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| US10893641B2 |
Group determination method and group determination apparatus
A group determination method includes a step of calculating an external set-up work time for an external set-up work by which a component supplier used in a group that is a next production target of a group under production in a component mounting line, including a plurality of the component mounters capable of attaching and detaching a component supply carriage which can arrange a plurality of the component suppliers (tape feeders), is removed from the component mounting line and arranged in the component supply carriage; and a step of calculating a production completion time at which the production of all the mounting boards that are the production targets is completed in consideration of the external set-up work time. A plurality of groups which are common in an arrangement of component suppliers for the mounting boards that are the production targets are determined so that production completion time is shortened. |
| US10893638B2 |
Dispensing head having a nozzle heater device, system and method
Disclosed is a dispensing head that includes a first spindle configured for movement in a vertical direction, a first nozzle operatively attached to the spindle, a heater device removably attachable to the dispensing head. The heater device includes a heat source and an opening configured to receive the first nozzle. The heat source is configured to heat the first nozzle above an ambient temperature. An assembly system is further disclosed, along with a method of heating a nozzle. |
| US10893637B2 |
Electronic device including shield member for shielding at least part of magnetic force generated by magnetic substance and connection portion including property of nonmagnetic substance connected to shield member
An electronic device including a shield structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first device including a first magnetic substance, a second device including a second magnetic substance, and a shield structure configured to shield at least part of a magnetic force generated between the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, wherein the shield structure includes a shield member disposed between the first device and the second device and including a property of a magnetic substance, and a connecting member physically connected to at least part of the shield member and including a property of a nonmagnetic substance, wherein at least part of the connecting member is physically connected to a circuit board. |
| US10893636B2 |
Method for forming a pickup area of a board level shield
A method includes raising a pickup area of a pickup member including one or more arms extending between the pickup area and one or more sidewalls of a frame of a board level shield (BLS), such that the pickup area is raised relative to and above an upper surface of the one or more sidewalls of the frame, and such that the pickup area rotates in place as the pickup area is raised relative to and above the upper surface of the one or more sidewalls. |
| US10893635B2 |
High frequency power circuit module
A high frequency power circuit module includes an electronic circuit substrate having a bending section, a high frequency power circuit formed on the electronic circuit substrate, a battery connected to the high frequency power circuit, and a magnetic material sheet having an area larger than that of the battery. The battery is covered with the magnetic material sheet in a state in which the electronic circuit substrate is bent at a bending section. The high frequency power circuit, the battery, and the magnetic material sheet are thermally coupled to each other by a resin sealing member, which is a material having a smaller thermal resistance than that of air. |
| US10893633B2 |
Method of cooling an electronics cabinet
A method of cooling an electronics cabinet includes inducing a flow of cooling air to enter into the electronics cabinet, passing the flow of cooling air over electronic modules arranged within the electronics cabinet to convectively transfer heat to the flow of cooling air from the electronic modules, and directing the flow of cooling air through a door heat exchanger at an end of the electronics cabinet to exhaust the flow of cooling air from the cabinet. A first coolant flow is directed through the door heat exchanger, and heat is transferred from the flow of cooling air to the first coolant flow as they pass through the door heat exchanger. A second coolant flow is circulated through a coolant loop that is arranged within the electronics cabinet, and passes though cold plates that are joined to at least some of the electronic modules to transfer heat from those modules to the second coolant flow. Heat from the second coolant flow is transferred to the first coolant flow in a coolant-to-coolant heat exchanger arranged within the electronics cabinet. Heat is subsequently rejected from the first coolant flow at a location remote from the electronics cabinet. |
| US10893623B2 |
Leaktight electronic device and method of obtaining same
The invention relates to a method for obtaining a leaktight electronic device according to which provision is made for steps consisting in: a) placing an electronic module (3) inside a mould (100), b) holding said electronic module away from the walls (101) of said mould with the aid of holding claws (200) each exhibiting an end which protrudes towards the interior of the mould, c) injecting into said mould a thermoplastic material able to harden so as to form a leaktight shell, said holding claws retracting towards the exterior of the mould during the injection of said thermoplastic material. |
| US10893616B2 |
Multilayer printed wiring board production method, adhesive layer-equipped metal foil, metal-clad laminate, and multilayer printed wiring board
Disclosed is a production method of a multi-layered printed wiring board, including the following steps 1 to 3: Step 1: a step of laminating, on a substrate with inner layer circuit, a metal foil with adhesive layer including a support, a metal foil having a thickness of 3 μm or less and ⅙ or less relative to the thickness of the inner layer circuit, and an organic adhesive layer having a thickness of 10 μm or less in this order, via an organic insulating resin layer such that the organic insulating resin layer and the organic adhesive layer are opposed to each other, and then releasing the support to form a laminated sheet (a) having the metal foil as an outer layer metal foil layer; Step 2: a step of irradiating the laminated sheet (a) with a laser to bore the outer layer metal foil layer, the organic adhesive layer, and the organic insulating resin layer to form a bored laminated sheet (b) having a blind via hole; and Step 3: a step of forming an outer layer circuit connected with the inner layer circuit through the following steps 3-1 to 3-4: Step 3-1: a step of etching removing the outer layer metal foil layer of the bored laminated sheet (b) formed in the step 2 and then forming an outer layer copper layer having a thickness of 2 μm or less on the bored laminated sheet (b); Step 3-2: a step of forming a resist pattern by a resist applied on the outer layer copper layer; Step 3-3: a step of forming a circuit layer on the surface of the outer layer copper layer on which the resist pattern is not formed, by electrolytic copper plating; and Step 3-4: a step of removing the resist pattern and then removing the exposed outer layer copper layer by etching, thereby forming an outer layer circuit connected with the inner layer circuit. |
| US10893615B2 |
Printed circuit board composite and method for producing same
A printed circuit board composite and a method for producing same. In the method for producing the printed circuit board composite, a first printed circuit board, in particular a sensor carrier printed circuit board, is connected in a form-fitting manner to a second printed circuit board, in particular a supporting printed circuit board. There is also described a printed circuit board composite. |
| US10893607B2 |
Microcapsule, sheet material, circuit board, method for manufacturing circuit board, and computer readable storage medium
A microcapsule includes a shell including a conducting component, and a thermally expandable component contained in the shell and having a property of expanding by heating. The shell is deformable in accordance with expansion of the thermally expandable component when the thermally expandable component is heated. |
| US10893606B2 |
Display device including cutout portion at folding axis
A display device includes: a display panel including: a substrate foldable about a folding axis of the display device, and a pad portion provided in plurality including a first pad portion and a second pad portion respectively disposed at opposing sides of the folding axis; and a flexible printed circuit film commonly attached to the first pad portion and the second pad portion of the display panel. The flexible printed circuit film commonly attached to the first and second pad portions of the display panel defines a cut-out portion of the flexible printed circuit film which is located on an extension line of the folding axis of the display device. |
| US10893599B2 |
Laser produced plasma light source having a target material coated on a cylindrically-symmetric element
The present disclosure is directed to laser produced plasma light sources having a target material, such as Xenon, that is coated on the outer surface of a drum. Embodiments include bearing systems for rotating the drum that have structures for reducing leakage of contaminant material and/or bearing gas into the LPP chamber. Injection systems are disclosed for coating and replenishing target material on the drum. Wiper systems are disclosed for preparing the target material surface on the drum, e.g. smoothing the target material surface. Systems for cooling and maintaining the temperature of the drum and a housing overlying the drum are also disclosed. |
| US10893597B2 |
Group-performance control method using light-emitting devices
Disclosed is a method for controlling a plurality of light-emitting devices. The method includes at least: inputting group information into a respective light-emitting device, the group information to be inputted corresponds to a seat in a venue, on which the respective light emitting device to be positioned; and selectively controlling illuminating or extinguishing of groups of light-emitting devices, in accordance with the group information, to present an image over the plurality of light-emitting devices positioned on seats in the venue of an event during a particular period of a group-performance presentation. |
| US10893596B2 |
Wireless controller for a lighting fixture
An illustrative wireless controller for a lighting fixture includes an actuator module, a control module, and optionally a sensor module. The control module includes a radio, an antenna, a user interface, and a controller. A control housing defines an enclosure for the control module and defines a male fitting for mounting the control housing to an opening defined through the light fixture housing. The actuator module includes an AC-to-DC converter, a power monitoring circuit, a load switching circuit, and a dimming control circuit. An actuator housing defines an enclosure for the actuator module and for mounting the actuator housing inside the fixture housing. The control module receives wireless lighting control signals, decodes the wireless lighting control signals, and controls the actuator module based on at least the decoded wireless lighting control signals, to control the electrical power supplied by a power converter to a lighting fixture lamp. |
| US10893594B2 |
Method of identifying light sources and a corresponding system and product
A lighting system including a set of lighting devices for lighting an environment that may be controlled by a method. The method may include receiving, from one or more image sensors (e.g. a RGB-D camera—W), an image signal including a sequence of images of the environment under different conditions of illumination and light reflection. The method may further include processing the image signal to provide a light source identification signal representative of light sources affecting the environment, and controlling the lighting devices as a function of the light source identification signal, and, possibly, of human occupancy and activity. |
| US10893593B2 |
Intelligent lighting control system temperature control apparatuses, systems, and methods
The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control system. The lighting control system detects a temperature reading from a temperature sensor of each light control module in a plurality of light control modules. Each light control module in the plurality of light control modules is configured to cause a transmission of a quantity of electrical energy to a lighting circuit of a light fixture electrically connected to the respective lighting control module. The lighting control system controls at least one of a heating and an air conditioning system to adjust heating or cooling based on the temperatures detected by the temperature sensor of the light control module. |
| US10893588B2 |
Method of operating a lighting device
A method of operating a lighting device with a light-emitting component, in which the light-emitting component includes a plurality of pixels configured to illuminate a plurality of zones in a field of view, the light-emitting component includes a processing device including characterization data of the light-emitting component, and the pixels of the light-emitting component are operated as a function of the characterization data, wherein to determine characterization data prior to intended operation of the lighting device an intensity and/or a color location of the emitted light of a pixel or of each pixel is measured as a function of an operating current. |
| US10893586B2 |
Light emitting diode light structures
A Light Emitting Diode (LED) light includes a bridge rectifier configured to be powered by an alternating current power source and to produce a rectified output. Control circuitry couples to the bridge rectifier and is configured to produce a shunt signal when the rectified output is less than a threshold voltage. A series connected Light Emitting Diode (LED) string includes a first group of LEDs and a second group of LEDs. A switch couples to a first side of the second group of LEDs and is controlled by the shunt signal to deactivate the second group of LEDs. The control circuitry may include a ratio metric series resistor string configured to sense a proportion of the rectified output and an inverter configured to generate the shunt signal based on the proportion of the rectified output. |
| US10893584B2 |
Systems and methods for voltage interfaces between legacy control systems and light sources
Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for voltage interfaces between legacy control systems and light sources. An example voltage interface may include a control loop including a first op-amp, an output loop including a second op-amp, and an optical isolator configured to electrically isolate the control loop from the output loop, the optical isolator being configured to receive an input signal from the control loop and transmit an output signal to the output loop. |
| US10893582B1 |
Biodegradable microwave susceptor
A biodegradable microwave susceptor and constructs incorporating the susceptor are disclosed for heating a food item in a microwave oven. The biodegradable microwave susceptor includes a patterned susceptor layer of metal on a biodegradable substrate. Selected areas of the susceptor layer may be demetallized to remove susceptor material. The susceptor may be incorporated into a construct for containing or supporting a food item to be heated. |
| US10893579B2 |
Method for operating an induction cooking hob and cooking hob using such method
A method for operating an induction cooking hob including a plurality of inductors in association with induction resonant inverters operating in load-dependent frequency ranges includes a simultaneous activation of inductors, in at least one phase of the control period, independently from their association to one or more overlying cooking utensils but only according to at least partial overlapping of associated operating frequency ranges. |
| US10893575B1 |
Modular wireless access point
In one embodiment, a wireless access point comprises a housing that defines a plurality of externally-facing apertures. The access point also comprises a radio module that is removably coupled to one of the externally-facing apertures of the housing and includes one or more antennas. The access point further comprises a motherboard module that is removably coupled to one of the externally-facing apertures of the housing and includes a motherboard that controls the one or more antennas of the radio module. The access point yet further comprises a power supply module that is removably coupled to one of the externally-facing apertures of the housing and supplies power to the motherboard and radio modules. |
| US10893570B2 |
Method and apparatus for pausing uplink transmission time interval
There is provided a method comprising causing transmission of a first uplink transmission from a first user device, the first uplink transmission having a transmission time interval comprising a plurality of subframes, receiving information from a base station, the information comprising an indication to pause transmission of the first uplink transmission for N subframes, pausing transmission of the first uplink transmission for N subframes and causing, after N subframes, continued transmission of the first uplink transmission. |
| US10893568B2 |
Location and context management in a RAN INACTIVE mode
A method at a network node of a radio access network (RAN) for managing a context of a user equipment (UE) operating in an inactive mode, the method comprising: receiving, from a second network node, a context retrieval request comprising a UE identifier and a first message, the first message being protected with a first cryptographic key; validating the first message using a stored cryptographic key associated with a UE context indicated by the UE identifier; and sending a context retrieval response message to the second network node containing a relocation indication of whether the UE context is to be relocated to the second network node. |
| US10893565B2 |
Method for reporting beam reception failure, user equipment, medium and system
A method for reporting a beam reception failure, a user equipment and a system, wherein the method includes: obtaining an identifier of a secondary cell where a beam reception fails; selecting another beam as a candidate beam in the secondary cell where the beam reception fails; and encapsulating the identifier of the secondary cell where the beam reception fails and an identifier of the candidate beam into a Media Access Control (MAC) control element, and transmitting the MAC control element out using resource of other cells, wherein the other cells comprise: a primary cell, a primary secondary cell, or other secondary cells where the beam reception fails. Therefore, the identifier of the secondary cell where the beam reception fails and its corresponding candidate beam could be transmitted without using the PRACH and the PUCCH. |
| US10893558B2 |
Method for processing received RLC PDUs for D2D communication system and device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for processing received RLC PDUs for D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first RLC (Radio Link Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit) for a RLC entity from a peer UE; establishing the RLC entity to process the first RLC PDU; setting a plurality of state variables for the RLC entity to a RLC sequence number (SN) of the first RLC PDU for the RLC entity; and processing the first RLC PDU using the plurality of state variables for the RLC entity set to the RLC SN of the first RLC PDU for the RLC entity. |
| US10893554B1 |
Method for indicating availability of same service on other radio access system
Methods are provided which indicate availability of the same service on a different access network. In these methods, the network controller generates an identifier for each of one or more services provided by a wireless local access network (WLAN). The identifier is associated with a particular service which is also provided by a private radio network. The network controller provides to an access point the identifier to be broadcast to one or more user devices of the WLAN to connect to the particular service via the private radio network. A mobility management entity receives a request from a user device to connect to the private network, where the request includes an identifier associated with a particular service provided to the user device in the WLAN and based on the identifier, the mobility management entity enables the particular service to be provided to the user device via the private radio network. |
| US10893553B2 |
Method for connecting with network at UE in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for communicating with a network at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of suspending a connection with the network; selecting one of a first connection procedure or a second connection procedure based on a cause value of a connection provided from a higher layer; and performing the selected connection procedure, wherein the cause value of the connection is determined according to a type of data to be transmitted. |
| US10893552B2 |
Projector having wireless LAN terminal function, method for wireless LAN connection of said projector, and projection system
The present invention provides a method for establishing a connection path by way of a wireless LAN path of a projector and a wireless LAN terminal even when the operating mode is switched. The method establishes a wireless LAN connection between a wireless LAN terminal and a projector that can operate as an access point apparatus or a client apparatus of a wireless LAN. The projector projects connection information that indicates SSID, the wireless LAN terminal receives the connection information as input by way of a provided input unit, and further, operates as an access point apparatus. The projector detects the wireless LAN terminal that is operating as an access point device by means of a site survey, and the projector then connects to the wireless LAN terminal as a client apparatus. |
| US10893550B2 |
Numerology dependent random access timing
Methods, systems, and devices for random access channel (RACH) timing in a wireless communication are described. A base station and a user equipment (UE) may perform a RACH procedure to establish a communication link between the base station the UE. The RACH timing associated with the RACH procedure may depend on the numerology used for the RACH procedure and may be conveyed by the base station to the UE in a control message or via system information. In some cases, the numerology may indicate the RACH timing, which may be used to determine a number of symbols or absolute time to be used for portions of the RACH procedure. |
| US10893545B2 |
Resource determining method, base station, and user equipment
This application discloses a resource determining method, a base station, and a user equipment. The method includes: determining a first narrowband resource available to an machine type communication (MTC) terminal according to user equipment (UE) information in a random access process and/or common information of a cell; and transmitting control information and/or data on the first narrowband resource. According to the solutions of this application, in a case where the MTC terminal cannot receive RRC signaling, the narrowband resource available to the MTC terminal can still be determined beforehand, and communication between the MTC terminal and a network-side device is implemented by using the narrowband resource. |
| US10893544B2 |
Beam refinement in two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure
A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium for beam refinement of a two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure are provided. In some implementations, the method may include receiving a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), a plurality of channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RSs) associated with each of the plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), and random access channel (RACH) configuration data from a gNB. The method may further include transmitting a first message of the two-step random access channel (RACH) procedure to the gNB, the first message including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a preamble associated with a selected channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) of the plurality of channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RSs) and the second portion includes data associated with the preamble, and the data transmitted using pre-configured or pre-allocated resources. |
| US10893537B2 |
Method for detecting downlink control information and apparatus therefor
A method is disclosed for detecting downlink control information. In particular, the method comprises: a step of detecting first downlink control information transmitted from a specific cell; a step of detecting second downlink control information included in a shortened downlink control channel, based on resource information about the shortened downlink control channel included in the first downlink control information, if the first downlink control information is detected; and a step of changing any one of a shortened downlink data channel, a shortened uplink data channel, and transmission/reception timings of ACK/NACK signals, which are set in advance based on the performance of the terminal, if the first downlink control information is not detected. |
| US10893534B2 |
Air interface resource allocation method and network device
The method for air interface resource allocation, including allocating a first air interface resource to a first service with a first latency sensitivity, allocating, to a second service with a second latency sensitivity that is greater than the first latency sensitivity, a second air interface resource on subcarriers of all frequency bands within a current transmission time interval (TTI); and preempting, for the second service, the first air interface resource allocated to the first service, wherein the second service has a higher priority for obtaining the first air interface resource than the first service. |
| US10893533B2 |
Methods of scheduling transmissions using timing limits and related wireless communication devices
According to some embodiments of inventive concepts, a method may be provided to operate a UE providing sidelink communications with other wireless devices. The method may include scheduling a first transmission from the UE, wherein the first transmission has a first priority. The method may also include scheduling a second transmission from the UE, wherein the second transmission has a second priority, wherein the first priority is greater than the second priority, and wherein the first and second transmissions are scheduled for transmission during a time interval. The method may further include transmitting the first transmission during the time interval, and responsive to determining a violation of a timing limit corresponding to scheduling the first and second transmissions during the time interval and responsive to the first priority being greater than the second priority, dropping transmitting the second transmission during the time interval. |
| US10893524B2 |
System and method for OFDMA resource management in WLAN
Embodiments are provided for implementing a control function in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) for allocation of resources to multiple stations (STAs) to enable Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communications. An embodiment method includes determining a plurality of transmission resources for OFDMA communications of a plurality of STAs in the WLAN. The determination includes allocating a plurality of subcarriers to the STAs. The method further includes signaling the determined transmission resources to the STAs. The signaling of the transmission resources is piggybacked on at least one of data and management frames, such as in a sub-header of a MAC frame, or is an explicit signaling, such as in one or more dedicated fields of a traffic specification information element. The transmission resources for OFDMA communications allow simultaneous transmissions of the STAs in the WLAN. |
| US10893518B2 |
Separate configuration of numerology-associated resources
A method and apparatus for separately configuring sets of frequency resources for a PDCCH and another physical channel are disclosed. According to the method, the first and second messages are configured separately to respectively indicate the sets of frequency resources with associated numerologies for the PDCCH and other physical channels. |
| US10893513B2 |
Data and multicast signals in a wireless device and wireless network
A base station and wireless device may communicate via a primary control channel group and secondary control channel group that comprises a control channel secondary cell and a first secondary cell. After deactivation of the control channel secondary cell for the wireless device, the first secondary cell may still be used to transmit multicast channel transport blocks while not transmitting shared channel transport blocks. |
| US10893511B2 |
Simultaneous data transmission between an access point and a plurality of stations
Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal and a processor configured to control an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The processor collects data to be transmitted to a plurality of terminals, generates an aggregate-MAC protocol data unit for transmitting data to the plurality of terminals at the same time, and transmits the aggregate-MAC protocol data unit to the plurality of terminals. |
| US10893505B2 |
Enhanced pager network
Example embodiments involve an enhanced paging system, executed through novel hardware components, to facilitate a client device to pass incoming messages off, through Wi-Fi or cellular data, to a central server. This central server handles a response request, and sends the message to a corresponding pager address found within a pager network, allowing a closed loop two-way communication handled through a graphical user interface which may be displayed at the client device. |
| US10893504B2 |
Paging method and apparatus
User equipment provides, to a network device, reference paging information generated according to a moving speed of the user equipment. The reference paging information is used by the network device to determine a paging area for sending a paging message. The network device receives the reference paging information generated by the user equipment according to the moving speed of the user equipment. The network device determines, according to the reference paging information, a paging area for sending a paging message to the user equipment. The network device sends, in the paging area, the paging message to the user equipment. The network device can determine the paging area according to the reference paging information, so that a paging resource waste in a paging process is reduced, relatively accurate paging is implemented, overheads of inter-network interfaces and air interfaces are greatly reduced, and system efficiency and stability are improved. |
| US10893503B2 |
User equipment, network node and radio communication method
A signalling message including paging related information indicative of whether an user equipment (10, 19) is pageable or indicative of whether the UE (10, 19) will be paged is transmitted. The UE (10, 19) does not listen on a paging channel if the pageability information indicates that the UE (10, 19) is unpageable. |
| US10893502B2 |
Range-finding and object-positioning systems and methods using same
A range-finding and/or object-positioning system comprises one or more target devices; one or more reference devices communicating with said one or more target devices via one or more wireless signal sets, each wireless signal set comprising at least a first-speed signal having a first transmission speed and a second-speed signal having a second transmission speed, and the first transmission speed being higher than the second transmission speed; and at least one processing unit performing actions for determining at least one distance between one target device and one reference device based on the time difference between the receiving time of the first-speed signal and the receiving time of the second-speed signal of the wireless signal set communicated between said reference and target devices. |
| US10893499B2 |
Methods and systems for a ranging protocol
Disclosed are methods, systems and devices for obtaining a measurement of a range between two devices. For example, wireless stations may obtain a measurement of range between the wireless stations based, at least in part, on an exchange messages such as fine timing measurement (FTM) messages. In a particular implementation, FTM messages may be received at a transceiver device in a burst of FTM messages from a responding wireless station. An acknowledgement messages may be transmitted to the responding wireless station immediately in response to receipt of the FTM message. |
| US10893495B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing timing synchronization
A method, apparatus, receiver and system provide timing synchronization during data transmission over a channel. In the context of a method, the method receives, for individual ones of a plurality of sequences of samples generated by a channel in response to transmission of corresponding frames that are comprised of a plurality of symbols including a preamble and one or more data symbols: (i) a probability vector and (ii) an indication of the sample of the respective sequence that corresponds to the particular symbol of the corresponding frame. The method determines one or more updated parameters of a frame detector of a receiver that receives the sequence of samples from the channel. The method determines one or more updated parameters of a preamble generator of a transmitter that provides the preamble for transmission over the channel. |
| US10893493B2 |
Radio communication using a time division duplex structure
In a radio communications network using a TDD structure to communicate with UE terminals, a radio network node applies such a TDD structure that at least one guard period is included in each slot between a downlink transmission period containing at least one downlink symbol and an uplink reception period containing at least one uplink symbol. Each guard period represents an interval during which the radio network node does not transmit any data. The radio network node allocates the guard periods dynamically by checking whether at synchronization degradation criterion is fulfilled; and if at least one of the at least one synchronization degradation criterion is fulfilled, the radio network node increases the guard period to have an extended duration relative to a previous duration. |
| US10893491B2 |
Systems and methods to derive configured output power with different TTI
According to certain embodiments, a method by a wireless device is provided for determining a maximum output power. The method includes obtaining, by the wireless device, a first time resource for transmitting a first signal in βa first cell on a first carrier and a second time resource for transmitting a second signal in a second cell on a second carrier. Based on the first time resource and the second time resource, the maximum output power is 10 determined. The first signal and the second signal are transmitted based on the determined maximum output power. |
| US10893490B2 |
Configurable codebook for advanced CSI feedback overhead reduction
Network nodes, wireless devices and methods of reducing signaling overhead are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes transmitting to the wireless device at least one power threshold parameter to be used by the wireless device to determine a number of beams to be included in a multi-beam precoder codebook and transmitting to the wireless device a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) to be used by the wireless device to determine to use one of a single beam precoder and a multiple beam precoder. |
| US10893486B2 |
Power headroom report for a wireless device and a base station
A wireless device receives message(s) comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells for communication with a base station. The message(s) comprise a first information element (IE) indicating a new extended power headroom report is configured. The first IE is configured as setup when: a secondary cell is configured with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a second IE indicates that a power headroom report is configured as setup. The wireless device transmits a media-access-control (MAC) packet comprising one or more power headroom reports. |
| US10893484B2 |
Communication device, information processing device, control method, and program
A communication device includes transmitting means for transmitting a signal in one or more frequency bands of a frequency channel including a plurality of frequency bands, identifying means for identifying occupancy of the plurality of frequency bands, and control means for controlling transmission power for transmitting the signal from the transmitting means, on the basis of an identification result obtained by the identifying means. |
| US10893482B2 |
Selection of mode and data range in device-to-device close field communication
Wireless stations may operate to configure direct communication with neighboring wireless stations (direct communication between wireless stations without an intermediate access point). Mechanisms for near-field device-to-device communications are disclosed. A wireless station may be configured to determine a minimum power level for a near-field device-to-device datapath. The wireless device may determine an average channel interference for a first discovery channel and compare the average channel interference to a first threshold. If the average channel interference is less than the first threshold, the wireless device may select a first transmission mode associated with a first power level and determine a maximum data rate for the first transmission mode. If the maximum data rate at least meets a quality of service requirements for a device-to-device transmission with a neighboring wireless device, the wireless device may perform device-to-device transmissions with the neighboring wireless device using the first transmission mode. |
| US10893477B2 |
Same-channel interference detection and early receiver powerdown for OFDM signal processor
A power saving receiver has a controller which is operative to remove power from the receiver when a threshold is exceeded during reception of a packet. The threshold level is formed by comparison of any of: signal energy of unoccupied subcarriers less the signal energy in occupied subcarriers; signal energy in a first range of occupied subcarriers compared to signal energy in a different range of occupied subcarriers; error vector magnitude from a first set of subcarriers to a second set of subcarriers in a different spectral region of the channel; cyclic prefix cross-correlation, or common phase error increase. |
| US10893476B2 |
Information processing device, and information processing method using multiple multiplexing methods
An information processing device includes a control unit. A first device that transmits data to the information processing device has a multiplexing function for multiplexing and transmitting data from a plurality of devices including the first device to the information processing device. The control unit provided in the information processing device performs control to tell the first device having the multiplexing function a multiplexing method for notification information and presence of data addressed to the first device. The notification information indicates that the first device has shifted from a functional suspension state to a data receivable state. The information processing device can reduce power consumption. |
| US10893474B2 |
Communications method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and provide a communications method and apparatus, which can solve a problem in the prior art that, in order to save power, when a mobility management entity (MME) delays delivering a paging message or a UE uses a long discontinuous reception (DRX) period, an exception may occur in a serving gateway (SGW). The method includes: acquiring, by an MME, information of a UE (S101); determining, by the MME according to the information, whether the UE satisfies a first preset condition (S102); if the UE satisfies the first preset condition, generating, by the MME, a first indication, where the first indication is used for instructing an SGW to retain first data or discard first data, and the first data is downlink data of the UE (S103); and sending, by the MME, the first indication to the SGW. |
| US10893469B2 |
Network access of a wireless device
There is provided mechanisms for network access of a wireless device to a communications network. A method is performed by the wireless device. The method comprises initiating network access using a first radio access technology to the communications network. The method comprises preparing for receiving at least a response to the network access from a network node in the communications network using at least a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology. |
| US10893465B2 |
Device and method of receiving system information
A communication device comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise receiving a master information block (MIB) indicating that an access for enhanced coverage is supported from a cell; and starting acquiring at least one system information block (SIB) for enhanced coverage. |
| US10893460B1 |
Method and apparatus to limit wireless connectivity roaming of multi-function devices
A method for limiting wireless connectivity roaming of a multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor and includes failing to re-authenticate on a current access point of a wireless network, accessing a list of access points within a user defined boundary, selecting an access point in the list of access points based on a parameter of the access point, and establishing a wireless communication path with the access point. |
| US10893454B2 |
Method and system for providing a distance-based schedule for monitoring one or more properties of an asset using a plurality of mobile sensor nodes in a wireless sensor network
The invention provides a method and system for monitoring one or more properties of an asset using a plurality of mobile sensor nodes. The method generates a distance-based schedule for the plurality of mobile sensor nodes for monitoring the one or more properties of the asset. The method, then, monitors a location of a first mobile sensor node in the asset. The data collection operation is then initiated at the first mobile sensor node based on the location of the first mobile sensor node in accordance with the distance-based schedule. The data collection operation of the first mobile sensor node is then managed based on the distance-based schedule and an energy status of the first mobile sensor node. Finally, the data pertaining to the one or more properties of the asset is collected from the plurality of mobile sensor nodes. |
| US10893453B2 |
Methods and apparatus for mitigating co-existence issues in communication systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One method may include a wireless communications device determining an inter-modulation distortion value between simultaneous communications on a first configuration of a first radio access network and a second configuration of a second radio access network, and dynamically switching between a non-standalone mode and a standalone mode of operation, based on the inter-modulation distortion value and a quality of service requirement for the standalone mode. The wireless communications device may also provide for time division multiplexing communications on a first RAT and a second RAT wherein only the first or second RAT is active during a period of time, and wherein the first RAT is an anchor for the second RAT. |
| US10893451B2 |
UE communication handover between light fidelity access points in a communication system
A method by a coordination node is provided for controlling communications between Li-Fi APs and UEs. The method includes receiving peer connectivity reports from Li-Fi APs which identify Li-Fi APs having at least partially overlapping coverage areas, and developing a handover pathway data structure, based on the peer connectivity reports, that identifies Li-Fi APs that can receive communication handover from other identified Li-Fi APs. The method further includes determining an identifier of a first Li-Fi AP providing Li-Fi communication service for a UE, and accessing the handover pathway data structure using the identifier of the first Li-Fi AP to determine an identifier of a second Li-Fi AP to which handover from the first Li-Fi AP can be performed. The method then initiates handover of the Li-Fi communication service for the UE from the first Li-Fi AP to the second Li-Fi AP. |
| US10893450B2 |
Method for data transmission during cross-cell handover
Disclosed in the present invention is a method for realizing continued transmission of user data during cross-cell handover of a user station. The method comprises: constructing a continuation guide table in an AP of a wireless network cell; when cross-cell handover of a user station occurs, configuring the continuation guide table in the AP; and when handover occurs, forwarding data being transmitted by the user station according to the continuation guide table. Further disclosed in the present invention is an AP of a wireless network cell. The AP is realized by constructing a continuation guide table in an existing AP. According to the present invention, uninterrupted transmission of data streams being transmitted when a user crosses a wireless network cell can be realized, thereby improving the user experience when the user surfs the internet using a wireless network. |
| US10893449B2 |
Telecommunications system, terminal device, infrastructure equipment and methods
A wireless telecommunications system including a terminal device; first infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a first radio access technology (RAT) and second infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a second RAT. During a handover procedure for handover from the first infrastructure equipment as a source master infrastructure equipment to a third infrastructure equipment as a target master infrastructure equipment, the second infrastructure equipment is operable to communicate with the third infrastructure equipment using an interface associated with the second RAT so as to allow information necessary for completing the handover to be exchanged between the first infrastructure equipment and the third infrastructure equipment via the second infrastructure equipment. |
| US10893446B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting QoS flow to DRB mapping rule
Provided are a method in which a source base station (BS) transmits a Quality of Service (QoS) flow-to-data radio bearer (DRB) mapping rule to a target BS in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting the same. The method may include: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a measurement result of a target cell; determining the handover of the UE to the target BS on the basis of the measurement result; and transmitting, to the target BS, a handover request message including a QoS flow-to-DRB mapping rule of the source BS. |
| US10893434B2 |
UE session management QoS capability negotiation and QoS control realization
In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes forming, by a user equipment, a session establishment message including an indication of at least one session management capability supported by the user equipment; sending, by the user equipment, the session establishment message including the indication towards a session management function; and receiving, by the user equipment and from the session management function, a response indicative of whether the session management function and/or a corresponding network supports the at least one session management capability to enable the user equipment to operate in accordance with the at least one session management capability. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. |
| US10893433B2 |
Wireless vehicular communications involving retransmission of messages
Embodiments are directed to methods and apparatuses for wireless vehicular communications involving retransmission of messages. A method for communicating by vehicular communications circuitry of a device includes, in a wireless communications network in which a message is broadcasted by vehicular communications circuitry of a device for asynchronous receptions by other circuitry in one or more devices configured to wirelessly communicate according to a communications protocol, monitoring a channel busy ratio associated with channels in a designated range of frequency pertaining to the wireless communications network. The method further includes assessing whether to retransmit the message as a function of the channel busy ratio, and in response to the channel busy ratio being outside a threshold, retransmitting the message according to the communications protocol. |
| US10893432B2 |
Communication method, cellular base station and wireless LAN termination node
A communication method, comprises: sending, by a cellular base station configured to constitute an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN), a plurality of pieces of wireless LAN identification information managed by the cellular base station, to a wireless LAN termination node configured to manage a wireless LAN access point; and receiving, by the wireless LAN termination node, the plurality of pieces of wireless LAN identification information from the cellular base station. The plurality of pieces of wireless LAN identification information are sent via an interface formed between the cellular base station and the wireless LAN termination node. |
| US10893425B2 |
Dynamic reconfiguration of virtualized network function network connectivity
A method, node, and VNF for maintaining a connection-oriented transport protocol association for carrying control plane traffic between a VNF including a first VM having a first external CP, and a remote node. The method includes upon configuration of a second VM, the second VM including a second external CP different from the first external CP of the first VM, notifying the first VM of a presence of the second VM, the notification including the second external CP of the second VM, instructing the remote node to add the second external CP of the second VM to the connection-oriented transport protocol association, and instructing the remote node to send control plane traffic to the second external CP of the second VM. |
| US10893408B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving profile in communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to an intelligent service (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related service, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT related technology. An embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a method for transmitting and receiving a profile by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of: downloading the profile from a server that manages a profile for providing a communication service, and installing the same in an internal universal integrated circuit card (UICC); and deleting the profile from the UICC when a request event related to deletion of the profile is detected. |
| US10893406B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling remote profile management exception
The disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a beyond-4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure is applicable to intelligent services based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety-related services). A method of a terminal includes receiving a request related to a first function from a profile server; identifying if the first function can be executed; identifying if it is possible to switch to a second function if the first function cannot be executed; and handling the request based on the second function if it is possible to switch to the second function. A terminal includes a transceiver and at least one processor. The at least one processor receives a remote management command from a profile server, determines if the remote management command can be handled, performs the received remote management command, switches the remote management command to a local management command if necessary according to the result of performing the remote management command, and controls the transceiver so as to transmit the result of performing the remote management command or the local management command to the profile server. |
| US10893403B2 |
Deployment of proximity beacon drives
A technique for deploying proximity beacons involves coupling proximity beacon transmitters and/or hubs to an enterprise network device. The coupling can be by way of physically connecting communication interfaces of the network device and the proximity beacon transmitter or hub. In some implementations, the communication interface can be implemented as a USB interface. In some implementations, the communication interface can be embedded within the network device, such that the communication interface can provide the physical connection in the form of an embedded or internal connection. |
| US10893402B2 |
Situational awareness systems and methods
Systems and methods for implementing a situation- and industry-agnostic situational awareness platform, which provide a suite of data services to client applications. The platform uses geographical and/or geo-temporal data associated with various endpoint devices in combination with real-time inputs from sensors and other connected devices, such as legacy systems or data sources, to identify urgent and emergent events and determine the appropriate endpoint devices to notify, and the content of notification, based on user-defined roles of users associated with each device as compared to the nature of the event, according to user-defined rules. The platform thus provides a common operational picture of a session of devices and integrates multiple point solutions into a single platform for decision support. |
| US10893396B2 |
Band usage information generating and reporting method, charging method, eNodeB, and MME
The present disclosure provides a band usage information generating and reporting method, a charging method, an eNB, a CN, a MME and a UE. The eNB and the UE can generate band usage information for charging, and report the band usage information to the CN, wherein the band usage information involves band usage of at least a first band and a second band, and traffic is assigned to respective bands by the eNB. The Counting entity at the eNB or UE can count the data volume of each band or ratio of data volume via different bands as the band usage information based on the scheduling information of the data. The Charging system located in the CN can process the charging and generate a bill according to the reported band usage information. |
| US10893394B2 |
Devices and methods arranged to support user communication device grouping in a communication network
The present disclosure relates to user communication devices and communication network devices, both arranged to support grouping of user communication devices in a communication network. One example user communication device determines a neighbor user communication device set comprising the user communication device and neighbor user communication devices, and determines, by communicating with the neighbor user communication devices of the neighbor user communication device set via D2D communication, a user communication device group that the user communication device joins. The communication network device receives information on a plurality of user communication device groups, determined by user communication devices in the communication network, and executes clustering on the plurality of user communication device groups. |
| US10893389B1 |
Infrastructure re-purposed RSS signature in mobile device localization
A method and system of infrastructure re-purposed RSS signatures for mobile device indoor navigation and positioning. The method comprises determining a common spatial region in accordance with a first spatial region partially superimposed upon an at least a second spatial region, the first and at least a second spatial regions associated with a first and an at least a second wireless communication received signal strength (RSS) signatures respectively; and generating, based at least in part on the first and at least a second RSS signatures, a re-purposed RSS signature associated with the common spatial region. |
| US10893387B2 |
Location-based content delivery to vehicles
Methods, systems, apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for location-based content delivery to vehicles using LiFi is disclosed. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that includes operations of obtaining, by a LiFi transceiver unit, a vehicle identifier that identifies a vehicle, providing, by the LiFi transceiver unit and to a server, the vehicle identifier using an internet protocol network, wherein the server is configured to determine a location of the vehicle based on the vehicle identifier and an identity of the LiFi transceiver unit that provided the vehicle identifier, receiving, by the LiFi transceiver unit and from the server, the location of the vehicle and location-based content, encoding, by the LiFi transceiver unit, the location-based content into multiple light signals, and providing, by the LiFi transceiver unit, the encoded location-based content to the vehicle using the location of the vehicle. |
| US10893386B2 |
Mobile terminal position detecting device
A reception strength detection unit is connected to reception antennas located in a vehicle compartment and detects a reception strength of a radio wave from a mobile terminal for each of the reception antennas. A reception determination unit is connected to an auxiliary antenna located at a predetermined position that is a blind spot of the reception antenna and determines whether the radio waves has been received by the auxiliary antenna. When the radio wave has not been received by the auxiliary antenna, an existence position calculation unit calculates an existence position of the mobile terminal based on the reception strength detected by the multiple reception antennas. When the radio wave is received by the auxiliary antenna, the existence position determination unit determines the predetermined position at which the auxiliary antenna receiving the radio wave is located as the existence position of the mobile terminal. |
| US10893384B2 |
Methods and systems for managing historical geolocation data for a plurality of mobile devices
An exemplary geolocation data management system identifies a passive monitoring pattern for tracking a geolocation of a mobile device and tracks the geolocation of the mobile device as the mobile device traverses a path during a time period. The system tracks the geolocation by determining geolocations in accordance with the identified passive monitoring pattern and by generating corresponding geolocation records for the mobile device. Based on a contiguous subset of these geolocation records, the system determines that the mobile device dwelled at a particular geolocation for a time interval and generates a dwell record for the mobile device. The system further presents, by way of a user interface, a map indicating the path traversed by the mobile device during the time period. The map shows a geolocation record and the dwell record to be visually differentiable from one another. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. |
| US10893381B2 |
Determining location system signal quality
Among other things, we describe a method that includes, on an electronic device, determining that a current quality metric of signals received by a location system of the electronic device does not meet a threshold quality metric, and based on the determination, selecting a recommendation for changing a position of the device in a manner that would alter the current quality metric. This aspect can also include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products stored on a storage device. |
| US10893377B2 |
Determining a position estimate of a mobile device based on layout information
A method is disclosed that is performed by a mobile device and that includes receiving at least one radio signal when scanning for observable radio signals at an observation position of the mobile device; determining or causing determining a venue associated with an identifier contained in or represented by the at least one radio signal at least partially based on a plurality of venue information items; and determining or causing determining a position estimate of the observation position at least partially based on layout information representing a layout of the venue associated with the identifier. A corresponding apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are also disclosed. |
| US10893372B2 |
Method and device for applying dynamic range compression to a higher order ambisonics signal
A method for performing DRC on a HOA signal comprises transforming the HOA signal to the spatial domain, analyzing the transformed HOA signal, and obtaining, from results of said analyzing, gain factors that are usable for dynamic compression. The gain factors can be transmitted together with the HOA signal. When applying the DRC, the HOA signal is transformed to the spatial domain, the gain factors are extracted and multiplied with the transformed HOA signal in the spatial domain, wherein a gain compensated transformed HOA signal is obtained. The gain compensated transformed HOA signal is transformed back into the HOA domain, wherein a gain compensated HOA signal is obtained. The DRC may be applied in the QMF-filter bank domain. |
| US10893366B1 |
Audio device with dynamic microphone and speaker
An audio device includes a casing, a handle frame downwardly extended from a bottom side of the casing, a speaker assembly and a PCB board are received in the casing, and a microphone supported on the casing in a dynamic manner for preventing a vibration of the casing directly transmitted to the microphone. The microphone and the speaker assembly are electrically connected to the PCB board, such that the speaker assembly is adapted for instantly play back a sound signal collected by the microphone. The audio device of the present invention has an advantages of high impedance, good sound quality, and strong omni-directional ability, such that the electro-acoustic conversion effect and overall performance of the audio device is enhanced. At the same time, the audio device has a built-in speaker to instantly play back the sound collected by the microphone so as to fulfill different applications. |
| US10893363B2 |
Self-equalizing loudspeaker system
An impulse response is computed between i) an audio signal that is being output as sound by a loudspeaker that is integrated in a loudspeaker enclosure, and ii) a microphone signal from a microphone that is recording the output by the loudspeaker and that is also integrated in the loudspeaker enclosure. A reverberation spectrum is extracted from the impulse response. Sound power spectrum at the listening distance is computed, based on the reverberation spectrum, and an equalization filter is determined based on i) the estimated sound power spectrum and ii) a desired frequency response at the listening distance. Other aspects are also described and claimed. |
| US10893361B2 |
Low frequency sound field in a listening environment
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for homogenizing a low frequency listening experience for users in a plurality of locations, such as a plurality of seat positions in a vehicle. An example audio system includes a plurality of woofers configured to output low frequency sound into a listening environment to yield a homogeneous low frequency sound field. Homogeneity of the low frequency sound field in this case is for example spectrally uniform throughout an extended listening space. |
| US10893359B1 |
Speaker excursion prediction and protection
Systems and devices configured by an algorithm to prevent or limit a speaker over-excursion are disclosed. The disclosed algorithm is computationally efficient because it exploits a relationship between an audio signal and a speaker's excursion that exists at low-frequencies, below a self-resonance of a speaker. The disclosed algorithm combines the low-frequency excursion protection with a high-frequency, transient excursion protection. The combined approach allows the transient excursion protection to use a shorter delay than otherwise possible. The shorter delay allows for a compressor to apply attenuation to a transient audio signal before a momentum of the speaker, caused by the transient audio signal, grows too large to be controlled. |
| US10893358B2 |
Gain adjustment device, remote conversation device, and gain adjustment method
A gain adjustment method includes using a sensor to measure a physical quantity that varies according to a distance, and adjusting a level of an audio signal obtained by a microphone according to a measurement result of the sensor. |
| US10893353B2 |
Earpiece with GPS receiver
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece, a speaker operatively connected to the processor, a microphone operatively connected the processor, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed within the earpiece. A system may include a first earpiece having a connector with earpiece charging contacts, a charging case for the first earpiece, the charging case having contacts for connecting with the earpiece charging contacts, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed within the charging case. |
| US10893350B2 |
Thermal wind shield and associated methods
A virtual reality apparatus comprising: at least one heat-generating virtual reality electronic component; a housing configured to contain the at least one heat-generating virtual reality electronic component; a microphone having an audio input positioned at a surface of the housing; and a plurality of elongated heat-conducting elements configured to conduct heat generated by the at least one heat-generating virtual reality electronic component from the inside of the housing to the outside of the housing, wherein the plurality of elongated heat-conducting elements protrude from the surface of the housing in proximity to the audio input of the microphone to disturb the flow of air at the surface and reduce the amount of wind noise detected by the microphone. |
| US10893349B2 |
Wireless microphone comprising a plurality of antennas
One embodiment provides a wireless microphone comprising a microphone body a plurality of antennas positioned at different locations of the microphone body. Each of the plurality of antennas is configured to wirelessly transmit data. The wireless microphone further comprises a sensor configured to detect an object within proximity of an antenna of the plurality of antennas that obstructs the antenna, and a controller configured to switch antenna operation of the wireless microphone from the antenna to another antenna of the plurality of antennas in response to the object detected. |
| US10893345B2 |
Compact speaker system with controlled directivity
A speaker system is disclosed with user-selectable output modes including controlled directivity output modes (e.g. selectable monopole, dipole, or cardioid radiation patterns), that may be implemented with adjustable electronic delay of out-of-phase driver elements, and that provides for both even-orderharmonic distortion reduction and driver force cancellation in a compact assembly suitable for home or studio use. |
| US10893344B2 |
Speaker panel
The present application provides a method of manufacturing a resonant panel (200) of a flat panel loudspeaker. The method comprises: pressing a resonant panel blank between a first pressing surface (302) and a second pressing surface of a press, whereby to form the resonant panel (200) of the flat panel loudspeaker. The second pressing surface substantially opposes the first pressing surface (302). The first pressing surface (302) comprises at least one tool relief region (306, 312, 314, 316, 318), whereby to form at least one corresponding respective panel relief region (206, 212, 214, 216, 218) in a surface of the resonant panel (200). |
| US10893343B2 |
Node for an optical network
An optical network including an input to receive from an optical network light comprising plural wavelength components. An optical wavelength selective filter, optically connected to the input, extracts a first wavelength component of the plural wavelength components from the light, thereby providing a first optical signal including the first wavelength component and a second optical signal including a remainder of the plural wavelength components a light emitter to provide a modulated broadband optical signal. A first output, optically connected to the optical wavelength selective filter, receives a first portion of the second optical signal for transmission to a light detector and a second output, optically connected to optical wavelength selective filter, receives a second portion of the second optical signal for transmission to the optical network. |
| US10893341B2 |
Data transmission device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and data reception device
According to one embodiment, a data transmission device, includes: a wireless transmitting circuitry transmitting a wireless signal; measurement circuitry measuring a state of a measurement target at a first sampling rate and acquiring a first measurement value of the state of the measurement target; and controlling circuitry determining whether the first measurement value satisfies a first condition based on a first threshold value. The wireless transmitting circuitry transmits the plurality of first measurement values acquired before the first condition is satisfied when the first condition is satisfied. The measurement circuitry switches the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate higher than the first sampling rate when the first condition is satisfied, measures a state of the measurement target at the second sampling rate, and acquires a second measurement value of the state of the measurement target. The wireless transmitting circuitry transmits the second measurement value. |
| US10893339B2 |
Platform to provide supplemental media content based on content of a media stream and a user accessing the media stream
A device detects that a user device is accessing a media stream that enables the user device to display, via a user interface, media content associated with a subject. The device receives a search query associated with the user device and the media stream, and determines, based on the search query, that a user associated with the user device has a threshold level of interest in a feature of the subject. The device receives feature information associated with the feature based on determining that the user has the threshold level of interest, and receives feature content data that is associated with feature content that includes the feature information. The device causes the feature content to be embedded into the media stream to cause the user device to display the feature content in relation to the feature when the feature is displayed in the media content via the user interface. |
| US10893338B1 |
Method for unified ad delivery to consumer devices within service provider networks
A method for ad delivery placements to consumer devices within managed service provider networks comprising the following steps is provided. providing Real-time, targeted video advertisements delivery to at least one consumer device is provided across multiple content delivery services accessible to viewers. A unified system capable of simultaneous targeting and delivery of a video advertisement is supported across multiple content delivery platforms to one more consumer devices. Delivery of the targeted video advertisements is supported to managed service provider devices. Efficient IP delivery of video advertisements is supported to service provider managed networks of consumer devices. Real-time targeted advertisements to all IP connected devices and managed consumer devices are supported based on targeting criteria. |
| US10893337B2 |
Advanced wireless IPTV smart television
A wireless IPTV SMART TV is provided with plurality of wireless modem modules configured to receive a plurality of wireless broadband connection signals synchronized from a plurality of cellular data networks, to process the plurality of wireless broadband connection signals, identify a set of data corresponding to a strongest wireless broadband connection signal strength, and convert said data into IPTV signals based on said IPTV provider access. |
| US10893335B2 |
Method and device for previewing video playback progress
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for previewing video playback progress, the method includes: detecting user's adjusting of progress position to a target video, and acquiring an adjusted progress section; matching corresponding frame position range according to the progress section; searching a frame difference value corresponding to each of the video frames contained in the frame position range from a pre-established database, and selecting a pre-configured number of frame difference values which are relatively higher from the frame difference values, displaying the multiple video frames corresponding to the pre-configured number of frame difference values searched to user in a preview form. The present disclosure solves the problem of that in existing technology it is unable to rapidly locate to the interesting video content when watching the network video. |
| US10893334B2 |
Video-on-demand content delivery method for providing video-on-demand services to TV service subscribers
A video-on-demand (VOD) content delivery system has a VOD Application Server which manages a database of templates for presentation of video content elements of different selected types categorized in hierarchical order. A web-based Content Management System receives content uploaded online in file formats with metadata for title and topical area, and automatically converts it into video data format compatible with the VOD content delivery system indexed by title and topical area. A User Interface for the system delivers listings data to the viewer's TV indexed by title and topical area specified by the uploaded metadata. |
| US10893333B2 |
Video playing method, device and storage
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a video playing method performed at a client. The method includes: sending, by the client, first indication information to a server, the first indication information being used to instruct to play, in video mode, a first target video to be live broadcast, and instruct to play, in text mode, a second target video to be live broadcast; receiving, by the client, first live-broadcast data sent by the server, the first live-broadcast data including video data of the first target video and text data of the second target video; and simultaneously playing, by the client, the video data of the first target video and the text data of the second target video on a second live-broadcast page. The embodiments of the present disclosure resolve a problem in the related technology that a function of playing live-broadcast videos on a same live-broadcast page is monotonous. |
| US10893332B2 |
User-initiated transitioning between media content versions
Example embodiments facilitate user-initiated transitioning between versions of media content. In an example embodiment, a content access device receives a first version of a plurality of versions of a media content item via a communication network from a media content source, and causes presentation of the first version via a display device. During the receiving of the first version, the media content device receives a first request for a second version of the media content item. In response to the first request, the content access device transmits a second request to the media content source to begin receiving the second version. After the transmitting of the second request, the content access device receives the second version for display beginning at a point in the second version related to a point in the first version last received from the media content source. |
| US10893329B1 |
Dynamic occlusion of livestreaming
In an approach for dynamic occlusion of a live streaming video, a processor receives and processes a live streaming video. A processor determines whether any restricted content is in the live streaming video based on a set of user rules. A processor, in response to determining one or more restricted content being in the live streaming video, applies an occlusion to the one or more restricted content in the live streaming video. A processor broadcasts the live streaming video with the occlusion. |
| US10893328B2 |
Systems and methods for preventing corruption of user viewing profiles
Systems and methods are described to address shortcomings in conventional media systems via a novel technique to prevent corruption of a user's viewing profile. In some aspects, a user of an interactive media guidance application may select a media asset for viewing on a user device. The interactive media guidance application may receive a user viewing profile for the user from a remote server. If the media asset is determined to not be consistent with the user viewing profile, the interactive media guidance application may retrieve another user viewing profile for another user of the user device. If the media asset is determined to be consistent with the other user viewing profile, the interactive media guidance application may update the other user viewing profile based on the media asset. |
| US10893325B2 |
Display device and control method therefor
A display device is provided. The display device according to an embodiment includes a display, a sensor configured to detect a distance between a user and the display device, a sub-processor configured to receive a detection signal from the sensor based on the user existing in a first area among a plurality of areas divided according to a distance from the display device, and a processor configured to, based on the sub-processor receiving the detection signal from the sensor in a state where the sensor and the sub-processor are activated, be activated by the sub-processor and update a content, and based on the user being determined to exist in a second area among the plurality of areas on a basis of a distance between the user and the display device, activate the display in an inactivation state and display the updated content through the activated display. |
| US10893324B2 |
Viewing data transfer using barcode or QR code and signal capture device
A television broadcast receiver is provided, for example a set-top box or television set for terrestrial, cable and/or satellite broadcasts, comprising a memory for storing channel view data encoding channel view events and a processor. The processor stores channel view data in the memory and generates a signal encoding the channel view data. The signal is an audio and/or video signal. The processor then causes the signal to be presented to a viewer. Further provided is a method of receiving information about channel view events from a broadcast receiver. A signal encoding channel view data is received. The signal is a still image or video signal and/or an audio signal and the channel view data encodes channel view events. The signal is decoded to obtain the channel view data and the channel view data is decoded to obtain information about channel view events. |
| US10893319B2 |
Systems and methods for resuming a media asset
Systems and methods address shortcomings in conventional systems by resuming a media asset from a logical point. In some aspects, the systems and methods receive a first input from a user to pause a media asset at a first position and determine that the first position in the media asset corresponds to a middle of a sentence. The systems and methods further determine a second position in the media asset corresponding to a start of the sentence. Thereafter, the systems and methods receive a second input from the user to resume the media asset, and resume the media asset from the second position corresponding to the start of the sentence. |
| US10893318B2 |
Aircraft entertainment systems with chatroom server
A vehicle chatroom server includes at least one network interface configured to communicate with passenger terminals, at least one processor connected to communicate through the at least one network interface, and at least one memory storing code that is executed by the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations include obtaining passenger information and characterizing potential passenger discussion interests based on the passenger information. The operations identify a grouping of passengers who satisfy a common interest rule based on the potential passenger discussion interests. The operations then communicate with passengers in the grouping through a computerized chatbot module providing natural-language text and/or computer synthesized speech that is provided to the passengers in the grouping to invite to a discussion-focused chatroom hosted by the chatroom server. Related methods and computer program products are disclosed. |
| US10893316B2 |
Image identification based interactive control system and method for smart television
An image recognition based interactive control system and method for a smart television. The system comprises: an image acquisition module for acquiring a card image; a gesture recognition module for recognizing a gesture of a user holding a card and outputting a gesture recognition result, wherein the gesture recognition result is channel switching, program selecting or content searching; a card recognition module for recognizing the content of the card image and outputting a card recognition result; and an interactive control module for performing a relevant interactive operation according to the gesture recognition result and the card recognition result. |
| US10893315B2 |
Content presentation system and content presentation method, and program
The present disclosure relates to a content presentation system, a content presentation method, and a program which are capable of optimizing and streamlining allocation of a plurality of transport media. A content delivery apparatus delivers content to a client that reproduces the content using a plurality of networks with different transport characteristics. A content providing apparatus provides the content delivery apparatus with a policy serving as a determination criterion when delivery of each of streams is distributed by the plurality of networks when the content constituted by a plurality of streams with different characteristics. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a content presentation system that provides content using MPEG DASH. |
| US10893314B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing provision of media programs directly from content providers
A method and apparatus for managing a subscription to a plurality of content providers and the irretrievably referring users to an interface of the content provider to directly consume media programs provided by the content providers is disclosed. The method irretrievably passes users to content providers so that the user can view media programs from those content providers using the content provider's application, while providing a central source for users to locate media programs available from a plurality of content providers and to subscribe for access to such media programs. This construct permits content providers to retain control over the user viewing experience and to encourage the user to view further media programs from the same content provider. |
| US10893313B2 |
Secure bridging of third-party digital rights management to local security
Encrypted content from a content provider is received at a central location of a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD). The content provider is distinct from the MVPD. The content is decrypted and processed in a virtual set-top application associated with a set-top of a customer of the MVPD. The set-top of the customer is located in a customer premises remote from the central location. The processed content is provided over a secure data link to a conditional-access encoder at the central location. The conditional-access encoder encrypts the processed content, which is then transmitted to the set-top of the customer. |
| US10893311B2 |
Method of controlling a synchronization server, and equipment for performing the method
A method of synchronization control in a synchronization gateway equipment is proposed. The method includes: receiving first metadata relating to a first audiovisual content, the metadata having an audiovisual content identifier, a first TV broadcast channel identifier, and time-and-date information; obtaining an identifier of a user interactivity element from the audiovisual content identifier; obtaining time-and-date information for presentation of a user interactivity element from the received time-and-date information; and transmitting, in synchronized manner with the time-and-date information for presentation of the interactivity element, a request for presentation of the user interactivity element corresponding to the identifier of the user interactivity element, the request including the identifier of the user interactivity element. |
| US10893305B2 |
Systems and methods for encoding and playing back video at different frame rates using enhancement layers
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of this invention provide for encoding and playing back video at different frame rates using enhancement layers. In a number of embodiments, video is encoded using temporal scalability involving the creation of a base layer at a first frame rate and an enhancement layer including additional frames enabling playback at a second higher frame rate. The second higher frame rate can also be referred to as an enhanced frame rate. In a number of embodiments, the base and enhancement layers are stored in one or more container files that contain metadata describing the enhancement layer. Based on the capabilities of a playback device, it can select the particular frame rate at which to playback encoded video. |
| US10893303B1 |
Streaming chunked media segments
A content streaming system and methodology for facilitating the management of content streaming. A content delivery service provides streaming content that is organized according to a set of encoded content chunks. An encoding component generates encoded chunk data for transmission to requestors. A content delivery management component can determine configuration information that indicates the size of the content chunks. The content delivery management component can then receive encoded data but will not replicate and propagate the received encoded data to distribution endpoints of the content delivery service until complete content chunks are ready for transmission. A video playback application processes the set of encoded content chunks to dynamically form a content segment for live video streaming. |
| US10893302B1 |
Adaptive livestream modification
A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computer device, original livestream video content from a livestreaming application on a first mobile device; receiving, by the computer device, a modification command from a second device located in a proximity of the first mobile device; modifying, by the computer device, the original livestream video content based on the modification command to create a modified livestream video content, the modified livestream video content being different from the original livestream video content; and transmitting, by the computer device, the modified livestream video content. |
| US10893295B2 |
Multi-view coding and decoding
A method and apparatus for decoding a current view belonging to a previously coded multi-view image. The method includes: determining, in a set of views belonging to the multi-view image or to another multi-view image, a pathway of views that are necessary for the decoding of the current view, the pathway comprising at least one as yet undecoded view; decoding the at least one view not yet decoded; and decoding the current view on the basis of a set of coded data representative of at least one difference between the current view and another view of the multi-view image or of another multi-view image, and of the at least one decoded view. |
| US10893294B2 |
Method and apparatus for low-complexity bi-directional intra prediction in video encoding and decoding
A method for video decoding is disclosed. A directional intra prediction mode is decoded (910) for a current block of a picture in a video, said directional intra prediction mode having a direction. Based on said directional intra prediction mode, a first predictor for a sample is accessed (7010), the sample being within said current block. Based on said directional intra prediction mode, a second predictor for said sample, is accessed (7020) said first and second predictors being on a line at least approximating said direction. A sample value of said sample is predicted (7030) by using said first and second predictors; and said sample of said current block is reconstructed (965) based on said predicted sample value. |
| US10893293B2 |
Image coding method, image decoding method, image coding apparatus, and image decoding apparatus
An image coding method includes: deriving a candidate for a motion vector predictor from a co-located motion vector; adding the candidate to a list; selecting the motion vector predictor from the list; and coding a current block and coding a current motion vector, wherein the deriving includes: deriving the candidate by a first derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of a current reference picture and a co-located reference picture is a long-term reference picture; and deriving the candidate by a second derivation scheme in the case of determining that each of the current reference picture and the co-located reference picture is a short-term reference picture. |
| US10893290B2 |
Apparatus for moving image coding, apparatus for moving image decoding, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An apparatus for moving image coding includes: a memory configured to store a reference panoramic image used for coding a coding-target panoramic image obtained by extending a panoramic image included in panoramic video photographed by an imaging device; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute a decision process that includes deciding a vector that represents an amount of shift of the coding-target panoramic image relative to the reference panoramic image, execute a correction process that includes generating a corrected coding-target panoramic image by correcting a position of each of a plurality of coding-target regions in the coding-target panoramic image in accordance with the vector that represents the amount of shift, and execute a coding process that includes coding an image of each of the plurality of coding-target regions in the corrected coding-target panoramic image by using the reference panoramic image. |
| US10893289B2 |
Affine motion prediction-based image decoding method and device using affine merge candidate list in image coding system
An image decoding method performed by means of a decoding device according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: configuring an affine merge candidate list with respect to a current block; deriving CPMVs with respect to CPs of the current block on the basis of the affine merge candidate list; deriving prediction samples with respect to the current block on the basis of the CPMVs; and generating a reconstructed picture with respect to the current block on the basis of the derived prediction samples, wherein the maximum number of inherited affine candidates is two, a first inherited affine candidate is derived on the basis of a left block group of the current block, and a second inherited affine candidate is derived on the basis of an upper block group of the current block. |
| US10893288B2 |
Decoders and methods thereof for managing pictures in video decoding process
The solution presented herein defines from which previously decoded picture to retrieve the values for calculating POC of the current picture regardless of how many temporal layers have been decoded. That is achieved by determining the POC of the current picture, to be used by the decoder, as a sum of a syntax element pic_order_cnt_lsb and most significant bits of the POC, PicOrderCntMsb, of the current picture, wherein the PicOrderCntMsb of the current picture is derived using at least a prevPicOrderCntMsb and a prevPicOrderCntLsb and the prevPicOrderCntMsb is set equal to the most significant bits of the POC of a previous reference picture in decoding order that has a layer identity equal to zero and prevPicOrderCntLsb is set equal to the value of the least significant bits of the POC of a previous reference picture in decoding order that has a layer identity equal to zero. |
| US10893287B2 |
Geospatial media recording system
A computer implemented geospatial media recording system which receives a global positioning signal from a global positioning system, a video stream from a video recorder and an audio stream from an audio recorder and encodes the global positioning system signal as global positioning data continuously embedded at intervals in the video stream or the audio stream at a frequency at the upper end or outside of the human audible range as a combined data stream which by operation of a geospatial media program can be concurrently displayed as a video in a first display area with a geospatial representation in second display area on a display surface with a plurality of coordinate location indicators located in the geospatial representation each at the coordinate location associated with the global positioning data embedded in the video. |
| US10893285B2 |
Device and method for coding video data based on one or more reference lines
A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. A block unit having a block size is determined from an image frame according to the bitstream. The number of one or more reference lines neighboring to the block unit is determined based on the block size. One of the one or more reference lines is selected based on the number of the one or more reference lines. The block unit is reconstructed based on the selected one of the one or more reference lines. |
| US10893284B2 |
Sub-pictures for pixel rate balancing on multi-core platforms
A method for decoding a compressed video bit stream in a video decoder to recover a video sequence, the video decoder including a plurality of decoder processing cores is provided. The method includes determining that a picture is encoded in the compressed bit stream as a pre-determined number of independently encoded sub-pictures, and dispatching a first encoded sub-picture of the pre-determined number of sub-pictures to a first decoder processing core of the plurality of decoder processing cores and a second encoded sub-picture of the pre-determined number of sub-pictures to a second decoder processing core of the plurality of decoder processing cores, wherein the first encoded sub-picture and the second encoded sub-picture are independently decoded in parallel on the respective first and second decoder processing cores. |
| US10893278B2 |
Video bitstream generation method and device for high-resolution video streaming
A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating a video bitstream for high-resolution video streaming. The present disclosure in some embodiments provides a method and apparatus for generating a video bitstream by encoding a video at a different bit rate for each of video areas, in order to efficiently transmit a large amount of high-resolution video contents. |
| US10893273B2 |
Data encoding and decoding
A data encoding method includes encoding an array of data values as data sets and escape codes for values not encoded by the data sets, an escape code including a prefix portion and a non-unary coded suffix portion having a length, in bits, dependent upon a value encoded by the prefix portion according to a relationship such that, for at least some values encoded by the prefix portion, the length of the non-unary coded suffix portion is greater than the length, in bits, of the prefix portion. |
| US10893272B2 |
Image block coding based on pixel-domain pre-processing operations on image block
Embedded Codec (EBC) circuitry for image block coding based on pixel-domain pre-processing operations on image block is provided. The EBC circuitry includes memory that stores a first image block and encoder circuitry that computes a first sum of absolute differences (SAD) from a first prediction block of row-wise residual values and a second SAD from a second prediction block of column-wise residual values in pixel-domain. The encoder circuitry selects a residual prediction type from a set of residual prediction types as an optimal residual prediction type and a set of quantization parameters as optimal quantization parameters for each of a first encoding mode and a second encoding mode. The encoder circuitry generates a set of bit-streams of encoded first image block in the first encoding mode and the second encoding mode, respectively, based on the selected residual prediction type and the selected set of quantization parameters. |
| US10893267B2 |
Method for processing image on basis of intra-prediction mode and apparatus therefor
The present invention provides an image processing method on the basis of an intra prediction mode and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode may comprise the steps of: inducing a prediction mode applied to an intra prediction of a current block; determining whether a bi-directional intra prediction using reference samples located at both boundaries of the current block with respect to a prediction direction of the prediction mode is applied to the current block; and generating a prediction sample by using a reference sample neighboring the current block on the basis of the prediction mode, wherein when the bi-directional intra prediction is applied, boundary filtering for the current block is skipped. |
| US10893254B2 |
Method for transmitting 360-degree video, method for receiving 360-degree video, apparatus for transmitting 360-degree video, and apparatus for receiving 360-degree video
A 360-degree video data processing method performed by a 360-degree video reception apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving 360-degree video data; deriving metadata and information on an encoded picture for a specific viewing position in specific viewing space based on the 360-degree video data; decoding the encoded picture based on the information on the encoded picture; and rendering the decoded picture based on the metadata, wherein the metadata includes viewing space information, and wherein the viewing space information includes information indicating a shape type of the specific viewing space. |
| US10893253B2 |
Method and apparatus for distribution of 3D television program materials
Method, apparatus and computer readable media for receiving a multiprogram program transport service that includes one or more compressed video services and one or more 3D-2D conversion options, generating an uncompressed video signal by performing a decoding portion of a transcoding operation for one of the one or more of the video services, determining from the 3D-2D conversion option whether a 3D-2D conversion is to be performed, performing a scale conversion on the uncompressed video according to a specified type of 3D-2D conversion, generating a compressed video service by performing an encoding portion of a transcoding operation on the uncompressed video that has been scale converted, and generating a second multiprogram program transport service that includes the compressed video signal that has been 3D-2D converted. |
| US10893250B2 |
Free-viewpoint photorealistic view synthesis from casually captured video
A respective target viewpoint may be rendered for each of a plurality of multiplane images of a three-dimensional scene. Each of the multiplane images may be associated with a respective single plane image of the three-dimensional scene captured from a respective viewpoint. Each of the multiplane images may include a respective plurality of depth planes. Each of the depth planes may include a respective plurality of pixels from the respective single plane image. Each of the pixels in the depth plane may be positioned at approximately the same distance from the respective viewpoint. A weighted combination of the target viewpoint renderings may be determined, where the sampling density of the single plane images is sufficiently high that the weighted combination satisfies the inequality in Equation (7). The weighted combination of the target viewpoint renderings may be transmitted as a novel viewpoint image. |
| US10893241B2 |
System and computer program product for monitoring, controlling and surveilling portable laboratory reactor
There is described a portable reactor system and computer program product. The system allows an operator to remotely monitor and control the chemical processes of a laboratory reactor on an interface device such as a tablet, remote computer or smart phone. At any time, live video of the reactor can be viewed. The temperature of the reactor, temperature of a bath surrounding the reactor, agitator speed of the blade or impeller in the reactor, conductivity of the reactor contents and pH of the reactor contents can be remotely controlled and monitored. |
| US10893237B2 |
Method and system for multi-group audio-video interaction
The present disclosure provides a method for multi-group audio-video interaction, including: receiving a virtual group creation request initiated by a first user, creating a first virtual group, and determining a first session group the first user belonging to; associating the first session group with the first virtual group, and adding all session users in the first session group to the first virtual group; determining a second session group a second user belonging to, when receiving a virtual group join request initiated by the second user; associating the second session group with the first virtual group, and adding all session users in the second session group to the first virtual group; and sending a user list of the second session group to other session users in the first virtual group, to enable the other session users to incrementally pull and play an audio-video stream according to the user list. |
| US10893230B2 |
Dynamically switching cameras in web conference
A method and system for dynamically switching between at least two cameras. A first and second video input received from a first and second camera of the at least two cameras to identify first and second directional parameters of a face of a user, respectively. A first algorithm is executed on the first and second directional parameters to identify a first and second percentage associated with facial coverage of the user, respectively. It is determined that the first percentage exceeds the second percentage and in response, the first video input is utilized to capture the face of the user and the second video input is disabled. Either the first and second cameras are attached to the device or one camera of the first and second cameras is attached to the device and another camera of the first and second cameras is attached to a monitor associated with the device. |
| US10893229B1 |
Dynamic pixel rate-based video
Techniques for video with dynamic pixel update rates are described. A first video frame is received from a video source, the first video frame having a first pixel value at a first frame location of a plurality of frame locations, wherein the first frame location includes a horizontal pixel location and a vertical pixel location. A second video frame is received from the video source, the second video frame having a second pixel value at the first frame location. The first frame location is identified based at least in part on determining a difference between the first pixel value and the second pixel value. A package including a pixel update value and an indication of the first frame location is sent to a video destination, wherein the pixel update value is based at least in part on the second pixel value. |
| US10893227B2 |
Timestamp calibration of the 3D camera with epipolar line laser point scanning
Using the same image sensor to capture a two-dimensional (2D) image and three-dimensional (3D) depth measurements for a 3D object. A laser point-scans the surface of the object with light spots, which are detected by a pixel array in the image sensor to generate the 3D depth profile of the object using triangulation. Each row of pixels in the pixel array forms an epipolar line of the corresponding laser scan line. Timestamping provides a correspondence between the pixel location of a captured light spot and the respective scan angle of the laser to remove any ambiguity in triangulation. An Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) in the image sensor operates as a Time-to-Digital (TDC) converter to generate timestamps. A timestamp calibration circuit is provided on-board to record the propagation delay of each column of pixels in the pixel array and to provide necessary corrections to the timestamp values generated during 3D depth measurements. |
| US10893226B2 |
Focal plane array processing method and apparatus
A digital focal plane array includes an all-digital readout integrated circuit in combination with a detector array. The readout circuit includes unit cell electronics, orthogonal transfer structures, and data handling structures. The unit cell electronics include an analog to digital converter. Orthogonal transfer structures enable the orthogonal transfer of data among the unit cells. Data handling structures may be configured to operate the digital focal plane array as a data encryptor/decipherer. Data encrypted and deciphered by the digital focal plane array need not be image data. |
| US10893224B2 |
Imaging element and electronic device
The present technology relates to an imaging element and an electronic device that enable pixels to flexibly share a charge voltage converting unit. The imaging element includes a pixel array unit in which pixels respectively having charge voltage converting units and switches are arranged, and the charge voltage converting units of the plurality of pixels are connected to a signal line in parallel via the respective switches. The present technology is applied to, for example, a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor in which pixels share a charge voltage converting unit. |
| US10893223B2 |
Systems and methods for rolling shutter compensation using iterative process
Image captured with an image capture device with a rolling shutter may be deformed due to changes in imaging sensor orientation during image capture. Image deformities may occur due to rolling shutter that exposes rows of pixels to light at slightly different times during image capture. Deformities such as wobble, for example, and/or other deformities may be corrected by constructing an output image. The output image may be constructed by determining corresponding pixels within the input image. The location of the input pixel may be determined by performing one or more fixed point iterations to identify one or more input pixels within the input image. A value of the output pixel within the output image may be determined based on a value of a corresponding pixel within the input image. |
| US10893222B2 |
Imaging device and camera system, and driving method of imaging device
An imaging device including: a photoelectric converter including first and second electrodes and a conversion layer therebetween; a voltage supplier; an outputter outputting a signal indicating the potential of the second electrode; and a detector detecting the signal level, in which the change rate of the conversion efficiency of the photoelectric converter with respect to a bias voltage, applied between the electrodes, when the bias voltage is in a first range is greater than when the bias voltage is in a second range greater than the first range, and the voltage supplier, when the detected level is less than a first threshold, causes the potential difference between the electrodes to become a first difference, and, when the detected level is greater than or equal to a second threshold greater than or equal to the first threshold, causes the potential difference to become a second difference greater than the first difference. |
| US10893220B2 |
Dual-band divided-aperture infra-red spectral imaging system
Various embodiments disclosed herein describe a divided-aperture infrared spectral imaging (DAISI) system that is adapted to acquire multiple IR images of a scene with a single-shot (also referred to as a snapshot). The plurality of acquired images having different wavelength compositions that are obtained generally simultaneously. The system includes at least two optical channels that are spatially and spectrally different from one another. Each of the at least two optical channels are configured to transfer IR radiation incident on the optical system towards an optical FPA unit comprising at least two detector arrays. One of the at least two detector arrays comprises a cooled mid-wavelength infra-red FPA. The system further comprises at least one temperature reference source or surface that is used to dynamically calibrate the two detector arrays and compensate for a temperature difference between the two detector arrays. |
| US10893219B2 |
System and method for acquiring virtual and augmented reality scenes by a user
A preferred method of acquiring virtual or augmented reality (VAR) scenes can include at a plurality of locations of interest, providing one or more users with a predetermined pattern for image acquisition with an image capture device and for each of the one or more users, in response to a user input, acquiring at least one image at the location of interest. The method of the preferred embodiment can also include for each of the one or more users, in response to the acquisition of at least one image, providing the user with feedback to ensure a complete acquisition of the virtual or augmented reality scene; and receiving at a remote database, from each of the one or more users, one or more VAR scenes. One variation of the method of the preferred embodiment can include providing game mechanics to promote proper image acquisition and promote competition between users. |
| US10893218B1 |
Systems and methods for generating panoramic visual content
An image or a video may include a spherical capture of a scene. A punchout of the image or the video may provide a panoramic view of the scene. |
| US10893212B2 |
Spherically-arranged imaging array having pairs of cameras with overlapping fields of view
There is provided an all-celestial imaging apparatus enabling imaging of images that enable estimation of depth information relating to an object to be imaged by suppressing any generation of occlusion. An all-celestial imaging apparatus that is an aspect of the present technique includes plural imaging parts each arranged being directed in a direction different from that of each other, and the plural imaging parts are arranged such that all imaging ranges on at least one circumference of the imaging ranges by the plural imaging parts are each overlapped by angles of view of two or more pairs of the imaging parts. The present technique is applicable to, for example, an all-celestial camera imaging images that are used in the case where the depth information on a distance to an object to be imaged that may be present in an optional direction of all azimuth directions of 360° is estimated. |
| US10893206B1 |
User experience with digital zoom in video from a camera
Techniques are described for zooming in video. In some implementations, a first video stream from a camera is provided, a digitally zoomed portion of the first video stream from the camera is provided, a second video stream from the camera corresponding to the digitally zoomed portion of the first video stream is requested, and the digitally zoomed portion of the first video stream is replaced with the second video stream from the camera. |
| US10893205B2 |
Image display method and image display device using the same
An image display method and an image display device using the same are provided. The image display method includes the following steps. Firstly, a picture is obtained. Then, the content of the part of the picture corresponding to the characteristic parameter is captured as an object image when the content of the picture matches a characteristic parameter. Then, the object image is captured as a click image. Then, the first display portion of the picture is displayed and the click image is superimposed on the first display portion. Then, the second display portion of the picture is displayed in response to the operation of selecting the superimposed click image, wherein the second display portion contains the object image and a background image thereof. Thus, through the selection with respect to the click image, the display device switches the display frame to a frame with object image. |
| US10893196B2 |
Panoramic camera
A panoramic camera is provided with an orientation sensor to record orientation along with a panoramic image. The display or print image is selected from the captured panoramic image, a warped, non-scale-correct image. The selection of the display image is done using the orientation sensor. The orientation sensor data can be recorded with the panoramic image as metadata. The orientation sensor can also be used to control an external display and/or panoramic image selection during browsing. |
| US10893191B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
An image capturing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire data concerning a captured image captured by an image capturing unit, a learning unit configured to learn a condition of an image that a user likes, based on supervised data, a control circuit configured to decide automatic image capturing by the image capturing unit based on the condition learned by the learning unit and to register, as the supervised data, data acquired by the acquisition unit for a captured image obtained by image capturing performed based on an instruction of the user, and data acquired by the acquisition unit for captured images for learning which are captured before and/or after the image capturing performed based on an instruction of the user. |
| US10893186B2 |
Medical imaging apparatus and medical observation system
A medical imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture a subject image of a subject gathered by a fiberscope and emitted from proximal ends of optical fibers; a lens unit including a focus lens moving along an optical axis to adjust a focus, the lens unit being configured to form the subject image emitted from the proximal ends of the optical fibers on the image sensor; lens driving circuitry configured to move the focus lens along the optical axis; and a lens controller configured to perform, when the fiberscope is connected, a first auto-focus control of operating the lens driving circuitry to move the focus lens in a first movement range, evaluating a focusing state of the subject image, and positioning the focus lens at a position deviated from a first lens position at which the proximal ends of the optical fibers are focused. |
| US10893179B2 |
Combined camera
The present application provides a combined camera, comprising a first camera housing inside which a first camera is provided. One side of the first camera housing is provided with a rotating disc that is rotatable relative to the first camera housing; a rotating bracket is fixed on the rotating disc, a second camera housing that is rotatable relative to the rotating bracket is provided on the rotating bracket, and a second camera is provided within the second camera housing. Obviously, the second camera housing of the combined camera directly rotatably connected to the first camera housing through both the rotating disc and the rotating bracket, thereby eliminating the mounting bracket and the base in the existing combined camera of a gun-ball linkage structure, thus simplifying the overall structure and reducing its height dimension. |
| US10893177B2 |
Electronic device with retractable camera module
A camera module in an electronic device which is retracted in the body of the device until deployed includes a drive assembly, a camera assembly, and a first connecting rod. The drive assembly includes a driver and a first member. The first connecting block connects to the driver, the driver can drive the first connecting block toward or away from the driver. The camera assembly comprises a camera bracket and a second connecting block connected to the camera bracket. The first connecting rod connects to the first and second connecting blocks, the first connecting block can drive the first connecting rod to move in a circular motion during the linear movement of the first connecting block, causing the camera bracket to be received in the body or deployed out. |
| US10893175B2 |
Shadowless camera housing
A camera assembly includes a circuit board on which an imager is mounted, and a lens assembly mounted over the imager to the circuit board. The camera assembly further includes a first infrared light source mounted on the circuit board at a first location, and a second infrared light source mounted on the circuit board at a second location. A first light pipe is mounted to the circuit board at the first location, while a second light pipe is mounted to the circuit board at the second location. The circuit board, lens assembly, first and second infrared light sources, and first and second light pipes are disposed in a housing, which includes a front housing and a rear housing. The first and second light pipes extend from the circuit board to the front housing such that light is conveyed from the first and second infrared light sources, respectively, to an illumination exit plane of the camera assembly. |
| US10893171B2 |
Corrective data for a reconstructed table
The present application includes devices and methods for using corrective data for a reconstructed table. In some examples, a computing device can generate a key from a reconstructed table, determine corrective data for the reconstructed table based on the generated key, and implement the corrective data to the reconstructed table to generate an updated table. |
| US10893170B2 |
Profile adjustment method, and profile adjustment device
A profile adjustment method is a method of causing a computer to adjust a profile to be used to convert first coordinate values of a first color space into second coordinate values of a second color space. The profile adjustment method includes: accepting one of two or more kinds of profiles as an adjustment target profile among an input profile defining a correspondent relation between the first coordinate values and third coordinate values of a profile connection space, an output profile defining a correspondent relation between the third coordinate values and the second coordinate values, and a link profile defining a correspondent relation between the first coordinate values and the second coordinate values; accepting an adjustment target at coordinates at which an adjustment target color is expressed; and adjusting the adjustment target profile based on the accepted adjustment target. |
| US10893168B2 |
Multi-function apparatus and method for authenticating received facsimile data and outputting the received facsimile
An image information providing apparatus provides received image information to a registered user if a sender of the received image information matches a communication destination included in a list of communication destinations corresponding to the registered user. |
| US10893160B2 |
Multi-feed detection apparatus for changing a threshold value for detecting multi-feed or stopping detection of multi-feed based on a shape of a medium
A multi-feed detection apparatus includes a conveyance roller, an ultrasonic sensor for generating an ultrasonic signal, an imaging device to image the medium being conveyed by the conveyance roller and sequentially generate a line image, and a processor to detect a width of the medium in each line image for each line image, detect a vertex count of a medium included in the sequentially generated line image based on the width of the media in the each line image, detect a length of the medium in a direction perpendicular to the medium width, estimate a shape of a medium based on the vertex count and the length of the medium, and detecting media multi-feed by comparing the ultrasonic signal with a predetermined threshold value, and change the predetermined threshold value or stop detection of the medium multi-feed, based on the estimated shape of the medium. |
| US10893158B2 |
Display device, program, and display method of display device
To provide a display device including a display that displays an input screen having one or a plurality of areas arranged with an input element, a determiner that determines a cause of a disabled state if the input element is in the disabled state, and a display controller that performs control to identifiably display the one or the plurality of areas arranged with the input element in the disabled state, in a color corresponding to the cause. |
| US10893157B2 |
Information processing system and information processing apparatus
An information processing system includes a server including first circuitry and a first memory and an information processing apparatus including second circuitry and connectable to the server via a communication network. The second circuitry of the information processing apparatus acquires, as logged-in user information, information input by a user when logging in to the information processing apparatus, and transmits the logged-in user information to the server. The first circuitry of the server stores the logged-in user information in the first memory, acquires a user request to the information processing apparatus based on audio information of voice input via a terminal, converts user identifying information in the user request into the logged-in user information, and transmits the user request including the logged-in user information to the information processing apparatus to instruct the information processing apparatus to execute the user request. |
| US10893155B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing instructions causing device to download data from server
There is provided a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for an information processing device provided with a first communication interface, a second communication interface and a controller. The recording medium contains instructions realizing an application program. When startup option including the address information is not delivered and when the address information is not stored, the control executes a standby process to await input of the address information through a user interface is executed. When the address information indicating a location of a storage server is input during the standby process, the controller downloads the content data from the storage server indicated by the input address information. When the address information included in the startup option has been stored in the memory, the controller downloads the content data from the storage server indicated by the address information store in the memory. |
| US10893151B1 |
Data gap bridging methods and systems
A computer implemented method for decreasing latency in a billing cycle, the method comprising receiving a first charging data report (CDR) including a sent data volume from a vendor and comparing the first CDR to an operator received data volume and when the first CDR does not match the operator received data volume, rejecting the first charging report. The method further comprising providing a second CDR having the operator received data volume to the vendor, receiving a charging data acceptance including a negotiated data volume from the vendor, constructing a publicly verifiable proof of charging based on the charging data acceptance, and sending the publicly verifiable proof of charging to the vendor. |
| US10893149B2 |
Computer-programmed telephone-enabled devices for processing and managing numerous simultaneous voice conversations conducted by an individual over a computer network and computer methods of implementing thereof
In some embodiments, the present invention provides for a computer-implemented method, including: causing, by a specifically programmed computer call management communication system, to transform, over a computer network, computing devices of users, into corresponding specialized call management devices, by having each computing device to execute a specialized call management client software application being in electronic communication with the specifically programmed computer call management communication system over the computer network by utilizing SIP; where the specialized call management client software application generates specialized graphical user interfaces configured to allow each user to concurrently initiate and maintain, over the computer network, a plurality of voice communications of distinct types with other users, by, for example, allowing each user to independently and dynamically divert, in real-time, any voice communication of any type to any audio device associated with a corresponding specialized call management device of such user. |
| US10893147B2 |
Room sensor applications and techniques
The disclosure relates to a method, apparatus and system to provide automated audio video conferencing in a conference room. In an exemplary embodiment, the disclosure relates to a mobile device having one or more processors and circuitry. The circuitry may execute a first logic, a second logic and a third logic. The first logic may be configured to receive instructions to connect the mobile device to a wireless equipment in a conference room. The second logic may be configured to obtain conference room information. The third logic may be configured to transmit a request to pair with a wireless equipment in the conference room. The third logic may be further configured to: receive information in a first communication mode that a code challenge will be issued, receive a code challenge in the second communication mode and pair the mobile device with the wireless equipment. |
| US10893145B2 |
Context-aware redirection from telephony environment to messaging environment
A redirection and messaging system receives telephony information identifying a caller and call context from a telephony system. The system selects one of a plurality of messaging operators based on the call context, optionally sends an introductory message to the caller via a messaging service, and generates a message interface for the selected message operator. The message interface includes the caller and call context and any messages sent between the caller and the selected message operator, with an input interface allowing the selected message operator to input and send messages to the caller. |
| US10893141B2 |
Automated call requests with status updates
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, relating to synthetic call status updates. In some implementations, a method includes determining, by a task manager module, that a triggering event has occurred to provide a current status of a user call request. The method may then determine, by the task manager module, the current status of the user call request. A representation of the current status of the user call request is generated. Then, the generated representation of the current status of the user call request is provided to the user. |
| US10893140B2 |
Method, system and device for an enhanced call setup with verification of a user equipment in a telecommunications network
A method system and device are described as a solution for a called party that receives a call from a calling party that intends to be another calling party by means of A-number spoofing. The method comprises a verification request by the called party network during a call setup, made to the network of the assumed calling party. The address of the network of the assumed calling party is derived from the Calling Party Number CgPN identifier or Calling Line Identification CLI as provided by a call setup. When the CgPN is correctly provided, a verification request with the network where the calling party resides will yield status information that the calling party indeed has a call setup with the called party. When the A-number is spoofed, the verification will not yield status information that the calling party has a call setup with the called party. |
| US10893132B1 |
Mobile terminal
A mobile terminal including a display panel, a light sensor, and a first polarizing component. The display panel is between the first polarizing component and the light sensor. The ambient light having passed through the first polarizing component is linear polarized light. The light sensor includes N first regions and M second regions, the total area of the N first regions is equal to that of the M second regions. Each of the first regions includes a second polarizing component and K photodetectors. The second polarizing component is located above the K photodetectors. Each of the second regions includes a third polarizing component and L photodetectors. The third polarizing component is located above the L photodetectors. The polarization direction of the second polarizing component is parallel to that of the first polarizing component. The polarization direction of the second polarizing component is perpendicular to that of the third polarizing component. |
| US10893131B2 |
Case for a mobile electronic device
A protective case for a mobile electronic device includes a case body and a protection element. The case body is sized to receive a mobile electronic device. The protection element can be coupled to the case body and include a chamber filled with air. |
| US10893129B2 |
Hinged electronic device with moving support plates for a flexible display and corresponding systems
An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. Each can optionally define a linear recess. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing. A flexible display is situated in the linear recess, where included, and spans the hinge. The hinge includes a cam, a first support plate pivotally coupled to a first side of the cam, and a second support plate pivotally coupled to a second side of the cam. The first support plate, the cam, and the second support plate bridge the linear recess of each device housing when the electronic device is in an axially displaced open position, but define boundaries within which the flexible display defines a service loop when the electronic device is in a closed position. |
| US10893127B1 |
System and method for communicating interactive data between heterogeneous devices
A method for communicating interactive data between heterogeneous devices, comprising receiving, by an intermediary computing device via a first wireless interface from a first computing device, interactive data from at least one sensor of the first computing device; extracting, by the intermediary computing device, at least one data string from the received interactive data; encapsulating, by the intermediary computing device, the extracted at least one data string in a transport layer header; and transmitting, by the intermediary computing device via a second wireless interface to a second computing device, the encapsulated at least one data string, wherein the second computing device extracts the at least one data string from the encapsulated transmission and forwards the at least one data string to a virtual human interface device (HID) driver executed by an operating system of the second computing device. |
| US10893121B2 |
Virtual subscriber identity module for mobile communication device
A system includes a subscriber identity module (SIM) application; a physical SIM driver configured to be coupled to a physical SIM card; a simulated SIM driver; a control switch that selectively couples the SIM application to the physical SIM driver or the simulated SIM driver, wherein the SIM application, when coupled to the physical SIM driver, is configured to read and write on the physical SIM card; and a SIM simulator in communication with the control switch and the simulated SIM driver, wherein the SIM simulator is configured to control the selective coupling of the control switch, and is configured to receive at least one request comprising an authentication request from the simulated SIM driver and transmit at least one response comprising an authentication response to the simulated SIM driver. |
| US10893117B2 |
Enabling high speed and low power operation of a sensor network
A system for enhancing speed and power operation of a sensor network is provided. The system includes an edge section disposed at an edge location and including a reservoir layer placed at the edge location. The reservoir layer has a set of reservoir nodes for performing edge computing by compressing time-series data by reducing a dimensionality of the time-series data using a random projection method. The compression of the time-series data reduces spatial redundancy and preserves a structure of the time-series data. The system further includes a datacenter section disposed at a datacenter location and including an output layer placed at the datacenter location. The output layer has a set of output nodes connected to the set of reservoir nodes for reconstructing the time-series data from the compressed time-series data, thereby enhancing speed and power operation of the sensor network. |
| US10893114B2 |
Optimizing notification transmission
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that enable clients to claims spots on client-initiated segments. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a device of a creator, data specifying a client-initiated segment created by the creator through an interface presented at the device. A determination is made, based on the number of spots being claimed by the creator, that the client-initiated segment includes one or more available spots that are available to be claimed by clients other than the creator. A proper subset of the clients that are transmitted a notification that the client-initiated segment is available is created from a set of clients. For each client in the proper subset of clients, the notification that the client-initiated segment is available is transmitted to the client and the client is enabled to claim a spot on the client-initiated segment. |
| US10893109B2 |
Method, device, network entity and computer program product for providing an IP service application
Method, device, network and network entity for providing at least one Internet Protocol, IP, service application from a subscriber's multimedia device in an IP multimedia network. The method comprises executing at least one IP service application on the device and/or on an auxiliary device associated with the device. A Domain Name System, DNS, service is provided being executed on the device the DNS service relating to a domain associated with the subscriber. The DNS service has a memory associated therewith. In the memory information is stored relating to DNS resource records in accordance with the at least one IP service application that is being executed on the device and/or in the auxiliary device at that moment. An indication of the device's capability to execute a DNS service is deposited with the IP multimedia network. The indication comprises a network address on which the DNS service can be reached for a DNS query. |
| US10893108B2 |
Maintaining application state of mobile endpoint device moving between virtualization hosts based on sharing connection-based metadata
In one embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by an apparatus, establishment of a stateful application session between a mobile endpoint device and a stateful virtualized application executed by a first virtualization host in a data network, the mobile endpoint device establishing a network connection with the stateful virtualized application via a first wireless connection with a first network access point; generating, by the apparatus, a connection container comprising a connection identifier uniquely identifying the network connection, connection metadata describing the network connection, and application state metadata describing execution of the stateful virtualized application for the mobile endpoint device; and outputting, by the apparatus, the application state metadata for continuous execution of the stateful virtualized application by a second virtualization host associated with a second network access point, based on determining the mobile endpoint device connecting with the second network access point and disconnecting from the first network access point. |
| US10893107B1 |
Techniques for managing processing resources
Systems and methods are provided herein for managing a set of autonomous vehicles (AVs) configured to perform delivery tasks and computing tasks. Computing tasks can be performed such as training a model and/or calculating an incremental update for the model. As additional training data is obtained, a subset of AVs may be managed as a distributed computing cluster and assigned a computing task such as training or calculating an incremental update for the model or any suitable computing task. Corresponding data computed by the subset of AVs of the cluster (e.g., the retrained model, updated model parameters corresponding to the updated model, etc.) may be received and stored or transmitted (e.g., the computing task requestor, to the AVs, etc.) for subsequent use (e.g., for subsequent delivery tasks). |
| US10893104B2 |
Implementing a storage system using a personal user device and a data distribution device
Techniques for implementing a storage system using a personal user device and a data distribution device are disclosed. A personal user device stores a particular content item and transmits the particular content item to a data distribution device for storage. A client device transmits a request for the particular content item to the personal user device. The personal user device determines a characteristic associated with the personal user device, the data distribution device, the client device, and/or the particular content item. Based on the characteristic, the personal user device determines whether to serve the particular content item, or to redirect the client device to the data distribution device to obtain the particular content item. If the client device is redirected, then the client device transmits a request for the particular content item to the data distribution device. The data distribution device transmits the particular content item to the client device. |
| US10893096B2 |
Optimizing dynamical resource allocations using a data heat map in disaggregated data centers
Embodiments for optimizing dynamic resource allocations in a disaggregated computing environment. A data heat map associated with a data access pattern of data elements associated with a workload is maintained. The workload is classified into one of a plurality of classes, each class characterized by the data access pattern associated with the workload. The workload is then assigned to a dynamically constructed disaggregated system optimized with resources according to the one of the plurality of classes the workload is classified into to increase efficiency during a performance of the workload. |
| US10893095B1 |
Distributed software defined networking
The Distributed Software Defined Network (dSDN) disclosed herein is an end-to-end architecture that enables secure and flexible programmability across a network with full lifecycle management of services and infrastructure applications (fxDeviceApp). The dSDN also harmonizes application deployment across the network independent of the hardware vendor. As a result, the dSDN simplifies the network deployment lifecycle from concept to design to implementation to decommissioning. |
| US10893094B2 |
System and method for appliance detection and app configuration
A system and method is used to provision an app to a smart device for use in connection with an appliance. A presence of the appliance on a wireless network which includes the smart device is detected and data received from the appliance is used to initiate a retrieval of the app. When the retrieved app is installed on the smart device the app is usable with the smart device to provide at least an interface between the smart device and the appliance. In some circumstance, installation of the app on the smart device may also include causing the app to be synchronized with a corresponding app that was prior installed on another smart device capable of communicating with the appliance. |
| US10893093B2 |
Translating a user's working context from one operating system and associated applications to a different operating system and associated applications
Systems and methods for transferring data are disclosed. A method includes: receiving an indication to transfer data from a first application on a first computer device running on a first operating system to a second application on a second computer device running on a second operating system that is different than the first operating system; extracting the data from the first application on the first computer device based on the receiving; and transmitting the data to the second computer device based on the extracting. |
| US10893092B2 |
Electronic device for sharing application and control method thereof
A control method of a host electronic device communicating with a client electronic device is provided. The control method includes forming a connection with the client electronic device, determining an application to be shared with the client electronic device, generating shared data for the application to be shared, and transmitting the shared data to the client electronic device. |
| US10893091B2 |
Management of asynchronous content post and media file transmissions
Features are provided for the asynchronous transmission of media files that are part of, or otherwise associated with, user-created content posts. The media file transmissions are asynchronous in nature because the media files are transmitted in parallel background processes while users continue creating content posts or performing other computing tasks. The client devices on which the media file transmissions are initiated can manage the establishment of connections to a network-accessible content management system, and also manage the continued transmission of the media files to the content management system while the users perform other tasks using the client devices. |
| US10893085B2 |
Audio stagger casting
A system and method for wirelessly transmitting audiovisual information. A first plurality of packets including audiovisual information may be generated. A second plurality of packets including error correction coding information for the audiovisual information may be generated. Control information for associating the error correction coding information with the audiovisual information may be generated, and a third plurality of packets including the control information may also be generated. The plurality of packets, including the first, second, and third pluralities of packets, may be transmitted to a mobile device in a wireless manner. The control information may inform the mobile device of the association of the first error correction coding information with the audiovisual information. |
| US10893084B2 |
Bandwidth efficient streaming and synching multimedia content at a desired quality of experience
Methods and systems for bandwidth efficient streaming and synching multimedia content at a desired quality of experience are described herein. One method includes: requesting, by a client device and from a server device, a multimedia file for streaming; receiving, at the client device and responsive to the request, a plurality of chunks of the multimedia file, wherein the chunks are of varying quality; streaming the multimedia file based on the received plurality of chunks; determining a first subset of the plurality of chunks that meet a predefined quality threshold, and a second subset of the plurality of chunks that do not meet the predefined quality threshold; requesting, by the client device and from the server device, a replacement chunk for each chunk of the second subset, wherein each replacement chunk meets the predefined quality threshold; and storing the multimedia file using the first subset and the replacement chunks. |
| US10893083B2 |
Neighbor awareness networking datapath—scheduling, scheduler rank, and pre-datapath operation triggering
In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate according to Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)—direct communication with neighboring wireless stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to NAN datapath scheduling and NAN pre-datapath operation setup and scheduling. The NAN datapath embodiments described herein provide a mechanism through which devices can communicate and provide services. Aspects of the datapath development include datapath scheduling, including datapath setup and scheduling attributes, as well as pre-datapath operation triggering and scheduling. Scheduling attributes may include a native scheduler rank and a NAN data cluster scheduler rank. NAN data cluster base schedules may be scheduled as equal-sets or subsets of datapath schedules. The datapath model may be implemented for unicast and multicast communication between wireless stations, including mobile stations. |
| US10893082B2 |
Presenting content items shared within social networks
Within a social network, a user may establish a set of contacts who share with the user various content items and comments related thereto. However, these content items are often hosted by a content source outside of the social network, and the user may have to transition to the content source to view the content item, and then transition back to the social network to submit a comment. Instead, a device may monitor the social network to record shared content items. When the user requests a presentation of the content source, the content items hosted by the content source that have been shared with the user may be included in the presentation. The presentation of the content source may also accept comments from the user regarding a content item, and send the comments to the social network where the content item was shared with the user. |
| US10893078B2 |
System and method for processing telephony sessions
In one embodiment, the method of processing telephony sessions includes: communicating with an application server using an application layer protocol; processing telephony instructions with a call router; and creating call router resources accessible through a call router Application Programming Interface (API). In another embodiment, the system for processing telephony sessions includes: a call router, a URI for an application server, a telephony instruction executed by the call router, and a call router API resource. |
| US10893077B1 |
Middleware-mediated user-to-user service between users of different computing systems
In an embodiment, a method is performed by a middleware computing platform and includes maintaining an active user pool that includes a plurality of servicing users. The method also includes exposing an on-demand service-request interface to a plurality of user-to-user service platforms. The method further includes receiving, via the on-demand service-request interface, a service request from a particular platform of the plurality of user-to-user service platforms. In addition, the method includes automatically selecting a servicing user from the active user pool based, at least in part, on real-time availability of the plurality of servicing users and information included in the service request. Furthermore, the method includes assigning the servicing user to the service request. The method also includes transmitting, to the servicing user, a uniform resource locator to the particular platform. In addition, the method includes transmitting, to the particular platform, a message identifying the servicing user. |
| US10893073B2 |
Method and system for processing a stream of information from a computer network using node based reputation characteristics
A method for processing information from a variety of submitters, e.g., forensic sources. The method includes receiving information about one or more nodes from a submitter from a plurality of submitters numbered from 1 through N. In a specific embodiment, the one or more nodes are associated respectively with one or more IP addresses on a world-wide network of computers. The method includes identifying a submitter reputation of the submitter from a knowledge base and associating a node reputation of the node based upon at least the reputation of the submitter and submitted information from the submitter. The method also transfers the node reputation. |
| US10893072B2 |
Using cloned accounts to track attacks on user accounts
Methods and systems for using cloned accounts to track attacks on user accounts are described. A user login attempt is detected for a user account from a client computing device. A determination is made that the user is not a legitimate user. The user is routed to a cloned user account. An analysis of the interaction between the user and the cloned user account is performed. |
| US10893071B2 |
Systems and methods for AIDA based grouping
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for dynamically creating groups of users based on attributes for simulated phishing campaign. A campaign controller determines one or more attributes of a plurality of users during execution of a simulated phishing campaign and creates one or more groups of users during based on the identified attributes. The campaign controller selects a template to be used to execute a portion of the simulated phishing campaign for a first group of users and then communicates one or more simulated phishing communications to the first group of users according to the template. The template may identify a list of a plurality of types of simulated phishing communications (email, text or SMS message, phone call or Internet based communication) and at least a portion of the content for the simulated phishing communication. |
| US10893068B1 |
Ransomware file modification prevention technique
A computerized system and method to detect ransomware cyber-attacks is described. The approach entails analyzing the features associated with a file access event by a process operating on a computing device, to ascertain whether the process is associated with a ransomware cyber-attack. |
| US10893065B2 |
Malware detection in distributed computer systems
Methods and systems of malware detection in distributed computer systems. An example method includes: receiving, by a network router, a network packet originated by a client computer; matching the network packet to a default route; forwarding the network packet to a command and control server simulator; and forwarding, to the client computer system, one or more response packets comprising a command and control instruction issued to the client computer system by the command and control server simulator. |
| US10893062B2 |
Cable assembly with jacket LEDs
A cable assembly may include an outer jacket, a printer circuit board including light emitting diodes, and a cable configured to transmit information. The outer jacket may include a channel opening and the printed circuit board may be configured to be positioned within the channel opening and between the cable and the outer jacket. Another cable assembly may include an inner jacket, an outer jacket, a printed circuit board including light emitting diodes, and a cable configured to transmit information. The inner jacket may include a channel opening, and the printer circuit board may be configured to be positioned within the channel opening and between the inner jacket and the outer jacket. |
| US10893059B1 |
Verification and enhancement using detection systems located at the network periphery and endpoint devices
Computerized techniques to determine and verify maliciousness of an object are described. A malware detection system intercepts in-bound network traffic at a periphery of a network to capture and analyze behaviors of content of network traffic monitored during execution in a virtual machine. One or more endpoint devices on the network also monitor for behaviors during normal processing. Correlation of the behaviors captured by the malware detection system and the one or more endpoint devices may verify a classification by the malware detection system of maliciousness of the content. The malware detection system may communicate with the one or more endpoint devices to influence detection and reporting of behaviors by those device(s). |
| US10893058B1 |
Malware detection and alerting for network connected devices based on traffic flow analysis on local network
As described, embodiments presented herein provide techniques for detecting malware on computing devices connected to a local network segment by observing the traffic flows of such devices and generating signatures characterizing such traffic flows. Doing so allows instances of malware to be detected on a variety of devices which can be connected to a computing network, but which lack the capability of directly detecting and preventing malware applications from infecting such devices. |
| US10893057B2 |
Hardware security module systems and methods
Systems and methods for ensuring data security. A MAC is computed sequentially for each selected message from a data log that contains at least two messages. To build a data block, a preset encryption key is used for a first message and an encryption key for the previous message is used for subsequent messages. A determination that the data log is compromised can be made based on MAC data block data and an independent calculation of a MAC. |
| US10893054B2 |
Proximity detection system
Various systems and methods for providing a walk away lock are provided herein. A plurality of data packets may be received at a compute device from a user device. Here, each packet has corresponding time-to-receive value. A baseline latency value of the plurality of data packets may be determined based on their respective time-to-receive values. Additional data packets may be received from the user device, each of these additional data packets having their own corresponding time-to-receive values. A current latency value of the additional data packets may be calculated based on the respective time-to-receive values. A security operation may be performed based on the baseline latency value and the current latency value. |
| US10893052B1 |
Duress password for limited account access
An online system, an application on a computing device, or an operating system of a computing device stores a primary password and a duress password for a user account. The primary password grants access to the user account in a regular access mode, which allows the user to access any account data that is ordinarily accessible to the user. The duress password grants access to the user account in a limited access mode that makes at least some of the account data inaccessible to the user. The limited access mode can make some of the account data inaccessible while still providing the appearance of full access. For example, some of the account data remains accessible in the limited access mode while more sensitive account data is made inaccessible. The limited access mode can also display a mock error message to provide the appearance of a technical error. |
| US10893047B2 |
Systems and methods for providing security via interactive media
Methods and systems for providing security and verifying a human user and/or an authorized user are described. A system may include a processor and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium. The non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a request to access a secured resource, provide a verification challenge to a user via a user interface, receive at least one input from the user in response to the verification challenge, and determine that the at least one input corresponds to at least one parameter indicative of a human user. The verification challenge may include a game. |
| US10893037B2 |
Medical device wireless adapter
The invention relates generally to a medical device wireless adapter, and more particularly, to a module that adapts an existing legacy or newly designed medical device to a healthcare provider's wireless infrastructure. |
| US10893036B2 |
Business messaging interface
The present disclosure generally relates to messaging user interfaces. The method includes displaying a messaging session between a user of the device and a respective participant in the message session other than the user of the device in a messaging user interface, wherein the respective participant is associated with a user account of the user. While the messaging session is active, the method also includes displaying, on the display, a first credential verification affordance in the messaging user interface. The method further includes detecting one or more user inputs to authenticate with the user account. After detecting the one or more user inputs to authenticate with the user account, in accordance with a determination that the authentication with the user account was successful, the method further includes providing an indication that the user was successfully authenticated with the user account to the respective participant via the messaging user interface. |
| US10893033B2 |
Accessing client credential sets using a key
Techniques are disclosed relating to a computer system accessing a client credential set to authenticate with a destination computer system. A computer system may, subsequent to receiving an indication to make available an application for a particular user, retrieve configuration data specifying a reference to a key value. The computer system may maintain a data object that includes a client credential set for the particular user. In response to an occurrence of an event associated with the application, the computer system may access the client credential set of the particular user from the data object using the key value and an indication of the particular user. The computer system may then send a request including the client credential set to a destination computer system for authentication with the destination computer system and receive a response indicating whether the computer system has been authenticated. |
| US10893029B1 |
Secure computing service environment
A technology is described for a virtual secure region. An example method may include receiving a request for data stored in a secure computing service environment executing on computing resources used to provide a public computing service environment, where the secure computing service environment may be separated from the public computing environment using encryption. In response to the request, a secure region account that corresponds to a public region account may be identified using a translation table that maps the secure region account to the public region account. A storage location for the data may be identified within the secure computing service environment specified by the secure region account, and the data may be obtained from the storage location within the secure computing service environment. The data may then be transferred to the public computing service environment. |
| US10893028B2 |
System and method for secure remote control of a medical device
A system and method for secure wireless control of a device including, but not limited to, replay attack protection, man-in-the-middle protection, data obfuscation, and challenge-response authentication. The system includes a control device, a controlled device interface, a controlled device, a control device interface, and a wireless link. The controlled device interface and the control device interface manage secure communications between the control device and the controlled device over the wireless link. The controlled device can include a medical device such as, for example, but not limited to, an insulin pump and a wheelchair. |
| US10893025B2 |
Security management in communication systems with network function assisted mechanism to secure information elements
In a communication system comprising a first network operatively coupled to a second network, wherein the first network comprises a first security edge protection proxy element operatively coupled to a second security edge protection proxy element of the second network; the method comprises constructing a message at a network function in the first network destined for the second network, wherein the message comprises at least one information element and an indicator, wherein the indicator is set to specify at least one security operation to be applied to the at least one information element before sending the message to the second security edge protection proxy element of the second network. |
| US10893017B2 |
Use of DNS information as trigger for dynamic IPV4 address allocation
A first request, to access a web site associated with a domain name, is obtained at a gateway router interposed between a local area network and an internet service provider's infrastructure, from a host on the local area network. The gateway router has Domain Name Service (DNS) resolver capability. The first request is received while the gateway router has upstream connectivity to the internet service provider's infrastructure via IPv6 but not via IPv4. Further steps include sending, from the gateway router, the first request; obtaining, at the gateway router, an indication that an IPv4 address will imminently be required for the gateway router; and, responsive to obtaining the indication, sending, from the gateway router, into the internet service provider's infrastructure, a second request, for an IPv4 address for the gateway router. |
| US10893016B2 |
Systems and methods for electronic communication using unique identifiers associated with electronic addresses
A method and system for electronically communicating with a user knowing only a unique identifier associated with that user is described. An electronic message having an address based upon the unique identifier and consistent with an assigned convention is sent from a portable device and received by a server system. The message sent may include attachments such as, for example, pictures, audio and/or video files. The server system includes or is capable of accessing an electronic repository in which a plurality of unique identifiers are respectively associated with a corresponding plurality of profiles. Upon receipt at the server system, the message and any attachments are stored in association with a profile corresponding to the unique identifier. The server system then facilitates access to the message information and any attachments in accordance with the profile. |
| US10893013B1 |
Recipient notification of electronic message generated by voice-to-text engine
Notifying a recipient of an electronic message that the message was produced via a voice-to-text engine can include accessing text data produced by the voice-to-text engine; adding at least one symbol to the text data to form the electronic message; and providing the electronic message to a messaging engine that sends the electronic message to the recipient, who is notified by the at least one symbol that the electronic message was produced via the voice-to-text engine. The at least one symbol can be added to at least one of the head of the text data, the tail of the text data, and a position within the text data. A symbol can be any combination of ASCII, GSM 03.38, Unicode, and HTTP encoding symbols. A messaging engine can send electronic messages as SMS, MMS, or E-Mail messages. |
| US10893012B2 |
Context aware metadata-based chat wizard
A method, computer system, and computer program product digitally manipulate a human resources workflow on a mobile device. The computer system identifies a mobile context of a chat message received from a mobile application executing on the mobile device. The computer system determines a human resources operation intended by the chat message. The determination is based in part on the mobile context. The computer system identifies a business rule corresponding to the human resources operation. The business rule comprises a plurality of linked metadata objects forming a syntax tree. The computer system interprets the plurality of metadata objects to implement the business rule within the mobile context. The computer system performs the human resources operation according to the business rule. |
| US10893007B2 |
Answer message recommendation method and device therefor
An example device for transmitting an answer message includes a display configured to display information, a communicator configured to receive a question message from another device, a processor configured to control the display to display graphics representing a plurality of pieces of recommendation information which are includable in an answer message for the received question message and relations between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information, and a user input unit configured to receive a user input that selects at least one of the plurality of pieces of recommendation information, wherein the communicator is further configured to transmit an answer message including the selected recommendation information to the another device according to the user input. |
| US10893006B2 |
System and method for implementing virtual platform media access control (MAC) address-based layer 3 network switching
Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing virtual platform media access control (“MAC”) address-based layer 2 and layer 3 network switching. In some embodiments, a method might comprise receiving, at a network node in a network, a data packet having a header comprising a MAC destination address, and routing, with the network node, the data packet over open systems interconnection (“OSI”) model layer 3 or network layer of the network, based at least in part on the MAC destination address in the header of the data packet. The MAC destination address comprises a first portion comprising an organizationally unique identifier (“OUI”) and a second portion comprising an identifier for a destination network interface controller (“NIC”) and/or virtual NIC (“VNIC”), which might be associated either with the same service provider associated with the network node or the network or with a different service provider, content provider, and/or application provider. |
| US10893004B2 |
Configurable detection of network traffic anomalies at scalable virtual traffic hubs
Packets of a network flow are received at a virtual traffic hub, which includes an action implementation layer at which routing actions generated at a decisions layer are performed. One or more properties of one or more packets of the flow are analyzed at the virtual traffic hub. An indication of an anomaly of the flow, detected based at least in part on the analysis, is provided to one or more destinations. |
| US10893000B2 |
Diagonal scaling of resource allocations and application instances in a distributed computing environment
Embodiments for increasing resource allocations and application instances in diagonal scaling in a distributed computing environment. Resource consumption of each one of a plurality of application instances is tracked and compared to resource allocations of each one of the plurality of application instances. For each one of a plurality of resource increase operations, a resource increase operation to an associated application instance of the plurality of application instances is computed and applied, the resource increase operation being applied when a resource increase can be accommodated on a host running the associated application instance and an increase limit associated with the associated application instance for the resource has not been reached, thereby optimizing application efficiency and resource utilization in the distributed computing environment. |
| US10892998B2 |
Adaptive throttling for shared resources
Customers of shared resources in a multi-tenant environment can have token buckets allocated that have an associated depth and fill rate, with each token enabling the customer to obtain an amount of work from a shared resource. A resource management system can monitor one or more system or output metrics, and can adjust a global fill rate based at least in part upon values of the monitored metrics. Such an approach can provide a fair distribution of work among the customers, while ensuring that the metrics stay within acceptable ranges and there are no drastic changes in performance levels of the system. The fill rate can update dynamically with changes in the monitored parameters, such that the system can float near an equilibrium point. Commitments for specific minimum service levels also can be met. |
| US10892996B2 |
Variable latency device coordination
Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In one example process, an event associated with an audio input is detected with a first process. In accordance with a detection of the event, a delay value associated with an electronic device is determined. The delay value corresponds to a time required to determine, with a second process, whether the audio input includes a spoken trigger. In accordance with a determination that the delay value exceeds a threshold, the delay value is broadcast during a first advertising session, and determination is made, during a second advertising session, whether the electronic device is to respond to the audio input. In accordance with a determination that the threshold is not exceeded, a determination is made, during the first advertising session, whether the electronic device is to respond to the audio input or wait for the second advertising session. |
| US10892995B2 |
Surgical network determination of prioritization of communication, interaction, or processing based on system or device needs
A surgical hub within a surgical hub network may include a controller having a processor, in which the controller may determine a priority of a communication, an interaction, or a processing of information based on a requirement of a system or a device communicating with the hub. The controller may prioritize an order of transmission of communication packets, including packets to a device outside of the network. The packets may include data to update routines, processes, or execute a critical procedural step. The controller may prioritize a communication traffic flow within the hub network. A network of surgical hubs may include a first hub having a first controller and a second hub having a second controller. The first controller may control interactions between the first hub and the second hub based on the capabilities of the first hub and a location of modules within the network. |
| US10892989B2 |
Tunnel-based service insertion in public cloud environments
Example methods and systems are provided a network device to perform tunnel-based service insertion in a public cloud environment. An example method may comprise establishing a tunnel between the network device and a service path. The method may also comprise: in response to receiving a first encapsulated packet, identifying the service path specified by a service insertion rule; generating and sending a second encapsulated packet over the tunnel to cause the service path to process an inner packet according to one or more services. The method may further comprise: in response to receiving, from the service path via the tunnel, a third encapsulated packet that includes the inner packet processed by the service path, sending the inner packet processed by the service path, or a fourth encapsulated packet, towards a destination address of the inner packet. |
| US10892986B2 |
Efficient algorithm to eliminate redundant specific prefixes in forwarding information base using trie
In general, the invention relates to a method for programming a network element. The method includes detecting an addition of a first route in a routing information base (RIB) on the network element, adding, in response to detecting the addition, a first route network prefix associated with the first route to a network prefix trie (NPT), identifying, based on the adding, a first parent network prefix for the first route network prefix using the NPT, making a first determination that the first route network prefix and the first parent network prefix are reachable via a first common next hop connected to the network element, and waiving, based on the first determination, a creation of a forwarding information base (FIB) entry associated with the first route network prefix in a FIB on the network element. |
| US10892985B2 |
Method and system for performing state-aware software defined networking
A forwarding element includes a control engine and a forwarding table. The control engine includes a command template that includes a stateful interaction instruction. The forwarding table includes a rule entry that defines a match description and an action instruction. The forwarding element is configured to: receive a packet; determine packet attributes based on the packet; compare the packet attributes to the match description to determine whether there is a rule match, execute the action instruction in response to determining there is the rule match, which includes causing a trigger signal to be sent to the control engine, the trigger signal corresponding to the command template, and perform a stateful interaction on the packet according to the stateful interaction instruction in response to receiving the trigger signal. |
| US10892979B2 |
Routing multiple data streams simultaneously in wireless networks
A method and apparatus for routing multiple data streams simultaneously through independent routes between multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) stations in a mesh network. The disclosed feature allows transmission of multiple data streams via multiple routes from a source station (STA) to a destination station (STA), which are both MIMO capable, even though the relay STAs in between can be a single-input-single-output (SISO) STA. An extended routing request (RREQ) and routing reply (RREP) frames are utilized which provide a primary and secondary flag indication, which is utilized in combination with advanced programming for setting path cost metrics to assure independence of primary and secondary routes. |
| US10892978B2 |
Multi-level learning for classifying traffic flows from first packet data
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for multi-level classification of data traffic flows based on information in a first data packet for a data traffic flow. In exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a key can be generated to track data traffic flows by application names and data packet information or properties. Based on these keys, patterns can be discerned to infer data traffic information based on only the information in a first data packet. The determined patterns can be used to predict classifications of future traffic flows with similar key information. In this way, data traffic flows can be classified and steered in a network based on limited information available in a first data packet. |
| US10892975B2 |
Digital object routing based on a service request
A digital object may be routed via a network. Routing of a digital object may be based in part on a requested service, and/or on an ability of an intermediate node to provide the requested service, and/or on a willingness of the intermediate node to provide the requested service. |
| US10892974B2 |
Automatic protocol test method by reverse engineering from packet traces to extended finite state machine
An automatic protocol test method by reverse engineering from packet traces to extended finite state machine is disclosed. The method includes following steps: parsing the plurality of packets to extract a plurality of sessions; conducting a keyword analysis and a clustering algorithm to obtain protocol messages; initializing the protocol messages and merging equivalent states to obtain a finite state machine; extracting fields and values of the protocol messages to obtain a plurality of sub-datasets and adding a data guard and set of memories on the finite state machine to obtain the extended finite state machine. |
| US10892971B2 |
System and method for network communication monitoring
A system for network communication monitoring, preferably including one or more network receivers, packet decoders, stream mergers, and/or memory. A method for network communication, preferably including receiving bitstreams, decoding packets, and/or merging packet streams. |
| US10892970B2 |
Centralized, scalable, resource monitoring system
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to provide host-independent resource monitoring for distributed networks. The method includes determining, from a set of jobs, one or more jobs to execute that monitor the status of resources within a distributed network. The method determines one or more environments in which to run the one or more jobs, and instantiates the one or more jobs with one or more environment variables for the determined one or more environments such that the one or more jobs are configured for operation in the determined one or more environments. The method accordingly displays, using a graphical user interface, a job environment matrix including a list of the set of jobs in conjunction with a running status of each of the jobs in each of one or more environments. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. |
| US10892968B2 |
Systems and methods for latency reduction in content item interactions using client-generated click identifiers
Systems and methods of reducing latency in online network traffic are provided. The system can include a processor and a memory couple to the processor. The memory stores computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify an indication of an interaction with a content item presented within a content slot of an information resource, generate a click identifier that uniquely identifies the interaction, transmit a first request comprising a click resource link including the click identifier to a click server, and transmit a second request to access the landing page of the content item independent of transmitting the first request. The second request comprises a generated resource link that identifies a resource identifier of the landing page of the content item and the click identifier. |
| US10892967B2 |
End-to-end path delay measurements in a network
Techniques are provided for determining end-to-end path delay measurements. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) sections comprising at least two different ECMP paths in a network comprising a plurality of nodes. In response to receiving a request to determine a delay measurement for end-to-end paths from an ingress node to an egress node through the network, the method includes determining sets of ECMP sections that are between the ingress node and the egress node and determining a plurality of paths through each set of ECMP sections. The method includes measuring delay for each of the plurality of paths using probe packets and determining delay measurements for all end-to-end paths. The delay measurements for end-to-end paths include a first subset including measured delays from the probe packets and a second subset calculated using combinations of measured delays. |
| US10892964B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring digital user experience
Systems and methods for monitoring digital user experience include performing inline monitoring of network access between one or more users each with an associated user device executing an agent application, the Internet, and one or more cloud applications and private applications accessible via lightweight connectors; responsive to a user executing a specific application, obtaining device and application metrics for the user from the associated user device related to usage of specific application; obtaining network metrics from the cloud system related to network performance of the specific application; and providing the device and application metrics and the network metrics to a logging and analytics system for quantifying digital user experience of the specific application. |
| US10892963B2 |
System and method for determining bandwith usage from a plurality of subscribers in a cable network
A system for determining bandwidth usage from a plurality of subscribers in a cable network; the system including an engine component comprising a computer processor receiving data from an Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR) module and from a subscriber module; the engine component configured to receive requests from an Application Programming Interface (API) module to retrieve or manipulate data and to return a reporting result; the IPDR module collecting IPDR data from a plurality of cable modem termination systems (CMTS); and wherein the data collected by the IPDR module from the plurality of CMTS is normalized by the IPDR module executing a normalization algorithm prior to the engine component returning a reporting result. |
| US10892962B2 |
Inter-channel linear crosstalk estimation method and apparatus and receiver
An inter-channel linear crosstalk estimation method and apparatus and a communication system are disclosed. The apparatus includes: an adjacent channel synchronizing unit configured to synchronize adjacent channel information inserted with a cyclic training sequence in a received signal, to determine a time window of occurrence of the cyclic training sequence; a time domain cutoff unit configured to perform time cutoff on center channel information in the received signal according to the time window of occurrence of the cyclic training sequence, to obtain center channel information within the same time window as the cyclic training sequence; a filtering unit configured to filter the center channel information within the time window, and reserve center channel information containing linear crosstalk from an adjacent channel; and a linear crosstalk estimating unit configured to estimate a magnitude of linear crosstalk leaking into the center channel by using a cyclic characteristic of the cyclic training sequence. |
| US10892960B1 |
System and method of unifying and deploying a microservice-based application platform
A system and method is provided for unifying and deploying a microservice-based application platform that includes multiple independent service containers. An exemplary method includes analyzing, on a hardware node, infrastructure services to identify those infrastructure services that are configurable to be launched as microservices; configuring the identified infrastructure services to be launched as microservices by creating an image of an infrastructure microservice container for each identified infrastructure services; building an application platform by defining a minimum set of the infrastructure microservice containers required by the application platform to provide the one or more client microservice; and unifying management of the infrastructure microservice containers and the client microservices of the application platform by classifying each of the created infrastructure microservice containers and the client microservice container to be managed by a single management software layer. |
| US10892956B2 |
Device management server, control method for the same, and medium
A device management server that manages information regarding an application associated with a product key, and information regarding a panel application includes a first creation unit configured to create a first task for distributing to a network device the application associated with the product key, and a second creation unit configured to create a second task for distributing the panel application to the network device, and in a case where the second task is executed, acquires version information regarding the second application installed on the network device, and distributes a new version of the panel application. |
| US10892955B1 |
Management of a network via a GUI of user relationships
Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses are described for network management via a graphical user interface (GUI). |
| US10892954B2 |
System for managing services in software defined infrastructures
A system includes a provider module to serve a Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) service request in a first language. The system includes an NSP translation module to translate the SDI requests from the first language into a service chain including a set of Network and Service Primitives (NSP), and a service space module to map each NSP onto a multidimensional vector space using a matrix. The matrix provides positions within the multidimensional vector space of vectors corresponding to any possible NSP. The service space module queries the matrix with a sequence of vectors to retrieve a further sequence of vectors by geometric operations to find a level of similarity between the vectors and the vectors of the service space, in order to predict a new NSP according to the further sequence starting from neighbor NSPs, and predict the neighbors NSPs composing the further sequence. |
| US10892945B2 |
Industry automation apparatus with redundant connectivity to a communication network and controllers therefor
A technique for providing a redundant network connection for an industry automation apparatus is provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a network controller is provided that is configured to control a redundant connection of the industry automation apparatus via a communication network to another apparatus. The industry automation apparatus has a first radio interface and a second radio interface. The communication network comprises two or more functionally equivalent network entities grouped in a first entity set and a second network entity set disjoint to the first network entity set, wherein the first network entity set and the first radio interface are associated with a first redundancy group and wherein the second network entity set and the second radio interface are associated with a second redundancy group. |
| US10892937B1 |
Inter-metro service chaining
Techniques described in this disclosure are directed to a co-location facility provider generating an inter-metropolitan area service chain for application of a plurality of services offered by cloud service providers located in geographically distributed metropolitan areas. In some examples, a method includes receiving, by a controller executing at a computing device of a co-location facilities provider, a request for a plurality of services to be applied to data of a customer; in response to receiving the request, generating, by the controller, a service chain for application of each of the plurality of services provided by a different one of a plurality of cloud service providers, wherein the services are applied by each of the plurality of cloud service providers at co-location facilities in geographically distributed metropolitan areas; and providing, by the controller and to the customer, the service chain for application of the plurality of services. |
| US10892935B2 |
Digitally-intensive transmitter having wideband, linear, direct-digital RF modulator
A wideband, linear, direct-digital RF modulator (DDRM) for a digitally-intensive transmitter (DTX) includes an interpolation filter and an in-phase/quadrature (I/Q)-interleaving RF digital-to-analog converter (RF-DAC). The interpolation filter suppresses sampling replicas in the DDRM's output RF spectrum. I/Q interleaving performed by the interleaving RF-DAC avoids problems associated with using two separate I- and Q-path RF-DACs. Each unit cell of the interleaving RF-DAC is capable of producing four unique non-overlapping waveforms covering all four quadrants of the I/Q signal plane. In one embodiment of the invention, the interleaving RF-DAC includes three parallel-connected RF-DACs operating in accordance with a multi-phase set of LO clocks to both cancel 3rd-order and 5th-order LO harmonics generated by the RF-DAC unit cells' interleaving logic and prevent 3rd-order intermodulation from occurring in the DTX's final stage RF power amplifier. |
| US10892930B2 |
Communication method based on PAPR and transmission apparatus and receive apparatus using the same
Provided are a communication method based on a peak-to-average ratio (PAPR) and a transmission apparatus and a receive apparatus using the same and a communication method based on a peak-to-average ratio (PAPR) by a transmission apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: obtaining each of PAPR values corresponding to respective data symbols from a lookup table having a unique PAPR value; Generating a synchronization signal configured in a random sequence based on a the PAPR value of each data symbol; and transmitting the synchronization signal. |
| US10892929B2 |
Multi-antenna processing for reference signal
The methods and apparatus disclosed herein processes reference signals in an antenna diversity system, e.g., where both the transmitting and receiving devices use multiple antennas. The solution presented herein process reference signals at the transmitting device in such a way to enable the receiving device to efficiently and accurately estimate the covariance matrix associated with data transmitted using transmitter diversity. This is achieved by processing the reference signals used for the covariance estimation and the data signals in the same way, e.g., by precoding data and reference signal portions of one or more signals using the same coding scheme. |
| US10892928B2 |
Downlink control channel structure for low latency communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a resource block set that includes a data region and a control region, wherein the resource block set spans a portion of a system bandwidth in a shortened transmission time interval (sTTI), wherein the sTTI includes three symbols, wherein the control region occupies the three symbols and includes control information for the UE for the sTTI, and wherein the control region and the data region are frequency division multiplexed. The UE may obtain content in the sTTI based at least in part on the control information. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10892924B2 |
Modulation and demodulation method in layer-division multiplexing system, and receiver thereof
Disclosed herein is a demodulation method of a Layer-Division Multiplexing (LDM) system. The demodulation method may include receiving an LDM modulation signal, restoring a first-layer signal from the LDM modulation signal and remodulating the first-layer signal, restoring and remodulating a second-layer signal by performing cancellation of the amplitude component of the first-layer signal from the LDM modulation signal using signaling information independently of restoration and remodulation of the first-layer signal, and restoring a third-layer signal using the first-layer signal, the second-layer signal, and the LDM modulation signal. |
| US10892923B2 |
Signal output circuit, transmission circuit and integrated circuit
A signal output circuit includes: a driver circuit including a variable current source and configured to output a multilevel signal; a replica circuit having a circuit configuration equivalent to the driver circuit; and a control circuit configured to control a characteristic of the driver circuit, based on an output signal of the replica circuit, wherein the replica circuit includes: a first replica circuit part configured to output first output signals having signal levels of a first subset of a plurality of signal levels corresponding to the multilevel signal; and a second replica circuit part configured to output second output signals having signal levels of a second subset of the plurality of signal levels, and the control circuit is configured to control a characteristic of the variable current source, based the first output signals and the second output signals. |
| US10892922B2 |
Passive intermodulation (PIM) measurements in common public radio interface (CPRI) spectrum analysis
A test device for detecting and measuring distance to passive intermodulation (PIM) is disclosed. The test device may comprise a receiver to receive a signal from a test point of a distributed cell site comprising a remote radio head (RRH) and a baseband unit (BBU) separated and connected via an optical feeder. The test device may also comprise a processor to detect passive intermodulation (PIM) and measure distance to the PIM (internal or external). For example, the processor may replace downlink IQ data in the signal with two-tone waveform IQ data, transmit the two-tone waveform IQ data to the RRH, and to monitor uplink spectrum to detect PIM, where the uplink spectrum may comprise uplink IQ data from the RRH. The processor may also perform uplink spectrum analysis using radio frequency (RF) monitoring, measure a time delay for the two-tone waveform and the detected PIM, and calculate a distance to the PIM based on the time delay. |
| US10892921B2 |
Semiconductor device and system using the same
The present invention provides a semiconductor device capable of detecting illegal data in secret data communications. A semiconductor device that transmits and receives data includes a specific bit extraction block that extracts first data from transmission data in accordance with a first rule, another specific bit extraction block that extracts second data from reception data in accordance with a second rule, and a bit pattern accumulation buffer that accumulates the first data and the second data. A scramble pattern used when scrambling the transmission data is generated by a combination of the first data and the second data accumulated in the bit pattern accumulation buffer. |
| US10892920B2 |
Receiver/transmitter co-calibration of voltage levels in pulse amplitude modulation links
A driver circuit of a PAM-N transmitting device transmits a PAM-N signal via a communication channel, wherein N is greater than 2, and the PAM-N signal has N signal levels corresponding to N symbols. A PAM-N receiving device receives the PAM-N signal. The PAM-N receiving device generates distortion information indicative of a level of distortion corresponding to inequalities in voltage differences between the N signal levels. The PAM-N receiving device transmits to the PAM-N transmitting device the distortion information indicative of the level of the distortion. The PAM-N transmitting device receives the distortion information. The PAM-N transmitting device adjusts one or more drive strength parameters of the driver circuit of the PAM-N transmitting device based on the distortion information. |
| US10892918B1 |
System and method for decision feedback equalizers
A speculative decision feedback equalizer with split unroll multiplexers is provided. The speculative decision feedback equalizer splits an unroll multiplexer into two multiplexers. One split multiplexer provides a data path for the unroll selection signal, and the other split multiplexer provides a separate data path for the summer differential tap. In this way, the loading of an input stage of the summer circuit and the loading from the h1 unrolling loop are decoupled, allowing each split multiplexer to be configured according to a specific timing requirement along a respective data path. Thus, timing performance of the speculative decision feedback equalizer is improved. |
| US10892916B2 |
Channel estimation method and circuit
A channel estimation method and circuit. The channel estimation method, adapted for a receiving device of a multi-input multi-output wireless LAN system, comprises the following steps. Firstly, performing a first channel estimation operation on a long training field to obtain a plurality of first composite channel estimation values related to the long training field. Then, performing a second channel estimation operation on a signal field to obtain a plurality of second composite channel estimation values related to the signal field, and performing a third channel estimation operation on a data segment to obtain a plurality of first channel estimation values related to the data segment. Next, obtaining a plurality of second channel estimation values according to the first composite channel estimation values and the second composite channel estimation values, and adjusting the first channel estimation values related to the data segment according to the second channel estimation values. |
| US10892910B1 |
Data transmission over wired networks
Aspects for data transmission over wired networks are described herein. The aspects may include a first transceiver and a second transceiver respectively connected to a communication bus. When the first transceiver receives differential signals from the communication bus, the first transceiver may be configured to convert the differential signals to digital signals and further to transmit the digital signals to a configurable logic circuit connected to both the first transceiver and the second transceiver. The configurable logic circuit may be configured to transmit the digital signals to the second transceiver when the communication bus is idle. The second transceiver may be configured to convert the digital signals back to differential signals and transmit the differential signals back to the communication bus. |
| US10892909B2 |
Automation system, series terminal for automation systems and associated method
A series terminal for an automation system, having an insulating housing, which has an electrical contact on at least one side of the housing with which the series terminal can be connected with a data bus of an automation system. The series terminal comprises an integrated electronic processing unit which is connected to the at least one contact device and is designed for transmitting and/or receiving data via the data bus. In this case, the integrated electronic processing unit is set up to query a configuration of the automation system and, based on the configuration, to generate an individual cryptographic key for the automation system in conjunction with a secret cryptographic key stored in the series terminal. |
| US10892908B2 |
Managing communication between gateway and building automation device by installing protocol software in gateway
A method for managing communication with a building automation device, the method being performed in a gateway, includes the steps of: receiving a packet from the building automation device; determining that the gateway currently fails to support a communication protocol being compatible with the packet; transmitting the packet to a protocol server; receiving, from the protocol server, executable software instructions to be used for communication over the communication protocol being compatible with the packet; and installing the executable software instructions to provide a capability to communicate over the communication protocol being compatible with the packet. |
| US10892906B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for a scalable group-based communication system with a reduced client memory footprint requirement
Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for efficient network distribution of group-based communication data transmissions comprising group-based communication data required by client devices within a group-based communication platform. |
| US10892904B2 |
Data management apparatus, data management method, and data communication system
The present invention provides a data management apparatus for managing a plurality of data items output by a plurality of communication devices that output data. The data management apparatus includes a storage section configured to store device identification information of each of the plurality of communication devices in association with charge identification information including either contractor identification information of a contractor of a contract for using a relay apparatus that is configured to transfer the plurality of data items to the data management apparatus or acquirer identification information of a data acquirer who acquires the data from the data management apparatus, and a charge amount determination section configured to determine a charge amount for each item of the charge identification information on the basis of data communication traffic volumes corresponding to data output from the communication devices of one or more device identification information items stored in association with the charge identification information. |
| US10892899B2 |
Self describing data packets generated at an issuing instrument
Various surgical hubs are disclosed. A surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive a first self-describing data packet from a first data source, the first self-describing data packet comprising a first preamble, a first data payload, a source of the first data payload, and a first encryption certificate, wherein the first preamble defines the first data payload and the first encryption certificate verifies the authenticity of the first data packet; parse the received first preamble; and interpret the first data payload based on the first preamble. |
| US10892895B2 |
Storing and using multipurpose secret data
A system and method improves operational performance of a computer by enhancing digital security with an added electronic circuit. The electronic circuit stores sensitive data in an un-erasable state such that the sensitive data may not be altered. The electronic circuit limits transfer of the sensitive data only once after each power-up or after each reset of the computer. The electronic circuit prevents access to the sensitive data by an authorized program. The electronic circuit utilizes its own storage medium and random access memory, the latter of which can receive and store the sensitive data. The method uses a software driver and a copy-of-copy of first security key obtained from the sensitive data stored on the electronic circuit. The software driver installs a software module on the computer using the copy-of-copy of first security key to encrypt each installed file. |
| US10892894B2 |
Identity verification using biometric data and non-invertible functions via a blockchain
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, biometrics data of a user via a user device as part of a request to access a secure device; applying, by the computing device, a non-invertible function to the biometrics data to scramble the biometrics data; determining, by the computing device, whether the scrambled biometrics data matches a pre-registered version of the scrambled biometrics data; and providing, by the computing device, an authentication message to the secure device requesting authentication of the user based on determining that the scrambled biometrics data matches the pre-registered version of the scrambled biometrics data, wherein the providing the authentication message provides a user of the user device with access to the secure device. |
| US10892893B2 |
Method and system for key distribution between a server and a medical device
A method for key distribution between a server (1) and a medical device (3A, 3B), in particular an infusion device, comprises: providing, at the server (1), a security key (4A, 4B) to be used for a secure data communication of the medical device (3A, 3B); establishing a first communication link (11) between the server (1) and a computing device (2); establishing a second communication link (30A, 30B) between the computing device (2) and the medical device (3A, 3B); retrieving, by the computing device (2), the security key (4A, 4B) from the server (1) via the first communication link (11); and transmitting, by the computing device (2), the retrieved security key (4A, 4B) to the medical device (3A, 3B) via the second communication link (30A, 30B). In this way a method for the security key distribution between a server and a medical device is provided, the method being suitable even for medical devices having low computational and memory capabilities. |
| US10892887B2 |
Method and system for storing a binary large object
Methods, systems, and techniques for storing a binary large object involve receiving, at a first node comprising part of a first blockchain, the binary large object; hashing the binary large object; sending the binary large object from the first node to at least one other node that is part of the first blockchain without using the first blockchain; and after the binary large object has been disseminated to at least the number of nodes on the first blockchain required to achieve consensus, storing a hash of the binary large object on the first blockchain. Sending the binary large object involves disseminating the binary large object to at least a number of nodes on the first blockchain required to achieve consensus. |
| US10892883B2 |
Resource coordination for half duplex communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for resource allocation in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. A relay node in an IAB network may be assigned a first resource partition that is different from a second resource partition for the child and parent nodes. Based on a resource configuration (e.g., for a slot) of the second resource partition, the relay node may opportunistically utilize the second resource partition for communications. For instance, the relay node may determine a direction table based on the resource configurations of the child and parent nodes, which may be used to perform uplink or downlink communications in one or more symbols of the second resource partition. The relay node may also identify flexible symbols as free or non-free when determining the direction table. |
| US10892881B2 |
Signal link budget optimization
In a centralized radio access network, a system in a remote radio unit combines signals from multiple radios and independently attenuates uplink and downlink signals for multiple antennas connected to the multiple radios. The system includes two Or more antennas; a radio set including a first analog front end configured for a first channel of a first frequency band and a second analog front end configured for a second channel of a second frequency band; and a signal combining and conditioning (SCC) unit coupled in series between the radio set and the two or more antennas. The SCC unit includes downlink passive attenuators for downlink signals from the radio set to each of the two or more antennas and uplink passive attenuators for uplink signals from each of the two or more antennas to the radio set. |
| US10892880B1 |
Method and apparatus for asymmetric ethernet
In present embodiments, operation methods and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a 10GBASE-T transceiver circuit having transmit circuitry and receive circuitry for coupling to a plurality of physical channels are provided to transmit first data with the transmit circuitry in a first direction, receive second data with the receive circuitry in a second direction opposite to the first direction, identify an end-of-data indicator associated with the second data, and deactivate the receive circuitry in response to the end-of-data indicator. Preferably, in some embodiments, the receive circuitry is selectively switched off to reduce power consumption. |
| US10892877B2 |
Method and device for wireless communication
A user equipment transmits a first wireless signal and transmits a second wireless signal; the first wireless signal is generated by a first sequence; the first wireless signal is used to determine a first time interval; the first time interval is a time interval between a first and a second time instant; the first time instant is a starting time instant at which a transmitter of the first wireless signal transmits the first wireless signal; the second time instant is a starting time instant at which a transmitter of the second wireless signal transmits the second wireless signal; the first time instant is earlier than the second time instant; the second wireless signal occupies a first wireless resource; the first wireless resource is one of J candidate wireless resources; the first time interval is used to determine the first wireless resource out of the J candidate wireless resources. |
| US10892876B2 |
Methods and apparatus for dynamic acknowledgement list selection in detection of uplink control channel formats
Methods and apparatus for dynamic acknowledgement list selection in detection of uplink control channel formats. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a dynamic acknowledgement (ACK) list allocation circuit that generates a dynamic ACK list that includes one or two most likely ACK candidates, and a top-Q candidate CQI bits detector that dynamically allocates a detection branch to each of the one or two most likely ACK candidates to detect top-Q candidate CQI bits. The apparatus also includes a merger circuit that mergers the top-Q candidate CQI bits detected for the one or two most likely ACK candidates to generate a merged list, a top-Q CQI symbol generator that generates top-Q CQI symbols for the top-Q candidate CQI bits detected for the one or two most likely ACK candidates, and a joint detector that detects transmitted CQI bits and ACK bits. |
| US10892869B2 |
Communication apparatus and retransmission control method
Provided is a wireless communication device. A PHICH reception unit determines whether a received signal in a PHICH region is an ACK signal or a NACK signal. When doing so, the PHICH reception unit does not receive a PHICH in a subframe in which a terminal monitors an E-PDCCH. A control signal reception unit outputs a retransmission prompting signal to a signal allocation unit when the signal outputted from the PHICH reception unit is a NACK signal and when a UL grant was not detected. Meanwhile, when a UL grant was detected, the control signal reception unit outputs the detected UL grant to the signal allocation unit. The signal allocation unit maps the transmission signal in accordance with the retransmission prompting signal and the UL grant and transmits the transmission signal from a wireless transmission unit. |
| US10892865B2 |
Channel measurement method, base station, and UE
A method includes: obtaining, by UE, a reference signal resource mapping diagram, and obtaining a reference signal according to the reference signal resource mapping diagram; performing, by the UE, channel measurement according to the reference signal to determine channel state information, and feeding back the channel state information to a base station, where the reference signal resource mapping diagram is a location to which a time-frequency resource of the reference signal is mapped, the reference signal resource mapping diagram is a second reference signal resource mapping diagram which comprises at least two first reference signal resource mapping diagram. |
| US10892861B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting feedback information in wireless communication systems
An apparatus and a method for transmitting HARQ feedback information in a wireless communication system are provided. In so doing, the method for transmitting the HARQ feedback information in a receiving end includes confirming the number of packets received from a transmitting end, and when receiving a reference number of packets from the transmitting end, transmitting to the transmitting end a feedback signal comprising HARQ feedback information for the reference number of the packets. |
| US10892858B2 |
Chain broadcasting in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications
The subject matter described herein is directed towards a technology that increases the reliability of transmitting information, and extends the coverage of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) network by propagating received information in a multiple-stage chain communication in a wireless communication system. A transmitting device transmits a communication message with repetition data indicating number of times the communication message is to be retransmitted in the wireless communication system. A receiving device determines from the repetition data that the communication message is intended to be retransmitted, modifies (e.g., decrements) the repetition data, and retransmits the communication message in association with the modified repetition data. |
| US10892856B2 |
Method for determining HARQ number and network device
A method for determining a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) identifier (ID) includes determining, by the network device, a HARQ ID based on a time domain resource sequence number of a current transmission, the number of HARQ processes, and at least one of the time domain resource configuration information, a HARQ ID offset, or a number of transmission times of the current transport TB. The method also includes receiving, by the network device, the TB from a terminal on the non-dynamic resource according to the HARQ ID. |
| US10892848B2 |
Devices and methods implementing polar codes
The disclosure relates to devices and methods implementing polar codes. For instance, the disclosure relates to an an encoder for encoding data, wherein the encoder comprises a processor configured to encode the data using a (n, k, d) parent polar code C into codewords c0n-1=u0n-1A subject to the constraints u0n-1VT=0, wherein u0n-1 denotes the data, wherein A = ( 1 0 1 1 ) ⊗ m , wherein F⊗m denotes the m-times Kronecker product of the matrix F with itself and wherein the constraint matrix V comprises in addition to the constraint matrix V0 of the parent polar code the constraint matrix V1 of a first helper code C1 and the constraint matrix V2 of a second helper code C2. |
| US10892847B2 |
Blind detection model optimization
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, optical devices, and machine readable mediums for blind detection model optimization. The receiver may monitor one or more optimization metrics to determine whether the optimization metrics meet an optimization condition. Once the optimization condition is observed, the system may perform a blind detection model optimization without utilizing a training sequence with the transmitters. That is, the detection models are optimized using normal data sent by the transmitters. |
| US10892845B2 |
Method and system for a free space CWDM MUX/DEMUX for integration with a grating coupler based silicon photonics platform
Methods and systems for a free space CWDM MUX/DEMUX for integration with a grating coupler based silicon platform may include an optical assembly coupled to a photonic chip. The optical assembly includes a lens array on the top surface of the chip, an angled mirror, a transparent spacer, and a plurality of thin film filters. The optical assembly may receive an input optical signal comprising a plurality of optical signals at different wavelengths via an optical fiber coupled to the optical assembly, communicate the plurality of optical signals through the transparent spacer, pass a first of the plurality of optical signals through a corresponding one of the plurality of thin film filters while reflecting others of the plurality of optical signals back into the transparent spacer, and reflect the others of the plurality of signals towards a second of the plurality of thin film filters. |
| US10892844B2 |
Communication device, communication system, communication apparatus, and communication method
In order to enable more stable monitoring of communication status, a communication device is provided with: a setting unit which sets a first wavelength selected from wavelength selection alternatives included in wavelengths of light included in dummy light, and a first transmission power which is selected in accordance with a first communication status from a plurality of transmission power selection alternatives that are set in advance; a generation unit which generates light of the first wavelength from the dummy light; an adjustment unit which adjusts the light of the first wavelength to first light of the first transmission power; and a multiplexing unit which multiplexes the first light with communication light serving as light for a predetermined communication so as not to overlap each other on the time axis, and which delivers the multiplexed light to another communication device. |
| US10892840B2 |
Method and apparatus for TDMA slot synchronization and calibration of master and slave
A method for TDMA slot synchronization and calibration of a master and a slave includes: receiving a synchronizing frame from the master by the slave, wherein the synchronizing frame includes a first count value of a timing counter of the master; analysing the synchronizing frame by the slave to acquire the first count value; and adjusting a TDMA slot of the slave according to the first count value and a second count value of a timing counter of the slave to synchronize the TDMA slot of the slave with a TDMA slot of the master. |
| US10892839B2 |
Method for fast reconfiguration of GM clocks in the TSN network by means of an explicit teardown message
The invention relates to a method for fast reconfiguration of GM clocks in the TSN network by means of an explicit teardown message. Carrying out a network-wide cleansing of the outdated information ensures that outdated GM information having a higher priority cannot overwrite new information. The current BMCA+ relies on the hold time mechanism in order to quickly carry out the GM reconfiguration on all nodes. The problem is solved by the introduction of a specific advertising schema for the BMCA+ protocol in order to resolve the described instability during the GM reconfiguration period. The method uses an announce+ message for an extra messaging that displays a clock having outdated information and disseminates new information in the complete network. The aim is to inform all clocks that outdated information is present such that the GM reconfiguration can be carried out quickly and without extra conflicts. This so-called “teardown” notification is provided for the case when a current best clock (that is, either a first or second-best GM clock) lowers its priority in order to become a subordinate clock. |
| US10892834B2 |
Method and system for determining signal strength for a mobile device
A system and method are provided for predicting a signal strength for a specific location. The method includes operations for predicting mobile device signal strength by building a database of mobile signal information. The mobile signal information includes signal strength for a plurality of mobile devices located at a plurality of three-dimensional, geospatial coordinates and utilizing a plurality of mobile signal providers/carriers. The method predicts, using the database, a signal strength for a particular mobile device at a particular set of three-dimensional, geospatial coordinates utilizing a particular mobile signal provider/carrier and displays the prediction at a specific time. |
| US10892831B2 |
Mach-zehnder optical modulator and optical modulation method
A Mach-Zehnder optical modulator creates a first driving signal to be applied to a first section, and a second driving signal to be applied to a second section, and includes a generator, an optical modulator, and a setting unit. The generator generates a first dither signal and a second dither signal. The optical modulator optical modulates an optical signal into a quaternary or more value optical modulation signal by applying the first driving signal superimposed by the first dither signal, and by applying the second driving signal superposed by the second dither signal. The setting unit sets, when a length of the second section is n times as long as the first section, the first dither signal and the second dither signal to have a same phase, and sets such that an amplitude of the first dither signal is n times as large as that of the second dither signal. |
| US10892826B2 |
Loose optical fiber tethering of multiple satellites
A multi-satellite system includes a first satellite and a second satellite configured to be separated in a predetermined distance between the satellites after being launched into space, and a tether including an optical fiber having first and second ends, wherein the first end is connected to the first satellite and the second end is connected to the second satellite, wherein a length of the tether is greater than the predetermined distance. In this case, the first satellite includes an optical transceiver connected to the first end of the optical fiber to provide a communications link to the second satellite, a spool containing partial winding of the tether, and a free space optical transceiver to provide a first communications link to a first distant satellite. Further, the second satellite includes an optical transceiver connected to the second end of the optical fiber to provide the communications link to the first satellite, and a spool containing partial winding of the tether, and a free space optical transceiver to provide a second communications link to a second distant satellite. |
| US10892823B2 |
Optical power compensation method and device
An optical power compensation method and a device relating to the communications field comprises: a first node that obtains a first optical power and a first timepoint, receives at least two second optical powers sent by a second node, obtains second timepoints corresponding with the at least two second optical powers, where the second timepoint is a timepoint at which the first node receives the second optical power, and determines a target timepoint from the second timepoints according to a preset delay and the first timepoint. The first node determines a variation of a span loss according to a target optical power and the first optical power, where the target optical power is a second optical power corresponding to the target timepoint, and adjusts a gain value and/or an attenuation value of the first node according to the variation of the span loss. |
| US10892816B1 |
Baseband polarization switching and isolation improvement
An antenna system includes an array of antenna elements, each element including: one or more first terminals and second terminals that receive a vertically polarized wireless signal and a horizontally polarized wireless signal, respectively, at a radio frequency; a first signal combining circuit and a second signal combining circuit that combine the horizontally polarized wireless signal and the horizontally polarized wireless signal to obtain a combined vertically polarized signal and a combined horizontally polarized signal, respectively; a first frequency converting circuit and a second frequency converting circuit that convert the combined vertically polarized signal and the combined horizontally polarized signal to a baseband vertically polarized signal and a baseband horizontally polarized signal, respectively, at a frequency different from the radio frequency; a baseband processing circuit that combines the baseband vertically polarized signal and the baseband horizontally polarized signal after a 90° phase shift to obtain an LHCP or RHCP signal. |
| US10892814B2 |
Performing receive beamforming in a fifth generation millimeter wave system
At an antenna array of a user device, a plurality of transmit beams having first widths are received from an access point. The array, using a receive beam having a second width, wider than the first width, measures a quality metric of each of the plurality of transmit beams, and determines angle of arrival for at least a given one of the plurality of transmit beams having a highest quality metric. The user device advises the access point of results of the quality metric measurement. The antenna array receives, from the access point, a selection, based on the advising, of a best one of the plurality of transmit beams for transmission from the access point to the user device. The antenna array forms a receive beam, having a third width, along the angle of arrival, and the third width is narrower than the second width. |
| US10892813B2 |
Beam tracking for 5G millimeter-wave systems
Aspects of mmWave beam tracking and beam sweeping are described, for example, an apparatus can include an antenna array including sub-arrays and processing circuitry configured to perform beamforming, beam tracking, and management thereof at the antenna sub-arrays. The processing circuitry can further be configured to determine the angle of arrival of a received signal received in response to performing the beamforming function and adjust phase shifters of the apparatus according to the angle of arrival. Other apparatuses, systems and methods are described. |
| US10892809B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting CSI feedback information for multiple beams
Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting CSI feedback information for multiple beams. The method includes: transmitting information for indicating a type of the CSI feedback information; transmitting a first type of CSI feedback information in the CSI feedback information for the multiple beams by using a first type of CSI feedback manner, wherein the first type of CSI feedback information includes at least first transmission rank information, first channel quality information and feedback information for a first beam in the multiple beams; and transmitting a second type of CSI feedback information in the CSI feedback information for the multiple beams by using a second type of CSI feedback manner, wherein the second type of CSI feedback information includes at least second transmission rank information, second channel quality information, and feedback information for beams other than the first beam in the multiple beams. |
| US10892808B2 |
Method of acquiring channel state information
A method of acquiring Channel State Information (CSI) in a wireless communication system includes transmitting, from a Base Station (BS) to a User Equipment (UE), a resource setting including time-domain behavior of CSI-Reference Signals (RSs) transmission that designates aperiodic, periodic, or semi-persistent; and transmitting, from the BS to the UE, the CSI-RSs based on the designated aperiodic, periodic, or semi-persistent. The resource setting includes precoding information that indicates whether precoders applied to the CSI-RSs is the same or different. The resource setting includes periodicity and a timing offset value of the CSI-RS transmission when the periodic or the semi-persistent is designated. The resource setting includes frequency-domain information that designates a wideband or a partial band used for the CSI-RS transmission. The resource setting includes a transmission bandwidth of the CSI-RS transmission when the partial band is designated. |
| US10892807B2 |
Codebook adaptation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitter device may determine an adapted codebook for beamforming transmission based at least in part on an initial codebook and one or more spatial parameters, wherein the adapted codebook is associated with an adapted set of candidate beams with an adapted angular range that is different than an initial angular range of an initial set of candidate beams of the initial codebook. In some aspects, the transmitter device may transmit using at least one beam of the adapted set of candidate beams associated with the adapted angular range based at least in part on determining the adapted codebook. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10892805B2 |
Beam scanning method and related device
Disclosed are a beam scanning method and a related device, used for solving the problem that, during the existing process of determining the optimal transceiving beam by performing traversal search on a combination of potential transceiving beams, a large amount of system overhead needs to be occupied, thus reducing the system efficiency and the adaptability to a time-varying channel. The method comprises: a first communication node determines at least one transmitted beam according to the optimal receiving beam group between a receiver of the first communication node and a transmitter of a second communication node; the first communication node sequentially sends a signal to the second communication node by means of the transmitter according to the determined at least one transmitted beam until the optimal transmitted beam is determined. |
| US10892802B2 |
Metal plating compositions
A method of providing spatial diversity for critical data delivery in a beamformed mmWave small cell is proposed. The proposed spatial diversity scheme offers duplicate or incremental data/signal transmission and reception by using multiple different beams for the same source and destination. The proposed spatial diversity scheme can be combined with other diversity schemes in time, frequency, and code, etc. for the same purpose. In addition, the proposed spatial diversity scheme combines the physical-layer resources associated with the beams with other resources of the same or different protocol layers. By spatial signaling repetition to avoid Radio Link Failure (RLF) and Handover Failure (HOF), mobility robustness can be enhanced. Mission-critical and/or time-critical data delivery can also be achieved without relying on retransmission. |
| US10892794B1 |
Multi-channel transmission device
A multi-channel transmission device is provided. The multi-channel transmission device includes a clock generator and a plurality of transmitters. The clock generator generates input clocks. The transmitters operate based on spread spectrum clocks respectively. Each of the transmitters comprises a phase rotator. The phase rotator provides a selection signal and an interpolation signal of multiple bits. The phase rotator selects two of the input clocks as a first selected input clock and a second selected input clock according to the selection signal, and generate a spread spectrum clock according to the interpolation signal, the first selected input clock and the second selected input clock. |
| US10892786B1 |
Digital predistortion with out-of-band and peak expansion regularization
An apparatus that implements DPD in a manner that can address OOB instability issues, PE instability issues, or both, is disclosed. The apparatus includes an actuator circuit configured to use a model of a power amplifier (PA) to apply a predistortion to at least a portion of an input signal, and an error correction circuit configured to generate an error signal indicative of a deviation of the output of the actuator circuit from the target output, e.g., in terms of OOB or PE. The apparatus also includes an adaptation circuit configured to update the model based on the error signal. By using such an error in adapting the model used for the DPD, undesirable effects of performing DPD, such as creation or amplification of OOB frequency components, or increasing amplitude of some samples, may be reduced or eliminated. |
| US10892784B2 |
Memory device with enhanced error correction via data rearrangement, data partitioning, and content aware decoding
Disclosed herein are memory devices, systems, and methods of encoding and decoding data. In one aspect, an encoded data chunk is received and segmented into data segments with similar features. Each segment can be decoded based on its features. Data can also be rearranged and partitioned so as to minimize an entropy score that is based on the size and entropy of the data partitions. The approach is capable of enhancing performance, reducing decoding latency, and reducing power consumption. |
| US10892782B2 |
Flexible system and method for combining erasure-coded protection sets
Resource-efficient data protection is performed by generating meta chunks in storage systems that utilize erasure coding. During erasure coding with a k+m configuration, a data chunk can be divided into k data fragments, having indices 1 to k, that can be encoded by combining them with corresponding coefficients of a coding matrix, to generate coding fragments. Source portions that have a reduced set (e.g., less than k data fragments) of data fragments can be modified such that they are made complementary (e.g., that do not have common indices) without complete data re-protection. The complementary portions can then be combined to generate a meta chunk. The coding fragments of the complementary portions can be added to generate coding fragments for the meta chunk, which can then be utilized to recover data fragments of any of the source portions. |
| US10892775B1 |
Transmitting system, apparatus and method for unifying parallel interfaces
Various example embodiments relate to unifying a plurality of parallel interfaces. A transmitting apparatus configured to serialize parallel bits implements a dynamic divider circuit for loading varying parallel bits into the transmitting apparatus. An input clock generator is configured to generate a desired and/or predefined clock frequency. The dynamic divider circuit receives the desired and/or predefined clock frequency and generates a parallel clock frequency by dividing the desired and/or predefined clock frequency based on a variable division input. Number of parallel bits loaded into the transmitting apparatus is based on the generated parallel clock frequency. Further, a shift register generates a bit stream from the parallel bits loaded into the shift register and the generated bit stream is converted to serial bit by a multiplexer. |
| US10892774B2 |
Re-quantization device having noise shaping function, signal compression device having noise shaping function, and signal transmission device having noise shaping function
What is provided is a subtractor, as a re-quantization device, which is configured to detect re-quantization noise, a discrete time filter which is configured to perform frequency weighting on the detected re-quantization noise, an adder which is configured to add an additional signal to quantization noise, and an additional signal selector which is configured to select a value at the present time of a column of an additional signal for minimizing the magnitude of quantization noise having been subjected to frequency weighting evaluated one sampling or more later. |
| US10892773B2 |
Analog-to-digital converter and sensor arrangement including the same
A sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter including a gain element connected to an integrator. The gain element switches between different gain values during consecutive phases of a clock signal having a different number of clock cycles. A counter is configured to count with a different increment step size dependent on the first and second gain values. The converter may be part of a sensor arrangement with a temperature sensor. |
| US10892770B2 |
Noise shaping in a digital-to-analog convertor
Systems and methods are disclosed for a signal convertor comprising a resistor or current source coupled to a positive virtual ground node and a negative virtual ground node, wherein the resistor or current source is configured to switch from the positive virtual ground node (VGP) to the negative virtual ground node (VGN), wherein the switching of the resistor or current source results in a shaping of the low frequency noise from the resistor. |
| US10892767B1 |
High accuracy matching system and method therefor
A circuit for high accuracy element matching is provided. The circuit includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) configured to generate an output code. A current source is configured to provide a signal to the ADC. The current source includes a first current branch including a first unit element group having a first unit element coupled by way of a first set of switches to a first node and a second node and a second unit element coupled by way of a second set of switches to the first node and the second node. A second current branch includes a second unit element group having a third unit element coupled by way of a third set of switches to the first node and the second node and a fourth unit element coupled by way of a fourth set of switches to the first node and the second node. A control circuit is configured to provide control signals to the sets of switches based on the output code. The control circuit is further configured to sort unit element currents and to dynamically switch unit elements. |
| US10892766B2 |
Reconfigurable digital converter for converting sensing signal of plurality of sensors into digital value
A digital converter and a controlling method are disclosed. The digital converter includes a sensing oscillator including a plurality of tri-state buffers configured to generate a sensing clock period signal corresponding to a change value of at least one of a resistive sensor and a capacitive sensor, a reference oscillator configured to generate a predetermined fixed clock period signal, a processor configured to change a connection state of the plurality of tri-state buffers, a frequency divider configured to scale up the generated sensing clock period signal based on a predetermined value; and a counter configured to count the scaled up sensing clock period signal based on the generated fixed clock cycle signal and output a counted digital value. |
| US10892759B1 |
Bus driver module with controlled circuit and transition controlled circuit thereof
A bus driver module with controlled circuit is connected to a controller area network bus for generating a high side output or a low side output, comprising a transition controlled circuit and an output driver. The transition controlled circuit comprises a first pathway controlled unit connected in parallel with a second pathway controlled unit for generating a side switching voltage. The output driver is connected in series with the transition controlled circuit and receives the side switching voltage so as to accordingly generate the output bus signal. Each of the first and second pathway controlled unit comprises a plurality of switches and can be activated depending on an input signal. By controlling the switches of the first or second pathway controlled unit to be sequentially turned on and off successively, the side switching voltage is characterized by a smooth phase transition, low common mode noise and better EMI performances. |
| US10892758B1 |
Tracking voltage reference for single ended receiver
A receiver includes an input node coupled to receive an analog signal, a first switch coupled between the input node and a first node, a second switch coupled between the input node and a second node, a first resistive element coupled between the first node and a reference node, a second resistive element coupled between the second node and the reference node, a first capacitive element coupled to the first node, and a second capacitive element coupled to the second node. The receiver also includes a comparator having a first input coupled to the input node to receive the analog signal, and a second input coupled to the reference node to receive a reference voltage, wherein an output of the comparator controls the first and second switches. |
| US10892757B1 |
Reverse body biasing of a transistor using a photovoltaic source
A metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor has a source terminal, a drain terminal, a gate terminal and a body terminal. The source terminal is connected to receive a supply voltage and the body terminal is connected to receive a reverse body bias voltage. A photovoltaic circuit has a first terminal connected to the source terminal of the MOS transistor and a second terminal connected to the body terminal of the MOS transistor. The photovoltaic circuit converts received photons from the environment to generate the reverse body bias voltage. |
| US10892754B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus including power gating circuits
A semiconductor apparatus may include logic circuits and a control logic. The control logic may be configured to monitor characteristics of the logic circuits to allow the semiconductor apparatus to perform at different operating speeds. |
| US10892742B2 |
Duty-cycle calibration based on differential clock sensing
A system includes a pseudo-differential clock path configured to convey a first clock signal and a second clock signal, wherein the second clock signal is inverted relative to the first clock signal. The system also includes a sensing circuit coupled to sensing nodes of the pseudo-differential clock path. The sensing circuit is configured to provide a sense signal based on a comparison of the first clock signal and the second clock signal at the sensing nodes. The system also includes a correction circuit coupled to the sensing circuit and to adjustment nodes of the pseudo-differential clock path. The correction circuit is configured to adjust the first clock signal and the second clock signal using digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and the sense signal. |
| US10892738B2 |
Acoustic wave filter device and multiplexer
A reception filter includes a parallel arm resonator, a first longitudinally coupled resonance device including first acoustic wave resonators, and a second longitudinally coupled resonance device including second acoustic wave resonators, and cascade-connected to the first longitudinally coupled resonance device. Each of the first and second acoustic wave resonators include one end connected to a ground, the parallel arm resonator and the first and second longitudinally coupled resonance devices are provided on a piezoelectric substrate, and a ground to which the parallel arm resonator is connected, a ground to which at least one of the first acoustic wave resonators is connected, and a ground to which at least one of the second acoustic wave resonators is connected are commonly connected on the piezoelectric substrate. |
| US10892737B2 |
Bulk-acoustic wave resonator
A bulk-acoustic wave resonator includes a substrate; a membrane layer forming a cavity with the substrate; a first electrode at least partially disposed on an upper portion of the cavity including an end portion that is thicker than other portions of the first electrode; an insertion layer including a first portion disposed adjacent to from the end portion of the first electrode and a second portion disposed on an upper portion of the first electrode; a piezoelectric layer disposed to cover the insertion layer; and a second electrode disposed on an upper portion of the piezoelectric layer. |
| US10892732B2 |
Resonator and device including the same
According to one embodiment, a resonator is disclosed. The resonator includes a vibrator and an attenuation mechanism. The attenuation mechanism selectively attenuates vibration of a spurious mode that is mechanically coupled to a first mode when the vibrator vibrates in the first mode. |
| US10892729B2 |
Passive non-ferromagnetic circulator
A non-ferromagnetic electronic circulator device and system is described. Such passive electronic circulator devices may include a plurality of ports that include a discrete arrangement of resistors, capacitors and inductors that form a fully connected S parameter matrix. Signals that enter a first port of the circulator only exit from the second port, signals entering the second port only exit from the third port, signals entering the third port only exit the fourth port, and signals entering the fourth port, only exit the first port. |
| US10892720B2 |
Control circuit for power amplifier
A control circuit includes a first output unit configured to output a constant bias current for setting an electrical bias state of a bias circuit to the bias circuit; a second output unit configured to output a bias control current or constant voltage for controlling the electrical bias state of the bias circuit to the bias circuit; a resistor having one end connected to a reference potential; and a switch provided between another end of the resistor and an output terminal of the second output unit. |
| US10892718B2 |
Impedance transformation circuit for amplifier
Aspects of this disclosure relate to an impedance transformation circuit for use in an amplifier, such as a low noise amplifier. The impedance transformation circuit includes a matching circuit including a first inductor. The impedance transformation circuit also includes a second inductor. The first and second inductors are magnetically coupled to each other to provide negative feedback to linearize the amplifier. |
| US10892717B2 |
Highly linear transconductance amplifier and method thereof
A circuit includes a first common-source amplifier configured to receive a first voltage at a first gate node and output a first current to a first drain node in accordance with a first source voltage at a first source node; a second common-source amplifier configured to receive a second voltage at a second gate node and output a second current to a second drain node in accordance with a second source voltage at a second source node; a first diode-connected device configured to couple the first source node to a DC (direct current) node; a second diode-connected device configured to couple the second source node to the DC node; and a source-degenerating resistor inserted between the first source node and the second source node. |
| US10892716B2 |
Amplifier
An amplifier applied to TIA is provided to suppress the noise caused by a current source. An amplifier constituting a transimpedance amplifier includes an inductor element inserted between a current source connected to an input terminal of an amplification stage and a power source voltage line. The current source includes a first transistor in which a base terminal is connected to a current control bias and a collector terminal is connected to the input terminal. The inductor element is inserted between the emitter terminal of the first transistor and the power source voltage line. |
| US10892715B2 |
Wideband power combiner and splitter
Wideband power combiners and splitters are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a power combiner/splitter is implemented with a first coil connecting a first port and a second port, and a second coil connecting a third port and a fourth port. The first coil and the second coil are inductively coupled to one another. For example, the first coil and the second coil can be formed using adjacent conductive layers of a semiconductor chip, an integrated passive device, or a laminate. The power combiner/splitter further includes a fifth port tapping a center of the first coil and a sixth port tapping a center of the second coil. The fifth port and the sixth port serve to connect capacitors and/or other impedance to the center of the coils to thereby provide wideband operation. |
| US10892714B2 |
Power amplifier circuit
A power amplifier circuit includes a first transistor that amplifies an RF signal; a bias current source that supplies a bias current to a second terminal of the first transistor through a first current path; and an adjustment circuit that adjusts the bias current in accordance with a variable power-supply voltage supplied from a power-supply terminal. The adjustment circuit includes first to third resistors, and an adjustment transistor including a first terminal connected to the power-supply terminal through the first resistor, a second terminal connected to the bias current source through the second resistor, and a third terminal connected to the first current path through the third resistor. When the variable power-supply voltage is not less than a first voltage and not greater than a third voltage, the adjustment circuit increases a current that flows to the power-supply terminal through a second current path as the variable power-supply voltage decreases. |
| US10892712B2 |
Stacked-die bulk acoustic wave oscillator package
A stacked-die oscillator package includes an oscillator circuit die having inner bond pads, and outer bond pads, and a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator die having a piezoelectric transducer with a first and second BAW bond pad on a same side coupled to a top and bottom electrode layer across a piezoelectric layer. A first metal bump is on the first BAW bond pad and a second metal bump is on the second BAW bond pad flip chip bonded to the inner bond pads of the oscillator circuit die. A polymer material is in a portion of a gap between the BAW and oscillator circuit die. |
| US10892709B1 |
Electronic precision timing device
A synthetic crystal oscillator enables a conventional crystal to be replaced with purely active electronic elements. Stability and performance characteristics are shown to be comparable-to-superior to a conventional crystal oscillator with side-by-side simulations. The synthetic crystal oscillator with purely active electronic elements offers cost, miniaturization and performance benefits. In some examples, the purely active electronic elements include an RLC circuit generate multiple stable concentric oscillations associated with nonlinear resonance used as an oscillator without a conventional crystalline structure coupled to the electrical circuit. |
| US10892708B2 |
Remote array mapping
Electrical component location is provided. Employed location techniques may include providing a cycling signal, having components to be located sense the cycling signal at the same time, report back the sensed signal, and determining relative locations for one or more of the components using the sensed signals reported by the components. |
| US10892702B2 |
Functionalized infrastructure and method for installing such a functionalized infrastructure
A functionalized infrastructure including a bottom layer including a zone to be covered, the infrastructure including: n covering slabs arranged juxtaposed in order to pave the surface to be covered, each covering slab having a rank i, with i ranging from 1 to n and n being greater than or equal to 2 and including a coverage surface positioned to cover a part of the zone and at least one electrical functionalization assembly, the n covering slabs including at least one covering slab of a first type having a coverage surface of a first form and a covering slab of a second type having a coverage surface of a second form, each covering slab including an electrical connection block arranged on the slab so as to separate each slab of rank i from a slab of rank i+1 by a pitch (P) that is constant. |
| US10892701B2 |
Method for operating a drive system, and drive system
A drive system includes a three-phase motor having a shaft, a first three-phase stator winding which is to be connected to a three-phase AC voltage grid, a second three-phase stator winding which is to be connected to the three-phase AC voltage grid in such a way that a second stator rotating field rotating in opposition results with respect to a first stator rotating field which is generated by means of the first stator winding, and a rotor winding system which is mechanically coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the shaft. The drive system further includes at least one inverter which is mechanically coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the shaft and which is electrically coupled to the rotor winding system, wherein the at least one inverter is configured to generate actuation signals for the rotor winding system such that a first rotor rotating field and a second rotor rotating field rotating in opposition to the first rotor rotating field are generated. The at least one inverter is configured to generate the actuation signals for the rotor winding system solely depending on signals detected on the rotor side. |
| US10892700B2 |
Variable torque motor/generator/transmission
The present disclosure is directed to an electric generator and motor transmission system that is capable of operating with high energy, wide operating range and extremely variable torque and RPM conditions. In accordance with various embodiments, the disclosed system is operable to: dynamically change the output “size” of the motor/generator by modularly engaging and disengaging rotor/stator sets as power demands increase or decrease; activate one stator or another within the rotor/stator sets as torque/RPM or amperage/voltage requirements change; and/or change from parallel to series winding configurations or the reverse through sets of 2, 4, 6 or more parallel, three-phase, non-twisted coil windings with switchable separated center tap to efficiently meet torque/RPM or amperage/voltage requirements. |
| US10892698B2 |
Current detection apparatus and control apparatus of rotary electric machine
In a current detection apparatus, an arm current detection unit detects each of at least first and second phase currents having respective amplitudes and flowing in a multiphase rotary electric machine based on a potential difference between input and output terminals of the corresponding one of first and second detection switches during the corresponding one of the first and second detection switches being on. A bus current detection unit detects each of at least bus-based first and second phase currents corresponding to the first and second phases of the multiphase rotary electric machine based on a current flowing through one of first and second buses. An amplitude correction unit corrects the first and second phase currents based on the bus-based first and second phase currents such that the amplitudes of the respective first and second phase currents match with each other. |
| US10892697B2 |
Motor control apparatus and method of controlling the same
In order to shorten an activation time while realizing high accuracy motor control, a motor control apparatus operable to control a motor is provided. The apparatus comprises: a first drive control unit configured to drive the motor by forced commutation control; a second drive control unit configured to drive the motor by vector control; and a control unit configured to control to drive the motor by one of the first drive control unit and the second drive control unit. A first control period which is a control period in which the first drive control unit controls the motor is shorter than a second control period which is a control period in which the second drive control unit controls the motor. |
| US10892694B1 |
Control system connected to an arresting gear system having an outer control loop and a plurality of inner current control loops
A control system is described that is connected to an advanced arresting gear system. The control system has: (a) an outer control loop; (b) a first inner control loop associated with a port-side motor current controller for outputting a voltage command for controlling a port side motor that controls a port side of an arrestment cable; (c) a second inner control loop associated with a starboard-side motor current controller outputting a second voltage command for controlling a starboard side motor that controls the starboard side of the arrestment cable. Each of the port-side motor current controller and the starboard-side motor controller comprises: a positive sequence controller, at least one negative sequence controller, one or more delay state feedback to counter control loop delays, wherein the delay state feedback provides high bandwidth, low current overshoot, small current rise time and good current stability margins. |
| US10892691B2 |
Control circuit and power tool
A control circuit for a motor has a driving state and a braking state and includes a driving branch and a braking branch. The driving branch includes a branch formed by a stator winding and a rotor. The braking branch includes a branch formed by the stator winding, a braking switch, and an electrical energy storage component. The electrical energy storage component is configured to provide an electrical energy to the braking branch. When the motor is in the braking state, if the braking branch is detected as short-circuited, the connection between the stator winding and the rotor of the driving branch is turned on. Further provided is a power tool including the above control circuit. |
| US10892690B2 |
Actuator device and array of the same
An actuator device comprises an EAP structure which deforms in response to a drive signal applied to the device, a device output being derived from movement of the EAP structure. A delay arrangement is used such that the mechanical output from the device is not generated for a first range or type of applied drive signals, and said device output is generated for a second range or type of applied drive signals. This device is for example particularly suitable for use in a passive matrix system. |
| US10892686B2 |
Hysteretic control for transformer based power converters
A hysteretic controller coupled to a first inductor and a second inductor, the first inductor is coupled to a secondary side of a transformer, the second inductor is coupled to the secondary side of the transformer and the hysteretic controller includes: a hysteretic comparator including a first input, a second input, and an output, the first input configured to receive a sensed current from the first inductor and the second inductor, the second input configured to receive a differential voltage representing a potential difference between an output voltage of a power converter and a reference voltage; a pulse sequencer coupled to the output of the hysteretic comparator; and a dead-time generation circuit configured to provide a first on-time signal to a first switch coupled to a primary side of the transformer and a second on-time signal to a second switch coupled to the secondary side of the transformer, the first and second on-time signals based on a pulse signal received from the pulse sequencer. |
| US10892685B2 |
Power supply device and image forming apparatus having the same
A power supply device is provided. The power supply device includes an AC/DC converter configured to convert an input AC power into a first DC power having a predetermined size, and to output the first DC power, a DC/DC converter configured to convert the first DC power into a second DC power according to an enable signal, and a switch including a soft switch connected to the first DC power at one end, and configured to, in response to the soft switch being turned on, voltage-distribute the first DC power, and to provide the voltage-distributed first DC power to the DC/DC converter as an enable signal. |
| US10892681B2 |
DC-DC converter operable to perform current-mode control output feedback control
A DC-DC converter generates an output voltage from an input voltage through current-mode control output feedback control using a current sense signal commensurate with a sampled value obtained by sampling a coil current in a switching output stage, for example, at the midpoint of the ON period or the OFF period of the switching output stage. |
| US10892676B2 |
Power supply circuit for generating a predetermined voltage and a predetermined current
Provided is a power supply circuit in which a first input terminal is connected to a first end of a first reactor, the first input terminal is connected to a first end of a second reactor, a first end of a first inductor is connected the first input terminal, a second end of the first inductor is connected to a first end of a second inductor, a second end of the second inductor is connected to a first end of a bypass capacitor, a second end of the bypass capacitor is connected to a second output terminal, the first reactor and the first inductor are magnetically coupled to each other, the second reactor and the second inductor are magnetically coupled to each other, and a control circuit performs switching control over first and second switching elements, using an interleaving method. |
| US10892674B2 |
Linear vibration generator including plate type spring having bent portion
A linear vibration generator including a plate type spring each having bent portions includes: a case for covering top and side portions thereof; a bracket coupled to the underside of the case; a coil fixed to one side of a top surface of the bracket and receiving external power from an FPCB; a plate type spring having bent portions and configured to allow one end thereof to be fixed to a vibrator; and the vibrator having a weight fixed to one end of the plate type springs and a magnet insertedly fixed to a hollow portion of the weight. |
| US10892671B2 |
Electrically conductive copper components and joining processes therefor
Methods of manufacturing electrically conductive copper components for electric devices and method of joining electrically conductive copper components are provided. Each of the electrically conductive copper components are manufactured to include a preexisting coating of joining material located on or adjacent to a joining surface thereof. |
| US10892667B2 |
Motor
A motor includes a rotor that has a motor shaft disposed along a central axis extending in an axial direction; a stator facing the rotor with a gap interposed therebetween in a radial direction; a motor driving inverter unit supplying electric power from a battery to the stator; a charger having a charger inverter unit that charges the battery; and a housing accommodating the stator, the motor driving inverter unit and the charger The housing has a cooling flow path through which a coolant flows, a stator accommodation unit accommodating the stator, an inverter accommodation unit positioned outside the stator accommodation unit in the radial direction, a charger accommodation unit positioned outside the stator accommodation unit in the radial direction, and an intermediate partitioning wall partitioning the inverter accommodation unit and the charger accommodation unit The cooling flow path is disposed in the intermediate partitioning wall. |
| US10892666B2 |
Double-casing frame of an electric machine
Disclosed is a double-casing frame of an electric machine that is cooled by a fluid circulating in the fluid circulation space (26) inside the double casing, said double-casing frame comprising: an inner casing (22) on which an end flange (30) is mounted at the rear of the machine; and an outer casing (24) that fits over the inner casing (22) and can be separated from the inner casing (22) without removing the end flange (30). |
| US10892664B2 |
Segmented electrical machine
An electrical machine has a variable reluctance rotor, and a stator formed as an annular array of stator segments. The reluctance of the rotor-to-stator magnetic flux path varies with rotor position whereby the stator segments are magnetically energizable to rotate the rotor. The stator segments are arranged in the array such that, when energized to rotate the rotor, they produce an unbalanced force on the rotor. The machine further has a compensator including one or more balancing segments which are configured to be magnetically energizable to produce a balancing force on the rotor which balances the unbalanced force. The reluctance of the rotor-to-compensator magnetic flux path is substantially invariant with rotor position. |
| US10892663B2 |
Busbar, motor, and power transmission system using same
Disclosed in one embodiment is a busbar comprising: an insulating body; a plurality of neutral terminals arranged in the insulating body; and a plurality of first driving terminals, second driving terminals, and third driving terminals arranged in the insulating body, wherein the plurality of neutral terminals, first driving terminals, second driving terminals, and third driving terminals are electrically insulated, respectively, and the shape of the plurality of the first driving terminals, the second driving terminals, and the third driving terminals are the same. |
| US10892661B2 |
Motor
The present invention provides A motor comprising a housing; a stator disposed inside the housing; a rotor disposed inside the stator; a shaft coupled to the rotor; and a teeth support part come in contact with the teeth of the stator, wherein the teeth support part includes a guide is disposed between the teeth adjacent to each other, wherein a width of the guide in the circumferential direction corresponding to the length between the end surfaces of the adjacent teeth, wherein an outer upper surface of the guide and inner bottom surfaces of the adjacent teeth form a shape of an arc. |
| US10892658B2 |
Motor with bus-bar assembly
Disclose herein is a motor. The motor includes a stator assembly that has a stator core, an upper insulator covering and insulating an upper portion of the stator core, and a lower insulator covering and insulating a lower portion of the stator core, and a bus-bar assembly that has a bus-bar having a plurality of connecting terminals formed on a circular bus and a contact portion electrically connected to a coil, and a bus-bar housing accommodating the bus-bar therein. The contact portion has a bent portion formed by bending distal ends of the connecting terminals upward, a contact piece located to face the bent portion, and a connection piece which connects the bent portion with the contact piece, and the bus-bar housing is coupled to a bus-bar seat defined in a central portion of the upper insulator. |
| US10892655B2 |
Rotor, rotary electric machine, and compressor
A plurality of magnet holes are arranged in a circumferential direction. Void portions are provided at both ends in the circumferential direction of each magnet hole. Flow holes penetrating in the axial direction are formed, between the magnet holes adjacent in the circumferential direction, on an inner side in a radial direction with respect to the magnet holes. Each core has: first groove portions via which the void portions and the flow holes communicate with each other; and second groove portions via which the void portions and the outer circumferences of the cores communicate with each other and which serve as discharge ports. The end plates have: first holes through which the flow holes are exposed and which serve as intake ports; and tab portions which are located on downstream sides in a rotation direction of the first holes and which assist air intake. |
| US10892652B2 |
Adaptive ping method for wireless charging system with wide charge distance
A method for controlling power delivery from a transmitter to a receiver, comprising generating a control at a processor to actuate a distance measurement device. Transmitting the control to the distance measurement device. Activating the distance measurement device to measure a distance between a transmitter and a receiver. Transmitting a data packet from the distance measurement device to the processor that contains a plurality of data fields that have a value that represents the distance. Determining whether the distance is less than a predetermined threshold using the processor. Generating an error signal if the distance is less than the predetermined threshold to prevent the transmitter from generating an electromagnetic field that would cause damage to the receiver. Setting a ping signal strength as a function of the distance. Generating an electromagnetic field as a function of the ping signal strength. |
| US10892651B2 |
Combined multi-source energy harvesting and communication management system
A combined multi-source energy harvesting and communication management system which enables to obtain high efficiency energy by means of the configuration among the energy control interface (6), the energy combiner (7), the energy storage and transfer unit (8), the memory (9), the energy management unit (10) and the communication management unit (11). |
| US10892646B2 |
Method of fabricating an antenna having a substrate configured to facilitate through-metal energy transfer via near field magnetic coupling
An electrically conductive material configured having at least one opening of various unlimited geometries extending through its thickness is provided. The opening is designed to modify eddy currents that form within the surface of the material from interaction with magnetic fields that allow for wireless energy transfer therethrough. The opening may be configured as a cut-out, a slit or combination thereof that extends through the thickness of the electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material is configured with the cut-out and/or slit pattern positioned adjacent to an antenna configured to receive or transmit electrical energy wirelessly through near-field magnetic coupling (NFMC). A magnetic field shielding material, such as a ferrite, may also be positioned adjacent to the antenna. Such magnetic shielding materials may be used to strategically block eddy currents from electrical components and circuitry located within a device. |
| US10892645B2 |
Current sense apparatus and method
A device includes a positive current sense amplifier having two inputs connected to a drain and a source of a power switch respectively through a plurality of positive current sense switches, and a negative current sense amplifier having two inputs connected to the drain and the source of the power switch respectively through a plurality of negative current sense switches. |
| US10892638B2 |
Automatic detection of distributed energy resources system parameters
A method determines the topology of a DERs system having a plurality of assets, where at least one of the assets is a controllable asset. The method injects a power signal at a given frequency from a controllable asset into the DERs system. The voltage at each of the plurality of assets is measured, and the magnitude of perturbation of the voltage at the given frequency is determined for each of the plurality of assets. The method then constructs the topology of the DERs system as a function of the differences of the magnitude of perturbations of each of the plurality of assets. |
| US10892630B2 |
Charge control device for in-vehicle battery
A charge control device for an in-vehicle battery includes a control unit that obtains a neglect resistance increase rate as a reversible resistance component based on an SOC of the battery and a temperature of the battery when the battery is not charged/discharged, and that obtains a permissible charge current value to the battery based on the obtained neglect resistance increase rate. |
| US10892629B2 |
Intelligent battery charging system and method
An intelligent battery charging system for improving battery safety, battery longevity, and battery charging efficiency. The intelligent battery charging system includes a memory that is arranged to store an intelligent battery controller system. The intelligent battery controller system is executable by a processor and is in communication with a device state sensor, a battery temperature sensor, one or more current sensors, and a battery charge level sensor. The intelligent battery controller system is configured to monitor, via the battery temperature sensor, a temperature of the battery for a mobile device and apply one or more of a plurality of remedial actions to lower the temperature of the battery when a battery temperature above a certain threshold is measured. |
| US10892627B2 |
Learning algorithm for controlling the voltage of battery
A learning algorithm for controlling a battery voltage, which reduces an error of the battery voltage by using a power generation voltage of an alternator while a vehicle is driven includes steps of: calculating, by a processor, a first error voltage indicating a difference between the power generation voltage of the alternator and the battery voltage after the vehicle has been assembled; calculating, by the processor, a second error voltage indicated by updating the difference between the power generation voltage of the alternator and the battery voltage according to an output amount of the alternator and a driving time; and calculating, by the processor, a line-to-line voltage between the alternator and the battery by adding the first error voltage and the second error voltage. This learning algorithm is advantageous since there is no side effect in voltage control such as open-loop control and there is a low voltage control error. |
| US10892625B1 |
Cases and folios for carrying and charging accessories
This application relates to a case for retaining a portable electronic device and an accessory. The case can include a main body that includes a back panel and sidewalls for retaining a portable electronic device. The case can also include a receptacle coupled to the main body. The receptacle can have a cavity that generally corresponds to the dimension of an accessory for retaining the accessory. The case can further include a first terminal, a second terminal, and a battery. The first terminal can receive electrical energy from the portable electronic device to charge the battery. And the electrical energy stored in the battery can be transferred to the accessory through the second terminal. The case and the portable electronic device may communicate via near-field communication. The case can further include a slotted compartment to store money and credit cards. |
| US10892616B2 |
Safe processing method for active voltage reduction of ground fault phase of non-effective ground system
The proposed invention discloses a safe processing method for active voltage reduction of a ground fault phase of a non-effective ground system, for use in safe processing of a ground fault of a neutral point non-effective ground generator or distribution network. Non-effective ground system side windings of a transformer are equipped with a plurality of shunting taps. When a single-phase ground fault occurs, the shunting tap of the fault phase winding is selected to be short-circuited to ground directly or through an impedance to reduce the fault phase voltage to ensure that the fault point voltage is less than the continuous burning voltage of a ground arc to meet a long-term non-stop safe operation requirements. The proposed method can eliminate the instantaneous single-phase ground fault, suppress the permanent single-phase ground fault current, and limit the rising amplitude of non-fault phase voltage and the risk of non-fault phase insulation breakdown. |
| US10892612B2 |
Strand support device
A device to provide support to a support strand when a small cell is mounted thereto to limit amount of droop that occurs on the support strand when the small cell is mounted thereto. The strand support device is mounted to a telephone pole (via a suspension clamp that is mounted to the pole to secure the support strand thereto) and includes a mounting rod and a support rod that extend outward from the pole. The distance the device extends from the pole is based on the distance from the pole that the small cell is located. The device connects to the support strand in proximity to where the small cell is mounted. Connecting to the support strand rather than the small cell ensures that no damage is done to the small cell. The device may be adjustable so that it can be utilized in different situations. |
| US10892611B2 |
Bus bar module
A bus bar module includes a bus bar that is formed of a plate-shaped piece of metal, a thermally conductive sheet that is in close contact with an outer periphery of the bus bar and that has an extension portion extending outward from the bus bar, and an insulating case that covers the bus bar and the thermally conductive sheet. An accommodation space S in which the extension portion is accommodated with a gap left between the extension portion and the bus bar is provided between the bus bar and the case. Through holes through which the accommodation space S is in communication with an external space are formed penetrating the case. |
| US10892606B2 |
Ventilation unit for electrical enclosure
A ventilation unit for an electrical cabinet, comprising a fan, a casing that comprises a plinth and a cover assembled on the plinth, wherein: the casing has a straight slab form having a square base, four lateral faces and an upper face; and the plinth comprises a lower wall forming the base of the casing and a lateral wall following the four lateral faces of the casing, an opening made through the lower wall thereof and a seat made around the opening thereof and receiving the fan, and wherein following each lateral face, the lateral wall of the plinth comprises a first grid and the ventilation unit comprises a second grid mounted pivotably and covering the first grid. |
| US10892605B2 |
Spark plug
A spark plug for generating an axially extending surface spark between a sparking tip of the center electrode and a seal supporting sparking projection located at an internal step portion of the metal shell. In one embodiment, the spark plug is a pre-chamber spark plug having a pre-chamber cap attached to a distal end of the metal shell. The spark plug can allow for unobstructed flame propagation through the pre-chamber, without having the flame obstructed by narrow gaps or a separate ground electrode. |
| US10892602B1 |
Tunable multilayer terahertz magnon generator
A method for tuning the frequency of THz radiation is provided. The method utilizes an apparatus comprising a spin injector, a tunnel junction coupled to the spin injector, and a ferromagnetic material coupled to the tunnel junction. The ferromagnetic material comprises a Magnon Gain Medium (MGM). The method comprises the step of applying a bias voltage to shift a Fermi level of the spin injector with respect to the Fermi level of the ferromagnetic material to initiate generation of non-equilibrium magnons by injecting minority electrons into the Magnon Gain Medium. The method further comprises the step of tuning a frequency of the generated THz radiation by changing the value of the bias voltage. |
| US10892601B2 |
Vertical cavity light-emitting element
A vertical cavity light-emitting element comprises a substrate, a first multilayer reflector formed on the substrate, a semiconductor structure layer formed on the first multilayer reflector and including a light emitting layer, a second multilayer reflector formed on the semiconductor structure layer and constituting a resonator together with the first multilayer reflector, and a light guide layer configured to form a light guide structure including a center region extending in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of said substrate between the first and second multilayer reflectors and including a light emission center of the light-emitting layer and a peripheral region provided around the center region and having a smaller optical distance between the first and second multilayer reflectors than that in the center region. The second multilayer reflector has a flatness property over the center region and the peripheral region. |
| US10892599B1 |
Semiconductor optical amplifier with asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Described herein are photonic integrated circuits (PICs) comprising a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) to output a signal comprising a plurality of wavelengths, a sensor to detect data associated with a power value of each wavelength of the output signal of the SOA, a filter to filter power values of one or more of the wavelengths of the output signal of the SOA, and control circuitry to control the filter to reduce a difference between a pre-determined power value of each filtered wavelength of the output signal of the SOA and the detected power value of each filtered wavelength of the output signal of the SOA. |
| US10892595B2 |
Optical module
An optical module includes a first semiconductor light-emitting element, a second semiconductor light-emitting element, a first lens, a second lens, a filter that multiplexes the first light and the second light, a base plate that has a first surface on which the first semiconductor light-emitting element, the second semiconductor light-emitting element, the first lens, the second lens, and the filter are mounted and a second surface opposite the first surface in a thickness direction, and a support base that is in contact with a part of the second surface and that supports the base plate. The base plate has a filter mounting region in which the filter is mounted. The optical module has a gap between a region of the second surface corresponding to the filter mounting region and the support base. |
| US10892594B2 |
Gas optimization in a gas discharge light source
In a method, energy is supplied to a first gas discharge chamber of a first stage until a pulsed amplified light beam is output from the first stage and directed toward a second stage. While the energy is supplied to the first gas discharge chamber: a value of an operating parameter of the first gas discharge chamber is measured; it is determined whether to adjust an operating characteristic of the first gas discharge chamber based on the measured value; and, the operating characteristic of the first gas discharge chamber is adjusted if it is determined that the operating characteristic of the first gas discharge chamber should be adjusted. After it is determined that the operating characteristic of the first gas discharge chamber no longer should be adjusted, then an adjustment procedure is applied to an operating characteristic of a second gas discharge chamber of the second stage. |
| US10892588B2 |
Electrical connections for wearables and other articles
This invention is related to electrical connections in wearable garments and other articles that enable the transfer of electrical signals or electrical power from one site in the garment or article to another site on the garment or article by the use of an electrical conductor printed along the length of a sewable substrate which bridges the two sites. |
| US10892586B2 |
Cage assembly and method of manufacturing the same
A cage assembly comprises a cage folded from a single flat plate and an electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet assembled onto a plurality of walls of an insertion port of the cage. The electromagnetic shielding elastic sheet is configured to be pre-assembled onto a front end of the flat plate before the flat plate is folded. |
| US10892582B2 |
Connector with upper and lower covers
A connector includes a terminal configured to be connected to a wire, a plate-like housing has a terminal accommodating portion configured to accommodate the terminal, the housing having a ceiling wall portion that blocks an upper of a front portion of the terminal accommodating portion and an opening portion which is opened at an upper of a rear portion of the terminal accommodating portion, and a cover configured to cover the opening portion of the terminal accommodating portion when the cover is assembled to the housing. A protruding portion is provided on a front end portion of the cover. The protruding portion presses the terminal located in a primary locking position forward in the front-rear direction to move the terminal from the primary locking position to a regular insertion position when the cover is assembled to the housing. |
| US10892579B2 |
Female terminal position assurance (TPA) device for a connector and method for assembling thereof
A female terminal position assurance (TPA) device provides essential secondary locks resulting in much higher retention forces in assuring that the terminals remain locked inside a female housing. The female TPA device also provides the needed detection if the terminals are not fully inserted or installed inside the female housing so that if such a detection is made, the secondary locks provided by the female TPA device do not occur. That is, once it is detected that the terminals have been fully inserted into the female housing and that the primary locks for the terminals inside the female housing have occurred, the female TPA device is able to be inserted into the female housing and thereby provide the secondary locks for the terminals for a much higher assurance that the terminals remain locked inside the female housing. The female TPA device further includes multiple locks with the female housing, while the female TPA device is in a pre-lock position or a full-lock position inside the female housing. |
| US10892576B2 |
Floating socket connector
A socket connector is configured to mount to a component, such as a printed circuit board. The socket connector includes a base having a passageway and a channel extending outwardly from the passageway, a barrel including a wall having a flange extending outwardly therefrom, at least one biasing member engaging the flange and surrounding the wall, and a contact seated within the barrel. The wall is seated within the passageway and the flange is seated within the channel. The barrel is configured for movement within the base to align a centerline of a pin inserted into the socket connector with a centerline of the hole of the component. |
| US10892575B1 |
Electronic component, electronic device, and electronic substrate
An electronic component includes a first substrate including first connection terminals in an end region on a first surface; and a second substrate including second connection terminals on a first surface, the second connection terminals being disposed at a position corresponding to the first connection terminals. Each of the first connection terminals includes a base and an elastic contact piece extending from the base. The elastic contact piece is elastically deformable in a direction in which the tip end portion thereof approaches and departs with respect to the base. The first connection terminals are electrically connected to the second connection terminals while having the first surface of the first substrate being opposed to the first surface of the second substrate, and the second connection terminals being pressed onto the elastic contact pieces. |
| US10892570B1 |
Electrical connection device for an electrical apparatus and connection method using said device
An electrical connection device for an electrical apparatus includes a connection pad and two attachment flanges arranged on either side of the connection pad. The attachment flanges and the connection pad include opposing cavities for delimiting four recesses capable of receiving at most four conductors. A pass-through clamping mechanism, formed by two lateral tie rods and a central rod, passes through the assembly constituted by superposition of the attachment flanges and the connection pad. The lateral tie rods include a support abutment arranged between the connection pad and one of the attachment flanges so that it is possible to differentiate the tightening, recess by recess, facilitating the placing of the conductors, the conductors being able to have different diameters. |
| US10892567B2 |
Connection device to be crimped onto an end section of cable, comprising a conducting sheath provided with a wall separating two housings
A connection device includes a conducting element exhibiting a tubular portion and including a conducting sheath which is perforated with distributed perforations according to a predetermined solid-void pattern, the tubular portion and the sheath being configured in such a way that the sheath can be placed inside the tubular portion with the end section positioned inside the sheath and so that the tubular portion and the sheath can then be crimped onto the end section. The sheath includes at least one longitudinal wall separating two distinct housings each configured to accept one respective longitudinal portion of the end section of cable. |
| US10892565B2 |
Multiple band antenna structures
Various antenna designs are presented that can be used to provide for wireless communication in electronic devices, such as wearable electronic devices. Various embodiments provide antenna structures and designs that can support multiple frequency bands in a relatively compact space. Various embodiments utilize a primary conductive ring embedded in the walls of the housing as antennas for various forms of wireless communication. The conductive ring includes a plurality of conductive elements separated from each other by portions of the housing, the plurality of conductive elements coupled respectively to the one or more signal sources on the PCB. Embodiments may additionally utilize a ground extension element positioned a distance away from the primary conductive ring in an opposite direction from the display module, in which the ground extension element is coupled to a ground connection of the PCB and boosting the antenna signal strength. |
| US10892564B1 |
Integration module of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas
The present invention discloses an integration module of millimeter-wave and non-millimeter-wave antennas, comprising a module carrier, one or more millimeter-wave antennas, one or more non-millimeter-wave antennas, and a radio frequency integrated circuit; the radio frequency integrated circuit is electrically connected to the millimeter-wave antenna(s); the radio frequency integrated circuit and the non-millimeter-wave antenna(s) are set in the same plane as or a space non-parallel with that of the module carrier. With the present invention, the height space on the side of a mobile communication device can be fully used, so that it is not necessary to occupy a large amount of horizontal area, thereby reducing the requirements of the antenna module for the overall size of the mobile communication device, and thus reducing cost and enhancing product competitiveness. |
| US10892563B2 |
Wireless communication device
A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a metal plate removably attached onto the housing, having reflectance higher than reflectance of the housing, and having an opposing surface opposing the substrate when attached onto the housing, a detection unit that detects attachment of the metal plate, and an output unit that outputs a detection result of the detection unit. |
| US10892562B1 |
Multi-beam Yagi-based MIMO antenna system
An orthogonally polarized Yagi-like MIMO antenna system and a triangular printed wideband Yagi based MIMO antenna system, respectively, and methods for making the antennas. The orthogonally polarized Yagi-like MIMO antenna system includes two slot round loop elements on a top side of a substrate. Each slot round loop element has two input ports and two slot reflectors. For each slot round loop element, one of the two input ports is placed orthogonally to the other input port, and one of the two slot reflectors is placed orthogonally to the other slot reflector. The triangular printed wideband Yagi based MIMO antenna system includes three round loop elements on a top side of a substrate and a circular reflector on a bottom side of the substrate. Each of the three round loop elements is placed at 120° with respect to other two round loop elements and has three parasitic directors. |
| US10892559B2 |
Dipole antenna
A dipole antenna is disclosed herein. The dipole antenna may include, but is not limited to, a first transmission line configured to receive a radio frequency signal from a first feed, a first balun galvanically coupled to the first transmission line, a first conductive strip galvanically coupled to the first transmission line and the first balun, a second conductive strip galvanically coupled to the first transmission line and the first balun, a first dipole arm, and a second dipole arm, wherein the first balun and the first transmission line are only capacitively coupled to the first and second dipole arms via the first and second conductive strips. |
| US10892558B1 |
Method and system for measuring deflections of structural member at multiple locations and antenna thereof
Multiple deflections of a structural member (SM) can be measured at multiple locations thereof, which deflections can be used to monitor changes in stiffness over time, using an antenna to measure the resonant frequencies at different harmonic frequency numbers of a predetermined radio frequency spectrum. The antenna includes a plurality of coils providing at least a first coil region that has a maximum sensitive to a first resonant frequency harmonic number and a second coil region spaced from the first coil region and that has a maximum sensitivity to a second resonant frequency harmonic number that is different from the first predetermined resonant frequency harmonic number. Using different harmonic resonant frequency numbers, deflections at multiple regions of the SM can be determined concurrently using a single antenna. |
| US10892557B1 |
Antenna structure and intelligent household appliance using the same
An antenna structure capable of operating in several modes includes first and second metal patches and a substrate (which can be an air-filled void) positioned between them. The second patch is substantially an isosceles trapezoidal patch. The second patch includes a first bottom edge, a second bottom edge parallel to and spaced from the first bottom edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a first shorting wall, and a second short circuit patch. The first side edge and the second side edge are connected to the first bottom edge and the second bottom edge. The first shorting wall and the second shorting wall are formed between the first patch and the second patch. The second patch further defines a V-shaped slot. |
| US10892556B2 |
Broadband multiple layer dielectric resonator antenna
A dielectric resonator antenna, DRA, includes: an electrically conductive ground structure; a dielectric material disposed on the ground structure; a signal feed electromagnetically coupled to the dielectric material; wherein the dielectric material provides a continuous uninterrupted internal geometric path from a side of the signal feed to an opposing side through a top of the dielectric material that is configured to at least partially support a TE radiating mode; and, the dielectric material defining therein a first geometrical path having a first direction, as observed in a plan view of the DRA, and defining therein a second geometrical path having a second direction, as observed in the plan view of the DRA, that is orthogonal to the first direction of the first geometrical path, the second geometrical path having an effective dielectric constant that is less than an effective dielectric constant of the first geometrical path, the first geometrical path, relative to the second geometrical path, being a favored path for E-field lines associated with the DRA. |
| US10892555B2 |
Frequency and polarization reconfigurable antenna systems
Apparatus and methods for reconfigurable antenna systems are provided herein. In certain configurations, an antenna system includes an antenna element, a tuning conductor adjacent to and spaced apart from the antenna element, and a switch electrically connected between the tuning conductor and a reference voltage, such as ground. The tuning conductor is operable to load the antenna element, and the switch selectively connects the tuning conductor to the reference voltage to provide tuning to the antenna element. |
| US10892554B2 |
Antenna element, antenna module, and communication device
A patch antenna includes a ground conductor pattern, feeding conductor patterns (11, 12), and a feed line (15). The feeding conductor patterns (11, 12) are disposed on the same side with respect to the ground conductor pattern and are of different sizes. The feeding conductor pattern (11) has feed points (111, 112) for direct feeding through the feed line. The feeding conductor pattern (12) has a feed point (121) for direct feeding through the feed line and a feed point (122) for capacitive feeding through the feed line. The feed points (111, 112) are opposite to each other with respect to a center point of the feeding conductor pattern (11). The feed points (121, 122) are opposite to each other with respect to a center point of the feeding conductor pattern (12). |
| US10892553B2 |
Broad tunable bandwidth radial line slot antenna
Antennas and methods for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an aperture having a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) radiating antenna elements, the plurality of RF radiating antenna elements being grouped into three or more sets of RF radiating antenna elements, with each set being separately controlled to generate a beam at a frequency band in a first mode. |
| US10892551B2 |
Phase shifter and manufacturing method thereof, liquid crystal antenna and communication device
A phase shifter and a manufacturing method thereof, a liquid crystal antenna and a communication device are provided. The phase shifter includes: a first substrate and a second substrate which are oppositely arranged; and a sealing frame structure located in peripheral regions of the first substrate and the second substrate for fixing relative positions of the two substrates to form a gap for accommodating a liquid crystal material; wherein the sealing frame structure includes a support, and sealant for bonding to the first substrate, on the support. It is able to facilitate the increase in the adjusting range of the resonant frequency of the liquid crystal antenna by the phase shifter and the manufacturing method thereof. |
| US10892550B2 |
Cross-shaped antenna array
A cross-shaped antenna array comprises a first linear array of first radiation elements, a second linear array of second radiation elements, wherein said second linear array is arranged substantially perpendicular to said first linear array, a common radiation element arranged at the intersection of said first linear array and said second linear array, and a feed port at each end of said first and second linear arrays for reception of a feed signal. |
| US10892548B2 |
Photoconductive antenna array
A photoconductive antenna has an array of antenna electrodes on or in a photoconductive substrate. The photoconductive substrate is irradiated with light from a pulsed laser via micro-lenses above respective gaps between antenna electrodes. This makes the photoconductive substrate temporarily conductive, causing pulsed electric antenna currents that can be used for transmission of electromagnetic radiation in the Terahertz range. The bias circuit of the antenna is configured to determine voltages applied to the antenna electrodes by capacitive voltage division over a series of successive capacitors, each capacitor being formed by the antenna electrodes of a respective pair of successive ones of the antenna electrodes in the array as plates of the capacitor adjacent to a respective one of the gaps. |
| US10892547B2 |
Inconspicuous multi-directional antenna system configured for multiple polarization modes
Inconspicuous antenna systems configured to include substantially transparent conducting and dielectric materials or open lattice structures. The antenna systems are capable of distinguishing wireless waveforms over a plurality of different polarization states and directions. Polarized antenna elements are assembled into antenna sets, each set with a different directionality. The different directionality sets in turn form the antenna system. Directionality can be achieved by employing different printed antenna like designs, variable length microstrips, Rotman lenses, active phase adjust, metamaterials, and other methods. The antenna system can be widely used in urban environments and installed as visually inconspicuous retrofits over building windows, street lights, air conditioning units, and the like. |
| US10892542B2 |
Antenna positioning system with automated skewed positioning
A portable antenna system including a reflector with a center axis, a feed at the center axis of the reflector, a post with a rotatable bracket on the post. The system also includes a skew drive mounted to the bracket and having a first output coupled to the reflector at the center axis thereof to adjust the skew angle of the reflector, an elevation motor configured to rotate the rotatable bracket to vary the elevation of the reflector, and an azimuth motor configured to rotate the post to vary the azimuth of the reflector. |
| US10892541B2 |
Satellite antenna heating system
A satellite antenna heating system, includes a satellite antenna reflector defining a reflector fluid chamber and that includes a reflector wall. The reflector wall includes a first surface that is located adjacent the reflector fluid chamber, and a second surface that is located opposite the reflector wall from the first surface and provides an outer surface of the satellite antenna reflector, wherein the reflector fluid chamber is configured to channel a fluid through at least a portion of the satellite antenna reflector. |
| US10892538B2 |
Directional coupler-integrated board, radio-frequency front-end circuit, and communication device
A coupler-integrated board includes a coupler, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a resistance element, a matching circuit, and a multilayer circuit board. The coupler includes a main line and a secondary line. The first capacitor is connected in parallel with the secondary line. The second capacitor connects another end of the secondary line to a ground. The resistance element connects the other end of the secondary line to the ground. The resistance element has an impedance lower than a normalized impedance at a predetermined frequency. The matching circuit is connected between one end of the secondary line and a coupling port. The matching circuit matches an impedance at the coupling port to the normalized impedance at the predetermined frequency. The multilayer circuit board includes laminated base material layers. The coupler is integrated with the multiplayer circuit board. |
| US10892535B2 |
Vertical transition method applied between coaxial structure and microstrip line
A method for a vertical transition between a coaxial structure and a microstrip line features a slot in the ground plane of the microstrip line and near one end of its signal line. Multiple through holes are created at the substrate within the slot. The multiple through holes include a transition hole next to the end of the signal line, and at least a second hole. The transition hole and the slot are managed to establish a first eccentric configuration to achieve field transformation between the coaxial structure and the microstrip line, which would reduce the insertion loss of the vertical transition at higher frequencies and increase its 1-dB passband. The second hole and the slot are arranged to create a second eccentric configuration, and the second hole is used to relocate a resonance response caused by the slot towards higher frequencies to further increase the 1-dB passband. |
| US10892534B2 |
Non-reciprocal circuit of SMD type and aligning frame for the same
A reciprocal element includes a housing having a plurality of circumferential side portions with a plurality of openings and a bottom portion in which at least one removed portion is defined. A first lamination part includes a center conductor with a plurality of leads extending to the outside of the plurality of openings, respectively, wherein the first lamination part is laminated on the bottom portion. A frame includes a main body to accommodate the first lamination part, at least one leg portion extending from a lower edge of the main body and insertedly coupled to the removed portion, and a plurality of supporting portions extending in an outer direction from the main body to support the plurality of leads, wherein through-holes extend in a vertical direction and defined in the plurality of supporting portions, respectively; and a plurality of conductive pins coupled to the plurality of through-holes, respectively. |
| US10892533B2 |
Power sensor standard
A power sensor system, assembly and method for use as a power sensor standard in the 50 to 75 GHz frequency range. The power sensing system comprises a housing comprising a dual ridged waveguide impedance transformer, and a resistive component attachable to a back side of the housing. The resistive component comprises a terminating element electrically, but not thermally isolated from a sensing element. The sensing element operates at a constant resistance and is perpendicularly oriented to the terminating element. |
| US10892529B2 |
Air-cooling battery module
Discussed is an air-cooling battery module, which includes a cell assembly having a plurality of cells and a cooling member having a duct disposed to contact an edge portion of the cell assembly and having an air passage formed therein so that a cooling air moves therethrough, wherein the inside of the duct has a truss structure. |
| US10892528B2 |
Battery module, battery pack comprising battery module, and vehicle comprising battery pack
Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a battery cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other along a vertical direction, a heatsink configured to cover one side of the battery cell assembly, and a pair of cooling plates connected to the heatsink to cover both side surfaces of the battery cell assembly, respectively, the pair of cooling plates having a coolant channel formed along a stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells. |
| US10892527B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting failure of battery pack
A battery management system includes a first battery pack which supplies power to a load, a first ground unit which is connected between a first relay which is connected to the first battery pack to connect and disconnect power supply of the battery pack and the first battery pack, a second battery pack which supplies power to a load, a second ground unit which is connected between a second relay which is connected to the second battery pack to connect and disconnect power supply of the battery pack and the second battery pack and a voltage measuring unit which measures voltages of both ends of the first relay and voltages of both ends of the second relay. |
| US10892524B2 |
Electrolyte for rechargeable electrochemical cell
The present invention provides an aqueous electrolyte for use in rechargeable zinc-halide storage batteries that possesses improved stability and durability and improves zinc-halide battery performance (e.g., energy efficiency, Coulombic efficiency, and/or the like). One aspect of the present invention provides an electrolyte for use in a secondary zinc bromine electrochemical cell comprising from about 30 wt % to about 40 wt % of ZnBr2 by weight of the electrolyte; from about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % of KBr; from about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % of KCl; and one or more quaternary ammonium agents, wherein the electrolyte comprises from about 0.5 wt % to about 10 wt % of the one or more quaternary ammonium agents. |
| US10892523B2 |
Aqueous electrolyte with carbonate and batteries using the same
An electrolyte composition has a fluoroalkylsulfonyl salt and water. The water is present, relative to the fluoroalkylsulfonyl salt, at a molar ratio within a range of 0.1:1 to 10:1, inclusive. This creates a “water-in-salt” in which individual water molecules are surrounded by salt rather than vice versa. Water contained in this environment is electrochemically stabilized relative to a bulk water. The electrolyte also has an organic carbonate present, relative to the fluoroalkylsulfonyl salt, at a molar ratio within a range of 0.1:1 to 50:1, inclusive. It has been discovered that inclusion of the organic carbonate further increases the electrochemical stability of the water within the “in-salt” environment. |
| US10892518B2 |
Composite solid electrolyte, protected anode and lithium battery including the same, and method of preparing the composite solid electrolyte
A composite solid electrolyte includes: a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte; and a polymer-containing electrolyte coating layer on a surface of a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte, wherein the polymer-containing electrolyte coating layer includes an ion conductive polymer having an alkylene oxide segment. |
| US10892516B2 |
All-solid state secondary battery, particles for all-solid state secondary battery, solid electrolyte composition for all-solid state secondary battery, and electrode sheet for all-solid state secondary battery, and methods for manufacturing same
Provided are all-solid state secondary battery containing sulfide-based inorganic solid electrolyte particles having conductivity for ions of metals belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table and non-oxide-based electrode active material particles, in which a proportion of an oxygen element in an element composition of a surface of at least one kind of the sulfide-based inorganic solid electrolyte particles or the non-oxide-based electrode active material particles is 3.0 atm % or more, particles for an all-solid state secondary battery, a solid electrolyte composition for an all-solid state secondary battery, an electrode sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery, and an all-solid state secondary battery for which the particles for an all-solid state secondary battery are used, and methods for manufacturing the same. |
| US10892515B2 |
Solid electrolyte composition, binder particles, sheet for all-solid state secondary battery, electrode sheet for all-solid state secondary battery, all-solid state secondary battery, and methods for manufacturing same
Provided are binder particles which have an average particle diameter of 10 to 50,000 nm and encompass an ion-conductive substance, a solid electrolyte composition including the binder particles, an inorganic solid electrolyte having conductivity for ions of metal elements belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table, and a dispersion medium, a sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery, an electrode sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery, and an all-solid state secondary battery for which the same solid electrolyte composition is used, and methods for manufacturing the same. |
| US10892513B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
One aspect of the present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a sulfur-containing positive electrode, a negative electrode, a cation exchange resin layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a positive electrode electrolyte, and a negative electrode electrolyte. The positive electrode electrolyte contains lithium polysulfide, and a sulfur equivalent concentration of the positive electrode electrolyte is higher than the sulfur equivalent concentration of the negative electrode electrolyte. Another aspect of the present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a sulfur-containing positive electrode, a negative electrode, a cation exchange resin layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a cation exchange resin, and a concentration of an anion contained in the nonaqueous electrolyte is 0.7 mol/l or less. |
| US10892511B2 |
Stand-alone system for clamping a high-temperature SOEC/SOFC stack
A system for clamping a high-temperature SOEC/SOFC stack, including: an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate between which the stack can be clamped, each plate including at least one clamping orifice; at least one clamping rod configured to extend through clamping orifices in the upper and lower clamping plates to allow them to be assembled; a clamping mechanism level with each clamping orifice, configured to interact with the at least one clamping rod; and at least one electrically insulating plate configured to be located between the stack and at least one of the upper and lower clamping plates. |
| US10892509B2 |
Compression apparatus for fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack assembly is disclosed comprising: a fuel cell stack comprising a first end plate, a second end plate, and a plurality of fuel cells interposed between the first and the second end plates; and a compression band which urges the first end plate towards the second end plate along a first face of the fuel cell stack and also along an opposing second face of the fuel stack in a stacking direction thereof in at least two passes on each face of fuel cells stack, thereby applying a compressive force upon the plurality of fuel cells in the fuel cell stack. |
| US10892505B1 |
Power management system utilizing metastable hydrogen carrier and method of operating the same
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a power management system (e.g., a power management for a fuel cell or a fuel cell system) includes a fuel cell to generate an electrical power output; a metastable hydrogen carrier to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell; a heater coupled with the metastable hydrogen carrier; and a controller coupled to the heater to control a rate of hydrogen release from the metastable hydrogen carrier. A method of operating a fuel cell system includes controlling an electrical power input to a heater utilizing a controller; heating a metastable hydrogen carrier to a temperature by the heater and to generate hydrogen to feed a fuel cell. The heater is coupled to the controller, and the controller controls the electrical power input to the heater according to a relationship between a rate of hydrogen release and the temperature and a composition of the metastable hydrogen carrier. |
| US10892504B2 |
Power supply device, apparatus, and control method
A power supply device includes a power supply, a conversion unit performing voltage conversion on electric power to be supplied from the power supply, and a control unit generating a first control signal for inputting or outputting a target voltage or a target current to and from the conversion unit by a feedback loop, and controlling the conversion unit based on the first control signal and a second control signal for detecting a state of the power supply, generated outside the feedback loop. The control unit sets a specific parameter of the second control signal based on a feedforward term based on the output of the power supply and a feedback term in which the specific parameter included in at least one of electric power output from the power supply and input into the conversion unit and electric power output from the conversion unit, is a feedback component. |
| US10892503B2 |
Fuel cell system
In a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, an anode gas supply channel, an anode gas discharge channel, an injector, a pressure sensor, and a controller, the controller controls the injector so that the pressure on the downstream side of the injector in the anode gas supply channel and does not become lower than target pressure, closes a discharge valve when the amount of discharged anode gas reaches a target discharge amount, the amount of discharged anode gas estimated based on the amount of decrease in the value of the pressure in a first period of the discharge valve open-period, the first period being a period from the point of time after the injector stops the injection and when variation of the pressure falls within a predetermined range to the point of time when the injector next starts the injection, and increases a ratio of the first period to the drive cycle by controlling, during the discharge valve open-period, at least one of the anode gas supply rate of the injector, the amount of electric power generated by the fuel cell, and the drive cycle of the injector. |
| US10892498B2 |
Fuel cell spacer and electrolyte reservoir
An illustrative example fuel cell device includes a cell stack assembly of a plurality of fuel cells that each include an anode and a cathode. A pressure plate is situated near one end of the cell stack assembly. A spacer between the end of the cell stack assembly and the pressure plate has a length, a width, and a height. The height of the spacer defines a spacing between the pressure plate and the end of the cell stack assembly. The spacer has a plurality of ribs that define at least two fluid reservoirs. At least one of the ribs separates the fluid reservoirs so that fluid in one of the reservoirs is isolated from fluid in the other. |
| US10892495B2 |
Method and device for preparing a catalyst coated membrane
The present invention concerns a method for preparing a catalyst coated membrane including the steps of: coating a substrate with a first catalyst dispersion thereby obtaining a first catalyst dispersion coated substrate, providing a second side of a membrane with a support film, coating a first side of the membrane with a second catalyst dispersion, thereby obtaining a second catalyst dispersion coated first side of the membrane, drying the first catalyst dispersion thereby obtaining a first catalyst coated substrate or drying the second catalyst dispersion coated first side of the membrane thereby obtaining a second catalyst coated first side of the membrane, laminating the first catalyst coated substrate to the second catalyst dispersion coated first side of the membrane or laminating the first catalyst dispersion coated substrate to the second catalyst coated first side of the membrane so that the first catalyst and the second catalyst superimpose, thereby forming a laminate including a membrane comprising a first catalyst layer, drying the laminate, removing the support film from the second side of the membrane, coating a third catalyst dispersion on the second side of the membrane, drying the third catalyst dispersion, thereby obtaining a second catalyst layer on the membrane, and removing the substrate from the first catalyst coated substrate. |
| US10892494B2 |
Method and apparatus for manufacturing core-shell catalyst
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, in which a particle in the form of a core-shell in which the metal nanoparticle is coated with platinum is manufactured by substituting copper and platinum through a method of manufacturing a metal nanoparticle by emitting a laser beam to a metal ingot, and providing a particular electric potential value, and as a result, it is possible to continuously produce nanoscale uniform core-shell catalysts in large quantities. |
| US10892493B2 |
Metal-supported electrochemical element, solid oxide fuel cell and method of manufacturing such metal-supported electrochemical element
Realized is an element having an electrolyte layer that is dense and has high gas barrier characteristics. A metal-supported electrochemical element includes at least a metal substrate as a support, an electrode layer formed on/over the metal substrate, a buffer layer formed on the electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer formed on the buffer layer. The electrode layer is porous and the electrolyte layer is dense. The buffer layer has density higher than density of the electrode layer and lower than density of the electrolyte layer. |
| US10892490B2 |
Particulate polymer binder composite
The invention relates to a dry free-flowing composite of a sub-micron polymer binder particles and interactive materials, and articles formed therefrom. The polymer particles are formed from a dilute latex polymer and blended with interactive materials, then the blend is spray-dried, to form a dry blend in which less than 10% of all polymer particles are in an agglomerated form. The polymer is preferably a polyvinylidene fluoride, such as Kyblock® PVDF from Arkema. The dry blend will be used to form articles and coatings by many means, for example forming a three dimensional article by heat and pressure, it can be redispersed into an aqueous coating composition, or can be electro-coated onto a substrate. |
| US10892487B2 |
Rechargeable electrochemical cell
The present invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt of the active metal of the cell. The total quantity of oxygen-containing compounds contained in the cell that are able to react with the sulfur dioxide, reducing the sulfur dioxide, is not more than 10 mMol per Ah theoretical capacitance of the cell. |
| US10892486B2 |
Solid electrolyte technology with rearrangeable bonds for metal and metal-ion batteries
In an embodiment, a metal or metal-ion battery cell, includes anode and cathode electrodes, a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, and a solid electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, wherein the solid electrolyte comprises a material having one or more rearrangeable chalcogen-metal-hydrogen groups that are configured to transport at least one metal-ion or metal-ion mixture through the solid electrolyte, wherein the solid electrolyte exhibits a melting point below about 350° C. In an example, the solid electrolyte may be produced by mixing different dry metal-ion compositions together, arranging the mixture inside of a mold, and heating the mixture while arranged inside of the mold at least to a melting point (e.g., below about 350° C.) of the mixture so as to produce a material comprising one or more rearrangeable chalcogen-metal-hydrogen groups. |
| US10892483B2 |
Positive electrode active material particle powder for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for manufacturing same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Positive electrode active material particle powder includes: lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 μm to 20 μm, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape having at least one plane that is adjacent to two planes. |
| US10892480B2 |
Positive electrode material and lithium secondary battery using same
The present invention provides a positive electrode material for lithium secondary batteries, having: a positive electrode active material containing Li; and a cover disposed on the positive electrode active material, and containing Li and F, and further containing one or two or more cover elements from among Al, Ti, Zr, Ta and Nb. With a Point a as an arbitrary point of the cover in contact with the positive electrode active material, a Point c as a point on the surface of the cover at a shortest distance from the Point a, and a Point b as a midpoint between the Point a and the Point c, an analysis of the Point a, the Point b and the Point c by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy yields a ratio of Li concentration at the Point a with respect to the Li concentration at the Point b is 1.1 or higher and lower than 10.8, and a ratio of F concentration at the Point c with respect to F concentration at the Point b is 1.1 or higher and lower than 51.1. |
| US10892469B2 |
Safety compliant battery cell ejection for packaged battery cells
An apparatus for containing packaged battery cells in an airflow environment that includes a battery cell package with a printed circuit board, a battery cell, and a containment compartment, where the battery cell is suspended from the printed circuit board in an inverted position. The battery cell is electrically and structurally coupled to the printed circuit board, wherein a solder connection electrically and structurally couples the battery cell and the printed circuit board. The apparatus further includes a cavity of the containment compartment disposed below the battery cell, wherein a volume of the cavity of the containment compartment is greater than a volume of the battery cell. |
| US10892466B2 |
Electrical energy storage cell with integrated bridging device
The present invention describes an electrical energy storage cell with a bridging device. The energy storage cell has an at least partially electrically conductive housing (10), at least two terminals (11, 12) on the housing (10), of which a first terminal (12) is insulated from the housing (10) and a second terminal (11) is electrically conductively connected to the housing (10), and a bridging device, which can be actuated by an external signal to connect the two terminals (11, 12) of the energy storage cell electrically to each other. The energy storage cell is characterised in that the bridging device acts between the first terminal (12) and the housing (10) of the energy storage cell. A robust construction which is inexpensive to assemble can be implemented as a result. |
| US10892452B2 |
Cell structure unit and multilayer cell
A cell structure of the present invention includes first and second sheet shaped cells, each including a first electrode and a second electrode, and an insulating member arranged between the first and second sheet shaped cells. Here, the second electrode of the first sheet-shaped cell and the second electrode of the second sheet-shaped cell face each other. The first sheet shaped cell includes a tab portion extended on an XY plane to outside of the second sheet shaped cell and the second sheet shaped cell includes a tab portion extended on the XY plane to outside of the first sheet shaped cell. The second electrodes are connected through a tab lead arranged from the tab portion to the tab portion. |
| US10892451B2 |
Battery pack latch mechanism
A rechargeable battery pack including a housing including a bottom wall and a top wall opposite the bottom wall, a plurality of battery cells at least partially positioned within the housing, and a latch mechanism. Where the latch mechanism includes a first linkage member having a contact surface accessible by the user from outside the housing, and where the contact surface is positioned proximate the bottom wall of the housing, a locking pawl movable with respect to the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position and in operable communication with the first linkage member, and where the locking pawl is positioned proximate the top wall of the housing. |
| US10892450B2 |
Effects control module and method of magnetic closure for battery door
An effects control module for a musical instrument has a housing and a battery enclosure assembly rotatably coupled to the housing. The battery enclosure assembly includes a door with a magnetic plate attractive to a surface of the housing to enable final closure of the battery enclosure assembly with respect to the housing absent external force. No external human force is needed to enable and complete final closure of the battery enclosure assembly with respect to the housing after the critical magnetic position of the door. The battery enclosure assembly is disposed on a first side surface of the housing with a battery area and latch configured to contain a battery. A material is disposed on the door to soften the closure. A second side surface of the housing includes a paramagnetic material to provide substantially no magnetic influence from the second side surface of the housing. |
| US10892448B2 |
Pouch exterior for secondary battery, pouch-type secondary battery using the pouch exterior, and method of manufacturing the pouch-type secondary battery
Disclosed are a pouch exterior capable of easily mounting an electrode assembly at an accurate position between accommodating parts, having an integrated form to minimize sealing parts contacting the air and to increase a lifetime of a battery, capable of preventing a rupture of the pouch exterior in an assembly process, and capable of increasing an energy density of a cell, a pouch-type secondary battery using the pouch exterior, and a method of manufacturing the pouch-type secondary battery. A pouch exterior for a secondary battery, according to the present disclosure, includes two corresponding accommodating parts configured to mount an electrode assembly therebetween and symmetrically formed at both sides by disposing a protruding part therebetween, and is folded along two folding lines outside a center part of the protruding part by vertically mounting a side surface of the electrode assembly on the protruding part, such that folded parts surround side edges of the electrode assembly. |
| US10892439B2 |
Display panel having filler layer and heat dissipation layer and packaging method thereof, and display apparatus
A display panel. The display panel may include a substrate having a display region and a non-display region; a cover plate; a sealant between the substrate and the cover plate; and a filler layer covered by the sealant to cause the sealant to have tight contact with the substrate and with the cover plate. The sealant may be in the non-display region for bonding the substrate and the cover plate. |
| US10892438B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device having an upper substrate formed by a metal and method of fabricating the same
An organic light-emitting display device is provided. The organic light-emitting display device includes an upper substrate coupling a lower substrate by an encapsulating layer. The upper substrate includes a metal. An inclined surface is formed at an edge of a substrate of the upper substrate by a rotating polishing wheel. Thus, in the organic light-emitting display device, the reliability may be prevented from being decreased by the metal burr without lowering the process efficiency and uniformity. |
| US10892437B2 |
Display device including a sealant
A display device including a first substrate including a display area that displays an image and a peripheral area, in which no image is displayed, surrounding the display area. The display device further includes a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area. The display device additionally includes a first metal layer disposed above the first substrate in the peripheral area, and the first metal layer including a plurality of openings. The display device further includes a sealant disposed above the first metal layer, and surrounding the plurality of pixels. The display device additionally includes a plurality of second metal layers disposed above the first substrate and below the first metal layer in the peripheral area, and respectively overlapping the openings of the first metal layer. A part of the sealant is disposed in the plurality of openings. |
| US10892435B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display device
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device capable of improving light extraction efficiency and lifetime is disclosed. In the OLED display device, a protective layer having a convex shaped protruding pattern is arranged in a light emitting area at a central portion of a substrate, so that only the light emitting area has a selectively convex protruding shape. Accordingly, in the OLED display device, in a process of forming an organic light emitting layer, the protruding pattern can artificially offset the organic light emitting layer arranged at the central portion of the substrate being sagged, by a protective layer having a convex shaped protruding pattern. As a result, the OLED display device can improve a problem of thickness non-uniformity of the central portion and an edge portion of the substrate due to a sagging phenomenon of the organic light emitting layer. |
| US10892434B2 |
Light-emitting electrochemical cell
A light-emitting electrochemical cell comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one light-emitting active material comprising a combination of an electrolyte, a first constituent comprising a host compound and a second constituent comprising a guest compound. A quotient between a difference in LUMO energy level between the first and second constituent, Etrapn, and a difference in HOMO energy level between the second and first constituent, Etrapp, is 1/10 to 10, a quotient between an electron mobility and a hole mobility on the first constituent is 1/100 to 100, a quotient between a number of ions of the electrolyte and a number of molecules or repeat units of the second constituent is ⅓ to 5, and a LUMO energy level of the electrolyte is higher than the LUMO energy level of the first constituent and a HOMO energy level of the electrolyte is lower than the HOMO energy level of the first constituent. |
| US10892430B2 |
Inductively doped mixed layers for an optoelectronic component, and method for the production thereof
An optoelectronic component with a cathode and an anode and a layer system between the cathode and the anode is provided. The optoelectronic component having multiple electroactive layers, wherein the component can be produced by a method in which an inductively doped mixed layer is generated between at least two layers made of semiconductor materials. |
| US10892427B2 |
Organometallic compound, organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and diagnostic composition including the organometallic compound
An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein in Formula 1, A1 to A4, M, and T1 to T3 are the same as described in the specification. |
| US10892426B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
An OLED containing an emissive dopant that is a heteroleptic complex having the formula Ir(LA-B)2(LC-D) is disclosed. In the formula, LA-B is and LC-D can be selected from |
| US10892423B2 |
Condensed cyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including an emission layer and at least one condensed cyclic compound of Formula 1. The organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment may have a low driving voltage, high efficiency, a long lifespan, and high maximum quantum efficiency: |
| US10892422B2 |
Compound for organic optoelectronic device, organic light emitting diode including the same, and display including the organic light emitting diode
A compound for an organic optoelectronic device represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein groups X1 to X8, Y1, Y2, L1, L2, Ar1, Ar2, and variables m1, m2, n1, and n2 are described in the specification. |
| US10892411B2 |
Phase-change material RF switch
In manufacturing a radio frequency (RF) switch, a heat spreader is provided. A first dielectric is deposited over the heat spreader. A trench is etched in the first dielectric. A heating element is deposited in the trench and over at least a portion of the first dielectric. A thermally conductive and electrically insulating material is deposited over at least the heating element, where the thermally conductive and electrically insulating material is self-aligned with the heating element. A conformability support layer is optionally deposited over the thermally conductive and electrically insulating material and the first dielectric. A phase-change material is deposited over the optional conformability support layer and the underlying thermally conductive and electrically insulating material and the first dielectric. |
| US10892410B2 |
Variable resistance memory devices and methods of manufacturing variable resistance memory devices
A variable resistance memory device may include insulating layers stacked on a substrate, a first conductive line penetrating the insulating layers, switching patterns between the insulating layers, a phase change pattern between the first conductive line and each of the switching patterns, and a capping pattern disposed between the phase change pattern and the first conductive line and disposed in a region surrounded by the phase change pattern. |
| US10892409B2 |
Switching device, method of fabricating the same, and non-volatile memory device having the same
The present invention relates to a switching device, a method of fabricating the same, and a nonvolatile memory device including the same. A switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first electrode; a second electrode; and a switching film which is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and includes an electrically insulating matrix and a conductive path formed in the electrically insulating matrix. In this embodiment, the conductive path includes crystalline metal clusters dispersed in the electrically insulating matrix and a metal bridge connecting adjacent crystalline metal clusters. |
| US10892404B1 |
Sacrificial buffer layer for metal removal at a bevel edge of a substrate
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a dielectric layer surrounding contacts over a top surface and bevel edge of a substrate, forming a sacrificial buffer layer over the dielectric layer, removing portions of the sacrificial buffer layer formed over the dielectric layer on the top surface of the substrate, and patterning device structures including one or more metal layers over the contacts, wherein patterning the device structures removes portions of the metal layers formed over the top surface of the substrate leaving the metal layers on the bevel edge. The method also includes forming an encapsulation layer and performing a bevel dry etch to remove the encapsulation layer and the metal layers on the bevel edge. The bevel dry etch damages the sacrificial buffer layer on the bevel edge underneath the metal layers. The method further includes removing the damaged sacrificial buffer layer from the bevel edge. |
| US10892403B2 |
Structured bottom electrode for MTJ containing devices
A bottom electrode structure for a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) containing device is provided. The bottom electrode structure includes a mesa portion that is laterally surrounded by a recessed region. The recessed region of the bottom electrode structure is laterally adjacent to a dielectric material, and a MTJ pillar is located on the mesa portion of the bottom electrode structure. Such a configuration shields the recessed region from impinging ions thus preventing deposition of resputtered conductive metal particles from the bottom electrode onto the MTJ pillar. |
| US10892402B2 |
Magnetoresistive element, and production method for magnetoresistive element
Provided is a production method for a magnetoresistive element including treating a stacked layer into a predetermined shape. The stacked layer includes a magnetoresistive layer whose resistance changes depending on a magnetic field and a cap layer above the magnetoresistive layer and having a thickness in a range of 10 nm to 60 nm. The method further includes covering and protecting the stacked layer with an insulating layer, forming an opening in the insulating layer by reactive etching and exposing a surface of the cap layer at the opening, etching the cap layer in a range less than a total thickness of the cap layer by ion milling of the surface, and depositing an upper layer to be a part of the magnetoresistive element. The upper layer is in contact with the surface of the cap layer after the etching. |
| US10892394B2 |
Higher manganese silicide based telluride composite for thermoelectric conversion and preparation method thereof
Provided is a higher manganese silicide based telluride composite for thermoelectric conversion, represented by the following general formula (1): (MnsSi1.740±0.015)1−x(MnTe)x (1) wherein x is the molar fraction of manganese telluride in the higher manganese silicide based telluride composite for thermoelectric conversion and satisfies the relation 0 |
| US10892392B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a first metal portion on a substrate, the first metal portion comprising a plurality of pores; preparing a structure body comprising a semiconductor stacked body, wherein a concave portion is provided in a first surface of the structure body; and bonding the first metal portion to the structure body, such that a first part of the first metal portion is bonded to the concave portion of the first surface, and a second part of the first metal portion is bonded to a part of the first surface other than a location where the concave portion is provided. In bonding the first metal portion to the structure body, the first metal portion is bonded to the first surface such that at least a portion of the concave portion is filled with the first metal portion. |
| US10892389B2 |
Packaging leadframe and packaging structure
The present application relates to a packaging leadframe and a packaging structure. The packaging leadframe includes a substrate layer and a sidewall structure. A surface of the substrate layer is provided with at least one metal bump structure, a circuit layer also is laid on the surface of the substrate layer and can be electrically coupled with a LED chip. The sidewall structure is disposed on the surface with the metal bump structure, and includes a halocarbon polymer matrix and a plurality of light reflective particles uniformly mixed together. The halocarbon polymer may be poly tetra fluoroethylene or polyvinylidene fluoride. In this regard, the packaging leadframe has high reflectivity to ultraviolet light and good resistance to ultraviolet radiation. |
| US10892379B2 |
High efficiency visible and ultraviolet nanowire emitters
GaN-based nanowire heterostructures have been intensively studied for applications in light emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, solar cells and solar fuel devices. Surface charge properties play a dominant role on the device performance and have been addressed within the prior art by use of a relatively thick large bandgap AlGaN shell covering the surfaces of axial InGaN nanowire LED heterostructures has been explored and shown substantial promise in reducing surface recombination leading to improved carrier injection efficiency and output power. However, these lead to increased complexity in device design, growth and fabrication processes thereby reducing yield/performance and increasing costs for devices. Accordingly, there are taught self-organising InGaN/AlGaN core-shell quaternary nanowire heterostructures wherein the In-rich core and Al-rich shell spontaneously form during the growth process. |
| US10892373B2 |
Germanium photodiode with silicon cap
There are disclosed herein various implementations of a photodiode including a silicon substrate, and an N type germanium region situated over the silicon substrate, the N type germanium region being a cathode of the photodiode. In addition, the photodiode includes a P type germanium region situated over the N type germanium region, the P type germanium region being an anode of the photodiode. The photodiode also includes a P type silicon cap over the P type germanium region, an anode contact of the photodiode situated on the P type silicon cap, and one or more cathode contacts of the photodiode electrically connected to the N type germanium region. |
| US10892368B2 |
Nanosheet transistor having abrupt junctions between the channel nanosheets and the source/drain extension regions
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method that includes forming a nanosheet stack over a substrate. The nanosheet stack includes a first channel nanosheet having a first end region, a second end region, and a central region positioned between the first end region and the second end region. The first end region, the second end region, and the central region each includes a first type of semiconductor material, wherein, when the first type of semiconductor material is at a first temperature, the first type of semiconductor material has a first diffusion coefficient for a dopant. The central region is converted to a second type of semiconductor material, wherein, when the second type of semiconductor material is at the first temperature, the second type of semiconductor material has a second diffusion coefficient for the dopant. |
| US10892367B2 |
Metal oxide film, semiconductor device, and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
A semiconductor device which includes a metal oxide film including a crystal part is provided. A semiconductor device which has a metal oxide film and high field-effect mobility is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device including a metal oxide film is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a first conductor formed over the first insulator, a second insulator formed over the first conductor, an oxide formed over the second insulator, a third insulator formed over the oxide, a second conductor formed over the third insulator, a fourth insulator formed over the third insulator and the second conductor, and a fifth insulator formed over the fourth insulator. The oxide contains In, M (M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn), and Zn. The oxide includes a first crystal part and a second crystal part. The first crystal part has c-axis alignment. The second crystal part does not have c-axis alignment. |
| US10892365B2 |
Fin field effect transistor having crystalline titanium germanosilicide stressor layer
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, at least a silicon germanium (SiGe) epitaxial region disposed in the semiconductor substrate, and a contact structure disposed on the SiGe epitaxial region. The contact structure includes a titanium nitride (TiN) barrier layer and a metal layer surrounded by the TiN barrier layer. A crystalline titanium germanosilicide stressor layer is disposed in the SiGe epitaxial region and between the TiN barrier layer and the SiGe epitaxial region. |
| US10892363B2 |
Semiconductor device having termination region with insulator films having different coefficients of moisture absorption
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a cell region in which a device is provided, and a termination region provided around the cell region; a first insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate in the termination region and having a plurality of openings; a plurality of metal electrodes provided in the termination region and connected to the semiconductor substrate via the plurality of openings; and a second insulating film having lower coefficient of moisture absorption than that of the first insulating film and covering the first insulating film and the plurality of metal electrodes, wherein the second insulating film is in direct contact with the semiconductor substrate in a region from the outermost electrode of the plurality of metal electrodes to an end part of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US10892362B1 |
Devices for LDMOS and other MOS transistors with hybrid contact
A lateral DMOS transistor structure includes a substrate of a first dopant polarity, a body region of the first dopant polarity, a source region, a drift region of a second dopant polarity, a drain region, a channel region, a gate structure over the channel region, a hybrid contact implant, of the second dopant polarity, in the source region, and a respective metal contact on or within each of the source region, gate structure, and drain region. The hybrid contact implant and the metal contact together form a hybrid contact defining first, second, and third electrical junctions. The first junction is a Schottky junction formed vertically between the source metal contact and the body. The second junction is an ohmic junction formed laterally between the source metal contact and the hybrid contact implant. The third junction is a rectifying PN junction between the hybrid contact implant and the channel region. |
| US10892360B2 |
Semiconductor device structure with high voltage device
A high-voltage semiconductor device structure is provided. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a source ring in the semiconductor substrate, and a drain region in the semiconductor substrate. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure also includes a doped ring surrounding sides and a bottom of the source ring and a well region surrounding sides and bottoms of the drain region and the doped ring. The well region has a conductivity type opposite to that of the doped ring. The high-voltage semiconductor device structure further includes a conductor electrically connected to the drain region and extending over and across a periphery of the well region. In addition, the high-voltage semiconductor device structure includes a shielding element ring between the conductor and the semiconductor substrate. The shielding element ring extends over and across the periphery of the well region. |
| US10892359B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor base 10 in which a first trench 101 is formed in a mesh-like shape in a plan view and a second trench 102 is formed in a mesh opening surrounded by the first trench 101; a first semiconductor element 1 which is formed in the semiconductor base 10 and includes a first gate electrode 81 provided within the first trench 101; and a second semiconductor element 2 which is formed in the semiconductor base 10 and includes a second gate electrode 82 provided within the second trench 102 surrounded by the first gate electrode 81. |
| US10892358B1 |
Insulating structure of high electron mobility transistor and manufacturing method thereof
An insulating structure of a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) is provided, which comprises a gallium nitride layer, an aluminum gallium nitride layer disposed on the gallium nitride layer, an insulating doped region disposed in the gallium nitride layer and the aluminum gallium nitride layer, and two sidewall insulating structures disposed at two sides of the insulating doped region respectively. |
| US10892356B2 |
Group III-nitride high-electron mobility transistors with buried p-type layers and process for making the same
An apparatus includes a substrate. The apparatus further includes a group III-nitride buffer layer on the substrate; a group III-nitride barrier layer on the group III-nitride buffer layer, the group III-nitride barrier layer including a higher bandgap than a bandgap of the group III-nitride buffer layer. The apparatus further includes a source electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; a gate electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; a drain electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; and a p-region being at least one of the following: in the substrate or on the substrate below said group III-nitride barrier layer. |
| US10892355B2 |
Lateral fin static induction transistor
Presented is a lateral fin static induction transistor including a semi conductive substrate, source and drain regions extending from an optional buffer layer of same or varied thickness supported by the semi conductive substrate, a semi conductive channel electrically coupling the source region to the drain region of the transistor, a portion of the semi conductive channel being a fin and having a face covered by a gated structure, thereby defining a gated channel within the semi conductive channel, the semi conductive channel further including a drift region electrically coupling the gated channel to the drain region of the transistor. |
| US10892352B2 |
Power semiconductor device
In the present application, a power semiconductor device includes a first-conductive-type first base region having a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface, a second-conductive-type second base region disposed on the first principal surface and at least three groove parts parallel to each other disposed from a surface of the second base region. The device further includes insulating films covering inner walls of the respective groove parts, conductive trench gates filled on the insulating films, a first-conductive-type emitter region disposed in the second base region, and a second-conductive-type collector region disposed on the second principal surface of the first base region. The trench gates embedded in the first groove part and the third groove part are electrically connected to the gate electrode, and the trench gate embedded in the second groove part is electrically connected to the emitter electrode. |
| US10892348B2 |
Method of rounding fin-shaped structure
A method of rounding fin-shaped structures includes the following steps. A substrate including fin-shaped structures, and pad oxide caps and pad nitride caps covering the fin-shaped structures from bottom to top are provided. An isolation structure fills between the fin-shaped structures. A removing process is performed to remove a top part of the isolation structure and expose top parts of the fin-shaped structures. An oxidation process is performed to oxidize sidewalls of the top parts of the fin-shaped structures, thereby forming oxidized parts covering sidewalls of the top parts of the fin-shaped structures. The pad nitride caps are removed. The pad oxide caps and the oxidized parts are removed at the same time, thereby forming rounding fin-shaped structures. |
| US10892345B2 |
Semiconductor device
Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer, and a top electrode that are sequentially disposed on a substrate. The dielectric layer includes a hafnium oxide layer including hafnium oxide having a tetragonal crystal structure, and an oxidation seed layer including an oxidation seed material. The oxidation seed material has a lattice constant having a lattice mismatch of 6% or less with one of a horizontal lattice constant and a vertical lattice constant of the hafnium oxide having the tetragonal crystal structure. |
| US10892344B2 |
Atomic layer deposition of selected molecular clusters
Energy bands of a thin film containing molecular clusters are tuned by controlling the size and the charge of the clusters during thin film deposition. Using atomic layer deposition, an ionic cluster film is formed in the gate region of a nanometer-scale transistor to adjust the threshold voltage, and a neutral cluster film is formed in the source and drain regions to adjust contact resistance. A work function semiconductor material such as a silver bromide or a lanthanum oxide is deposited so as to include clusters of different sizes such as dimers, trimers, and tetramers, formed from isolated monomers. A type of Atomic Layer Deposition system is used to deposit on semiconductor wafers molecular clusters to form thin film junctions having selected energy gaps. A beam of ions contains different ionic clusters which are then selected for deposition by passing the beam through a filter in which different apertures select clusters based on size and orientation. |
| US10892342B2 |
Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes first semiconductor patterns vertically stacked on a substrate and vertically spaced apart from each other, and a first gate electrode on the first semiconductor patterns. The first gate electrode comprises a first work function metal pattern on a top surface, a bottom surface, and sidewalls of respective ones of the first semiconductor patterns, a barrier pattern on the first work function metal pattern, and a first electrode pattern on the barrier pattern. The first gate electrode has a first part between adjacent ones of the first semiconductor patterns. The barrier pattern comprises a silicon-containing metal nitride layer. The barrier pattern and the first electrode pattern are spaced apart from the first part. |
| US10892341B2 |
Flash memory with assistant gate and method of fabricating the same
A flash memory with assistant gates, including two floating gates disposed on a substrate, an insulating layer formed on the two floating gates and the substrate, an assistant gate disposed between the two floating gates, wherein a portion of the assistant gate wraps around the two floating gates, and two select gates disposed respectively outside the two floating gates and partially overlap the two floating gates. |
| US10892339B2 |
Gate first technique in vertical transport FET using doped silicon gates with silicide
A technique relates to a semiconductor device. A gate stack is formed on a fin, the gate stack being formed to have a length in a vertical direction. A gate contact is formed adjacent to the gate stack for the length of the gate stack in the vertical direction. |
| US10892338B2 |
Scaled gate contact and source/drain cap
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a scaled gate contact and source/drain cap and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a gate structure comprising an active region; source and drain contacts adjacent to the gate structure; a capping material over the source and drain contacts; a gate contact formed directly above the active region of the gate structure and over the capping material; a U-shape dielectric material around the gate contact, above the source and drain contacts; and a contact in direct electrical contact to the source and drain contacts. |
| US10892337B2 |
Backside source/drain replacement for semiconductor devices with metallization on both sides
Techniques are disclosed for backside source/drain (S/D) replacement for semiconductor devices with metallization on both sides (MOBS). The techniques described herein provide methods to recover or otherwise facilitate low contact resistance, thereby reducing or eliminating parasitic external resistance that degrades transistor performance. In some cases, the techniques include forming sacrificial S/D material and a seed layer during frontside processing of a device layer including one or more transistor devices. The device layer can then be inverted and bonded to a host wafer. A backside reveal of the device layer can then be performed via grinding, etching, and/or CMP processes. The sacrificial S/D material can then be removed through backside S/D contact trenches using the seed layer as an etch stop, followed by the formation of relatively highly doped final S/D material grown from the seed layer, to provide enhanced ohmic contact properties. Other embodiments may be described and/or disclosed. |
| US10892324B2 |
Vertical field effect transistor with reduced gate to source/drain capacitance
A method of forming a fin field effect transistor device is provided. The method includes forming a vertical fin layer on a bottom source/drain layer, and forming one or more fin templates on the vertical fin layer. The method further includes forming a vertical fin below each of the one or more fin templates. The method further includes reducing the width of each of the vertical fins to form one or more thinned vertical fins, wherein at least a portion of the fin template overhangs the sides of the underlying thinned vertical fin. The method further includes depositing a bottom spacer layer on the bottom source/drain layer, wherein the bottom spacer layer has a non-uniform thickness that tapers in a direction towards the thinned vertical fins. |
| US10892323B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A buried word line structure including a substrate, an isolation structure, and a buried word line is provided. The isolation structure is located in the substrate to define active regions separated from each other. The active regions extend in a first direction. The buried word line is located in the substrate. The buried word line extends through the isolation structure and the active regions in a second direction. The first direction intersects the second direction. The buried word line and the substrate are isolated from each other. The same buried word line includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is located in the active regions. The second portion is located in the isolation structure between two adjacent active regions in the first direction. A width of the first portion is greater than a width of the second portion. |
| US10892322B2 |
Circuits employing a double diffusion break (DDB) and single diffusion break (SDB) in different type diffusion region(s), and related fabrication methods
Aspects disclosed herein include circuits employing a double diffusion break (DDB) and a single diffusion break (SDB) in different type diffusion regions, and related fabrication methods are disclosed. In exemplary aspects disclosed herein, either a DDB or a SDB is formed in the N-type diffusion region(s) and the opposing type diffusion, either a SDB or DDB, is formed in the P-type diffusion region(s). Forming different diffusion breaks between a DDB and a SDB in different diffusion regions of the circuit can be employed to induce channel strain that will increase carrier mobility of either P-type or N-type semiconductor devices formed in respective P-type or N-type diffusion region(s), while avoiding or reducing such induced channel strain in either P-type or N-type semiconductor devices formed in respective P- or N-type diffusion region(s) that may degrade carrier mobility. |
| US10892321B2 |
MOS transistors in parallel
An electronic chip includes first transistors connected in parallel so that gates of the first transistors are interconnected, drain areas of the first transistors are interconnected, and source areas of the first transistors are interconnected. The first transistors are separated from one another by first isolating trenches. The chip also includes second transistors and second isolating trenches. The second transistors are separated from one another by the second isolating trenches. The first isolating trenches have a maximum width that is smaller than a maximum width of all the second isolating trenches. |
| US10892318B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
Semiconductor devices including a capacitor in which electrostatic capacity is improved by a simplified process and/or methods for fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor device including an insulating structure defining a first trench on a substrate, a first conductive layer in the insulating structure, a first portion of an upper surface of the first conductive layer exposed by the first trench, a capacitor structure including a first electrode pattern on the first conductive layer, a dielectric pattern on the first electrode pattern, and a second electrode pattern on the dielectric pattern, the first electrode pattern extending along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first trench and an upper surface of the insulating structure, and a first wiring pattern on the capacitor structure may be provided. |
| US10892312B2 |
Flexible display device
A flexible display device may include a flexible display panel including a display area disposed a plurality of pixels, a signal line area disposed a plurality of signal lines for transmitting driving signals to the plurality of pixels, and a panel pad area disposed a plurality of panel pads for receiving an external driving signal, and a flexible film configured to transmit the driving signals inputted from an external to the flexible display panel and including a film pad area in which a plurality of film pads arranged so as to correspond to the plurality of panel pad, wherein the plurality of film pads has a first thickness configured to increase a contact surface with the flexible display panel. |
| US10892306B1 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes a pixel defining layer, light-emitting unit, first support post, and touch layer. The light-emitting unit includes first electrode, light-emitting layer, and second electrode. The first support post is located between the pixel defining layer and the first electrode in direction perpendicular to display panel, and is located in non-aperture region of the pixel defining layer. The first electrode covers the light-emitting layer and the first support post. The touch layer is located at a side of the first electrode away from the pixel defining layer, and includes hollow portion, first portion and second portion that are mutually connected. In direction perpendicular to the display panel, both first portion and hollow portion overlap first support post, second portion does not overlap first support post. Overlapping portion of first portion and first supporting post has smaller area than first supporting post. A display device is also provided. |
| US10892298B2 |
Light emitting diode display device with separation film and partition aligning to each other
A light emitting diode display device is provided. The light emitting diode display device includes a first light emitting diode pixel including a first light emitting diode layer and a first color conversion material on the first light emitting diode layer, a second light emitting diode pixel including a second light emitting diode layer and a second color conversion material on the second light emitting diode layer, a separation film disposed between the first light emitting diode layer and the second light emitting diode layer and a partition disposed between the first color conversion material and the second color conversion material and including a partition material, wherein the first and second light emitting diode pixels are divided by the separation film and the partition, the partition is disposed on the separation film in alignment with the separation film such that the partition includes linear portions that extend in a first direction and the separation film includes linear portions that also extend in the first direction and vertically overlap the linear portions of the partition, and the partition material includes an insulating material different from silicon. |
| US10892294B2 |
Radiation detector element and imager comprising an assembly of radiation detector elements
The invention relates to a radiation detector element (10) comprising a stack (15) of layers superimposed in a stacking direction (Z), the stack (15) having a first face (25) and a second face (30) and comprising a radiation-absorbing layer (35) consisting of a first semiconductor material (M1) having a first band gap value and at least one barrier layer (40) consisting of a second semiconductor material (M2) having a second band gap value, the second band gap value being strictly higher than the first band gap value. The second face (30) has at least one strip (105) defined in the stacking direction (Z) by the barrier layer (40), the strip (105) consisting of the second semiconductor material (M2) and having a doping of the first type and a free carrier density higher than or equal to 1.1017 cm−3. |
| US10892293B2 |
Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and electronic device
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging element, an imaging device, and an electronic device that can improve transfer efficiency of a charge accumulation unit (MEM) and can increase the number of saturation electrons Qs. In a case where a charge voltage conversion unit (FD) is connected to a center of a charge accumulation unit (MEM) in each pixel and pixels are arrayed in an array, a column in which photoelectric conversion units (PD) are arrayed and a column including charge voltage conversion units (FD) and pixel transistors are arrayed in parallel. The present technology can be applied to a CMOS image sensor. |
| US10892290B2 |
Interconnect layer contact and method for improved packaged integrated circuit reliability
Packaged photosensor ICs are made by fabricating an integrated circuit (IC) with multiple bondpads; forming vias from IC backside through semiconductor to expose a first layer metal; depositing conductive metal plugs in the vias; depositing interconnect metal; depositing solder-mask dielectric over the interconnect metal and openings therethrough; forming solder bumps on interconnect metal at the openings in the solder-mask dielectric; and bonding the solder bumps to conductors of a package. The photosensor IC has a substrate; multiple metal layers separated by dielectric layers formed on a first surface of the substrate into which transistors are formed; multiple bondpad structures formed of at least a first metal layer of the metal layers; vias with metal plugs formed through a dielectric over a second surface of the semiconductor substrate, interconnect metal on the dielectric forming connection shapes, and shapes of the interconnect layer coupled to each conductive plug and to solder bumps. |
| US10892287B2 |
Image sensor with image receiver and automatic image switching
Provided are an image sensor with one or more image receivers for image switching, and an imaging system and method therefor. The image sensor includes an image sensor array to generate first image data for a first image; a receiver to receive, into the image sensor, second image data for a second image; an image selection circuit coupled to the image sensor array and the receiver to receive the first image data and the second image data and select one of the first image data and the second image data according to one or more image selection criteria and at least one of the first image data and the second image data; and a transmitter coupled to the image selection circuit to transmit the selected one of the first image data and the second image data from the image sensor. |
| US10892285B2 |
Display panel and manufacturing method thereof
A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding positioning layer and a transparent positioning layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light-shielding positioning layer is disposed on the first layer and has at least one first alignment pattern. The transparent positioning layer is disposed on the second layer and has at least one second alignment pattern. In a direction perpendicular to the substrate, the at least one first alignment pattern overlaps with the at least one second alignment pattern. A manufacturing method of the display panel is also provided. |
| US10892281B2 |
Method for manufacturing a transistor having a sharp junction by forming raised source-drain regions before forming gate regions and corresponding transistor produced by said method
A transistor is fabricated by growing an epitaxial layer of semiconductor material on a semiconductor layer and forming an opening extending through the epitaxial layer at the gate location. This opening provides, from the epitaxial layer, a source epitaxial region on one side of the opening and a drain epitaxial region on an opposite side of the opening. The source epitaxial region and a first portion of the semiconductor layer underlying the source epitaxial region are annealed into a single crystal transistor source region. Additionally, the drain epitaxial region and a second portion of the semiconductor layer underlying the drain epitaxial region are annealed into a single crystal transistor drain region. A third portion of the semiconductor layer between the transistor source and drain regions forms a transistor channel region. A transistor gate electrode is then formed in the opening above the transistor channel region. |
| US10892276B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices and fabrication methods thereof
Embodiments of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices having a memory layer that confines electron transportation and methods for forming the same are disclosed. A method for forming a 3D memory device includes the following operations. First, an initial channel hole can be formed in a structure. The structure can include a staircase structure. The structure can include a plurality first layers and a plurality of second layers alternatingly arranged over a substrate. An offset can be formed between a side surface of each one of the plurality of first layers and a side surface of each one of the plurality of second layers on a sidewall of the initial channel hole to form a channel hole. A semiconductor channel can then be formed based on the channel hole. Further, a plurality of gate electrodes can be formed based on the plurality of second layers. |
| US10892274B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices and fabricating methods thereof
Embodiments of 3D memory devices and fabricating methods are disclosed. The method can comprise: forming an alternating dielectric stack on a substrate; forming a channel hole penetrating the alternating dielectric stack to expose a surface of the substrate; forming an epitaxial layer on a bottom of the channel hole; forming a functional layer covering a sidewall of the channel hole and a top surface of the epitaxial layer; forming a protecting layer covering the functional layer; removing portions of the functional layer and the protecting layer to form an opening to expose a surface of the epitaxial layer; expanding the opening laterally to increase an exposed area of the epitaxial layer at the bottom of the channel hole; and forming a channel structure on the sidewall of the channel hole and being in electrical contact with the epitaxial layer through the expanded opening. |
| US10892273B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device of an embodiment includes a stacked body having a stepped portion in which a plurality of metal layers is stacked via an insulating layer, and end portions of the plurality of metal layers are formed in a stepwise manner, a plurality of columnar portions arranged in steps of the stepped portion and penetrating the stepped portion, and a band portion provided near a leading end portion of the metal layer of a lowermost step of the stepped portion, the band portion extending in a first direction along the leading end portion and dividing the stacked body and a peripheral region of the stacked body, in which a coverage of the columnar portions arranged in the lowermost step is larger than a coverage of the columnar portions arranged in an upper step adjacent to the lowermost step only in a second direction toward a region where memory cells are arranged. |
| US10892267B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device containing through-memory-level contact via structures and method of making the same
A contact via structure vertically extending through an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers is provided in a staircase region having stepped surfaces. The contact via structure is electrically isolated from each electrically conductive layer of the alternating stack except for an electrically conductive layer that directly underlies a horizontal interface of the stepped surfaces. A laterally-protruding portion of the contact via structure contacts an annular top surface of the electrically conductive layer. The electrical isolation can be provided by a ribbed insulating spacer that includes laterally-protruding annular rib regions at levels of the insulating layers, or can be provided by annular insulating spacers located at levels of the electrically conductive layers. The contact via structure can contact a top surface of an underlying metal interconnect structure that overlies a substrate to provide an electrically conductive path. |
| US10892264B2 |
Memory device having 2-transistor vertical memory cell
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a memory cell, first, second, and third data lines, and first and second access lines. Each of the first, second, and third data lines includes a length extending in a first direction. Each of the first and second access lines includes a length extending in a second direction. The memory cell includes a first transistor including a charge storage structure, and a first channel region electrically separated from the charge storage structure, and a second transistor including a second channel region electrically coupled to the charge storage structure. The first data line is electrically coupled to the first channel region. The second data line is electrically coupled to the first channel region. The third data line is electrically coupled to the second channel region, the second channel region being between the charge storage structure and the third data line. The first access line is located on a first level of the apparatus and separated from the first channel by a first dielectric. The second access line is located on a second level of the apparatus and separated from the second channel by a second dielectric. The charge storage structure is located on a level of the apparatus between the first and second levels. |
| US10892263B2 |
Methods of fabricating semiconductor device
Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device are provided. The methods may include forming a gate structure on a core-peri region of a substrate. The substrate may further include a cell region. The methods may also include forming a gate spacer on a sidewall of the gate structure, forming a first impurity region adjacent the gate spacer in the core-peri region of the substrate by performing a first ion implantation process, removing the gate spacer, forming a second impurity region in the core-peri region of the substrate between the gate structure and the first impurity region by performing a second ion implantation process, forming a stress film on the gate structure, an upper surface of the first impurity region, and an upper surface of the second impurity region, and forming a recrystallization region by crystallizing the first impurity region and the second impurity region by performing an annealing process. |
| US10892262B2 |
Semiconductor device having junctionless vertical gate transistor and method of manufacturing the same
A junctionless vertical gate transistor includes an active pillar vertically protruding from a substrate and including a first impurity region, a second impurity region and a third impurity region sequentially formed over the first impurity region; gate electrodes coupled to sidewalls of the second impurity region; and bit lines arranged in a direction of intersecting with the gate electrodes and each contacting the first impurity region. The first to the third impurity regions include impurities of the same polarity. |
| US10892261B2 |
Metal resistor and self-aligned gate edge (SAGE) architecture having a metal resistor
Metal resistors and self-aligned gate edge (SAGE) architectures having metal resistors are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes a plurality of semiconductor fins protruding through a trench isolation region above a substrate. A first gate structure is over a first of the plurality of semiconductor fins. A second gate structure is over a second of the plurality of semiconductor fins. A gate edge isolation structure is laterally between and in contact with the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The gate edge isolation structure is on the trench isolation region and extends above an uppermost surface of the first gate structure and the second gate structure. A metal layer is on the gate edge isolation structure and is electrically isolated from the first gate structure and the second gate structure. |
| US10892260B2 |
Capacitor
A capacitor includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a control circuit. The first terminal of the first transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor. The first terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the capacitor. In a normal mode, the control circuit turns on the first transistor and the second transistor, the second terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the first transistor through the control circuit, and the control terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor through the control circuit. In a power saving mode, the control circuit turns off the first transistor and the second transistor. |
| US10892257B2 |
Foldable display device
A foldable display device having a first display region, a second display region, and a foldable display region connecting the first display region and the second display region includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of first light emitting units disposed on the flexible substrate in the first display region, a plurality of second light emitting units disposed on the flexible substrate in the foldable display region, a first protector protecting at least one of the first light emitting units, and a second protector protecting at least one of the second light emitting units. A first ratio of a thickness of the first protector to a thickness of the flexible substrate in the first display region is less than a second ratio of a thickness of the second protector to a thickness of the flexible substrate in the foldable display region. |
| US10892256B2 |
Light emitting display system having improved fire performance
Disclosed are embodiments of fire resistant display components, systems and associated methods. The system comprises a plurality of light emitting display modules, each display module being constructed to have improved fire resistance as measured by one or more fire performance characteristics including heat release, smoke density, smoke toxicity, flame spread or drip. |
| US10892252B2 |
Face-to-face mounted IC dies with orthogonal top interconnect layers
Some embodiments of the invention provide a three-dimensional (3D) circuit that is formed by stacking two or more integrated circuit (IC) dies to at least partially overlap and to share one or more interconnect layers that distribute power, clock and/or data-bus signals. The shared interconnect layers include interconnect segments that carry power, clock and/or data-bus signals. In some embodiments, the shared interconnect layers are higher level interconnect layers (e.g., the top interconnect layer of each IC die). In some embodiments, the stacked IC dies of the 3D circuit include first and second IC dies. The first die includes a first semiconductor substrate and a first set of interconnect layers defined above the first semiconductor substrate. Similarly, the second IC die includes a second semiconductor substrate and a second set of interconnect layers defined above the second semiconductor substrate. As further described below, the first and second dies in some embodiments are placed in a face-to-face arrangement (e.g., a vertically stacked arrangement) that has the first and second set of interconnect layers facing each other. In some embodiments, a subset of one or more interconnect layers of the second set interconnect layers of the second die has interconnect wiring that carries power, clock and/or data-bus signals that are supplied to the first IC die. |
| US10892250B2 |
Stacked package structure with encapsulation and redistribution layer and fabricating method thereof
A stacked package structure has a metal casing, a stacked chipset, an encapsulation and a redistribution layer. The stacked chipset is adhered in the metal casing. The encapsulation is formed in the metal casing to encapsulate the stacked chip set, but a plurality of surfaces of the metal pads are exposed through the encapsulation. The redistribution layer is further formed on the encapsulation and electrically connects to the metal pads of the stacked chipset. Therefore, the stacked package structure includes the metal casing, so an efficiency of heat dissipation and structural strength are increased. |
| US10892249B2 |
Carrier and integrated memory
An integrated circuit (IC) chip carrier includes one or more memory devices therein. The memory is integrated into the carrier prior to the IC chip being connected to the carrier. Therefore, the IC chip may be connected to the memory at the same time as the IC chip is connected to the carrier. Because the memory is integrated into the IC chip carrier, prior to the IC chip being attached thereto, reliability concerns that result from attaching the memory to the IC chip carrier affect the IC chip carrier and do not affect the yield of the relatively more expensive IC chip. |
| US10892247B2 |
Soldering a conductor to an aluminum metallization
A method of making a semiconductor including soldering a conductor to an aluminum metallization is disclosed. In one example, the method includes substituting an aluminum oxide layer on the aluminum metallization by a substitute metal oxide layer or a substitute metal alloy oxide layer. Then, substitute metal oxides in the substitute metal oxide layer or the substitute metal alloy oxide layer are at least partly reduced. The conductor is soldered to the aluminum metallization using a solder material. |
| US10892242B2 |
Resin composition, conductive copper paste, and semiconductor device
An object of the present invention is to provide: a resin composition in which the specific resistance after curing is low regardless of the type of a thermosetting resin, and furthermore, the specific resistance after curing does not significantly change depending on the content of a copper powder; and a conductive copper paste including the resin composition. There are provided a resin composition including (A) a copper powder having an oxygen content of 0.3% by mass or less, (B) a thermosetting resin, (C) a fatty acid, and (D) an amine or an amine compound, as well as a conductive copper paste containing the resin composition. The (A) component has an average particle size of preferably 1 to 10 μm. |
| US10892241B2 |
Substrate device, electronic apparatus, and method for manufacturing substrate device
To provide a substrate device, an electronic apparatus, and a method for manufacturing a substrate device that can make large the gap between a semiconductor substrate and a wiring substrate by making the height of a solder ball high. A substrate device includes a substrate; an electrical connection unit provided on the substrate; a metal post provided on the electrical connection unit; and a metal film that is provided in one body from a tip surface to at least part of a side surface of the metal post and of which wettability to a solder material is lower than wettability to the solder material of the metal post. |
| US10892237B2 |
Methods of fabricating high voltage semiconductor devices having improved electric field suppression
Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device are provided. The method includes providing a plurality of semiconductor devices. The method further includes disposing a dielectric dry film on the plurality of semiconductor devices, wherein the dielectric dry film is patterned such that openings in the patterned dielectric dry film are aligned with conductive pads of each of the plurality of semiconductor devices. |
| US10892234B2 |
Method for detecting a differential fault analysis attack and a thinning of the substrate in an integrated circuit, and associated integrated circuit
An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate having a rear face. A first semiconductor well within the substrate includes circuit components. A second semiconductor well within the substrate is insulated from the first semiconductor well and the rest of the substrate. The second semiconductor well provides a detection device that is configurable and designed, in a first configuration, to detect a thinning of the substrate via its rear face, and in a second configuration, to detect a DFA attack by fault injection into the integrated circuit. |
| US10892232B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate comprising a first face, and a second face on an opposite side to the first face. A semiconductor element is provided on the first face of the semiconductor substrate. A polycrystalline or non-crystalline first material layer is provided at least on an outer edge of the first face of the semiconductor substrate. A second material layer is provided on the second face of the semiconductor substrate. The second material layer transmits laser light. |
| US10892231B2 |
Electronics package including integrated electromagnetic interference shield and method of manufacturing thereof
An electronics package includes a support substrate, an electrical component having a first surface coupled to a first surface of the support substrate, and an insulating structure coupled to the first surface of the support substrate and sidewalls of the electrical component. The insulating structure has a sloped outer surface. A conductive layer encapsulates the electrical component and the sloped outer surface of the insulating structure. A first wiring layer is formed on a second surface of the support substrate. The first wiring layer is coupled to the conductive layer through at least one via in the support substrate. |
| US10892229B2 |
Media shield with EMI capability for pressure sensor
Embodiments for a packaged semiconductor device and methods of making are provided herein, where a packaged semiconductor device includes a package body having a recess in which a pressure sensor is located; a polymeric gel within the recess that vertically and laterally surrounds the pressure sensor; and a media shield including at least one metal layer on a top surface of the polymeric gel, wherein the media shield and the polymeric gel are sufficiently flexible to transmit pressure to the pressure sensor. |
| US10892226B2 |
Power semiconductor module
A power semiconductor module may include a first plate, a second plate configured to include first and second device receiving portions thereinside, and coupled to one side of the first plate, first and second power semiconductor devices arranged in the first and second device receiving portions, first and second input bus bars coupled to an outside of the second plate, a third plate configured to include third and fourth device receiving portions thereinside, and coupled to the other side of the first plate, third and fourth power semiconductor devices arranged in the third and fourth device receiving portions, and third and fourth input bus bars coupled to an outside of the third plate. |
| US10892222B1 |
Anti-fuse for an integrated circuit (IC) product and method of making such an anti-fuse for an IC product
One illustrative IC product disclosed herein includes a first conductive line positioned at a first level within the IC product and a first conductive structure positioned at a second level within the IC product, wherein the second level is lower than the first level. In this illustrative example, the IC product also includes a second conductive structure that is conductively coupled to the first conductive line, wherein at least a portion of the second conductive structure is positioned at a level that is above the first level and wherein nearest surfaces of the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure are laterally offset from one another by a lateral distance and insulating material positioned between the nearest surfaces of the first conductive structure and the second conductive structure. |
| US10892220B2 |
Semiconductor device
In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a power switch, a lowermost interconnect layer in which a power supply interconnect, a ground interconnect and a virtual power supply interconnect are formed, each having an access point to the power switch, an intermediate interconnect layer above the lowermost interconnect layer, an uppermost interconnect layer in which a power supply interconnect, a ground interconnect and a virtual power supply interconnect are formed, an interconnect layer located above the intermediate interconnect layer, and located immediately under the uppermost interconnect layer, and a power supply via, a ground via and a virtual power supply via. |
| US10892216B2 |
Wiring substrate and semiconductor device
A first insulation layer includes a concave portion formed in a lower surface thereof. A first wiring layer is formed in the concave portion. A protective insulation layer has an opening configured to expose a part of the first wiring layer and is stacked on the lower surface of the first insulation layer. An adhesion layer is interposed between the first wiring layer and the protective insulation layer and has higher adhesiveness with the protective insulation layer than the first wiring layer. The first wiring layer includes a pad portion formed in the concave portion and a protrusion protruding from a portion of a lower surface of the pad portion into the opening. The adhesion layer is formed to cover the lower surface of the pad portion and a side surface of the protrusion and to expose a lower end face of the protrusion. |
| US10892213B2 |
Wiring structure and method for manufacturing the same
A wiring structure includes an upper conductive structure, a lower conductive structure, an adhesion layer and at least one outer via. The upper conductive structure includes at least one dielectric layer and at least one circuit layer in contact with the dielectric layer. The lower conductive structure includes at least one dielectric layer and at least one circuit layer in contact with the dielectric layer. The adhesion layer is interposed between the upper conductive structure and the lower conductive structure to bond the upper conductive structure and the lower conductive structure together. The outer via extends through at least a portion of the upper conductive structure and the adhesion layer, and electrically connected to the circuit layer of the lower conductive structure. |
| US10892210B2 |
Package structures
A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a leadframe including a plurality of connection portions; a device including a substrate, an active layer disposed on the substrate and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the active layer, wherein the electrodes of the device are connected to the connection portions of the leadframe; a conductive unit having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the conductive unit connects to the substrate of the device and the conductive unit connects to at least one of the connection portions of the leadframe; and an encapsulation material covering the device and the leadframe, wherein the second side of the conductive unit is exposed from the encapsulation material. |
| US10892209B2 |
Semiconductor device with metal die attach to substrate with multi-size cavity
A semiconductor device includes a metal substrate including a through-hole aperture having a multi-size cavity including a larger area first cavity portion above a smaller area second cavity portion that defines a first ring around the second cavity portion, where the first cavity portion is sized with area dimensions to receive a semiconductor die having a top side with circuitry coupled to bond pads thereon and a back side with a metal (BSM) layer thereon. The semiconductor die is mounted top side up with the BSM layer on the first ring. A metal die attach layer directly contacts the BSM layer, sidewalls of the bottom cavity portion, and a bottom side of the metal substrate. |
| US10892205B2 |
Package structure and power module using same
A package structure includes a first insulation layer, a first redistribution structure, at least one electronic component, a second redistribution structure, a second insulation layer, a first heat spreader, a heat dissipation substrate, a second heat spreader and plural thermal conduction structures. A part of the second redistribution structure is disposed on a part of a top surface of the first insulation layer, and the other part of the second redistribution is located in the first insulation layer. At least one of the conducting terminals is connected with the second redistribution structure. At least one of the thermal conduction structures is connected with at least one of the first redistribution structure and the second redistribution structure, and the thermal conduction structures are respectively extended outwardly from the opposite sides of the first insulation layer to form pins. |
| US10892203B2 |
Power semiconductor module
Provided is a power semiconductor module including: a metal base plate; an insulating substrate arranged on the metal base plate and provided with an electrode; a semiconductor element arranged on the insulating substrate; a case arranged on the metal base plate so as to surround the insulating substrate and the semiconductor element; and a potting material filled into a space defined by the metal base plate and the case so as to encapsulate the insulating substrate and the semiconductor element. The potting material includes: a silicone gel; and a conductivity-imparting agent that is added to the gel and contains a silicon atom and an ionic group. |
| US10892200B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus and electric power conversion apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus includes a base plate, an adhesive agent provided on an upper face of the base plate, and a casing having a lower face and an inclined face continuous to the lower face and positioned closer to a center of the base plate than the lower face, and fixed to the base plate through the adhesive agent adhering to the lower face and the inclined face, wherein of the adhesive agent, a portion that is in contact with the inclined face is thicker than a portion thereof that is in contact with the lower face. |
| US10892197B2 |
Edge seal configurations for a lower electrode assembly
A lower electrode assembly configured to support a semiconductor substrate in a plasma processing chamber includes a base plate, an upper plate above the base plate, and a mounting groove surrounding a bond layer located between the base plate and the upper plate. An edge seal including a compressible ring is mounted in the mounting groove such that the compressible ring is axially compressed between the upper plate and the base plate. At least one gas passage is in fluid communication with an annular space between the compressible ring and an inner wall of the mounting groove. The at least gas one passage extends through the base plate and includes a plurality of outlets in fluid communication with the annular space. In some examples, a backing seal may be located between the edge seal and an inner wall of the mounting groove. |
| US10892196B2 |
Magnetic property measuring system, a method for measuring magnetic properties, and a method for manufacturing a magnetic memory device using the same
A magnetic property measuring system includes a stage configured to hold a sample and a magnetic structure disposed over the stage. The stage includes a body part, a magnetic part adjacent the body part, and a plurality of holes defined in the body part. The magnetic part of the stage and the magnetic structure are configured to apply a magnetic field, which is perpendicular to one surface of the sample, to the sample. The stage is configured to move horizontally in an x-direction and a y-direction which are parallel to the one surface of the sample. |
| US10892193B2 |
Controlling active fin height of FinFET device
Semiconductor devices and methods are provided to fabricate fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) devices having uniform fin height profiles. For example, uniformity of fin height profiles for FinFET devices is obtained by implementing a gate oxide removal process which is designed to prevent etching of an isolation layer (e.g., a shallow trench isolation layer) formed of an oxide material during removal of, e.g., sacrificial gate oxide layers of dummy gate structures during a replacement metal gate process. |
| US10892190B2 |
Manufacturing process of element chip
A manufacturing process of an element chip comprises steps of preparing a substrate including dicing regions and element regions, attaching a holding sheet held on a frame with a die attach film in between, forming a protective film covering the substrate, forming a plurality of grooves in the protective film along the dicing regions, plasma-etching the substrate to expose the die attach film and then die attach film along the dicing regions, and picking up each of the element chips along with the separated die attach film away from the holding sheet, wherein the die attach film has an area greater than that of the substrate, and wherein the protective film includes a first covering portion covering the substrate and a second covering portion covering at least a portion of the die attach film that extends beyond an outer edge of the substrate. |