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| US10959668B2 |
System and method for determining user's deep vein thrombosis prevention and diagnosis system utilization compliance
A system and method determines a user's compliance with a prescribed therapeutic pneumatic compression treatment by applying external pressure to a body limb using a pneumatic compression sleeve having a pneumatically fillable cell; measuring pneumatic pressure within the pneumatically fillable cell; generating a pressure signal corresponding to the measured pneumatic pressure; determining biological events associated with the user based upon the pressure signal; generating a positive detection signal for each determined biological event associated with the user; and determining a user's compliance with a prescribed therapeutic pneumatic compression treatment when a predetermined number of positive detection signals have been generated within a predetermined time interval. |
| US10959665B2 |
Determining the thickness of hair on the head in a damage-free way
Devices and methods for determining the thickness of hair are provided. An exemplary device includes a computing unit with a processor and a local memory. The processor is connected to the local memory and configured to read data from and/or to write data into the local memory. The device further includes a user input/output unit configured for interaction with a user. Also, the computing unit includes an image data input interface for receiving image data of at least one individual hair. The image data input interface is connected to the processor. Further, the computing unit includes a user interface connected to the user input/output unit and to the processor. The computing unit is configured to process the image data of the at least one individual hair to create hair thickness values of the at least one individual hair and to output the hair thickness values to the user interface. |
| US10959663B2 |
Device for diagnosing and treating pelvic organ prolapse and application method thereof
Disclosed is a device for diagnosing and treating pelvic organ prolapse, including a measurement stick configured to protrude into a vagina, a distance measuring mechanism for measuring the distance from an end portion of a protruding end of the measurement stick to a hymen edge of the vagina, and an assessment mechanism. The distance measuring mechanism is connected with the assessment mechanism. The assessment mechanism includes buttons, a memory, a CPU and a display which are connected with the CPU, respectively. The device for diagnosing and treating pelvic organ prolapse provided by the present disclosure can be used in a rapid, convenient and accurate manner, which not only saves a great amount of medical resources, but also alleviates the pain index of patients during diagnosis and treatment. |
| US10959658B2 |
Method and device for identifying a subject in a sensor based monitoring system
The invention relates to a method and device for identifying a subject in a sensor based monitoring system. This method comprises an acquisition step wherein sensors of a sensor array acquire subject related sensor signals, a pattern extraction step wherein a signal pattern is derived from the sensor signals acquired in the preceding acquisition step, and an identification step wherein the signal pattern derived in the preceding pattern extraction step is compared to predetermined signal patterns, each predetermined signal pattern being related to a subject profile, to identify a subject profile whose predetermined signal pattern related thereto matches the derived signal pattern. |
| US10959649B2 |
Systems and methods for stride length calibration
Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for determining a user's stride length and monitoring various aspects of the user's activities. An apparatus worn or carried by the user may determine and track when a user takes a step and, based at least in part on user-specific information, determine an estimated stride length of the user associated with a respective step rate or step rate range. The apparatus may further monitor the physical location, speed, or pace of the user during an activity and, in conjunction with step count information, determine a verified stride length for the user associated with a respective step rate or step rate range. The estimated and verified stride length determinations may be stored and used to determine one or more aspects of a user's subsequent activities, including but not limited to pace, speed, and calorie expenditure information, even when physical location information is unavailable. |
| US10959641B2 |
Apparatus and method for measuring bioelectrical impedance and apparatus and method for measuring biometric information
An apparatus for measuring bioelectrical impedance includes a current source configured to apply a constant current to an object through a first electrode and a second electrode; a measurement mode switcher configured to switch a measurement mode from a first measurement mode to a second measurement mode in response to a measurement mode switch signal; a voltmeter configured to obtain a voltage applied to a third electrode and a fourth electrode due to the constant current applied to the object; and a processor configured to obtain first impedance based on a first voltage obtained by the voltmeter immediately before start of a measurement mode switch, obtain second impedance based on a second voltage obtained by the voltmeter immediately after completion of the measurement mode switch, and obtain bioelectrical impedance of the object based on the first impedance and the second impedance. |
| US10959637B2 |
Automatic detection/classification of ECG cable interchange for different ECG lead systems
An ECG controller for an ECG device is connectable to a base ECG lead system (e.g., a 12-lead system) whereby the ECG controller implements an ECG waveform morphology based and ECG lead redundancy based detection and classification of any cable interchange (e.g., a limb cable interchange or a precordial cable interchange) between the ECG controller and the base ECG lead system. Alternatively, the ECG controller is further connectable to a sub-base ECG lead system (e.g., a limb only-lead system or a limited precordial-lead system) whereby the ECG controller implements an ECG waveform morphology based detection and classification of any cable interchange (e.g., a limb cable interchange or a precordial cable interchange) between the electrode interface and the sub-base ECG lead system. |
| US10959636B2 |
Catheter with high-density mapping electrodes
High-density mapping catheters with an array of mapping electrodes are disclosed. These catheters can be used for diagnosing and treating cardiac arrhythmias, for example. The catheters are adapted to contact tissue and comprise a flexible framework including the electrode array. The array of electrodes may be formed from a plurality of columns of longitudinally-aligned and rows of laterally-aligned electrodes. |
| US10959635B2 |
Random pinout catheter
A catheter is disclosed comprising: a connector including a plurality of first contacts and one or more second contacts; a shaft including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode being coupled to a different one of the plurality of first contacts; a memory coupled to at least one of the second contacts, wherein the memory is configured to: store a pinout map identifying an order in which the plurality of electrodes is coupled to the plurality of first contacts; and provide the pinout map to an external device via one or more of the second contacts after the connector is coupled to the external device. |
| US10959633B2 |
Wearable sensing patch technologies
Sensing patch systems are disclosed herein. A sensing patch system includes a flexible substrate and a sensor node. The flexible substrate includes one or more substrate sensors configured to provide sensor data, one or more substrate conductors electrically coupled to a corresponding substrate sensor to conduct the sensor data provided by the corresponding substrate sensor, and a node interface. The sensor node includes a substrate interface configured to receive the node interface of the flexible substrate. The sensor node is configured to receive the sensor data provided by the substrate sensors, process the sensor data, and communicate the processed sensor data to a remote device. |
| US10959631B2 |
Neural interfacing device
A neural interfacing device is disclosed. The neural interfacing device may include at least one microneedle electrode. The microneedle electrode may have one or more microneedles. The one or more microneedles may be shaped and positioned such that when the neural interfacing device is applied to a nerve, the one or more microneedles penetrate a nerve epineurium without any portion of the microneedle electrode penetrating any nerve axon beyond a depth of 500 micrometers. |
| US10959626B2 |
Self-powered wearable for continuous biometrics monitoring
A user-wearable device utilizes energy harvesting technology to lengthen battery life or eliminates the need to charge the wearable device. In one embodiment, a user-wearable device combines energy harvesting technology with low power sensors and high efficiency processing methods to realize a self-charging or battery-less biometric monitoring system. The wearable biometric monitoring system provides accurate biometric measurements while enhancing user experience by extending the battery life or completely eliminating the need for the user to charge the device. |
| US10959624B2 |
Methods of monitoring for hemodynamically significant heart rhythm disturbances and devices for practicing same
Provided are methods of monitoring for a hemodynamically significant heart rhythm disturbance. The methods include obtaining baseline photoplethysmography (PPG) data from an individual, obtaining PPG signals from the individual during a monitoring period, comparing the PPG signals obtained during the monitoring period to the baseline PPG data, and producing an output when a hemodynamically significant heart rhythm disturbance is detected. In some aspects, the heart rhythm disturbance is detected based on a threshold reduction in PPG amplitude in the PPG signals obtained during the monitoring period compared to the baseline PPG data for a selected period of time; a threshold decreased slope in the initial positive deflection in PPG signals obtained during the monitoring period compared to the baseline PPG data for a selected number of consecutive beats; or both. Also provided are computer-readable media and computing devices that find use, e.g., in practicing the methods of the present disclosure. |
| US10959623B2 |
Blood pressure cuff
A blood pressure cuff (10), for determining the blood pressure in newborns, includes a chamber section (20) with an air chamber (22) and a handling section (30) for placing and fastening the chamber section (20) around an arm (100) of a newborn. The air chamber (22) has a chamber wall (24), which has, along a circumferential direction (U) of the air chamber (22), a longitudinal sealing seam (40). Two longitudinal edges (26a, 26b) of the chamber wall (24) are connected to one another overlappingly opposite each other in an airtight manner by the longitudinal sealing seam (40). |
| US10959622B2 |
Method for determining pulse wave velocity in an artery
Methods, devices, and systems for determining an estimated pulse wave velocity of an artery of a subject. Embodiment methods may include applying a series of counter pressures, measuring a first parameter related to pulse wave velocity, estimating a second parameter in a model, and determining the estimated pulse wave velocity. The counter pressures may be applied at a set location on the subject over the artery with a pressure device. Each of the counter pressures may be different from one another, applied at the set location, and between zero and a diastolic pressure of the subject. The first parameter may be measured when each of the series of counter pressures is applied. The model may establish a relationship of the first parameter measured to each of the series of counter pressures. The estimated pulse wave velocity may be determined based on the second parameter estimated in the model. |
| US10959620B1 |
System and method of in vivo testing for recently viable dental cellular debris
A system and method of in vivo testing for recently viable dental cellular debris is disclosed herein. The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for detecting for the presence of cellular debris from an endodontic cavity and other areas of a tooth by testing for the presence of cellular debris such as Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). The sample is collected from a tooth or endodontic cavity and combined with a chemical indicator which causes a detectable change in the indicator that is sensed by a luminescence reader. The level of ATP in a sample corresponds to the level of contamination still present in the tooth or endodontic cavity and can be used to determine what additional steps, if any, are necessary in order to clean and disinfect the tooth. This method of sampling the tooth or endodontic cavity allows for a rapid, chair-side, affordable, and easy to use method to determine the level of cellular contamination. |
| US10959617B2 |
Minimally invasive wireless sensing devices and methods
A sensing device allows detection of biological quantities in ways that are minimally invasive. Micrometer or nanometer sized needles allow sensing of bodily fluids in a minimally invasive method. The device comprises electronics and power harvesting. Antennas or coils allow communication and power harvesting from an external device, which can be attached to smartphones to allow operation of a camera and camera light for biosensing. |
| US10959614B2 |
Ophthalmologic device and pupil state measuring method
To provide an ophthalmologic device and a pupil state measuring method capable of securing accuracy of a measurement result of objective measurement and effective for investigating the cause of an error during objective measurement. A pupil state measuring method according to the present invention includes: an ocular characteristic measuring step of objectively measuring an ocular characteristic of a subject eye of a subject; an imaging step of substantially simultaneously imaging an anterior ocular segment of the subject eye from different directions using at least two imaging units in measuring the ocular characteristic; a measuring step of analyzing at least one image of images taken by the at least two imaging units to measure a pupil state of the subject eye; and a step of performing the imaging step and the measuring step in measuring the ocular characteristic. |
| US10959604B2 |
Flexible tube insertion apparatus
A flexible tube insertion apparatus includes a flexible tube to be inserted into an insertion target body, a variable stiffness portion that changes a bending stiffness of the flexible tube, a state detection sensor that detects state information of the flexible tube. The apparatus also includes a shape calculator that calculates shape information regarding a shape of the flexible tube based on the state information, an external force calculator that calculates external force information including magnitude of an external force received by the flexible tube based on the state information, and a stiffness controller that controls the variable stiffness portion in accordance with the shape information so that the magnitude of the external force received by the flexible tube becomes smaller than a reference value. |
| US10959601B2 |
Endoscope system
For the purpose of improving the manipulability at the time of insertion and improving the ease of observation at the time of removal, according to the movement direction of an insertion portion with respect to a body cavity and a movement mode thereof, an endoscope system includes: an endoscope that is provided with an insertion portion that is inserted into a body cavity and an image acquisition part that acquires, at the distal end of the insertion portion, an image of the inside of the body cavity; an insertion/removal detector that detects a relative movement direction of the insertion portion with respect to the body cavity; an image generator that generates image information suitable for a movement mode of the insertion portion based on the relative movement direction detected by the insertion/removal detector; and an image display part that displays the image information generated by the image generator. |
| US10959600B2 |
Endoscope device for detecting disease based on thermal images
Disclosed is an endoscope device. An endoscope device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a heating source that heats a diagnosis target tissue; a cooling source that cools the diagnosis target tissue; a sensing unit that measures temperature of the diagnosis target tissue; and an image processing unit that obtains a first value meaning a temperature change for a predetermined time of the diagnosis target tissue heated by the heating source on the basis of the temperature obtained by the sensing unit, obtains a second value meaning time until the heated diagnosis target tissue is stabilized by being cooled by the cooling source after obtaining the first value, and produces an image for diagnose a tumor in the diagnosis target tissue on the basis of the first value and the second value. |
| US10959595B2 |
Debris collection device
A debris collection device for sweeping up residual grain in a bin includes a plate, a plurality of bristles, and a stick. The plate is elongated rectangularly shaped and comprises a first section, which is planar, and second section, which is curved. The bristles are coupled to and extend from a lower face of the plate. The stick is coupled to and extends from an upper face of the plate. The stick is configured to be grasped in hands of a user, positioning the user to urge the bristles that are positioned on the first section across a first surface with the bristles positioned on the second section configured to contact a second surface that is positioned substantially perpendicular to the first surface to collect debris that is positioned on the first surface. |
| US10959594B2 |
Vacuum cleaner with fluid distribution system
A vacuum cleaner is provided with a dispensing system for applying a treating agent stored on the vacuum cleaner to the surface to be cleaned. The dispensing system can include at least one container for storing a supply of treating agent and a dispenser for dispensing the treating agent to the surface to be cleaned. The dispensing system uses filtered working exhaust air to blow treating agent off the treating agent dispenser. |
| US10959593B2 |
Floor cleaner and water sink structure thereof
The present invention provides a floor cleaner and a water sink structure thereof. In the present invention, a water sink is formed on a surface of a cleaning cylinder by a rotating roller, and a conventional water sink structure formed by a shell water sink and a filter screen is not required, so that the structure is simpler. Since a water outlet conduit and a water pumping conduit are arranged vertically to the surface of the cleaning cylinder, water is discharged and pumped on a surface of an outer sponge layer, the water supply and water pumping systems will not be blocked, and the water discharge effect and the water pumping effect are better. |
| US10959588B2 |
Hand vacuum cleaner
A hand vacuum cleaner having a dirt collection chamber that is external to the cyclone chamber, wherein the dirt collection chamber is positioned above the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner above the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner. |
| US10959577B2 |
Vertical moving and swing type blender
Disclosed is a vertical moving and swing type blender, which is capable of being moved vertically and swinging in right and left directions, thereby easily crushing food. The blender includes: a base member; a turning member configured such that a lower portion thereof is pivotally hinged to an upper portion of the base member; a main body disposed to be vertically movable in the turning member; a container member detachably coupled to an upper portion of the main body and configured to receive food, with a blade provided therein; a vertical elastic member elastically supporting the main body to allow the main body to be vertically movable in the turning member; and a horizontal elastic member configured such that a first end thereof is coupled to the base member and a second end thereof is coupled to the turning member so as to support the turning member horizontally and elastically. |
| US10959576B2 |
Device with wireless module for processing a medium
The invention relates to a device (1) having a base station (2) and at least one processing unit (3) that can be detached from the base station (2), having a tool (4) for processing a medium, wherein the processing unit (3) is provided with a vessel (5) for receiving the medium, a closure unit (6) for closing the vessel (5) and a sensor device (13) for measuring at least one parameter of the medium, wherein the sensor device (13) is disposed in and/or on the vessel (5) in a stationary manner such that a reliable measurement of a parameter can be carried out simultaneously with processing of the medium, and in that the device (1) has a wireless module (7) for producing a wireless connection between the base station (2) and the processing unit (3) at least for transmitting data. |
| US10959575B2 |
Apparatus and method for roasting coffee beans
An apparatus for roasting coffee beans comprises a roasting chamber for containing coffee beans. The roasting chamber is positioned within a resonant cavity of a waveguide. A microwave emitter produces microwave energy within the waveguide with one or more stable high intensity microwave regions within the roasting chamber to heat the coffee beans in the roasting chamber to a temperature sufficient to roast the coffee beans. A device configured to move the coffee beans within the one or more high intensity microwave regions is coupled to the roasting chamber. |
| US10959574B2 |
Cooking grill with hood lighting
A grill or BBQ appliance that is generally intended for outdoor use has a pivoting hood disposed in hinged connection with a grill body, both of which are raised above a firebox that receives a food support grate. The hood may include overhanging lights configured to provide optimal lighting through a range of hood positions. |
| US10959569B2 |
Heating device for heating food in a container, in particular milk in a baby bottle
The present invention relates to a heating device (100, 200) for heating food (4) in a container (3), in particular milk in a baby bottle. The heating device comprising a chamber (1) configured to contain a fluid (2) and to receive the container (3), a heating unit (5) for heating the fluid, a temperature measuring element (8) for measuring the temperature of the fluid (2) over time to obtain a temperature profile (300) over time, and a controller (6) for controlling the heating unit (5) based on the obtained temperature profile of the fluid. |
| US10959568B2 |
Inductive heating vessels and methods of making and using same
Disclosed herein are induction heating articles and vessels and methods for applying insulating coatings thereto. In one aspect, an induction heating vessel of the present invention includes a ferromagnetic substrate and an insulating coating layer attached to the substrate, the insulating coating layer being characterized by a thermal conductivity of less than about 1.0 W/mK and a Shore A hardness of less than about 70. |
| US10959567B2 |
Device for preparing a coffee product
A device for preparing a coffee product comprises a preparation chamber (135) which is intended and configured to receive and collect a quantity of ground coffee in a coffee bed (125), and pump means (15) for carrying water under increased pressure to the preparation chamber. The preparation chamber (135) is provided with a water inlet (136) for water at increased temperature and pressure on a first side of the coffee bed (125) and with an outlet (137) on an opposite side beyond the coffee bed (125). The outlet is coupled via a liquid conduit (20) to an outflow (6) at which the coffee product can be taken away. The device is provided with an electronic control system (17) which imposes a preparation cycle each time a product is prepared. Accommodated here in the liquid conduit (20) between the outlet (137) of the preparation chamber (135) and the outflow (6) at which the coffee product can be taken away is an adjustable restriction (30) with a passage (35) which is proportionally adjustable and controllable by the control system (17). |
| US10959564B1 |
Beverage dispensing valve
A beverage dispensing valve may include a downspout assembly having a body having walls with a slot therein, a channel, an upper and a lower opening, with the slot in the channel between the upper and lower openings. The downspout assembly may include a lateral member extending laterally from the downspout assembly and engaging the wall adjacent the slot. A pinch member may be partly enclosed within the lateral member and dimensioned to move partially through the slot. A handle and the pinch member may move the pinch member in and out of the slot. A coil spring may engage the lateral member and the pinch arm urging the pinch arm at least partially through the slot of the body. A flexible insert may be dimensioned to tightly fit against the walls of the channel of the body, the insert having an open top and an open bottom. |
| US10959563B2 |
Drink layering methods and apparatuses
An apparatus for layering fluids in a container is provided. The apparatus may include a first component and a second component. The first component may include a first extension, a second extension, and a support portion disposed between the first extension and the second extension. When the first extension and the second extension are supported by the top of the drinking container, the support portion may be disposed at a vertical opening into the drinking container. The second component may include an upper portion defining a basin and a plurality of apertures extending between the basin and an exterior of the upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion. The lower portion or the middle portion may be configured to be coupled with the support portion of the first component to suspend the second component at the vertical opening into the drinking container. |
| US10959560B2 |
Steam cooking system and method
A steam cooking system includes a first steam cooking cavity, a second steam cooking cavity and a steam generator. The steam generator includes a steam outlet for selectively feeding steam to one or both of the first steam cooking cavity and the second steam cooking cavity, the outlet selectively connectable to feed steam to the first steam cooking cavity and/or the second steam cooking cavity via a valved fluid path. The valved fluid path includes a main supply valve, a first valve and a second valve configured and controllable to assure that the steam generator outlet is always connect to atmosphere by one or more paths. |
| US10959559B2 |
Dual-mounted end cap system and locking system for an adjustable rod
There is provided a dual mount end cap system for mounting a rod. The dual mount end cap system includes both a threaded system and a fastener system. This enables end caps of the system to be pre-mounted using a fastener and also adjusted using the threaded system. The fastener can extend through the dual mount end cap system. Alternatively, the threaded system can be used without the fastener system. There also is provided a stop system to prevent a locking system for an adjustable rod system to prevent the locking system from becoming stuck. |
| US10959558B1 |
Hanger with folding hook and collapsible arms
A garment hanger with a hook either metal or plastic that moves between substantially vertical and horizontal positions or may also remain in a stationary upright position with pivotable and collapsible arms with respect to the hanger body to move between substantially vertical and horizontal positions enable the hanger to have use in e-commerce as well as brick and mortar stores by maximizing the versatility of the garment hanger. |
| US10959555B2 |
Tableware handle and tableware thereof
A tableware handle is provided. The tableware handle includes a handle body with a central axis, wherein the handle body has a cross section of “W” shape which is axisymmetrically distributed along the central axis. A tableware is provided. The tableware includes the tableware handle discussed above and a food taking portion fixedly connected with each other. The tableware handle and tableware thereof having a lightweight and good strength, are especially not easy to be broken and can be stacked stably. Moreover, there are small stacking clearance between the tableware handles, saving packaging, storage and transportation space. In additional, the tableware handle and tableware thereof are safe to use, light, comfortable and environmental protected. |
| US10959554B2 |
Utensil configured to interact with food items
A utensil configured to interact with food items includes a main body portion, a handle portion extending in a first direction from the main body portion, and a food manipulating portion extending from the main body portion in a second direction, wherein the food manipulating portion of the utensil is configured to interact with food. The utensil may also include a plurality of legs extending from the main body portion in a third direction to support the utensil on a support surface. The plurality of legs elevate the handle portion, main body portion and food manipulating portion from the support surface such that the handle portion, main body portion, and food manipulating portion are not in contact with the support surface when the utensil is placed on the support surface with the legs supporting the utensil from the support surface. |
| US10959553B2 |
Container and method of forming a container
An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having an internal passageway extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, which may be smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with an upper cap that has a magnetic top surface. The upper cap may be selectively coupled to seal the spout opening, or may be magnetically coupled to a magnetic docking surface of a docking structure on the spout adapter. |
| US10959551B2 |
Waterproof lid with bluetooth speaker integration
A beverage container lid can include an audio speaker; a wireless transceiver to transmit and receive wireless signals; and a hardware processor to process wireless signals received by the wireless transceiver and to output audible signals through the audio speaker. The beverage container lid can also include a water-tight housing, the wireless transceiver and hardware processor contained within the water-tight housing; a drinking aperture; and a fluid channel, the fluid channel to allow fluid to pass through the drinking aperture, and the water-tight housing to prevent fluid passing through the fluid channel from contacting the wireless transceiver and hardware processor. |
| US10959550B2 |
Electronically cooled container assembly
A electronically cooled container assembly for cooling a beverage includes a base is positionable on a support surface. A thermoelectric cooling coil is positioned within the base and the thermoelectric coiling coil is in thermal communication with the base. The thermoelectric cooling coil absorbs heat from the base when the thermoelectric cooling coil is turned on thereby cooling the base. A pitcher for containing a beverage is provided and the pitcher is comprised of a translucent material. The pitcher is positionable on the base such that the pitcher is in thermal communication with the base. Moreover, the thermoelectric cooling coil cools the pitcher when the thermoelectric cooling coil is turned on for cooling the beverage. |
| US10959549B2 |
Blanket
A blanket formed from multiple layers including a fabric layer on the top and a base layer on the bottom where the base layer may include a waterproof coating on at least one side. The blanket may also include an insulation layer and an adhesive scrim layer positioned between the fabric layer and the base layer. The layers of the blanket may be attached using a combination of stitching along with an adhesive to form a blanket that is waterproof and is secured together such that the fabric layer does not move relative to the base layer. |
| US10959546B2 |
Over-the-door hanging apparatus
An over-the-door hanging apparatus. In one aspect, the apparatus include a mirror apparatus having a rear surface, first and second mounting elements located on the rear surface of the mirror apparatus opposite sides of the vertical centerline; a first elongate member having a first bracket for engaging a top edge of a door, a first hook, and a second hook, and a second elongate member having a second bracket for engaging the top edge of the door, a first hook, and a second hook. The mirror apparatus may be mounted to the first elongate member through slidable mating between the first mounting element and one of the first and second hooks of the first elongate member slidable mating between the second mounting element and one of the first and second hooks of the second elongate member. |
| US10959545B2 |
Image display device
An image display device includes an image display unit including a display panel, a shelf board, and an illumination unit. The display panel is switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where objects behind image display unit is visible in a front view of the display panel. The shelf board is disposed projecting rearward from the rear surface of image display unit, and extends in the lateral direction. The illumination unit is disposed above the shelf board and emits light downward. |
| US10959544B2 |
Magnetic tool holder
A magnetic tool holder has a frame for maintaining magnetic panels in position. Each of the magnetic panels has an upper surface for magnetic attachment and longitudinal sides defining longitudinal stepped edges. The longitudinal members of the frame have a longitudinal lip which cooperates with a stepped edge of the magnetic panels. A base member is attached to the frame and supports the magnetic panels keeping the top surfaces of the panels exposed for attachment. |
| US10959538B2 |
Infant holder
Disclosed herein is an infant holder to safely secure, hold, and properly support a relatively small or premature infant during a feeding session using a substantially circular or oval base, releasably fastening straps to secure the infant, adjustable bolsters to support the infant, and straps or a pass-through tube to secure the holder to a caregiver's arm or hand. |
| US10959535B2 |
Mattress with adjustable firmness
A mattress can include one or more layers of foam material, an adjustable air layer including an air bladder, and a valve. The valve can be fluidically connected to the air bladder and configured to regulate pressure of the air bladder in response to actuation. Some embodiments can include a foam material positioned inside the air bladder. |
| US10959533B2 |
Adjustable bed with dual-tilt adjustable foundation
The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable foundation or bed, in particular having a dual-tilt adjustable foundation. Upper and lower segments of the adjustable foundation subframe are rotatable relative to each other, thus allowing the upper portion of the subframe to tilt and assume an inclined, flat/horizontal, or declined position relative to the lower portion of the subframe. An articulating mattress support surface above the subframe can move independently from the tilting subframe. |
| US10959528B2 |
Active seat with storage
An active stool includes a base and a cover. The base defines an interior cavity accessible through an open end of the base. The cover removably mounts to the base to cover the open end. The cover defines a seat for a user. The base is configured to tilt along at least one rocking path. Certain types of bases are configured to tilt along multiple rocking paths. |
| US10959525B2 |
Collapsible swivel chair
A chair including a swivel assembly. The chair can include three or more arms pivotally connected to the swivel assembly and selectively moveable between an open position and closed position. The chair can also an arm lock disposed on top of the swivel assembly, where the arm lock is selectively moveable between a locked position and unlocked position. The chair can also include a seat removably connected to a distal end of each arm. |
| US10959524B2 |
Piece of seating furniture and fitting therefor
A piece of seating furniture with a base for setting up in a fixed position, a seating element tiltable in relation to the base and having a seating surface, and a leg support element movable in relation to the seating element and having a leg support surface. The leg support element is connected to the seating element via a link gear, wherein the leg support element is movable between a storage position and a use position via the link gear. An electric motor is provided below the seating surface, which acts on the link gear via a push rod. To connect the leg support element to the seating element, the link gear has a pivoting link which, during the transfer of the leg support element from the storage position into the use position, is arranged in part in a slot partially penetrating the leg support surface. |
| US10959520B2 |
Tiltable cabinet drawer
A cabinet drawer is configured to fully extend from within a cabinet case, tilting downward and outward when fully extended to allow personnel to access items located at the rear of the drawer. Mating channels and slots in the drawer and associated support structure allow for full movement of the drawer, while preventing its disengagement from the cabinet. The inclusion of a downward tiltable drawer provides easy access to the contents of the drawer, regardless of its height. |
| US10959519B2 |
Method for installing a drawer element and construction kit for the displaceable mounting of a drawer element, a piece of furniture, and a domestic appliance
A method for installing a drawer and a construction kit for the displaceable mounting of a drawer element having a first and a second pullout guide, which are installable on opposing side walls, and a preinstalled device for synchronizing the movement of the movable rails of the two pullout guides using a cable pull. The side walls are preferably the side walls of furniture bodies or household appliances. |
| US10959518B1 |
Furnishing selectively deployed as a luggage rack or as a valet stand
A furnishing construction and a method accomplish selective conversion of the furnishing between a compact folded structure providing a valet stand, and an expanded unfolded structure providing a luggage rack. The folded structure easily is stored in a minimal space, and readily is moved to a convenient location to serve as a valet stand, or unfolded to serve as a luggage rack. |
| US10959516B2 |
Rack easy to assemble and disassemble
Provided is a rack easy to assemble and disassemble, comprising a front frame, a rear frame, and a number of shelves arranged between the front frame and the rear frame for placing articles thereon, wherein a number of supporting members for supporting the shelves are symmetrically distributed on the front frame and the rear frame, and the width of the shelves is slightly greater than that of the front frame and the rear frame. Compared with the prior art, the supporting members of the present invention for supporting the shelves are symmetrically distributed on the front frame and the rear frame, such that the shelves are directly placed on the supports on the front frame and the rear frame when in use, and the shelves can be removed from the supporting frames when the rack needs to be stored. The rack has a good bearing capacity, is easy to disassemble, assemble and use, and has a small package size after disassembly and is therefore convenient for storage. |
| US10959512B2 |
Cleaning apparatus for garbage disposals
Disclosed are various embodiments of a garbage disposal cleaning brush. The brush can include a brush head, a splash guard, and a rod. The splash guard can include a shaft, a circular channel well and a lip extending from the outer wall of the circular channel well. The rod may be connected to the brush head and extending through the shaft of the splash guard. The shaft can include a first inner wall and a first outer wall. The circular channel wall can include a hold on a bottom surface, a second inner wall, and a second outer wall. |
| US10959510B2 |
Toothbrush structure
A toothbrush that compensates for a user's toothbrushing technique and cleans the teeth effectively is provided. The toothbrush includes a handle and a head piece. The head piece includes a base supported by a frame, and the base is made of a flexible material. The head piece includes a base having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements disposed on the first and second surfaces of the base. The toothbrush further includes cleaning elements that extend from the base at different angles. |
| US10959506B2 |
3D knit structured bag
A bag assembly has a primary storage chamber and a carrying structure, and the carrying structure having a panel and a shoulder strap extending from the panel. The strap and the panel are seamlessly integrated. The primary storage chamber is a first three dimensional (3D) knit structure having a first material or combination of materials and the carrying structure is a second 3D knit structure having a second material or combination of materials. The primary storage chamber is fixed to the panel of the carrying structure to form the bag assembly. Also provided is a bag assembly in which the primary storage chamber is a first 3D knit structure having a first knit pattern and the carrying structure is a second 3D knit structure having a second knit pattern. Also provided is a method for customizing locations of 3D knit features based on user dimensions. |
| US10959505B1 |
Fogless shower mirror system
The present specification discloses a mirror assembly having an image viewing surface which resists fogging caused by condensation of water vapor on the viewing surface and a fogless mirror system comprising such a mirror assembly and an attachment system as well as methods and uses for such mirror assembly and fogless mirror system. |
| US10959501B2 |
Apparatus and method for the weaving or interweaving of elongate members to form braids or plaits
The present invention provides apparatus and a method for use in weaving elongate members together and most typically elongate members in the form of hair attached to the head of a person or a toy doll. The elongate members are provided in groups and the groups pass through passages in a weaving mechanism and along guide tubes which are located to the opposing side of the weaving mechanism from the item to which at least some of the elongate members are attached. Typically, relative movement of the weaving mechanism along the elongate members and the operation of the weaving mechanism cause the weave, such as in the form of plaiting, braiding or cornrowing to be formed. |
| US10959500B1 |
Umbrella
A novel umbrella includes a support post, a housing supported thereby, spokes pivotally disposed about the housing, a canopy, and an actuator. The housing has a top hub and a bottom hub. The actuator slides the hubs together to pivot the spokes away from the housing, whereby the umbrella moves from a closed position to an open position. Rollers are retained within the top hub, and each spoke has a spoke cam attached to one end. The spokes pivot away from the housing by having a roller surface of each spoke cam slide along each respective roller. The actuator may include a beam pivotally disposed about the support post, a strut pivotally disposed about the support post and coupled to the beam, a car slide slideably disposed within the beam, and a cable coupled to the strut and the housing. |
| US10959499B2 |
Storage attachment for an assistive device
A device for providing a storage mechanism to an assistive device is presented. The assistive device has a handle, a shaft and a ferrule. The assistive device provides the means for transferring of weight from a person to the ferrule. The storage mechanism, has a frame, a plurality of sides, a bottom and a top. The storage mechanism provides an area storing items while using the assistive device. The device has a coupling means that has a first clip and a second clip. The first clip is coupled to the second clip. Further, the first clip is securely coupled to the assistive device and the second clip is securely coupled to the storage mechanism. The storage mechanism may have a strap, preferably Velcro, that can be used to securely couple the bottom of the storage mechanism to the shaft of the assistive device. |
| US10959498B2 |
Wearable device
A wrist-worn device having the form of a continuous loop. The device comprises a plurality of elongate links, each link comprising at least one magnet, the links being connected to form a chain with neighbouring links being pivotable with respect to one another about a pivot axis that is substantially radial with respect to said loop. The magnets of neighbouring links have a respective positioning and polarity to provide an attractive force between the pair of neighbouring links when the pair of neighbouring links are in a side-by-side arrangement, whereby the chain of links has a first configuration in which the links are retained by the attractive force in the side-by-side arrangement, and a second configuration of greater length than the first configuration. |
| US10959492B2 |
Closure devices including incremental release mechanisms and methods therefor
According to an embodiment, a device for tightening an article includes a housing, a spool rotatably positioned within the housing, a knob operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate within the housing, and a stop mechanism. The device is configured so that incremental rotation of the knob in a first direction causes a corresponding incremental rotation of the spool within the housing that incrementally tensions a tension member and thereby tightens the article. The device is also configured so that incremental rotation of the knob in a second direction causes a corresponding incremental rotation of the spool that incrementally loosens the tension member's tension. The stop mechanism is configured to prevent rotation of the spool in the second direction when the tension member's tension achieves or falls below a tension threshold. |
| US10959486B2 |
Shoe with sole pivot
The pivotable footwear including a front portion, a heel portion, a flexible sole defining a channel extending across the flexible sole, a shoe upper attached to the flexible sole, and a lockable hinge mechanism disposed within the channel. The lockable hinge has an unlocked position wherein the heel portion of said footwear is free to pivot about the channel relative to the front portion of the footwear, and a locked position wherein the heel portion of the footwear is locked into position relative to the front portion of said footwear. The lockable hinge mechanism is electronically actuated and battery operated and controlled to move between the locked position and the unlocked position by actuation of an electronic remote control. That is, actuation of the electronic remote control causes the hinge to move the footwear to an open, foot insertion position and a wearable locked position. |
| US10959485B2 |
Footwear with dual molded piece construction
In some embodiments, a shoe assembly comprises a vamp and a sole. The vamp includes a middle section, and the vamp and the middle section are formed of a continuous piece of a first molded material. The vamp also includes a first aperture and a second aperture. The sole includes a forefoot section and a heel section that are joined by a midfoot section. The forefoot section, the heel section, and the midfoot section are formed of a continuous piece of a second molded material. The second molded material is an EVA-based material. The first aperture of the vamp receives a part of the forefoot section and the second aperture receives a part of the heel section. When the shoe assembly is placed on a flat surface, the forefoot section is in direct contact with the flat surface. |
| US10959482B2 |
Shoe cover
A shoe cover for covering a shoe to present the look like the wearer is wearing a different pair of shoes. The shoe cover includes an upper piece configured to cover the shoe of a wearer, the upper piece sized to cover a specific shoe without being attached to the shoe while the shoe is worn. The shoe cover includes a sole piece coupled to a bottom of the upper piece and configured to grip surfaces as the wearer uses the shoe cover and a gripping insert secured within the cavity created of the upper piece to guard against slippage of the cover on the shoe with the intent of ensuring the safety of the wearer. |
| US10959480B2 |
Machine-vendible foldable bicycle helmet methods and systems
A bicycle helmet that fits over a surface of a head of a user generally includes at least one segment of flexible cell structures that form a radial honeycomb matrix movable between a folded condition where each side of the at least one segment is disposed generally parallel and an expanded condition where the radial honeycomb matrix of the at least one segment is configured to be expanded at least partially over the head of the user and arranged radially relative to the surface of the head of the user. |
| US10959478B2 |
Eye protection orientation system
A head and facial protection system comprising a helmet and an attachable eye protection, said helmet comprising an inner and outer surface, a core between the inner and outer surfaces, a first and a second forehead mount, and a left and right post; wherein the eye protection secures to the first and second forehead mounts and the left and right posts to enable adjustment of the attachable eye protection. |
| US10959473B2 |
Plastic helmet mounting assembly
A helmet mounting assembly for attaching helmet accessories to a helmet is provided. The assembly comprises a front-to-back mounting unit comprising at least one rail, grip or connector configured for connecting at least one helmet accessory to the front-to-back mounting unit, whereby the front-to-back mounting unit further comprises a back end configured to enable passage of securing elements there through, and at least one clipping element for attaching the back end of the front-to-back mounting unit to a back edge of the helmet via the securing elements, configured to further pass through the at least one clipping element, and forcefully pulling the front-to-back mounting unit onto the surface of the helmet to squeeze the mounting unit onto the helmet. |
| US10959468B2 |
Vest assembly
The present invention provides a vest assembly, for wearing around a body of a user performing physical activity. The vest assembly includes a front plate and a rear plate each having a perimeter that includes a plurality of slits. The slits allow for insertion of a plurality of straps. A slit of the front plate tensions one of the straps together with a corresponding slit of the rear plate to fit the vest assembly around the body of the user. |
| US10959467B2 |
Wearable smart device
The present invention provides to a wearable smart device having electrical wiring comprising a stretchable conductive composition having excellent in durability such as repeated bending properties and repeated twisting properties, a material for realizing the wearable smart device, and a method for producing the wearable start device.An electrical wiring including a fine line having an electrical line interval of 1 mm or less, preferably the line width of less than 1 mm, is formed by printing a paste for forming a stretchable conductor containing metal-based conductive particles and a non-crosslinked elastomer, and further dried and cured at a low temperature condition of 120° C. for 30 minutes. As a result, the wearable smart device having electrical wiring constituted by fine lines without sagging of the edge is obtained. |
| US10959465B2 |
Shaping garment with fit-adjustable brassiere portion
Designing garments that include brassiere cups can be challenging due to the natural fluctuation of a woman's breast size, as well as a possible disconnect between the size of her breasts and the size of the rest of her body. The high range of size variability places pressure on stores to stock inventories that include great ranges of sizes. This places an inventory risk to the store, since rarer sizes may never sell. The disclosed garment addresses these issues by including a fit-adjustable brassiere portion. The cups of the fit-adjustable brassiere portion include fit-modifying panels that increase their flexibility and elasticity. The rear side of the fit-adjustable brassiere portion includes a back adjuster with highly elastic regions that enables the brassiere portion to fit a broader range of chest sizes. Each of these features give the garment a more universal fit and enable stores to carry fewer sizes. |
| US10959460B2 |
Cigarette cartridge and electronic cigarette having the same
A cigarette cartridge, used in electronic cigarette, includes a cigarette cartridge, an atomizing seat, and a liquid guiding member. The cigarette cartridge housing defines a liquid storage chamber therein, the liquid storage chamber forms a liquid intake hole for flowing the tobacco liquid. The atomizing seat includes an inserting portion, the liquid guiding member is positioned on the inserting portion, the inserting portion is movably received in the cigarette cartridge housing, when under an external force, the inserting portion moves relative to the liquid intake hole and reaches a first position, the inserting portion seals the liquid intake hole, the liquid guiding member is staggered from the liquid intake hole. |
| US10959459B2 |
Voltage regulator for an aerosol delivery device
An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a housing structured to retain an aerosol precursor composition, and a sensor configured to produce a measurement of pressure caused by airflow through at least a portion of the housing, and convert the measurement of pressure to a corresponding electrical signal. The aerosol delivery device includes a heating element configured to convert electricity to heat and thereby vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. The aerosol delivery device also includes a control component including a processor configured to receive the corresponding electrical signal and in response connect a power source to a load including the heating element and thereby power the heating element. And the aerosol delivery device includes a voltage regulator coupled to and between the sensor and the power source, and configured to step down voltage from the power source to the sensor and thereby power the sensor. |
| US10959457B2 |
E-vaping device
An e-vaping device includes a battery section, an e-vaping tank capable of holding a liquid material, and an adapter connecting the battery section to the e-vaping tank. The adapter includes a heater capable of vaporizing the liquid material, and a wick capable of drawing the liquid material from the e-vaping tank to the heater. The adapter is connected to the e-vaping tank and the power source section via threaded connections. The threaded connections between the adapter and the battery section have threads with a non-standard pitch. |
| US10959451B2 |
Sucralez composition
In an embodiment, a nutritional supplement composition is provided. The nutritional supplement composition is provided including a combination of 45 mg of flaxseed extract from the Linum usitatissimum strain, 25 mg of garlic extract Allium sativum strain and 40 mg shitake extract from the Lentinus edodes strain. The nutritional supplement is in the form of a compound known as SUCRALEZ™. |
| US10959438B2 |
Precision baking system
A precision baking system includes a baking vessel that defines a vertical direction. The baking vessel includes a base wall and at least one sidewall. An aperture is formed in one of the base wall and the sidewall. The precision baking system also includes a temperature probe. The temperature probe includes a tip and a temperature sensor within the tip. The temperature probe is sized to extend through the aperture such that the tip of the temperature probe is spaced from the base wall and the sidewall of the baking vessel when the temperature probe is fully inserted into the baking vessel through the aperture. |
| US10959437B2 |
Conveyor oven
A conveyor oven including a baking case having front, longitudinal, and oppositely longitudinal walls, the baking case having longitudinal, oppositely longitudinal, and front ports wherein the front port has a longitudinal end and a rectangular periphery; a conveyor extending through the baking case; a mounting land extending along the front port's periphery; a conveyor access door fitted for covering the front port; a first pin and socket hinge operatively interconnecting the front wall and the longitudinal end of the conveyor access door, the hinge's socket having a rearward opening and further opening oppositely longitudinally; the oven further including a deformable seal positioned between the conveyor access door and the land, the seal being adapted for, upon positioning of the pin at the rearward opening, forwardly biasing the door and the pin, and forwardly seating said pin within the socket. |
| US10959434B2 |
Antimicrobial phase-separable glass/polymer composite articles and methods for making the same
A method of making an antimicrobial composite article, including the steps: providing a matrix comprising a polymeric material; providing a plurality of second phase particles comprising an antimicrobial agent; melting the matrix to form a matrix melt; distributing the plurality of second phase particles in the matrix melt at a second phase volume fraction to form a composite melt; forming a composite article from the composite melt; and treating the composite article to form an antimicrobial composite article having an exterior surface comprising an exposed portion of the matrix and the plurality of second phase particles. The distributing step can employ an extrusion process. The forming a composite article step can employ an injection molding process. The treating step can employ abrading and plasma-treating the article to define the exterior surface. |
| US10959432B2 |
Microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides and especially as fungicides. |
| US10959431B2 |
Pesticidal mixtures
The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising 4-[5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-N-[(4R)-2-ethyl-3-oxo-isoxazolidin-4-yl]-2-methyl-benzamide or 4-[5-(3,5-dichloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-N-[(4R)-2-ethyl-3-oxo-isoxazolidin-4-yl]-2-methyl-benzamide as compound I; and 2) one fungicidal compound II, wherein compound II is selected from the group consisting of pydiflumetofen, N-[(5-chloro-2-isopropyl-phenyl)methyl]-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, mefentrifluconazole, picarbutrazox, oxathiapiproline, 2-{3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2 oxazol-5-yl}phenyl methanesulfonate, 2-{3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5 yl}-3-chlorophenyl methanesulfonate, N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-phenoxy-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl-formamidine, N′-[4-(4,5-dichlorothiazol-2-yl)oxy-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl]-N-ethyl-N-methyl-formamidine, pentyl N-[6-[[(Z)-[(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl-methylene]amino]oxymethyl]-2-pyridyl]carbamate, but-3-ynyl N-[6-[[(Z)-[(1-methyltetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl-methylene]amino]oxymethyl]-2-pyridyl]carbamate, 2-[2-fluoro-6-[(8-fluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolyl)oxy]phenyl]propan-2-ol, 2-[2-[(7,8-difluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolyl)oxy]-6-fluoro-phenyl]propan-2-ol and 9-fluoro-2,2-dimethyl-5-(3-quinolyl)-3H 1,4-benzoxazepine. |
| US10959424B2 |
System for collecting and preserving tissue cores
A thermal system for preserving tissue is disclosed. The cooling system comprises a base member, a temperature control sleeve constructed of a thermally conductive material, and a selectively removable lid member. The base member defines a reservoir and receives the temperature control sleeve. The temperature control sleeve at least partially defines a tissue collector chamber that is configured to receive a tissue collector. The temperature control sleeve is in communication with the reservoir. The reservoir is configured to receive a cooling medium. A slit formed within the tissue collection chamber that is sized to receive a tubing connected to the tissue collector therethrough. The lid member is configured to be selectively attached to the base member, and permit access to a tube mount for the tissue collector when the lid is attached to the base member. |
| US10959416B2 |
Fishing devices and methods
A fishing device includes a net disposed in a body of water containing fishes. A plurality of posts, wherein each post further includes a stem, a bottom cross disposed at a lower portion of the stem; a cross bar disposed at a top end of the stem; and a cord. The stem is an upright elongated protrusion extending from under a bottom to above a surface of the body of water. The cord is slidably secured to the cross bar. A first end of the cord is secured to a weight. A second end of the cord is secured to the net. The fishing device includes a release mechanism. The release mechanism grabs a portion of the cord to hold the weight in a first position adjacent to the cross bar. A bait system is disposed at or adjacent to a center of the net. |
| US10959414B2 |
Efficient non-meiotic allele introgression
Methods, uses, and animals for introgression of alleles between animals, including SNPs. One embodiment involves introducing a targeted targeting endonuclease system and a HDR template into a cell with a mismatch in the binding of the targeting endonuclease and the targeted site. |
| US10959413B2 |
Multiplexed genome editing
A method of modulating some or all copies of a gene in a cell is provided including introducing into a cell one or more ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequences that comprise a portion that is complementary to all or a portion of each of the one or more target nucleic acid sequences, and a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a Cas protein and maintaining the cells under conditions in which the Cas protein is expressed and the Cas protein binds and modulates the one or more target nucleic acid sequences in the cell. |
| US10959412B2 |
Method for creating an animal model having traumatic optical nerve injury
A method for creating an animal model of traumatic optic nerve injury, including fully exposing an internal segment of an optic canal as well as adjacent anterior skull base, posterior ethmoid sinus and lateral sphenoid sinus walls through an ethmoid sinus-sphenoid sinus operation pathway under an endoscope, and impacting different sites of the internal segment of the optic canal with controllable impact force to cause optic nerve injury so as to prepare a controllable and quantifiable TONI bionic elastic injury animal model reflecting contusion to an internal segment of an optic canal in a human TONI clinical injury state. With less intracranial combined injury to the animal, the survival rate is high. Different sites of the optic canal are impacted with quantifiable elastic force for the quantitative and qualitative purposes with respect to the injured parts and the injury degree. |
| US10959411B2 |
Bottom grading apparatuses for aquaculture systems
Bottom grading apparatuses for aquaculture systems are disclosed herein. An example system includes a vessel filled with water that receives fish, the vessel having a bottom surface with drain; a plenum in fluid communication with the vessel; a multiway valve in fluid communication with the plenum, a mortality pipe, and a grading pipe; and a mortality container in fluid communication with the mortality pipe and the vessel, wherein the fish can re-enter the vessel through the mortality container and deceased fish remain in the mortality container, wherein when the multiway valve is closed to the mortality pipe, the fish will divert through the grading pipe. |
| US10959406B2 |
Animal training aids and toys
The invention provides an animal training aid or to for use in scent based animal training or activities. The aid or toy comprises: a housing comprising an interior cavity configured to contain a scented material that releases substantially no scent that is desirable to the animal in an unactivated state and releases a scent that is desirable to the animal in an activated state; one or more vents on an external surface of the housing, each vent in communication with the interior cavity so that a scent from the scented material can be released from the interior cavity to the exterior of the housing where it can be detected by the animal; and an activator for activating the scented material from the unactivated state to the activated state, the activator being operable from the external surface of the housing. |
| US10959396B2 |
Automatic dog waste apparatus
A machine or apparatus to capture dog urine and solid waste for generally indoor use by a dog owner that automatically or manually advances fresh pads on a predetermined programming of the machine by the control module. |
| US10959395B2 |
Poultry curtain trailer system
A trailer for transporting living fowl includes a first enclosure and a second enclosure that are separated by a partition wall, each of the first and second enclosures being defined by a top, a floor, the partition wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall; an apparatus for generating conditioned air to be supplied to the first and second enclosures; the partition wall having a length extending vertically between the floor and the ceiling and a width extending horizontally between the first and second side walls; the partition wall including a plurality of fans being structured and disposed for creating a path of airflow of the conditioned air throughout the first and second enclosures; and a plurality of air supply ducts in fluid flow communication with the apparatus for generating conditioned air. |
| US10959394B2 |
Method and device for determining parameters of a rinsing process for a milking system
A method and a device for determining parameters of a rinsing process for a milking system, wherein a rinsing fluid circulates in a circuit to be rinsed in the rinsing process by filling a storage container with a fluid up to a predefined filling level; circulating the fluid from the storage container, via the circuit to be rinsed and back into the storage container; refilling the storage container during the circulation of the fluid up to the predefined filling level, determining a necessary fluid volume; and determining parameters of a subsequent rinsing process based on the determined fluid volume. |
| US10959388B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV797257
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV797257. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV797257, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV797257 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV797257 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV797257. |
| US10959384B2 |
Plant substrate growing medium
Provided herein are methodology and composition for use of any nut (such as almond, walnut, or pistachio) or legume (peanut) shell and/or husk material in a growing substrate, with or without other components such as peat, perlite, or coir; for plant growth, whether it be used in its whole form or some reduced form such as, having been chipped or ground, and whether composted or not. |
| US10959381B2 |
Systems and methods of illuminating plants
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods of illuminating plants, in particular, to providing supplemental lighting in addition to natural light to plants, and improving the crop yield when using such supplemental lighting. The invention is well suited for use in horticulture, for instance, in greenhouses. |
| US10959380B2 |
Sieve for an agricultural harvester with adjustable louvers and associated adjustment assembly
A sieve for a cleaning system of an agricultural harvester includes: a sieve frame defining a top side; adjustable louvers carried by the sieve frame and defining apertures; an adjustment bar coupled to the adjustable louvers such that displacement of the adjustment bar changes a size of at least some of the apertures; and an adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly includes: an adjustment arm coupled to the adjustment bar and pivotable relative to the sieve frame such that pivoting of the adjustment arm about a pivot axis displaces the adjustment bar. The adjustment arm carries a locking pin. A shaft is disposed on the top side and coupled to the adjustment arm. Displacement of the shaft from a first position to a second position causes a corresponding displacement of the locking pin from a locking position to an adjustment position. |
| US10959379B2 |
Adjustable vanes for use in a cylindrical rotor cage of an agricultural harvester
An adjustable vane system for use with a rotor cage of a threshing system of an agricultural harvester includes a vane. The vane includes: a generally helically curved inner profile; a surface being an outer profile that is opposite the inner profile and is generally helically curved over a portion of the vane, the outer profile being configured to be positioned closer to the rotor cage than the inner profile; and a flat portion located midway along the outer profile. |
| US10959377B2 |
Crop scanner
This disclosure relates to a system for scanning crops. A line scan distance sensor measures a distance of the crops from the sensor and generates distance data indicative of the distance of the crops from the sensor at a measurement angle. A mover system moves the line scan distance sensor or the crops perpendicular to the distance of the crops from the sensor. A rotary encoder associated with the mover system generates movement data indicative of a movement of the distance sensor or the crops perpendicular to the distance of the crops from the sensor. A data collector associates the distance data from the distance sensor with relative positioning data based on the movement data from the rotary encoder and stores the distance data associated with the relative positioning data on a data store. The system allows accurate relative spatial alignment of sequential line scans. As a result, an extremely high resolution in the direction of movement can be achieved. |
| US10959373B2 |
Outdoor power equipment suspension system
An outdoor power equipment unit includes a front wheel independent suspension system. The front wheel independent suspension system includes a frame, a first front wheel assembly, a second front wheel assembly, a first laterally-extending suspension arm pair, and a second laterally-extending suspension arm pair. The first laterally-extending suspension arm pair includes a first suspension arm and a second suspension arm, both coupled to the frame and the first front wheel assembly. The second laterally-extending suspension arm pair includes a third suspension arm and a fourth suspension arm, both coupled to the frame and the second front wheel assembly. Both the first suspension arm pair and the second suspension arm pair are configured to independently pivot about the frame such that each of the first front wheel assembly and the second front wheel assembly are vertically displaceable relative to the frame. |
| US10959369B2 |
Openers for seeders
Openers for a seeder, configured to be adjustably engaged with a soil surface when in use; each opener having compliance to vertical and lateral excessive forces independently applied to soil-engaging parts: a fertiliser tine, a seed tine, a press wheel, a coulter, and a support wheel. The openers share a hydraulic circuit, linked to each internal frame-lifting ram so that localised rise and fall effects arising from soil surface irregularities are shared, maintaining a mean height. The seed tine of each opener is mechanically coupled to the preceding fertilizer tine and is lifted when the fertilizer tine is displaced. The openers do not require external weight support. |
| US10959366B2 |
Power take-off transmission
An agricultural working machine, method, and power take-off transmission are provided. The agricultural working machine includes an internal combustion engine, at least one power take-off, and an arrangement for dynamically adjusting at least one of a speed and a torque of the PTO. The arrangement includes an electric machine and a transmission summing the driving force of the internal combustion engine and the electric machine. The transmission includes at least two gear elements that are magnetically coupled. |
| US10959365B2 |
System and method for controlling the position of an agricultural implement by applying a braking force to a wheel of the implement
In one aspect, a system for controlling the position of an agricultural implement being towed by an agricultural vehicle may include first and second wheels and first and second non-contact-based braking devices. As such, the first braking device may be configured to apply a braking force to the first wheel, and the second braking device may be configured to apply a braking force to the second wheel. Furthermore, the system may include a controller configured to control an operation of the first braking device or the second braking device when it is determined that the position of the implement differs from a predetermined position for the implement such that the braking force is applied to the corresponding wheel in a manner that adjusts the position of the implement towards the predetermined position. |
| US10959363B2 |
Modular device for cutting cover crop residue
The active coulter system includes a pivotable support structure that vertically adjusts the position of an active coulter component to compensate for changes in the contour of a target field. In the preferred embodiment, a proximity sensor and an associated controller are in electronic communication with a linear actuator assembly. Based on data from the proximity sensor, the controller sends electronic instructions to the linear actuator assembly to automatically move the active coulter component vertically. The system also optionally includes a torque/speed sensor that can operate independently to control the torque and/or power supplied to the active coulter component, or the sensor can interface with the controller and anticipate changes in power needs and increase/decrease power before the operation of the active coulter component is affected. |
| US10966361B2 |
Machine for performing specified work to a printed circuit board
A dedicated correction value related to the mounting position of an upper surface recognition component with a characteristic section on an upper surface thereof is memorized in correction value folder 43a of an HDD, and when performing mounting work of mounting the upper surface recognition component on a board, a position deviation amount of the characteristic section is acquired based on an image of the upper surface of the upper surface recognition component captured by a mark camera, and the component is mounted at the mounting position based on the acquired position deviation amount and the dedicated correction value. Accordingly, it is possible to mount the specific component at a corrected mounting position such that the position of the characteristic section is appropriate, thereby improving mounting accuracy for the upper surface recognition component. |
| US10966357B2 |
Electromagnetic shielding device
The present invention relates to an electromagnetic shielding device including at least one hollow protective textile sleeve having a main rest diameter D1 and an interior volume configured to receive one or several elongated element(s), and at least one hollow connecting textile sleeve having a rest diameter D2, D2 greater than Dl. The protective textile sleeve includes a substantially annular front part having a front open end, the connecting textile sleeve includes a substantially annular rear part having a rear open end, and the shielding device includes a first electrically conductive securing area in which the rear part of the connecting sleeve and the front part of the protective sleeve are at least partly secured. |
| US10966356B2 |
Electronic apparatus
Provided is an electronic apparatus including a printed board having on a front surface thereof a first region and a second region in each of which a circuit element is disposed, and a shield member formed by a single metal sheet and disposed such as to face the front surface of the printed board. The shield member has a first section that faces the first region and a second section that faces the second region, and at least a boundary section of the first section and the second section is electrically connected to a ground pattern of the printed board, the ground pattern being formed between the first region and the second region. |
| US10966354B1 |
Liquid cooling module
According to one embodiment, a liquid cooling module includes a chassis, a supply liquid manifold and a return liquid manifold that are both fluidly coupled to a coolant source, a piece of information technology (IT) equipment that is mounted to the chassis and has an IT component, and a frame structure that includes: a pair of primary beams that are coupled to the chassis, a pair of secondary beams, each secondary beam being coupled to both primary beams, and a cold plate that is coupled to the pair of secondary beams. The plate is arranged to come into direct contact with the component. The plate is fluidly coupled to the supply liquid manifold to receive liquid coolant from the source and is fluidly coupled to the return liquid manifold to return warmed coolant to the source that is produced when heat generated by the component is transferred into the coolant. |
| US10966350B2 |
Cooling system
A cooling system includes: an evaporator configured to evaporate coolant by receiving heat of a heating device; a heat radiator configured to radiate heat of the coolant; a circulation passage through which the coolant circulates between the evaporator and the heat radiator; a pump that is provided in the circulation passage and is configured to circulate the coolant through the circulation passage; and an expandable device that is provided in the circulation passage and has expandable inner space into which the coolant flows, wherein the evaporator, the heat radiator, the circulation passage and the inner space are fully filled with the coolant. |
| US10966347B2 |
Liquid cooling device
A liquid cooling device includes body. The body has liquid inlet and liquid outlet. The liquid outlet has first internal thread on its inner wall. The liquid inlet has second internal thread on its inner wall. Another liquid cooling device has body, first thread adapter and second thread adapter. The first thread adapter is movably disposed on the liquid outlet, and has a first internal thread on its inner wall. The second thread adapter is movably disposed on the liquid inlet, and has a second internal thread on its inner wall. Still another liquid cooling device has a body. The body has a liquid passage. The liquid passage has internal thread on its inner wall. Yet another liquid cooling device has body and thread adapter. The body has a liquid passage. The thread adapter is movably disposed on the liquid passage, and has internal thread on its inner wall. |
| US10966345B2 |
Solid-state drive heat dissipation device
A solid-state drive (SSD) heat dissipation device is disclosed. The SSD heat dissipation device comprises a solid-state drive substrate, a chip heat dissipation component, a memory heat dissipation component, and a spacer. A control IC and a flash memory are disposed on the solid-state drive substrate, the chip heat dissipation component is disposed on the control IC, and the memory heat dissipation component is disposed on the flash memory. The chip heat dissipation component and the memory heat dissipation component are disposed separately. |
| US10966340B2 |
Tray with memory modules
A module, comprising: a door disposed on a front face of the module; a tray is accessible through the door, the tray including a slot to accept a memory module, wherein the memory module includes a plurality of slots for memory devices and wherein the tray is extendable from a recessed position within the module to a position extended from the module, to allow insertion of the memory module in the tray; and an interface to connect the memory module to a host. |
| US10966336B2 |
Bearing wall electrical equipment
The invention relates to an electrical equipment, in particular for electrical or hybrid vehicles, comprising a casing, said casing comprising a casing element comprising a side wall and defining an inner space. The side wall of the casing element comprises a material offset towards the inner space thereof forming a zone for connecting the positive terminal and the negative terminal of the electrical energy source such that said material offset overlaps the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor only making visible, from the outside of said side wall, the positive visible terminal and the negative visible terminal. |
| US10966333B2 |
Case, method of manufacturing the same and electronic device
This application provides a method of manufacturing a case, a case and an electronic device. This method may include providing a metal case with a surface; applying a first oxidation treatment on the surface of the metal case to form a first oxidation layer; defining a first area on the surface; removing a portion of the first oxidation layer located within the first area; applying a second oxidation treatment on the surface within the first area to form a second oxidation layer, and forming a paint layer on the second oxidation layer by spraying. |
| US10966332B2 |
Structured fabrics for electronic devices
Electronic equipment may include structured fabric. Structured fabric may be used as a protective case or cosmetic cover for an electronic device, may be used to form a band that holds an electronic device against a user's body, or may be used to cover one or more openings in an electronic device. Structured fabrics may be soft and pliable while maintaining the ability to hold a given shape without added support. Structured fabric may be formed by laminating fabric such as warp-knit fabric with a stiffener such as polymer film. Structured fabrics may include openings through which signals such as optical or audio signals pass. To maintain the geometry and shape of the openings in the structured fabric without covering the openings, the stiffener and adhesive that are attached to the fabric may be cut to form a pattern of openings that align with the openings in the fabric. |
| US10966330B2 |
Control unit
A control unit is provided, in particular a transmission control unit, which is designed to be attached to an outer side or to an inner side of a housing, in particular to a transmission housing, wherein the control unit comprises a circuit board as well as at least one plug which is arranged on the circuit board and whose pins are connected to corresponding conducting paths of the circuit board, which is arranged in such a way that it reaches into an opening within the housing and to produce an electrical and/or signal connection between the outer side and the inner side of the housing via conducting paths that are arranged on the circuit board, wherein an overmolding is enclosing at least the circuit board and the plug(s). |
| US10966328B2 |
Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
A display apparatus includes: a flexible display panel including a first display area, a second display area which is spaced apart from the first display area, and a folding area between the first display area and the second display area; a first supporting part under the flexible display panel corresponding to the first display area; a second supporting part under the flexible display panel corresponding to the second display area; and a first adhesive layer between the flexible display panel and the first and second supporting parts in the first display area, the second display area, and the folding area, and attached to the first and second supporting parts. |
| US10966327B2 |
Method for forming circuit on substrate
A new method capable of forming a circuit by performing metal plating on a desired portion on a substrate through a small number of steps regardless of the kind of the substrate. A method for forming a circuit on a substrate characterized in that when forming a circuit by plating on a substrate, the method includes steps of applying a coating film containing a silicone oligomer and a catalyst metal onto the substrate, and thereafter, performing an activation treatment of the catalyst metal in the coating film to make the catalyst metal exhibit autocatalytic properties, and then, performing electroless plating. |
| US10966317B2 |
Sheet-shaped stretchable structure, and resin composition for stretchable resin sheet and stretchable resin sheet used for the structure
A sheet-shaped stretchable structure including stretchable resin sheets laminated together is provided. A conductive layer may be disposed at least at one of several positions. For example, the conductive layer may be disposed between any two adjacent ones of the laminated stretchable resin sheets. The conductive layer may be disposed on a top surface of an uppermost one of the laminated stretchable resin sheets. Further, the conductive layer may be disposed on a bottom surface of a lowermost one of the laminated stretchable resin sheets, and a via hole. |
| US10966316B2 |
Wiring film, device transfer sheet, and textile type device
A wiring film is provided between a cloth and an electronic component, wherein the wiring film has a wiring layer including an extensible film and wirings provided along the extensible film inside or on an outer surface of the extensible film and at least a part of the wirings is exposed from a first surface of the wiring layer that faces the electronic component. |
| US10966314B2 |
Electronic device
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and the electronic device may include a circuit board provided within a main body of the electronic device, on which a conductive layer made of a conductive material and a dielectric layer made of an insulating material are alternately laminated; at least one or more patch antennas disposed on the circuit board; a core layer located at a central portion inside the circuit board, and configured with any one of the dielectric layers; a ground layer disposed below the core layer; and an EBG structure located inside the circuit board in a symmetrical shape at the top and bottom with respect to the core layer, and the EBG structure restricts operating frequency signals radiated from the respective patch antennas from being interfered with each other. |
| US10966310B1 |
High-energy plasma generator using radio-frequency and neutral beam power
An apparatus for generating a highly energetic plasma employs a low-energy neutral beam injected into a magnetically contained mirror plasma to produce plasma ions boosted in energy to fusion levels by a coordinated radiofrequency field. |
| US10966307B2 |
X-ray source arrangement for generating X-ray radiation
An X-ray source arrangement (10) for generating X-ray radiation (102), a method for operating the X-ray source arrangement (10), and an X-ray imaging apparatus (100) are provided. The X-ray source arrangement (10) comprises an X-ray tube (22), a converter arrangement (16) with an inverter (18) and a resonant converter (20) for providing a source voltage to the X-ray tube (22), a pre-controller (12), and a modulator (14). The pre-controller (12) is configured for determining a reference duty ratio (r, 26) of the resonant converter (20) as a continuous function of time based on a mathematical model of the resonant converter (20), and for providing a control signal (13) correlating with the reference duty ratio (r, 26) to the modulator (14). The modulator (14) is configured for determining a switching signal (15) based on the control signal (13), and for providing the switching signal (15) to the inverter (18) of the converter arrangement (16) for actuating the inverter (18). |
| US10966304B2 |
Two-wire dimmer with improved zero-cross detection
A lighting device, such as a two-wire lighting control device, may include a controllably conductive device and a control circuit. The controllably conductive device may supply an AC line voltage to a load in response to a dive signal such that the controllable conductive device is non-conductive for a first duration of time and conductive for a second duration of time within a half-cycle of the AC line voltage. The control circuit may receive a signal from the controllably conductive device that represents a voltage developed across the controllable conductive device during the first duration of time. The control circuit may generate a sine-wave-shaped signal that complements the voltage developed across the controllably conductive device during the second duration of time. The control circuit may also filter the signal from the controllably conductive device during the first duration of time and the sine-wave-shaped signal during the second duration of time. |
| US10966303B2 |
Spotlight
A spotlight and a method of controlling the spotlight with an external device. The spotlight having a first light source including a center spotlight, a second light source including area lights, a power supply, a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with the external device, and a processor. The processor is operable to receive a first input from the external device specifying a first amount of power to be provided to the first light source, and receive a second input from the external device specifying a second amount of power to be provided to the second light source. The processor is also operable to control the power supply to provide the first amount of power to the first light source in response to the first input, and control the power supply to provide the second amount of power to the second light source in response to the second input. |
| US10966299B2 |
Load control device for a light-emitting diode light source
A method for controlling an amount of power delivered to an electrical load may include controlling an average magnitude of a load current towards a target load current that ranges from a maximum rated current to a minimum rated current in a normal mode, and controlling the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum rated current in a burst mode. The burst mode may include at least one burst mode period that comprises a first time period associated with an active state and a second time period associated with an inactive state. During the burst mode, the method may include regulating a peak magnitude of the load current towards the minimum rated current during the active state, and stopping the generation of at least one drive signal during the inactive state to control the average magnitude of the load current to be less than the minimum rated current. |
| US10966297B2 |
System and method for multi-slope control of lighting intensity
A method of controlling a power supply electrically coupled to a dimmer and a light source includes receiving a plurality of sample values corresponding to dimmer levels, comparing a sample value of the plurality of sample values with one or more inflection points, the one or more inflection points being associated with a plurality of slew-rates, identifying a particular slew-rate among the plurality of slew-rates based on the comparison, and generating a control signal based on the particular slew-rate for transmission to the power supply. |
| US10966295B2 |
System and method for controlling operation of an LED-based light
For controlling operation of a light source, a method of associating a light source with an area for which the light source is positioned to provide lighting comprises: identifying, based on a determined physical position of a light source, one of a plurality of areas as the area for which the light source is positioned to provide lighting; identifying at least one desired lighting condition for the identified area; and controlling, using a processor, operation of the light source based on the identified at least one desired lighting condition for the identified area. |
| US10966278B2 |
Channel acquisition management
A device may receive information that identifies a request, by a user device, to receive streaming media content associated with a channel. The device may cause the channel to be activated based on the request. The device may receive, from the user device, a quantity of messages based on the channel being activated. The user device may receive the streaming media content associated with the channel. The device may determine, based on the quantity of messages, that the user device is not tuned to the channel. The device may cause the channel to be deactivated based on the user device not being tuned to the channel. |
| US10966274B2 |
RRC coordination between a plurality of nodes
Coordination of RRC configurations between an LTE NB and an NR NB in dual connectivity with a UE are performed using an RRC container that includes shared or coordinated parameters. For example, an NR NB determines to alter a configuration of a UE. The NR NB transmits a coordinated RRC container with coordinated UE parameters to an LTE NB and transmits a UE parameter RRC container to the LTE NB. The LTE NB evaluates the coordinated container for compliance with the UE capability. If satisfied, the LTE NB can send both containers (in a single RRC message or multiple RRC messages) to the UE. |
| US10966272B2 |
Wireless LAN connection device and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
A wireless LAN connection device includes a transmission unit that transmits connection information for a wireless LAN connection to a terminal in response to an information transmission request from the terminal; a connection unit that establishes the wireless LAN connection with the terminal in response to a wireless LAN connection request from the terminal using the connection information; and a change unit that changes valid connection information for which connection by the connection unit is recognized, in which the transmission unit transmits, to the terminal, the connection information that is currently valid connection information changed by the change unit and that is different from connection information that is valid in a previous wireless LAN connection. |
| US10966270B2 |
User equipment and base station
Provided is a technique for achieving simultaneous communication with a plurality of wireless communication systems using different radio access techniques.An aspect of the invention relates to a user equipment that supports simultaneous communication with a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system using different radio access techniques. The user equipment includes a transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receives radio signals to and from a first base station in the first wireless communication system and a second base station in the second wireless communication system and a capability information notification unit that transmits, to the first base station or the second base station, capability information related to the simultaneous communication with the first wireless communication system and the second wireless communication system. |
| US10966265B2 |
Interworking system and operation in V2X applications
A communication system and method for supporting a plurality of vehicle-to-everything radio access technologies (V2X RATs) is provided. The communication system configured to support multiple V2X RATs transmits, using a first V2X RAT, an indication of its availability to support an interworking function between the plurality of V2X RATs. The communication system receives an instruction to provide the interworking function between different V2X RATs. The interworking function may be incorporated in a vehicle that is joined to a platoon configured to use a first V2X RAT, and provide the interworking function between the first and a second V2X RAT. The interworking function may be used to add further vehicles to the platoon that communicate using only the second V2X RAT. |
| US10966263B2 |
Methods and operations by network nodes and user equipments
A UE operating in a RAN may be configured to receive new radio, NR, radio resource control, RRC, messages from a secondary network node. The NR RRC messages may each contain a number that the secondary network node added to the NR RRC messages to indicate their respective order in a sequence which the NR RRC messages were sent by the secondary network node. The NR RRC messages may each contain parameters that the UE uses to configure its communications through a NR interface with the secondary network node. The UE may send NR RRC complete messages toward the secondary network node responsive to receipt of the NR RRC messages, wherein the NR RRC complete messages each contain an indication of the NR RRC message that was received. The UE may control the sending of the NR RRC complete messages to indicate to the secondary network node whether the NR RRC messages are received in an order that is the same as the sequence. |
| US10966255B2 |
Random access method, apparatus, system, terminal, and base station
An access method, a terminal device, and a base station are provided. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device at a current moment, that a preset condition for a link exception is met, and determining that the current moment is within a preconfigured time window; selecting, by the terminal device, one access resource from at least two preconfigured access resources as a target access resource; and sending, by the terminal device, an access signal to the base station by using a time-frequency resource in the target access resource. |
| US10966254B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing random access in wireless communication system
A method, by a terminal, of performing a random access in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes identifying a random access occasion configured for an active uplink (UL) bandwidth part (BWP) of a serving cell and when the serving cell is a special cell (SpCell) and an identity (ID) of an active downlink (DL) BWP does not correspond to an ID of the active UL BWP, switching the active DL BWP to a DL BWP with ID corresponding to the ID of the active UL BWP, based on BWP configuration information for the serving cell, and performing a random access on the switched DL BWP. |
| US10966251B2 |
Wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method for multiuser EDCA operation
The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication method for a multi-user EDCA operation, and more particularly, to a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication method for performing a combination of a legacy EDCA operation and a multi-user EDCA operation. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a communication unit; and a processor configured to control transmission and reception of a wireless signal through the communication unit, wherein the processor updates enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameters for channel access, the EDCA parameters being updated based on an EDCA parameter set selected from a first EDCA parameter set and a second EDCA parameter set, and performs channel access based on the updated EDCA parameters and a wireless communication method using the same. |
| US10966250B2 |
Method for indicating and determining listen-before-talk parameters, base station and user equipment
Provided are a method used for indicating and determining a parameter value of Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) parameters, a base station and a user equipment, the method including: determining a parameter value of LBT parameters, the LBT parameters including an LBT type, an LBT priority, and a start position of a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; determining an index for carrying out joint indication of the LBT parameters on the basis of a subset of a full set which is formed by combining possible parameter values of each LBT parameter; generating downlink control information including the index; and sending the downlink control information to a user equipment. |
| US10966249B2 |
Distributed resource allocation for devices
Distributed resource allocation for devices can be facilitated via a priority sequencing scheme. The priority sequencing scheme can mitigate source device collisions by assigning priority values to source devices and channels associated with the source devices. Various priority sequencing can be used based upon whether source devices can only communicate with a limited number of sink devices or whether source devices can communicate with all sink devices. |
| US10966247B2 |
Queues management for multi-user and single user EDCA transmission mode in wireless networks
The present invention provides according to one of its aspects a method of queueing a data frame in one of a plurality of traffic queues at a communication station for transmission over a communication channel in a communication network comprising a plurality stations and an access point (AP). The method comprising selecting a traffic queue based on at least one of 1) a transmission mode, direct link or uplink, of the data frame, and 2) a transmission mode of the traffic queue; and queueing the data frame in the selected traffic queue. The transmission mode of the traffic queue may be a Multi-User (MU) uplink (UL) mode if a data frame previously stored in the traffic queue has been transmitted, since a predetermined period of time, in a resource unit (RU) provided by the AP within a transmission opportunity granted to the AP on the communication channel. The transmission mode may also be a Single-User (SU) mode. |
| US10966242B2 |
Techniques for configuring preamble and overhead signals for transmissions in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes transmitting a first signal to indicate accessing a first channel in a radio frequency spectrum band, and transmitting information with the first signal in the radio frequency spectrum band. A second method includes winning contention to access a radio frequency spectrum band, and after the winning contention to access the radio frequency spectrum band, transmitting a first signal to align a starting point of a second signal with a reference boundary associated with the radio frequency spectrum band. A third method includes winning contention to access a radio frequency spectrum band during a first frame period, the first frame selected from a plurality of different frame periods, and transmitting a signal at a periodicity during one or more subframes of the first frame period for each of the plurality of different frame periods. |
| US10966239B1 |
Enhanced optical and perceptual digital eyewear
Improved wearable optics is disclosed. The wearable optics comprises a frame member and a lens. The wearable optics also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the wearable optics. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the wearable optics for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the wearable optics to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like. |
| US10966231B2 |
Configuring aggregation level and physical downlink control channel candidates at a user equipment
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first search space set, and may identify, based at least in part on the first search space set, physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) schedule information included in a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) received from a base station (BS). The UE may identify, based at least in part on the PDSCH schedule information, a second search space set included in a PDSCH received from the BS. The second search space set may include information identifying an aggregation level (AL) and one or more PDCCH candidate locations that are associated with the AL. The UE may configure, based at least in part on the AL and the one or more PDCCH candidate locations, the UE to identify a second PDCCH transmitted from the BS. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10966229B2 |
Method for handling for bandwidth part operation in wireless communication system and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for handling for Bandwidth Part operation in wireless communication system, the method comprising: starting a timer related to a downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP), when an active BWP for a serving cell is switched to the DL BWP; wherein DL semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources are configured on the DL BWP and uplink (UL) SPS resources are configured on a UL BWP related with the DL BWP; transmitting UL data on one of the UL SPS resources or receiving DL data on one of the DL SPS resources; and restarting the timer related to the DL BWP when the UL data is transmitted on the UL SPS resource or the DL data is received in the DL SPS resource. |
| US10966228B2 |
Method and device for transmitting and receiving uplink signal between user equipment and base station in wireless communication system
The present invention provides a method for transmitting or receiving an uplink signal between a terminal and a base station in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting the same. More particularly, the present invention provides: a configuration wherein when various numerologies are applied, a terminal receives downlink data from a base station and transmits uplink control information corresponding to the received downlink data; and a corresponding operation configuration of the base station. |
| US10966222B2 |
Method, device, and system for processing reflective QoS characteristics
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a core network control plane device sends quality of service (QoS) information to a radio access network device, wherein the QoS information includes an indication information that indicates that a parameter of uplink QoS of the traffic is obtained based on a parameter of downlink QoS of the traffic, the radio access network device establishes a correspondence between a flow and a radio bearer based on the QoS information for a terminal; and the radio access network device receives data of the traffic that is sent from the terminal by using the radio bearer. |
| US10966221B2 |
Uplink scheduling with WLAN/3GPP aggregation
In some example embodiments there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, configuration information, wherein the configuration information at least configures the user equipment for wireless local area network aggregation with cellular; and dividing, based on the received configuration, packet transmission between a cellular transceiver and a wireless local area network transceiver. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. |
| US10966219B2 |
Communication between devices using a wireless communication protocol
A first communication device may communicate wirelessly with a second communication device. The first communication device may include a wireless communication integrated circuit (IC) configured to (i) receive application data from an application controller, (ii) encapsulate the application data in data packets, and (iii) use an antenna to transmit the data packets. In some embodiments, the first and second communication devices may agree on a length of connection intervals, and the first communication device may transmit two or more of the data packets to the second communication device during each of one or more of the connection intervals. In some embodiments, during periods when there is no application data to encapsulate and transmit to the second communication device, the first communication device may transmit a message to the second communication device, and transmitting the message may keep a wireless link between the first and second communication devices active. |
| US10966216B2 |
Adaptive resource allocation for media streams over wireless
A method is provided in a wireless access point in a wireless communications network. The method includes obtaining information characterizing a first wireless stream and the second wireless stream transmitted or received by the wireless access point. The information includes at least a wireless channel quality for each of the first wireless stream and the second wireless stream. The method further includes allocating transmission resources to the first wireless stream and the second wireless stream based on the obtained information. In response to a change in quality of the first wireless stream, the method further includes revising the allocation of transmission resources for the first wireless stream based on at least one of a target bit-rate and a target level of smoothness. |
| US10966214B2 |
Wireless communication device and wireless communication method for providing opportunity of fair transmission to terminals
According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first frame including information to specify a plurality of frequency components; and controlling circuitry configured to determine whether a second frame is received via each of the plurality of frequency components. The transmitter is configured to transmit a third frame including first information concerning a first value range which is used to determine whether to respond to the first frame, the first value range being dependent on a number of frequency components via which the second frame has been received. |
| US10966213B1 |
Method and system for controlling interference between access nodes operating on adjacent TDD carriers with different TDD configurations
A first access node that is operating on a first TDD carrier having a first TDD configuration will determine that a second TDD carrier on which a proximate second access node is operating has a different, second TDD configuration, such that there is at least one time interval in which the first TDD carrier is downlink concurrently with the second TDD carrier being uplink. In response to at least this determination, the first access node will then transition to a mode in which, during the time interval, the first access node will operate with reduced transmission power on a frequency portion of the first TDD carrier that is closest in frequency to the second TDD carrier. Further, the first access node could allocate the lower-transmission-power frequency portion for use in transmission to served devices deemed to be in at least predefined threshold high quality coverage of the first access node. |
| US10966212B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data
The present disclosure presents a method for a first receiver in a first communication link, the first communication link sharing a communication channel with a second communication link in a wireless network, the first communication link corresponding to a first set of beam directions, the second communication link corresponding to a second set of beam directions, and the method comprises determining whether a communication quality satisfies a predefined criterion; and selecting a first beam direction from the first set of beam directions in response to determining the communication quality satisfying the predefined criterion. The present disclosure also presents a further method for a second transmitter and the further method comprising receiving a beam direction selection signaling and selecting a second beam direction from the second set of beam directions in the second communication link. The first receiver and the second transmitter in respective communication links are also disclosed. |
| US10966211B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating resources to FDR-mode UE in a wireless communication system
A method for receiving resource allocation information by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, the method comprising receiving, from a base station, control information including downlink resource allocation information and an indicator indicating downlink resource allocation for the user equipment operating in Full Duplex Radio (FDR) mode, wherein the downlink resource allocation information indicates at least one first Resource Block Group (RBG) index, each of the at least one RBG index corresponding to a plurality of non-contiguous Physical Resource Block (PRB) indexes in a frequency domain, and receiving, from the base station, downlink data based on the downlink resource allocation information and based on the indicator. |
| US10966209B2 |
Systems and methods for super low latency location service for wireless networks
An external client requests the location of a UE using control plane signaling. The UE sends downlink location measurements, such as Reference Signal Time Differences, for a plurality of base stations (BSs) to a serving BS at a layer 1 or layer 2 protocol level and at first periodic intervals. The UE and the plurality of BSs send additional location measurements, such as receive time-transmission time differences, to the serving BS at second periodic intervals, which are longer than the first periodic intervals. The serving BS uses the additional location measurements and downlink location measurements to determine timing information, such as Real Time Differences, for the plurality of BSs. The serving BS determines the location of the UE using the downlink location measurements and the timing information at the first periodic intervals and sends the location to the external client using user plane signaling to reduce delay. |
| US10966207B1 |
Wireless signal transmission power control based on user equipment (UE) locations and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) constellation sizes
Radio circuitry controls wireless transmit power to User Equipment (UEs). The radio circuitry receives wireless signals generated using different Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation sizes. The circuitry converts the wireless signals into data symbols and converts the data symbols into uplink data. The radio circuitry determines when average symbol error is excessive for a set of QAM constellation sizes. The radio circuitry determines when the UEs are concentrated in an inner coverage range. When both the average symbol error is excessive and the UEs are concentrated in the inner range, the radio circuitry reduces transmit power and transmits wireless signals to the UEs at the reduced transmit power. When the average symbol error is no longer excessive or when the UEs are no longer concentrated in the inner range, the radio circuitry increases transmit power and transmits wireless signals to the UEs at the increased power level. |
| US10966205B2 |
Communication method, and communications apparatus and system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, and a communications apparatus and system. User equipment can communicate with the network device by using a plurality of beams, the plurality of beams include a first beam and at least one second beam, the first beam is a serving beam used by the user equipment to listen to control information, and the second beam is a beam other than the serving beam. The method includes: determining, by the user equipment, that the serving beam is blocked; and obtaining, by the user equipment, a first message from the network device by using the first beam or the second beam. According to the method, the UE may determine that the serving beam is blocked, and further obtain the first message sent by the network device, thereby eliminating an adverse effect caused by the blocking of the serving beam. Correspondingly, the network device may also determine that the serving beam is blocked, and further send the first message, thereby eliminating an adverse effect caused by the blocking of the serving beam. |
| US10966203B2 |
Transmission apparatus and transmission method using a plurality of divided frequency bands in a communication band
A radio communication apparatus capable of alleviating a burden in setting a transmission format and suppressing increases in the scale of the apparatus. In this apparatus, space multiplexing adaptability detection section detects space multiplexing transmission adaptability for divided bands obtained by dividing a communication band to which Ns subcarrier signals belong in multicarrier transmission and to which a plurality of subcarrier signals belong, and outputs the detection results. Transmission format setting section sets a transmission format when carrying out radio transmission based on the detection results from space multiplexing adaptability detection section. |
| US10966202B2 |
Wireless communication device including memory de-allocator for efficient memory usage and method of operating the same
Some example embodiments include methods of operating a wireless communication device supporting carrier aggregation, the methods include allocating a memory of a plurality of memories to each of a plurality of component carriers based on a memory allocation priority; determining a demodulation priority for each of the plurality of component carriers based on one of a size of each memory allocated to each of the plurality of component carriers, and the memory allocation priority; and demodulating signals received via the plurality of component carriers based on the demodulation priority. |
| US10966198B2 |
Techniques for allocating resources in low latency wireless communications
Various aspects described herein relate to receiving wireless communications from an access point, determining resources of the wireless communications associated with a search space for control information in the received wireless communications, and performing one or more of a set of blind decodes over the search space to decode at least low latency control information associated with a low latency communication technology, wherein the low latency communication technology utilizes a transmission time interval (TTI) having a duration that is less than a subframe of a legacy communication technology. |
| US10966197B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, reception method and transmission method
Provided is a terminal apparatus that, when two terminals having mutually different subframe structure patterns are coexistent, can suppress DCI scheduling constraints of those terminals in a base station. In a terminal, a signal separation unit separates, from a received signal, both a response signal assigned to a first resource determined on the basis of a number of resources associated with the first subframes in which the signal was received and downstream control information assigned to a second resource. It should be noted that at a timing when both a first structure pattern that has been set in the terminal and a second structure pattern that has been set in another terminal that cannot change the setting of the structure pattern are the first subframes, the signal separation unit uses a number of resources associated with the first subframes of the second structure pattern. |
| US10966195B2 |
Communication stations and methods for transmitting on a random access channel
Example communication stations and methods for transmitting on a random access channel (RACH) in wireless networks are disclosed herein. An example method for transmitting on an enhanced RACH by a device such that an initial access burst is received in a single time slot by a wireless network involves determining a timing advance, the timing advance being associated with a serving cell. The example method also involves transmitting, using the determined timing advance, the initial access burst, on the enhanced RACH, that includes at least one of an identifier or user data. |
| US10966194B2 |
Coordinated wireless communications using multiple transmission time intervals
Coordinated wireless communications using multiple transmission time intervals (TTIs) are described. Multiple TTIs may include a first TTI and a second TTI, the second TTI having a shorter duration than the first TTI. One or more parameters may be determined for communications using the first TTI and the second TTI. A first parameter of the determined parameters for the second TTI may be associated or linked with a corresponding parameter of the first TTI, and communications using the first TTI or the second TTI may be performed using the first parameter. Wireless network nodes using the first TTI may form a CoMP cooperating set, and wireless network nodes using the second TTI may for another CoMP cooperating set, and the first parameter may be applied to each of the CoMP cooperating sets. |
| US10966191B2 |
Power control for mobility handover in a radio system
A wireless device receives one or more messages indicating a handover to a cell of a second base station. The one or more messages comprise configuration parameters of the cell. The configuration parameters indicate a plurality of power control parameter sets (PCPSs). The configuration parameters indicate a plurality of downlink reference signals. A downlink reference signal of the plurality of downlink reference signals is determined based on measurements of the plurality of downlink reference signals. A PCPS is selected from the plurality of PCPSs. The PCPS is associated with the downlink reference signal. An uplink transmission power is determined, based on the PCPS, for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the cell. An uplink transport block is transmitted with the uplink transmission power via the PUSCH of the cell. |
| US10966188B2 |
Full bandwidth uplink transmission for unlicensed narrowband internet of things
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for MulteFire (MF) and/or Narrowband (NB)-Internet of Things (IoT) operation in unlicensed spectrum. Disclosed embodiments include NB physical channel signaling, and in particular, support and optimization for generating and transmitting and/or receiving NB Physical Uplink Shared Channel (NPUSCH) format 1 and NPUSCH format 2 messages. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10966182B2 |
Parameter encoding techniques for wireless communication networks
Various embodiments are generally directed to parameter encoding techniques for wireless communication networks. In various embodiments, a transmitting device may communicate a plurality of wireless communication parameter values using a single index value comprised in a field of a header or frame. In various embodiments, a receiving device may use the index value to identify the plurality of wireless communication parameter values by consulting mapping information specifying mappings of possible index values to respective sets of parameter values. In some embodiments, the mapping information may specify mappings associated with a defined mapping scheme. |
| US10966177B2 |
Communication method, terminal device, and access network device
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method including: determining, by a terminal device in a first state, that a paging area of the terminal device is changed; sending, by the terminal device, a first message to a first access network device, where the first message is used to notify the first access network device that the paging area of the terminal device is changed; receiving, by the terminal device, a second message sent by the first access network device based on the first message; determining, by the terminal device based on the second message, a to-be-entered state of the terminal device; and when the terminal device determines that the terminal device needs to be in a second state, entering, by the terminal device, the second state based on a stored connection context information. |
| US10966176B2 |
Paging method, RAN-UP entity, RAN-CP entity and UE
Provided are a paging method, a residential access network user plane (RAN-UP) entity, a residential access network control plane (RAN-CP) entity and a user equipment (UE). The method includes that the RAN-UP entity receives a data packet transmitted from a core network and transmits to the RAN-CP entity. The RAN-CP entity encapsulates the data packet in a paging message and transmits the paging message to UE. The paging message carries a first indication message for indicating the UE to maintain in an inactive state when receiving the paging message, and extract the data packet from the paging message. In another aspect, the RAN-UP entity receives the data packet transmitted from the core network and transmits a data packet arrival indication or a paging indication to the RAN-CP entity. The RAN-CP entity encapsulates the paging message and transmits the paging message to the UE. The paging message carries a second indication message for indicating the UR to emigrate from the inactive state and enter into an active state, and receive the data packet transmitted by the RAN-UP entity when receiving the paging message. |
| US10966168B1 |
Page collision avoidance for 5G NR single receiver multiple subscriber identity module devices
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a first set of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) for a first subscription of the UE and a second set of SSBs for a second subscription of the UE; select a first SSB, from the first set of SSBs, for communications of the first subscription; identify a third set of SSBs by modifying the second set of SSBs to remove one or more SSBs from the second set of SSBs, at least one SSB of the one or more SSBs overlapping in time with the first SSB; select a second SSB from the third set of SSBs; and monitor the second SSB for paging messages of the second subscription. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10966166B2 |
Preamble power level scaling
Disclosed here is a method of a network access point configured to operate in a wireless network. The wireless network comprises at least one wideband channel. The wireless network further comprises one or more wideband terminals configured to transmit and receive in the wideband channel, and one or more narrowband terminals configured to transmit and receive in one or more narrowband channels comprised within the wideband channel. The method comprises initiating a downlink transmission for at least one of the one or more wideband terminals and for a first narrowband terminal and transmitting a preamble over the wideband channel for synchronization of the at least one wideband terminal and the at least one narrowband terminal, wherein a first transmission power of the preamble in a first narrowband channel comprised within the wideband channel is higher than a second transmission power of the preamble in the remainder of the wideband channel not comprising the one or more narrowband channels. Also disclosed is an arrangement of an AP and a computer program product. |
| US10966161B2 |
Bluetooth in-packet power trimming
In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for in-packet transmission power control. Measurement circuitry in communication with a transmission stage of a device is configured to generate a transmitted signal strength measurement signal based on an output of the transmission power amplifier during transmission of a packet. Measurement conversion circuitry connected to the measurement circuitry is configured to convert the transmitted signal strength measurement signal from the measurement circuitry to an output power measurement. Power control circuitry connected to the measurement conversion circuitry is configured to generate a power correction signal based on the output power measurement and an output power target value. Power ramping circuitry connected to the power control circuitry is configured to provide a gain signal to the transmission stage of the device based on the power correction signal. |
| US10966153B2 |
User node, network node and methods for allocating and using resources for control signals
A user node comprises a first modem capable of receiving a full set of resource elements and a secondary transceiver modem capable of receiving a subset of resource elements among the full set of resource elements, the subset of resource elements comprising resource element blocks. The first transceiver modem is configured to receive first control information identifying the subset of the resource elements and second control information enabling determination of a currently used resource element block among the subset of resource elements, send the first control information and the second control information to the secondary transceiver modem and enter into a reduced power state. The secondary transceiver modem is configured to receive at least one signal in the subset of resource elements while the first transceiver modem is in the reduced power state, determine a control decision and output at least one command. |
| US10966152B2 |
Method, wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and base station for transferring small packets
A method, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a base station for transferring small packets are described. The WTRU generates a packet that has one or more of a medium access control (MAC) or a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header, the one or more of the MAC or the PLCP header including a field. On a condition that the WTRU has data buffered for transmission, the WTRU includes in the field information that indicates a time or a transmission opportunity (TXOP) needed to transmit at least one packet of data that the WTRU has buffered for transmission. The WTRU transmits the packet to another WTRU in the wireless network. The WTRU receives another packet from the other WTRU with a granted TXO) based on the time needed to transmit the at least one packet of the data that the WTRU has buffered for transmission. |
| US10966150B2 |
Wake-up signal with frequency information
The application relates to a method for operating a first wireless device (100) in a wireless network. At least one target wireless device (200) is determined which should receive a wake up signal by which a wake up receiver of the at least one target wireless device is informed that a main transceiver of the target wireless device should be ready for receiving at least a first message from the first wireless device, Furthermore a frequency is determined at which the at least first message should be transmitted to the at least one target wireless device, and a frequency information is encoded into the wake up signal with which at least one target wireless device is informed about the frequency at which the at least first message will be received. The wake up signal is transmitted with the encoded frequency information to the at least one target wireless device. |
| US10966149B2 |
Display device and control method thereof
A display device includes a display; a memory storing at least one instruction; a communicator configured to communicate with a mobile device via a BLE communication network; and a controller including a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction stored in the memory. The processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to manage BLE identification information when the BLE identification information for identifying the mobile device connected via the BLE communication network is received from the mobile device during a normal mode in which an ambient service is being executed, and the communicator is further configured to, based on the BLE identification information received from the mobile device after a sleep mode is started, determine whether to wake up the controller based on whether information corresponding to the BLE identification information is stored in the communicator. |
| US10966147B2 |
Method for configuring network slice indexes, device and computer storage medium
Provided in the embodiments are a method for configuring network slice indexes, a device and a computer storage medium. The method may be applied to a network side device, and includes: configuring corresponding Shortened Slice Indexes (SSIs) for Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) of a first type of network slices based on a set partition granularity, wherein NSSAI of a network slice and an SSI corresponding to the NSSAI indicate the same network slice, and a length of the NSSAI is longer than a length of the SSI corresponding to the NSSAI; and sending a downlink message bearing the NSSAI and the corresponding SSIs of the first type of network slices to User Equipment (UE). |
| US10966145B2 |
Methods and devices for small cell search
Methods and devices adapted to receive a data in order to trigger a small cell search, including receiving a data from a network, wherein the data comprises at least one of: a small cell station location list comprising one or more small cell station locations, or a macro cell list comprising one or more macro cells, wherein the one or more macro cells have at least one small cell within their coverage; and triggering the small cell search at the device in response to at least one of the following: when the device is in proximity to a small cell station location listed in the small cell station location list, or when the device is within coverage of a macro cell listed in the macro cell list. These methods and devices may be configured to provide a mobile device with a method to search for and select a closed subscriber (CSG) cell for the first time. |
| US10966144B2 |
Method and device for managing the connection of a terminal to an access network
The invention concerns a method for managing the connection of a first terminal connected to a first access network accessing a communication network and capable of connecting to a second access network accessing said communication network, implemented by a management module of the communication network, said management module being capable of determining a list of access networks to which the first terminal is likely to connect. After receiving (E209) a piece of connectivity information relative to a second terminal, the management method comprises a step (E210) of updating the list of access networks according to the received connectivity information and a step (E211) of transmitting said updated list to the first terminal such that the first terminal connects (E212) to the second access network. |
| US10966140B2 |
Method for detecting and filtering out unauthorized wireless access point and device using the method
A method for detecting and preventing the operation of a rogue access point (AP) by issuing deauthentication packets thereto includes receiving beacon packets of all wireless APs in a wireless network area, obtaining timestamps, and establishing a clock skew model for each wireless AP accordingly. Each clock skew model can be held abnormal according to a growth slope of the clock skew model, and the wireless AP corresponding to an abnormal clock offset model can be defined as a rogue AP. Position and distance range of the rogue AP can be established by RSSIs, and a specified authorized AP adjacent to the rogue AP can be selected and controlled to send deauthentication packets to the rogue AP. A device for detecting and restraining the rogue AP is also provided. |
| US10966136B2 |
Method for wireless connectivity continuity and quality
Configurations are described for maintaining a continuity and quality of wireless signal connection between a mobile device and systems accessible through the internet. In particular, configurations are disclosed to address the challenge of a mobile device that moves through a physical environment wherein the best wireless connectivity performance is achieved by switching between available connection sources and constantly evaluating a primary connection with other available connections that may be switched in to become a new primary connection. The mobile device may be self-propelled or carried by some other mobilizing means. |
| US10966135B2 |
Software-defined networking data re-direction
Aspects of data re-direction are described, which can include software-defined networking (SDN) data re-direction operations. Some aspects include data re-direction operations performed by one or more virtualized network functions. In some aspects, a network router decodes an indication of a handover of a user equipment (UE) from a first end point (EP) to a second EP, based on the indication, the router can update a relocation table including the UE identifier, an identifier of the first EP, and an identifier of the second EP. The router can receive a data packet for the UE, configured for transmission to the first EP, and modify the data packet, based on the relocation table, for rerouting to the second EP. In some aspects, the router can decode handover prediction information, including an indication of a predicted future geographic location of the UE, and update the relocation table based on the handover prediction information. |
| US10966129B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing handover support information in mobile communication system
An apparatus and method for providing handover support information in a mobile communication system are provided. A method for an Base Station (BS) to provide information necessary for measurement report trigger performance to a Mobile Station (MS) after the MS determines neighboring BSs in a mobile communication system includes, in a case where the MS is an active mode MS, providing a Time To Trigger (TTT) independently by a specific neighboring BS to the active mode MS and, in a case where the MS is an idle mode MS, providing a reselection time period (Treselection) independently by the specific neighboring BS to the idle mode MS. |
| US10966128B2 |
Network nodes and methods performed therein for enabling communication in a communication network
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless device, for handling a mobility procedure in a communication network. The communication network comprises a first network and a second network. The first network is associated with a core network node and a first RAN node. The second network is associated with a second RAN node. The first RAN node and the second RAN node each support a set of cells. The first and the second network comprise partitioned sets of functionalities, wherein a first set of functionalities belongs to a first network slice supporting the wireless device. The wireless device is associated with the first network and the first network slice in a first cell of the first RAN node. The network slices and corresponding network slice identities are uncoordinated between the first and the second network. The wireless device receives, from the core network node, a message comprising an indication of combinations of networks and network slices equivalent to the first network slice. The wireless device determines a cell from the second set of cells supported by the second RAN node, which cell supports an equivalent of the first slice, based on the indication received from the core network node. |
| US10966126B2 |
Method and device for accelerating data processing of double connection in next generation mobile communication system
Disclose are: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to an intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and a device for accelerating data processing of a double connection in a next generation mobile communication system. |
| US10966122B2 |
Method and migration managing module for managing a migration of a service
A method and a migration managing module for managing a migration of a service. The migration managing module determines a point in time relating to completion of the migration of the service based on resource requirements related to the service. For each radio network node a respective impact on a quality of the service is estimated. Moreover, the migration managing module selects from among servers at least one respective target server for which the respective server location measure of said at least one respective target server matches the respective radio network node location measure of said each radio network node, thereby obtaining a set of target servers comprising said at least one respective target server for said each radio network node. For each target server, a respective cost of the migration based on the resource requirements related to the service is determined. A respective tendency as a function of said each probability value, the respective cost and the respective impact is determined. A target server of the set of target servers based on tendencies is selected. The migration of the service from the source server to the target server is performed. A computer program and a carrier therefor are also disclosed. |
| US10966120B2 |
Communication device, communication system, communication method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
There is provided a communication device capable of determining whether admission of new data traffic is allowed or rejected not by comparing throughputs only, but by considering other parameters when the data traffic is admitted. A communication device (10) according to the present invention includes a determination unit (11) that determines whether to admit a flow regarding a new radio terminal (30), the flow being to be transmitted between a radio terminal (30) and a base station (20) and having a transmission deadline, depending on a transmission state of a plurality of data packets included in the flow, and a communication unit (12) that transmits, to the base station (20), instruction information indicating whether to admit the flow regarding the new radio terminal (30). |
| US10966115B2 |
Resource management for interworking between LTE and next generation mobile networks
A network device implements a control node that receives an indication of a session associated with a user equipment (UE), wherein the network device is connected to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, and the LTE network is interconnected with a Next Generation (Next Gen) Network. The control node determines one or more parameters associated with at least one of: a relative traffic loading of the LTE network and the Next Gen Network, a quantity of first cells within the LTE network and a quantity of second cells within the Next Gen Network, a movement status of the UE, a quantity of data associated with the session, or a latency sensitivity of the session. The control node causes the session to be selectively routed to the UE via either the LTE network or the Next Gen Network, or via both the LTE network and the Next Gen Network, based on the one or more determined parameters. |
| US10966114B2 |
Method and apparatus for traffic steering between networks
A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving radio access network (RAN) assistance information from a first network system; evaluating conditions for a traffic steering between the first network system and a second network system by comparing the RAN assistance information only with a quality of a primary cell (PCell) among serving cells of the first network system; and performing the traffic steering from the first network system to the second network system based on that the conditions for the traffic steering are met on the PCell. |
| US10966113B2 |
Multisensory change detection for internet of things domain
Examples of systems and methods for multisensory change detection are generally described herein. A method may include receiving a first set of signals from a first combination of sensors and a second set of signals from a second combination of sensors in a plurality of sensors, and determining a first distribution for the first set of signals and a second distribution for the second set of signals. The method may include estimating a divergence between the first and second distributions using the first and second combinations of sensors, a count of the plurality of sensors, and distances from a plurality of signals in the second set of signals to a first plurality of nearest neighbor signals in the first set of signals and a second plurality of nearest neighbor signals in the second set of signals. The method may include determining whether the divergence exceeds a threshold. |
| US10966111B2 |
Communication method, access point, and station
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method which includes: sending a first channel quality measurement report, wherein the first channel quality measurement report indicates a channel noise value measured in a first time period by a first station in a second antenna mode when a third station and a fourth station communicate with each other in a first antenna mode; and receiving an grant frame sent by the AP based on the first channel quality measurement report, wherein the grant frame carries first instruction information and/or second instruction information. A success rate of space-shared communication between station pairs can be increased. |
| US10966110B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station, method and recording medium
[Object] To provide a mechanism that can improve the continuity of beam tracking.[Solution] A terminal apparatus, including: a communication unit configured to perform communication with a base station configured to form a plurality of beams and perform communication; and a control unit configured to report first report information for downlink user data related to reception results of a group of downlink reference signals including a plurality of downlink reference signals transmitted from the base station using the beams and second report information for beam tracking intended for the terminal apparatus by the base station to the base station. |
| US10966108B2 |
Optimizing radio cell quality for capacity and quality of service using machine learning techniques
A method for optimizing a radio access network includes receiving at least one area of the radio access network to be analyzed from a user and receiving a desired outcome from a user. A plurality of network monitoring parameters related to a user requested analysis is identified. The identified plurality of network monitoring parameters is correlated. A root cause analysis is performed using an automated classification model based on the correlated plurality of network monitoring parameters. A recommendation related to the desired outcome is generated based on the performed root cause analysis. |
| US10966102B2 |
System and method for coordinated beamforming for overlapping basic service set in WLAN
Embodiments are provided for enabling a coordinated beamforming (CB) mechanism in WLAN scenarios. In an embodiment, an AP sends a Feedback Request (FBR) frame to each one of the STAs in the OBSSs. The OBSSs comprise the STAs and a plurality of APs including the AP. The AP then receives a feedback frame from each STA of the STAs that participate in the CB transmission. The feedback frame includes channel state information (CSI) of the STA. The CSI enables the sending AP of performing CB on downlink. In an embodiment, the AP receives an initiate CB frame from a second AP initiating a CB transmission, and then sends an ACK frame to the second AP before sending the FBR frame to each one of the STAs. The AP starts the CB transmission with each one of the other APs that participate in the CB transmission. |
| US10966101B2 |
Mobile communication system, user equipment, base station, base band circuitry, methods, machine readable media and computer programs to communicate in a mobile communication system
Examples provide a mobile communication system, user equipment, a base station, base band circuitry, methods, machine readable media and computer programs to communicate in a mobile communication system. The method for user equipment, which is configured to communicate in a mobile communication system, comprises receiving, using radio resources on a first antenna beam, an instruction to receive control data on radio resources on a second antenna beam; acknowledging reception of the instruction; and monitoring the radio resources on the first antenna beam for a repetition of the instruction after receiving the instruction. |
| US10966097B2 |
Monitor and predict Wi-Fi utilization patterns for dynamic optimization of the operating parameters of nearby ENBS using the same unlicensed spectrum
A method is implemented by a network device for determining parameter values for a base station of a cellular network. The base station operates in a wireless band that is shared with one or more wireless access points. The parameter values are determined to optimize network performance while ensuring fair coexistence between the base station and the one or more wireless access points. The method includes obtaining proximity information for the one or more wireless access points relative to the base station, obtaining activity information for the one or more wireless access points, and determining parameter values for the base station based on the proximity information and the activity information. |
| US10966090B2 |
Unified enterprise management of wireless devices in a controlled environment
A wireless device enterprise management system and a method for operating the management system in a controlled environment is disclosed. The enterprise management system includes implementing a container-based file system on wireless devices within the controlled environment. Enterprise management system manages and controls the organization of files into one or more containers on each wireless device. Each container is associated with one or more execution rules that allow or restrict execution of files that are located in the container. |
| US10966086B2 |
System and method for securely enabling a user with a mobile device to access the capabilities of a standalone computing device
One embodiment facilities user access to a standalone computing device. During operation, the system receives, by the standalone computing device from a mobile computing device associated with a user, a first command to access capabilities of the standalone computing device, wherein the first command includes an ephemeral user identifier which includes an ephemeral key and indicates user-specific metadata, wherein the ephemeral key is generated by a network service, wherein the ephemeral user identifier is digitally signed with a private key of the network service, and wherein the standalone computing device is not directly accessible by the network service. The system verifies, by the standalone computing device using a public key of the network service, that the ephemeral user identifier was generated by the network service. The system executes, by the standalone computing device, the first command based on the user-specific metadata. |
| US10966084B2 |
Fine timing measurement security with distance bounding protocol
System and method using distance bounding to provide security in fine timing measurement (FTM) communications including authenticating a prover device at a verifier device, including: transmitting from a verifier device, through the wireless interface, a sequence of challenge bits for a prover device, each challenge bit being transmitted in a respective FTM frame; receiving, at the verifier device, FTM acknowledgment frames; determining, for at least some of the received FTM acknowledgement frames, respective round trip time (RTT) measurements; determining, for at least some of the received FTM acknowledgement frames, whether the included response bit matches a predicted response bit; and authenticating the prover device based on the determined RTT measurements and the determined response bit matches. |
| US10966079B2 |
Device-to-device communication method, resource assignment method, and apparatuses thereof
Embodiments of the present application disclose a device-to-device (D2D) communication method, a resource assignment method, and apparatuses thereof. The D2D communication method comprises: determining a use state of a first resource, where the first resource is used to perform D2D communication; and sending first information correlated to the use state by using at least one first resource unit (RU) in the first resource, wherein the at least one first RU is an RU at at least one first preset position in the first resource. For the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of the present application, transmission of a resource at a specific position is used to indicate a use state of a D2D resource, so that at the same time when the basis for achieving relatively high resource use efficiency is provided, particularly the basis for resource adjustment is provided in the absence of cellular network coverage. |
| US10966076B2 |
First portable electronic device for facilitating a proximity based interaction with a second portable electronic device
Disclosed herein is a first portable electronic device for facilitating a proximity based interaction with at least one second portable electronic device. The first portable electronic device may include at least one first sensor device configured to generate at least one first sensor data, a first transceiver configured for communicating with at least one second transceiver associated with the at least one second portable electronic device, a first processor configured for detecting at least one proximity based event based on the at least one first sensor data from the at least one first sensor device, and generating a combined digital asset using a first digital asset and at least one second digital asset based on the detecting, and a memory device configured for storing the combined digital asset and the first digital asset. |
| US10966071B2 |
System and method for coordinating an agricultural operation
A control system of a first agricultural system includes a first controller having a processor and a memory. The first controller is configured to instruct a display to present a map of a work area, in which the map includes a selectable icon corresponding to a second agricultural system, and the selectable icon is positioned at a location on the map corresponding to a position of the second agricultural system within the work area. The first controller is also configured to receive selection of the selectable icon, to output a request to pair with the second agricultural system in response to receiving the selection, and to pair the first agricultural system with the second agricultural system in response to receiving a pairing confirmation from the second agricultural system. |
| US10966070B2 |
Systems and methods for managing data with heterogeneous multi-paths and multi-networks in an internet of moving things
Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). |
| US10966067B2 |
Increase of spectral capacity of eMBMS-cell when deployed as a supplementary downlink carrier
Downlink spectral capacity of an eMBMS cell to be maximized for the eMBMS users. In one embodiment, supplementary eMBMS cells may be used together with a primary cell, in which the supplementary eMBMS cells broadcast only eMBMS content and the primary cell is used for uplink and downlink signaling. The primary cell may perform signaling for the corresponding supplementary cells. In this manner, signaling relating to configuring of the eMBMS cells may be offloaded to the non-eMBMS primary cell and eMBMS specific services can be fully utilized from the eMBMS cells. In a second embodiment, an eMBMS cell may be a standalone eMBMS cell that is not associated with a primary cell. In this embodiment, self-contained eMBMS signaling is defined. Additionally, eMBMS data may be broadcast in specified MBSN subframes. In this manner, a device, such as an eMBMS-only device, can independently receive eMBMS services. |
| US10966064B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing communication inquiries
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processor that can maintain a first virtual task list associated with one of a sending user or a receiving user. A first message originating at equipment of the sending user is received and content of the first message is analyzed to determine a task. Behavior information is obtained associated with one of the sending user, the receiving user or both, and first virtual task list is adjusted to obtain a modified virtual task list according to the content of the first message and the behavior information. A second message is provided to one of the receiving user or another user according to the modified virtual task list. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10966063B2 |
Message management methods and systems
A communications device is disclosed. The communications device comprises a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive data representing a message provided by a caller, determine at least an attribute of the message based on the received data, generate one or more options based on the attribute of the message, and present the one or more options to the caller to prompt the caller to take an additional action related to the message. |
| US10966061B2 |
Multicast service transmission method and device
A multicast service transmission method and a device, the method comprising determining, by a core network device, a coverage requirement of a to-be-transmitted multicast service, transmitting, by the core network device, the coverage requirement to an access network device, where the coverage requirement is used to determine a transmission parameter used to transmit the multicast service to a terminal device, receiving, by the access network device, the coverage requirement, determining, by the access network device according to the coverage requirement, the transmission parameter, and transmitting, by the access network device, the multicast service to the terminal device according to the transmission parameter. |
| US10966058B1 |
System and method of operating a communication device to provide location information within status notification messages
A process for operating a communication device to provide location information within status notification messages. The communication device detects a status notification event and responsively retrieves, from a memory, a last known location of the communication device and a timestamp of the last known location. The communication device generates a status notification message including a status code corresponding to a detected status of a user of the communication device, the last known location of the communication device, the timestamp of the last known location, and a unique identifier identifying the status notification message. The status notification message is then transmitted from the communication device to at least one other communication device or a status notification server. |
| US10966056B1 |
Wireless location system
A system and methods for estimating the location of a mobile device are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a mobile device receives an ultrasound signal lacking an identification of the source of the ultrasound signal. One or both of the mobile device or a server identify which of a plurality of beacons transmitted the ultrasound signal based on the time at which the mobile device received the ultrasound signal and the time at which the mobile device received a wireless electromagnetic signal prior to receiving the ultrasound signal. One or both of the mobile device or the server estimate a location of the mobile device based on the identified beacon and on the times at which the mobile device received the wireless electromagnetic and ultrasound signals. |
| US10966053B2 |
Ranging priority indication
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing ranging wireless communication including prioritization. A first wireless device may transmit a request for ranging services to a second wireless device. The first wireless device may transmit an indication of a ranging priority to the second wireless device. The second wireless device may determine a granted ranging priority. The first and second wireless device may perform ranging communication according to the granted ranging priority. |
| US10966052B2 |
Method and apparatus for verifying entity information
This specification describes techniques for verifying location information. One example method includes identifying location information associated with a particular entity; determining, based on the location information, a candidate entity set including a plurality of candidate entities, wherein each candidate entity is different than the particular entity, and wherein the candidate entity set includes a correct set including candidate entities that satisfy candidate location criteria; sending the candidate entity set and the candidate location criteria to the particular entity; receiving a selected entity set including one or more of the candidate entities; determining that the selected entity set includes a number of candidate entities from the correct set satisfies a location verification threshold; and in response determining that the selected entity set includes the number of candidate entities from the correct set that exceeds the location verification threshold, determining that the location information of the particular entity is verified. |
| US10966048B2 |
Downloading data to a mobile device
Methods, systems comprising one or more computer systems including a combination of hardware and software, and computer program products provide at a first mobile device a user interface, the user interface displaying indications of a plurality of computer applications available for installation on the first mobile device and the user interface enabling selection by a user of the first mobile device of one or more of the computer applications for installation on the first mobile device. The method, system, and computer program product store, in a database associated with a user account, an inventory of the one or more of the computer applications selected by the user of the first mobile device, receive an indication from the first mobile device that program data associated with a first one of the computer applications included in the inventory may be stored on a second mobile device, and receive an identifier corresponding to the user account from the second mobile device. After receiving the indication from the first mobile device and receiving the identifier from the second mobile device, the program data associated with the first one of the computer applications is transmitted to the second mobile device so long as the first one of the computer applications is compatible with and installed on the second mobile device. |
| US10966041B2 |
Audio triangular system based on the structure of the stereophonic panning
The present invention presents an audio triangular system based in the structure of panning in the stereophonic mix, said audio triangular system uses 2 input audio channels and 3 output mono audio playback systems, also creates an assignment of panning values to obtain the audio signals corresponding to each one of the three mono audio playback systems, it is important to mention that the interaction of the audio signals obtained from the previous assignment of values causes the triangular effect of the present invention, additionally, the previously mentioned 3 mono audio playback systems must be capable of reproduce a full frequency range of treble, mid and bass tones each one, furthermore, said mono audio playback systems should be located at a certain distance and angles from each other and in relation to the listener. |
| US10966040B1 |
Calibration based on audio content
An example playback device is configured to (i) receive, via a network interface, data representing a command to play back audio content, where the audio content is a first type of audio content, (ii) during playback of the first type of audio content via an audio amplifier configured to drive a speaker, apply a first calibration and a second calibration to playback by the playback device, where the first calibration at least partially offsets one or more acoustic characteristics of an environment surrounding the playback device when applied to playback by the playback device, and where the second calibration corresponds to the first type of audio content, and (iii) during playback of a second type of audio content via the audio amplifier configured to drive the speaker, apply a third calibration to playback by the playback device, where the third calibration corresponds to the second type of audio content. |
| US10966039B2 |
Digital audio communication and control in a live performance venue
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for digitally transmitting audio that is converted from analog audio received from analog media pickup devices in a live performance venue by a stage box to a base unit over off-the-shelf twisted pair cable while sending pre-amplification control signals and power over the cable to the stage box. Audio for the performance venue is remotely managed from a virtual audio engineering mixing board that wirelessly communicates audio control commands to the stage box from a handheld computing device. |
| US10966038B2 |
Method of fitting a hearing device to a user's needs, a programming device, and a hearing system
A method of conducting a fitting session for fitting a hearing device to a hearing device user's needs is provided. The method comprises S1. providing an estimate of, a current feedback from said output transducer to said input transducer, while the hearing device is in an operational state; S2. evaluating said estimate of a current feedback and providing a value of a feedback risk indicator in dependence of said estimate of a current feedback; S3. determining whether said value of the feedback risk indicator fulfils a high-risk criterion; and S4. if said high-risk criterion is fulfilled providing at least one of a warning, a recommendation, and an action in relation to said feedback risk. Steps S1 to S4 are configured to be automatically performed as background processes.Thereby a simplified scheme for fitting a hearing device to a user's needs may be provided. |
| US10966036B2 |
Hearing device including an external antenna and an internal parasitic element
The disclosure presents a method and a hearing device comprising a first portion adapted for being arranged behind an ear of a user for providing a signal, an output transducer for converting the signal to an acoustic output, a coupling element coupling to the first portion, an antenna comprising an external antenna arranged at least externally to the first portion and an internal parasitic element, a feeding unit configured to supply a current to the external antenna, and the feeding unit is further configured to supply the current to the internal parasitic element via a wireless coupling, a wireless interface for receiving and/or transmitting data by means of the antenna, and wherein the coupling element comprises the external antenna. |
| US10966035B2 |
Antennas for standard fit hearing assistance devices
An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises a housing, a power source, a radio circuit, an antenna and a transmission line. The radio circuit is within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. The antenna has an aperture, and the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture. The transmission line electrically connects to the antenna to the radio circuit. Various antenna embodiments include a flex circuit antenna. |
| US10966034B2 |
Method of operating a hearing device and a hearing device providing speech enhancement based on an algorithm optimized with a speech intelligibility prediction algorithm
A method of training an algorithm for optimizing intelligibility of speech components of a sound signal in hearing aids, headsets, etc., comprises a) providing a first database comprising a multitude of predefined time segments of first electric input signals representing sound and corresponding measured speech intelligibilities; b) determining optimized first parameters of a first algorithm by optimizing it with said predefined time segments and said corresponding measured speech intelligibilities, the first algorithm providing corresponding predicted speech intelligibilities; c) providing a second database comprising a multitude of time segments of second electric input signals representing sound, d) determining optimized second parameters of a second algorithm by optimizing it with said multitude of time segments, said second algorithm being configured to provide processed second electric input signals exhibiting respective predicted speech intelligibilities estimated by said first algorithm, said optimizing being conducted under a constraint of maximizing said predicted speech intelligibility. |
| US10966033B2 |
Systems and methods for modifying an audio signal using custom psychoacoustic models
Systems and methods are provided for modifying an audio signal using custom psychoacoustic models. A user's hearing profile is first obtained. Subsequently, an audio processing function is parameterized so as to optimize the user's perceptually relevant information. The method for calculating the user's perceptually relevant information comprises first processing audio signal samples using the parameterized processing function and then transforming samples of the processed audio signals into the frequency domain. Next, masking and hearing thresholds are obtained from the user's hearing profile and applied to the transformed audio sample, wherein the user's perceived data is calculated. Once perceptually relevant information is optimized, the resulting parameters are transferred to the audio processing function and an output audio signal is processed. |
| US10966032B2 |
Hearing apparatus with a facility for reducing a microphone noise and method for reducing microphone noise
An input signal is provided with a low microphone noise in a hearing apparatus. The microphone noise in the input signal of the hearing apparatus is reduced, by the input signal being filtered by a Wiener filter, if a noise power determined at the input signal is smaller than a predetermined limit value. The Wiener filter is however deactivated, if the noise power is greater than the limit value or equal to the limit value. |
| US10966029B2 |
Multi-function transducer assembly and system
The present disclosure relates to a multi-function transducer assembly and system comprising a multi-function transducer assembly, a method of manufacturing the assembly and a method of controlling the system. The assembly includes a piezoelectric transducer layer and spaced first terminals electrically attached to the piezoelectric transducer layer. The spaced first terminals are arranged for supplying an audio frequency signal to the piezoelectric transducer layer so that the assembly can function as a speaker. Second terminals are arranged for receiving at least one signal from the piezoelectric transducer layer or supplying at least one signal to the piezoelectric transducer layer. The second terminals are electrically attached to a region of the piezoelectric transducer layer between the spaced first terminals. |
| US10966022B1 |
Sound source localization using multiple microphone arrays
An augmented reality environment allows interaction between virtual and real objects. Multiple microphone arrays of different physical sizes are used to acquire signals for spatial tracking of one or more sound sources within the environment. A first array with a larger size may be used to track an object beyond a threshold distance, while a second array having a size smaller than the first may be used to track the object up to the threshold distance. By selecting different sized arrays, accuracy of the spatial location is improved. |
| US10966019B2 |
Audio signal processing device and sound box
An audio signal processing device, including: a digital signal processing module, an input module, an output module, and a control module. The digital signal processing module is in connection with the input module and the output module, and the control module is in connection with the output module. The output module includes at least two output channels, with each output channel including a power amplifier and a speaker in series connection. The digital signal processing module is configured to receive an audio signal output by the input module and to process the audio signal with at least two different audio processing algorithms, and output the at least two audio processing signals. Each audio processing signal corresponds to one output channel. The control module is configured to control the operation state of the power amplifier of each output channel and the magnification thereof in operation. |
| US10966018B2 |
Systems and methods for automatic speech recognition
Systems and methods for automatic speech recognition are provided. Some methods can include a sensor detecting a relative location of a user within one of a plurality of voice pickup areas of a multi-directional microphone array and the multi-directional microphone array activating a direction setting of the multi-directional microphone array based on the relative location of the user within the one of the plurality of voice pickup areas. |
| US10966017B2 |
Microphone pattern based on selected image of dual lens image capture device
An image capture device may include a sensor, a microphone array, and a processor. The microphone array may include a first microphone, a second microphone, a third microphone, or any combination thereof. The first microphone may be configured to face a first direction. The second microphone may be configured to face a second direction. The second direction may be diametrically opposed to the first direction. The third microphone may be configured to face a third direction. The third direction may be substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the second direction, or both. The processor may be configured to determine a microphone capture pattern. The microphone capture pattern may be determined based on data obtained from the sensor. The sensor data may include image data, audio data, image capture device orientation data, location data, accelerometer data, or any combination thereof. |
| US10966015B2 |
Automatic keyword pass-through system
At least one embodiment is directed to a method for automatically activating ambient sound pass-through in an earphone in response to a detected keyword in the ambient sound field of the earphone user, the steps of the method comprising at least receiving at least one ambient sound microphone (ASM) signal; receiving at least one audio content (AC) signal; and comparing the ASM signal to a keyword and if the ASM signal matches a keyword then an AC gain is created. |
| US10966013B2 |
Rotary bracket method for assembling the rotary bracket and headphone
A rotary bracket that comprises a first bracket, a second bracket, a fixing piece, and a rotary connecting piece, wherein the fixing piece comprises a fixing body, the transfer end of the first bracket is rotatably connected with the rotary connecting piece, the plug end of the second bracket penetrates through the insertion interface and is fixed in the mounting cavity. |
| US10966009B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image, a supporting member on a rear surface of the display panel, at least one sound generation device adjacent to the display panel, a wiring configured to transfer a signal to the at least one sound generation device, and a supporting plate on the rear surface of the display panel, the supporting plate being under the at least one sound generation device and the wiring. |
| US10966007B1 |
Haptic output system
A method of providing a haptic output includes detecting a condition; determining if a head-mounted haptic accessory comprising an array of two or more haptic actuators is being worn by a user; determining an actuation pattern for the array of haptic actuators; and in response to detecting the condition and determining that the head-mounted haptic accessory is being worn by the user, initiating the actuation pattern to produce a directional haptic output that is configured to direct the user's attention along a direction. |
| US10966006B2 |
Apparatus and method for a sound generating device combined with a display unit
In an embodiment an apparatus includes a display panel and a speaker module. The panel has a display layer for displaying images and defines a plurality of apertures penetrating through at least the display layer. The speaker module includes a diaphragm arranged substantially parallel to the display layer. Sound from the speaker diaphragm is directed outside a device through the apertures and the display layer is configured for displaying at least one virtual image in relation to generated sound waves wherein the display panel is acoustically transparent. |
| US10966005B2 |
Streaming telemetry for optical network devices
A telemetry manager receives, from a network server, global data collection information about network components in an optical network device. The global data collection information includes identifiers for network nodes in the network components from which telemetry data are to be collected, and reporting frequency and encoding format for sending collected telemetry data to the network server. The telemetry manager identifies, from the global data collection information, local data collection information specified for a network component, and sends this information to a telemetry agent in the network component. The telemetry manager receives telemetry data generated by a network node of the network component, where the data is provided according to instructions in the local data collection information. The telemetry manager converts the telemetry data from its native format to an encoding format specified by the global data collection information, and sends the encoded telemetry data to the network server. |
| US10966004B2 |
Hardware-enforced one-way information flow control device
An information flow control device has: a first network interface card on a transmission side, the first network interface card including first and second transceivers, each of the first and second transceivers having a transmit port and a receive port; and a second network interface card on a receiving side, the second network interface card including at least one receive port. A first data connection segment connects the first transceiver transmit port to the second transceiver receive port, a second data connection segment connects the second transceiver transmit port to the first transceiver receive port, and a third data connection segment connects the first transceiver transmit port to the receive port of the second network interface card. Interconnection of the first and second transceivers provides continuity while connection of the first transceiver transmit port and the receive port of the second network interface card enables hardware-enforced one-way data transfer. |
| US10966002B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for wake up of a water meter
A system (with corresponding method and computer program product) for monitoring flow conditions for a utility provider. The system has a register having a processor capable of monitoring a flow of fluid flowing through a utility line and a communication device having a) a wake-up circuit in communication with the register via at least one communication port and b) a processor programmed and configured to communicate with the register and broadcast information from the communication device. The processor of the register is programmed and configured to supply a signal on the communication port whenever the register has communication data for broadcast to the utility provider. The wake-up circuit of the communication device checks the communication port to ascertain if the signal is present. |
| US10966001B2 |
Remote cloud-based video production system in an environment where there is network delay
A cloud-based video production system, methods, and apparatus are provided. Video sources are in communication with a cloud-based video production server and a remote user interface via a network. A control unit, which is located at or in communication with video production server, is in communication with the remote user interface. A buffer, corresponding to each of the video sources, is disposed between each of the video sources and the control unit to account for network delays. Commands for selecting and manipulating video content from the video sources are sent from the user interface to the control unit, each of the commands containing a command timestamp corresponding to the video timestamp of the video frame displayed on the user interface when the command is issued. The control unit executes each command at a time when the video timestamp at an output of the corresponding buffer corresponds to the command timestamp. The control unit outputs a video program in accordance with the commands. |
| US10965998B2 |
Information pushing method and apparatus
A method and an apparatus for pushing information are provided. The method stores mapping relationships between device identifiers of different network devices and server identifiers of push servers that push service information to the network devices in a gateway platform, and further stores respective preference features corresponding to user identifiers in the gateway platform. When a user checks in a hotel room, the gateway platform determines a corresponding push server according to a device identifier of a network device in the hotel room where the user checks in, and sends the user's preference feature to the determined push server. Therefore, after the user stays in the hotel room, information displayed by an Internet television is information preferred by the user, and the user does not have to spend effort to search for the information that is preferred by the user, thereby improving the convenience of using the Internet television. |
| US10965986B2 |
Systems and methods for switching content providers to maintain streaming experience
Systems and methods are described herein for selecting content providers based on performance scores of the respective content providers. The system monitors the performance of a content provider, where the performance is based on the quality of service for receiving a media content item from the content provider. Based on the monitored performance, the system may determine if an adequate performance is not achievable. In response to determining that an adequate performance is not achievable, the system compares the performance of the content provider to the performance of a second content provider and provides, on the user device, the media content item from the second content provider. |
| US10965984B1 |
Minimization of video re-buffering using local animation
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for minimization of video re-buffering using local animation are disclosed. A client device stores a portion of a video stream into a video buffer and displays the portion on a display. The stream is received from a media streaming system via one or more networks. The client device discontinues displaying the video stream. The client device generates a visualization of metadata that is displayed on the display while the video stream is not displayed. While the visualization of metadata is displayed on the display, the client device stores a newer portion of the video stream in the video buffer. The client device discontinues displaying the visualization of metadata and resumes displaying the video stream on the display. |
| US10965983B2 |
Live thumbnail image generation
Various arrangements for generating thumbnail images for video content as the video content is being received are presented. A television receiver may first receive video content. A thumbnail generation process may be woken from a sleep state based on a predefined time period elapsing. The received video content may be monitored for a next-received I-frame. A thumbnail image may be created from the I-frame and may be mapped to a timestamp. The thumbnail generation process may then be caused to enter the sleep state for the predefined time period. |
| US10965981B2 |
Broadcast receiving system
A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a first receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a first transmission method; a second receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a second transmission method; a first decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the first receiving unit; a second decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the second receiving unit; a video output unit outputting video, the video being generated based on data decoded by the first or second decoding unit; an operation input unit receiving control information from a remote controller; and a control unit controlling the units based on the control information received by the operation input unit. The remote controller includes a button to output control information for switching between a display state and a non-display state of service, the service being linked with a broadcasting program. |
| US10965977B2 |
Controller for establishing personalized video channels
A method provides content decisions for a personalized channel that is to be deliverable to a prescribed set of client devices as a linear channel streaming adaptive bit rate (ABR) video. In the method, a request is received for a resolution to a decision point in an ABR manifest of a linear video stream for a content asset to be inserted in the linear video stream at a specified time. The linear video stream is to be presented on the personalized channel. Responsive to the request, a network location is provided for accessing a specified content asset to be inserted in the linear video stream at the specified time. |
| US10965976B2 |
Systems and methods for delivering relevant media content by inferring past media content consumption
Methods, systems, and related products that provide enhanced personalized media content experiences. Past media content consumption is inferred based on requests for media content selection associated with a time or period of time in the past. The requests are fulfilled by selecting one or more media content items from the inferred media content consumption. |
| US10965973B2 |
Content management apparatus, content display system, and content reservation method
A content management apparatus manages a content display schedule specifying a time frame for displaying content on a display device. The content management apparatus can reserve to-be-displayed content in an available time frame of the content display schedule. At this time, it is determined whether an attribute of the to-be-reserved content overlaps an attribute of other content in a time frame before or after the time frame where the content is reserved. When the two attributes do not overlap each other, reservation of the content is acceptable. |
| US10965969B2 |
Method and apparatus for playing online television program
Provided are a method and an apparatus for playing an online television program. The method includes: a television obtaining a link address of a multimedia resource and determining whether having an online player capable of playing the multimedia resource; the television establishing a connection with a server based on a determination that the television does not have the online player capable of playing the multimedia resource; and the television sending the link of the multimedia resource to the server, such that the server transcodes the multimedia resource according to the link of the multimedia resource. |
| US10965968B2 |
System for providing stereoscopic 3D 360 virtual reality service based on hybrid network
The present invention relates to a system for providing a stereoscopic 3D 360-degree virtual reality (VR) service based on a hybrid network. According to a detailed embodiment of the present invention, standardizing and multiplexing based on an ATSC 3.0 protocol for a base layer stream, an enhancement layer stream, and a stereoscopic stream which are derived from a high resolution left eye image and a high resolution right eye image which are captured by 360-degree cameras may be performed by performing MPD signaling, and thus realistic media such as HD and UHD resolution 360-degree VR broadcast services, stereoscopic 3D 360-degree VR services, etc. may be provided. In addition, system complexity may be reduced by deriving a base layer stream, an enhancement layer stream, and a stereoscopic stream by using one encoder, and thus compression efficiency may be improved. |
| US10965955B2 |
Method and apparatus of motion refinement for video coding
Method and apparatus of using Pattern-based MV derivation (PMVD), Bi-directional optical flow (BIO) or Decoder-side MV refinement (DMVR) to refine motion for a bi-direction predicted block are disclosed. According to one method of the present invention, a first and a second motion-compensated reference blocks associated with the current block in a first and a second reference pictures from reference picture list 0 and list 1 are determined respectively. The PMVD process, BIO process or DMVR process is applied to generate motion refinement for the current block using reference data corresponding to the first motion-compensated reference block and the second motion-compensated reference block without other reference data outside the first motion-compensated reference block and the second motion-compensated reference block so as to reduce required system memory bandwidth. Also an adaptive block size method for block-based BIO is disclosed. |
| US10965952B2 |
Image encoding/decoding apparatus and method
Provided is an image encoding/decoding apparatus and method. The image encoding apparatus may include a motion vector prediction unit to perform a prediction with respect to an arbitrary motion vector of a current block within an image, using at least one of vector information of a motion vector corresponding to an adjacent block and vector information of a previous motion vector of the current block, and a differential determination unit to determine differential information of a motion vector of the current block based on the motion vector predicted in the motion vector prediction unit and an actual motion vector of the current block. |
| US10965950B2 |
Content adaptive deblocking during video encoding and decoding
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing content-adaptive deblocking to improve the visual quality of video images compressed using block-based motion-predictive video coding. For instance, in certain embodiments of the disclosed technology, edge information is obtained using global orientation energy edge detection (“OEED”) techniques on an initially deblocked image. OEED detection can provide a robust partition of local directional features (“LDFs”). For a local directional feature detected in the partition, a directional deblocking filter having an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the LDF can be used. The selected filter can have a filter orientation and activation thresholds that better preserve image details while reducing blocking artifacts. In certain embodiments, for a consecutive non-LDF region, extra smoothing can be imposed to suppress the visually severe blocking artifacts. |
| US10965945B2 |
Optimized multipass encoding
An original input video file is encoded using a machine learning approach. The encoder performs a detailed video analysis and selection of encoding parameters that using a machine learning algorithm improves over time. The encoding process is done using a multi-pass approach. During a first pass, the entire video file is scanned to extract video property information that does not require in-depth analyses. The extracted data is then entered into an encoding engine, which uses artificial intelligence to produce optimized encoder settings. The video file is into a set of time-based chunks and, in a second pass, the encoding parameters for each chunk are set and distributed to encoding nodes for parallel processing. These encoder instances probe-encode each chunk determine the level of complexity for the chunk and to derive chunk-specific encoding parameters. Following completion of the second pass, the results of both passes are then merged to obtain the necessary information for the encoder to achieve the best possible result. |
| US10965941B2 |
Position-dependent prediction combinations in video coding
A video coder may generate a predictor block using an intra prediction mode. As part of generating the predictor block, the video coder may, for each respective sample in a set of samples in the predictor block, determine, based on an initial value of the first weight and a distance between the respective sample and a first boundary of the predictor block, a value of the first weight for the respective sample. Additionally, the video coder may determine, based on the initial value of the second weight and a distance between the respective sample and a second boundary of the predictor block, a value of the second weight for the respective sample. The video coder may also determine a primary value for the respective sample. The video coder may then determine a secondary value for the respective sample based on the first weight, second weight, and the primary value. |
| US10965932B2 |
Multi-pass add-on tool for coherent and complete view synthesis
An embodiment of an image processor for immersive video includes technology to re-order patches from a plurality of views based on one or more of relative position and orientation related information for a desired synthesized view, select a set of views to be used in each view synthesis pass, perform two or more view synthesis passes for the synthesized view to provide two or more intermediate view synthesis results, and mask and merge the two or more intermediate view synthesis results to provide a final view synthesis result. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. |
| US10965931B1 |
Sensor misalignment compensation
Camera compensation methods and systems that compensate for misalignment of sensors/camera in stereoscopic camera systems. The compensation includes identifying a pitch angle offset between a first camera and a second camera, determining misalignment of the first and second cameras from the identified pitch angle offset, determining a relative compensation delay responsive to the determined misalignment, introducing the relative compensation delay to image streams produced by the cameras, and producing a stereoscopic image on a display from the first and second image streams with the introduced delay. |
| US10965930B2 |
Graphical user interface for indicating off-screen points of interest
A method of displaying an Augmented Reality, AR, Graphical User Interface, GUI, on a device. The method comprises detecting PoIs that are located off-screen based on visual data acquired by the camera and on information related to locations of PoIs. Then, for each detected off-screen PoI, a zone of a predetermined shape and centered on the Poi is determined, the zone being at least partly located on-screen. On-screen apexes corresponding to intersections of edges of the respective zones are determined and a continuous curve is determined based on the on-screen apexes. A GUI is displayed by superimposing the visual data and the continuous curve, wherein the operations are performed in real time during acquisition of the visual data. |
| US10965929B1 |
Depth mapping and parallel distortion correction for mixed reality
A video processing device for a mixed reality system is disclosed. A mixed reality system may include a computer system configured to generate a virtual reality video stream and a head mounted device communicatively coupled to the computer system. The head mounted device may include a display, a depth sensor, and a stereoscopic camera system. The video processing device can be communicatively coupled to the computer system and the head mounted device. The video processing device can be configured to employ confidence-based fusion for depth mapping and/or exploit parallelism in high-speed video distortion correction. |
| US10965927B2 |
Transmitter, transmission method, receiver, and reception method
An association with a system timing at the time of transmission is secured without changing a display timing in text information of a subtitle, and a reception side displays the subtitle at an appropriate timing.A packet in which a document of the text information of the subtitle having display timing information is included in a payload is generated and transmitted in synchronization with a sample period. A header of the packet includes a time stamp on a first time axis indicating a start time of the corresponding sample period. The payload of the packet further includes reference time information of a second time axis regarding the display timing associated with the start time of the corresponding sample period. |
| US10965924B2 |
Correlating illuminant estimation by a plurality of cameras
An automatic white balance method and an electronic media device incorporating the method deploy characterized individual human facial color features set of a user or users of the device as reference color surfaces in automatic white balance illuminant estimation and color adjustments, which could improve illuminant estimation accuracy, provide flexible color adjustment options and render the image color to each user's own satisfaction taking into account user preferred rendition as target values through a human-machine interactive interface. |
| US10965920B2 |
Drive device and projection-type image display device
A drive device includes a housing in which a gas is sealed, wherein density of the gas is lower than density of air, a driven object housed inside the housing, a driver configured to drive the driven object, a current detector configured to detect a value of a current flowing into the driver, and a determinator configured to determine a concentration of the gas inside the housing based on the value of the current detected. |
| US10965919B2 |
Projector and image display method
A projector that can increase the brightness of an image, includes: first and second image forming elements that each include micromirrors; a projection lens that projects images formed on the first and second image forming elements; and a light source/optical unit that irradiates the first and second image forming elements with first blue light and second blue light in a first display period, and irradiates the first image forming element with the green light and irradiates the second image forming element with the red light in a second display period. |
| US10965918B2 |
Projection system and image modulation method
A projection system includes a light emitting device, a light valve and a control device. The light emitting device emits light of colors at least including a first color, a second color and a third color, and the third color is a color mixing the first color and the second color. The control device acquires gray scale values corresponding to at least the first color and the second color of each pixel point in an input image, and determines gray scale values corresponding to the first color, the second color and the third color of a corresponding pixel point in a pre-displayed image according to the gray scale values corresponding to the first color and the second color. The present disclosure also provides an image modulation method applied to the projection system. |
| US10965913B2 |
Monitoring apparatus, monitoring system and monitoring method
A person is detected from a moving image of the monitoring area, and position information on the person is acquired. Temporal statistical processing is performed on the position information, statistical information relating to a staying situation of the person is acquired in accordance with setting of a target period of time for the statistical processing, and thus a heat map moving image is generated. Furthermore, a mask image corresponding to a person image area is generated at every predetermined point in time based on the position information on the person. A monitoring moving image that results from superimposing the heat map image and the mask image onto a background image is generated and is output at every predetermined point in time. |
| US10965911B2 |
Surround view system for a vehicle
A surround view system for a vehicle, comprising a camera positioned in or on the vehicle to capture the vehicle's surroundings, an evaluation unit processing images captured by the camera and a display displaying a top-view image generated by the evaluation unit. The evaluation unit obtains the top-view image by calculating a projection of the captured images onto a virtual projection surface and by calculating a top-view of the projection on the virtual projection surface. The virtual projection surface comprises a flat bottom part and a rising part adjacent to the flat bottom part, wherein, in an area comprising the rising part at one side of the vehicle over a length of the vehicle, a curvature of the virtual projection surface is zero in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. |
| US10965909B2 |
Image processing apparatus, camera apparatus, and image processing method
An image processing apparatus includes an image data obtainer that obtains image data of an image that captures a plurality of conference participants, a face image detector that detects a face image of each of the plurality of conference participants from the image data obtained by the image data obtainer, an image organizer that extracts a detected face image and reorganizes detected face images into one image, a feeling estimator that estimates a feeling of each conference participant based on the detected face image, and a display mode changer that changes a display mode of the face image of each conference participant based on the estimated feeling. |
| US10965903B2 |
Signal proxying and modification panel
Methods and systems for signal proxying and modification relating to security and/or automation systems are described. In one embodiments, the methods include receiving, at a proxy device, a data signal transmitted from a first device, receiving a request for the data signal from at least one of two or more other devices, and transmitting the data signal to each of the two or more other devices based at least in part on the received request. |
| US10965902B2 |
Information processing apparatus and control method therefor
An information processing apparatus includes a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to: store a plurality of combinations of associated subject information and layout information in a storage unit, the subject information relating to a subject appearing on an image and the layout information indicating a layout in which the image is to be arranged; perform image analysis on a target image and obtain the subject information relating to the subject appearing on the target image according to a result of the image analysis; select layout information that corresponds to the obtained subject information in relation to the target image from the plurality of layout information stored in the storage unit, and arrange the target image according to the selected layout information, wherein the subject information includes a type of the subject appearing on the image. |
| US10965894B2 |
Short wave infrared image sensor with automatic exposure and dynamic range control
A system comprises an image sensor comprising an array of infrared sensors operable to capture an image of a scene, an integration timing circuit variably controlling an integration time of the infrared sensors, a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) operable to generate signals from the infrared sensors corresponding to the captured image of the scene, and an automatic gain control operable to applied a gain to the generated signals. The system further comprises a dynamic range compensation controller operable to receive image parameters corresponding to the generated signals, compare the received image parameters to target image parameters, and generate an integration timing signal for controlling the integration timing circuit. |
| US10965892B2 |
Image sensor and image-capturing device
An image sensor includes: a first readout circuit that reads out a first signal, being generated by an electric charge resulting from a photoelectric conversion, to a first signal line; a first holding circuit that holds a voltage based on an electric current from a power supply circuit; and a first electric current source that supplies the first signal line with an electric current generated by the voltage held in the first holding circuit, wherein: the first holding circuit holds the voltage based on the electric current from the power supply circuit when the first signal is not read out to the first signal line by the first readout circuit. |
| US10965889B2 |
Thermal imager that analyzes temperature measurement calculation accuracy
A method and computer program product for determining whether an object of interest can have its temperature measurement calculated by a thermal imaging camera. To do this, the measurement IFOV is converted into linear units. The measurement IFOV may be displayed on the display of the camera as a graphical indicator (100, 100′, 100″, 100′″) or a value. An object of interest can be registered with the graphical indicator (100, 100′, 100″, 100′″) or its dimension compared with the measurement IFOV and then it is determined whether the temperature measurement of the object can be acceptably calculated. Alternately, data obtained by a matrix of pixel elements may be analyzed to determine whether an accurate temperature can be calculated. |
| US10965881B2 |
Mobile terminal capable of executing splice mode for displaying preview image region and splice region and controlling method thereof
Disclosed are a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a sensing unit, a camera, a display unit, and a controller configured to launch a camera application, wherein the controller is further configured to execute a splice mode on the camera application, wherein the splice mode is a mode for outputting a preview image region and a splice region to the display unit by partitioning, and wherein the controller is further configured to output a preview image currently shot through the camera to the preview image region and recommend a splice image outputted to the splice region based on the outputted preview image. |
| US10965879B2 |
Imaging device, video signal processing device, and video signal processing method
An imaging device includes: an imaging unit having an imaging element; a first video signal processing unit that generates a first video signal of a first dynamic range from a pixel signal obtained by the imaging unit; and a second video signal processing unit that generates an information signal of a high-pass luminance change component of at least a high luminance portion from the first video signal, reduces a luminance value of a high luminance portion of the first video signal to generate a luminance reduction video signal of a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range, and adds the generated luminance reduction video signal to the information signal of the luminance change component to generate a second video signal. |
| US10965876B2 |
Imaging system, imaging method, and not-transitory recording medium
An imaging system includes: a transmitter that is attached to an object and wirelessly transmits a positioning signal; a positioning device that determines the position of the object based on the positioning signal; an imaging device that images the object in a variable direction and at a variable magnification; and a control device. The control device calculates a direction and a distance from the imaging device to the object based on the position of the object, and sets a first direction and a first magnification on the imaging device based on the calculated direction and distance. Then, the control device sets a second direction and a second magnification on the imaging device based on imaging data generated by imaging the object, the imaging data being generated by the imaging device on which the first direction and the first magnification are set. |
| US10965875B2 |
Query response by a gimbal mounted camera
A method includes, at an electronic gimbal device having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, receiving a user-provided query, determining a gimbal response to the user-provided query in response to receiving the user-provided query, and controlling the electronic gimbal device to indicate the determined gimbal response. |
| US10965867B2 |
Display control device and display control method
The present technology relates to a display control device and a display control method that enable a user to quickly decide the frame rate of an image. In response to a predetermined situation change, special reproduction is started for displaying an image having a variable frame rate on a display device at a display rate different from the frame rate. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a digital camera or the like capable of capturing an image by changing the frame rate. |
| US10965865B2 |
Apparatus for recording drive video of a vehicle and method thereof
An apparatus for recording a drive video of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a position measuring device configured to acquire a position of the vehicle, a camera configured to capture an image of an area around the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine a capturing requirement of the camera based on the position of the vehicle, and to determine whether to apply the capturing requirement to the camera based on a user input. |
| US10965860B2 |
Information device, coupling device, information system, method of operating information device, and operation program for information device
A coupling device 20 includes a first resistive element 22, and a single-pole single-throw switch 21 that is controlled by a digital camera 10 to, in a coupled state in which the digital camera 10 is coupled to an accessory 30, switch an electrical connection state of the first resistive element 22 and a second resistive element 31 included in the accessory 30 to a resistance detection terminal D2 of the digital camera 10 between a first connection state in which the second resistive element 31 is connected to the resistance detection terminal D2 and a second connection state in which the first resistive element 22 and the second resistive element 31 are connected to the resistance detection terminal D2. |
| US10965858B2 |
Image processing apparatus, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for detecting moving object in captured image
Between first detection processing in which detection processing related to a moving object is executed without using a discrimination result indicating whether the moving object is a predetermined object and second detection processing in which the detection processing is executed by using the discrimination result, one of the first detection processing and the second detection processing which corresponds to setting related to installation of the image capturing device is executed. |
| US10965855B2 |
Lens module
A lens module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, an image sensor, a signal line, a mounting bracket, a filter, and a lens unit. The first circuit board defines a first through hole. The second circuit board is coupled to the first circuit board. The second circuit board defines a second through hole aligned with the first through hole. A width of the first through hole is larger than a width of the second through hole. The image sensor is received in the second through hole. The signal line couples the image sensor to the second circuit board. The mounting bracket is disposed on a side of the first circuit board facing away from the second circuit board. The filter is disposed on the mounting bracket. The lens unit is disposed on the mounting bracket. |
| US10965852B2 |
Image capturing apparatus
An image capturing apparatus including a light guide device having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a display device disposed above or under the light guide device, an image capturing device above or under the light guide device, a first optical adhesive, a second optical adhesive and a light source is provided. The first optical adhesive is disposed on the first surface of the light guide device. The second optical adhesive is disposed on the second surface of the light guide device. The image capturing device is disposed above or under the light guide device. The light source is adapted to emit a light beam. |
| US10965851B2 |
Camera device and mobile terminal having same
A camera device includes a lens assembly, a driver, and a photosensitive assembly. The driver drives the lens assembly. The photosensitive assembly is mounted to the lens assembly. The photosensitive assembly includes a filter, a photosensitive chip, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The first circuit board defines a first through hole. The photosensitive chip is received in the first through hole. The filter is fixed to a side of the first circuit board and covers the first through hole. The second circuit board is fixed to a side of the first circuit board facing away from the filter and is electrically coupled to the first circuit board. The photosensitive chip is electrically coupled to the second circuit board. |
| US10965847B2 |
Image observation apparatus and imaging apparatus
An image observation apparatus includes a first member for fixing an image display unit, a second member for holding an observation optical system and for moving between a retracted position retracted in the first member and a protruded position protruding from the first member in an optical axis direction of the observation optical system, and a guide bar held by the first member and penetrating a guide hole portion provided in the second member in the optical axis direction. The second member has a barrel portion housing the observation optical system, and a projection portion projecting orthogonal to the optical axis direction from the barrel portion, and the projection portion has the guide hole. When the second member is at the retracted position, the projection portion and part of the image display unit overlap each other in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction. |
| US10965842B2 |
Anti-dazzle imaging camera and method
An anti-dazzle imaging camera is provided that includes a photorefractive crystal that is wavelength-agnostic. The photorefractive crystal is configured to receive an optical beam. When the optical beam includes no laser, the photorefractive crystal is configured to pass the optical beam unchanged to an imaging detector. When the optical beam includes a laser, the photorefractive crystal is configured to attenuate the laser to generate a modified optical beam and to pass the modified optical beam to the imaging detector. |
| US10965830B2 |
Apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An apparatus includes a generating and copy unit. The generating unit generates backup data including an information processing component, identification information of a save area among multiple save areas in the apparatus, and associated-user information. The information processing component is included in the apparatus. The save area associated with the information processing component. The associated-user information indicates a user associated with the save area. The copy unit copies the information processing component in the second backup data to the apparatus. If a user is associated with a save area among the multiple save areas in the apparatus and is indicated by the second backup data, the copy unit associates a save area with the information processing component copied in the apparatus. The associated save area is among the multiple save areas in the apparatus and is specified on the basis of the associated-user information included in the second backup data. |
| US10965825B2 |
Image reading apparatus comprising display panel which serves as operation portion and image reader, image forming apparatus, non-transitory storage medium, and control method
Problem: To be able to reduce manufacturing cost and achieve downsizing of an apparatus.Solution: An image forming apparatus 10 includes a CPU (82), an image former (14), and a display panel 48. The display panel 48 serves as a display portion 48a which displays an image, an image reader 48b which reads a document placed on a display surface, and an operation portion 48c which receives an input operation by a user. The CPU (82) detects a document area where the document exists on the display surface of the display panel 48, and causes the operation portion 48c to be displayed at a position according to the detected document area on the display panel 48. |
| US10965820B2 |
Apparatus and method for the generation of charging information
The proposed solution relates to a method and an apparatus in a communication system. The solution comprises creating (400) a bearer for user terminal communication; transmitting (402) a credit control request message to Online Charging System, storing (404) the message to a transmission buffer, receiving (406) a credit control answer message as a reply to the request message and, if the credit control answer message comprises an error code: opening (412) a charging data record and timestamping the opening with the time the bearer was created, copying (414) the message from the transmission buffer to the charging data record, adding (416) information regarding rating groups affected by the error to the charging data record as containers and closing the containers and updating (418) result code-field of the charging data record according to the error code. |
| US10965818B1 |
Apparatus and method for user configuration and reporting of virtual services
Various example implementations are directed to circuits, apparatuses, and methods for providing virtual computing services. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a set of computing servers configured to provide a respective set of virtual servers for each of a plurality of accounts. The set of virtual servers for at least one of the accounts includes a voice-over-IP (VoIP) server. The apparatus also includes a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the set of computing servers. For each of the plurality of accounts, the processing circuit provides a graphical user interface (GUI) including a mechanism for an authorized user of the account to select options for reporting usage of the respective set of virtual servers. The processing circuit also monitors use of the respective set of virtual servers for the account and generates invoices for use of the respective set of virtual servers according to the selected options. |
| US10965816B2 |
Method for testing an audio communication system of an air-craft, and aircraft having an audio communication system
In a method for testing an audio communication system of an aircraft, it is detected whether a jack plug of a headset is plugged into a jack of the audio communication system. Subject to the condition that no jack plug is detected, an electrical connection is made between an audio output of the jack and a microphone input of the jack by means of a test bridge circuit provided for at the jack. Furthermore, a test input signal is applied to an audio input connected to the audio output of the jack, and a test output signal is tapped off at a microphone output connected to the microphone input of the jack. The test output signal is used to ascertain a functional state of the audio communication system. Furthermore, an aircraft having an audio communication system is described. |
| US10965813B2 |
Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system
Techniques for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking pairing strategies in a contact center system comprising: determining for each contact of a plurality of contacts, an associated plurality of historical contact assignments; determining, for each contact, an associated outcome value; partitioning, for each contact, the associated plurality of historical assignments into a first associated subset assigned using a first pairing strategy and a second associated subset assigned using a second pairing strategy; determining, for each contact, a first portion of the associated outcome value attributable to the first associated subset and a second portion of the associated outcome value attributable to the second associated subset; outputting a difference in performance between the first and second pairing strategies according to the first and second associated portions of the associated outcome value for each contact. |
| US10965809B2 |
Management of media content associated with a call participant on mobile computing devices
A method may include receiving an indication of a call from a caller who is not a participant in a sender-controlled media (SCM) platform to a recipient who is a participant, using caller ID information of the call to gather content pertaining to the caller (e.g., from data stores of the platform and public number search information), generating a recipient SCM data structure, delivering and presenting the recipient SCM data structure on a device of the recipient, generating a sender SCM data structure, and delivering the sender SCM data structure to a call-originating device of the caller. In another aspect, a method may include monitoring a call in-process status, and, upon detection that a call has terminated, activating a post-call application that causes a screen update for a device that includes at least one of a call to action by the call-participant and informational content pertinent to the call. |
| US10965806B1 |
Auto-correcting voice quality in real-time
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for handling poor voice quality being experienced by a remote party on a call. In various embodiments, an assessment is received from the party at an IVR on the voice quality of the call. Accordingly, data is collected for one or more parameters associated with at least one of audio of the call and a network used to carry the audio of the call in response to the party experiencing poor voice quality. At this point, a predictive model is used to predict at least one cause for the poor voice quality. Here, the data collected for the one or more parameters is provided as input to the predictive model. Accordingly, one or more actions are taken to attempt to address the at least one cause and improve the voice quality on the call for the remote party. |
| US10965802B2 |
Device monitoring and restriction system and method
A method of controlling use of network-connectable devices is provided. The method includes monitoring by a first computational process, operating at a first processor utilization level, communication on a user device operated by a particular user and determining based on the monitoring by the first computational process a trigger event. The method further includes monitoring by a second computational process, operating at a second processor utilization level higher than the first processor utilization level, the communication on the user device responsive to determining the trigger event. Use of the user device is restricted based at least on the monitoring by the second computational process of the communication. |
| US10965800B2 |
Interaction method in call and device
An interaction method in a call and a device, where the method includes displaying a voice assistant icon on a call screen of the wearable device when a phone number of a communication peer device is a service number converting received voice information into a dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) tone when the voice assistant icon is activated, and sending the DTMF tone to the communication peer device. Therefore, in a process of making or answering a service call using the wearable device, under a specific trigger condition, voice information of a user is converted into a DTMF tone to be sent to the communication peer device. In this way, when the user needs to enter a digit or a symbol in a call process, it can be ensured that the user enters correct information, and user experience is improved. |
| US10965799B2 |
Sanitary sleeve for an electronic device
Disclosed is a sanitary sleeve for an electronic device. The sanitary sleeve comprising a top flexible member, wherein one or more edges of the top flexible member may be joined with one or more edges of a bottom flexible member to provide a housing between the top flexible member and the bottom flexible member. Further, the housing may be configured to retain the electronic device. Further, the top flexible member may include two panels separated by a slit-like aperture to allow insertion of the electronic device within the housing. |
| US10965796B2 |
Mobile terminal
The present invention relates to a three-stage foldable mobile terminal having a flexible display, and can provide a mobile terminal comprising: a body portion which comprises first to third bodies rotatably connected to each other and which implements a first state in which the first to third bodies are arranged side by side in one direction and a second state in which the first to third bodies overlap each other by the at least one hinge unit, respectively; and a flexible display unit which is mounted on the body portion, wherein the body portion comprises: a main circuit board which is disposed on the first body; a flexible circuit board which electrically connects the first and second bodies in the first state; and a connection member which is disposed on the second body so that the main circuit board and the third body are electrically connected to each other in the second state. |
| US10965795B2 |
Content stream integrity and redundancy system
A system can include one or more content distribution sites to provide content to one or more content satellite offices for delivery toward a set of destination devices for display. A content distribution site, of the one or more content distribution sites, can include one or more streamer devices. The one or more streamer devices can be associated with a single spoofed Internet protocol (IP) address. The spoofed IP address can facilitate failover among the one or more streamer devices. The one or more streamer devices can be configured to provide the content toward the set of destination devices using multicast with forward error correction (FEC). A content satellite office, of the one or more content satellite offices, can be configured to subscribe to a multicast group associated with the one or more streamer devices. The multicast group can be associated with the spoofed IP address to facilitate the failover among the one or more streamer devices. |
| US10965788B2 |
Multi-path transmission control protocol (MP-TCP) option tunneling for MP-TCP proxies
Various aspects of the subject technology relate to methods, systems, and machine-readable media for multi-path transmission control protocol (MP-TCP) proxy tunneling. The method includes reading a first multi-path transmission control protocol (MP-TCP) information from at least one first MP-TCP header, the at least one first MP-TCP header included in a first MP-TCP subflow, the first MP-TCP subflow included in a first MP-TCP session. The method also includes encapsulating the first MP-TCP information in a second MP-TCP session, the second MP-TCP session different from the first MP-TCP session. The method also includes sending the first MP-TCP information through the second MP-TCP session. |
| US10965785B2 |
Language-agnostic graph-based combinatorial application framework
A computer-implemented schema-independent method of modeling data from diverse sources is described. A server transmits to a client computer a blueprint for visualizing and interacting with data, wherein the blueprint defines an application, for visualizing and interacting with data. The application may operate on the client computer within a web browser and may include program code or scripts that operate within the web browser and transmit data and commands to and from the server. In response to receiving a data fetch message from the application, the server receives data from a selected one of a plurality of domains. The server then transforms the received data into a semantic data format. The transformed data is then stored by the server as a first data set. The first data set can then be transmitted to the client computer for further processing and visualization by the application using the blueprint. |
| US10965783B2 |
Multimedia information sharing method, related apparatus, and system
The present disclosure discloses a multimedia information sharing method performed by a first multimedia information sharing apparatus, including: receiving, via a VR display desktop, a multimedia information sharing instruction; determining to-be-transmitted target multimedia information according to the multimedia information sharing instruction; transmitting the target multimedia information to a VR server, and the VR server transmits the target multimedia information to a second multimedia information sharing apparatus that uses the multimedia information to generate VR target multimedia information corresponding to the target multimedia information and present the VR target multimedia information. In the present disclosure, multimedia information is processed into VR target multimedia information, so that both an information receiving party and an information transmitting party can view the VR target multimedia information in a VR environment, thereby improving interactivity during information sharing. |
| US10965779B2 |
Role-specialization in spaceborne and airborne computing platforms
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for spaceborne and airborne computing platforms. In one example, an airborne computing platform includes a plurality of airborne devices, with one or more of the airborne devices comprising specialized roles defined by at least one among software elements and hardware elements targeted to the specialized roles. Individual ones of the airborne devices are configured to identify tasks to be serviced using one or more of the specialized roles, determine one or more target devices to handle the tasks based at least in part on attributes of the target devices, and transfer at least task instructions for delivery to the target devices for performing the tasks. |
| US10965775B2 |
Discovering signature of electronic social networks
Systems and computer program products may rank one user's connections in an electronic social network. The computer system may include a processor and a memory. The computer system may additionally include a program comprising a plurality of instructions stored in memory that are executed by the processor to identify one user's connections with other users in an electronic social network, and analyze a plurality of data sources for electronic communications between the one user and the other users. The program may additionally include a plurality of instructions stored in memory that are executed by the processor to calculate for each of the other users the probability that the one user will communicate with that other user based on the analyzed plurality of data sources, and rank the one user's connections with the other users based on the calculated probabilities. |
| US10965773B2 |
Adaptive system cache
Techniques described herein relate to requesting and receiving adaptive content resources from content management servers and other content repositories, executing the adaptive content resources on one or more user devices, and performing caching determinations and caching behaviors based on the execution of the adaptive content resources. In some embodiments, content resources may be executed on user devices in a content distribution network. User inputs may be received in connection with the execution of the adaptive content resources, and a user context may be determined based on user interactions and feedback during execution of the adaptive content resources. Additional content resources may be requested and received from content repositories for caching within user devices based on the determined user context. |
| US10965771B2 |
Dynamically switchable transmission data formats in a computer system
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for dynamically selecting transmission data formats for communicating data. A request for a server application sent from a client application is received by receiving, by a computer system. The request includes first data in a first transmission data format and identifies a set of transmission data formats acceptable to the client application. A determination is made by the computer system as whether the first transmission data format is supported. A response from the server application with second data in a selected transmission data format in the set of transmission data formats by the computer system in response to the first transmission data format being supported. |
| US10965770B1 |
Dynamic optimization of request parameters for proxy server
Systems and methods of task implementation are extended as provided herein and target the web crawling process through a step of submitting a request by a customer to a web crawler. The systems and methods allow a more complex request for a web crawler to be defined in order to receive more specific data. In one aspect, a method for data extraction and gathering from a Network by a Service provider infrastructure include the following steps: checking the parameters of a request received from a User's Device, adjusting the request parameters according to pre-established Scraping logic, selecting a Proxy according to the criteria of the pre-established Scraping logic, sending the adjusted request to the Target through the selected Proxy, checking metadata received from the Target, and forwarding the data to the User's device. |
| US10965766B2 |
Synchronized console data and user interface playback
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing user interface development tools. In one aspect, a method includes receiving console logs that specify sequences of user interface events that occurred during user sessions. For each of multiple user sessions, a received console log for the user interface events that occurred during that user session is identified. Playback data that presents visual changes of one or more user interfaces of the publisher that occurred during that user session is generated. An interactive interface is generated and provided. The interface includes session replay area in which the playback data presents the visual changes of the one or more user interfaces of the publisher that occurred during that user session and a console log area that presents console entries from the console log for the user interface events that occurred during that user session. |
| US10965761B1 |
Communication management system for supporting multiple agent communications sessions in a contact center
A communications handler receiving incoming communications determines an appropriate contact center agent to receive the communication and modifies a graphical user interface (“GUI”) to notify the agent of the incoming communication. A plurality of communication session indicators provide status information for various communication sessions, and allow the agent to select one of several simultaneous communication sessions, which in turn alters the GUI to present information about that selected communication session. By selecting the corresponding communication session indicator, the agent can replace information for one communication session with another. The communication session indicators are updated to reflect the corresponding status of the communication session. The communication sessions include voice and non-voice channel types, wherein the non-voice channel types may include chat sessions, text sessions, and email sessions. Agent session data accessed by the communications handler allows selection of agents authorized and available to handle the incoming communication session. |
| US10965760B2 |
Cloud-based operator interface for industrial automation
A cloud-based operator interface system is provided that runs as a cloud service on a cloud platform. The cloud-based operator interface system collects industrial data from one or more industrial systems via respective cloud gateway devices. A set of predefined operator interface screens are stored on cloud storage associated with the operator interface system, and delivered to authorized Internet-capable client devices upon request. The industrial data received from the cloud gateways can be delivered to the client devices from the cloud platform via the operator interface screens. Additional cloud-side services can correlate and analyzes the industrial data on the cloud platform to facilitate additional reporting, alarming, and notification features. |
| US10965758B2 |
Sub-networks based security method, apparatus and product
A method, apparatus and product for sub-networks based cyber security. One method comprises detecting a device connecting to a local network which is divided into subnets; determining a usage profile of the device; automatically selecting a subnet to connect the device based on the usage profile; and connecting the device to the selected subnet in the local network. Another method comprises monitoring communication traffic of devices in each of the subnets of a local network; performing anomaly detection to detect an abnormal communication of a device connected to a subnet; blocking the abnormal communication of the device; and removing the device from the subnet and connecting the device to a quarantine subnet of the local network, whereby reducing connectivity of the device with other devices connected to the local network. |
| US10965754B2 |
Method and system for cache data analysis for enterprise content management systems
Cache data analysis for enterprise content management systems is described. A content category is identified based on content provided by a cache server associated with an enterprise content management system. A determination is made whether content associated with the content category is cached by the cache server. The content associated with the content category is requested by the cache server if the content associated with the content category is not cached by the cache server. The content associated with the content category is cached by the cache server. |
| US10965744B2 |
Arrangements for communicating data in a computing system using multiple processors
Systems and methods for reducing data movement in a computer system. The systems and methods use information or knowledge about the structure of an algorithm, operations to be executed at a receiving processing unit, variables or subsets or groups of variables in a distributed algorithm, or other forms of contextual information, for reducing the number of bits transmitted from at least one transmitting processing unit to at least one receiving processing unit or storage device. |
| US10965741B2 |
Non-disruptive enablement of highly available cloud computing services
Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are described herein. In some embodiments, a computing platform may deploy a cloud application comprising a first instance of the cloud application. Further, the computing platform may direct a DNS to the first instance of the cloud application. Next, the computing platform may determine that a second instance of the cloud application should be deployed. Additionally, the computing platform may create a first global traffic manager configured with at least a first endpoint and a second endpoint, where the first endpoint is associated with the first instance and is enabled, and where the second endpoint is associated with the second instance, and is disabled. Subsequently, the computing platform may direct the DNS to the first global traffic manager. The computing platform may then direct the DNS to the first global traffic manager, enable the second endpoint. In addition, the computing device may direct, based on metadata associated with each of a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users to one of the first instance and the second instance, wherein one or more users are directed to each of the first instance and the second instance. |
| US10965736B2 |
Controlling an application dependency identifier
An application identifier control system controls an application dependency identification system to access request logs in one or more front end server systems that are providing access to a hosted application and identify dependencies. The dependencies are identified by identifying successful data access requests to an endpoint to be migrated, that originate from a separate, requesting application. A surfacing control system controls surfacing logic to surface the dependencies. |
| US10965721B2 |
Method, related apparatus, and system for recovering called service of terminal
A method, a related apparatus, and a system for recovering a called service of a terminal are provided. The method includes: when a called request of a user terminal is received, querying an initial proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) entity with which the user terminal currently registers; if it is detected that the initial P-CSCF is faulty, selecting an available P-CSCF and sending, to the available P-CSCF, a notification message that carries a redundancy identifier, where the redundancy identifier is used to instruct the available P-CSCF to trigger the user terminal to re-register with the P-CSCF; and when a registration complete message sent by the P-CSCF with which the user terminal re-registers is received, delivering the called request to the re-registered P-CSCF to bear a called service of the user terminal. |
| US10965719B2 |
Service capabilities in heterogeneous network
In some implementations, a telecommunications network can include a core network device. The core network device can receive from a session-originating device an initiation request of a communication session, the initiation request including information of a destination and information of media capabilities. The core network device can determine network-location information of the destination, retrieve from a capability registry modification information corresponding to the network-location information, and modify the information of the media capabilities based at least in part on the modification information. The core network device can transmit the initiation request including the modified information of the media capabilities to another core network device corresponding to the network-location information. The core network device can also determine that the information of the one or more media capabilities does not correspond to the retrieved capability information and transmit a session-failure indication to the session-originating device. |
| US10965717B2 |
Intrusion detection and mitigation in data processing
A security manager configured to generate a plurality of learned security policies and provide at least one learned security policy and a security agent to a client machine for enforcement of the at least one learned security policy by the security agent on the client machine. The security manager configured to receive alerts from the security agent indicating anomalous behavior on the client machine. |
| US10965715B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling traffic to VPN servers
The present application is directed a computer-implemented method for for managing traffic in a network. The method includes a step of providing, at a computer including a graphical user interface (GUI), a request from a user to access the internet. The method also includes a step of determining information of the user including a security access in the network. The method further includes a step of reviewing, via the GUI, selection criteria of plural, dynamic, virtual private network (VPN) cloud servers in the network. The method even further includes a step of ranking efficiency of the plural, dynamic, virtual VPN cloud servers in the network. The method yet even further includes a step of matching the user request with one of the plural, dynamic VPN cloud servers based on the ranked efficiency and the determined information. The active session of the one of the plural, dynamic VPN cloud servers lasts until a predetermined condition is met. Moreover, the GUI displays a current, dynamically changing list of users matched with respective VPN cloud servers. Still further, the GUI displays a current, dynamically changing queue list of other users still to be matched with VPN cloud servers. |
| US10965713B2 |
Centrally managing data for orchestrating and managing user accounts and access control and security policies remotely across multiple devices
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprising: posting, by a broker computing device, device control data to a distributed datastore including distributed ledger and blockchain, wherein the device control data is collected at a plurality of directory services in a federation; receiving, at a computing hardware device, the device control data from the distributed datastore; using, by the computing hardware device, the device control data received from the distributed datastore, remotely managing user accounts and access control and security policies on at least one networked device. |
| US10965711B2 |
Data behavioral tracking
Threat detection instrumentation is simplified by providing and updating labels for computing objects in a context-sensitive manner. This may include simple labeling schemes to distinguish between objects, e.g., trusted/untrusted processes or corporate/private data. This may also include more granular labeling schemes such as a three-tiered scheme that identifies a category (e.g., financial, e-mail, game), static threat detection attributes (e.g., signatures, hashes, API calls), and explicit identification (e.g., what a file or process calls itself). By tracking such data for various computing objects and correlating these labels to malware occurrences, rules can be written for distribution to endpoints to facilitate threat detection based on, e.g., interactions of labeled objects, changes to object labels, and so forth. In this manner, threat detection based on complex interactions of computing objects can be characterized in a platform independent manner and pre-processed on endpoints without requiring significant communications overhead with a remote threat management facility. |
| US10965707B2 |
Correlation-driven threat assessment and remediation
Introduced here are security management platforms configured to identify, assess, and monitor organizational vulnerability to security threats. By monitoring netflow data regarding the traffic traversing the Internet, a security management platform can identify security threats that would otherwise go undetected. Such action can be performed instead of, or in addition to, monitoring netflow data regarding the traffic traversing a local network (also referred to as an “internal network”) associated with an organization under examination. Thus, rather than monitor the traffic leaving public-facing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses residing on the local network, the security management platform can instead monitor traffic traversing the Internet and then filter the traffic to identify flows originating from the local network, flows destined for the local network, or any combination thereof. |
| US10965704B2 |
Identifying self-signed certificates using HTTP access logs for malware detection
In one embodiment, a device in a network receives traffic information regarding one or more secure sessions in the network. The device associates the one or more secure sessions with corresponding certificate validation check traffic indicated by the received traffic information. The device makes a self-signed certificate determination for an endpoint domain of a particular secure session based on whether the particular secure session is associated with certificate validation check traffic. The device causes the self-signed certificate determination for the endpoint domain to be used as input to a malware detector. |
| US10965700B2 |
Fraud detection based on analysis of frequency-domain data
A risk analysis system configures the decision engine to detect anomalous online activities by analyzing usage patterns associated with one or more user accounts across multiple frequencies. The risk analysis system obtains transaction log data representing transactions associated with one or more accounts, and extracts data from the transaction log data to generate time-series data along a time dimension. The time-series data may represent usage characteristics of one or more user accounts over a period of time. The risk analysis system derives pattern data representing usage patterns across multiple different frequencies based on the time-series data. The risk analysis system then configures the decision engine to detect anomalous account activities based on the derived pattern data. |
| US10965697B2 |
Indicating malware generated domain names using digits
In some examples, a system counts a number of digits in a domain name. The system compares a value based on the number of digits to a threshold, and indicates that the domain name is potentially generated by malware in response to the value having a specified relationship with respect to the threshold. |
| US10965695B2 |
Systems and methods for matching and scoring sameness
Systems and methods for matching and scoring sameness. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is provided, comprising acts of: identifying a plurality of first-degree anchor values from the first digital interaction, wherein the plurality of first-degree anchor values comprise first-degree anchor values X and Y; accessing a profile of the first-degree anchor value X, wherein: the profile of the first-degree anchor value X comprises a plurality of sets of second-degree anchor values; and each set of the plurality of sets of second-degree anchor values corresponds to a respective anchor type and comprises one or more second-degree anchor values of that anchor type; determining how closely the first-degree anchor values X and Y are associated; and generating an association score indicative of how closely the plurality of first-degree anchors are associated, based at least in part on how closely the first-degree anchor values X and Y are associated. |
| US10965687B2 |
Location service authorization and indication
An application can specify a location service authorization type to be enforced by a mobile device. After the user authorizes the location service through an authorization dialog, the application can receive location service according to the authorization type. A first authorization type allows the application to receive continuous location updates and location events from a location service on the mobile device only when the application is in use. A second authorization type allows the application to always receive continuous location updates and location events when the application is running in a foreground or background. The text of the authorization dialog can be customized by the application to provide more detail on how the location data will be used by the application. |
| US10965685B2 |
Collaborative communications environment and privacy setting associated therewith
A method includes receiving a user indication to create an online collaborative team within an online chat environment. The method further includes receiving a user selection of members for the online collaborative team. The online collaborative team enables the selected members of the online collaborative team to communicate with one another. The online chat environment maintains communication of the members and activities of the members of the online collaborative team. The online chat environment makes the activities and the communication available to the members when the members are within the online chat environment. The method further includes accessing attributes associated with the members of the online collaborative team. The method, responsive to the accessing the attributes associated with the members, determines a privacy setting of the online collaborative team. |
| US10965684B2 |
Logical zones for IoT devices
Methods for logically grouping Internet of Things (IoT) devices are described. One or more logical zones are defined. Each logical zone includes one or more physical zones, one or more virtual zones, or a combination of physical and virtual zones. Each IoT device is associated with at least one logical zone. Communication between the IoT devices is restricted based on the zones with which the IoT devices are associated. |
| US10965683B1 |
Login and authentication methods and systems
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for authenticating requests to access one or more accounts over a network using authenticity evaluations of two or more automated decision engines are discussed. A login request for access to a user account may be submitted to multiple decision engines that each apply different rulesets for authenticating the login request, and output an evaluation of the authenticity of the login request. Based on evaluations from multiple automated decision engines, the login request may be allowed to proceed to validation of user identity and, if user identity is validated, access to the user account may be authorized. Based on the evaluations, the login attempt may also be rejected. One or more additional challenge question may be returned to the computing device used to request account access, and the login request allowed to proceed to validation of identity if the response to the challenge question is deemed acceptable. |
| US10965679B2 |
Apparatus for monitoring file access in virtual machine and method for the same
An apparatus for monitoring file access in a virtual machine in a cloud-computing system based on a virtualized environment includes a hypervisor for implementing at least one virtual machine and managing the virtual machine by monitoring a task in which a the virtual machine accesses a file loaded from storage to memory, the storage storing data including environment information of the virtual machine. |
| US10965674B1 |
Security protection against threats to network identity providers
Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for security protection against threats to network identity providers. Techniques include identifying a first request from a client for access to a secure network resource; redirecting the client to an identity provider. The identity provider may be configured to authenticate the client and provide the client with data signed using a first identity provider key. Further techniques include identifying a second request from the client, the second request including a doubly-signed version of the data, verifying the doubly-signed version of the data using a second identity provider key corresponding to the first identity provider key and a second client key corresponding to the first client key; and allowing, conditional on a result of the verifying, the client to access the secure network resource. |
| US10965673B2 |
User ID codes for online verification
Methods and systems for establishing a chain of relationships are disclosed. An identity verification platform receives a first request for registration comprising an identification of a first user, identification of an entity, and a relationship between the first user and the entity; verifies the identity of the first user and the relationship between the first user and the entity; and verifies that the entity is legitimate. Once a relationship between a first individual, invited by the first user, and the entity is confirmed, the platform creates a custom badge representing the relationship between the first individual and the entity for display on the entity's website. The platform receives an identification of a selection by an end user of the custom badge and, responsive to receiving the identification of the selection, renders, on a domain controlled by the identity verification platform, a verification that the relationship between the first individual and the entity is valid. |
| US10965669B2 |
Communication apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
An MFP (communication apparatus) accepts, as an operation for making an electronic data transmission destination setting, an operation using a local UI (LUI) or a remote UI (RUI). The MFP, in accordance with an accepted operation, logs in to an LDAP server (server apparatus), and performs obtainment processing for obtaining a transmission destination from the server. If logging in to the LDAP server in accordance with an operation using the LUI in the obtainment processing, the MFP uses authentication information stored in an HDD, and if logging in to the LDAP server in accordance with an operation using the RUI, the MFP does not use authentication information stored in the HDD. |
| US10965667B2 |
Protection from unfamiliar login locations
In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interface 180 may receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storage 150 may store a user location profile of the user. A processor 120 may execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interface 180 may present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison. |
| US10965662B2 |
Method and system for data communication and frictionless authentication
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to electronic computer implemented methods of data communication. At least one method includes, via a data communications network, receiving one or more mobile EDI token datasets associated with each of one or more mobile devices; each of the mobile EDI token datasets including a mobile online ID attribute data element, a beacon attribute data element and biometric ID attribute data element; via a data communications network, receiving a matching score attribute data element associated with at least one of the mobile EDI token datasets; electronically processing and authenticating the least one mobile EDI token dataset based on the received matching score attribute data element; and via a data communications network, transmitting the mobile online ID attribute associated with the authenticated mobile EDI token dataset. |
| US10965658B2 |
Application program as key for authorizing access to resources
In a networked environment, a client side application executed on a client device may transmit a request to an authorization service for access to a resource. The authorization service may authenticate the user of client device and/or the client device based on user credentials and/or a device identifier. In response to authenticating the user and/or the client device, the authorization service may send to the client side application a request for confirmation that the client device complies with a distribution rule associated with the resource, where the distribution rule requires a specific application or specific type of application to be installed, enabled and/or executing on the client device as a prerequisite to accessing the resource. If the client device complies with the distribution rule, the client side application accesses the resource. Accessing the resource may include receiving an authorization credential required for access to the resource. |
| US10965656B2 |
Retrieving access data for blockchain networks using highly available trusted execution environments
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for retrieving data from external data sources for processing within a blockchain network. One of the methods includes receiving a request for data that includes encrypted data, the encrypted data including access data that is encrypted using a service public key of a key management node; selecting a relay system node from a plurality of relay system nodes that share a service private key of the key management node; transmitting the request to the relay system node; receiving a response provided from the relay system node, the response including result data and a digital signature, wherein the digital signature is generated based on the result data and the service private key of the key management node; and transmitting the response to a client. |
| US10965653B2 |
Scalable and secure message brokering approach in a communication system
A method includes a first computing entity receiving a request for first data from an affiliated source device by a user device. When a re-encryption key of the user device is not based on a key pair of the first computing entity the method further includes decrypting the first encrypted data using a private key of the first computing entity and encrypting the recovered first data with a public key of a second computing entity to produce second encrypted data. The method further includes encrypting the second encrypted data with the re-encryption key of the user device to produce double encrypted data. The method further includes sending the double encrypted data to the user device, where the user device is capable of decrypting the double encrypted data to recover the first data using a private key of the user device based on a key pair of the second computing entity. |
| US10965648B2 |
Enforcing instructions of a segmentation policy on a network midpoint device
An enforcement module operating on a server or on a network midpoint device obtains a management instruction controlling communications of a target workload. The enforcement module configures a firewall of a network midpoint device upstream from the target workload to enforce the management instruction. The configuration mechanism may be dependent on the particular capabilities and characteristics of the network midpoint device. |
| US10965645B2 |
Computer or microchip with a secure system bios having a separate private network connection to a separate private network
A method for a computer or microchip with one or more inner hardware-based access barriers or firewalls that establish one or more private units disconnected from a public unit or units having connection to the public Internet and one or more of the private units have a connection to one or more non-Internet-connected private networks for private network control of the configuration of the computer or microchip using active hardware configuration, including field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The hardware-based access barriers include a single out-only bus and/or another in-only bus with a single on/off switch. |
| US10965642B2 |
Network address translation
A Network Address Translation (NAT) method, apparatus and device are provided. Based on the method, a target IP address and its reference port are obtained from a NAT resource pool, wherein the reference port is a port in a consecutive port range of the target IP address; a first five-tuple corresponding to a packet is generated based on the target IP address, the reference port and an original five-tuple of the packet, and a second five-tuple is obtained by masking first-class bits of two classes of ports of the first five-tuple respectively; a target five-tuple is determined in a plurality of consecutive hash buckets of a hash table based on a hash result of the second five-tuple; and the target five-tuple and the original five-tuple are recorded in the hash table and a corresponding result table, and the packet is NAT-processed based on the target five-tuple. |
| US10965639B2 |
Seamless connection to multiple wireless controllers
A load control system may be provided including control devices and a system controller. The system controller may be configured to broadcast a service set identifier (SSID) and provide a wireless network connection to a network device. The system controller may provide a web page to the network device, wherein the web page may include an indication of target system controllers. The target system controllers may be used for configuring (e.g., associating) the control devices. The system controller may receive an indication of a target system controller selected to associate the control devices. The system controller may determine an address and port number of the target system controller identified by the network device. The system controller may provide, to the network device, the web page from the target system controller while the network device is connected to the system controller via the wireless network connection. |
| US10965638B2 |
Communication chipset, communication device and protocol offload method for automatic address allocation
The present invention relates to a communication chipset, a communication device and a protocol offload method for automatic address allocation, and the communication chipset includes: a plurality of registers for storing address setting modes and IP addresses; a controller-interface for setting the address setting mode on the basis of a data received from a controller controlling an offload device through execution of a program; a network-interface for transmitting and receiving a network packet; and an IP address creation control module for automatically setting an IP address of the plurality of registers using the received network packet according to the set address setting mode. |
| US10965633B2 |
Session history horizon control
Session history horizon control techniques are described in which participants in a communication session are able to selectively control how much history of the communication session is shown to individuals added into the session. A representation of a session record (e.g., a message thread) may be exposed for rendering by communication modules used by participants for the communication session. Responsive to addition of participants, the communication module(s) may be configured to expose a history control element in conjunction with the session record to enable control over portions of the session record exposed to people added into the session. The history control element for a particular participant is configured to visually identify portions within the session record that are accessible to the particular participant. The history control element may also be positioned in different locations in the session record to modify exposure of the messages to the particular participant. |
| US10965632B2 |
Messaging systems and methods that employ a blockchain to ensure integrity of message delivery
A messaging system is provided that includes a first message server, a second message server and a distributed database system that stores a blockchain. The first message server receives a message from a first user system, and records at least one selected component of the received message into a block of the blockchain stored in the distributed database system. When the second message server receives the message from the first message server, the second message server can determine whether a component from the received message matches the selected component that is stored in the block of the blockchain. |
| US10965631B2 |
Activity-related relevance processing of electronic message(s)
Activity-related relevance processing of an electronic message includes receiving, by a processor(s) user-related data indicative of a current activity of a user, and parsing, by the processor(s), content of the electronic message for an electronic device of the user. The parsing includes using natural language processing of the electronic message. An activity-related relevance of the electronic message to the user is determined, by the processor(s), based on the user-related data and the parsed content of the electronic message. Based at least in part on the determined activity-related relevance, the electronic message is processed for the user's electronic device. |
| US10965625B2 |
Audio processing for voice simulated noise effects
Systems and methods may be used to process and output information related to a non-speech vocalization, for example from a user attempting to mimic a non-speech sound. A method may include determine a mimic quality value associated with an audio file by comparing a non-speech vocalization to a prerecorded audio file. For example, the method may include determining an edit distance between the non-speech vocalization and the prerecorded audio file. The method may include assigning a mimic quality value to the audio file based on the edit distance. The method may include outputting the mimic quality value. |
| US10965624B2 |
Targeted auto-response messaging
The techniques disclosed herein improve existing communication systems by automatically generating auto-response notices when a message to a user is related to a group with which the user is no longer a member. For example, after changing groups within a company, the user may still receive numerous messages related to the former group. Messages intended for this user may then be identified as related to a group with which the user is no longer associated based on the identity of the sender, other recipients of the message, the contents of the message, and a message context. The system may present an auto-response notice to the sender while the message is being drafted and before it has been sent. The auto-response notice alerts the sender of the changed group affiliation of the user. |
| US10965621B2 |
Application-based multiple radio access technology and platform control using SDN
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to application-based multiple radio access technologies (“RAT”) and platform control using software-defined networking (“SDN”). According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an SDN controller can configure a radio access network (“RAN”) for connectionless services and for connection-oriented services. The RAN can support multiple RATs each capable of providing radio access to a device, such as a UE or an IoT device. The SDN controller can determine a user plane path configuration for an application flow through at least part of the RAN. The SDN controller can provide the user plane configuration to an SDN agent that is stored on and is executable by the device. |
| US10965615B2 |
Centralized IP address management for distributed gateways
There are provided measures for centralized IP address management for distributed gateways. Such measures exemplarily comprise management of IP addresses for hosts being linked with a plurality of distributed gateway entities via a first host-specific tunnel at a centralized controller entity, and control of the plurality of distributed gateway entities in terms of Internet protocol address management from the centralized controller entity via a second host-specific tunnel on the basis of the managed Internet protocol addresses for the hosts. Accordingly, control-plane and user-plane functions may be separated between the centralized controller entity and the plurality of distributed gateway entities. |
| US10965610B1 |
Systems and methods for allocating shared resources in multi-tenant environments
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) for each tenant in a plurality of tenants within a multi-tenant service system, assigning a probability factor to the tenant that indicates a likelihood that the tenant will be selected when a resource of the multi-tenant service system is available, (2) detecting that the resource of the multi-tenant service system is available, (3) probabilistically selecting a tenant from the plurality of tenants by using the probability factors assigned to the tenants in the plurality of tenants, and (4) directing the multi-tenant service system to allocate the resource to the selected tenant for execution of a work item received from the selected tenant. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10965608B2 |
Mobile supercloud computing system and method
A mobile supercloud system and method are provided that can improve upon the complexity regarding synchronization and sharing of data with others over the cloud. Embodiments can provide systems that can be quickly responsive to changes made to data on the client device, and which can automatically propagate those changes wherever needed. The system can combine the resources of multiple cloud services together with the computational and storage resources resident on the mobile device, and a system whereby the user's device can participate in completing the restoration of state on the server after catastrophic failure on the server-side. |
| US10965601B2 |
Sender side assisted flow classification
A method for a sender side assisted flow classification is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method comprises detecting a packet by a network virtualization layer engine implemented in a hypervisor on a sender side of a virtualization computer system; and determining, by the network virtualization layer engine, whether the packet requires special processing. In response to determining that the packet requires special processing, a special processing flag is inserted in a certain field of an outer header of the packet; and the packet is forwarded toward a destination of the packet for a PNIC on a receiver side to process the packet. |
| US10965600B2 |
Metadata extraction
Examples of implementations relate to metadata extraction. For example, a system of privacy preservation comprises a physical processor that executes machine-readable instructions that cause the system to normalize a network traffic payload with a hardware-based normalization engine controlled by a microcode program; parse the normalized network traffic payload, as the network traffic payload passes through a network, by performing a parsing operation of a portion of the normalized network traffic payload with a hardware-based function engine of a plurality of parallel-distributed hardware-based function engines controlled by the microcode program; and provide the hardware-based function engine with a different portion of the normalized network traffic payload responsive to an indication, communicated through a common status interface, that the different portion of the normalized network traffic payload is needed to complete the parsing operation. |
| US10965597B2 |
Virtual network function load balancer
Examples may include techniques to route packets to virtual network functions. A network function virtualization load balancer is provided which routes packets to both maximize a specified distribution and minimize switching of contexts between virtual network functions. Virtual network functions are arranged to be able to shift a context from one virtual network function to another. As such, the system can be managed, for example, scaled up or down, regardless of the statefullness of the virtual network functions and their local contexts or flows. |
| US10965592B2 |
Inter-network service chaining
Techniques are described in which a centralized controller constructs a service chain between a bare metal server (BMS) and a virtual execution element (e.g., virtual machine or container), or in some instances a remote BMS, across a plurality of networks. In some examples, the controller may construct a service chain between a BMS and a virtual execution element or remote BMS using Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN)—Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) and Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPNs) such as BGP/Multiprotocol Label Switching (BGP/MPLS) IP VPNs. |
| US10965588B2 |
MTC service selection in the (S)Gi-LAN
As described herein, various nodes in a 3GPP network, including a user equipment (UE), can be used to insert metadata in uplink traffic so that the network and/or an (S)Gi-LAN can make traffic steering decisions based on the metadata. For example, the UE can insert metadata into its uplink traffic so that the services in the (S)Gi-LAN can be better leveraged. In one embodiment, network nodes are able to insert metadata that relates directly to the UE and that relates to the operating conditions of the network nodes that the UE is using to send uplink data, so that the services in the (S)Gi-LAN can be better leveraged. |
| US10965586B2 |
Resilient network communication using selective multipath packet flow spraying
Techniques for detecting path failures and reducing packet loss as a result of such failures are described for use within a data center or other environment. For example, a source and/or destination access node may create and/or maintain information about health and/or connectivity for a plurality of ports or paths between the source and destination device and core switches. The source access node may spray packets over a number of paths between the source access node and the destination access node. The source access node may use the information about connectivity for the paths between the source or destination access nodes and the core switches to limit the paths over which packets are sprayed. The source access node may spray packets over paths between the source access node and the destination access node that are identified as healthy, while avoiding paths that have been identified as failed. |
| US10965581B2 |
Method and network node for obtaining target transmission path
A method and network node for obtaining a target transmission path, where the method includes obtaining, by a first network node in a network domain, topology information of a plurality of network nodes on each path between an ingress node and an egress node that are in the network domain, obtaining, by the first network node, a transmission delay of each path according to the topology information, where the transmission delay of each path includes a sum of physical link delays between all network nodes on each path and node residence times of all the network nodes on each path, and determining, by the first network node, the target transmission path according to the transmission delay of each path. |
| US10965580B2 |
Systems and methods for automated determination of network device transiting data attributes
A system for determining network device transiting data attributes includes one or more memory devices storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to run a first script on all static ports of a network and run a second script on all known ports of the network. The system may parse the parameters returned from the first and second scripts to identify one or more identified ports of the known ports. The system may run a third script on the one or more identified ports to force one or more denials at the identified ports. Based on the one or more denials, the system may determine network device transiting data attributes including but not limited to allowed protocols and directionality for each of the one or more identified ports. |
| US10965574B2 |
Apparatus, computer program and method
A method of building a set of traceable messages through a network of nodes is provided, the method comprising receiving message information corresponding to a first message, the message information comprising a first source identifier and a first destination identifier and determining whether the source identifier is associated with a set of previous messages, whereby when the first source identifier is associated with a set of previous messages, the method comprises identifying the first message as also belonging to the set of previous messages and when the first source identifier is not associated with a set of previous messages, the method comprises identifying the first message as belonging to a new set of messages, the method further comprising associating the first destination identifier with the set of messages to which the first message belongs, such that if a second message is sent from that destination, the second message will be identified as belonging to that set of messages. |
| US10965568B2 |
Bit-forwarding ingress router, bit-forwarding router, and operation, administration and maintenance test method
Embodiments of this application provide a bit-forwarding ingress router, a bit-forwarding router, and an OAM test method, and pertain to the field of multicast networks. A first BFR receives an OAM request packet from a BFIR; the first BFR determines, according to the OAM request packet, that a destination BFR corresponding to the OAM request packet is the first BFR; and the first BFR obtains a first OAM response packet according to an ID of the BFIR, and sends the first OAM response packet to the BFIR. According to the method and the apparatus that are provided in the embodiments of this application, a problem that a BFIR cannot diagnose or handle a transmission fault when the fault occurs during transmission of a multicast packet can be resolved, which helps implement connectivity testing by using an OAM packet and enables testing of multiple BFERs. |
| US10965566B2 |
System and method for detecting changes in cloud service up-time
A method for detecting cloud service uptime for a cloud service on a cloud service provider, by means of a cognitive agent. The method includes receiving, by the cognitive agent, a cloud service request from a client, and determining the cloud service uptime based on a cloud service uptime model. The method further includes preventing the cloud service request from the client if it is determined that the cloud service uptime exceeds a given threshold, and transmitting, by the cognitive agent, cloud service uptime details to the client. The method further includes requesting a provisioning of a cloud service if it is determined that the cloud service uptime does not exceed the given threshold. The method further includes training, by the cognitive agent, the cloud service uptime model based on a dynamic polling of the cloud service, wherein the cloud service uptime model provides an optimal response to the client. |
| US10965563B2 |
Automatic monitoring of the health of an identity services engine
A system and method for monitoring the health of an identity services engine (ISE) system is disclosed. The method includes obtaining, from a plurality of ISE nodes within an ISE system, historical performance metrics for the plurality of ISE nodes; computing, based on the historical performance metrics, a model for the plurality of ISE nodes representing healthy behavior for the plurality of ISE nodes; obtaining, from the plurality of ISE nodes, real-time performance metrics for the plurality of ISE nodes; comparing the real-time performance metrics for the plurality of ISE nodes to the model for the plurality of ISE nodes; determining, based on the comparing, a health of the plurality of ISE nodes; and configuring the ISE system to route network traffic away from unhealthy ISE nodes. |
| US10965562B2 |
Dynamically adjusting prediction ranges in a network assurance system
In one embodiment, a network assurance service that monitors a network detects anomalies in the network by applying one or more machine learning-based anomaly detectors to telemetry data from the network. The network assurance service receives ranking feedback from a plurality of anomaly rankers regarding relevancy of the detected anomalies. The network assurance service calculates a rescaling factor and quantile parameter by applying an objective function to the ranking feedback, in order to optimize the rescaling factor and quantile parameter of the one or more anomaly detectors. The network assurance service adjusts the rescaling factor and quantile parameter of the one or more anomaly detectors using the calculated rescaling factor and quantile parameter. |
| US10965558B2 |
Method and system for effective data collection, aggregation, and analysis in distributed heterogeneous communication network
This disclosure relates to methods and systems for effective data collection, aggregation, and analysis in a distributed heterogeneous communication network for effective fault detection or performance anomaly detection. In one embodiment, the method may include determining impact characteristics with respect to a network slice or a service in the distributed heterogeneous communication network. The method may further include determining one or more collection nodes, one or more aggregation nodes, and one or more analysis nodes within the distributed heterogeneous communication network based on the impact characteristics. The method may further include activating the one or more collection nodes for collecting data, the one or more aggregation nodes for aggregating the collected data, and the one or more analysis nodes for analyzing the aggregated data. The impact characteristics may include at least one of: user characteristics, service characteristics, slice characteristics, network characteristics, or performance characteristics. |
| US10965554B2 |
Data processing method and related device, and system
A data processing method, a related device and a system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a data processing method includes generating, by a client, a data digest for a stored data set, and sending the data digest to a server, wherein the data digest is used to trigger the server to determine, according to the data digest, feedback information for the client, receiving, by the client, the feedback information sent by the server, when the feedback information comprises a target data selection policy and a target policy parameter, determining, by the client, a data subset from the data set according to the target data selection policy and the target policy parameter, wherein the target policy parameter is used to limit a quantity of pieces of data in the data subset, and sending, by the client, the data subset to the server. |
| US10965550B2 |
Precise statistics computation for communication networks
A method for accurately measuring one or more network performance statistics during one or more sampling periods comprises processing a received data packet to identify flow information and time of arrival; transmitting the data packet, along with metadata comprising the flow information and the time of arrival, to a sample processing module; replaying the reception of the data packet based on the relative speed of the transmission link and the databus and the time of arrival; incrementing a number of bytes received for the data packet for a first sampling period; starting a second sampling period at a predetermined time and incrementing a number of bytes received for the data packet for the second sampling period, if the replaying is not completed. The number of bytes received for the data packet for the first and second sampling periods are processed into first and second sampling period statistics, respectively. |
| US10965549B2 |
Modeling resiliency strategies for streaming queries
Costs associated with deploying a streaming query according to one or more resiliency strategies given a particular service level agreement (SLA) specification are modeled to enable selection and/or recommendation of a particular resiliency strategy. A baseline cost model represents costs associated with deploying the streaming query non-resiliently. For each of any number of resiliency strategies, a resiliency model represents additional costs associated with deploying the streaming query according to a particular resiliency strategy. |
| US10965546B2 |
Control of network nodes in computer network systems
Installing on a node of a computer network, an agent of a network system. The installed agent receives a network task via the network. The network task involves a second node of the network. The receiving agent generates a probe implementing the task and targeted to the second node. Either the receiving agent or the generated probe generates a command for the second node. The command is related to the probe and can be in the form of a data link layer protocol data unit for network operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM). The agent or node that generates the command communicates the command to the second node. The second node executes the communicated command. The second node communicates an acknowledgment of the executed command to the first node. |
| US10965535B2 |
Activity-based resource allocation among virtual-computing sessions
A method of dynamically controlling use of a shared computing resource by a set of virtual-computing sessions of a client computing device includes state identification operations on per-virtual-channel event data to identify activity states of virtual channels of the sessions, performing a resource allocation operation on activity state data including (i) accumulating activity state data for all virtual channels of each session to produce per-session activity values, and (ii) using the per-session activity values to generate resource usage control signals representing a target pattern of use of the shared computing resource by the sessions based on their activity values. An enforcement operation uses the resource usage control signals to establish the target pattern of use of the shared resource of the sessions. |
| US10965532B2 |
Software-defined networking device based on service profile learning
Disclosed is a software-defined networking device based on service profile learning. The device includes a physical network configuration unit for configuring a physical network via identification of a plurality of physical nodes, a service profile generating unit for analyzing packets respectively communicated from end nodes among the plurality of physical nodes to generate a service profile, a service profile learning unit for learning spatiality and temporality of the packets, and segmenting the plurality of physical nodes into service profile groups based on the learning result, and a software-defined networking unit for configuring a virtual network on a service profile group basis to generate a software-defined network. |
| US10965528B2 |
Information processing apparatus for outputting data acquired from server, information processing method, and storage medium
In an information processing apparatus, in response to a first instruction provided by a user, data previously saved is output, while designation of language setting and acquisition of data are not executed. Further, in response to a second instruction that is different from the first instruction and provided by the user, language setting is designated for the server, data corresponding to the language setting is acquired, and the acquired data is saved as a new output target. |
| US10965525B1 |
Portable data center for data transfer
A portable data center is configured to be transported with installed computing devices between a first location and a second location. A tethered networking device of the portable data center can be deployed to provide a consistent interface for connecting computing devices at a first location with computing devices of the portable data center. Large quantities of data stored in the computing devices at the first location can be transferred to computing devices of the portable data center and the portable data center storing the transferred data can be transported to a second location where the stored data is transferred from the portable data center to one or more computing devices at the second location. |
| US10965524B2 |
Channel bonding and bonded channel access
Apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for channel bonding and bonded channel access. The apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to: gain access to a first 10 MHz channel and to a second 10 MHz channel, and encode a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission over a bonded channel, the bonded channel comprising the first 10 MHz channel and the second 10 MHz channel, where the PPDU is encoded to comprise a legacy preamble portion to be transmitted on the first 10 MHz channel and a repeated legacy preamble portion to be transmitted on the second 10 MHz channel, the PPDU further including a non-legacy portion, the non-legacy portion comprising a non-legacy signal field indicating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) used to encode a data portion of the non-legacy portion, the data portion to be transmitted on the bonded channel. |
| US10965522B2 |
Management services for 5G networks and network functions
Systems and methods of managing creation and configuration for 5G networks, NFs and NSSIs are provided. An instantiation or configuration request received from a managed entity respectively instantiates or configures the appropriate element. For NF instantiation, when the NF has a virtualized part to be instantiated by a VNF, interaction with an NFV MANO system instantiates the VNF is followed by NF instantiation notification and MOI creation for the NF. For NF configuration, the NF is configured and notification provided thereof. For network instantiation, after reception of a network creation request, interaction with the system to instantiate a NS that realizes the network is followed by determination that a new VNF associated with the NS has been instantiated, creation of a NF (constituting the network) MOI is realized by the new VNF, and NF configuration. For NSSI creation, a NF constituting the NSSI is created and configured. |
| US10965520B2 |
Method of controlling a residential gateway from a communication network, method of supervision, method of executing an action, corresponding devices and computer program
The disclosed technology relates to a method of rebooting a residential gateway. In one aspect, the residential gateway is connected, on the one hand, to a wide-area communications network and, on the other hand, to a local-area network in which the gateway implements the method in a consecutive order of: receiving a first action message comprising at least one order to shut down the gateway, the first action message being generated by an execution entity of the wide-area communications network and transmitted on the data link layer; storing a context of configuration of the local-area network associated with the gateway; shutting down the gateway; and rebooting the gateway according to the context of configuration previously stored. |
| US10965517B2 |
Correlation across non-logging components
Systems are provided for logging transactions in heterogeneous networks that include a combination of one or more instrumented components and one or more non-instrumented components. The instrumented components are configured to generate impersonated log records for the non-instrumented components involved in the transaction processing hand-offs with the instrumented components. The impersonated log records are persisted with other log records that are generated by the instrumented components in a transaction log that is maintained by a central logging system to reflect a complete flow of the transaction processing performed on the object, including the flow through the non-instrumented component(s). |
| US10965515B2 |
Graph-based network fabric for a network visibility appliance
With exponential growth in virtualized traffic within physical data centers, many end users (e.g., individuals and enterprises) have begun moving work processes and data to cloud computing platforms. A visibility platform can be used to monitor virtualized traffic traversing a cloud computing platform, such as Amazon Web Services, VMware, or OpenStack. But it can be difficult to manage how the visibility platform handles incoming virtualized traffic. Introduced here, therefore, are graphs that visually represent the network fabric of a visibility platform. When the network fabric of the visibility platform is represented as a graph, an end user can easily modify the network fabric, for example, by adding, removing, or modifying nodes that represent network objects, adding, removing, or modifying connections between pairs of nodes that represent traffic flows between pairs of network objects, etc. |
| US10965514B2 |
Training field assisted medium sensing across multiple radio access technologies
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless systems, different wireless devices may communicate using different radio access technologies (RATs) in a shared radio frequency spectrum. Prior to communicating on a channel in the shared radio frequency spectrum, a wireless device may transmit a training field as part of a preamble in a transmission on the channel to reserve the channel for the transmission. As described herein, a training field transmitted by a wireless device using one RAT may be transmitted with an autocorrelation property associated with training fields of another RAT. As such, a wireless device configured to communicate using the other RAT may be able to receive and identify the training field (e.g., based on the autocorrelation property), and the wireless device may use the additional techniques described herein to determine an availability of the channel based on the training field. |
| US10965502B2 |
Multipath filters
Multipath filters are provided herein. In certain configurations, a multipath filter includes multiple filter paths or circuit branches that are electrically connected in parallel with one another between an input terminal and an output terminal. The input terminal receives an input signal, and each filter circuit branch includes a double-in double-switched (DIDS) downconverter that downconverts the input signal with two different clock signal phases to generate a downconverted signal. Each filter circuit branch further includes a filter network that generates a filtered signal by filtering the downconverted signal and an upconverter that upconverts the filtered signal to generate a branch output signal. Additionally, the branch output signals from the filter circuit branches are combined to generate an output signal at the output terminal. |
| US10965501B2 |
Short link efficient interconnect circuitry
Systems and methods for electronic devices including two or more semiconductor devices coupled via an interconnect. The interconnect includes multiple lanes each having a link between the first and second semiconductor devices. One or more lanes of the multiple lanes each include clock and data recovery circuitry to perform full clock and data recovery. One or more other lanes of the multiple lanes each do not include clock and data recovery circuitry and instead includes a phase adjustment and clock multiplier circuit that is slave to clock and data recovery circuitry of the one or more lanes. |
| US10965499B2 |
Signal transmission method for estimating phase noise in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a signal transmission method and a base station, the signal transmission method comprising: generating a PTRS used for estimating phase noise in a downlink signal; transmitting, to a terminal, at least one form among information indicating whether the PTRS is transmitted by means of downlink signaling, and information indicating an antenna port of the PTRS; and transmitting the PTRS to the terminal in accordance with the information transmitted thereto. |
| US10965491B2 |
Device for energy and/or data transmission
System (10) for energy and/or data transmission in a vehicle (15), with at least one node element (120) for the networked connection of at least two electric components (30) of the vehicle (15), so that different connecting paths are provided, and the transmission of energy and/or data occurs in an adaptable manner via at least one of the connecting paths. |
| US10965489B2 |
Artificial intelligence refrigerator and method for controlling the same
Disclosed is an artificial refrigerator. The artificial refrigerator according to the present disclosure includes at least one sensor for sensing an operation state of the refrigerator and obtaining operation information about the operation state of the refrigerator and a processor that determines whether the operation state of the refrigerator is normal or abnormal using a deep-learning-based first diagnosis engine based on the operation information obtained using the at least one sensor and diagnoses, upon determination of the abnormality, a cause of the abnormality using a deep-learning-based second diagnosis engine. In the artificial refrigerator of the present invention, at least one of a user terminal or a server may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV) robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device related to a 5G service, and the like. |
| US10965486B2 |
Home electrical appliance management system, outlet plug, home electrical appliance, and control terminal
A home appliance management system includes an outlet plug, a home appliance, and a control terminal. The outlet plug includes a position information storage which stores position information and a position information transmitting unit. The home appliance includes a position information receiving unit, a function providing unit, a type information storage, and a position and type information transmitting unit. The control terminal includes a position and type information receiving unit, a position and type information storage, an operating condition determining unit, and an operation controller. |
| US10965484B2 |
Fleet of home electronic systems
Systems and methods to manage a fleet of home electronic systems are described. The system receives, over a network, event information at a home fleet management system. The event information is received from home electronic systems and includes sensor information. The system aggregates the sensor information according to geographic areas to generate first aggregated sensor information. The system generates first user interface information based on the first aggregated sensor information. The system receives first selection information including a metric identifier and a geographic identifier. The system generates second user interface information based on the first selection information. The system receives second selection information identifying a group of home electronic systems and an action. The system communicates action information to selected home electronic systems based on the action to cause the action to be performed at the selected home electronic systems. |
| US10965478B2 |
Systems and methods for performing link disconnect
A system and method for efficiently disconnecting links in a communication fabric. A computing system includes a fabric for routing traffic among one or more agents and a memory controller for system memory. The fabric includes multiple hierarchical clusters with a split topology where the data links are physically separated from the control links. When the controller in an intermediate cluster or agent determines local resources are idle, the controller sends separate requests for link disconnect on each of the upstream control and data links. When a single acknowledgment of link disconnect is received, the controller does not proceed with any link disconnect. Rather, the controller waits until an acknowledgment of link disconnect is received for each of the upstream control and data links. If local resources remain idle, the controller sends confirmation upstream and performs a link disconnect for each of the upstream control and data links. |
| US10965463B2 |
Apparatuses, system, and methods for controlling an actuator through a wireless communications system
A user apparatus, a base apparatus, and a method for authenticating these apparatuses through exchanging data packets is provided. The user apparatus and the base apparatus are paired, share a set of security algorithms and parameters, and perform a mutual authentication based on the challenge-response authentication mechanism. More in details, each of the challenge data packets includes authentication data (digest_a, digest_b, digest_c) and a set of at least two random sequences having random content and random length, wherein the random sequences are generated excluding those that, in the at least one data packet, produce at least one fake replica of the authentication data that at least one of the apparatuses can erroneously detect. |
| US10965461B1 |
Method of verifying telecommunications messaging traffic based on decentralized identifiers
A method of verifying telecommunications messaging traffic between two entities and monetizing the verified traffic. A receiving entity receives a message from a sending entity. The message includes a hash value computed by the sending entity based on the content of the message. The hash value is encrypted using a private key of the sending entity. The receiving entity identifies, within a blockchain, a Decentralized Identifier (DID) associated with the sending entity, resolves the DID into a DID document, and retrieves therefrom a public key associated with the sending entity. The receiving entity decrypts the hash value provided by the sending entity using the retrieved public key. The receiving entity independently computes a hash value based on the message content and compares the computed hash value against the decrypted hash value. If the hash values match, the message is verified and routed to its target recipient. |
| US10965459B2 |
Server-client key escrow for applied key management system and process
Embodiments described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for registering and storing a local key associated with a local application of a communication device, including, but not limited to, receiving a request from the communication device to register and store the local key, evaluating the request based on at least one first policy, and sending the request to register and store the local key to a secure key storage. |
| US10965458B2 |
Systems and methods to secure searchable data having personally identifiable information
A method implemented in a computing system hosting a three-dimensional virtual reality world. The computer system stores a set of searchable records, each having: a searchable hash of at least a portion of personally identifiable information; and an encrypted identity, decryptable using an encryption key generated based at least in part on the searchable hash and a global key. In response to a search request identifying at least a portion of personally identifiable information as a search criterion, the computer system generates a hash of the search criterion, and finds a matching searchable record that has a searchable hash equal to the hash computed from the search criterion. An encryption key is computed based on the global key and the matched searchable record to decrypt an encrypted identity of a user having at least the portion of personally identifiable information that is the search criterion in the search request. |
| US10965456B2 |
Systems and methods for facilitating data encryption and decryption and erasing of associated information
Various techniques provide systems and methods for facilitating data encryption/decryption and almost immediate erasure of associated information. In one example, a method includes receiving first data in a first memory. The method further includes receiving a first key in a second memory. The method further includes generating, by a logic circuit, second data based on the first data and the first key. The method further includes providing the second data for transmission. The method further includes erasing the first data and/or the first key in one-half clock cycle of generating the second data. Related methods and devices are also provided. |
| US10965454B2 |
Apparatus and method for public key encryption
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for public key encryption using a white-box cipher algorithm. An apparatus for public key encryption using a white-box cipher algorithm includes a key table generator configured to generate at least one key table from a cipher key, a hidden-key table generator configured to convert the at least one key table into at least one hidden-key table, and an encryption algorithm generator configured to generate a white-box implemented encryption algorithm by using the at least one hidden-key table and an inverse operation of the conversion and provide the generated encryption algorithm as a public key for encryption. |
| US10965452B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method, and system
An image processing apparatus communicates with a user's portable terminal, where the portable terminal includes an authentication module for biometric authentication. When the image processing apparatus receives verification data issued by a service providing system, the image processing apparatus uses the portable terminal's authentication module for the biometric authentication and requests a device authentication system cooperating with the service providing system to issue an authentication token. |
| US10965448B1 |
Dynamic distributed storage for scaling blockchain
Examples for distributed and secure storage of a data block amongst a network of nodes are presented. An example embodiment may involve logically partitioning the network of nodes into non-overlapping zones, each zone containing a subset of the nodes and generating a private key for use within a particular zone. The embodiment may further involve encrypting the data block with the private key, partitioning the data block as encrypted into sub-blocks, and distributing the sub-blocks amongst a subset of the nodes that is within the particular zone. The embodiment may also involve using a secret sharing process to divide the private key into a number of shares equivalent to a number of nodes in the particular subset of the nodes and distributing the shares of the private key amongst the particular subset of the nodes, such that each node therein receives exactly one of the shares of the private key. |
| US10965445B2 |
Blockchain-based unexpected data detection
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for blockchain-based unexpected data detection are described herein. In some arrangements, a node within a decentralized peer-to-peer (e.g., P2P) network may receive a plurality of network function requests corresponding to the decentralized network. The node may analyze the plurality of network function requests to identify whether the requests included unexpected data and/or irregular data, and/or are associated with flagged wallets and/or smart contracts. |
| US10965441B1 |
Frame trigger recreation method and frame trigger recreator
A frame trigger recreation method is provided. Said frame trigger recreation method comprises the steps of generating a periodic trigger on the basis of a receiver clock with at least one period adjustment and at least one offset based on a difference between the receiver clock and a transmitter clock. |
| US10965440B1 |
Reference noise compensation for single-ended signaling
A receiver circuit includes a clock lane propagating a clock signal. A self-sampled clock applies a delayed version of the clock signal to the clock signal and compensation logic controls an amount of delay of the delayed version of the clock, based on a reference voltage offset (difference) between the receiver and a transmitter. The delayed version of the clock is centered on one unit interval of the clock. An offset correction is computed as a global offset value based on a clock duty cycle error, combined with a local offset value for each data lane, and is applied to data receiver front ends. |
| US10965439B2 |
Synchronization for subcarrier communication
Methods, systems, transceivers, and apparatus are included for clock synchronizing an optical system and multiple leaf systems. In some implementations, a transceiver includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver includes an optical hybrid circuit operable to receive a first modulated optical signal and local oscillator light and to supply optical mixing products based on the first modulated optical signal and the local oscillator light. A photodiode circuit operable to supply an electrical signal based on the optical mixing products. An analog-to-digital conversion circuitry operable to supply digital signals based on the electrical signal. A digital signal processor operable to generate a supply signal based on the digital signals and provide the supply signal to a reference clock circuit for generating a clock signal. The transmitter is operable to output a second modulated optical signal that includes a timing of data based on the clock signal. |
| US10965438B1 |
Signal receiving circuit, memory storage device and signal receiving method
A signal receiving circuit, a memory storage device and a signal receiving method are provided. The signal receiving circuit includes an equalizer module, a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit and a controller. The equalizer module is configured to receive a first signal and compensate the first signal to generate a second signal. The CDR circuit is configured to perform a phase locking on the second signal. The controller is configured to open or close a signal pattern filter of the CDR circuit according to the second signal, wherein the signal pattern filter is configured to filter a signal having a specific pattern in the second signal. |
| US10965435B2 |
Techniques for pre- and decoding a multicarrier signal based on a mapping function with respect to inband and out-of-band subcarriers
The disclosure relates to a transmission device, comprising: a processor configured: to generate a multicarrier signal based on a combination of data symbols and reference symbols, wherein the multicarrier signal comprises a first plurality of inband subcarriers and a second plurality of out-of band (OOB) subcarriers, and to precode the multicarrier signal based on a mapping function with respect to the first plurality of inband subcarriers and the second plurality of out-of band subcarriers, wherein the mapping function is configured to mitigate the OOB subcarriers. |
| US10965434B1 |
Scheduling activation and release
A wireless device may receive configuration parameters of an uplink configured grant configuration. A DCI is received that comprises: a HARQ process number field comprising first bit(s); and a redundancy version field comprising second bit(s). A determination is made whether a first value of the first bit(s) indicates a configuration index of the uplink configured grant configuration. A determination is made that the DCI is a valid activation DCI or a valid release DCI: based on the second bit(s) and not based on the first bit(s) in response to the first value indicating the configuration index; and based on the second bit(s) and the first bit(s) in response to the first value not indicating the configuration index. A plurality of resources, associated with the uplink configured grant configuration, are activated or deactivated. |
| US10965433B2 |
Switching of bandwidth parts in wireless communication network
The present disclosure relates to switching of bandwidth parts in wireless communication network. Embodiments may provide a method performed by a wireless device for switching of bandwidth parts. The method comprises: receiving (1501) a first message from a base station indicating a first physical uplink control channel; receiving (1502) a second message from the base station indicating switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part; in response to the second message, switching (1504) to the second bandwidth part for communication with the base station, with a utilization of the first physical uplink control channel A radio resource, such as a physical uplink control channel may be allocated previously to the wireless device, thus, service interruptions for the wireless device during the switch of bandwidth part may be reduced. |
| US10965429B2 |
Method and apparatus for MoCA network with protected set-up
Systems and methods are disclosed for securing a network, for admitting new nodes into an existing network, and/or for securely forming a new network. As a non-limiting example, an existing node may be triggered by a user, in response to which the existing node communicates with a network coordinator node. Thereafter, if a new node attempts to enter the network, and also for example has been triggered by a user, the network coordinator may determine, based at least in part on parameters within the new node and the network coordinator, whether the new node can enter the network. |
| US10965423B2 |
Method and apparatus for reference signal configuration of a wireless communication system
A method for reference signal configuration of a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes the following actions. An uplink channel is received by a base station from a user equipment (UE). A frequency offset and a coherence time effected by a phase noise and a Doppler shift are estimated by the base station in response to the uplink channel. A reference signal format is configured by the base station in response to the frequency offset and the coherence time effected by the phase noise and the Doppler shift. A physical uplink shared channel is configured by the UE in response to the reference signal format. |
| US10965421B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving uplink phase tracking reference signal and devices supporting the same
According to the present invention, a method of transmitting and receiving an uplink phase tracking reference signal between a user equipment and a base station in a wireless communication and an apparatus supporting the same are disclosed.According to an example applicable to the present invention, a user equipment can transmit an uplink PT-RS to a base station using the actual number of PT-RS ports which is determined based on the maximum uplink phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) ports received from the base station and a precoding matrix set to the UE. |
| US10965420B2 |
Information combining across beams
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to communication systems, and more particularly, to sending and monitoring for a decoding candidate. Certain aspects provide a method for decoding information sent via a wireless transmission. The method generally includes receiving an indication of an association between a first decoding candidate and a second decoding candidate, monitoring the first decoding candidate in a search space of a first set of resources, the first decoding candidate received from a wireless node, and monitoring the second decoding candidate in a search space of a second set of resources, the second decoding candidate received from the wireless node, wherein the monitoring of the second decoding candidate is based on the association between the first and second decoding candidates. |
| US10965417B2 |
System and method for demodulation reference signal overhead reduction
An embodiment method defines a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern for transmitting DMRSs for rank 3 or rank 4 transmissions. The DMRS pattern specifies 12 REs in total per physical resource block (PRB) for carrying DMRSs on three or four antenna ports in antenna ports 7-14 for rank 3 or rank 4 transmissions. DMRS settings for transmitting DMRS according to the DMRS pattern may be specified using a downlink control information table. |
| US10965416B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
This application provides a data transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: sending, by a first device, first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a time-frequency resource of a first reference signal, and the first reference signal is used to perform channel estimation on retransmitted data of first data; and sending, by the first device, the retransmitted data. |
| US10965412B2 |
Aperiodic and periodic CSI feedback modes for coordinated multi-point transmission
Coordinate multi-point (CoMP) transmission is facilitated by resolving collisions between feedback reporting. Based upon the conditions within the network, collision resolution may be by dropping a channel report during a subframe, multiplexing channel reports from a plurality of user equipment, compressing channel reports from a plurality of user equipment, and combined reporting, either through joint reports or by using carrier aggregation, for conditions between a user equipment and a plurality of transmission points. New signaling and reporting formats facilitate selection of a collision resolution suitable for current network conditions. |
| US10965404B2 |
Method for transmission duration pattern
Provided are a hybrid automatic repeat request timing method and apparatus. The method comprises: in the case where a device detects physical shared channel transmission within a first target transmission time interval (TTI), the device transmitting an acknowledgement instruction (ACK) response or a negative acknowledgement instruction (NACK) response of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) of a corresponding physical shared channel within the (pre-set number)th TTI after a second target TTI, wherein the number of symbols L1 contained in a TTI for downlink data transmission and the number of symbols L2 contained in a TTI for uplink data transmission satisfy the following condition: LI∈{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}, I=1 or 2. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the problem in the relevant art that an HARQ timing relationship cannot satisfy the further shortening of a TTI length is solved. |
| US10965398B2 |
Transmitter, receiver, and signal processing method thereof
A transmitter and receiver of a broadcasting signal and a method of processing the broadcasting signal are provided. The transmitter includes: a segmenter configured to segment an L1 signaling of a frame into a plurality of segmented L1 signalings such that each of the segmented L1 signalings has bits a number of which is equal to or smaller than a predetermined number; and an encoder configured to perform a Bose, Chaudhuri, Hocquenghem (BCH) and a low density parity check (LDPC) encoding, or the LDPC encoding without the BCH encoding, with respect to the segmented L1 signalings. |
| US10965391B1 |
Content streaming with bi-directional communication
In various embodiments, an audio streaming system may provide bi-directional communication, in which content data is streamed from a server associated with a streaming service to a plurality of client devices and user generated audio data can also be transmitted from a client device to the streaming service over a network such as the Internet. In some embodiments, the client device includes both audio playback and voice communications capabilities such that a communication channel can be established between listeners and the streaming service via the client device and over the network. Automated speech recognition may also be used to translate the user-generated audio data into text such that the content can be further analyzed, such as to sort, categorize, rank, or filter the user-generated audio data. The user-generated audio data may also be analyzed for audio quality, such as to filter out poor quality data. |
| US10965380B1 |
Apparatus and method for nonlinear equalization based on absolute operation
Various example embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for nonlinear equalization based on an absolute operation, and may be configured to generate coefficients and compensate for nonlinear distortions by using an absolute operation for an input signal based the coefficients. |
| US10965379B2 |
Coherent receiver for free space optical communications and lidar
An optical receiver is provided that includes a detector array of multiple detector elements, and processing circuits coupled to the multiple detector elements. The detector array is configured to receive light from an external source, mix the light with light from a local oscillator to generate a spatial fringe across the detector array. The multiple detector elements are configured to convert respective portions of the spatial fringe incident on the multiple detector elements to corresponding electrical signals. The processing circuits are configured to process the electrical signals. This includes the processing circuits configured to sum those of the corresponding electrical signals from one or more of the multiple detectors, and subtract the sum from a second sum of those of the corresponding electrical signals from one or more other of the multiple detectors. |
| US10965378B2 |
Out-of-band communication channel for sub-carrier-based optical communication systems
Techniques are described for implementing an out-of-band communication channel used to exchange control channel information in sub-carrier-based optical communication systems. In an example implementation, an apparatus includes an optical tap coupled to an optical communication path carrying a modulated optical signal carrying a plurality of optical subcarriers. The optical tap has a first output configured to supply a first portion of the modulated optical signal and a second output configured to supply a second portion of the modulated optical signal. The plurality of optical subcarriers are amplitude modulated based on control data at a first frequency, and each of the plurality of optical subcarriers is modulated to carry user data at a second frequency greater than the first frequency. The apparatus is configured to supply the control based on the first portion of the modulated optical signal. |
| US10965370B2 |
Optical performance monitor
An optical performance monitor comprises a first stage configured to receive a multiplexed optical signal. The first stage is tunable over a period. The first stage periodically filters the multiplexed optical signal over an optical channel to produce a fine filtered optical signal. A second stage is coupled to the first stage and has a second-stage transfer function. The second stage receives the fine filtered optical signal and produces one or a plurality of interfered optical signal pairs. A third stage is coupled to the second stage and has a third-stage transfer function. The third stage receives the optical signal pairs and demultiplexes the optical signal pairs to produce a plurality of demultiplexed optical signals. The combination of the second-stage transfer function and the third-stage transfer function is flatter over the optical channel than the third-stage transfer function. |
| US10965369B2 |
Normal incidence photodetector with self-test functionality
Photonically integrated normal incidence photodetectors (NIPDs) and associated in-plane waveguide structures optically coupled to the NIPDs can be configured to allow for both in-plane and normal-incidence detection. In photonic circuits with light-generation capabilities, such as integrated optical transceivers, the ability of the NIPDs to detect in-plane light is used, in accordance with some embodiments, to provide self-test functionality. |
| US10965368B2 |
Relay device and computer-readable storage media
A relay device is provided for relaying communication between a radio base station and a communication terminal, which includes a relay function management unit to switch on or off a relay function for relaying communication between the radio base station and the communication terminal, and a change command transmission unit to transmit, to the communication terminal, a change command of a handover threshold for the communication terminal which has established a wireless communication connection with the relay device in a case where the relay function management unit switches off the relay function. |
| US10965367B2 |
Automotive communication system with dielectric waveguide cable and wireless contactless rotary joint
A communication system is disclosed. The system can include a first communication unit including a first antenna, a second communication unit including a second antenna and a dielectric waveguide cable, and a rotary joint configured to enable the first unit to rotate with respect to the second unit about an axis of rotation of the system. The dielectric waveguide cable can extend from the second antenna to the rotary joint, where a proximal end of the cable can be coupled to the second antenna and a distal end of the cable can be affixed to the second unit at a location bordering a space defined by the rotary joint. The first and second units can be configured to engage in two-way communication with each other. An axis of the distal end of the cable can be substantially aligned with the axis of rotation of the system. |
| US10965365B2 |
Layer-2 connectivity from switch to access node/gateway
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for providing layer-2 connectivity through a non-routed ground segment network, are described. A system includes a non-autonomous gateway in communication with a satellite configured to relay data packets. The non-autonomous gateway is configured to receive the data packets from the satellite at layer-1 (L1) of the OSI-model, generate a plurality of virtual tagging tuples within the layer-2 packet headers of the plurality of data packets. The non-autonomous gateway is further configured to transmit, at layer-2 (L2) of the OSI-model, the virtually tagged data packets. Each of the packets may include a virtual tagging tuple and an entity destination. The system further includes a L2 switch in communication with the non-autonomous gateway. The L2 switch may be configured to receive the data packets and transmit the data packets to the entity based on the virtual tuples associated with each of the data packets. |
| US10965361B2 |
Method and apparatus for validating stored system information
A system for converging fifth generation (5G) communication systems for supporting higher data rates beyond fourth generation (4G) systems with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) is provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A terminal and base station are provided for performing beam failure detection and a recovery procedure using first and second configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR) and if failure is detected, initiating a first random access (RA) procedure and if second configuration information is received while the first RA procedure is ongoing, terminating the first RA procedure and initiating a second RA procedure based on the second configuration information. |
| US10965353B2 |
Signal generation method and signal generation device
A transmission method simultaneously transmitting a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal at a common frequency performs precoding on both signals using a fixed precoding matrix and regularly changes the phase of at least one of the signals, thereby improving received data signal quality for a reception device. |
| US10965352B1 |
Communication system and methods using very large multiple-in multiple-out (MIMO) antenna systems with extremely large class of fast unitary transformations
An apparatus includes a first communication device with multiple antennas, operably coupled to a processor and configured to access a codebook of transformation matrices. The processor generates a set of symbols based on an incoming data, and applies a permutation to each of the symbols to produce a set of permuted symbols. The processor transforms each of the permuted symbols based on at least one primitive transformation matrix, to produce a set of transformed symbols. The processor applies, to each of the transformed symbols, a precode matrix selected from the codebook of transformation matrices to produce a set of precoded symbols. The codebook of transformation matrices is accessible to a second communication device. The processor sends a signal to cause transmission, to the second communication device, of multiple signals, each representing a precoded symbol from the set of precoded symbols, each of the signals transmitted using a unique antenna from the plurality of antennas. |
| US10965351B2 |
Precoding resource block group bundling enhancement for full dimension multi-in-multi-output
A method comprises configuring a transmission mode for a user equipment (UE) based on user equipment specific reference signals (UE-RS) and configuring one or more precoding resource groups; and providing a dynamic indication to indicate which precoding resource group is valid for a physical downlink shared channel. |
| US10965349B2 |
Reliability by switching between antenna states
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a number of configured proactive repetitions in downlink transmissions from the base station, selecting k antenna states for receiving repetitive downlink transmissions among the number of antenna states, where k equals the number of configured proactive repetitions, and where each of the k antenna states corresponds to each of the repetitive downlink transmissions, transmitting a CSI report for each of the k antenna states to the base station, where a CSI report for an antenna state is used by the base station to adjust configurations for the corresponding downlink transmission, receiving signals for each of the k repetitive downlink transmissions from the base station using each of the k antenna states, and decoding the downlink transmission based on k sets of received signals, each of the k sets being received using each of the k selected antenna states. |
| US10965346B2 |
Near-field device
A near-field device, including: a near-field receiver coupled to a near-field receiver antenna and a decoder circuit; wherein the near-field receiver antenna is configured to be capacitively coupled at a first location on a conductive structure; wherein the near-field receiver antenna is configured to receive a near-field signal from the conductive structure through the receiver's capacitive coupling; and wherein the decoder circuit is configured to detect variations in the near-field signal. |
| US10965337B2 |
Antenna configuration switching for full-duplex transmission
A radio device transmits outgoing radio signals on a carrier frequency to a further radio device and receives incoming radio signals on the same carrier frequency from the further radio device. The radio device switches at least between a first antenna configuration and a second antenna configuration, e.g., by using a switch. In the first antenna configuration, the outgoing radio signals are transmitted via at least one first antenna while simultaneously the incoming radio signals are received via at least one second antenna. In the second antenna configuration, the outgoing radio signals are transmitted via the at least one second antenna while simultaneously the incoming radio signals are received via the at least one first antenna. |
| US10965333B2 |
Thermal management assemblies suitable for use with transceivers and other devices
Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of thermal management assemblies suitable for use (e.g., configured for heat spreading, etc.) with transceivers (e.g., small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers, SFP+ transceivers, quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) transceivers QSFP+ transceivers, XFP transceivers, etc.) and other devices (e.g., memory card readers, etc.). In exemplary embodiments, a thermal management assembly comprises at least one flexible heat spreading material (e.g., a single graphite sheet, multiple graphite sheets, etc.) including portions wrapped (e.g., in different non-parallel directions, in parallel directions, etc.) around corresponding portions of a part, which may be configured to be coupled to and/or along a side of a device housing. The at least one flexible heat spreading material may be operable for defining at least a portion of a thermally-conductive heat path around the corresponding portions of the part. |
| US10965332B2 |
Echo cancellation (EC) training for a full duplex (FDX) amplifier
Echo Cancellation (EC) training for a Full Duplex (FDX) amplifier may be provided. First, a Downstream (DS) signal at a fixed location on a subcarrier frequency may be received. Next, an Upstream (US) echo may be determined from the received DS signal at the fixed location on the subcarrier frequency. Determining the upstream echo may comprise subtracting a known value from the received DS signal at the fixed location on the subcarrier frequency. An Echo Cancelation (EC) coefficient may then be determined. Determining the EC coefficient may comprise dividing the determined US echo by a reference signal comprising an US signal. Next, EC may be performed. Performing EC may comprise subtracting the echo from the DS signal. |
| US10965331B2 |
Broad range voltage-controlled oscillator
An integrated circuit comprising: a substrate; a configurable tank circuit on the substrate, the configurable tank circuit including: a first pair of inductive loops driven in parallel in each of a first configuration and a second configuration, each of the inductive loops in the first pair enclosing a corresponding capacitive element connected in parallel with that inductive loop; a second pair of inductive loops driven in parallel with the first pair of loops in the second configuration, the second pair of inductive loops undriven in the first configuration; and a switch arrangement that alternately places the configurable tank circuit into either of the first and second configurations; and an oscillation driver that drives the configurable tank circuit at a tunable resonance frequency. |
| US10965330B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for tunable digital power amplifiers
Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to apparatuses and methods for a tunable digital power amplifier (DPA). The tunable DPA may be coupled to a reconfigurable capacitor to form a frequency tunable DPA. The capacitance of the reconfigurable capacitor may be adjusted to optimize the DPA to operate at a desired frequency band. The single tunable DPA may operate over a wide range of frequencies. |
| US10965328B2 |
Overhead communications with wireless wearable devices
Overhead communications with wireless wearable devices are disclosed. An example overhead wireless transmission interface apparatus includes a fixture to be mounted above a wearable device, where the wearable device includes a first antenna, and a base station associated with a second antenna, the second antenna coupled to the fixture and to wirelessly communicate with the first antenna, where at least one of the first antenna or the second antenna is circular polarized or diversity polarized. |
| US10965323B2 |
Transmission method and reception device
The present technology relates to a transmission method and a reception device capable of ensuring good communication quality in data transmission by using an LDPC code. In group-wise interleaving, an LDPC code with a code length N of 69120 bits is interleaved in units of bit groups of 360 bits. In group-wise deinterleaving, an arrangement of the LDPC code after the group-wise interleaving is returned to an original arrangement. The present technology can be applied, for example, to the case of performing data transmission by using an LDPC code or the like. |
| US10965320B2 |
Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method
The present technique relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method that can ensure favorable communication quality in data transmission using an LDPC code. LDPC coding is performed based on a check matrix of an LDPC code with a code length N of 69120 bits and a code rate r of 2/16, 3/16, or 4/16. The check matrix includes a matrix A with M1 rows and K columns, where M1 represents a predetermined value, and K=N×r represents an information length of the LDPC code, a matrix B with M1 rows and M1 columns in a dual diagonal structure, a matrix Z with M1 rows and N−K−M1 columns that is a zero matrix, a matrix C with N−K−M1 rows and K+M1 columns, and a matrix D with N−K−M1 rows and N−K−M1 columns that is an identity matrix. The matrix A and the matrix C are represented by a check matrix initial value table. The check matrix initial value table is a table indicating positions of elements of 1 in the matrix A and the matrix C on a basis of 360 columns and is a predetermined table. The present technique can be applied to, for example, data transmission using the LDPC code. |
| US10965319B2 |
Bit flipping algorithm for decoding LDPC-encoded data
A bit flipping algorithm for an LDPC decoder evaluates a data sequence d with respect to a parity code matrix H. Where one or more checks fail, bits of d are flipped such that for some iterations, the bits are flipped with bias toward and original data sequence r. For example, for some iterations, where the number of failed checks are below a first threshold T1, bits are only permitted to flip back to the value of that bit in the original data sequence r. In such iterations, bits are permitted to flip from the value in the original data sequence r only when the number of failed checks is greater than a second threshold T2, T2>T1. Values for thresholds may be based on a number of flipped bits from a previous iteration and may be calculated using a syndrome s=Hd from a previous iteration. |
| US10965315B2 |
Data compression method
An example method of compressing a data set includes determining whether individual values from a data set correspond to a first category or a second category of values. Based on one of the values corresponding to the first category, the value is added to a compressed data set. Based on one of the values corresponding to the second category, the value is excluded from the compressed data set, and a statistical distribution of values of the second category is updated based on the value. During a first phase, the determining is performed for a plurality of values from a first portion of the data set based on comparison of the values to criteria. During a second phase, the determining is performed for a plurality of values from a second portion of the data set based on the statistical distribution. |
| US10965310B1 |
Loop delay compensation in a sigma-delta modulator
A circuit includes a transconductance stage having first and second outputs. The circuit also includes a comparator having first and second inputs. The first input is coupled to the first output, and the second input is coupled to the second output. The comparator includes first through fifth transistors and a pair of cross-coupled transistors. The pair of cross-coupled transistors is coupled to the second current terminals of the first and second transistors. The second current terminal of the third transistor is coupled to the second current terminal of the first transistor, and the first current terminals of the first, second, and third transistors are coupled together. The second current terminals of the fourth and fifth transistors are coupled together and to the control input of the third transistor. |
| US10965308B1 |
Digital-to-analog converter, data processing system, base station, mobile device and method for generating an analog signal
A digital-to-analog converter comprises a plurality of first digital-to-analog converter cells configured to generate a first analog signal based on first digital data, wherein the first digital-to-analog converter cells of the plurality of first digital-to-analog converter cells are coupled to a first output node for coupling to a first load. Further, the digital-to-analog converter comprises a plurality of second digital-to-analog converter cells configured to generate one or more second analog signals based on second digital data, wherein the second digital-to-analog converter cells of the plurality of second digital-to-analog converter cells are coupled to one or more second output nodes, and wherein the plurality of first digital-to-analog converter cells and the plurality of second digital-to-analog converter cells are coupled to a power supply node for coupling to a mutual power supply. |
| US10965305B1 |
Multi-phase sampling time-to-digital converter (TDC) for jitter measurement
Certain aspects are directed to a time-to-digital converter (TDC) that allows for a more accurate jitter measurement. The TDC generally includes a ring oscillator (RO) having a plurality of taps and configured to generate a plurality of RO signals at the plurality of taps, a counter having an input coupled to an oscillating node, and at least two sampling circuits, each having an input coupled to an output of the counter. In certain aspects, the at least two sampling circuits are configured to sample a count signal at the output of the counter based on at least two of the plurality of RO signals at the plurality of taps. |
| US10965303B2 |
Data converter system with improved power supply accuracy and sequencing
Techniques for improving a power supply accuracy of a precision data converter system, such as analog-to-digital converter circuits (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converter circuits (DACs). Improving the power supply accuracy can enable a reference voltage to be as large as possible, thereby increasing the signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR). The techniques can also simplify power supply sequencing requirements for the data converter system. |
| US10965299B1 |
Digital-to-analog converter and electronic system including the same
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes a current array having a plurality of unit cells in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, an arbitrary switch box and processing circuitry configured to randomly select a subset of rows among the plurality of rows based on a plurality of first row selection signals, the subset of rows including first unit cells among the plurality of unit cells, randomly select one row among the plurality of rows based on a plurality of second row selection signals, select a subset of columns among the plurality of columns based on column selection signals, second unit cells among the plurality of unit cells being included in both the one row and the subset of columns, and generate an analog output signal corresponding to a digital input signal based on the first unit cells and the second unit cells. |
| US10965298B2 |
Two-photon optical frequency reference with active AC stark shift cancellation
In some embodiments, two light beams having different frequencies can be counter-propagated through an atomic absorber having an atomic transition frequency approximately equal to the sum of the frequencies of the two beams. When the beams are appropriately tuned, the atomic absorber absorbs significant amount of light of at least the lower power beam. The amount of light remaining after the absorber is an indication of how well the frequencies are tuned to the absorber. At least one of the beam frequencies has an FM modulation applied prior to the absorber. This means the phase of the remaining light compared to the FM modulation, along with the intensity of the remaining light, can be used to provide a first feedback signal to adjust the frequencies of the beams to match the absorber frequency. Finally, both beams have amplitude modulation applied before the absorber. Comparing the response of the first feedback signal to the AM modulation frequency generates an intensity ratio feedback signal used to adjust the power of at least one of the beams and realize the zero light shift condition. |
| US10965293B1 |
Voltage controlled delay line gain calibration
A delay-locked loop includes a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between a first clock and a second clock, a charge pump configured to increase a charge amount at a capacitive load in accordance with a first charge amount and decrease the charge amount at the capacitive load in accordance with a second charge amount based on a phase difference provided by the phase detector, a sample and hold circuit configured to receive the charge amount from the capacitive load and hold the charge amount, and a voltage control delay line configured to select a delay amount based on the charge amount received from the sample and hold circuit. At least one parameter of the delay-locked loop is configured such that a desired pump current ratio of a delay cell is achieved by adjusting a delay amount of the delay cell and/or an amount of current coupled to the delay cell. |
| US10965290B2 |
Phase rotation circuit for eye scope measurements
Methods and systems are described for generating, with a local oscillator and an adjustable phase interpolator, a data-sampling clock and a variable-phase-offset eye-measurement clock, forming a received data signal using a multi-input comparator, generating, using a data slicer and the data sampling clock, a receive sample of the received data signal, and generating, using at least one eye slicer and the variable-phase-offset eye-measurement clock, a plurality of eye characteristic measurements by adjusting a sampling threshold of the at least one eye slicer and a phase offset of the variable-phase-offset eye-measurement clock. |
| US10965287B2 |
Replaceable key structure
A replaceable key structure includes a key holder and a circuit board. The key holder is disposed above a circuit board. The key holder is formed with a mounting slot for selectively receiving a first key module or a second key module therein. A magnetic sensor and a contact connector are disposed on the circuit board positionally corresponding to the mounting slot of the key holder. The first key module has a shaft, and a magnetic element disposed on the bottom of the shaft. The magnetic sensor can output an analog signal when the magnetic element approaches. The second key module has a trigger switch which has two electrical terminals disposed on the bottom surface of the second key module. When the second key module is installed in the mounting slot, the electrical terminals can be electrically connected to the contact connector. |
| US10965286B2 |
Remote-control system with homopolar magnets
The invention relates to a remote-control system (1) comprising: a pushbutton (8) that can be pressed by a user for inputting information in that the user applies a pressure in a direction (18); a sensor magnet (23) arranged on the underside of the pushbutton (8), when viewed in the pressure application direction (18); and an armature magnet (27) arranged below the pushbutton (8), when viewed in the pressure application direction (18), and fixed relative to the pushbutton (8), wherein the magnetic poles (39, 41) of the sensor magnet (23) and of the armature magnet (27) are arranged in such a way that the pushbutton (8) is pressed by the sensor magnet (23) away from the armature magnet (27), against the pressure application direction (18). |
| US10965282B2 |
Insulated power switching cell
A power switching cell, and associated multi-level converter, include an input port capable of receiving a switching control signal, an input transistor linked by the gate to the input port, and by the source to a reference voltage, a self-biasing circuit comprising a self-biasing transistor linked by the gate to the drain of the input transistor, and a resistor connected in parallel between the gate and the source of the self-biasing transistor, and in series between the drain of the input transistor and the source of the self-biasing transistor, a power transistor, linked by the gate to the source of the self-biasing transistor and by the drain to a power supply voltage, and an isolating transistor linked by the gate and by the source to the gate and to the source of the power transistor, and by the drain to the output port of the cell. |
| US10965281B2 |
Circuit based on a III/V semiconductor and a method of operating the same
An electronic circuit provided with a III/V semiconductor domain, and a method of operating such a circuit is presented. In particular, the present application relates to electronic circuit based on a Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor. GaN components must be controlled in a way that ensures proper operation over a wide variation of GaN parameters. There is a circuit comprising a first domain coupled to a second domain, the first domain being based on a III/V semiconductor; wherein the first domain comprises a first component and a second component. The second component being representative of an electrical characteristic of the first component. The second domain contains a sensor adapted to sense an electrical quantity of the second component and an input generator coupled to the sensor. The input generator is adapted to provide at least one input, based on the electrical quantity, to the first domain. |
| US10965280B2 |
Delay circuit, clock control circuit and control method
A delay circuit, a clock control circuit and a control method are disclosed. The delay circuit includes N-stage delay units coupled in a chain, the delay unit of each stage comprises the four-state gate circuit and an inverter circuit, an input terminal of a four-state gate circuit and an input terminal of an inverter circuit of each stage are coupled together, another input terminal of the inverter circuit is coupled to an output terminal of the inverter circuit of the next stage; an input signal is coupled to the input terminal of the four-state gate circuit and the inverter circuit of the first stage, and is output with a certain delay of time by sequentially passing through the four-state gate circuit and the inverter circuit of each stage. |
| US10965275B2 |
Device for maintaining operation state of relay
A device for maintaining an operation state of a relay with a second voltage value that is less than a first voltage value, the first voltage value being an initial driving voltage for the relay, includes: a main switch to output an output voltage to the relay by switching an input voltage according to a main operating voltage that varies according to an ON-OFF state of a first switch; the first switch to adjust the main operating voltage according to a first operating voltage that varies according to an ON-OFF state of a second switch; the second switch to control the first operating voltage according to an output voltage of a comparator; the comparator to output the output voltage by comparing a reference voltage value with a voltage of a reference node; and a third switch to control the voltage of the reference node according to an input signal. |
| US10965273B2 |
Wideband piezoelectric filter with ladder-structure
A wideband piezoelectric filter with a ladder-type is provided, which is composed of a plurality of first resonators connected in series, a plurality of second resonators connected in parallel, an impedance matching device disposed near the input terminal or the output terminal of the filter, and at least one special parallel ground path led out from serial nodes. The special parallel ground path at least comprises one inductor having a larger inductance value, and a resonator having the same resonant frequency as a serial branch or a capacitor, wherein the larger inductor is connected to the resonator or capacitor in series in the parallel path. The ladder filter according to the invention can have a bandwidth which is more than twice that of the conventional ladder filter, and also has excellent out-of-band rejection characteristics. |
| US10965271B2 |
Acoustic resonator and method for fabricating the same
An acoustic resonator includes a membrane layer disposed on an insulating layer; a cavity formed by the insulating layer and the membrane layer; a resonating portion disposed on the cavity and having a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode stacked thereon; a protective layer disposed on the resonating portion; and a hydrophobic layer formed on the protective layer. |
| US10965266B1 |
N-channel high-power RF multiplexer
A method for reducing a quantity of cable runs to antennas can include the step of providing a circuit of reactive elements coupled between an input terminal and at least two output terminals. The circuit can be used to separate a broadband signal into two or more disjoint expected frequency ranges. The circuit can match the impedance at the at least two output terminals to the impedance expected by the antennas. The elements of the circuit can have reactances and arrangement so that when a broadband RF signal is applied at the input terminal, two or more disjoint expected frequencies can be applied to the respective output terminals. The power at each output terminal can sufficiently match the antennas' expected power, and insertion losses can be minimized. |
| US10965263B2 |
Deglitching circuit and method in class-D amplifier
In an embodiment, a class-D amplifier includes an input terminal configured to receive an input signal; a comparator having an input coupled to the input terminal; a deglitching circuit having an input coupled to an output of the comparator; and a driving circuit having an input coupled to an output of the deglitching circuit. The deglitching circuit includes a logic circuit coupled between the input of the deglitching circuit and the output of the deglitching circuit. The logic circuit is configured to receive a clock signal having the same frequency as the switching frequency of the class-D amplifier. |
| US10965260B1 |
Systems and methods for split-frequency amplification
A system for split-frequency amplification, preferably including: one or more primary-band amplification stages, one or more secondary-band amplification stages, one or more band-splitting filters, and/or one or more signal couplers. An analog canceller including one or more split-frequency amplifiers. A mixer including one or more split-frequency amplifiers. A voltage-controlled oscillator including one or more split-frequency amplifiers. A method for split-frequency amplification, preferably including: receiving an input signal, separating the input signal into signal portions, and/or amplifying the signal portions, and optionally including combining the amplified signal portions and/or providing one or more output signals. |
| US10965258B2 |
Weakly coupled tunable RF receiver architecture
RF communications circuitry, which includes a first tunable RF filter and a first RF low noise amplifier (LNA) is disclosed. The first tunable RF filter includes a pair of weakly coupled resonators, and receives and filters a first upstream RF signal to provide a first filtered RF signal. The first RF LNA is coupled to the first tunable RF filter, and receives and amplifies an RF input signal to provide an RF output signal. |
| US10965255B1 |
Overvoltage protection for power amplifier with soft shutdown
Various methods and circuital arrangements for protection of a power amplifier from over voltage are presented. According to one aspect, a protection circuit coupled to a varying supply voltage of the power amplifier controls a biasing current to the power amplifier to limit a power dissipation through the power amplifier. An overvoltage protection circuit detects a level of the varying supply voltage and decreases the biasing current as a linear function of an increasing supply voltage once the supply voltage reaches a programmable voltage level. A slope of the linear function can be made programmable. Programmability of the voltage level and the slope can be used to control biasing currents to a plurality of power amplifiers operating at different times and having different requirements in terms of voltage limits and thermal breakdown. According to another aspect a voltage to current converter for use in the overvoltage protection circuit is presented. |
| US10965248B2 |
Circuit device, oscillator, electronic apparatus, and vehicle
Provided is a circuit device including: a first terminal electrically coupled to one end of a vibrator; a second terminal electrically coupled to the other end of the vibrator; a first coupling wiring electrically coupled to the first terminal; a second coupling wiring electrically coupled to the second terminal; an oscillation circuit having a drive circuit for driving the vibrator via the first coupling wiring and the second coupling wiring, and oscillating the vibrator; and a first capacitor having a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure of which one electrode is electrically coupled to the first coupling wiring. The first coupling wiring and the first capacitor having the MIM structure overlap each other in plan view in a direction orthogonal to a substrate on which a circuit element is formed. |
| US10965246B2 |
Shutdown control system and method
A shutdown control system and a shutdown control method are provided. A shutdown unit is a series circuit of multiple shutdown circuits connected in series or a series-parallel circuit of multiple such series circuits connected in parallel. Each shutdown circuit is connected to at least one direct current power supply. A SCU periodically transmits a first communication signal until receiving a first user command. A TCU controls states of a electrical energy transforming unit to control the operation state of a power generation system. Each PCU determines whether the first communication signal is received during a preset time period and whether the distributed power generation system operates in a power generation state, and controls a corresponding shutdown circuit to operate in a normal operation mode if at least one of the conditions is met; and otherwise operate in a security mode. |
| US10965244B2 |
Handling system for solar energy receptor devices
A handling system for receptor devices of solar energy suitable for allowing the handling of said devices on a first axis and on a second axis, substantially orthogonal with respect to each other, said system being constrainable on fixed structures composed of supporting poles kept in position by a network of tie-rods. The system comprises a main tube rotating around said first axis, to which a plurality of secondary tubes are connected, also rotating around their own axis, fixed substantially perpendicularly to the main tube, the receptor devices being fixed on said secondary tubes. The main rotating tube comprising both the handling mechanism around the first axis and the handling mechanism around the second axis activated by a respective first motor and second motor. |
| US10965231B2 |
Lifing and performance optimization limit management for turbine engine
A control for a multi-shaft turbine engine system using electrical machines seeks optimal system performance while accommodating hard and soft component limits. To accommodate the component limits, the control may generate a number of possible operating point options reflecting potential trade-offs in performance, lifing, efficiency, or other objectives. |
| US10965227B2 |
Electric motor
An electric motor comprising: a stator; a rotor having a magnet mounted thereto; an electric circuit comprising a plurality of phases or windings for driving rotation of a rotor, in a drive mode; and a controller configured to control the electric circuit, in a motor braking mode, to short at least one of said phases or windings such that the magnet is able to generate a braking current in the shorted phase or winding wherein the motor is configured to operate at a rated current in the drive mode and to have a reactance such that the amplitude of the braking current is the same or lower than the amplitude of the rated current. |
| US10965221B1 |
Switched capacitor based boost inverter topology with a higher number of levels and higher voltage gain
A multi-level switched capacitor boost inverter includes a series connection of a two-switched capacitor circuit, a source module and at least one one-switched capacitor circuit. Level-shifted pulse width modulation is used to apply gate pulses to the switches. The multi-level switched capacitor boost inverter uses only three capacitors and a single DC voltage source to generate thirteen voltage levels at load terminals with a voltage gain of three. The capacitors of the two-switched capacitor circuit are self-balancing. Additional one-switched capacitor circuits can be added in series with the inverter. Each additional one-switched capacitor circuit increases the number of levels and increases the gain by one. |
| US10965220B2 |
Non-isolated inverting apparatus, control method thereof and photovoltaic system having the same
An inverting apparatus comprises: a DC port; an AC port; five switches; a first capacitor coupled between the first terminal of the second switch and the second terminal of the fourth switch; and a free-wheeling element coupled between the second terminal of the third switch and the second terminal of the fifth switch; wherein the five switches are controlled so that the device can switch among a plurality of operating modes and transmit active or reactive power to a power grid. |
| US10965218B1 |
Active clamp circuit with steering network
A power converter, comprising an energy transfer element, an output of the power converter, a power switch, an active clamp circuit, and a first controller. The active clamp circuit comprising a capacitance, a steering diode network coupled to the capacitance and configured to transfer a charge to the capacitance, a clamp switch coupled to the capacitance and configured to transfer the charge stored in the capacitance to the energy transfer element, and an offset element coupled to the clamp switch and configured to provide a path to discharge a capacitance associated with the clamp switch. The first controller configured to output a clamp drive signal to control the turn on and turn off of the clamp switch and a primary drive signal to control the turn on and turn off of the power switch. |
| US10965215B2 |
Constant on-time buck converter with calibrated ripple injection having improved light load transient response and reduced output capacitor size
According to an aspect of one or more exemplary embodiments, there is provided a constant on-time buck converter with calibrated ripple injection having improved light load transient response and reduced output capacitor size. The constant on-time buck converter may include a controller having a pulse width modulator (PWM) comparator that generates an on-time request, an error amplifier that regulates an average feedback voltage to an internal reference voltage, and passes a feedback node ripple signal to an input of the PWM comparator, an on-time generator that outputs an on-time signal that controls an on-time of the buck converter based on the on-time request, a MOSFET driver that drives the buck converter based on the output of the on-time generator, a zero crossing detection circuit configured to detect when a current through an inductor of the buck converter equals zero, and an injection signal generator coupled to the on-time generator, and that is configured to output an injection signal that limits a dip in an output voltage of the buck converter during a load transient based on an output of the zero crossing detection circuit indicating that the current through the inductor of the buck converter equals zero. The error amplifier may receive a feedback voltage based on the output of the injection signal generator and based on the output voltage of the buck converter. |
| US10965214B2 |
Power management integrated circuit for supplying load current information and electronic device having the same
An electronic device includes a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) including a plurality of regulators. Each of the plurality of regulators has a current meter configured to measure a respective load current. A load device is configured to receive real-time load current information from the PMIC and to perform a performance improvement operation based on the real-time load current information. |
| US10965212B2 |
Switched-mode power supply with bypass mode
In an embodiment, an SMPS comprises a half-bridge, and a driver configured to drive the half-bridge based on a PWM signal. The SMPS further comprising a first circuit coupled between the output of the driver and a control terminal of a high-side transistor of the half-bridge, wherein the first circuit is configured to maintain the first transistor on when the PWM signal has a duty cycle that is substantially 100%. |
| US10965211B2 |
Conversion device and hybrid power supply system
A technology for suppressing a performance degradation of a solar battery caused by PID is provided. A conversion device includes a DC/DC converter and a control part. A solar battery is connected to an input end of the DC/DC converter. When direct-current power generated by the solar battery is converted and output, the DC/DC converter makes a potential of a negative electrode of the solar battery to be higher than a potential in a negative electrode of the output when the power input from the solar battery exceeds a prescribed value. The control part changes a voltage of the power output from the solar battery to detect a peak value of the power, and stops the operation of the DC/DC converter when the peak value is smaller than the prescribed value. |
| US10965210B2 |
Power controllers and control methods for PFC converter
A power controller for use in a PFC power converter is capable being immune from audible noise during the test of load transient response. A transconductor with a transconductance compares an output voltage of the PFC power converter with a target voltage to provide a compensation current, which builds up a compensation voltage. An ON-time controller is configured to end an ON time of a power switch in response to the compensation voltage. An OFF-time controller is configured to end an OFF time of the power switch. A compensation-voltage designator presets the compensation voltage. A status detector controls the transconductor, the ON-time controller, the OFF-time controller, and the compensation-voltage designator, in response to the output voltage, a top-boundary voltage and a bottom-boundary voltage. |
| US10965209B2 |
Power supply controller with delay adjustment
When an input voltage changes due to switching of an AC power supply, as a result of a change in a timing at which an inductor current becomes zero and an element voltage of a switching element becomes local minimum, a switching loss increases. Provided is a power supply controller that includes a switch control unit that controls an on/off of a switching element of a boost chopper; a detection unit that detects that a first value based on an inductor voltage of an inductor of the boost chopper is less than a threshold: and a delay adjustment unit that adjusts a delay time from when the detection unit detects that the first value is less than the threshold until when the switch control unit turns on the switching element according to a second value based on the inductor voltage. |
| US10965208B2 |
System and method for a multi purpose bidirectional power converter
The present invention is directed to Bidirectional Multimode Power Converter which employs a high frequency dynamically varying amplitude modulation and voltage steering-method to convert the source AC or DC voltages to output AC or DC voltages with programmable output voltage levels, output voltage frequency and duration. The Bidirectional Multimode Power Converters of the present invention support: inrush current control, turning off the idle converter, line voltage brown out protection, soft start, high pre-charge voltage generation, soft shut down of converter, dimming operation, programmable time of the day operation and operation for specified duration of time. The Bidirectional Multimode Power Converters of the present invention support coupling of multiple power sources for bidirectional power conversion. |
| US10965204B2 |
Adaptive control for reconfiguring a regulator and/or a charge pump for a power converter
In a power converter having a regulator and charge pump, both of which operate in plural modes, a controller receives information indicative of the power converter's operation and, based at least in part on said information, causes transitions between regulator modes and transitions between charge-pump modes. |
| US10965198B2 |
Coil and motor using same
A coil includes a series of turns constituted by a first turn to an n-th turn of a conductive wire having a quadrangular cross-section, where the conductive wire is wound in a spiral shape and is stacked in a vertical direction, and n is an integer equal to or greater than 3. In addition, at least a part of the conductive wire of the first turn to the n-th turn is provided with a deformed part whose shape is different from shapes of the other parts. Further, the first turn and the n-th turn are on the both end parts of the series of turns. In addition, at each of the first turn and the n-th turn, the deformed part makes an outer surface positioned on an opposite side with respect to a center of the series of turns extend in a flush manner along a plane intersecting the series of turns. |
| US10965197B2 |
Method of composing a sleeve assembly for containment purposes in high centrifugal applications
This invention relates to a method for composing a sleeve assembly suitable for use in containment purposes in high-speed machine that are subjected to high operational temperatures. The method has the steps of providing a composite sleeve and winding at least two layers of woven fabric on top of the composite sleeve and each other, where the woven fabric is impregnated with a thermoset resin. The method additionally has the step of optionally winding a perforated layer on top of an outermost layer of the layers of woven fabric to remove excess resin when the woven fabric is wound over the composite sleeve. The method also includes the steps of wrapping an absorption layer over the composite sleeve for absorbing the excess resin, curing the thermoset resin, and removing the absorption layer and the perforated layer after the curing. |
| US10965195B2 |
Gearmotor for automotive vehicle wiper system
A geared motor (1) for a motor-vehicle wiping system including an electric motor (2) is disclosed. The geared motor has a rotor (20) including magnetic elements, a stator (21) having the electromagnetic excitation windings, a rotary shaft (22) rigidly connected to the rotor, a reduction gear (3) linking the rotary shaft (22) and an output shaft of the geared motor, and a casing (4) forming a protective envelope for said reduction gear or the electric motor (2). The reduction gear (3) includes a worm screw and worm wheel gear, the worm screw (30) being rigidly connected to the rotary shaft of the rotor (22), the worm wheel (31) rigidly connected to an output shaft (8) of the geared motor, bearing means (23, 24) for guiding the rotary shaft of the rotor (22) in rotation in relation to the casing (4), and a determination device for determining the angular position of the rotor including a multi-pole magnet (5) that is rigidly connected to the rotary shaft (22) of the rotor (20). |
| US10965194B2 |
Heat pipe, rotor, and rotary electric machine
A rotor includes: a rotor core; a magnet that is arranged along an axial direction of a central axis of the rotor core; and a heat pipe that is arranged around the central axis of the rotor core, wherein the heat pipe includes: an operation liquid that is provided in an internal space of the heat pipe and that allows heat to move via evaporation and condensation; a heated part that extends so as to be parallel with the central axis, that receives heat from the magnet, and that is heated; and a cooled part that is arranged on one side in a longitudinal direction of the heated part and that is cooled, wherein the cooled part is slanted away from the central axis of the rotor core in a direction from the one side in the longitudinal direction of the heated part toward another side in the longitudinal direction of the heated part. |
| US10965192B2 |
Cooling system for a rotary electric machine
A rotary electric machine includes a stator, a rotor, a plurality of coils and a plurality of spacers. The stator has a stator body and a plurality of stator poles. Each stator pole has a pair of oppositely facing side surfaces. The rotor is positioned within the stator and has a plurality of rotor poles. One coil is disposed about each stator pole. The spacers are disposed between one coil and at least one of an inner circumferential surface of the stator body and the side surfaces of the stator body to define a fluid flow opening between the coil and the stator. |
| US10965185B2 |
Media transport in rotor shaft
A rotor hollow shaft for a rotor of an electric machine may include a cylinder barrel that is closed off on both sides by end flanges. On each side, a shaft journal may be positioned or formed on the end flanges. At least one of the shaft journals may include an access bore that provides access to a shaft cavity surrounded by the cylinder barrel. A leadthrough element may be fitted into the access bore so as to impart a sealing action with respect to the shaft cavity. The leadthrough element may extend through the shaft cavity to the shaft journal on the other side of the cylinder barrel, where the leadthrough element may likewise be fitted so as to impart a sealing action with respect to the shaft cavity. The leadthrough element may permit the leadthrough of a liquid or gaseous medium. |
| US10965177B2 |
Permanent magnet (PM) machine having rotor poles with an array of permanent magnets
A motor includes a plurality of ends, including a first end and an opposing second end, an outer surface of the magnetic carrier extends between the ends, and a plurality of magnetic poles including a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole, the plurality of magnetic poles disposed on the magnet carrier, extending between the ends, and being adjacent on the outer surface of the magnet carrier, wherein each of the plurality of poles comprising an array of magnets, each magnet in the array of magnets being a permanent magnet, each array of magnets comprising a plurality of magnets including a first magnet and a second magnet, the plurality of magnets differing from each other in one or more of material and magnetic field strength (MGOe), wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets are adjacently disposed within the array of magnets. |
| US10965174B2 |
Power generator
The present power generator includes: a rotor including a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a rotation direction; a stator including a plurality of coils provided to face the plurality of permanent magnets, each of the plurality of coils being configured to generate AC voltage during rotation of the rotor; and a plurality of magnetic bodies respectively provided in the plurality of coils, in a direction of center axis of each of the coils, a length (Lm) of each of the magnetic bodies being set to be shorter than a length (Lc) of each of the coils. Accordingly, a larger amount of power than that in a coreless structure is generated. |
| US10965169B2 |
Wireless power transmitter
A wireless power transmitter includes: a power supply configured to supply a driving power; a first power transmitter including first bridge switching elements forming a first bridge circuit, and configured to receive the driving power to transmit a first power, wherein a magnitude of a first input voltage applied to the first bridge circuit is determined by a duty of at least one of the first bridge switching elements; a second power transmitter including second bridge switching elements forming a second bridge circuit, and configured to receive the driving power to transmit a second power, wherein a magnitude of a second input voltage applied to the second bridge circuit is determined by a duty of at least one of the second bridge switching elements; and a controller configured to output first and second power transmitting control signals respectively controlling the first bridge switching elements and the second bridge switching elements. |
| US10965168B2 |
Fibo electromagnetic field harvester
In one or more particular implementations, a plurality of energy harvesting cells are provided, wherein each cell comprising a substrate supporting a least one electrical energy generating device, at least one control circuit for controlling at least the operation of the electrical energy generating device, wherein the energy harvesting cell is encased in a polymer Wherein the substrate has two opposing first sides each having a length L, a second side orthogonal to both first sides having a length equal to 2L, a third side opposed from the second side having a length of 4L, wherein the width of the substrate between the two opposing first sides is 8L. |
| US10965165B2 |
Tag circuit
A tag circuit which allows a load connectable thereto to have a wider power consumption range and which is usable in a wider input power range is provided. The tag circuit includes: a control part which is configured to respond to a command extracted from a radio wave received by an antenna by controlling a load; and a rectifying part which is configured to generate DC power to be supplied to the control part and DC power to be supplied to the load by converting a radio wave received by the antenna into DC power, the rectifying part being capable of changing power conversion characteristics of converting the radio wave received by the antenna into DC power to be supplied to the load. |
| US10965161B2 |
Wireless power receiving apparatus and method
A wireless power receiving apparatus includes a receiving resonator configured to wirelessly receive energy; a resonant converter configured to transfer, to an output end of the wireless power receiving apparatus, energy of an energy storage device connected among a plurality of energy storage devices; and a controller configured to accumulate, alternatingly in the energy storage devices, the energy received, and select the energy storage device to be connected to the resonant converter from the energy storage devices. |
| US10965158B2 |
System for non-contact transmission of electrical energy to a mobile part movably arranged on the floor of a facility
In a system for non-contact transmission of electrical energy to a mobile part movably arranged on a facility floor, a charge unit is situated in a recess of the floor, the charge unit has a receiving part having upper and lower cover parts, a primary winding is accommodated in the upper cover part, the receiving part at least partially restricts a space region that accommodates an electronic circuit, a bore penetrates the lower cover part, and terminates via its first end region in the space region and terminates via its other end region in a further space region which is at least partially restricted by a dome wall provided on the lower cover part, and a diaphragm is situated on the bore. |
| US10965151B2 |
Motor drive system including power storage device
A motor drive system includes a converter configured to convert power between AC power in a power source and DC power in a DC link, an inverter for drive configured to convert power between the DC power in the DC link and AC power serving as drive power or regenerative power for a servomotor for drive, a motor control unit for drive configured to control the servomotor for drive connected to the inverter for drive, a power storage device configured to store the DC power from the DC link or to supply the DC power to the DC link, and a base holding energy change unit configured to change a base holding energy defined as a reference value of a holding energy of the power storage device, in accordance with the holding energy of the power storage device. |
| US10965150B2 |
Power supply system
The present teaching provides a power supply system capable of appropriately performing replacement or repairing of a component of a module where a problem occurs without stopping the entire operation, in a case where the problem occurs in of the module in a plurality of modules. The power supply system includes a plurality of sweep modules, a problem detector, an indicator, and a controller. Each sweep module includes a battery module and an electric power circuit module. The problem detector detects a problem for each sweep module. The indicator indicates a sweep module in which a problem is detected. In a case where a problem is detected in the sweep module (S4: YES), the controller causes the indicator to indicate a failure sweep module in which the problem is detected (S5). The controller disconnects the failure sweep module from a main line, and continues sweep control (S6 through S8). |
| US10965149B2 |
Electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly and method
An electrical power restoration system for a circuit assembly having a circuit breaker, an electrical load and a circuit conditioner, includes a circuit controller that is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit breaker and the electrical load. The circuit controller is electrically connected to and selectively controls activation and/or deactivation of the circuit conditioner. The circuit conditioner is positioned along the circuit assembly between the circuit controller and the electrical load. The electrical power restoration system can further include a first hot conductor that selectively conducts AC power from the circuit breaker to the circuit controller. The circuit controller monitors a current passing through the first hot conductor to determine whether the current passing through the first hot conductor is at or above a predetermined threshold level. The circuit conditioner can include an uninterruptible power supply that selectively provides alternative AC power to the electrical load. |
| US10965147B2 |
Solar charging of multiple battery banks
A power management and selection system for a class 8 tractor trailer, directs excess solar and vehicular charge capacity to an auxiliary load by measuring available charge capacity from a reefer power system including a reefer battery, solar panel and charge controller for moderating solar power to the reefer batter, and measuring available charge capacity from a cab vehicle power system including a propulsion system battery and alternator. Charge logic, in a selector configured for switching charge capacity to the auxiliary load, determines which of the reefer power system and cab vehicle power system has the most potential excess charge capacity, and directs the determined excess charge capacity to the auxiliary load, while the measured available charge capacity remains sufficient for powering the respective reefer power system or cab vehicle power system. |
| US10965145B2 |
Charge control device, charging system, and charge control method
A charge control device for controlling charging of a secondary battery by using a current limit function of an external power supply includes: a charge control element arranged to be connected in series between the external power supply and the secondary battery; a constant current control unit configured to control an output current of the charge control element to be constant; a constant voltage control unit configured to control an output voltage of the charge control element to be constant; and an ON state setting unit configured to set the charge control element to an ON state, wherein the charge control element includes a control terminal to which a control signal for controlling the output current and the output voltage is input, and is composed of a single output element. |
| US10965142B2 |
Magneto-inductive charging and communication in electronic devices
Methods and devices useful in performing magneto-inductive charging and communication in the absence of a cellular and/or internet network connection are provided. By way of example, an electronic device includes inductive charging and communication circuitry configured to receive a signal configured to induce a charging function based at least in part on an inductive coil coupled to the inductive charging and communication circuitry. Inducing the charging function includes charging an energy storage component of the electronic device. The inductive charging and communication circuitry is also configured receive an indication to switch from the charging function to a communication function. The communication function is based at least in part on the inductive coil. The inductive charging and communication circuitry is further configured establish a communication link between the electronic device using the inductive coil to transmit and receive communication signals. |
| US10965140B2 |
Battery charging circuit with improved system stability and control method thereof
A control method for controlling a battery charging circuit having at least one switch, includes: generating a first difference signal based on the difference between a charging current feedback signal and a charging current reference signal; generating a bias reference signal by proportionally integrating the first difference signal when the battery voltage is higher than a first threshold and less than a second threshold; generating a bias signal by proportionally integrating the difference between the sum of the bias reference signal and a system voltage reference signal and a system voltage feedback signal; generating a comparison signal by comparing the sum of the system voltage feedback signal and a ramp signal with the sum of the bias signal and the system voltage reference signal; and generating a control signal for controlling the at least one switch based on the comparison signal and a constant time period control signal. |
| US10965133B2 |
Battery pack system for electrically connecting a battery pack to a machine
A battery pack system for use in connecting a battery pack to a battery pack receiving member of a machine so that the battery pack is operable to supply a suitable amount of power to the machine for operation of the machine via an electrical circuit path that is configurable for electrically connecting the battery pack to the machine, the system including: a first electrical connector member disposed along a first region of the electrical circuit path; and a second electrical connector member; wherein, responsive to the battery pack being connected to the battery pack receiving member of the machine, the second electrical connector member is configured for movement relative to the first electrical connector member to cooperatively form a first configuration which electrically closes the electrical circuit path via which the suitable amount of power is able to be supplied from the battery pack to the machine; and wherein, responsive to the battery pack being disconnected from the battery pack receiving member of the machine, the second electrical connector member is configured for movement relative to the first electrical connector member to cooperatively form a second configuration which electrically opens the electrical circuit path via which the suitable amount of power is not able to be supplied from the battery pack to the machine. |
| US10965131B2 |
Charging protection device and method thereof
A charging protection device comprises a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a resistance circuit, a detection circuit and a control circuit. The universal serial bus interface includes a configuration channel. The resistance circuit includes a pull-down resistor coupled between the configuration channel and a ground GND. The detection circuit is configured to detect an abnormal charging condition. The detection circuit generates an abnormal signal when the abnormal charging condition occurs. The control circuit is coupled to the detection circuit and configured to change a voltage value on the pull-down resistor to be out of a preset voltage range according to the abnormal signal. |
| US10965129B2 |
Mobile micro-grid unit and micro-grid system
The present disclosure related to a mobile micro-grid unit and a micro-grid system. An aspect of the present embodiment provides a mobile micro-grid system including: two or more movable micro-grid units configured to receive energy from an energy source so as to supply the energy to an internal power line and configured to provide energy of the internal power line to loads; and external power lines configured to be connected between the micro-grid units, wherein the external power lines are connected to each other through the internal power lines so as to form a closed-loop type ring bus. |
| US10965128B2 |
Systems and methods for advanced grid integration of distributed generators and energy resources
A circuit for a smart photovoltaic (PV) inverter system and the smart PV inverter system are described. The circuit includes one or more strings coupled to an electrical load. Each of the one or more strings further includes one or more string members coupled in series, where each of the one or more string members comprises a voltage source and an inverter. The circuit also includes a controller to receive an output from an operator controller and control the strings, where the controller is configured to control the strings by providing a function command to a first string member of each of the one or more strings based on the output from the operator controller. The voltage source may also receive an output from an energy output device. Further, the inverter may be configured to convert the output of energy output device into an energy source of electrical load. |
| US10965126B2 |
Systems and methods for control of photovoltaic arrays
An apparatus includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules including at least a first and a second photovoltaic module having outputs connected in series by a bus. A voltage detection circuit detects a bus voltage at an output of the bus, to provide an indicator of detected bus voltage to the first photovoltaic module, and to provide the indicator of detected bus voltage to the second photovoltaic module. |
| US10965119B2 |
Semiconductor device
Power cycle life of an intelligent power module that includes an IGBT is estimated by an abnormality detection circuit(s) while a chip temperature detection circuit or a case temperature detection circuit is outputting a chip overheating warning signal or a case overheating warning signal. Once the estimated power cycle life has reached a prescribed value, the abnormality detection circuit outputs an abnormality detection signal to forcedly and permanently stop operation of a driver circuit that drives an IGBT. The abnormality detection circuit may include a prescribed period calculation circuit that calculates the duration of the warning signal, a prescribed count calculation circuit that calculates the number of times the warning signal has been generated, and/or a cumulative time calculation circuit that calculates that the cumulative duration of periods in which the warning signal has been generated so as to estimate the power cycle life of the intelligent power module. |
| US10965114B2 |
Method and apparatus for suppressing impact of compensator on line distance protection
A method and apparatus for suppressing the impact of a compensator on line distance protection is provided, wherein the method comprises: obtaining a first current of a line connected to a compensator or series converters in the compensator, and a first voltage of a bus connected to the compensator or the line connected to the compensator; exiting the series converters and series transformers if the first current is greater than a preset current threshold and a duration is greater than a first preset time threshold; exiting the series converters and the series transformers if the first voltage is less than or equal to a preset voltage threshold and duration is greater than a second preset time threshold set the output voltage of the series converters to zero, and if a second current of an element corresponding to the first current meets conditions which the first current needs to meet; and otherwise, canceling the setting of the output voltage of the series converters to zero and obtaining a first current if a second voltage of the line corresponding to the first voltage is greater than the preset voltage threshold and the duration is greater than a third preset time threshold. |
| US10965113B2 |
Wire harness
A wire harness, in which a connection portion between a shape retaining conductor and a flexible conductor can be protected, includes a flexible conductor that is flexibly bendable, a shape retaining conductor that retains its shape, and a protective member that surrounds a connection portion between the flexible conductor and the shape retaining conductor and linearly holds the connection portion, and one end portion of the protective member is fixed to an end portion of the shape retaining conductor. |
| US10965111B2 |
Load center
Implementations include a compartmentalized plug-in load center having connector receptacles for load circuit wiring connection to the load center and a plug-in back plate to connect the plug-in load center to a vertical power busway within a utility wall panel of a building, and a method for installing the load center in a building with a vertical power busway. |
| US10965109B2 |
Watertight electrical compartment for use in irrigation devices and methods of use
A watertight electrical compartment for use in an irrigation device can include a compartment body having a chamber and a sealing section configured to mate with one or more sealing rings. A sealing cap can mate with the sealing section and/or the sealing rings to seal the chamber. A cap retainer can be advanced over at least a portion of the sealing cap. One of the compartment body and cap retainer can have internal threads to be screwed onto external threads of the other one of the compartment body and cap retainer. The cap retainer can also have a stopping feature to keep the sealing cap in its sealed position. The watertight electrical compartment can be used in a wireless flow sensor assembly, a battery operated irrigation controller, and/or a battery-operated central controller device, to provide irrigation control, and/or sensor information, without the need for AC power. |
| US10965107B2 |
Wiring harness for trucks
A wiring harness system and installation method is provided for customizing a truck chassis to a provide quick and easy addition and repair of electrical features on a completed heavy-duty truck body. The system and method add the existing wires of the chassis, without the need for cutting or disconnecting anything on the chassis. A primary harness connects to the body builder plug and upfitter plug of the chassis and extends along the frame rails to the rear of the truck. One or more extension harnesses can be plugged into the connectors on the primary harness, with various electrical features of the truck body being plugged into the extension harnesses or the primary harness. |
| US10965104B2 |
Spark plug
A spark plug capable of avoiding a discharge member bonded to a base material from peeling off easily is provided. The spark plug includes: a first electrode including a base material and a discharge member having at least a portion thereof bonded to the base material with a diffusing layer interposed therebetween; and a second electrode facing the discharge member with a spark gap interposed therebetween. The base material contains 50 mass % or more of Ni, 8 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less of Cr, 0.05 mass % or more and 2 mass % or less of Si, 0.01 mass % or more and 2 mass % or less of Al, 0.01 mass % or more and 2 mass % or less of Mn, 0.01 mass % or more and 0.1 mass % or less of C, and 0.001 mass % or more and 0.04 mass % or less of Fe. |