unit generates an output distribution sequence based on the pitch-cycle waveform count, and acoustic feature parameters based on the output distribution sequence. The waveform generating unit generates a speech waveform from the generated acoustic feature parameters. |
| US10878800B2 |
Methods and systems for providing changes to a voice interacting with a user
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method for changing a voice interacting with a user can be provided. Identity information for a user can be received. The identity information can be analyzed to identify the user. Voice change information for the user indicating help for the user to understand the voice can be retrieved. A change to be made to the voice based on retrieved user information can be made. The changed voice can be provided to the user. |
| US10878796B2 |
Mobile platform based active noise cancellation (ANC)
A system and method for remote active noise correction at a remote device includes receiving, at the remote device, an ambient noise signal from a microphone. The remote device is disposed along a processing and transmission path between the microphone and a headphone. The processing and transmission path exhibit non-zero latency. The remote device further analyzes the ambient noise signal to generate an anti-noise signal, performs a first correction of the anti-noise signal for a headphone interface effect, performs a second correction of the anti-noise signal for the non-zero latency of the processing and transmission path between the microphone and the headphone. The remote device then transmits the corrected anti-noise signal to the headphone. |
| US10878786B2 |
Percussion instrument and tension applying method
A percussion instrument and a tension applying method are provided. A frame member where an outer edge of a membrane member is connected is arranged at the other side in the axial direction of a frame, and the frame member is tightened radially inward by a tension ring. The frame member has a predetermined elasticity, and a diameter of the frame member is reduced by a tightening force of the tension ring; thus, the tension may be applied to the membrane member by reducing the diameter of the frame member. That is, an edge portion of the membrane member may be uniformly pressed radially inward over the entire circumference by reducing the diameter of the frame member, and thus the tension may be uniformly applied to the entire membrane member. |
| US10878784B2 |
Guitar neck joint
A neck joint for an electric guitar, comprising an elongated protrusion with rounded corners fitting into a similar-shaped pocket with similarly rounded corners, which creates a strong enough connection between the neck and the body that the neck no longer requires a heel, improving the range of the guitar and the sound of the instrument. |
| US10878779B2 |
Display panel, method of establishing overdrive lookup table for the display panel, and readable storage medium
The present disclosure discloses a method of establishing overdrive lookup table for display panel, which could determine the overdrive lookup table of the display panel according to an overdrive lookup table of a target adjustment area after determining the overdrive lookup table of the target adjustment area. |
| US10878775B2 |
See-through computer display systems
Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics with improved content presentation. The see-through computer display includes an ambient light sensor adapted to measure environmental scene light in an area that forms the background for digital content presented in the see-through computer display, and a processor adapted to invert a color channel parameter of the digital content based on data from the ambient light sensor. |
| US10878774B2 |
Display device and driving method thereof
A display device includes a timing controller configured to supply a first set signal to a data control signal line in a first frequency mode, and to supply a second set signal and a data signal to the data control signal line in a second frequency mode that is different from the first frequency mode, a data driver configured to recover the data signal supplied to the data control signal line according to a signal recovery characteristic value, to generate a plurality of data voltages based on the recovered data signal, and to adjust the signal recover characteristic value based on the first set signal and the second set signal, and a display unit including a plurality of pixels that emit lights with gray scales corresponding to the plurality of data voltages. |
| US10878773B2 |
Selectively constraining a substrate for writing
The present disclosure describes writing information on substrate displays. In an example, a display on a substrate is interfaced. The interfacing includes constraining a first longitudinal side of the substrate via a first actuable slot. Further, a second longitudinal side of the substrate opposite to the first longitudinal side is constrained via a second actuable slot. Thereby the substrate is constrained between the first and second slot with the display positioned therebetween. Further, the display is operated to write information thereon via an imager while the substrate is constrained between the first and second slot. |
| US10878772B2 |
Apparatus and method for testing for abnormal control by a display control apparatus
Provided is a technique for preventing excessive determination that control in a display control apparatus is abnormal. A control test apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a controller. The controller determines, whenever necessary, on the basis of a second image that is output from the display control apparatus and first test data that is acquired in the acquisition unit, whether the control in the display control apparatus over the display apparatus is abnormal. The controller stops the determination until a predetermined time elapses from a first time point, the predetermined time being equal to or greater than a time from the first time point at which the first test data is input to the controller to a second time point at which the second image is input to the controller. |
| US10878765B2 |
Electro-optic device, method of driving electro-optic device, and electronic apparatus
A plurality of signal lines are classified into k signal line groups (where k is an integer equal to or greater than 2). When the k signal line groups are supplied with an image signal during a horizontal scanning period, a driving unit supplies some of the k signal line groups with a precharge signal and subsequently an image signal, and does not supply the remainder of the k signal line groups with the precharge signal and supplies the remainder of the k signal line groups with the image signal. |
| US10878761B2 |
Image display processing method and device, display device, and non-volatile storage medium
An image display processing method for a display device, an image display processing device, a display device, and a non-volatile storage medium are provided. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight unit which includes a plurality of backlight blocks and is driven in a local dimming mode. The method includes: determining a first display area and a second display area of the display panel; obtaining backlight values of the backlight blocks, and calculating compensated display data of respective pixels corresponding to the backlight blocks based on the backlight values of the backlight blocks; and adjusting compensated display data of at least one first pixel comprised in the first display area to obtain adjusted display data of the at least one first pixel. A display resolution of the first display area is larger than a display resolution of the second display area. |
| US10878754B2 |
Organic light emitting display device including a maintain transistor
An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a panel driver configured to generate driving signals to drive the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a storage capacitor, a third transistor, a maintain capacitor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, and an organic light emitting diode. The maintain capacitor is configured to maintain a gate voltage of the first transistor during an emission period of the pixels. |
| US10878753B2 |
Organic electroluminescent panel and luminescent unit
An organic electroluminescent panel includes a plurality of partition walls, an organic light-emitting layer, and a protective layer. The plurality of partition walls define a pixel region, and include an organic material. The organic light-emitting layer crosses over the plurality of partition walls. The protective layer is disposed between each of the partition walls and the organic light-emitting layer, and has a moisture permeability lower than a moisture permeability of any of the partition walls. |
| US10878748B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device possessing a first pixel, a second pixel, a partition wall, and an emission-quenching layer. The first pixel includes a first pixel electrode, a first emission layer located over the first pixel electrode and containing a first emission material, and an opposing electrode over the first emission layer. The second pixel is adjacent to the first pixel and includes a second pixel electrode, a second emission layer located over the second pixel electrode and containing a second emission material, and the opposing electrode. The emission-quenching layer is sandwiched by the partition wall and the opposing electrode and contains at least one of the first emission material and the second emission material at a concentration higher than at least one of a concentration of the first emission material in the first emission layer and a concentration of the second emission material in the second emission layer. |
| US10878741B2 |
Light emitting diode display device and pixel mounting method
A light emitting diode display device includes a substrate, a conductive film, and a pixel layer. The conductive film is formed on the substrate. The pixel layer is formed on the conductive film by which the pixel electronically connects to the substrate. The pixel layer includes a number of pixels. The number of pixels have a staggered arrangement and are arranged on the conductive film as a matrix. |
| US10878740B2 |
Method of generating correction data for display device, and display device storing correction data
In a method of generating correction data for a display device, an image is captured, a plurality of correction values are obtained at a plurality of sampling positions based on the captured image, whether a frequency criterion about a total number of overflow correction values is satisfied is determined, the overflow correction values being the correction values outside at least one reference range whether an adjacency criterion about a number of the overflow correction values at sampling positions adjacent to a sampling position of the each of the overflow correction values is satisfied is determined, a bit shift operation is selectively performed on the plurality of correction values according to whether the frequency and/or adjacency criterion is satisfied, and correction data representing the plurality of correction values on which the bit shift operation is performed, and bit shift information about the bit shift operation are stored in the display device. |
| US10878736B2 |
Method for driving display device
To suppress degradation of a transistor. A method for driving a liquid crystal display device has a first period and a second period. In the first period, a first transistor and a second transistor are alternately turned on and off repeatedly, and a third transistor and a fourth transistor are turned off. In the second period, the first transistor and the second transistor are turned off, and the third transistor and the fourth transistor are alternately turned on and off repeatedly. Accordingly, the time during which the transistor is on can be reduced, so that degradation of characteristics of the transistor can be suppressed. |
| US10878735B2 |
Segmented lighting assembly for a motor vehicle
A plurality of luminous modules able to emit a segmented light beam to be controlled by a common control processor having a single video output interface, while maintaining the ability to project different outlines with each luminous module. This decreases the number of connections necessary between a control unit and a plurality of luminous modules, thereby decreasing the complexity of the system, and decreasing the production cost thereof. |
| US10878731B2 |
Modular wall organization system
A modular wall organization system, e.g., modular bulletin board system, including plural board assemblies. Each of the assemblies includes corner nodes which are configured to be connected to other corner nodes to enable the assemblies to be connected in various configurations on a wall either horizontally or vertically or horizontally and vertically. The assemblies may be framed or frameless. The systems also include clips and adhesive mounting pads for mounting the assemblies on a wall. |
| US10878730B2 |
Illuminated address sign assembly with integrated security features
The present invention is directed to a novel illuminated address sign assembly comprising a frame having an open front side, an open rear side, a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, forming an enclosure; an address plaque can be coupled to the open front side of the frame, while the open rear side can be provided with an opaque plaque. The address plaque comprises of an opaque indicia, representing the address, superimposed on a surface of a translucent backlit panel. The novel illuminated address sign can be further provided with a light sensor and GPS system. |
| US10878723B2 |
Nonlinear instability scientific demonstrator for vehicle dynamics
A method for demonstrating a new scientific discovery made by the inventor about the nonlinear instability of vehicles, like aircrafts, automobiles and ocean vehicles. Said method includes a model and a three-gimbaled framework that permits said model to respond to inertial moments about the axes of which the moments of inertias are the smallest and the largest, wherein said model has restoring and damping capabilities along these two axes. Said method also comprises how to use a variable motor or a crank for controlling said model rotational motions about the intermediate principal axis of inertia with closed form formulas for the external driven frequencies and amplitudes to be used to excite the nonlinear instabilities of said model. Said model could be an aircraft, an automobile, a ship, or even a rectangular block. |
| US10878722B2 |
Educational system, method, and apparatus
An educational apparatus is disclosed. The educational apparatus has one or more first sheet members including a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side each having first markings indicating the same first surface area, and one or more first attachment portions disposed along some or substantially all of a perimeter of the one or more first sheet members. The educational apparatus also has one or more second sheet members including a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side each having second markings indicating the same second surface area, and one or more second attachment portions disposed along some or substantially all of a perimeter of the one or more second sheet members. |
| US10878721B2 |
Semiautomated relay method and apparatus
A hearing user's device for communicating with a hearing impaired assisted user using an assisted user's device that includes a speaker and a display screen for broadcasting a hearing user's voice signal and presenting captioned text associated with the hearing user's voice signal to the assisted user, respectively, the hearing user's device comprising a microphone for receiving the hearing user's voice signal as spoken by the hearing user, a display screen and a processor linked to the microphone and the display screen, the processor transmitting the hearing user's voice signal to the assisted users device, the processor presenting a quality indication of the captioned text presented to the assisted user via the assisted users device for consideration by the hearing user. |
| US10878717B2 |
Methods and products to facilitate smokers switching to a tobacco heating product or e-cigarettes
The present disclosure relates to tobacco products, including methodology, devices and compositions, for assisting a smoker to transition from conventional tobacco cigarettes to either e-cigarettes or a tobacco heating device. Provided herein are methodology for switching, along with kits, products and apparatuses. The disclosure also provides methodology for regulating tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase expression, for use in producing cigarettes, reconstituted cannabis, and other products having reduced Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. |
| US10878714B2 |
Virtual reality based pilot training system
A pilot training system includes a training terminal integrated with a pilot training seat with a seat pan having six degrees of freedom, wherein the training terminal is configured to exclusively provide and render a simulated flight-training environment and to output control signals to synchronize movement of the seatpan with the simulated environment. The system is transportable so that it can be used to provide flight training at a user-selected and repositionable location. The system also may include an instructor terminal located at an instructor site. The training site and the instructor site can be remotely located. The instructor may provide remote instruction or training to a trainee, for example by sending instruction inputs to the training terminal over the network in order to control aspects of the simulated environment. |
| US10878711B2 |
Normalization and cumulative analysis of cognitive educational outcome elements and related interactive report summaries
The systems, methods and associated devices electronically collect, report and generate normalized educational outcome summaries of multiple different educational inputs, including didactic, experiential and problem solving events and/or assessments. |
| US10878710B1 |
Systems and methods for electronic platform and data processing for student success in higher education institutions
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for recommending an educational course to a user, and may comprise receiving data records associated with availability of a plurality of educational courses at one or more institutions; receiving educational course data and educational course focus data associated with the user; receiving prior user data records comprising prior user educational course data and prior user educational course focus data; determining index scores for each of the plurality of educational courses based upon a similarity between the educational course data and prior user educational course data, and based upon a similarity between the educational course focus data and prior user educational course focus data; and providing a recommended educational course from the plurality of educational courses to the user based upon the determined index scores. |
| US10878706B2 |
Trajectory planner for a vehicle
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for trajectory and route planning including obstacle detection and avoidance for an aerial vehicle. For example, an aerial vehicle's flight control system may include a trajectory planner that may use short segments calculated using an iterative Dubins path to find a first path between a start point and an end point that does not avoid obstacles. Then the trajectory planner may use a rapidly exploring random tree algorithm that uses points along the first path as seed points to find a trajectory or route between the start point and end point that avoids known or detected obstacles. |
| US10878705B1 |
Avionic display system
A system for displaying the effect of a change in Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) broadcast. The system comprises a receiver module configured to receive at least two ATIS broadcasts and a parsing module operably connected to the receiver module and configured to parse the received at least two ATIS broadcasts into at least two corresponding sets of ATIS messages. The system includes a comparison module operably connected to the parsing module and configured to compare the at least two sets of ATIS messages to determine if a disparity exists between the at least two sets of ATIS messages. The system includes a display module; and a processor module operably connected to the comparison module and the display module, the processor module being configured to cause the display module to display an alert when it is determined that a disparity exists between the at least two sets of ATIS messages. |
| US10878703B2 |
Method of treatment of leukemia with anti-IL1RAP antibodies
The present invention provides agents comprising or consisting of a binding moiety with specificity for interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) for use in inducing cell death and/or inhibiting the growth and/or proliferation of pathological stem cells and/or progenitor cells associated with a neoplastic hematologic disorder, wherein the cells express IL1RAP. A related aspect of the invention provides agents comprising or consisting of a binding moiety with specificity for interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein (IL1RAP) for use in detecting pathological stem cells and/or progenitor cells associated with a neoplastic hematologic disorder, wherein the cells express IL1RAP. Further provided are pharmacological compositions comprising the agents of the invention and methods of using the same. |
| US10878701B2 |
Detection of attacks on vehicle networks
A computer includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive respective object data including an object location from each of three or more vehicles, based on determining an inconsistency of the object data received from a first vehicle with respect to respective object data of the other vehicles, perform an action. |
| US10878696B2 |
Monitoring and reporting traffic information
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for acquiring image data, determining that the user's vehicle is traveling in a left lane of a roadway having at least two lanes for travel in a first direction, detecting that a second vehicle is traveling within a predetermined distance in front of the user's vehicle and in the left lane of the roadway, obtaining speed information of the user's vehicle and the second vehicle at a first time and at a first location, determining, based on the obtained speed information, that a speed of the second vehicle at the first time is below a defined speed limit of the roadway at the first location, and in response triggering a potential violation procedure. |
| US10878690B2 |
Unified status and alarm management for operations, monitoring, and maintenance of legacy and modern control systems from common user interface
A method includes receiving information associated with one or more first alarms in a first control system and generating a graphical user interface containing information associated with a second control system. The method also includes presenting, in the graphical user interface, at least a portion of the information associated with the one or more first alarms. The method further includes receiving, from a user via the graphical user interface, an invocation of an alarm management function. In addition, the method includes performing the invoked alarm management function using at least one of the one or more first alarms. The alarm management function could include acknowledging, shelving, and/or filtering the at least one of the one or more first alarms. The first control system may not support acknowledging, shelving, and filtering of alarms, while the second control system may support acknowledging, shelving, and filtering of alarms. |
| US10878683B2 |
Fall detection-audio looping
Techniques are provided for implementing audio looping techniques. In some instances, it may be determined, by a wearable device, whether a user has responded to a user interface prompt displayed in response to detection of a physical event associated with the user. Additionally, the wearable device may transmit a communication channel request to an emergency response service in accordance with a determination that the user has not responded to the user interface prompt after expiration of a time period. Further, the wearable device may transmit an audio message to the emergency response service at least in response to the emergency response service accepting the communication channel request. |
| US10878682B1 |
Smoke detector
The improved smoke detector is an alarm. The improved smoke detector monitors the atmosphere for both smoke and an increase in temperature consistent with the presence of a combustion reaction such as a fire. The improved smoke detector communicates an alarm message to an appropriate authority over a commercially provided and publicly available cellular wireless network. The alarm message informs the appropriate authority of the combustion reaction. The improved smoke detector comprises a housing and a control circuit. The housing contains the control circuit. The control circuit monitors the atmosphere for both smoke and an increase in temperature. The control circuit transmits the alarm message to the appropriate authority. |
| US10878677B2 |
Method of controlling panning and tilting of surveillance camera using edge value
A method of controlling panning of a surveillance camera configured to perform panning over a set angle during a preset mode includes: obtaining an edge value with respect to each pixel of an object captured image of a panning-completed time, the edge value being a difference between brightness of a left adjacent pixel thereof and brightness of a right adjacent pixel thereof; obtaining an object vertical-line number among vertical pixel lines of the object captured image, the object vertical-line number being a number of a vertical pixel line in which a sum of the edge values is largest; and correcting the panning such that the object vertical-line number coincides with a reference vertical-line number corresponding to the panning over the set angle. |
| US10878676B1 |
Methods and systems for customization of video monitoring systems
A computer-implemented method includes receiving data including a plurality of objects. The data includes, for each of the plurality of objects, an activity, a location, a time period of interest, and a notify/suppress indicator associated with each of the plurality of objects. The method also includes receiving an indication of a specific object of the plurality of objects, receiving a video stream, and detecting, for the specific object, occurrence of the activity in the location during the time period of interest. The method further includes determining that the notify/suppress indicator is associated with notification and generating a notification related to the occurrence of the activity in the location during the time period of interest. |
| US10878674B2 |
Energy efficient seismic intrusion detection
Methods and a device for detecting physical intrusion are providing, the device including a vibration sensor, a processor, a transmitter, a battery, and a conductive wire connecting the vibration sensor and the processor. The vibration sensor is affixed to a first part of the device, and the processor, transmitter, and battery are affixed to a second part of the device. The first and second parts, when attached together, form a case containing the conductive wire. The device performs steps of: sampling a set of seismic signals from the vibration sensor, determining that the set of seismic signals matches a seismic threat pattern, and responsively issuing an intrusion alert. |
| US10878672B2 |
Numerical controller
There is provided a numerical controller that automatically acquires detailed information on a wired device prior to connection setting.The numerical controller is connectable to a plurality of devices, and includes a connection information acquisition unit that acquires connection information on each of the devices, including information indicating a connection order and a kind of each of the devices by communicating with each of the devices in a hardware level, a connecting data creation unit that creates connecting data using the connection information, a connection processing execution unit that executes connection processing with each of the devices in a software level using the connecting data, and a detailed information acquisition unit that acquires detailed information from each of the devices subjected to the connection processing. |
| US10878669B2 |
Store server, store system and control method of store system
In one embodiment, a store server has a communication device, a storage device, and a processor. The communication device performs transmission/reception of information with an information terminal and an electronic device. The storage device stores a list of terminal identification data in which first terminal identification data unique to the information terminal and second terminal identification data unique to the electronic device are to be registered, and a shopping file in which information of the commodity to be identified by identification data of the commodity is to be registered in association with at least any one of the first terminal identification data and the second terminal identification data. The processor creates the shopping file in association with at least any one of the first terminal identification data and the second terminal identification data. |
| US10878667B2 |
Money depositing device, money dispensing device, portable device, and money depositing and dispensing system
Provided is a money depositing device, comprising: a receiving unit that receives depositing instruction information on a depositing instruction from a portable device by wireless communication, the depositing instruction being accepted by the portable device from a user; a depositing processing unit that performs depositing processing of money placed into an inlet by the user in accordance with the depositing instruction information received by the receiving unit; and a transmitting unit that transmits a depositing result of the depositing processing performed by the depositing processing unit to the portable device by wireless communication. |
| US10878662B2 |
Asynchronous persistent group bonus games with preserved game state data
A system, apparatus, and method for preserving game state data for an asynchronous persistent group bonus game may have a plurality of gaming machines associated with the asynchronous persistent group bonus game and at least one network server having at least one processor and at least one non-volatile memory. The processor may be configured to determine whether a bonus game session is triggered on any of the plurality of gaming machines; and if the bonus game session is triggered, display live game monitor activities, and periodically save the persistent bonus game state and other data on the at least one non-volatile memory. |
| US10878661B2 |
Dynamically variable advertising incentive rewards in online games
A system and method for managing a computer-implemented online game provides dynamically variable rewards to incentivize player interaction with sponsored content presented within the game. The particular reward offered to incentivize player interaction with particular sponsored content (e.g., a particular advertisement) can be dynamically variable based on the attributes of the player, thus providing user-specific custom rewards for interaction with sponsored content. Properties of incentive rewards that may be dynamically variable can include a custom type of in-game asset or resource, and/or a custom amount of a particular in-game asset or resource. |
| US10878658B2 |
Electronic gaming system with dynamic return to player and method of use
An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is described. The EGM includes a memory storing a first return-to-player (RTP) rate as a current RTP rate and a second RTP rate as an inactive RTP rate, and a game controller configured to conduct the electronic game at the first RTP rate, reconfigure the current RTP rate to be the second RTP rate based on a scheduled timing, and conduct the electronic game at the second RTP rate during the scheduled timing. The EGM may also include a memory storing multiple tiers of wager amounts and a current RTP rate, and a game controller configured to receive a current wager amount for a current round of play, determine a first tier from the tiers of wager amounts based on the current wager amount, and reconfigure the current RTP rate for the current round of play as the RTP rate of the first tier. |
| US10878656B2 |
Inspection system and management system
When an unfair gaming currency is delivered to a dealer from a player, the currency is detected as unfair. The inspection system 600 for inspecting the gaming currency, in which an RF tag is built, comprises: a gaming currency tray 617 for housing the gaming currencies C of the dealer in a casino game; an RF reader 6100 for reading the RF tags of the plural gaming currencies C housed in the gaming currency tray 617; plural photosensors 6173 for detecting at least the number of the plural gaming currencies C housed in the gaming currency tray 617 at a constant time interval or always in a method other than RFID; and an inspection/alarm part 6200 for generating alarms when the number of the gaming currencies C whose RF tags are read by the RF reader 6100 is not equal to the number of the gaming currencies C detected by the plural photosensors 6173. |
| US10878655B2 |
Computer-implemented networked competitive poker playing platform and associated match play method
A computer-implemented platform and associated method for conducting a competitive poker-based event, for example, in the form of a league of teams each made up of individual team players, incorporates a unique and unconventional methodology of resetting competitor chip stack sizes prior to the commencement of each dealt hand, such that each player begins each new hand with an identical total chip stack unit value. Players may participate remotely via portable electronic devices. Player rankings are determined based upon a unique skill set including statistical variables such as match success rate, uncontested chips accrued, and equity quotient. Competitive matches incorporate a unique event format featuring predefined time intervals (i.e. Quarters) and a betting time clock limiting a competitor's time to act when action is on that player. Events may be broadcasted over the Internet as well as via a television network. |
| US10878654B2 |
Closed loop cabinet cooling
A gaming machine is provided having a cabinet (and optionally an internal locked box) enclosing one or more heat generating components such that the heat generating components are enclosed within an air-tight gas-filled volume having a convective loop configuration. A clean thermal transfer gas is circulated about the loop so as to flow past and absorb heat energy from the heat generating components and then continue in sealed fashion through at least one flow-through path of a multi-flow heat exchanger having a plurality of flow-through paths in heat exchange coupling with one another. At least one of the other flow-through paths of the heat exchanger has ambient air flowing by or in it so as to remove heat energy from the clean thermal transfer gas. The gaming machine further includes a plurality of computer-controlled blowers operatively coupled to the heat exchanging flow-through paths. |
| US10878650B1 |
Access control system using mobile device
A method of controlling access through a door may include storing a user's digital identity and a user's access policy in a memory of the user's mobile device, which may use the stored user's digital identity and the stored user's access policy to determine whether the user is authorized for access through the door and to make an access decision of YES or NO. The access decision may be communicated to the reader, which controls operation of a door lock in accordance with whether the access decision was YES or NO. |
| US10878649B2 |
Access control system and access control method using the same
An access control method of a door operating device that communicates with a user terminal, the access control method may comprise determining a distance between the door operating device and the user terminal based on a received signal strength corresponding to a transmitted signal from at least one of the door operating device and the user terminal; determining whether the distance between the door operating device and the user terminal is within a first distance; establishing a communication connection between the door operating device and the user terminal when the distance between the door operating device and the user terminal is within the first distance; determining whether the distance between the door operating device and the user terminal is within a second distance; and obtaining open authentication information when the distance between the door operating device and the user terminal is within the second distance. |
| US10878637B2 |
Directional and x-ray view techniques for navigation using a mobile device
Techniques for displaying navigation information on a mobile device are provided that include a method that includes obtaining an indication of a position and an indication of a direction associated with the mobile device, using the indication of the position, the indication of the direction, information regarding identities of POIs within a geographic region of interest, and information regarding areas associated with the POIs to determine at least one relevant POI, of the POIs, that is associated with the position and direction, and displaying at least one visual indication associated with each of the at least one relevant POI on the mobile device. The appearance of the at least one visual indication is dependent on at least one of a distance from the mobile device of the relevant POI associated with the visual indication or presence of a known physical barrier between the mobile device and that relevant POI. |
| US10878636B2 |
System and method for selecting targets in an augmented reality environment
Techniques are disclosed for facilitating electronic commerce in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting, by a mobile device, presence of the physical product or the real life service; and presenting, on the mobile device, information to conduct the transaction of a physical product or a real life service via the augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting one or more targets in the augmented reality platform using a select area in a perspective of a user, the perspective being captured by a mobile device; and prompting the user to choose an object of interest from the one or more detected targets. |
| US10878622B2 |
Three-dimensional displays using electromagnetic field computations
Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for three-dimensional (3D) displaying objects are provided. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data including respective primitive data for primitives corresponding to an object, determining an electromagnetic (EM) field contribution to each element of a display for each of the primitives by calculating an EM field propagation from the primitive to the element, generating a sum of the EM field contributions from the primitives for each of the elements, transmitting to each of the elements a respective control signal for modulating at least one property of the element based on the sum of the EM field contributions, and transmitting a timing control signal to an illuminator to activate the illuminator to illuminate light on the display, such that the light is caused by the modulated elements of the display to form a volumetric light field corresponding to the object. |
| US10878621B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating map and positioning moving entity
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium for creating a map and positioning a moving entity. A method for creating a map includes acquiring an image acquired when an acquisition entity is moving and location data and point cloud data associated with the image, the location data indicating a location where the acquisition entity is located when the image is acquired, the point cloud data indicating three-dimensional information of the image. The method further includes generating a first element in a global feature layer of the map based on the image and the location data. The method further includes generating a second element in a local feature layer of the map based on the image and the point cloud data, the first element corresponding to the second element. |
| US10878620B2 |
Display systems and methods for clipping content to increase viewing comfort
Augmented and virtual reality display systems increase viewer comfort by reducing viewer exposure to virtual content that causes undesirable accommodation-vergence mismatches (AVM). The display systems limit displaying content that exceeds an accommodation-vergence mismatch threshold, which may define a volume around the viewer. The volume may be subdivided into two or more zones, including an innermost loss-of-fusion zone (LoF) in which no content is displayed, and one or more outer AVM zones in which the displaying of content may be stopped, or clipped, under certain conditions. For example, content may be clipped if the viewer is verging within an AVM zone and if the content is displayed within the AVM zone for more than a threshold duration. A further possible condition for clipping content is that the user is verging on that content. In addition, the boundaries of the AVM zone and/or the acceptable amount of time that the content is displayed may vary depending upon the type of content being displayed, e.g., whether the content is user-locked content or in-world content. |
| US10878615B2 |
Technique for processing X-ray diffraction data
A method of processing X-ray diffraction data, the data is provided by an X-ray detector configured to detect diffracted X-ray beams of a sample. The method including acquiring X-ray diffraction data from the X-ray detector while the sample is rotating with respect to an incident X-ray beam, generating a 2D image frame from the acquired X-ray diffraction data, wherein the generated 2D image frame includes 2D image data representing X-ray diffraction data for a specific rotational position of the sample, for the generated 2D image frame, distinguishing the sample relevant X-ray diffraction data from the background data; mapping the distinguished sample relevant X-ray diffraction data of the generated 2D image frame into a single 3D reciprocal space; and visualizing the 3D reciprocal space along with the mapped X-ray diffraction data on a display screen. Further provided is an apparatus and an X-ray device implementing the method. |
| US10878614B2 |
Motion biased foveated renderer
An embodiment of an electronic processing system may include an application processor, persistent storage media communicatively coupled to the application processor, a graphics subsystem communicatively coupled to the application processor, a sense engine communicatively coupled to the graphics subsystem to provide sensed information, a focus engine communicatively coupled to the sense engine and the graphics subsystem to provide focus information, a motion engine communicatively coupled to the sense engine, the focus engine, and the graphics subsystem to provide motion information, and a motion biased foveated renderer communicatively coupled to the motion engine, the focus engine, the sense engine to adjust one or more parameters of the graphics subsystem based on one or more of the sense information, the focus information, and the motion information. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. |
| US10878613B2 |
System and method for transferring surface information from massive meshes to simplified meshes using voxels
Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory media of the various embodiments enable transferring surface information from one mesh to two-dimensional textures on another mesh. Embodiments may allocate a voxel data structure bounding both a source mesh and a target mesh, wherein the source mesh and the target mesh use different mesh parameterizations of a three-dimensional object. The source mesh may be rasterized in a source texture coordinate space to produce one or more source fragments, each source fragment comprising sampled data from a triangle of the source mesh and a three-dimensional position on the triangle on a surface of the source mesh. For each of the one or more source fragments a voxel may be determined, of the voxel data structure, corresponding to the source fragment's respective three-dimensional position, and the sampled data of the source fragment may be written into the determined voxel of the voxel data structure. |
| US10878611B2 |
Techniques for pre-processing index buffers for a graphics processing pipeline
In various embodiments, a deduplication application pre-processes index buffers for a graphics processing pipeline that generates rendered images via a shading program. In operation, the deduplication application causes execution threads to identify a set of unique vertices specified in an index buffer based on an instruction. The deduplication application then generates a vertex buffer and an indirect index buffer based on the set of unique vertices. The vertex buffer and the indirect index buffer are associated with a portion of an input mesh. The graphics processing pipeline then renders a first frame and a second frame based on the vertex buffer, the indirect index buffer, and the shading program. Advantageously, the graphics processing pipeline may re-use the vertex buffer and indirect index buffer until the topology of the input mesh changes. |
| US10878610B1 |
Generating an animation feature from line deformations
An animated feature may include one or more animated lines that comprise a deformation associated with (e.g., layered onto) a flat line image file. A particular animated line may comprise a first, initial shape deforming into a second, end shape. The first shape may comprise a first arrangement of mesh vertices, and the second shape may comprise a second arrangement of mesh vertices that is different than the first arrangement. The first shape and/or the second shape may be determined by on one or more actuations of a control element (e.g., a translation, a rotation, and/or a scaling) associated with the mesh vertices. The animated feature may comprise a single image file of a flat line, stored in a particular memory location, and one or deformations of the initial shape deforming into the end shape applied to the single image file. |
| US10878609B2 |
Efficient image synthesis
A method for synthesizing images includes selecting a background image from a plurality of source images and selecting one or more foreground elements from a plurality of source files. The foreground elements include at least one of a foreground image or a foreground text. The method further includes dividing at least a portion of the selected background image to one or more sub-regions for displaying the one or more selected foreground elements, each sub-region is used for displaying at least one foreground element. The method further includes determining a display format and a display location for each of the one or more foreground elements and synthesizing the one or more foreground elements to the corresponding one or more sub-regions of the background image based on the display format and the display location. |
| US10878607B2 |
Collection and validation of data from visual displays
A mobile computing device for providing an indication of process readings of a machine includes a processor configured to receive an image of a process indicator wherein capture of the image is initiated using the mobile computing device proximate the machine. The at least one processor is also configured to determine a template including a template image of the process indicator and template components of the process indicator. The at least one processor is further configured to display the received image and the determined template image such that they overlay each other and align the received image with the determined template image. The at least one processor is also configured to determine a position of a value indicator with respect to a scale of the process indicator, transform the determined position to a process indicator value, and store the process indicator value in the one or more memory devices. |
| US10878606B2 |
Information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus configured to lay out at least some of a plurality of images includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire data on the plurality of images, a layout processing unit configured to execute processing for layout based on the data on the plurality of images which is acquired by the acquisition unit, and a standby processing unit configured to execute processing for displaying a standby screen while the processing for layout is executed by the layout processing unit, wherein the standby processing unit displays in the standby screen a predetermined number of images among the plurality of images acquired by the acquisition unit. |
| US10878598B2 |
Aspect fit techniques
Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques to display rectangular content in non-rectangular display areas without clipping or cutting off the content. These bounding path techniques can be employed for electronic devices with rounded corners and for display of content within software windows for applications, in which the windows have non-rectangular corners. The techniques disclosed include content shifting, aspect fit, run length encoding and corner encoding. These techniques can be applied to both static content and for dynamic content. Memory optimization techniques are disclosed to reduce the memory requirements for encoding display bitmaps and for optimal performance. The run length encoding feature can reduce the time and decrease the memory requirements for determining a location where the content can fit within a viewable area of the display. The corner encoding technique provides for encoding areas with non-linear curves. |
| US10878597B2 |
Rate distortion optimization for adaptive subband coding of regional adaptive HAAR transform (RAHT)
A method for rate distortion optimization for adaptive sub-band coding of Region-Adaptive Hierarchical Transform (RAHT) coefficients, which is a point cloud color compression method adopted in PCC test model TMC13 for compression of CAT1 sequences is described herein. Based on Lagrangian optimization, the method estimates the coefficient distortion by using the compressed mesh geometry as reference. The Lagrange factor is calculated based on the quantization parameters, and the results show that the parameters obtained automatically have similar or better performance than parameters chosen after an extensive search. |
| US10878595B2 |
Dual model for fisheye lens distortion and an algorithm for calibrating model parameters
An example system enabling a dual fisheye model and calibration is described. The system includes a calibration module that simultaneously generates a first set of coefficients of an inverse distortion polynomial f(ρ) representing radial distortion and a second set of coefficients of an alternative distortion polynomial g(ω). Further, the present techniques may also calibrate intrinsic and extrinsic parameters. |
| US10878590B2 |
Fusing disparity proposals in stereo matching
Stereo image reconstruction can be achieved by fusing a plurality of proposal cost volumes computed from a pair of stereo images, using a predictive model operating on pixelwise feature vectors that include disparity and cost values sparsely sampled form the proposal cost volumes to compute disparity estimates for the pixels within the image. |
| US10878588B2 |
Detection and replacement of transient obstructions from high elevation digital images
Implementations relate to detecting/replacing transient obstructions from high-elevation digital images. A digital image of a geographic area includes pixels that align spatially with respective geographic units of the geographic area. Analysis of the digital image may uncover obscured pixel(s) that align spatially with geographic unit(s) of the geographic area that are obscured by transient obstruction(s). Domain fingerprint(s) of the obscured geographic unit(s) may be determined across pixels of a corpus of digital images that align spatially with the one or more obscured geographic units. Unobscured pixel(s) of the same/different digital image may be identified that align spatially with unobscured geographic unit(s) of the geographic area. The unobscured geographic unit(s) also may have domain fingerprint(s) that match the domain fingerprint(s) of the obscured geographic unit(s). Replacement pixel data may be calculated based on the unobscured pixels and used to generate a transient-obstruction-free version of the digital image. |
| US10878586B2 |
Systems and methods for registering images obtained using various imaging modalities and verifying image registration
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods to detect a moving anatomic feature during a treatment sequence based on a computed and/or a measured shortest distance between the anatomic feature and at least a portion of an imaging system. |
| US10878584B2 |
System for tracking object, and camera assembly therefor
Disclosed is an autonomous distributed system for detecting and tracking a falling object within a region being monitored by using a plurality of camera assemblies cooperating with each other, and disclosed is a camera assembly therefor. Each of the camera assembly, normally, operates in a falling object detecting mode, but, when detecting a falling object, shifts to a tracking mode. In the tracking mode, a degree of danger of the falling object is determined by referring to the size of the falling object in real space and the movement of a falling. In addition, when the falling object is further tracked and moved outside of the angle of view, a search request including information of the degree of danger as to the falling object is issued to surrounding camera assemblies, such that the multiple camera assemblies search for the falling object in cooperation. |
| US10878582B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method and storage medium storing program for tracking an object
An image-processing device performing: extracting features from a target image based on a shape, the shape including sub parts each being a group of feature points each being correlated with a position within an object; deriving an estimated shape by applying a global model to an initial shape, the global model representing a relation between one of the features extracted and a motion of the initial shape; detecting, in the sub parts, an occluded sub part by comparing an estimated shape derived from a previous image and an estimated shape derived from a current image; and generating a final output shape by combining estimated shapes each derived by applying local models to the initial shape, the local models each representing a relation between the feature and a motion of a sub part in the sub parts and each restricting a motion of at least one of the sub parts. |
| US10878579B2 |
Systems and methods for determining optical flow
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can obtain a first video frame and a second video frame. The first video frame can be processed using a convolutional neural network to output a first set of feature maps. The second video frame can be processed using the convolutional neural network to output a second set of feature maps. The first set of feature maps and the second set of feature maps can be processed using a spatial matching layer of the convolutional neural network to determine an optical flow for at least one pixel. |
| US10878573B2 |
System and method for segmentation of lung
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for determining pleura boundaries of a lung, an exemplary method comprising acquiring image data from an imaging device, generating a set of two-dimensional (2D) slice images based on the acquired image data, determining, by a processor, a seed voxel in a first slice image from the set of 2D slice images, applying, by the processor, a region growing process to the first slice image from the set of 2D slice images starting with the seed voxel using a threshold value, generating, by the processor, a set of binarized 2D slice images based on the region grown from the seed voxel, filtering out, by the processor, connected components of the lung in each slice image of the set of binarized 2D slice images, and identifying, by the processor, the pleural boundaries of the lung based on the set of binarized 2D slice images. |
| US10878571B2 |
Imaging apparatus and imaging method for imaging biological samples in a time-series order
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that images, in a time series order, each of a first biological sample having undergone a first process and a second biological sample which has undergone a second process and is of the same type as the type of the first biological sample, and an imaging interval setting portion that acquires a first image obtained by imaging the first biological sample, and a second image obtained by imaging the second biological sample at the same timing as a timing of the first biological sample, and sets an imaging interval of the first and the second biological sample on the basis of a difference between feature data of the first image and feature data of the second image or a change amount of the difference, in which the imaging unit images the first and the second biological sample by using the imaging interval. |
| US10878570B2 |
Knockout autoencoder for detecting anomalies in biomedical images
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory, the memory comprising instructions that are executed by the processor to specifically configure the processor to implement a knockout autoencoder engine for detecting anomalies in biomedical images. The mechanism trains a neural network to be used as a knockout autoencoder that predicts an original based on an input image. The knockout autoencoder engine provides a biomedical image as the input image to the neural network. The neural network outputs a probability distribution for each pixel in the biomedical image. Each probability distribution represents a predicted probability distribution of expected pixel values for a given pixel in the biomedical image. An anomaly detection component executing within the knockout autoencoder engine determines a probability that each pixel has an expected value based on the probability distributions to form a plurality of expected pixel probabilities. The anomaly detection component detects an anomaly in the biomedical image based on the plurality of expected pixel probabilities. An anomaly marking component executing within the knockout autoencoder engine marks the detected anomaly in the biomedical image to form a marked biomedical image and outputs the marked biomedical image. |
| US10878569B2 |
Systems and methods for automatic detection of an indication of abnormality in an anatomical image
There is provided a method for training a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) for detecting an indication of likelihood of abnormality, comprising: receiving anatomical training images, each including an associated annotation indicative of abnormality for the whole image without an indication of location of the abnormality, executing, for each anatomical training image: decomposing the anatomical training image into patches, computing a feature representation of each patch, computing for each patch, according to the feature representation of the patch, a probability that the patch includes an indication of abnormality, setting a probability indicative of likelihood of abnormality in the anatomical image according to the maximal probability value computed for one patch, and training a deep CNN for detecting an indication of likelihood of abnormality in a target anatomical image according to the patches of the anatomical training images, the one patch, and the probability set for each respective anatomical training image. |
| US10878568B1 |
Systems and methods for imaging disease biomarkers
A method includes generating spectral image data reproducible as one or more spectral images of a plurality of regions of interest in a sample. The method also includes analyzing the spectral image data to identify a plurality of scattering components in the spectral image data, each of the plurality of scattering components being associated with one or more biological properties of the sample. The method also includes identifying a feature of interest in the sample based at least in part on one or more the identified plurality of scattering components. |
| US10878566B2 |
Automatic teeth whitening using teeth region detection and individual tooth location
An automatic teeth whitening system analyzes digital content and detects at least one teeth region in the digital content. A teeth region refers to a region or portion of the digital content that includes teeth (e.g., human teeth), and the teeth region detection includes identifying each pixel that displays part of the teeth using instance segmentation. The automatic teeth whitening system also finds the visual structure of each tooth in the teeth region using instance contours specific to the tooth. After finding the teeth region and the visual structure of each tooth in the teeth region, a whitening process is applied to the teeth to whiten them. The whitening of the teeth is performed automatically—manual steps by the user of selecting teeth regions and coloring the teeth in those regions are avoided. |
| US10878563B2 |
Three-dimensional shape data production method and three-dimensional shape data production system
A three-dimensional shape data production method and a system for the same for realizing contactless receiving of data regarding the inner shape of a tubular body which includes a step of generating multiple pieces of two-dimensional image data based on a signal from an image capturing device configured to be movable inside a tubular body and configured to capture an image of the inside of the tubular body; a step of receiving space information on the image capturing device upon image capturing by the image capturing device based on a signal from a motion sensor placed at the image capturing device; and a step of associating the two-dimensional image data and the space information with each other and generating three-dimensional shape data of the inside of the tubular body based on the two-dimensional image data and the space information. |
| US10878558B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting defects on the surface of tyres
Method and related apparatus for detecting defects on a surface of a tyre, comprising: providing the tyre (200); acquiring a digital image comprising a structure comprising sections representative of linear elements of a pattern in a surface portion and representative of possible elongated defects, said sections of the structure having a respective orientation; providing a model of the pattern in the surface portion, wherein each pixel is associated with a first index representative of whether the pixel belongs or not to a pattern section and a second index representative of an at least local orientation of the pattern section passing through said pixel; calculating for each pixel of the structure a third index representative of the orientation of the structure section passing through said pixel; and establishing, for each pixel of the structure having a corresponding pixel in the pattern model belonging to the pattern, whether said pixel of the structure belongs to a proposed defect on the basis of the comparison between the third index and the second index associated with the corresponding pixel in the pattern model. |
| US10878556B2 |
Interactive semi-automated borescope video analysis and damage assessment system and method of use
A method of assessing damage to a component includes displaying a sensor image of the component in a first viewing pane, displaying a reference image of the component, which is a graphical depiction of the component with accurate dimensions, in a second viewing pane, placing a plurality of first identification markers on the sensor image of the component in the first viewing pane to correspond to a matching location with a second identification marker on the component in the reference image, identifying a region of damage on the component in the sensor image, mapping the region of damage to the component in the reference image using the plurality of first and second identification markers, and calculating a size of the region of damage. |
| US10878555B2 |
Image processing system, image processing device, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium
An image processing system, an image processing device and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. A collection condition setting part sets a collection condition for collecting processing information from the buffer area, an output format of the collected processing information, and an output destination of the collected processing information. The collecting part collects, among pieces of processing information temporarily stored in the buffer area, a piece of processing information that satisfies an image collection condition set by the collection condition setting part, and sends the collected processing information to the output part. The output part outputs the sent processing information according to an image collection rule set by the collection condition setting part. The condition setting part updates an image collection condition and an image collection rule stored in a storage condition DB on the basis of setting information input from an operation display device. |
| US10878552B2 |
Method and device for material web monitoring and material web inspection
A device and a method for monitoring and/or inspecting moving material webs. The method includes taking a first picture of a first portion of a material web at a first point in time with a camera, which has a matrix chip with a binning function, and taking a second picture of a second portion of the material web at a second point in time with the camera. A first binning step level is used for the first picture and a second binning step level is used for the second picture. The first number of pixels which are in each case grouped together is higher or lower than the second number of pixels which are in each case grouped together, as a result of which a physical zoom function is achieved for the second picture. |
| US10878550B2 |
Utilizing deep learning to rate attributes of digital images
Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating aesthetic quality of digital images using deep learning. In particular, the disclosed systems and methods describe training a neural network to generate an aesthetic quality score digital images. In particular, the neural network includes a training structure that compares relative rankings of pairs of training images to accurately predict a relative ranking of a digital image. Additionally, in training the neural network, an image rating system can utilize content-aware and user-aware sampling techniques to identify pairs of training images that have similar content and/or that have been rated by the same or different users. Using content-aware and user-aware sampling techniques, the neural network can be trained to accurately predict aesthetic quality ratings that reflect subjective opinions of most users as well as provide aesthetic scores for digital images that represent the wide spectrum of aesthetic preferences of various users. |
| US10878549B2 |
Image generation device, image generation method, and storage medium storing program
An image generation device includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: select a second face image from a plurality of face images stored in advance based on directions of faces included in the plurality of face images and a direction of a face included in an input first face image; deform the second face image based on feature points of the face included in the first face image and feature points of a face included in the second face image such that a face region of the second face image matches a face region of the first face image; and generate a third face image in which the face region of the first face image is synthesized with a region other than the face region of the deformed second face image. |
| US10878543B2 |
Group management method, terminal, and storage medium
A real-time video enhancement method performed at a terminal includes: obtaining an average luminance of a current frame of an image; determining a first enhancement curve corresponding to the current frame from a mapping relationship between a luminance range and the first enhancement curve according to the average luminance of the current frame; determining a local enhancement curve of the current frame according to a pixel range of the current frame; determining a second enhancement curve of the current frame according to the local enhancement curve of the current frame and the first enhancement curve of the current frame; and adjusting the current frame according to the second enhancement curve. |
| US10878541B2 |
Object aware local tone mapping
Systems and methods are disclosed for image signal processing. For example, methods may include accessing an image from an image sensor; detecting an object area on the image; classifying the object area on the image; applying a filter to an object area of the image to obtain a low-frequency component image and a high-frequency component image; determining a first enhanced image based on a weighted sum of the low-frequency component image and the high-frequency component image, where the high-frequency component image is weighted more than the low-frequency component image; determining a second enhanced image based on the first enhanced image and a tone mapping; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image based on the second enhanced image. |
| US10878540B1 |
Contrast ratio detection and rendering system
Systems and methods can automatically detect bad contrast ratios in a rendered frame of a game application. A frame in the game application can be divided into a plurality of pixel regions with each pixel regions having multiple pixels. The systems and methods can calculate luminance of the pixels in the pixel region and calculate a contrast ratio for the pixel region based on the luminance of the pixels in the pixel region. The contrast ratio of the pixel region can be used to determine whether it is sufficient to meet a threshold contrast ratio. The color of the pixel region can be automatically changed to a predefined color to indicate that contrast ratio is sufficient to meet the threshold contrast ratio. |
| US10878538B2 |
Source image providing multiple item views
According to example embodiments, an Image View Aggregator identifies a frontal view of an item within an image. The Image View Aggregator identifies at least one reflection view of the item within the image. Each reflection view of the item having been captured off a corresponding reflective physical surface. The Image View Aggregator extracts the frontal view of the item and each reflection view of the item from the image. The Image View Aggregator generates a representation of the item based at least on the extracted frontal view of the item and each extracted reflection view of the item. |
| US10878536B1 |
Apparatus and methods for non-uniform downsampling of captured panoramic images
Apparatus and methods for the non-uniform downsampling of captured panoramic images. In one embodiment, a computing device is disclosed that includes a processing apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium have one or more instructions stored thereon. The one or more instructions, when executed by the processing apparatus, being configured to: receive captured images, the captured images obtained using two or more image sensors; non-uniformly downsample the received captured images; and encode the non-uniformly downsampled images. In some variants, the non-uniformly downsampled images take into account a desired area of interest within the captured images. In some implementations, the computing device includes an image capture device. Methods and non-transitory computer readable apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US10878535B2 |
Generating a digital collage using digital images
Techniques for generating a digital collage using digital images are described. An image editing system obtains a set of digital images and a collage template to be used for generating a digital collage. The image editing system calculates different arrangement permutations for placing the digital images into digital frames of the collage template, and identifies a region of interest in each of the digital images. The image editing system fits the digital images into the digital frames for each of the arrangement permutations, and calculates a permutation error value for each arrangement permutation based on proportions of the regions of interest for each of the digital images that fit into respective digital frames. The image editing system selects an arrangement permutation with an optimal permutation error value, and uses the selected arrangement permutation to arrange the set of digital images in the collage template to generate the digital collage. |
| US10878528B2 |
Adaptive smart grid-client device computation distribution with grid guide optimization
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to monitor, by a process monitor, one or more processing factors of one or more client devices hosting one or more user sessions. More particularly, the systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to generate, responsively, a scene generation plan based on one or more of a digital representation of an N dimensional space or at least one of the one or more processing factors, and generate, by a global scene generator, a global scene common to the one or more client devices based on the digital representation of the space. The systems, apparatuses and methods may further provide for performing, by a local scene generator, at least a portion of the global illumination based on one or more of the scene generation plan, or application parameters. |
| US10878527B2 |
Variable resolution graphics processing
A graphics processor performs graphics processing in respect of a region of a render output. The graphics processing comprises obtaining a scaling factor corresponding to a desired resolution for the region. The graphics processing further comprises, in accordance with the desired resolution, obtaining scaled graphics geometry to be rendered for the region and selecting a subregion of the region to be rendered in respect of the region. The selected subregion is then rendered using the scaled graphics geometry, thereby providing a subregion of data elements rendered in accordance with the desired resolution. The graphics processor can provide efficient and flexible graphics processing when performing variable resolution rendering. |
| US10878524B2 |
Continuous background check monitoring
A candidate is enrolled for continuous background check monitoring where a computing system continually electronically monitors data sources that include background check data for data of the candidate for any changes or updates for the candidate, until the candidate is no longer enrolled. If a record is received, an identity matching process is performed to determine the probability the record belongs to the candidate. If the probability is below a threshold or manual review is desired, the system automatically triggers a manual review of the record to determine if it belongs to the candidate. If the system determines the record belongs to the candidate, a verification of the data may be triggered including triggering a county records search using the record as a pointer. The county records search may have more complete information. The system receives the results and automatically generates a report and transmits a notification of the report. |
| US10878522B2 |
Systems and methods for using blockchains to record, manage, and transfer ownership rights to land titles
Techniques described herein are directed to using blockchains to record, manage, and transfer ownership rights to land titles. A method in accordance with these techniques may include: creating a property blockchain that is permissioned, the property blockchain including a chronologically ordered, back-linked list of one or more blocks, the one or more blocks including a genesis block, the genesis block including property attributes including one more of the following: a physical address of the property, a year the property was built, and an owner of the property; and transmitting the property blockchain to permissioned nodes on a network, where the permissioned nodes validate transactions associated with the property that are recorded on the property blockchain. |
| US10878520B2 |
Waste analysis system and method
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for identifying and quantifying waste in a process. Waste information is input via images and/or natural language. The amount of waste is estimated based on information in images and/or a natural language description. A computer-implemented technique extracts metadata on waste products from the images and/or natural language description. A variety of factors such as social media trends, weather, traffic, and/or sports schedules are evaluated by the computer and used in predicting the amount of waste that will occur. |
| US10878518B2 |
Blockchain enabled quality control in construction projects
A data item block is linked to a construction item block in a blockchain representing a construction project. A multi-dimensional tensor is constructed from a set of blocks in the blockchain, the set of blocks including the data item block, the construction item block, a block describing an operation relative to the construction item of the construction item block. An event is forecasted along a dimension of the tensor. The event is of the dimension, and is likely to occur relative to the construction item at a future time. A determination is made whether the event complies with a specification included in a spec block of the blockchain. When the event is non-compliant, an exception block corresponding to the event is linked with the construction item block in the blockchain. |
| US10878517B2 |
Combined interaction monitoring for media content groups on social media services
An analytics interface is provided for a content creation tool. Based on input to the analytics interface, first and second media content items are selected, where certain content is shared between the media content items. The system modifies first and second media content items to comply with formatting constraints of first and second social media services, respectively. The system associates, via a mapping, the first and second media content items with a group and publishes the first and second media content items to the first and second social media services, respectively. The system uses the mapping to match the group with first and second analytics respectively received from the first and second social media services about the first and second media content items. The system updates the analytics interface with visual representations of grouped analytics, which are generated based on matching the group with the first second analytics. |
| US10878515B2 |
System and method for intraday liquidity analytics
A system for analyzing liquidity data for a client of a financial services provider includes processor(s), at the financial services provider, configured to execute computer program module(s). The modules are configured to receive a request from the client to generate a liquidity analysis based on client account(s), and, upon receiving the request, execute on the processors of the system, module(s) configured to aggregate liquidity data from a plurality of financial subsystems of the financial services provider as aggregated liquidity data. The aggregated data includes cash flows in transactions associated with the client accounts in one or more of the financial subsystems. The modules are further configured to execute on the processors, module(s) configured to generate a graphical depiction of at least a portion of the aggregated liquidity data over a time interval, based on the request, and transmit, for displaying on an electronic display at the client, the graphical depiction. |
| US10878514B2 |
Expense validator
Embodiments of an expense validator extract from an expense receipt object expense event data that includes identification of an expense entity, a geographic location, a time of the expense event, a person authorized to submit a claim for expenses to an expense management system, and another person that is associated to the authorized person as an attendee of the expense event. The embodiments acquire proof-of-location data at a time period inclusive of the expense event time from a first mobile device that is associated with the authorized person; determine from the acquired proof-of-location data indirect proof-of-location data indicative of attendance of the other person at the expense event geographic location during expense event time; and validate a submission of the expense receipt object as a function of the proof-of-location data. |
| US10878506B1 |
Insurance product development and maintenance system and method
System and methods provide customizable insurance according to consumer preferences. Demand simulators guide the creation of optimized packages of features, which consumers may select from to form an insurance package appropriate for their particular needs. Packages may be formed with a particular appeal to consumers with common needs, wants, or characteristics. In addition, methods and systems are provided for presenting insurance packages for consideration by customers over a network. Presented insurance packages may be formed through an optimization process or according to customer preferences. |
| US10878505B1 |
Curated sentiment analysis in multi-layer, machine learning-based forecasting model using customized, commodity-specific neural networks
A data analytics platform is provided for forecasting future states of commodities and other assets, based on processing of both textual and numerical data sources. The platform includes a multi-layer machine learning-based model that extracts sentiment from textual data in a natural language processing engine, evaluates numerical data in a time-series analysis, and generates an initial forecast for the commodity or asset being analyzed. The platform includes multiple applications of neural networks to develop augmented forecasts from further analysis of relevant information as it is collected. These include commodity-specific neural networks designed to continually develop taxonomies used to process commodity sentiment, and applications of reinforcement learning, symbolic networks, and unsupervised meta learning to improve overall performance and accuracy of the forecasts generated. |
| US10878502B2 |
Transactionally deterministic high speed financial exchange having improved, efficiency, communication, customization, performance, access, trading opportunities, credit controls, and fault tolerance
The disclosed embodiments relate to implementation of a trading system, which may also be referred to as a trading system architecture, having improved performance which further assures transactional determinism under increasing processing transaction loads while providing improved trading opportunities, fault tolerance, low latency processing, high volume capacity, risk mitigation and market protections with minimal impact, as well as improved and equitable access to information and opportunities. |
| US10878499B2 |
Card registry systems and methods
A card registry system is configured to automatically identify financial card information in one or more credit files associated with a consumer and populate a card registry account of the consumer with the identified financial card information. Once the financial card information has been obtained from the credit file(s), the card registry system may transmit cancellation and/or reissuance requests to the respective card issuers in the instance that one or more cards are compromised, so that the financial cards may be easily and efficiently cancelled and/or reissued at the request of the consumer. |
| US10878498B2 |
Supply chain finance system
In an electronic supply chain finance system, a method of enabling a supplier to obtain funds includes receiving information from a buyer defining a payment obligation, receiving an offer to sell the payment obligation, and providing electronic instructions to print a negotiable instrument issued by the buyer, to the supplier as payee, having a payable date based on a maturity date of the payment obligation and a payment value based on a payment amount of the payment obligation. |
| US10878485B1 |
Flexible and integrated electronic processing of different invoice categories
An electronic invoicing system includes an integrated method of searching both purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt. A portal is provided. The portal has respective views for a supplier submitting purchase order based electronic invoices and electronic invoices not associated with a purchase order or transaction receipt, and a user of an enterprise submitting and/or reviewing electronic invoices. The supplier can search for both purchase order based and non-purchase order based invoices in a single criteria screen and interface in the portal. |
| US10878481B2 |
Fashion preference analysis
A machine is configured to determine fashion preferences of users and to provide item recommendations based on the fashion preferences. For example, the machine accesses an indication of a fashion style of a user. The fashion style is determined based on automatically captured data pertaining to the user. The machine identifies, based on the fashion style, one or more fashion items from an inventory of fashion items. The machine generates one or more selectable user interface elements for inclusion in a user interface. The one or more user interface elements correspond to the one or more fashion items. The machine causes generation and display of the user interface that includes the one or more selectable user interface elements. A selection of a selectable user interface element results in display of a combination of an image of a particular fashion item and an image of an item worn by the user. |
| US10878480B2 |
System and method for collecting and targeting visitor behavior
A system and method is disclosed for collecting website visitor activity for profiling visitor interests and dynamically modifying the content of the website to better match the visitor's profile. The visitor activity data is collected directly from the visitor's client browser or from the website's own web log information. The collected data consists of the page identifier, page links, and the previous page identifier. Similarly, the modified page content can be sent directly to the client browser or can be sent back to the website server for integration with the other page content. The collected data is stored in a database. Based on the amount of information collected on the visitor and the various items that are presented on the website, the visitors and items are profiled so that a visitor's response to other items can be predicted and recommended to the visitor. |
| US10878475B2 |
Systems and methods for storing and retrieving goods and services information using parameter/value databases
Improvements for parametized storage and retrieval of multiple different types of marketplace items include: (a) providing lists recommended parameters to guide users' entry and searching of data; (b) limiting users to suggesting additions of new parameters to the system; (c) an item classification based in whole or in part upon a trademark classification; (d) a data structure in which value data is stored in cells of a table for which a given column can represent multiple different parameters; (e) values can comprise links that resolve to particular items of data other than a file, a web site, and an email address; data is loaded en masse, and then distributed to edge cache databases; and (f) users can privatize individual records and values within their loaded data. |
| US10878470B2 |
Frameworks to demonstrate live products
An example system in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a framework to demonstrate and/or train at least one live product. The framework includes a first panel associated with at least one step, and a second panel to display content and at least a portion of the at least one live product according to the at least one step. The system also includes at least one script to perform at least one task associated with the at least one step. The at least one step is performable independent of an order in which the at least one step is presented by the framework. |
| US10878463B2 |
E-mail based dynamic advertising
A method includes receiving, at a proxy server, a first request for advertising content from a computing device. The first request is responsive to display of an e-mail directed to an e-mail address of a user and received by the computing device. The first request includes an identifier uniquely identifying the user and the e-mail. An application of the computing device associated with presentation of the advertising content does not support local storage of cookies. The method includes generating the cookie at the proxy server in response to determining that a cookie managed by the proxy server and associated with the identifier is unavailable. The method also includes sending, from the proxy server to an advertising server, a second request that includes at least a portion of the cookie. The method also includes receiving the advertising content from the advertising server and sending the advertising content to the computing device. |
| US10878462B2 |
Dynamic internet advertising system
Methods and apparatus are provided for the dynamic placement, management and monitoring of Internet advertising. A provider of Internet content distributes the Internet content by embedding an advertisement placeholder in the Internet content; and provides the Internet content to an aggregator web site. The aggregator web site presents the Internet content to at least one end user with at least one advertisement in the advertisement placeholder. The advertisement placeholder is processed by a third party agent to automatically share revenue from the at least one advertisement with the provider of the Internet content and a provider of the aggregator web site. The advertisement placeholder can optionally be embedded in the Internet content using one or more templates. The third party agent also evaluates the content and at least one policy of multiple parties to identify at least one advertisement to present in the advertisement placeholder. The advertisement placeholder embodies a three party agreement between the provider of the Internet content, the provider of the aggregator web site and at least one advertiser. |
| US10878461B2 |
Multimedia information processing method, apparatus, and device, and storage medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and an apparatus. The apparatus includes interface circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains attribute information of multimedia information associated with a multimedia provider. The attribute information includes website information of a website used to display the multimedia information and identifier (ID) information associated with the multimedia information. The processing circuitry generates a machine-readable identification code to be scanned by a user device of a user based on at least the website information. Based on the ID information, the processing circuitry obtains a first image corresponding to the multimedia information. The processing circuitry determines an image area in the first image in which the machine-readable identification code is to be inserted. The processing circuitry inserts the machine-readable identification code into the image area to generate a second image. The interface circuitry sends the second image to the multimedia provider. |
| US10878460B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining promotion pricing parameters
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to improve selection of promotion pricing parameters. The method may determine one or more promotion pricing parameters for a promotion that is offered by a promotion and marketing service. The method includes generating one or more predictive models based on historical promotion performance data and generating a revenue equation using the one or more predictive models. The revenue equation provides an estimate of a revenue received by the promotion and marketing service based on the one or more predictive models. The method further includes determining an estimated revenue using the revenue equation based on one or more input sets of promotion pricing parameters provided as input to the revenue equation, and selecting at least one of the input sets of promotion pricing parameters for the promotion based on the estimated revenue. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. |
| US10878459B2 |
Optimized computing system for facilitating the transition from a co-op model
A change management system for facilitating a marketing partner's transition from a reimbursement co-op model to a co-pay co-op model is disclosed. In particular, the system may incorporate an existing reimbursement co-op process utilized by a brand into a software platform. The reimbursement co-op process may enable a marketing partner to request pre-approval for a marketing activity or submit a claim for reimbursement for marketing activities performed for the brand. The system may also incorporate a co-pay co-op process into the software platform that includes pre-approved and pre-loaded marketing campaigns and assets for the brand. The marketing partner may be given the option to participate in the reimbursement co-op process or the co-pay co-op process to obtain reimbursements for performing marketing activities for the brand. The system may facilitate selection of the co-pay co-op process by providing greater incentives for selecting the co-pay co-op process versus the reimbursement co-op process. |
| US10878458B2 |
Associating taste with consumable records
A method for operating a health tracking system, a health tracking system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for operating a health tracking system are disclosed. The method comprises receiving a data record comprising at least a descriptive string and nutritional data regarding a consumable item to which the data record corresponds; determining a taste associated to the consumable item based on an evaluation of at least one of: (i) the descriptive string, and (ii) the nutritional data; and associating the determined taste with the data record in a database. |
| US10878455B2 |
Enhancing marketing efforts by associating locations, media, or other information with a coded, geotagged icon
A system and method for enhancing marketing efforts uses a plurality of advertising media objects, each having a geotagged coded icon located thereon. A remotely located server stores data associated with each of the geotagged coded icons. A personal electronic device in communication with the server comprises executable software that displays representations of one or more of the coded icons on a map at their respective location, selectively filters the displayed representations, and retrieves data associated with selected displayed coded icon(s). |
| US10878454B2 |
Method and system for predicting a time instant for providing promotions to a user
A method and a system are described for providing one or more promotions to a user. The method includes detecting, by a monitoring device, a movement event associated with an object using one or more sensors. The method includes initializing, by the monitoring device, capturing of audio data of a user in contact with the object on detection of the movement event. The method further includes determining, by the monitoring device, an emotion, associated with the object, of the user based on the audio data. The method further includes predicting in real time, by the monitoring device, a time instant at which one or more promotions are provided to the user based on the determined emotion and the audio data. |
| US10878453B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for a commercial content provider controller for controlling ad content provided with Web page and search results
An Internet-based Commercial Content Provider Controller (CCPC) system and method that allows individual users to select and modify the commercial content provider, control the commercial content (ads) layout and choice of the commercial content provided with the Web page or as part of the search engine results delivered to such users by various Websites and search engines. The CCPC establishes and provide user with selection options and control over the CCPs and ad formats as part of the registration process or as a plugin for the browser, and further allows to replace ads appearing in the Web page results and search engine results by reference to the ad pattern database of commonly used ad pattern for Web sites that include commercial content, ad content providers and search engines in different regions and replacing the ads with those that correspond to user's preferences and CCP choices concerning ad content. |
| US10878449B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for automated approval of a promotion structure
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for integrated sales management. A sales resource may use the system to track and modify promotion proposals for providers. Data defining the proposed promotion may include information relating to the provider, capacity, the promotion structure, return on investment, and/or an auto-approval status. Some data defining the proposed promotion may be automatically generated by the promotional system and/or modified by the provider. The proposal may be auto-approved or approved manually by a sales resource. Upon approval, the promotion may be made available for sale. |
| US10878448B1 |
Using a PID controller engine for controlling the pace of an online campaign in realtime
The invention uses a PID controller engine to provide a desired distribution of targeted ad placements, including controlling campaign pace in realtime to precisely spend a campaign budget over a prescribed runtime, while producing optimum results in a cost efficient manner based on desired targeting parameters. Those parameters include one or more probabilities that a viewer associated with an ad impression opportunity: belongs to one or more targeted demographic categories; will convert with respect to a product or service being offered; has an intention to buy the product or service; or exhibits one or more defined behaviors. Probabilities are determined by a truth-based machine-learning modelling engine. Upon receiving an ad slot opportunity package, a DSP makes a bid decision and determines a bid price, and then sends a bid response to the supply-side partner, all within 200 mS of receiving the ad slot opportunity or the bid will be ignored. |
| US10878446B2 |
Systems and methods for obtaining and utilizing user reaction and feedback
Systems and methods for getting and using reaction and feedback on contents presented at a device. In an aspect, viewing time of a user is measured by eye-tracking method, and used to conduct analysis, change contents, charge sponsors, award the user, or charge the user. Moreover, other methods are also used to detect user reaction and feedback and respond to user request. In other aspects, contents are provided partially free and free time periods are offered for multiple presentation segments of a program. |
| US10878442B1 |
Selecting content for co-located devices
Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for determining information. A first user device for presenting content to a user is identified. A second co-located device is identified. A determination is made, based on one or more criteria, to use audible or inaudible sound emitted from the first device to ascertain whether audio controls on the first device and a speaker associated with the first device are enabled. A token that is to be played on the first device is identified. A notification is provided to the second co-located device to listen for the token emitted by the first device. The token for playing on the first device is provided. Information related to a recording is received from the second co-located device. A determination is made whether the first device's audio controls and speakers are enabled. |
| US10878441B2 |
Adjusting route parameters using a centralized server
Method and apparatus for incentivizing ride share users, where offers are presented to the users and based on selected offers, corresponding fares may be reduced. A ride share incentivization may include user profile database, a business database, a route generator, and an advertisement generator. The route generator is configured to generate a first route and a first fare based on a first ride share request, and a second route and a second fare based on a second ride share request. The advertisement generator may generate offers for the rider share users and adjust the fares of the ride share users based on the selected offers. The advertisement generator may further adjust one or more offers when no offers are selected. |
| US10878439B2 |
Mobile-offer creation
Provided is a process for managing offers includes: presenting, on a mobile device, offer-creation interfaces by which a merchant specifies an offer, the offer parameters including data indicative of an amount of instances of the offer to be reserved by consumers; obtaining, with the mobile device, the offer parameters; obtaining, with the mobile device, based on wireless signals received by the mobile device indicative of location of the mobile device, a geographic location where consumers are to be alerted to the offer; and sending a request to an affiliate network to distribute the offer to a plurality of publishers within the affiliate network and limit use of the offer according to the specified amount of instances of the offer to be reserved by consumers, wherein the publishers each send a plurality of offers to consumers and wherein the affiliate network tracks redemptions of the offers with merchants. |
| US10878438B2 |
Audio advertising interaction with voice interactive devices
Systems and methods for audio advertising user interaction are disclosed. A voice interactive device causes an advertising audio file to be played for a user. The user can express interest in the advertising content of the advertising audio file by speaking one of a plurality of predetermined intents. Based on expressed user response, one or more results can be provided to the user and/or to a user device. The results relate to advertising content of the advertising audio file. |
| US10878436B2 |
Method and system for integration among content publication, advertisement services, and rewards collection
Methods and systems for managing content related to Sustainable Development Strategies (SDS) may include a processor for receiving content comprising standardized data. The standardized data may include monetary valuations. The processor may be configured to store the received content in a storage device, and communicate with a content publication module and the storage device to publish the SDS content. In an embodiment, the processor may be configured to allow for searching of the published content by criteria based on the standardized SDS content. In an embodiment, the publication of submitted contents may be limited to a first predetermined number. The publication limit may be increased from the first predetermined number to a second predetermined number when a first predetermined threshold is reached. To encourage new quality content, additional increase in the number of contents that may be published may be allowed if additional predetermined thresholds are met. |
| US10878430B1 |
Anti-skimming card reader computing device
A computing device that includes a card reader component including a card reader, a plurality of micro cameras positioned proximate to the card reader, a battery detector circuit, and processing circuitry in communication with the card reader component, the plurality of micro cameras, and the battery detector circuit is described. The processing circuitry is configured to analyze one or more images captured by the plurality of micro cameras, determine that one or more of the images captured by the plurality of micro cameras is obscured, in response to the determination that the one or more of the images of the plurality of micro cameras is obscured, initiate the battery detector circuit, and in response to the battery detector circuit detecting a presence of an external battery near the card reader, determine that a skimming device is affixed over the card reader component. |
| US10878425B2 |
In-store card activation
A user having an account with a payment provider receives an unregistered payment card that is associated with the payment provider, and that includes a magnetic strip encoded with a number unique to the card and a machine readable code such as a QR/barcode embossed thereon. The user may then open an application on the user's mobile device to capture the number associated with the card by, for example, scanning the QR/barcode, capturing an image of the number, speaking the number into the device, or manually entering the number into the user's device. The user may also authenticate with the payment provider by entering login credentials. The user may then confirm a request to link the number of the card with the user's payment provider account, which activates and links the card to the user account so that the user can immediately use the card for purchases. |
| US10878424B2 |
Systems and methods for enhanced user authentication
A computer-implemented method for enhancing user authentication is provided. The method is implemented using an authentication computing device in communication with a memory. The method includes storing a plurality of user preferences associated with a user account. The user preferences are rule-based preferences that define steps to be taken for authenticating the user for accessing the user account. The method also includes receiving an authentication request for access to the user account, determining one or more authentication challenges based, at least in part, on the user preferences, transmitting the one or more authentication challenges to be presented to a user attempting to access the user account, and determining whether to authenticate the user based on a response to the one or more authentication challenges. |
| US10878421B2 |
Data verified deposits
A system and method for verifying account ownership using verified deposits. An ACH verification platform may recognize or detect a verification process involving microdeposits. A verification platform may receive and store user login, initiate the deposits, and monitor the user's account to verify that posting of the deposits was successful. In embodiments, a dedicated web form or portal may be provided for receiving verification information. |
| US10878419B2 |
Payment system, payment apparatus, program, and payment method
A first image capture unit generates a first customer image. A generation unit generates association information in which the first image and payment information are associated with each other. A second image capture unit generates a second customer image. A calculation unit calculates a first degree of similarity between a customer included in the first image and a customer included in the second image. An acquisition unit acquires payment information associated with the first image where there is the first image having the first degree of similarity equal to or greater than a first threshold value. A display control unit displays a candidate image where there is no first image having the first degree of similarity equal to or greater than the first threshold value. A first input reception unit receives an input for selecting a candidate image. The acquisition unit acquires payment information associated with the selected candidate image. |
| US10878416B2 |
Apparatus, method, and computer program product for bus rapid transit ticketing and the like
At a remote server, an indication is obtained that a prospective transit rider has come into geographic proximity of a particular transit boarding area. At the remote server, an authorization request is dispatched to an issuer of a payment card account associated with the prospective transit rider, based on the remote server accessing a database based on the indication. At the remote server, a response to the authorization request is obtained from the issuer. If the response is affirmative, dispatch of an electronic ticket to a portable electronic device of the prospective transit rider is initiated. |
| US10878415B1 |
Configurable robots for network based processes
Embodiments described herein introduce systems and methods of configurable robots for network based processes. An application server may provide a graphical user interface (GUI) including different modular components of virtual robots. The application server may provide quantitative models for virtual robots with a variety of trading styles. A user may be able to create his/her own virtual robot by dragging and dropping different modular components according to the user's requirements. The virtual robots may automatically conduct transactions and manage wealth for the user. The virtual robot may automatically and dynamically perform quantitative analysis, risk management, trading activity, and portfolio management. In addition to creating a customized virtual robot, a user may lease his/her virtual robot and collect payments from the renters. A user may also offer trading signals generated by his/her robots for other users to purchase. |
| US10878412B2 |
In-line verification of transactions
A transaction system can include a notary system and an interceptor for providing security in connection with processing a transaction. The notary system is configured to confirm parameters of the transaction and to apply a signature using a private key to the transaction in response to confirming the parameters. The notary system is also configured to output a signed transaction for execution, and to provide the parameters of the transaction to an immutable ledger. The interceptor can be positioned between a transfer system and a transfer settlement system. The interceptor is configured to intercept the transaction before the transfer settlement system, to confirm that data from the transaction matches information in the immutable ledger, and, in response to confirming that the data matches the information, to provide the transaction for settlement by the transfer settlement system. |
| US10878411B2 |
Method and apparatus for issued token management
Various aspects of an apparatus and a method for issued token management are disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises an interface configured to communicate with a plurality of electronic devices, via a token server. The apparatus includes a controller configured to receive, from the token server, a plurality of registration requests generated by a user associated with the plurality of electronic devices. An account and associated identity of each of the plurality of electronic devices may be confirmed for a virtual currency instrument that corresponds to the user and an approval is transmitted to issue a token to each of the plurality of electronic devices. A plurality of instantiations of the virtual currency instrument, from the plurality of electronic devices, is registered in a user profile related to the user and stored in a memory along with the associated electronic device information, and the virtual currency instrument information. |
| US10878404B2 |
Method for operating an e-purse
The invention discloses a method for operating an e-purse, relating to the information security field. The method includes that a CPU card enters into a contactless induction area of a terminal, is powered up and initialized, receives an operation initializing instruction from the terminal, reads and stores data comprising transaction amount in the operation initializing instruction, and performs the related operation. The operation initializing instruction is a complex loading initializing instruction or a purchase initializing instruction. The data comprises transaction amount. |
| US10878402B1 |
Temporarily provisioning payment functionality to alternate payment instrument
Temporarily provisioning payment functionality to alternate payment instrument(s) is described herein. In an example, one or more servers can determine an occurrence of an event associated with one or more merchants. Based at least in part on determining the occurrence of the event, the one or more servers can associate payment data of a payment instrument with an identifier of a wearable payment object to temporarily enable a customer associated with the wearable payment object to use the wearable payment object instead of the payment instrument for transacting with the one or more merchants associated with the event. In at least one example, the wearable payment object can be a RFID-enabled wristband to enable customers at the event (e.g., a festival, a market, etc.) to use the RFID-enabled wristband for transacting with the one or more merchants. |
| US10878400B2 |
System and method for reading information code from mobile terminal, and information code reader provided in the system
In the mobile terminal, a first information code is generated based on a terminal identification information and first determining information. The generated first information code is displayed by display unit provided in the mobile terminal. In the mobile terminal, the first and second determining information are acquired from a payment apparatus through reading a third information code. Based on the second determining information, a second information code is generated. Responsively to this generation, images presented on the display unit's screen are updated from a state where the first information code has been displayed so far to another state where the second information code is displayed. In a payment apparatus, an imaging unit images the second information code providing the decoded second determining information, followed by imaging first information code, further followed by performing a process based on the terminal identification information decoded together with the first determining information. |
| US10878399B1 |
System and method for implementing payment with a mobile payment device
The invention relates to a mobile device that makes payment for items without having to physically interact with a cashier terminal, the mobile device comprising: a memory that stores data associated with an account and a user; a microprocessor, coupled to the memory, programmed to perform the following: detect the mobile device entering a merchant location; activate a precheck feature on the mobile device upon the mobile device entering a merchant location; identify one or more items for checkout based on a sensor corresponding to each item; calculate a total amount for the one or more items; automatically initiate a charge for the total amount when the mobile device departs the merchant location; and deduct the total amount of the charge from a funding source. |
| US10878394B1 |
Intelligent inventory recommendations
Techniques for recommending actions for a merchant to perform to encourage a sale of an item based on an expiration associated therewith. A service provider may determine expiration data associated with inventory items offered for sale by the merchant. The expiration data may be based on a recommended date and/or time provided by the manufacturer, a merchant preference and/or a service provider setting. In some examples, the expiration data associated with an item may be determined based on expiration data associated with one or more similar items. The service provider may monitor the expiration data associated with each item of inventory and may determine that an expiration associated with a particular item is within a threshold period of time. Based on the expiration being within the threshold period of time, the service provider may send a recommendation to the merchant to perform an action to encourage the sale of the particular item. |
| US10878391B2 |
Systems and methods for functionally customizable user interfaces
A method for customizing an interactive presentation layout for a remote system controller is disclosed. The method is implemented by a functional interface customization (FIC) computing device comprising a memory device, a processor, and the interactive presentation layout. The method includes storing a plurality of presentation layout files associated with a plurality of presentation layouts for the remote system controller in the memory device; storing a plurality of layout component files associated with a plurality of layout components in the memory device; receiving, from a consumer computing device, a selection of a presentation layout of the plurality of presentation layouts; and transmitting a presentation layout file of the plurality of presentation layout files to the remote system controller for installation on the remote system controller, wherein the presentation layout file corresponds to the presentation layout selected by the consumer computing device. |
| US10878390B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying suspect illicit merchants
An illicit website identifying (IWI) computing device is described herein, the IWI computing device configured to store a log of suspect illicit websites, the log including website content associated with each suspect illicit website. Each suspect illicit website is associated with a respective merchant. The IWI computing device is also configured to receive transaction data for at least one transaction initiated at a first suspect illicit website, the first suspect illicit website included within the log of suspect illicit websites, and analyze the received transaction data to identify one or more transactions including at least a portion of the website content associated with the first suspect illicit website. The IWI computing device is further configured to identify the first suspect illicit website and the merchant associated therewith as illicit for further investigation, and generate an identification report including the identified illicit website and merchant. |
| US10878388B2 |
Systems and methods for artificial-intelligence-based automated surface inspection
The disclosed computer-implemented method for artificial-intelligence-based automated surface inspection can include receiving customer data, a request for a targeted model, and compensation for the requested targeted model. The compensation can include an agreement to contribute the customer data and/or targeted model to be available for other third-party entities. The method can also include retrieving the pre-trained model from a pre-trained model pool. The pre-trained model can be related to objects in a second industry. The method can include generating the targeted model from the pre-trained model and the customer data. The targeted model can be related to mapping sensor data to surface anomalies. The method can also include providing the targeted model to the third-party entity. The method can further include updating a distributed blockchain structure to include the at least one of the customer data and the targeted model. |
| US10878386B2 |
Systems and methods for automated dock station servicing
An automatic dock servicing system can monitor status of dock stations and/or dock station components, analyze the status to determine whether it satisfies a service condition for one or more service actions and, when service conditions are satisfied, cause the corresponding service actions to be performed. In some embodiments, a control panel can track a number of trailer loading/unloading cycles at the dock station. When the number of cycles reaches a threshold for performing a service on the dock station, the control panel can automatically initiate the service action. Some service actions that can be initiated by placing a maintenance or part request, sending control signals to a control panel or to dock station components, and/or sending messages or providing remote controls to other personnel. |
| US10878384B2 |
Device maintainer, a device maintenance system, a device maintenance method, a device maintenance program and a recording medium
The present invention relates to a device maintainer, a device maintenance system, a device maintenance method, a device maintenance program, and a recording medium, which are capable of supporting an accurate operation and improving an operation efficiency in the maintenance operation of the device or a recording operation of the maintenance result. A device maintainer having a maintenance information display for displaying maintenance information regarding a maintenance of a device; a list display for displaying a maintenance list listing a maintenance item for the device to be a maintenance target together with the displayed maintenance information and enabling designation of the maintenance item; and a maintainer for performing the maintenance based on the designated maintenance item for the device to be the maintenance target. |
| US10878381B2 |
Identification of job skill sets and targeted advertising based on missing skill sets
Methods and systems are disclosed for determining gaps in a user's resume regarding skills or titles for a job, and recommending educational courses to the user based on those gaps. The user's resume is received and analyzed for the user's current set of skills. Various searching methods are used to identify a set of job requisitions based on a user's input query for a job. The user's skills are compared with a set of required skills associated with the set of job requisitions. Educational courses are identified for the skills that are required for the set of job requisitions but are not present in the user's set of skills. The educational courses presented to the user via the search engine. The user's resume can also be ranked relative to other resumes for the skills or titles required for a job. |
| US10878380B2 |
Method and apparatus for mobile quality management inspections
A mobile Quality Management/Control system for performing mobile product inspections is provided. A mobile device, such as a tablet, is configured to communicate with one or more databases and allow for real time entry (and subsequent access) of the details of product inspections for quality control and management purposes. The details of such inspections are maintained and available for all subsequent inspections. The mobile device is further configured to provide inspectors with inspection procedures and/or tutorials associated with the inspections being performed. |
| US10878379B2 |
Processing events generated by internet of things (IoT)
The technology disclosed relates to processing events generated by Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In particular, it relates to storing a machine-readable declarative specification of stateful event processing of an automated multi-step progression of monitoring of Internet of Things (IoT) devices that generate events. It includes compiling into tangible memory, in response to the declarative specification, a state processing network that implements a multi-step progression of monitoring events generated by the IoT devices. The state processing network implements both the time based transition triggers and the event based transition triggers after being initiated by the IoT devices. Further, data structures, which record monitoring status of particular IoT devices, are compiled. Finally, the state processing network further selects an alternative action to trigger, and triggers the selected action using at least some data from a particular event being processed. |
| US10878378B2 |
Retail supply chain management system
The present supply chain management system has an e-commerce subsystem having a product inventory database comprising product SKU and pricing data and an e-commerce frontend interfacing the product inventory database for receiving retailer e-commerce orders. The system also has an order management subsystem having an aggregation controller for aggregating the retailer e-commerce orders into supply orders, an aggregation optimiser for optimising the supply orders; and an order dispatch controller for dispatching the supply orders to suppliers. The system also has an electronic warehouse infrastructure having a pick grid controller having product tracking electronic scanning devices, the pick grid controller configured for generating pick grid instructions for pick-to-zero product placement from supplier pallets received for the supply orders to order pallets configured according to the retailer e-commerce orders. |
| US10878377B1 |
Computer-implemented methods and systems for efficient sortation of items based on limited access to item information
Computer-implemented systems and methods for providing instructions to a user are disclosed. The systems and methods may be configured to: receive a first user input of a container identifier, the container identifier corresponding to a physical container comprising one or more items associated with one or more orders; retrieve, from a networked database, one or more item identifiers associated with the container identifier, the item identifiers corresponding to the items; receive a second user input of a first item identifier, the first item identifier corresponding to a first item among the items; assign, among one or more locations, a first location to the first item identifier; and display the instructions to the user for placing the first item at the first location. |
| US10878375B2 |
Automated systems for reducing computational loads in the mass execution of analytical models using scale-out computing
Disclosed embodiments provide systems and techniques for mass execution of analytical models across multiple dimensions of client, collateral, deal structure, third party, and other data relevant to predicting optimal decisions in real-time. In some embodiments, disclosed systems and techniques increase decisioning speed through the reduction of computational loads on disclosed decisioning systems. Further disclosed systems and techniques may scale-out analytical modeling computations through, among other technological solutions, advanced execution environments that are asynchronous and non-blocking in nature so as to allow the execution of a plurality of analytical models in parallel and optimizing the results. |
| US10878372B2 |
Method, system and device for association of commodities and price tags
A method for automatic association of commodities and price tags, comprises: S1: acquiring several pictures, carrying out unit detection on each one of the pictures, and identifying a plurality of commodity zones within each one of the pictures; S2: carrying out price tag detection on each one of the pictures, and identifying a plurality of price tag zones within each one of the pictures; S3: identifying a bar code in each one of the price tag zones, reading first commodity information corresponding to each one of the bar codes, and verifying the commodity zone corresponding to the bar code in each one of the price tag zones; S4: associating the commodity zone of each one of the bar codes with the corresponding first commodity information, and then storing the associated data into a database. |
| US10878371B1 |
RFID systems with session-dependent replies
RFID systems may be configured to use session-dependent replies. When an RFID tag is involved in a certain inventorying session, the tag may respond to inventorying commands with a reply that is at least partly generated based on the session. For example, the tag may generate a reply with a string that has parity based on the session or includes an identifier for the session. The string may be a random number, a tag identifier or item identifier, or any other suitable data sent from the tag. |
| US10878370B1 |
Conditional formating for display large scale information analytics of reliability data
Techniques to display and analyze reliability data about a large population of objects are disclosed. In some embodiments, reliability data is arranged in an array, comprising a plurality of linear arrays each of which includes reliability data for a corresponding reporting period. The reliability data includes for each of a plurality of subpopulations a corresponding reliability metric for that subpopulation with respect to the reporting period. A statistics-based conditional formatting is applied to at least a subset of cells comprising the array. The statistics-based conditional formatting may be applied by invoking a function or other automated method to apply a first cell formatting to a first set of cells having a first degree of statistical significance relative to a reference population of cells and a second cell formatting to a second set of cells having a second degree of statistical significance relative to the reference population. |
| US10878369B2 |
Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for facilitating label less returns
An apparatus is provided for facilitating label-less returns. The apparatus may include a memory and a processor(s) configured to receive a shipment identifier of an item(s) responsive to a device scanning a label or marking(s) on the item(s) delivered to a customer for a shipper. The processor is also configured to determine whether the customer is registered in a returns program and whether the item(s) qualifies for return based on analyzing the identifier. The processor is also configured to generate a return authorization number (RAN) or indicator for the item(s) and link the RAN/indicator to the identifier responsive to verifying that the customer is registered and that the item(s) qualifies for return. The processor is further configured to cause return delivery of the item(s) to the shipper using the label or the marking(s) on the item(s) responsive to verifying the RAN/indicator is linked to the identifier. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided. |
| US10878367B2 |
Automatic capacity detection systems and methods
The embodiments relate to an automatic capacity detection system and methods thereof. The system includes a capacity detector for continuously monitoring an area to track an available amount of capacity; a location sensor for automatically identifying a current location at which the available amount of capacity is available; a processor in remote communication with the capacity detector and the location sensor to: compare the current location of the available amount of capacity with a destination of the available amount of capacity; estimate a remaining value of the available amount of capacity based on the comparison; and assign at least some of the available amount of capacity at the remaining value to an offering party. |
| US10878366B2 |
Placement of tracking devices on pallets
Three approaches for attaching tracking devices to pallets. In a first approach, one or more electronic components of a tracking device are disposed within a cavity of a block of a pallet. In a second approach, one or more electronic components of a tracking device are disposed within a strut that interfaces between two beams of a pallet. In a third approach, one or more electronic components of a tracking device are disposed within a cavity of a beam. |
| US10878365B2 |
Aerial drone-based systems and methods for adaptively providing an aerial relocatable communication hub within a delivery vehicle
Drone-based systems and methods are described for providing an airborne relocatable communication hub within a delivery vehicle for broadcast-enabled devices maintained within the delivery vehicle. Such a method has an aerial communication drone paired with the delivery vehicle transitioning to an active power state, uncoupling from a secured position on an internal docking station fixed within the delivery vehicle and then moving to a first deployed airborne position within the delivery vehicle. At a first position, the method has the aerial communication drone establishing a first wireless data communication path to a first broadcast-enabled device within the delivery vehicle, then establishing a second wireless data communication path to a second broadcast-enabled device within the delivery vehicle. The drone then couples the first and second wireless data communication paths it established operating as the airborne relocatable communication hub for the devices. |
| US10878363B2 |
Inland freight management
An inland freight management module for managing inland moves of freight from a plurality of vendor supply locations to port includes a profile maintenance component, a load planning component, and a load routing and booking component. The profile maintenance component is adapted for maintaining an inland planning zone profile including information relating to a plurality of inland planning zones generated according to one or more customs districts. The load planning component is programmed for planning field consolidation of one or more container loads via a multi-stop route between the plurality of vendor supply locations, where the multi-stop route is generated within one of the plurality of inland planning zones. |
| US10878359B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating a normalized assessment of instructors
Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating a normalized assessment of instructors include calculating a first relative value unit (RVU) score for didactic instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a second RVU score for at least one of online instruction, seminar instruction, laboratory instruction, and/or simulation instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a third RVU score for practical experience instruction provided by the instructor, generating a normalized score for the instructor based on the first RVU score, the second RVU score, and the third RVU score, and displaying the normalized score for the instructor, where the first, second, and third RVU scores are each time-normalized scores. |
| US10878350B1 |
Methods and systems for providing a user interface for managing parts production and delivery statuses
Methods and systems for providing a user interface to be displayed for management of parts production and delivery statuses and delivery statuses are provided. A method includes causing a user interface to be displayed on a computing system. The user interface includes a status list including one or more entries. Each entry corresponds to a parts unit and references one or more parts unit identifying datasets. Each entry indicates a production status including one or more sub-production statuses and a dispatching status, and a delivery status including a requested delivery time window and a forecasted delivery time for the parts unit. Each of the one or more sub-production statuses indicates at least one of a status of a sub-parts of the parts unit and a status of a sub-process to produce the parts unit. |
| US10878347B2 |
Service status management system
A service status management system includes a capturing unit to capture an image of the inside of a facility, an object registering unit register a service object, an object detecting unit to detect the service object registered in the object registering unit in the captured image, a time limit setting unit to set a time limit of a validity period that starts at a time point when the object detecting unit detected the service object for the first time, an image generating unit to generate an image that includes a time limit area capable of displaying a time limit information image and a facility image area displaying a facility image representing the state of the facility, the image being a notification image notifying the status of a service to an external terminal device, and a notification image transmitting unit to transmit the notification image to the terminal device. |
| US10878346B2 |
Intelligent driving method for passing intersections based on support vector machine and intelligent driving system thereof
The intelligent driving method applied to a vehicle includes a support vector machine providing step in which the support vector machine is provided. The support vector machine has been trained by a training process. In the training process, a training dataset is provided to the support vector machine. The training dataset is obtained after an original dataset processed by a dimensionality reducing module and a time scaling module. The intelligent driving method includes a dataset processing step in which p features from an environment sensing unit are processed by the dimensionality reducing module and the time scaling module, and the processed dataset will be provided to the support vector machine. The intelligent driving method further includes a deciding step for providing a driving decision for the vehicle according to a classed result of the support vector machine. |
| US10878343B2 |
Determining a power main of a smart plug
A smart plug may provide a smart-plug power monitoring signal that includes information about power consumption of devices connected to the smart plug. The smart-plug power monitoring signal may be used in conjunction with power monitoring signals from the electrical mains of the building for providing information about the operation of devices in the building. For example, the power monitoring signals may be used to (i) determine the main of the house that provides power to the smart plug, (ii) identify devices receiving power from the smart plug, (iii) improve the accuracy of identifying device state changes, and (iv) train mathematical models for identifying devices and device state changes. |
| US10878342B2 |
Cloud assisted machine learning
A method for training an analytics engine hosted by an edge server device is provided. The method includes determining a classification for data in an analytics engine hosted by an edge server and computing a confidence level for the classification. The confidence level is compared to a threshold. The data is sent to a cloud server if the confidence level is less than the threshold. A reclassification is received from the cloud server and the analytics engine is trained based, at least in part, on the data and the reclassification. |
| US10878336B2 |
Technologies for detection of minority events
Technologies for detecting minority events are disclosed. By performing a guided hierarchical classification algorithm with a decision tree structure and grouping the minority class(es) in with some of the majority classes, large majority classes may be separated from a minority class without requiring good detection of the minority events by themselves. The decision tree structure may be used only for the purpose of identifying if the data sample in question is a member of a minority class. If it is determined that it is not, a primary classification algorithm may be used. With this approach, the guided hierarchical classification algorithm need not perform as well as the primary classification algorithm for the majority events, but may provide improved detection for minority events. |
| US10878335B1 |
Scalable text analysis using probabilistic data structures
A mapping function is used to identify one or more entries of a probabilistic data structure to be updated to indicate a presence of a particular term in a text record. Some entries of the data structure may correspond to more than one term. The data structure is used as input for a machine learning algorithm which provides an indication of similarity between the text record and other text records. |
| US10878334B2 |
Performing regression analysis on personal data records
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for performing a regression analysis on lawfully collected personal data records. The analysis enables discovery of individuals likely to perform certain actions based on their personal data records and the personal data records and actions of others. The disclosed system, method, and computer program product may process vast quantities of data, including personal data records with thousands of categories and lawfully stored databases with millions of personal data records. Through the regression analysis, the disclosed system, method, and computer program product learn the most relevant categories for predicting an individual's actions based on input data provided by a user. The analysis then analyzes the categories of personal data records stored in a lawfully stored database to predict actions of individuals associated with those records and outputs results to the user. |
| US10878333B2 |
Systems and methods for preservation of qubits
Embodiments of quantum ring oscillator-based coherence preservation circuits including a cascaded set of stages are described. Embodiments of such quantum ring oscillator-based coherence preservation circuits allow the internal (superpositioned) quantum state information of stored qubits to be preserved over long periods of time and present options for the measurement and potential correction of both deterministic and non-deterministic errors without disturbing the quantum information stored in the structure itself. |
| US10878328B2 |
Method and system for analyzing driver behaviour based on telematics data
System and method for analyzing driver behavior based on telematics data are disclosed. In an example, a probability of a user driving a vehicle is computed and a risk score is generated to develop at least one driver profile based on the probability. Further, routes taken by said user driving said vehicle are clustered to generate enhanced driver profile and using the clustered output to develop dynamic intelligent contexts for each said route and adding contextual intelligence messages to customize said risk score. Furthermore, the routes taken by the said user in real time are predicted. In addition, a missing route is identified through imputation of missed routes to compute annualized mileage, and a missing distance is imputed in an analysis of at least one trip of the driver in the vehicle. Also, independent trips are stitched based on at least one recommendation from an analytics engine. |
| US10878326B2 |
Augmented knowledge base and reasoning with uncertainties and/or incompleteness
A knowledge-based system under uncertainties and/or incompleteness, referred to as augmented knowledge base (AKB) is provided, including constructing, reasoning, analyzing and applying AKBs by creating objects in the form E→A, where A is a rule in a knowledgebase and E is a set of evidences that supports the rule A. A reasoning scheme under uncertainties and/or incompleteness is provided as augmented reasoning (AR). |
| US10878324B2 |
Problem analysis and priority determination based on fuzzy expert systems
A method for analysis of problems is described, comprising receiving values for a plurality of input parameters specifying a problem, analyzing the values of the plurality of input parameters with a fuzzy expert system thereby calculating a fuzzy result, including a value of a linguistic variable and a crisp value, and determining a priority of the problem, wherein the priority is determined based on the value of the linguistic variable and the crisp value of the fuzzy result. Furthermore, a corresponding problem analysis system is provided. |
| US10878323B2 |
Rules engine combined with message routing
A networked system for managing a physical intrusion detection/alarm includes tiers devices and a rules engine and router to interact with the rules engine and rule engine results, where the router is configured to feed inputs to and receive outputs from the rules engine, and the router further configured to programmatically route results of rule execution by the rules engine to a hierarchical structure stored in computer storage for access by subscriber devices. |
| US10878320B2 |
Transfer learning in neural networks
A method of transfer learning includes receiving second data and generating, via a first network, second labels for the second data. In one configuration, the first network has been previously trained on first labels for first data. Additionally, the second labels are generated for training a second network. |
| US10878318B2 |
Adaptive artificial neural network selection techniques
Computer-implemented techniques can include obtaining, by a client computing device, a digital media item and a request for a processing task on the digital item and determining a set of operating parameters based on (i) available computing resources at the client computing device and (ii) a condition of a network. Based on the set of operating parameters, the client computing device or a server computing device can select one of a plurality of artificial neural networks (ANNs), each ANN defining which portions of the processing task are to be performed by the client and server computing devices. The client and server computing devices can coordinate processing of the processing task according to the selected ANN. The client computing device can also obtain final processing results corresponding to a final evaluation of the processing task and generate an output based on the final processing results. |
| US10878317B2 |
Method and system for performing analog complex vector-matrix multiplication
A hardware device and method for performing a multiply-accumulate operation are described. The device includes inputs lines, weight cells and output lines. The input lines receive input signals, each of which is has a magnitude and a phase and can represent a complex value. The weight cells couple the input lines with the output lines. Each of the weight cells has an electrical admittance corresponding to a weight. The electrical admittance is programmable and capable of being complex valued. The input lines, the weight cells and the output lines form a crossbar array. Each of the output lines provides an output signal. The output signal for an output line is a sum of an input signal for each of the input lines connected to the output line multiplied by the electrical admittance of each of the weight cells connecting the input lines to the output line. |
| US10878312B2 |
Quantitative assessment of biological impact by scoring directed tree graphs of causally inconsistent biological networks
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for determining a score for a degree of activation of a biological network. An embodiment constructs a tree graph comprising a root node and a set of child nodes. The root node represents a biological network having a reference node and causal connections among a set of nodes that represent biological entities, biological processes, or other biological networks. Each child node represents a particular node in the biological network and is connected to the root node by a signed, directed edge pointing from the root node to that child node. Each child node also has an associated weight based on one or more paths connecting the child node to the reference node in the biological network. The embodiment further scores the tree graph based on scores assigned to the child nodes and the signs of the singed, directed edges. |
| US10878310B2 |
Accelerated convolution in convolutional neural networks
Described embodiments include a system that includes one or more buffers and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to process a plurality of input values, by identifying each of the input values that is not zero-valued, and, for each value of the identified input values, computing respective products of coefficients of a kernel with the value and storing at least some of the respective products in the buffers. The circuitry is further configured to compute a plurality of output values, by retrieving respective sets of stored values from the buffers, at least some of the retrieved sets including one or more of the products, and summing the retrieved sets. The circuitry is further configured to output the computed output values. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10878307B2 |
EQ-digital conversation assistant
Systems and methods for receiving various input data, processing said input data, and utilizing artificial emotional intelligence to analyze said input data to return calculated response stimuli are provided. Various electronic devices may be utilized to acquire input data related to a specific user, a group of users, or environments. This input data, which may comprise tone of voice, facial expressions, social media profiles, and surrounding environmental data, may be compared with past data related to a certain user, group of users, or environment. The systems and methods herein may employ artificial emotional intelligence to evaluate the aggregated data and provide a response stimulus to a user or group of users. The response stimulus may be in the form of uplifting/encouraging music, quotes, pictures, jokes, suggestions, etc. The purpose of providing the response stimuli is to significantly increase the productivity of meetings, conversations, and other interactions across electronic devices. |
| US10878301B2 |
Systems and methods for providing smart electronic labels and tags
Systems and methods for operating an Electronic Smart Tag (“EST”). The methods involve: operating the EST in a first operational state in which first item related information is output from an electronic output device of the EST that is powered by an energy storage device storing energy harvested from an external energy source; detecting when a charge level of the energy storage device reaches or falls below a first threshold level; and transitioning an operational state of the EST from the first operational state to a second operation state in which a message is output from EST requesting that a mobile device be placed in proximity to the EST for purposes of obtaining at least a first portion of the first item related information, in response to the detection that the charge level of the energy storage device has reached or fallen below the first threshold level. |
| US10878298B2 |
Tag-based font recognition by utilizing an implicit font classification attention neural network
The present disclosure relates to a tag-based font recognition system that utilizes a multi-learning framework to develop and improve tag-based font recognition using deep learning neural networks. In particular, the tag-based font recognition system jointly trains a font tag recognition neural network with an implicit font classification attention model to generate font tag probability vectors that are enhanced by implicit font classification information. Indeed, the font recognition system weights the hidden layers of the font tag recognition neural network with implicit font information to improve the accuracy and predictability of the font tag recognition neural network, which results in improved retrieval of fonts in response to a font tag query. Accordingly, using the enhanced tag probability vectors, the tag-based font recognition system can accurately identify and recommend one or more fonts in response to a font tag query. |
| US10878297B2 |
System and method for a visual recognition and/or detection of a potentially unbounded set of categories with limited examples per category and restricted query scope
Embodiments may provide visual recognition techniques that provide improved recognition accuracy and reduced use of computing resources in cases where only a small set of examples is used to train an unlimited number of recognized categories. For example, in an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of visual recognition may comprise generating a plurality of personal embedding models, each personal embedding model including categories relating to a person, and object, or a subject, wherein at least some of the personal embedding models include at least some different categories, training the plurality of personal embedding models using image training data having a limited number of examples of each category, wherein the examples of each category are used to train more than one category in more than one of the personal embedding models, recognizing images from image data using the plurality of personal embedding models, and outputting information relating to the recognized images. |
| US10878295B2 |
Method and apparatus for recognizing image
An image recognition method using a region-based convolutional neural network (R-CNN) includes generating a feature map from an input image, detecting one or more regions of interest (ROIs) in the feature map, classifying the ROIs into groups based on setting information, performing pooling on the ROIs classified into the groups independently for each of the groups, and performing a regression operation on a result of the pooling and applying an image classifier to a result of the regression operation. |
| US10878294B2 |
Mobile cleaning robot artificial intelligence for situational awareness
A mobile cleaning robot includes a cleaning head configured to clean a floor surface in an environment, and at least one camera having a field of view that extends above the floor surface. The at least one camera is configured to capture images that include portions of the environment above the floor surface. The robot includes a recognition module is configured to recognize objects in the environment based on the images captured by the at least one camera, in which the recognition module is trained at least in part using the images captured by the at least one camera. The robot includes a storage device is configured to store a map of the environment. The robot includes a control module configured to control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the map and operate the cleaning head to perform cleaning tasks taking into account of the objects recognized by the recognition module. |
| US10878292B2 |
Automatic generation of a new class in a classification system
A system and computer-implemented method for automatically recognizing a new class in a classification system. The method includes accessing components of a trained convolutional neural network (CNN) that has been trained with available classes. The components are provided in a kernel space and include at least one of a plurality of kernels and a plurality of neurons of one or more layers of the CNN. Furthermore, the components are assigned to a class in accordance with the training. The method further includes applying a covariance matrix to map the components in the kernel space to eigenspace; determining, for each of the available classes, an eigen-distance between a sample and the components mapped to eigenspace; based on the eigen-distance, determining whether the sample is an outlier that does not belong to one of the classes; and creating a new class that includes the sample if determined that the sample is an outlier. |
| US10878290B2 |
Automatically tagging images to create labeled dataset for training supervised machine learning models
A method of automatically producing a labeled dataset for training a supervised Machine Learning (ML) model to identify items purchased in a store. The method comprising receiving images captured by imaging sensor(s) deployed to monitor an interior space of a store in which a plurality of items are offered for sale, detecting items picked up by customers tracked in the store based on analysis of the images, detecting the picked up items while checked out for the tracked customers at a POS comprising a POS reader configured to read an identifier of each checked out item, correlating between the detected picked up items and respective identifiers received from the POS reader according to timestamps of the identifiers read events, labeling each image depicting a detected item with the respective identifier and outputting a labeled dataset comprising a plurality of labeled images. |
| US10878279B2 |
Generating and/or adapting automated assistant content according to a distance between user(s) and an automated assistant interface
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for generating and/or adapting automated assistant content according to a distance of a user relative to an automated assistant interface that renders the automated assistant content. For instance, the automated assistant can provide data for a client device to render. The client device can request additional data when the user relocates closer to, or further from, the client device. In some implementations, a request for additional data can identify a distance between the user and the client device. In this way, the additional data can be generated or selected according to the distance in the request. Other implementations can allow an automated assistant to determine an active user from a group of users in an environment, and determine a distance between the active user and the client device in order that any rendered content can be tailored for the active user. |
| US10878276B2 |
Method and system for detecting change of context in video streams
Described is a system for detecting change of context in a video stream on an autonomous platform. The system extracts salient patches from image frames in the video stream. Each salient patch is translated to a concept vector. A recurrent neural network is enervated with the concept vector, resulting in activations of the recurrent neural network. The activations are classified, and the classified activations are mapped onto context classes. A change in context class is detected in the image frames, and the system causes the autonomous platform to perform an automatic operation to adapt to the change of context class. |
| US10878274B2 |
Systems and methods of image processing for remote validation
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for remote document validation. In one aspect, a method is performed at a server system and includes: (1) receiving video stream data representing a document, where: (a) the data includes timing information that indicates when the video images were captured, and (b) the data captures characteristics of the document; (2) determining, based on the data, that the document comprises a first type of document; (3) assessing the characteristics, including for each characteristic: (a) determining whether verification criteria for the characteristic has been satisfied; and (b) updating an aggregate assessment score for the document based on the determination; (4) after assessing the characteristics, determining whether the aggregate assessment score satisfies a validity threshold; (5) determining whether the video stream was captured within a predefined threshold; and (6) providing an authorization indicator based on the aggregate assessment score and the timing information. |
| US10878265B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method for setting important areas in an image
An image processing device includes an importance calculating unit, a capturing-direction acquiring unit, a parameter estimating unit, and an important-area setting unit. The importance calculating unit is configured to calculate importance of each of a plurality of positions in an image. The capturing-direction acquiring unit is configured to acquire, for each of the positions, a capturing direction in a three-dimensional space. The parameter estimating unit is configured to regard importance distributions in respective capturing directions as a mixture distribution made up of element distributions, so as to estimate a parameter of each of the element distributions. The important-area setting unit is configured to set an important area from the image in accordance with the parameter. |
| US10878261B2 |
Driving management methods and systems, vehicle-mounted intelligent systems, electronic devices, and medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose driving management methods and systems, vehicle-mounted intelligent systems, electronic devices, and medium. The method includes: controlling a camera assembly provided on a vehicle to collect a video stream of a vehicle driver; obtaining a feature matching result of a face part of at least one image in the video stream and at least one pre-stored face image in a data set, where the data set stores a pre-stored face image of at least one registered driver; and if the feature matching result represents that the feature matching is successful, controlling the vehicle to execute an operation instruction received by the vehicle. The embodiments of the present disclosure reduce the dependence of the driver identification on a network, can realize feature matching without the network, and further improve the safety guarantee of the vehicle. |
| US10878258B2 |
Method for detecting roadworks
A method detects roadworks. The method includes steps of: receiving a position of at least one first road sign that indicates the reduction of the maximum permissible top speed to a first vehicle on the current road section on which the first vehicle is travelling by way of a sensor fitted to the first vehicle; receiving a position of at least one second road sign that lifts the reduction of the maximum permissible top speed of a vehicle on the current road section on which the vehicle is travelling by way of the sensor fitted to the first vehicle; determining a first assumption for the position of roadworks from the first position of the at least one first road sign and the first position of the at least one second road sign; and determining a probable position of the roadworks by comparing the first assumption of the position of the roadworks with at least one second assumption that has been determined by at least one second vehicle. |
| US10878253B2 |
Periphery monitoring device
A periphery monitoring device includes a gradient acquisition unit that acquires a gradient position a gradient value on a road surface and, based on state information indicating a state of the road surface in a traveling direction of a vehicle. The periphery monitoring device also includes a notification control unit that compares the acquired gradient value with a reference gradient value at which the vehicle can pass, and notifies of the comparison result in association with the gradient position. |
| US10878250B2 |
Determining presence of a rail vehicle on a track based on image data
A system for determining a presence of a rail vehicle on a plurality of tracks that includes a first image capture device, a second image capture device, and at least one processor to receive first image data associated with a first image captured by the first image capture device, receive second image data associated with a second image captured by the second image capture device, determine a first track upon which a rail vehicle is predicted to be located based on the first image data associated with the first image, determine a second track upon which the rail vehicle is predicted to be located based on the second image data associated with the second image, and determine the track upon which the rail vehicle is located based on the first track and the second track. A method and computer program product are also disclosed. |
| US10878244B2 |
Visual indicator
A method comprising: creating a visual indicator based on at least one of visual analysis or audio analysis performed for a content comprising at least one visual element, wherein the visual indicator is selectable such that upon a selection of the visual indicator, access to the content is provided. |
| US10878241B2 |
Augmented reality device
An augmented reality device includes a processing unit adapted to process data, and a display unit with a field of view, which is adapted to display a control, control components and first connections between the control components as an extended real image, The control receives sensor data from at least one sensor and transmits actuator signals to at least one actuator of an industrial plant. The processing unit processes from the data a model of the industrial plant with the control, the sensor, the actuator and second connections as plant components, and processes position data of the plant components into the model. The position data of the display unit can be transmitted to the processing unit as GPS data by means of satellites or local position data by means of local sensors, and the processing unit processes the position data of the display unit into the model. |
| US10878233B2 |
Analyzing technical documents against known art
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for analyzing technical documents against known art. One or more machine learning classifiers are trained by a training set. References are ingested and assembled into a corpus. An input query is processed by natural language processing, and the classifiers are used to retrieve relevant documents and references, providing solutions to the input query. Anti-patterns are identified and provided to a user in the form of a report to alert the user to potential problems with the input query. |
| US10878230B2 |
Using identity information to facilitate interaction with people moving through areas
A system receives a digital representation of a biometric for a person, uses the digital representation of the biometric to determine and/or otherwise retrieve identity information associated with the person, and uses the identity information to perform one or more actions related to the person's presence in one or more areas. For example, the system may estimate a path for the person and signal an agent electronic device based on the path. In another example, the system may determine a presence of a person within the area and/or transmit information to an agent electronic device regarding the determined presence. In still another example, the system may receive a request to communicate with the person and forward the communication to the person using the identity information. |
| US10878228B2 |
Position estimation system
A position information server receives position information of a subject from a distance sensor, decides a position information generation process to be executed by the distance sensor on the basis of the received position information, and transmits instruction information related to the position information generation process to the distance sensor. |
| US10878227B2 |
Unusual motion detection method and system
A method of detecting unusual motion is provided, including: determining features occurring during a fixed time period; grouping the features into first and second subsets of the fixed time period; grouping the features in each of the first and second subsets into at least one pattern interval; and determining when an unusual event has occurred using at least one of the pattern intervals. |
| US10878226B2 |
Sentiment analysis in a video conference
In an approach, a computer determines based, at least in part, on a video of an attendee of a video conference, a first sentiment of the attendee wherein the first sentiment includes at least a sentiment from a sentiment analysis of one or more facial expressions of the attendee and a sentiment from a sentiment analysis of a plurality of the attendee's spoken words. The approach includes a computer receiving an indication of an attendee activity in at least a first application in computing devices accessed by the attendee and determining whether the first sentiment of the attendee is related to the video conference based, in part, on the attendee activity in at least the first application. Responsive to determining that the first sentiment of the attendee is not related to the video conference, the computer discards the first sentiment that is unrelated to the video conference. |
| US10878225B2 |
Comparison device and comparison method
An imaged face image of a comparison target person is compared to a registered face image. When a comparison score indicating a result of the comparison is equal to or smaller than Th1 and it is determined that the comparison target person in the imaged face image is not a subject of the registered face image, it is determined whether or not the comparison score is equal to or greater than Th2 (Th2 |
| US10878224B2 |
Method and system for image processing
Provided is an image processing method and system. More particularly, provided are an image processing method and system that may map a facial expression of a user, a specific event, etc., to a character in real time by mapping an object such as a face of a user included in an input image to a virtual object such as a face of a specific character, and by applying an event corresponding to a combination of components defined for the object to the virtual object, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement the image processing method in conjunction with a computer device. |
| US10878217B2 |
User identification on a per touch basis on touch sensitive devices
Techniques for communicating particular information from a user to a touch screen device by way of a touch event is provided. Sensors that are operatively coupled to a sensing device sense an input from the user which conveys particular information. This input is then converted by the sensing device into another signal called the sensing device signal which is then transmitted from the sensing device to the user's skin. Then a second set of sensors that are operatively coupled to a touch device receive a user-touch signal that is transmitted from the user's body. The user-touch signal is based, at least in part on the sensing device signal. The touch device then decodes the user-touch signal to determine the location of the touch event on the touch device and sensing device signal embedded in the user-touch signal to extract the particular information related to the user. |
| US10878207B1 |
Power supply package with built-in radio frequency identification tag
A method includes providing a power supply package (PSP) that includes a power supply, an RFID tag, and a power switch, where a control terminal of the power switch is coupled to an output terminal of the RFID tag, and load path terminals of the power switch are coupled between an output terminal of the PSP and a first terminal of the power supply, where a control register of the RFID tag is pre-programmed with a first value such that the RFID tag is configured to generate a first control signal that turns off the power switch; receiving, by the RFID tag, a second value for the control register of the RFID tag; and writing, by the RFID tag, the second value to the control register of the RFID tag such that the RFID tag is configured to generate a second control signal that turns on the power switch. |
| US10878203B2 |
Translation system
The present disclosure provides a translation system enabling a translation of a web page by an alteration of a website. The translation system comprises: a translation request receiving unit for receiving a translation request from a client device, the translation request including the URL of a web page in which text in a first language is displayed; a translating unit for translating the text in the first language included in the web page indicated by the URL into text in a second language by referring to a bilingual database storing words and phrases in the first language associated with words and phrases in the second language constituting translated words and phrases of the words and phrases in the first language; and a translation sending unit for sending the translated text in the second language to the client device. |
| US10878202B2 |
Natural language processing contextual translation
Ingesting user information from one or more forms of electronic communication. Parsing the ingested user information. Based on the parsed user information, one or more trigger words are determined. Receiving monitored audio of a surrounding environment. Transcribing the monitored audio into a textual format. Parsing the transcribed text. Identifying one or more trigger words. Determining a context of the one or more trigger words. Determining the context satisfies a user criteria. Translating the monitored audio in real-time. |
| US10878198B2 |
Intent arbitration for a virtual assistant
A user interacts with a virtual digital assistant with the intent that it provides assistance with a task. The user sends messages to the virtual digital assistant that include content obtained via user input at a client device. An intent determination model is applied to the content to identify the user's intent. The virtual digital assistant identifies agents that are capable of servicing the intent are identified and retrieves contextual data relating to the message from a data store. An intent arbitration model is used to select one of the agents which is activated to provide assistance with the task. The contextual information may include global metrics of agent performance and/or information regarding the user's preferences. |
| US10878197B2 |
Self-learning user interface with image-processed QA-pair corpus
A machine-learning component of a conversational user-interface system retrieves records of human question-and-answer sessions from heterogenous sources. A sequence of image-processing operations converts each source into a set of grayscale images. Each image is segmented into disjoint sections as a function of the textures, edges, and contours that make up the image's content. Each section is tagged with a vector of parametric values that identify characteristics of the section's content from which may be inferred semantic meaning. A cognitive function intelligently analyzes the vectors to classify each section as containing a question, an answer to a question, non-textual media, or other types of content. Another cognitive function merges and organizes the sections into question-answer pairs and the vectors associated with each pair are stored in a corpus that is submitted to the self-learning user interface during a machine-learning training session. |
| US10878195B2 |
Automated extraction of unstructured tables and semantic information from arbitrary documents
A “Table Extractor” provides various techniques for automatically delimiting and extracting tables from arbitrary documents. In various implementations, the Table extractor also generates functional relationships on those tables that are suitable for generating query responses via any of a variety of natural language processing techniques. In other words, the Table Extractor provides techniques for detecting and representing table information in a way suitable for information extraction. These techniques output relational functions on the table in the form of tuples constructed from automatically identified headers and labels and the relationships between those headers and labels and the contents of one or more cells of the table. These tuples are suitable for correlating natural language questions about a specific piece of information in the table with the rows, columns, and/or cells that contain that information. |
| US10878193B2 |
Mobile device capable of providing maintenance information to solve an issue occurred in an image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer readable recording medium that records an information processing program executable by the mobile device, and information processing system including the mobile device
An information processing apparatus includes a processor that executes an information processing program to operate as a text obtaining unit that obtains a text indicating an issue occurred in an electronic apparatus, a keyword extracting unit that tokenizes the text, and filters words obtained by tokenizing the text to extract a keyword, a maintenance-information obtaining unit that obtains a maintenance-information-item or a plurality of maintenance-information-items in association with the keyword from a database that stores a plurality of maintenance-information-items, each of the plurality of maintenance-information-item being information about a solution to an issue occurred in the electronic apparatus, and a maintenance-information providing unit that provides the obtained maintenance-information-item or the plurality of obtained maintenance-information-items to a user. |
| US10878186B1 |
Content masking attacks against information-based services and defenses thereto
The embodiments present a new class of content masking attacks against the Portable Document Format (PDF) standard. The attacks cause documents to appear different than the underlying content extracted from the documents by information-based services. The first attack allows academic paper writers and reviewers to collude via subverting the automatic reviewer assignment systems in current use by academic conferences. The second attack renders plagiarism detection software ineffective, targeting specific small plagiarism similarity scores to appear natural and evade detection. The final attack places masked content into the indexes for various search engines, which renders as information entirely different from the keywords used to locate it. The final attack enables spam, profane, or possibly illegal content to go unnoticed by these search engines but still be returned in search results. |
| US10878184B1 |
Systems and methods for construction, maintenance, and improvement of knowledge representations
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method which, in one example embodiment, can include reading text data corresponding to messages and creating semantic annotations to the text data to generate annotated messages. Creating the semantic annotations can include generating, at least in part by at least one trained statistical language model, predictive labels as annotations corresponding to language patterns associated with the text data. The method further includes aggregating the annotated messages and storing information associated with the aggregated annotated messages in a message store, and performing, based on information from the message store and associated with the messages, global analytics functions. The global analytics functions can include identifying an annotation error in the created semantic annotations, updating the respective semantic annotation to correct the annotation error, to form an updated semantic annotation, and back-propagating the updated semantic annotation into training data for further language model training. |
| US10878183B2 |
Electronic signing using action responsive document copy generation
A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for signing a document involving generating copies of the document in response to receiving actions to perform on the document. In particular, a web service can transmit a document for signing to a client device such that the document is viewable through graphical user interfaces while the underlying content of the document remains non-editable by the client devices through the web service. Responsive to receiving actions, the web service can generate one or more copies of the document that may include modifications that correspond to the received actions. |
| US10878182B2 |
Computing device for convergent document collaboration
A computing device includes a processor that carries out actions comprising: storing a causal tree structure corresponding to a document, where the causal tree structure includes a sequence of editing instructions and each editing instruction is assigned an identifier unique to such editing instruction. The method further includes receiving a user editing instruction for the document, where the user editing instruction is assigned an identifier unique to the user editing instruction. The method includes storing the user editing instruction and the identifier assigned to the user editing instruction as an additional node to the causal tree structure. The method further includes broadcasting, to a plurality of client devices, the user editing instruction and the identifier assigned to the user editing instruction. |
| US10878177B2 |
Techniques for stereoscopic online web content creation and rendering
Improved techniques are presented for generating stereoscopic image of 2D web pages. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a stereo-enhancing annotation tool is provided and used to generate intermediate HTML source code. The intermediate HTML source code—together with the normal HTML code that is served when a user's browser makes a URL call—are used by a computer processing unit to generate stereoscopic images. Algorithms optimize the look and feel of stereoscopically-imaged web-page content using a number of known presentation optimized parameters that are automatically determined based on a priori assumptions of depth cues. |
| US10878174B1 |
Advanced text tagging using key phrase extraction and key phrase generation
The systems and methods described herein describe a comprehensive knowledge and/or skills management technology tool to address these and other issues with an advanced text tagging algorithm to extract the relevant topics from a text segment. The tagging algorithm includes a key phrase extraction technique and a key phrase generation technique. The key phrase extraction includes identifying phrases from the original text that represents its most relevant information. The key phrase generation technique includes generating additional phrases that do not necessarily appear in the text, but which describe its subject. |
| US10878169B2 |
Selective synchronizing of display layouts
A method and apparatus for synchronizing selected attributes of a target page element on a target display layout with modified attributes of a source page element on a source display layout is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a command to synchronize a target display layout, wherein the target display layout comprises at least one target page element linked to a source page element on a source display layout; accessing a plurality of synchronization preferences, wherein the synchronization preferences define at least one selected attribute of a plurality of attributes of a target page element to be synchronized with an attribute of the linked source page element; determining whether the selected attribute of the source page element has been synchronized with the target page element; and updating the target page element when the modified attribute of the source page element has not been synchronized with the target page element. |