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| US10980767B2 |
Estrogen receptor ligands, compositions and methods related thereto
Provided are compounds and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases and conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, using an estrogen receptor-β ligand (ERβ ligand). |
| US10980765B2 |
Isothiocyanatostilbenes as a novel method and product for treating cancer
Products and methods for treating cancer in a human patient comprising administering to the patient therapeutically effective amount of a first pharmaceutically active agent, wherein the first pharmaceutically active agent is one of an isothiocyanatostilbene and a pharmacologically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, amide, clathrate, stereoisomer, enantiomer, prodrug or analog thereof, or a combination thereof. |
| US10980762B2 |
Wound healing composition
The present invention provides wound healing compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment using the same. |
| US10980759B2 |
Treatment of nervous system disorders using combinations of RXR agonists and thyroid hormones
Disclosed herein are methods of treating disease with a combination of a RXR agonist and a thyroid hormone. |
| US10980758B2 |
Dosage forms and therapeutic uses of L-4-chlorokynurenine
Compositions of L-4-chlorokynurenic are provided, as are methods for the treatment of neurological dysfunction. |
| US10980757B2 |
Ready-to-use tranexamic acid intravenous solution
Ready-to-use, stable aqueous intravenous tranexamic acid compositions are provided. |
| US10980755B2 |
LRH-1 modulators
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for modulating the liver receptor homolog-1. |
| US10980754B2 |
Anti-fungal compounds
The present disclosure provides compounds of the formula (I), (II), (III), wherein the variables are as defined herein for use in the treatment of fungal infections. In some embodiments, the fungal infection is an infection of Cryptococcus neojormans fungus. Also provided herein are compositions comprising a compound of formula I, II, or III and a second anti-fungal agent. |
| US10980748B2 |
Compositions
There is provided a solid pharmaceutical composition for delivering by oral administration a pharmaceutically active binding polypeptide to a region of the intestinal tract comprising a compressed core, wherein the compressed core comprises a pharmaceutically active binding polypeptide and wherein the compressed core is coated with a pH sensitive enteric coating. |
| US10980744B2 |
High density peptide polymers
Described herein, inter alia, are peptide containing polymers, and methods of making and using the same. |
| US10980743B2 |
Water-soluble, powdered cannabinoid and/or terpene extract
The invention relates to the preparation of a water soluble, powdered pharmaceutically active cannabinoid and/or terpene extract from plant materials, a powder where the bulk density can easily be modified depending on the final dosage form required. The extract is first treated with a solvent to solubilize the cannabinoids, then combined with an emulsifier. The solubilized mixture is then dried to evaporate the solvent, leaving the water-soluble cannabinoid extract powder. The resulting powder remaining stable at room temperature for at least one year and can be compounded into various pharmaceutical powdered formulations, with varying bulk powder densities. |
| US10980739B2 |
Treatment of a disease of the gastrointestinal tract with a chemokine/chemokine receptor inhibitor
This disclosure features methods and compositions for treating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with a chemokine/chemokine receptor inhibitor. |
| US10980737B1 |
System for treating unwanted tissue using heat and heat activated drugs
The invention can selectively heat a diseased area in the lung while minimizing heating to the healthy area and surrounding tissue. This is done by exposing the lung to an electromagnetic field causing dielectric or eddy current heating. The invention is particularly useful for treating emphysema as the diseased areas have reduced blood flow. The diseased area will heat up rapidly while the healthy tissue will be cooled by the blood flow. This is particularly effective for treating emphysema because of the low mass of the lungs and the high blood flow. To avoid heating of surrounding organs the direction of the electromagnetic energy is switched in a way it always passes through lungs but only intermittently passes through adjacent organs. If heat activated drugs are present in the lungs, they are selectively released in the heated tissue. |
| US10980736B2 |
Coconut shell extracts, compositions containing same and uses
A coconut shell extract characterized by a particular level of trans-piceatanol and cosmetic and/or dermatological compositions comprising the coconut shell extract. Methods comprising a cosmetic application of at least one of compositions. |
| US10980730B2 |
Enzymatic system-containing cosmetic compositions
Cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions are described herein for application to skin, hair and/or a nail of a subject, as well as methods utilizing same for administering hydrogen peroxide to skin, hair and/or a nail, and kits for applying same. The compositions comprise a hydrogen peroxide-producing enzyme, and a substrate of the hydrogen peroxide-producing enzyme. Further described herein are cosmetic compositions and kits for lightening skin and/or hair, which further comprise a lignin peroxidase, as well as cosmetic methods utilizing same. |
| US10980729B2 |
Process for dyeing keratin fibres using at least one particular azinium dye and at least one fluorescent dye
The present invention relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, using one or more particular azinium dyes and one or more fluorescent dyes. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic composition comprising the dyes defined above, and also to a multi-compartment device containing said dyes. The present invention also relates to the use of said dyes for dyeing light keratin fibres, especially human keratin fibres such as the hair, in chestnut-brown, dark chestnut-brown, brown, brown with a glint, or even black, without using an additional dye other than those defined above. |
| US10980727B2 |
Mixtures containing (E)-3-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-N,N-diphenyl-2-propenamide
Mixtures comprising a selected cooling active ingredient (E)-3-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-N,N-diphenyl-2-propenamide and at least one other substance which acts as a solvent for (E)-3-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-N,N-diphenyl-2-propenamide, wherein the substance is selected form the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, diethyl succinate, triethyl citrate, triacetin, ethanol, peppermint oil, anethol, optamint, propylene glycol, further cooling active ingredients or mixtures thereof. |
| US10980720B2 |
Oral care compositions
An oral care composition comprising high water oral care compositions comprising an orally acceptable carrier, zinc phosphate, a first stannous ion source (i.e., stannous fluoride), and a second stannous ion source (i.e., stannous chloride). Methods and uses for this composition are also described throughout. |
| US10980719B2 |
Oral care product and methods of use and manufacture thereof
This invention relates to a dentifrice comprising (i) at least one source of ionic tin; and (ii) an antibacterial system comprising caprylyl glycol together with 3-phenyl-1-propanol, phenethyl salicylate, or both 3-phenyl-1-propanol and phenethyl salicylate, as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions. |
| US10980717B2 |
Aqueous perfume compositions
Reduced-ethanol perfume compositions according to the invention comprise specific combinations of acrylates/VA copolymer and acrylates copolymer in an aqueous base or delivery vehicle. The perfume compositions according to the invention are easy to manufacture and provide an aqueous perfume composition that preserves aromatic integrity (intensity, duration and range), even in emulsion form. The most advantageous use of compositions of the invention are as parfums, eau de parfums, eau de toilettes, and colognes. However, the invention may also find use in many types of fragranced products, such as those used on the skin and hair of humans or animals, in cleaning products of all types, in air deodorizers, air fresheners, and more. |
| US10980714B2 |
Cleansing scrub composition
The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising (i) at least hydrogel beads comprising 2 gelling agents chosen from (hetero)polysaccharides, (ii) at least one foaming surfactant, and (iii) at least anacrylic copolymer of acrylic acid and C10-C30 alkyl acrylate. The present invention further relates to the use of said composition as a cleansing scrub composition of the skin. |
| US10980711B2 |
Dimethicone-based oral varnish
An oral varnish comprising a combination of two different viscosity dimethicone components, wherein the difference between the two different viscosity dimethicone components is about 2.0 million cP or greater; and comprising at least one active ingredient, which is preferably a fluoride donor. |
| US10980705B2 |
Device for treatment of peripheral arterial disease and micro-angiopathy in lower limbs
A vibratory treatment device has a motor driving an output shaft on which is mounted an eccentric weight to create vibration of the motor as the shaft rotates. A frame is connected to the motor to which frame said vibrations are transmitted through the connection of the frame to the motor. A pad surrounds the frame and into which said vibrations of the frame are transmitted. The pad is applied to the affected limb or limbs of the patient and activated to cause vibrations of the motor to be transmitted through the frame and pad into the tissue of the patent's limb or limbs. The treatment is continued for a therapeutically effective period of time and repeated periodically. |
| US10980701B2 |
Diagnostic and treatment methods
The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing the primary lesions that give rise to a chronic condition or incorrect structure in myofascial units and associated structures in a human patient. The invention also relates to a method of therapeutic treatment of the diagnosed conditions, in particular by application of a variable vacuum stimulus. |
| US10980700B2 |
Driving module, motion assistance apparatus including the driving module, and method of controlling the motion assistance apparatus
A driving module and a motion assistance apparatus including the same may be provided. For example, the driving module including a driving source disposed on one side of a user, and configured to provide power, a first decelerator including a first input terminal coupled to the driving source, and a first output terminal and a second output terminal configured to receive power from the first input terminal, a second decelerator including a second input terminal coupled to the first output terminal, and a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal configured to receive power from the second input terminal, and a third decelerator including a third input terminal coupled to the second output terminal, and a fifth output terminal and a sixth output terminal configured to receive power from the third input terminal may be provided. |
| US10980692B2 |
Table system for medical imaging
A table system for use with an imaging device includes a base portion that supports the table system over a support surface, a patient support including a platform for supporting a patient in a standing position and a bed for supporting the patient in a lying position, a linkage portion coupled between the base portion and the patient support that is pivotable with respect to both the base portion and the patient support, a first drive mechanism that drives the pivoting of the patient support with respect to the linkage portion, and a second drive mechanism that drives the pivoting of the linkage portion with respect to the base portion, the first and second drive mechanisms moving the patient support between a vertical position in which the platform is substantially parallel to the support surface and a horizontal position in which the bed is substantially parallel to the support surface. |
| US10980689B2 |
Patient support apparatuses with personal electronic device charging
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support surface, one or more force sensors that detect weight on the patient support surface, a recharger, and a controller. The recharger is adapted to recharge a personal electronic device of the patient's. The controller controls power supplied to the recharger based on outputs from the force sensors. Additionally or alternatively, a barrier is provided having a coil therein. The recharger includes a magnet for magnetically coupling to the barrier, and the recharger wirelessly receives power from the coil when the recharger is magnetically coupled to the barrier. Alternatively, the magnet holds a personal electronic device that receives power wirelessly from a coil inside the barrier. In still another variation, a pendant is included for controlling movement of the patient support apparatus and the pendant includes a recharger adapted to recharge a personal electronic device. |
| US10980686B2 |
Collapsible mobility aid
A collapsible mobility aid with two frame elements, on each of which at least one wheel is secured or can be secured, and with a folding mechanism by which the frame elements are connected to each other, and a distance between the frame elements in a first position of the folding mechanism can be adapted to a transport distance and in a second position of the folding mechanism can be adapted to a use distance, wherein the folding mechanism has a central element with a slide arranged moveably with respect thereto, at least two connection arms which are each articulated on a frame element and on the central element, and at least two levers which are each articulated on a connection arm and on the slide, wherein the swivel axes, about which the levers are arranged on the connection arms and the slide such that they can be swiveled, are on one plane when the folding mechanism is in the second position. |
| US10980684B2 |
Wheelchair lift with high stability
A wheelchair lift includes a platform assembly to receive a wheelchair, and a lifting assembly to move the platform assembly, a supporting plate to support the lifting assembly, and a supporting arm to support the platform assembly. The lifting assembly includes a pair of a first lifting arm and a second lifting arm. The first lifting arm has a bent shape along the longitudinal direction of the first lifting arm, and the second lifting arm has a bent shape along the longitudinal direction of the second lifting arm. |
| US10980680B1 |
Sanitary pad
The present invention provides a sanitary pad including an upper sheet made of pure organic cotton through which a liquid is permeable, a first absorbing sheet disposed below the upper sheet and made of pure organic cotton configured to absorb the liquid, a second absorbing sheet disposed below the first absorbing sheet and made of natural compressed pulp configured to absorb the liquid, and a waterproof sheet disposed below the second absorbing sheet and having air permeability. |
| US10980678B2 |
Stretchable and contractible sheet and absorbent article
A stretchable/contractible sheet having an up-down direction and a left-right direction intersecting each other is provided. The stretchable and contractible sheet includes: a first welded-portion row including a plurality of welded portions arranged side-by-side in the up-down direction; and a second welded-portion row including the plurality of welded portions located adjacent to the first welded-portion row on a one side in the left-right direction. The first welded-portion row includes: a first convex portion protruding toward the one side; and a second convex portion. The second welded-portion row includes a third convex portion protruding toward another side opposite to the one side in the left-right direction. |
| US10980677B2 |
Method for deforming a web
Methods for deforming a multilayer web are disclosed. Steps of the method include: supplying a first layer of a precursor web; supplying a second layer of the precursor web onto at least the first area of the first layer; forming a plurality of first features and a plurality of second features in the precursor web. The plurality of first features are apertures formed in a first area of the precursor web, and the plurality of second features are formed in a second area of the precursor web in a positive and/or negative Z-direction. The plurality of first features and the plurality of second features are formed simultaneously. |
| US10980675B2 |
Graduated compression device for the treatment of circulatory disorders
A therapeutic compression garment, including: a body portion; and a spine portion, wherein the bands extending from either the body portion and/or spine portion attach the body and spine portions together when the body and spine portions are wrapped around a body limb, and wherein the spine portion is releasably attached onto the body portion such that the spine portion is positionable at different locations on the body portion. |
| US10980674B2 |
Medical dressing
A medical dressing is provided. The dressing has a central portion and a border portion, and comprises a backing layer, an adhesive body contact layer and a pad arranged in the central portion between the backing layer and the adhesive body contact layer. The pad is symmetric about a longitudinal center line and the dressing comprises a lobed portion on each side of the center line. The medical dressing comprises a gripping tab which is coplanar with the border portion and which projects outwardly from the border portion. The medical dressing may be used for pressure ulcer prevention, such as at the sacrum region of a human body. |
| US10980672B2 |
Femtosecond laser ophthalmic surgery docking cone image processing and presentation
The present disclosure provides a system for femtosecond ophthalmic surgery in which the position of a suction cone in the z direction is measured via the measuring device to generate data that is processed and used to create a pictorial representation, a histogram, or other graph based on the data. The pictorial representation may include at least one threshold marker. The disclosure further provides a method of performing docking in femtosecond laser ophthalmic surgery including measuring the position of a suction cone with a measuring device, and transmitting data regarding the position to a processor which processes the data and uses it to create a pictorial representation, histogram, or other graph that is presented on a display. |
| US10980671B2 |
Shunt for vascular flow enhancement
Drainage of body fluid from a first area of the body to a target area of the body can be accomplished by interconnecting an artificial non-blood fluid conduit with the venous and/or lymphatic system of the body. For example, an artificial non-blood fluid conduit can be inserted into the eye to fluidly interconnect the anterior chamber with a venous structure, such as an anterior ciliary vein, or lymphatic in a target location of the eye. The outflow end of the conduit can be positioned adjacent to and/or cannulated within the venous structure or lymphatic. Further, the conduit can optionally have an angiogenic material for stimulating growth of new blood vessels in the target location to fluidly interconnect the venous structure or lymphatic with the anterior chamber using the non-blood fluid conduit. |
| US10980669B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for a water jet
A water jet instrument may be used for manually performing surgery. The water jet instrument may be manually controlled or controlled by a system with a robotic control. The water jet apparatus defines a jet cutting area that is based at least in part on a flow rate meter and a feedback loop. |
| US10980666B2 |
Devices and methods for vestibular and/or cranial nerve stimulation
An in-ear stimulator for administering thermal stimulation to the ear canal of a subject includes (a) an earpiece configured to be insertable into the ear canal of said subject, the earpiece having an outer surface and an internal cavity formed therein, the internal cavity having an inner surface; and (b) at least one thermoelectric device thermally coupled to the earpiece internal cavity inner surface. |
| US10980663B2 |
Medical device for use with a stoma
An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion. |
| US10980661B2 |
Multilayer film including foam layer and gas barrier layer
A multilayer film includes an outer foam layer and a gas barrier layer. The multilayer film may also include at least one tie layer and at least one inner layer, and can be configured to have various film layer constructions. For example, the multilayer film can be configured as a five-layer, six-layer, or seven-layer films. The multilayer film can provide unique texture, softness, quietness, gas barrier properties, light weight and low cost per volume. Further, one or more layers of the multilayer film can contain a vinyl-bond rich triblock copolymer to provide sound absorbing properties. |
| US10980659B2 |
Head positioning aids for premature infants
A head positioning aid includes at least one head positioning assistor and at least one securing member. Some head positioning aids include positioning members secured to a headwear member. The positioning members maintain an infant's head in midline. An optional cheek flap protects the skin on the face. An optional support member supports the neck and an open airway. Size adjustment members may also be used to secure and orient tubing for a nasal cannula. |
| US10980657B2 |
Panel attachment and circumference adjustment systems for an orthopedic device
A spinal orthosis includes posterior panels arranged with a flat spinal curvature to create a reverse three-point pressure system to the spine. The reverse three-point pressure system relieves pressure on the posterior side of the vertebrae beneficial for certain indications. Various arrangements allow for securing the posterior panel to the spinal orthosis. The spinal orthosis includes a belt member length adjustment system including belt members having end portions reducible in length and a belt panel adapted to secure to the end portion of the belt member reduced in length to form at least in part a belt circumference of the spinal orthosis. |
| US10980652B2 |
Balloon catheters and methods for use
Apparatus and methods are provided for flaring a stent deployed within a branch vessel including an ostium communicating with a main vessel, a first end of the stent extending at least partially from the branch. A catheter is provided that includes a first balloon carried on its distal end, and a second balloon that includes a distal section overlying at least a portion of the first balloon and a proximal section. The catheter distal end is introduced into the main vessel and positioned through the ostium and stent into the branch until the first balloon is disposed within the stent. The first balloon is expanded to anchor the stent, and the second balloon is expanded to flare the first end of the stent. Optionally, the first balloon is expanded further, e.g., to expand the stent within the branch body lumen and/or dilate the lesion. |
| US10980650B2 |
Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling same
A delivery apparatus can include a handle portion and at least one rotatable drive shaft. The handle portion has an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism includes a motor and one or more actuators. The rotatable drive shaft has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is coupled to the motor, and the distal end portion is configured to be releasably coupled to a prosthetic heart valve. The actuation mechanism is configured to control and monitor expansion of the prosthetic heart valve. The handle is configured for actuating the actuation mechanism, tracking a response of native tissue when the prosthetic heart valve is in contact with the native tissue, and stopping expansion of the prosthetic heart valve once a rate of change of expansion of the prosthetic heart valve declines below a threshold. |
| US10980648B1 |
Variable stiffness mechanism and limb support device incorporating the same
A limb support device includes a variable stiffness mechanism. The limb support device can be an orthotic or prosthetic device. The variable stiffness mechanism can include, for example, a rate-sensitive or speed-dependent material or a damping mechanism. The variable stiffness mechanism causes the limb support device to exhibit different properties when the user of the limb support device is walking at high or fast walking speeds compared to low or slow walking speeds. The limb support device can exhibit high damping and energy absorption, and therefore stability, at slow speeds, and high energy return at faster speeds. |
| US10980644B2 |
Expandable cage
An expandable cage for placement between adjacent vertebrae having two or more upper and lower end plates having compound-angled slots, ramps or rails, and a drive means having corresponding compound-angled slots, ramps or rails configured to slidingly engage the compound-angled slots, ramps or rails of the two or more upper and lower end plates, wherein movement of the drive means in a first direction moves the two or more upper and lower end plates away from each other both vertically and horizontally to expand both a height and a width of the expandable cage from a collapsed state to an expanded state. |
| US10980641B2 |
Interbody spacer
An interbody spacer for the spine is provided. The interbody spacer includes a cage and at least one bone screw configured to anchor the cage between two vertebrae of the spine. The cage includes a lock rotationally movable with respect to the cage between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. When in an unlocked configuration, bone screws may be inserted and removed from the cage. When in a locked configuration, the insertion and removal pathway of the bone screw is blocked by the lock, thereby, providing backout protection for the bone screws. The lock is coupled to the cage by a pronged retainer and includes a camming surface to provide for incremental rotation of the lock. The lock includes a space-saving shape providing for maximum bone screw angulation on a laterally smaller anterior platform. |
| US10980637B2 |
Inflatable penile prosthesis with pump bulb
According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis having an inflatable member; a reservoir configured to hold fluid; and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of the fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member when the prosthesis is in an inflation mode, and facilitate a transfer of the fluid from the inflatable member to the reservoir when the prosthesis is in a deflation mode, the pump assembly including a valve housing and a reinforced pump bulb member. |
| US10980636B2 |
Implantable valve with attached polymeric components
Embodiments include implantable valves with attached polymeric components. In an embodiment, an implantable valve is included having a frame comprising a plurality of frame struts. The frame defines a central lumen and at least one of the frame struts defines a connection aperture. The implantable valve can include at least one valve leaflet including a coaptation edge and two connection portions, with one connection portion disposed on either end of the coaptation edge. The connection portion can be disposed within the connection aperture thereby coupling the valve leaflet to the frame. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US10980634B2 |
Medical device delivery system and methods of delivering medical devices
In some embodiments, a medical device delivery system includes a catheter and a retainer. The retainer can be engaged with the medical device to restrain relative movement of the medical device in one or more axial and/or radial directions. A variety of retainers and retainer systems are disclosed, many of which can reliably disengage the medical device from the retainer. Methods for using the medical device delivery system are also described. |
| US10980631B2 |
Nasal implants and systems and method of use
Described are implants for placing in a body, tools for delivering the implants, and systems and methods for using implants and tools for placing in a body and more particularly to nasal implants, tools for delivering nasal implants, and systems and methods for using such implants and tools. A tool may include a hand-held implant delivery device that holds, moves, orients, inserts, or shapes an implant. An implant may be a biodegradable, longitudinal implant that may be oriented for implantation by an implant delivery device. |
| US10980626B2 |
Vena cava filter formed from a sheet
A filter formed from a sheet is described herein. In one aspect of the invention, a filter is formed from a sheet of material and, following removal of portions of the sheet, the filter is folded into a shape for insertion into a blood vessel. In another aspect of the invention, features for a filter are formed from a sheet of material and incorporated into the filter. |
| US10980623B2 |
Oral cavity washing device
An oral cavity washing device includes: a device body including a pump configured to discharge washing liquid, and a body unit including a tank provided at the device body; a tube connected to the body unit and configured to allow the discharged washing liquid to flow through the tube; and a washing unit connected to the tube and configured to discharge the washing liquid. The body unit has a two-dimensional shape like an ellipse or an approximate ellipse in a planar view. |
| US10980622B2 |
Tooth cleaning device
A tooth cleaning device for the specific cleaning of crevices between teeth and gingival pockets having a curved carrier body in the shape of a jaw and a resilient, curable dental impression material, which is applied on both sides of the carrier body. The impression material is applied at a low height such that, during use, only the occlusal surfaces of teeth submerge into the dental impression material, while the crevices between teeth are largely free from the dental impression material. The carrier body has at least one, preferably a plurality of centering projections, which ensure that the tooth cleaning device is inserted in a centric position of the jaw. The device forms a barrier between the actual oral cavity (cavum oris proprium) and the oral vestibule, that is, the space between the lips/cheeks and row of teeth (vestibulum oris). In view of this barrier, the crevices between teeth present the only passage through which a cleaning fluid can be pressed by moving the tongue and/or cheek muscle. |
| US10980620B2 |
Reinforced resin-retained bridge
A resin-retained denture bridge having an improved bonding between a false tooth or teeth of the bridge and a retainer wire of the bridge is provided in the present invention, wherein a coupling recess is formed on a lingual side of the false tooth and a protrusion or an omega-shaped bend is formed on the retainer wire. The protrusion or omega-shaped bend is received in the coupling recess of the false tooth after or prior to a resin being filled in the coupling recess, which is then cured to form a secure engagement, so that the false tooth is bonded to the retainer with the end portions of the retainer wire extending laterally from the false tooth. |
| US10980614B2 |
Teeth repositioning systems and methods
Systems and methods of repositioning teeth, using one or more appliances for installing on a patient's teeth are described. The appliance includes an arch shaped member; a plurality of spring members coupled to or provided on the arch shaped member; and a plurality of securing members for securing to a corresponding plurality of the patient's teeth on a one-to-one basis, the securing members being supported by the arch shaped member. The arch shaped member and the plurality of springs, together, comprise a two dimensional structure having a length dimension and a width dimension with varying widths along the length dimension, that is bent into a three dimensional structure. |
| US10980610B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for controlling aspects of a robotic surgical device and viewer adaptive stereoscopic display
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for robotic surgical device control. A system is provided including a robotic arm, an autosteroscopic display, a user image capture device, an image processor, and a controller. The robotic arm is coupled to a patient image capture device. The autostereoscopic display is configured to display an image of a surgical site obtained from the patient image capture device. The image processor configured to identify a location of at least part of a user in an image obtained from the user image capture device. The controller is configured to, in a first mode, adjust a three dimensional aspect of the image displayed on autostereoscopic display based on the identified location, and, in a second mode, move the robotic arm or instrument based on a relationship between the identified location and the surgical site image. |
| US10980609B2 |
Limited use tool disposable enclosure
A re-usable medical procedure power tool includes a subframe having a handle portion connected to a tool attachment portion and a power source portion. A removable, single use, contamination-blocking cover substantially covers the sub frame of the tool. At least the handle portion of the cover includes a flexible portion providing a tactile feel portion for a user. The tactile feel portion is movable sufficient to move an associated trigger attached to the subframe. |
| US10980607B2 |
Image guidance of a steerable introducer for minimally invasive procedures
A steerable introduction system for deploying an interventional tool (e.g., a replacement valve) within an anatomical object (e.g. a heart). The steerable introduction system employs a steerable introducer (20) including an end-effector for positioning the interventional tool within the anatomical object (e.g., the end-effector passively guides or actively steers the interventional tool within the anatomical object). The steerable introduction system further employs an image guidance workstation (120) controlling an actuation of a translation, a pivoting and/or a rotation of the end-effector within the anatomical object responsive to surgical image data illustrative of a position of the end-effector within the anatomical object (e.g., ultrasound or X-ray image data illustrative of a surgical position of the end-effector within a heart). The motion actuation by the image guidance workstation (120) of the end-effector facilitates a coaxial alignment and/or a coplanar alignment of the interventional tool and a structure of the anatomical object (e.g., a diseased aortic valve of a heart). |
| US10980606B2 |
Remote-control manipulator system and method of operating the same
A remote-control manipulator system includes a manipulator configured to receive a manipulating instruction from an operator, a slave arm configured to perform a series of works comprised of a plurality of processes, a camera configured to image operation of the slave arm, a display device configured to display an image captured by the camera, a storage device configured to store information related to environment in a workspace as an environment model, and a control device. The control device is configured, while operating the slave arm manually or hybridly, to acquire circumference information that is information related to a circumference area of an area imaged by the camera based on the environment model stored in the storage device, and display on the display device so that the image captured by the camera and the circumference information are interlocked. |
| US10980605B2 |
Remote control robot system
A remote control robot system includes a slave arm, a master main body imitating the shape of an object handled by the slave arm, a manipulation receiving device configured to receive manipulation of an operator based on the position and posture of the master main body, and a control device configured to control operation of the slave arm based on the manipulation received by the manipulation receiving device so that behavior of the object corresponds to behavior of the master main body. |
| US10980603B2 |
Updating a volumetric map
A method for guiding a procedure is provided. A volumetric map of an interior portion of a body of a subject is presented, and, during the procedure, in response to movements of a sensor with respect to the portion, the presented volumetric map is updated, by changing a manner in which the presented volumetric map shows areas of the portion from which material was removed by the procedure. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10980602B2 |
Systems and methods for orientation independent sensing
A system and method for obtaining an OIS coordinate frame comprising an electronic control unit configured to determine a local 3D electric field loop, create a zero mean version of E(t) over a depolarization interval, compute an Ė value at each of a plurality of time intervals, compute an initial estimate of ŵ from a cross product of E and the Ė value for each of the plurality of time intervals, average the initial estimate of ŵ from each of the plurality of time for a best estimate of ŵ, determine a plurality of â(θ) values and using the corresponding {circumflex over (n)}(θ) values, compute a composite match score, and choose at least one best value for â and a best value for {circumflex over (n)}. |
| US10980601B2 |
System and methods for intraoperative guidance feedback
Systems and methods for surgical guidance and image registration are provided, in which three-dimensional image data associated with an object or patient is registered to topological image data obtained using a surface topology imaging device. The surface topology imaging device may be rigidly attached to an optical position measurement system that also tracks fiducial markers on a movable instrument. The instrument may be registered to the topological image data, such that the topological image data and the movable instrument are registered to the three-dimensional image data. The three-dimensional image data may be CT or MRI data associated with a patient. The system may also co-register images pertaining to a surgical plan with the three-dimensional image data. In another aspect, the surface topology imaging device may be configured to directly track fiducial markers on a movable instrument. The fiducial markers may be tracked according to surface texture. |
| US10980599B2 |
System and method for adjusting available power per probe during an ablation procedure
An ablation system for treating tissue in a patient's body includes an energy source, one or more probes connected to the energy source, and a controller communicatively coupled to one or more probes. Each of the probes includes an elongate member having a distal region with an electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion and a proximal region. The probes further include an electrically conductive energy delivery device extending distally from the electrically non-conductive outer circumferential portion. The controller includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices are configured to store computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations. More specifically, the operations include detecting a number of probes connected to the energy source and allocating a portion of the predetermined power supply to each of the probes based on the number of probes detected. |
| US10980597B2 |
Ablation catheter and ablation apparatus
An ablation catheter equipped with ablation petals having electrodes that are continuous over an outer circumferential portion of the ablation petals. The ablation catheter can be moved from a rest position, where the petals are housed in an external tubular body, to an operating position, where the petals protrude from the external tubular body. |
| US10980596B2 |
Vaginal remodeling device and methods
This invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for tightening tissue of the female genitalia by heating targeted connective tissue with radiant energy, while cooling the mucosal epithelial surface over the target tissue to protect it from the heat. Embodiments include a treatment tip that comprises both an energy delivery element and a cooling mechanism. As the treatment tip contacts the epithelial mucosa, the tip cools the mucosa by contact, and delivers energy through the epithelium to the underlying tissue, thereby creating a reverse thermal gradient. The effect of the applied heat is to remodel genital tissue by tightening it. Such remodeling may include a tighter vagina and a tighter introitus. The tightening may be a consequence of thermal denaturation of collagen as well as a longer term healing response in the tissue that includes an increased deposition of collagen. |
| US10980594B2 |
Articulation drive feature in surgical instrument
An apparatus includes a body, an end effector, an articulation section, and a shaft assembly coupling the body with the end effector. The shaft assembly includes a sheath, a first monolithic articulation connector, and a second monolithic articulation connector. The first monolithic articulation connector includes a first distal portion and a first proximal portion. The first distal portion and the first proximal portion consist of a homogenous continuum of material. The first distal portion is configured to flex relative to the first proximal portion. The first distal portion is at least partially housed within the sheath. The second monolithic articulation connector is at least partially housed within the sheath. The first and second monolithic articulation connectors are configured to longitudinally translate in opposing directions relative to the sheath to deflect the articulation section and the end effector relative to the longitudinal axis of the sheath. |
| US10980592B2 |
Skin treatment method and apparatus
A method of treating a skin tissue area (3) having a skin surface (5) is provided. The method comprises the steps of: deforming the skin tissue area into a deformed shape comprising a plurality of folds (17) in the skin tissue area; arranging radiofrequency electrodes (13) in contact with the skin surface on opposite sides of the deformed skin tissue area; and, while maintaining the skin tissue area in said deformed shape, providing a spatially continuous radiofrequency energy flow between the radiofrequency electrodes on opposite sides of the deformed skin tissue area through the deformed skin tissue area, thereby heating at least a portion (19) of the deformed skin tissue area; and releasing the skin tissue area from said deformed shape, thereby deforming said heated portion (19) into a wave-shaped zone of heated skin tissue having a depth relative to the skin surface that varies between a minimum and a maximum value in a direction between said opposite sides. Accordingly, an apparatus for treating a skin tissue area (3) is provided. |
| US10980587B2 |
Adaptor for use with a driver, a drill, and a cannula for drilling into bone
A adaptor is used with a driver, a drill, and a cannula to facilitate removal of material from bone and placement of the cannula in the bone. The adaptor includes an end portion provided at a proximal first end that is configured to engage a portion of the drill; a body portion attached to the end portion and extending from the end portion toward a distal second end; a head portion provided at the distal second end and attached to the body portion; and a passageway for receiving the drill that extends through the adaptor. Furthermore, the head portion includes a distal surface and at least one coupler provided on or adjacent the distal surface for releasably engaging, the cannula. |
| US10980586B2 |
Driver device with anti-rotation feature
Disclosed is an axial and rotational stopping device for use when creating threads in a predrilled pilot hole or inserting an allograft bony void filler or synthetic implant into a threaded hole. The device can also provide consistent depth control for drilling a pilot hole, tapping the hole to create threads, and implanting an allograft bony void filler or synthetic implant while preventing damage to the threads in the tapped hole that would be caused by continuing to rotate a tap once the depth stop has been reached and the tap can no longer advance in the axial direction, as well as preventing damage to the threads in the tapped hole, the threads on the mating allograft bony void filler or synthetic implant, and the drive features on either the driver instrument or the allograft bony void filler or synthetic implant. |
| US10980585B2 |
Intermaxillary fixation device and method of using same
A method for fixating or stabilizing a subject's mandible and maxilla includes providing multiple bone fasteners, providing two arch bars, attaching a first grouping of the bone fasteners to the subject's mandible, then securing the first arch bar to the first grouping of bone fasteners, attaching a second grouping of the bone fasteners to the subject's maxilla, then securing the second arch bar to the second grouping of bone fasteners, and then fastening the first arch bar to the second arch bar. |
| US10980581B2 |
Floating locking insert
An insert for receipt within a plate aperture having an inner wall along the plate aperture includes a body and collar. The body has inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface defines an insert aperture having a longitudinal axis. The collar extends from the outer surface in a first radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and extends along only a portion of the outer surface in a second radial direction transverse to the first radial direction and the longitudinal axis. The collar defines a first radial distance from the longitudinal axis at a first position of the collar and a second radial distance from the longitudinal axis at a second position of the collar that differs from the first radial distance. A fixation system includes the plate and insert which is receivable within the plate aperture such that the collar contacts and is slideable along the inner wall. |
| US10980580B2 |
Arthrodesis/intercallary/short stem limb salvage implant
An implant apparatus for use in uniting a pair of bone segments, the apparatus including a first stem configured to be implanted in an intramedullary cavity of a first bone segment; a second stem configured to be implanted in an intramedullary cavity of a second bone segment; and a connector for connecting the first stem to the second stem, the connector including a first connector segment and a second connector segment, wherein the first connector segment and the second connector segment are coupled together at a lap joint connection. |
| US10980576B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing spinal surgery
Implants, instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including one or more of creating an operative corridor to the spine, delivering implants to the spine, fusing one or more segments of the spine, and fixing one or more segments of the spine. |
| US10980575B2 |
Instrument for inserting a spinal device
In one aspect, a bone anchor assembly is provided having a bone anchor with a head, a resilient locking cap extending about a portion of the bone anchor head, and a cap drive member having a depending annular wall. In another form, a bone plate system is provided including a bone plate having an elongated throughbore and a resilient support member received therein. In another aspect, an insertion device is provided for manipulating and inserting a spinal device at or within a spinal joint. The insertion device is configured to actively pivot the implant about the implant gripping end of the device and to allow manipulation and release of the implant in any pivoted orientation from approximately 0 to 90 degrees. |
| US10980574B2 |
Polyaxial bone screw
The present invention generally provides a polyaxial fixation device having a shank with a spherical head formed on a proximal end thereof, and a receiver member having an axial passage formed therein that is adapted to polyaxially seat the spherical head of the shank. The polyaxial bone screw further includes an engagement member that is adapted to provide sufficient friction between the spherical head and the receiver member to enable the shank to be maintained in a desired angular orientation before locking the spherical head within the receiver member. |
| US10980573B2 |
Device for stabilization of bone segment and extending assembly thereof
The present invention discloses a device for stabilization of bone segment and an extending assembly thereof. The device comprises a screw assembly, two supporting members and two extending members. The screw assembly comprises a receiver and an anchoring member. The receiver has a retainer and two opposite arms extending along the longitudinal axis of the device from the positions adjacent to the retainer. The anchoring member is connected to the retainer. The supporting members are connected to the arms respectively and extend along the longitudinal axis. Each one of the extending members has a through hole respectively. The extending members are connected to the arms with the supporting members passing through the through holes respectively. |
| US10980571B2 |
Occlusion devices, systems, and methods
An occlusion device includes a body having a plurality of layers and defining a first diameter. Each layer of the plurality of layers is releasably coupled to a respective inwardly-adjacent layer. An outermost layer of the plurality of layers is removable from the respective inwardly-adjacent layer. Removal of the outermost layer reduces an outer diameter of the body from the first diameter to a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. |
| US10980568B1 |
Half handle bone access needle
A handle device is provided comprising a first wing and a second wing. The first wing and the second wing are configured to pivot about a common axis to one another. The first wing has one or more first ridge, and a first one or more clearance spaces. The second wing has one or more second ridges and a second one or more clearance spaces. The one or more first ridges is configured to be received within the second one or more clearance spaces and the one or more second ridges is configured to be received within the first one or more clearance spaces when the first wing is pivoted about the common axis to the second wing in a folded configuration. |
| US10980567B2 |
Lumbar puncture assist tool
The present invention provides a tool and method for performing a lumbar puncture. The tool may include a first arm and a second arm and may form a T-shape. The first arm may be longer than the second arm. Also included is a projection extending from one of the arms. The projection has a downward angle and a passageway that is sized to accommodate a needle. The tool is configured to maintain the perpendicular placement of a needle between vertebrae and a preferred angle of insertion of about 15° during a procedure. |
| US10980565B2 |
Method for ablating body tissue
A cardiac ablation method including the following steps: inserting a treatment catheter into an atrium of a heart, the treatment catheter including an ultrasound emitter; positioning the ultrasound emitter to face heart tissue within the left atrium outside of a pulmonary vein; emitting ultrasound energy from the ultrasound emitter while rotating the ultrasound emitter about a rotation axis; and ablating heart tissue with the ultrasound energy to form a lesion outside of a pulmonary vein. |
| US10980563B2 |
Minimally invasive methods for spinal facet therapy to alleviate pain and associated surgical tools, kits and instructional media
Methods and surgical tools for treating back pain use a spinal facet debridement tool with cautery and denuding action and minimally invasive protocol that can denude and cauterize soft tissue associated with a synovial capsule of the spinal facet joint whereby the synovial capsule between the spinal facet joint is removed by rotating the head of the combination debrider tool at a low rotation speed to scrape and cauterize the end plate receptor region so as to denude and denervate the joint preventing regeneration, and thereby treating back pain. |
| US10980562B2 |
Minimally invasive methods for spinal facet therapy to alleviate pain and associated surgical tools, kits and instructional media
Methods and surgical tools for treating back pain use a spinal facet debridement tool with cautery and denuding action and minimally invasive protocol that can denude and cauterize soft tissue associated with a synovial capsule of the spinal facet joint whereby the synovial capsule between the spinal facet joint is removed by rotating the head of the combination debrider tool at a low rotation speed to scrape and cauterize the end plate receptor region so as to denude and denervate the joint preventing regeneration, and thereby treating back pain. |
| US10980561B1 |
Rotary resectoscope
A rotatory resectoscope is disclosed with a novel mechanism for endoscopic resection. Resection is performed by a rotary motion instead of the conventional linear motion. A novel resection loop and working element for controlling the movement of the resection loop allow the resection loop to move in clockwise and counterclockwise rotation. Embodiments include both monopolar and bipolar diathermy resectoscopes. |
| US10980560B2 |
Surgical instrument systems comprising feedback mechanisms
A surgical instrument system comprising a handle assembly is disclosed. The handle assembly comprises an actuation trigger comprising a curved proximal portion and a curved cylinder surrounding the curved proximal portion of the actuation trigger. The curved cylinder comprises an electroactive polymer. The surgical instrument system comprises an actuation rod which is configured to transmit an actuation force and a sensor system which is configured to detect the magnitude of the actuation force. The electroactive polymer is responsive to the actuation force and provides feedback to a user of the surgical instrument system. |
| US10980559B2 |
Treatment instrument
In a treatment instrument, one of a pair of jaws is supported by a supporter while being pivot able around the supporter with respect to the supporter. A drive member moves along a longitudinal axis so that the pair of the jaws are closed with respect to each other, thereby applying an axial force onto an elongated member from the drive member by way of the one of the jaws and the supporter in a direction along the longitudinal axis. A contact surface of the elongated member abuts on a housing when the elongated member moves with respect to the housing under the axial force, thereby suppressing rotation of the elongated member around the longitudinal axis with respect to the housing. |
| US10980558B2 |
Endoscope and treatment tool-standing mechanism
There is provided an endoscope and a treatment tool-standing mechanism that allows a distal-end-portion body to be reduced in size while ensuring good operability of a standing base. In a distal-end-portion body of an endoscope, a standing lever is connected to a standing base through a rotating shaft, and the standing base is rotated by the rotation of the standing lever about the rotating shaft that is caused by the push and pull of an operation wire. The standing lever includes a first arm portion that extends from the rotating shaft and a second arm portion that extends in a direction different from the direction of the first arm portion, and a useless space formed on the proximal end side of the distal-end-portion body is reduced depending on the shape of the standing lever. |
| US10980553B2 |
Remodeling of calcified aortic valve leaflets
A calcification treatment device includes an outer body (12) including an inner cavity and at least one outer calcification treatment member (16) facing towards the inner cavity. An inner body (18) is movable into the inner cavity and includes at least one inner calcification treatment member (20) facing towards an inner surface of the outer body. One of the outer and inner calcification treatment members includes an expandable treatment member and one of the outer and inner calcification treatment members includes one or more fracturing elements capable of fracturing a calcification of a valve tissue. |
| US10980551B2 |
Alignment devices and methods
Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for implanting arthroplasty devices. Some embodiments include designs that allow for use of x-ray images as the only images used to fully and accurately preoperatively and intraoperatively size and align arthroplasty device components and prepare all necessary tissue. |
| US10980549B2 |
Graft filter with locking graft filter element and graft extractor
A device for collecting a bone graft material comprises a canister extending defining a filter-receiving space therein, the canister including a connection for connecting to a vacuum source, a proximal end of the canister including a first locking feature and a filter element sized and shaped to be received within the filter-receiving space of the canister, the filter element including a channel extending therethrough, the channel defined via a mesh material and a proximal end of the filter element including a second locking feature releasably engageable with the first locking feature of the canister via a rotation of the filter element about a longitudinal axis thereof relative to the canister in combination with an extractor sized and shaped to be received within the channel of the filter element, the extractor defining a graft material receiving space therein and being releasably engageable with the extractor. |
| US10980548B2 |
Autografting tool with enhanced flute profile and methods of use
Tools and methods for expanding a precursor hole in a host material to receive a fixture. The precursor hole is enlarged by a rotary tool having helical flutes and interposed lands. The flutes have a negative rake angle. The lands each have a working edge that cuts the host material when the tool is rotated in a cutting direction, and that condenses the host material when the tool is rotated in a densifying direction. The body of the rotary tool has a stopper section that plugs the hole when a certain depth is reached. When the tool is used with a copious wash of irrigating fluid at or below the necessary depth, hydraulic pressure builds inside the precursor hole. The hydraulic pressure can be advantageously exploited in cutting mode to autograft a slurry of host material particles into the sidewalls of the hole and create an incipient densifying crust. |
| US10980546B2 |
Hemostatic device
A hemostatic device including a band that is wrapped around a limb of a living body at a site of the living body where bleeding is to be stopped and an inflatable portion which is inflated by injection of gas to cause the inflatable portion to press the site where bleeding is to be stopped. The hemostatic device includes an injection part that injects gas into the interior of the inflatable portion. The injection part includes a hole penetrating the injection part and communicating the housing space with outside environment. The hemostatic device includes a first support plate and a second support plate positioned adjacent one another along the longitudinal direction of the band. The second support plate is movably connected to the first support plate. The inflatable portion is on the first support plate and the injection part is on the second support plate. |
| US10980539B2 |
Implantable adjunct comprising bonded layers
A staple cartridge assembly comprising an implantable adjunct or layer assembly is disclosed. The implantable adjunct comprises a plurality of layers, wherein at least one of the layers has been melted to bond with one or more of the other layers of the implantable adjunct. |
| US10980538B2 |
Surgical stapling configurations for curved and circular stapling instruments
Circular and curved surgical stapling instruments are disclosed comprising a circular and curved stapling configurations. A circular staple cartridge comprises a plurality of staples arranged in an inner row, an intermediate row, and an outer row. Staples in certain rows can vary in crown width to overlap gaps defined between staples in certain other rows which provide a stretch zone. |
| US10980536B2 |
No-cartridge and spent cartridge lockout arrangements for surgical staplers
A surgical end effector. A first jaw is configured to operably support a surgical staple cartridge. A lockout system is supported within the end effector and is biased laterally into lateral retaining engagement with a firing member when the firing member is in a starting position to thereby retain the firing member in the starting position. The lockout system is configured to be laterally biased out of lateral retaining engagement when contacted by a cam assembly of a surgical staple cartridge that is seated within the first jaw and the cam assembly is in the unfired position. |
| US10980530B2 |
Suture anchor system with compressible distal tip
Methods and devices for fixation of soft tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having an elongate cylindrical body with proximal and distal ends and an inner lumen extending therethrough. The elongate body can be configured so that upon partial insertion into a bone hole, it is securely anchored within the bone hole and a suture extending through the inner lumen is freely slidable. It can also configured so that, upon further insertion into the bone hole, at least a portion of the elongate body compresses to lock the suture within the inner lumen such that the suture is prevented from sliding. In another embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having arms that have an open position for receiving a suture therebetween, and a closed position in which the suture is retained but allowed to slide freely. |
| US10980528B2 |
Devices and systems for surgical retraction
Retractor blade assemblies, retractors, kits, and methods of using the same. The retractor blade assembly may include a retractor blade, a pedicle screw, and a screw mount that connects the pedicle screw to the retractor blade. The retractor blade may have a proximal end configured to engage a retractor body and a distal end configured to retract soft tissue. The pedicle screw may have a head portion removably connected to the distal end of the retractor blade and a shaft portion configured to engage the pedicle of a vertebra. The screw mount couples the pedicle screw to the retractor blade. |
| US10980526B2 |
Hook and fenestration retractor
A surgical device for retraction of a body part is disclosed. The surgical device comprises an anchor at each end of the surgical device; an elongate body comprising a plurality of fenestrations along a body length wherein each fenestration is sized to receive at least part of one of the anchors; and a stopper preventing a tail end of the device being pulled through any of the plurality of fenestrations. The surgical device may also comprise additional features such as, the elongate body being sufficiently flexible to fold back or partly fold back on itself and the lead anchor and tail anchor being oriented in the same direction. Also provided is a method of manufacturing the surgical device; a method for inserting the surgical device; and a kit comprising the surgical device. |
| US10980523B1 |
Medical device to access pericardial space with control
A medical device has an outer tubular body and an inner tubular body. A tissue engagement member is attached to the distal end of the inner tubular body. The tissue engagement member and the inner tubular body are retractable inside the outer tubular body. The tip of the tissue engagement member is configured to penetrate the tissue of a patient and secure on an organ. The movement of the tissue engagement member is limited to a predetermined angle and a predetermined distance. The medical device is configured to deliver multiple agents and/or modalities through the inner tubular body. The agents and/or modalities are supplied through delivery mechanism placed inside of the inner tubular body. A method of treating cardiac condition includes applying one or more agents and/or modalities to the same area of the heart either simultaneously or sequentially. |
| US10980518B2 |
Medical image capturing control device, method, and program
A first determination unit performs first determination as to whether or not to store ultrasound images acquired in time series. In a case where the first determination is positive, a storage control unit stores ultrasound images, which are determined to be stored by the first determination unit, in a storage. A second determination unit performs second determination as to whether or not one or more ultrasound images to be stored are stored in the storage. In a case where the second determination is negative, a notification unit notifies that the one or more ultrasound images to be stored are not stored in the storage. |
| US10980516B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable medium
According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises plurality of processing circuitry and control circuitry. The control circuitry comprises a plurality of processing circuitry interfaces, a plurality of internal memories, and a control information interface. The plurality of processing circuitry interfaces respectively connected to the plurality of processing circuitry. The plurality of internal memory respectively connected to the plurality of processing circuitry interfaces. The control information interface configured to transfer control information associated with at least reception of the ultrasonic wave to at least one of the plurality of internal memories. |
| US10980507B2 |
Physiological acoustic monitoring system
A physiological acoustic monitoring system receives physiological data from an acoustic sensor, down-samples the data to generate raw audio of breathing sounds and compresses the raw audio. The acoustic monitoring system has an acoustic sensor signal responsive to tracheal sounds in a person. An A/D converter is responsive to the sensor signal so as to generate breathing sound data. A decimation filter and mixer down-samples the breathing sound data to raw audio data. A coder/compressor generates compressed audio data from the raw audio data. A decoder/decompressor decodes and decompresses the compressed audio data into decompressed audio data. The decompressed audio data is utilized to generate respiration-related parameters in real-time. The compressed audio data is stored and retrieved so as to generate respiration-related parameters in non-real-time. The real-time and non-real-time parameters are compared to verify matching results across multiple monitors. |
| US10980502B2 |
Method, storage medium, and system for analyzing image sequences of periodic physiological activities
The present disclosure relates to a method, storage medium, and system for analyzing an image sequence of a periodic physiological activity. In one implementation, the method includes receiving the image sequence acquired by an imaging device, the image sequence having a plurality of frames, and identifying a feature point in a first frame. The method further includes determining motion vectors for the feature point in the frames of the image sequence. Each motion vector for the feature point is determined based on respective locations of corresponding feature points in frames adjacent to the first frame. The method also includes determining a motion magnitude profile based on the determined motion vectors and determining a phase of each frame in the image sequence based on the motion magnitude profile. |
| US10980500B2 |
Mobile radiographic imaging apparatus
The axial direction B of the spindle 64 for supporting the movable pulleys 58 and 59 is arranged at a position rotated about the axis of the shaft relative to the axial direction of the spindle 56. The axial direction B of the spindle 64 is arranged in a state of being inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction A when the movable pulleys 58 and 59 are in the lifted position. This allows the movable pulleys 58 and 59 to be automatically moved to a position at which no stress is applied to the first wire rope 54. |
| US10980499B2 |
Radiation-irradiation system
A radiation-irradiation system includes a radiation generating device that includes an exposure switch unit and a display device that includes a touch panel; the display device is adapted to be detachably mounted on the radiation generating device and displays an exposure switch mark on the touch panel; and an emission control unit validly receives only an irradiation instruction for radiation of the exposure switch unit in a case in which the display device is installed on the radiation generating device, and validly receives only an irradiation instruction for radiation of the exposure switch mark in the case of a state in which the display device is separated from the radiation generating device. |
| US10980497B2 |
Needle biopsy apparatus, needle biopsy method, and needle biopsy system
A needle biopsy apparatus includes: a hollow needle for needling a patient; and a main body portion which retains the needle, and acquires a tissue of the patient through the needle. The needle is configured of gas not including a radioactive label, a liquid not including a radioactive label, or a solid not including a radioactive label, and includes a labelling portion of which a radiation dose to be detected is less than that of the tissue of the patient ingesting a radioactive-labelled radiopharmaceutical dosed to the patient, on a tip end side. |
| US10980494B2 |
Systems and related methods for stationary digital chest tomosynthesis (s-DCT) imaging
Systems and related methods for stationary digital chest tomosynthesis (s-DCT) imaging are disclosed. In some aspects, systems include a stationary x-ray source array with an array of x-ray pixels configured to generate x-ray beams at different viewing angles relative to a subject to be imaged that is stationary, a stationary area x-ray detector configured to record x-ray projection images of the subject, a physiological gating apparatus for monitoring at least one physiological signal of the subject and defining a physiological phase and a time window based on the at least one physiological signal, and a computing platform configured to activate the x-ray pixels based on the physiological phase and the time window and upon receipt of the at least one physiological signal from the physiological gating apparatus in order to synchronize x-ray exposure with the at least one physiological signal of the subject. |
| US10980493B2 |
Medical image display device, method, and program
A classification unit classifies a lung region, which is included in each of two three-dimensional images having different imaging times for the same subject, into a plurality of types of case regions. A mapping image generation unit generates a plurality of mapping images corresponding to the three-dimensional images by labeling each of the classified case regions. A change calculation unit calculates the center-of-gravity position of each case region for case regions at corresponding positions in the mapping images, and calculates the movement amount and the movement direction of the center-of-gravity position between the mapping images as a change of each case region. A display control unit displays information regarding the change on a display. |
| US10980490B2 |
Method and apparatus for evaluating physiological aging level
A method of evaluating a physiological aging level includes calculating a complexity corresponding to a change pattern of a physiological parameter sensed from a user, and determining an aging level indicating a physiological change progress of the user based on the complexity. |
| US10980489B2 |
Method and device for quantifying a respiratory sinus arrhythmia and use of said type of method or said type of device
In a method and a device for quantification of a respiratory sinus arrhythmia, a heart-rate curve is measured first and then the time elapsed between two heartbeats is determined and quantified by an analysis in the phase domain. A more informative quantification is obtained when suitable coefficients are used or the heart-rate curve is interpolated and/or detrended for the quantification. |
| US10980486B2 |
Health monitoring systems and methods
Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring. |
| US10980482B2 |
Sampling capsule system and methods
A non-invasive system for sampling gastrointestinal microbiota with their associated environment for discovery, characterization, medical research, diagnostics, and treatment using an ingestible, non-digestible sampling capsule. The capsule device, with ports open for acquiring a sample of gastrointestinal microbiota and content, is placed inside an immediate or delayed release capsule. When the outer capsule dissolves according to its specifications, enteric fluid and content enters the sampling capsule through the ports triggering a hydrophilic stop to release a pulling force to close the ports by enveloping the capsule outer casing over the inner casing, capturing the sample, and holding it sealed until it completes passage through the digestive track, and is recovered from feces for analysis. |
| US10980481B2 |
Subcutaneous device for monitoring and/or providing therapies
A subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a first prong, and a second prong. A first electrode on the first prong is configured to contact the first lung. A second electrode on the device is configured to contact the first lung or a second lung. A third electrode on the second prong is configured to contact the heart or the tissue surrounding the heart. Sensing circuitry in the housing in electrical communication with the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode is configured to measure an impedance in the first lung and/or the second lung, and/or a transthoracic impedance across the first lung and the second lung through the first electrode and the second electrode, and to measure an electrical signal from the heart through the third electrode. |
| US10980480B2 |
Connection quality assessment for EEG electrode arrays
Systems, devices, and methods are provided to assess connection quality between the electrodes of a bioelectrical signal measurement and/or electrical stimulation device and the tissue, typically skin, of the subject. A test signal is provided to a first electrode, voltage differences between the first electrode and additional electrodes are determined, an impedance of the first electrode is determined based on the voltages differences, and the determined impedance indicates connection quality. This process is typically repeated for all of the electrodes to determine connection quality. The user or subject can be alerted if the connection quality is poor, and the bioelectrical signal that is recorded can be provided with data points indicating connection quality during the signal recording. |
| US10980478B2 |
Device for tissue condition measurement
Peripheral oedema causes a swelling of the legs of a patient due to an abnormal accumulation of fluids in the interstitium of the patient. Oedema is directly related to heart diseases, kidney and liver problems and pathological conditions. As such, is a useful indicator of a person's overall health. Oedema is typically assessed by a subjective manual test administered by a medical professional. As such, an objective assessment of oedema is often difficult to make. The present disclosure concerns a device for tissue condition measurement. The device enables an objective assessment of oedema to be made, by providing to a medical professional, or a medical ancillary worker, with information useful to judge the presence of oedema. This is achieved by performing a photoacoustic analysis of biological components present in the tissue, and then by performing a physical test by advancing a blunt instrument onto the area suspected of oedema, withdraw blunt instrument, and then assessing the depth and/or rebound characteristics of the pit. |
| US10980470B2 |
Chip for detecting allergy, manufacturing method thereof and a method for detecting allergy using therefor
The present invention discloses an allergy detection chip, a preparation method thereof, and a method for detecting allergy therewith. The allergy detection chip comprises a substrate; a plurality of nanoprojections, disposed on a surface of the substrate; a plurality of gold nanoparticles, disposed on the surface of the substrate comprising the nanoprojections; a plurality of linkers, attached to the surface of each of the gold nanoparticles at one end respectively; and a plurality of antibodies, having a carboxyl end of a heavy chain covalently bonded to the other end of each of the linkers respectively. By means of the allergy detection chip disclosed in the present invention, whether a patient has high risk of allergy can be quickly detected, so as to reduce the risks faced by the patients and the healthcare personnel. |
| US10980469B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and classifying seizure activity
A method of monitoring a patient for seizure activity may include monitoring the patient by collecting an electromyography signal, determining features of the signal using wavelet analysis and inputting determined feature values into a neural network trained to detect seizure activity. Related apparatuses are also described. |
| US10980466B2 |
Brain computer interface (BCI) apparatus and method of generating control signal by BCI apparatus
The present disclosure provides a method of generating a control signal to control a motion of a robot arm device by a brain-computer interface (BCI) apparatus and the BCI apparatus. The present method includes: measuring a first electroencephalogram (EEG) and extracting an abstract feature of the first EEG; determining one of a reaching control mode, a hand grasp/opening control mode, and a wrist rotation control mode based on the abstract feature of the first EEG; performing feedback of the determined control mode to a user; measuring an error-related potential as a second EEG; redetermining the control mode by re-extracting an abstract feature of the first EEG when the error-related potential exceeds a threshold value or measuring a third EEG when the error-related potential does not exceed the threshold value; extracting a result value by applying different feature extraction methods and different classification methods to the third EEG depending on the determined control mode; and supplying a control signal generated based on the result value to the robot arm device. |
| US10980465B2 |
Sensor assembly
A sensor assembly includes a housing and a circuit board assembly. The housing includes a first accommodation cavity, a second accommodation cavity, a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a third accommodation cavity. The first connection portion is connected to the first accommodation cavity and one end of the third accommodation cavity, and the second connection portion is connected to the second accommodation cavity and the other end of the third accommodation cavity. The circuit board assembly is accommodated within the first accommodation cavity, the second accommodation cavity, the first connection portion, the second connection portion and the third accommodation cavity. The width of the first connection portion and the second connection portion is less than the width of the first accommodation cavity, the second accommodation cavity and the third accommodation cavity. The first connection portion and the second connection portion are each provided with a buffer groove along the width direction. |
| US10980462B2 |
Micro-volume blood transfer device
A micro-volume blood transfer device to facilitate the collection of small volumes of clean arterial blood from patients who may be volume restricted for blood loss such as low-birth weight infants. |
| US10980460B2 |
Identification, diagnosis, and treatment of neuropathologies, neurotoxicities, tumors, and brain and spinal cord injuries using electrodes with microvoltammetry
The present invention relates to devices and methods of use thereof for detection of biomolecules, in vitro, in vivo, or in situ. The invention relates to methods of diagnosing and/or treating a subject as having or being at risk of developing a disease or condition that is associated with abnormal levels of one or more biomolecules including, but not limited to, inter alia, epilepsy, diseases of the basal ganglia, athetoid, dystonic diseases, neoplasms, Parkinson's disease, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and cancer. The invention also provides methods of differentiating white matter from gray matter. In some embodiments, regions of the brain to be resected or targeted for pharmaceutical therapy are identified using sensors. The invention further provides methods of measuring the neurotoxicity of a material by comparing microvoltammograms of a neural tissue in the presence and absence of the material using the inventive sensors. |
| US10980456B2 |
Method and apparatus for light-weight, non-invasive, point of care diabetes screening device
A multi-channel measurement device for measuring properties of human tissue, may comprise a microcontroller and first and second source/sensor complexes. The first source/sensor complex may include a first housing having a first measurement portion, a first light sensor coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the first measurement portion, and a first plurality of light sources coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the first measurement portion. The second source/sensor complex may include a second housing having a second measurement portion, a second light sensor coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the second measurement portion, and a second plurality of light sources coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the second measurement portion. The first and second source/sensor complexes are coupled to each other such that the first measurement portion is opposite the second measurement portion and human tissue may be placed between the the first and second measurement portions. The microprocessor is configured with instructions stored in non-volatile memory to individually activate each of the light sources of the first and second pluralities of light sources and to record light intensity detected by the first and second light sources while an individual light source is activated. Each combination of an individually activated light source and one of the first and second light sensors provides a distinct measurement channel for measuring the absorption spectra of human blood and tissue. |
| US10980452B2 |
Analyte sensor
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. |
| US10980450B2 |
Systems and methods for display device and sensor electronics unit communication
Methods and apparatus are provided for communication among display devices and sensor electronics unit in an analyte monitoring system. The analyte monitoring system may include a sensor that is configured to perform measurements indicative of analyte levels. The sensor may be communicatively coupled to the sensor electronics unit. The sensor electronics unit may be configured to transmit data indicative of analyte levels to the display devices using one or more communication protocols. Furthermore, the sensor electronics unit may be configured to operate in multiple modes, and switch between the modes in response to commands received from the display devices. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. |
| US10980449B2 |
Minimally invasive continuous blood glucose meter
According to the present invention, provided is a blood glucose meter comprising: an outer cylinder capable of being coupled within alveolar bone, and having an open lower part; an inner cylinder inserted into and coupled to the inner space of the outer cylinder, and having an open lower part; a biosensor provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and exposed through the open lower part of the outer cylinder and the open lower part of the inner cylinder; a data processor provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and receiving a signal from the biosensor and processing the same; a transmitter provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and transmitting the data of the data processor; and a battery provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and supplying electric power to the biosensor, the data processor and the transmitter. |
| US10980448B2 |
Electrically functional polymer microneedle array
A sensor device, such as a biosensor, may comprise a polymer substrate, which is structured so as to form sets of microneedles and respective vias. The microneedles extend, each, from a base surface of the substrate. Each of the vias extends through a thickness of the substrate, thereby forming a corresponding set of apertures on the base surface. Each of the apertures is adjacent to a respective one of the microneedles. The device further may comprise two or more electrodes, these including a sensing electrode and a reference electrode. Each electrode may comprise an electrically conductive material layer that coats a region of the substrate, so as to coat at least some of the microneedles and neighboring portions of said base surface. Related devices, apparatuses, and methods of fabrication and use of such devices may be provided. |
| US10980446B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining a sedentary state of a subject
The present invention relates to distinguishing different sedentary states of a subject. A sedentary state can refer to standing, sitting and/or lying. An apparatus for determining a sedentary state of a subject is presented that comprises a sensor interface for obtaining a movement signal indicative of a movement of the subject; an extraction unit for extracting a signal feature indicative of postural control oscillations of the subject from the movement signal, wherein the signal feature indicative of postural control oscillations is indicative of center of mass motion oscillations for preventing the subject from falling; and a classifier for classifying a sedentary state of the subject based on the signal feature indicative of postural control oscillations of the subject. Further, a corresponding method, computer program and system are presented. |
| US10980443B2 |
Conscious rhythmic breathing sensing
A device for increasing a user's awareness of his or her breathing includes a clip configured to attach to a user's nose, a hinge connected to the clip, an air deflection plate pivotably connected to the hinge and one or more sensors coupled with the air deflection plate. The air deflection plate is configured to pivot relative to the clip to at least partially deflect air flow into or out of a nostril while the air deflection plate is exterior to the nostril and the clip is attached to the user's nose. The one or more sensors are configured to sense data pertaining to the user's breathing through the nostril. A method for increasing breathing awareness includes, in response to air flow across an air deflection plate pivotably coupled with a clip gripping a user's nose, receiving breathing data with one or more sensors coupled with the air deflection plate. |
| US10980442B2 |
MRI transfer table assembly and cart apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a transfer table assembly and cart apparatus suitable for use in association with an MR scanner. The transfer table assembly may include a transfer table base and a supporting mechanism coupling the transfer table base to a transfer table cart in a cantilevered fashion at substantially the same level of a scanning bore of an MR scanner. The transfer table cart may include a frame designed to dock with the MR scanner. |
| US10980438B2 |
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring system
An intraoperative neuromonitoring system for evaluating nerve function via a plurality of neural monitoring modalities includes an invasive medical instrument, a plurality of stimulating electrodes, a plurality of peripheral sensors, a patient module, and a control unit in communication with the patient module. The control unit is configured to maintain a range of acceptable values for each of a plurality of different neural monitoring modalities, determine, for each of the plurality of different neural monitoring modalities, whether the respective modality is within the range of acceptable values for that respective modality based on the indication of neuromuscular activity from one or more of the plurality of peripheral sensors, and provide an indication on a common screen displayed via the display, whether each respective neural monitoring modality is inside or outside of the range of acceptable values for that modality. |
| US10980437B2 |
Biomarkers for visual impairment and intracranial pressure (VIIP) syndrome
Described herein is the use of the optic nerve sheath (ONS) response to alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure for predicting the risk of developing Visual Impairment and Intracranial Pressure (VIIP) syndrome in a subject. |
| US10980435B2 |
Methods of identifying and locating tissue abnormalities in a biological tissue
A method of identifying and locating tissue abnormalities in a biological tissue includes irradiating an electromagnetic signal, via a probe defining a transmitting probe, in the vicinity of a biological tissue. The irradiated electromagnetic signal is received at a probe, defining a receiving probe, after the signal is scattered/reflected by the biological tissue. Blood flow information pertaining to the biological tissue is provided. Based on the received irradiated electromagnetic signal and the blood flow information, tissue properties of the biological tissue are reconstructed. A tracking unit determines the position of at least one of the transmitting probe and the receiving probe while the step of receiving is being carried out, the at least one probe defining a tracked probe. The reconstructed tissue properties are correlated with the determined probe position so that tissue abnormalities can be identified and spatially located. |
| US10980434B2 |
Pulsebeat measurement apparatus
A pulsebeat measurement apparatus includes a first temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of a human body; a second temperature detector, having the same characteristic as that of the first temperature detector, configured to detect a temperature of the human body; a heat accumulator, contacting the second temperature detector, configured to suppress a change in temperature of the second temperature detector; a specifying unit configured to specify a period of a change in temperature caused by a pulsation of the human body based on a difference between the temperature of the human body detected by the first temperature detector and the temperature of the human body detected by the second temperature detector; and a pulsebeat measurement unit configured to measure a pulsebeat based on the specified period of the change in temperature. |
| US10980432B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring blood pressure
A system for measuring blood pressure of a wearer of an inflatable cuff and a method thereof. The system includes a piston, a bar lever located to restrict at least some movement of the piston, a motor coupled to an actuator that is coupled to the bar lever, and a processor in communication with the motor. The processor is configured to receive pressure data associated with the inflatable cuff and is configured to, based on a determination that the pressure data satisfies a threshold, actuate the motor to move the bar lever in a first or second direction. Movement of the bar lever in the first direction causes the piston to move in the first direction, thereby increasing the flow rate of gas through a gas pathway. Movement of the bar lever in the second direction causes a decrease in the flow rate of the gas through the gas pathway. |
| US10980428B2 |
Wearable pulse waveform measurement system and method
A pulse waveform measurement system includes an LED light source providing an incident beam having a predetermined wavelength onto a radial or other artery, samples reflected light at a predetermined sample rate, computes, and displays a pulse waveform and various parameters associated therewith. The wavelength and sample rate are set so as to provide desired data quality. |
| US10980426B2 |
Physiological sensor delivery device and method
An intravascular sensor delivery device for measuring a physiological parameter of a patient, such as blood pressure, within a vascular structure or passage. In some embodiments, the device can be used to measure the pressure gradient across a stenotic lesion or heart valve. The sensor delivery device can be sized to pass over different sizes of guidewires to enable usage in coronary and peripheral arteries, for example. |
| US10980423B2 |
Devices and methods for predicting hemoglobin levels using electronic devices such as mobile phones
Examples described herein include electronic devices which may serve as hemochromatic analyzers, leveraging sensors and computation available on the electronic devices themselves, such as smartphones and smartwatches. In this manner, minor to no hardware modification may be required to a mobile phone or other electronic device to allow the device to predict hemoglobin levels. |
| US10980418B2 |
Systems, devices, components and methods for detecting the locations of sources of cardiac rhythm disorders in a patient's heart
Disclosed are various examples of embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods configured to detect a location of a source of at least one cardiac rhythm disorder in a patient's heart. In some embodiments, electrogram signals are acquired from inside a patient's heart, and subsequently normalized, adjusted and/or filtered, followed by generating a two-dimensional (2D) spatial map, grid or representation of the electrode positions, processing the amplitude-adjusted and filtered electrogram signals to generate a plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces corresponding at least partially to the 2 D grid, one surface being generated for each or selected discrete times, and processing the plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces through time to generate a velocity vector map corresponding at least partially to the 2 D grid. The resulting velocity vector map is configured to reveal the location of the source of the at least one cardiac rhythm disorder, which may be, by way of example, an active rotor in a patient's myocardium and atrium. |
| US10980412B2 |
Subjective optometry apparatus and storage medium
A subjective optometry apparatus includes a light projecting optical system that has a visual target presenting portion for emitting a target light flux and projects a target light flux emitted from the visual target presenting portion toward a subject eye, a calibration portion that is disposed in an optical path of the light projecting optical system and changes optical characteristics of the target light flux, an acquisition portion that acquires a near distance objective eye refractive power that is an eye refractive power of the subject eye objectively measured in a near distance viewing state, and a control portion that controls an operation for acquiring a near distance subjective eye refractive power that is a subjective eye refractive power of the subject eye measured in a near distance viewing state, based on the near distance objective eye refractive power. |
| US10980409B2 |
Endoscope device, image processing method, and computer readable recording medium
An endoscope device includes: a light source configured to perform any one of simultaneous lighting and sequential lighting; an image sensor including a plurality of pixels; a plurality of filters including at least one type of primary filter and a complementary filter; and a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to cause the light source to switch between the simultaneous lighting and the sequential lighting, when the simultaneous lighting is performed, perform interpolation processing to generate an output image by using an imaging signal generated from a pixel corresponding to the complementary filter, and when the sequential lighting is performed, perform interpolation processing to generate an output image by using an imaging signal generated from a pixel corresponding to the complementary filter as an imaging signal generated from a pixel corresponding to the at least one type of primary filter. |
| US10980405B2 |
Imaging device and endoscope
An imaging device includes: a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, each pixel being configured to generate an imaging signal corresponding to an amount of light received and output the image signal; an A/D converter configured to conduct A/D conversion on the imaging signal generated by the pixel unit or on a drive power for driving the pixel unit, to generate a digital signal and output the digital signal to an external unit; a switch that is capable of switching a connection of the A/D converter to the pixel unit or a transmission line for transmitting the drive power; and a first controller configured to control the switch to connect the A/D converter to the transmission line in predetermined timing to cause the A/D converter to output a voltage value of the drive power to the external unit. |
| US10980401B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes a bending operation apparatus including: a rod-like shaft section that is standing perpendicularly from one surface of an operation section and capable of being tilted; and a cover member including a central section that is placed to externally cover the rod-like shaft section in a water tight manner, a peripheral section that closes in a water tight manner an opening portion in which the rod-like shaft section is disposed, and an intermediate section provided between the peripheral section and the central section, wherein the cover member of the bending operation apparatus includes a deformation restricting section that is a tubular section formed along a longitudinal axis of the rod-like shaft section and placed to externally cover an intermediate portion of the rod-like shaft section, and restricts outward expansion of the intermediate section. |
| US10980400B2 |
Bronchoscope adapter and method
A bronchoscope adapter is configured for one hand operation by providing a slide lock that is captured within a housing and a retaining nut that can be operated with a single finger or thumb. Rotation of the retaining nut is eased by isolating rotational force from a compression block with a spacer ring. |
| US10980398B2 |
Connection body including a wire for operating an endoscope
A connection body includes: a wire for operating an endoscope; and a joint member having a cylindrical shape including a through hole into which the wire is inserted, the joint member being configured to be joined to an operating mechanism of the endoscope including an operating lever, the joint member including: a first cylindrical portion provided on a longitudinal rear end side of the joint member, a part of the first cylindrical portion being plastically deformed through pressurization to deform a part of the through hole such that the wire is fixed; and a second cylindrical portion provided on a front end side of the first cylindrical portion and having an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the first cylindrical portion. The part of the first cylindrical portion plastically deformed is separated from the second cylindrical portion. |
| US10980390B2 |
Mop cleaning device with cleaning tub capable of rising and falling
A mop cleaning device with an adjustable cleaning tub includes a water wiper, a big container, a small container, and a lifting mechanism arranged between the big container and the small container. The small container is able to rise and fall with respect to the big container by means of the lifting mechanism. When the small container is located at a low position, the water level in the big container is higher than water inlets of the small container. When the small container is located at a high position, the water level in the big container is lower than the water inlets of the small container. The water wiper is arranged in the big container and/or the small container. |
| US10980389B2 |
Baseboard cleaning device
A device for cleaning the base of a wall generally compromises an extendable handle retaining member that is free to swivel about a predetermined range of motion. This action also allows you to get into those hard-to-reach areas without bending, stooping, or kneeling for prolonged periods. The placement of the handle will allow the device to be steered or guided more easily than other wheelbase arrangements. A base member includes a plurality of wheels on a wheelbase to allow the base member to balance on its wheelbase unaided. This is also used for sturdiness and durability. This device has several cleaning attachments such as a sponge, a scouring pad, a dust mop, and a wringer mop to accommodate baseboards of various dimensions. |
| US10980388B2 |
Hand held rotary cleaning tool including liquid dispenser
A hand-held rotary cleaning tool includes a housing that encloses an electric motor and a gear set that connects the motor to an output shaft. The rotary cleaning tool includes at least one cleaning accessory that is detachably connected to the output shaft, and a flexible splash guard. The splash guard surrounds the output shaft and cleaning accessory so as to prevent liquid splash during tool use. The rotary cleaning tool also includes a reservoir for storing a liquid cleaning solution, and a liquid delivery line that delivers liquid from the reservoir to the space enclosed by the splash guard. |
| US10980387B2 |
Autonomously traveling floor washer
An autonomously traveling floor washer autonomously performs an appropriate cleaning operation so that a washing liquid does not remain on a floor surface. In accordance with a cleaning schedule, the autonomously traveling floor washer autonomously travels and performs cleaning of the floor surface using a squeegee and the washing liquid. If a washing liquid discharge position at a taught data obtaining time is not included in a squeegee movement track calculated based on a position and a width of the squeegee at the taught data obtaining time, the cleaning schedule is modified so that the washing liquid discharge position is included in the squeegee movement track. |
| US10980384B2 |
Surface cleaning device
A surface cleaning device comprises a brush (B) that is curved at least partially around a center part (CP) of the surface cleaning device, a deformability of the brush (B) determining a deformability of an outer circumference of the surface cleaning device. The brush (B) has a rotation axis (A), which is curved at least partially around the center part (CP) of the surface cleaning device. The rotation axis (A) is parallel to the surface. The brush (B) may be a donut-shaped brush (B) fully around the center part (CP) of the surface cleaning device. The surface cleaning device may have an electrical motor (M) for driving the brush (B). The center part (CP) may comprise a container (DC) for collecting dirt swept from the surface by the brush (B). The center part (CP) may have an edge (E) for bending the brush (B), dirt being released from the brush (B) at an end of the edge (E) where the brush (B) is relaxed. The center part (CP) may have an upper rim (R) for keeping the brush (B) at its position. A length of brush fibers from the rotation axis (A) of the brush (B) is preferably at least about 0.4, and more preferably at least about 0.6, times a radius of an undeformable core of the surface cleaning device. The surface cleaning device may further comprise a fan for generating an air flow that does not exceed 6 1/s, preferably 3 1/s, and more preferably 1.5 1/s. |
| US10980383B2 |
Water-absorbing cyclone dust cup for secondary dust-air separation and vacuum cleaner thereof
A water-absorbing cyclone dust cup for secondary dust-air separation comprises a dust cup cover body and a dust cup main body. The dust cup main body comprises a cup body portion, a primary cyclone arranged in an opening of the dust cup main body, and a secondary cyclone comprising a secondary cyclone main body provided with a ventilation hole defined in a center. At least one air guiding portion is arranged on a bottom end surface of the secondary cyclone main body. The air guiding portions comprise spiral air guiding plates, spiral air guiding passages formed by the spiral air guiding plates around the ventilation hole, and air guiding passage baffles enclosing first ends of the spiral air guiding plates, the spiral air guiding passages are formed by spiral longitudinal extension along the center line direction of the ventilation hole. |
| US10980382B2 |
Cleaning device
A vacuum cleaner comprises a housing; a motor fan assembly mounted in the housing; a pivotable inlet nozzle in fluid communication with the motor fan assembly; and a dirt container coupled to the pivotable inlet nozzle and the housing. The pivotable inlet nozzle is pivotable a first operable position whereby the pivotable inlet nozzle is in fluid communication with a flexible hose mounted on the housing and a second operable position whereby the pivotable inlet nozzle projects from the housing and is remote from the flexible hose. |
| US10980381B1 |
Nozzle assembly for vacuum device
A nozzle assembly for use with a vacuum source includes a base member, a top cover member, a diaphragm, a valve flap and a plurality of springs. The base member has a suction opening extending therethrough. The top cover member enclosing an interior of the nozzle assembly. The diaphragm is rotationally coupled to the base member and includes an opening extending therethrough. The valve flap is rotationally coupled to the diaphragm and covers the opening in the diaphragm. One or more diaphragm springs are positioned between the base member and the diaphragm. One or more valve springs are positioned between the base member and the valve flap. An internal cavity is defined below the diaphragm and above the base member. In operation, pressure forces inside the internal cavity compete with forces associated with atmospheric pressure acting on the valve flap and diaphragm and the force of the diaphragm and valve springs to continuously open and close the valve flap in rapid succession during operation of the vacuum device. |
| US10980377B1 |
Apparatus and methods for paper dispensing
A method for loading a stack of interfolded paper units into a dispenser includes inserting a stack of interfolded paper units into an interior volume of the dispenser through a dispenser opening. The dispenser has a lid having a dispensing aperture, as well as a movable platen that has a paper-engaging surface, and which is urged upwardly toward the dispenser opening. A bottom wall of the dispenser is disposed opposite the dispenser opening, and a lock of the dispenser is selectively engageable with the platen. The stack is placed on the platen and a downward force is exerted on the top surface of the stack to thereby push the platen downward until the platen has been engaged by the lock and has reached a locked position in which the paper-engaging surface has an oblique orientation relative to the bottom wall of the dispenser. |
| US10980375B2 |
Universal dispenser mounting brackets
Exemplary embodiments of universal mounting brackets and dispensers with mounting brackets are disclosed herein. An exemplary universal dispenser mounting bracket includes a base. The base has a first surface for connecting to a dispenser. A first spring arm extends from the base in a first direction and has a first arm clamp. A second spring arm extends from the base in a second direction and has a second arm clamp. The first and second spring arms have a rest position and a biased position. Moving the first and second spring arms away from their rest position generates a clamp force in the spring arms that urges the first and second spring arms toward their rest position. When the mounting bracket is mounted to a surface, the base is on a first side of the surface and the first and second clamp arms are on a second side of the surface and the clamp force generated by the spring arms secures the mounting bracket to the surface. |
| US10980367B2 |
Automated hot beverage brewing machine
The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing hot beverages, and more particularly to an apparatus for automated brewing of coffee or tea. The apparatus for automated brewing of coffee comprises a frame structure defining an interior space, wherein the interior space houses a ground coffee feed system, a carousel assembly, a water system, a waste system and a coffee storage and dispensing system. |
| US10980366B1 |
Edged tool storage device set
The edged tool storage device set is an edged tool storage device set including a first edged tool storage device and a second edged tool storage device, in which the first edged tool storage device includes a first case that has a first hole storing a blade of an edged tool and a flange-shaped first projection that projects from the first case in a direction crossing the extending direction of the first hole, and the second edged tool storage device includes a second case that has a second hole storing a blade of an edged tool and a groove-shaped first recess that faces a direction crossing the extending direction of the second hole and has a shape allowing fitting with the first projection. |
| US10980365B1 |
Pillowcase whose internal cavity accommodates an open pocket into which is fitted a neck support cushion
A pillowcase having a cavity that accommodates therein a pillow and having an open pocket within the cavity that accommodates therein a neck support cushion. The open pocket has a slit that is fully accessible after folding the pillowcase inside out. The open pocket may be closed by a releasable fastener, such as fabric strips that tie to each other into knots across the slit. |
| US10980363B2 |
Picture frame with wireless charging device
A stand for use with a charging device, such as, but not limited to, a Qi Wireless Charger. The stand is in the form of a picture frame, and elevates the charging unit up off a desk or table top, at an angle where a device being charged can be placed thereupon. A portion of the back of the frame is removably secured, and provides a space for securely holding the wireless charging device therein. The charging device power cord is routed through a picture frame support extending from the back of the frame. |
| US10980361B1 |
Shelf alignment guide system
A shelf alignment guide system includes a first substrate that has a backside edge and a frontside edge, a bottom surface and a top surface; and one or more channels disposed on the top surface of the substrate, the one or more channels to hold eyeglasses; the one or more channels are curved to align with the eyeglasses. |
| US10980354B2 |
Textile deck assembly for furniture items
A textile deck assembly, method of fabricating, and method of installing onto a seat frame assembly. The textile deck assembly includes a platform portion and a plurality of straps coupled to a rearward edge of the platform portion. The materials of the textile deck assembly are matched so that the plurality of straps undergoes most or all of the elongation under load (e.g., when a person sits thereon), while the platform portion, even though it is flexible and compliant, is stretch resistant and undergoes little or no stretching under load. A battery of durability tests were performed on the textile deck assembly, including deflection testing, fatigue testing, and drop testing, and compared with conventional seat decks that utilize sinuous springs. The durability of the textile deck assembly to was found to outperform conventional seat decks. |
| US10980353B2 |
Two-in-one mattress with air mattress and memory foam for patient care
A mattress, bed, cushion, or other device to support a user in a pre-determined posture. The mattress, bed, cushion, or other device includes compressible cells configured to inflate based on characteristics of particular contact areas of the user, and contact, in response to inflating based on the characteristics, the user in various contact areas to support the pre-determined posture. In particular, inflating the compressible cells based on characteristics of particular contact areas reduces the risk of the user developing pressure ulcers. |
| US10980346B2 |
Synchronization system, slide rail assembly and driving method for slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail movable relative to the first rail, an elastic member, a locking member configured to temporarily lock the elastic member, and a synchronization device. The synchronization device includes a base connected to the second rail, a driving member movably mounted to a first part of the base, a mounting base arranged on a second part of the base, a sleeve, and a synchronization rod. The mounting base is configured to mount the sleeve connected with the synchronization rod. When the second rail is moved relative to the first rail from a retracted position to an over-pressing position along a first direction, the locking member unlocks the elastic member to release an elastic force for driving the second rail to move along a second direction, such that the driving member further drives the sleeve and the synchronization rod. |
| US10980344B1 |
Sliding rail structure for drawer of layered frame
A sliding rail structure for drawer of layered frame is mainly designed for being used to satisfying a requirement of allowing a bracket drawer to be disposed in a layered frame, and a sliding rail plate is buckled between horizontal rods arranged at two sides of the layered frame. The sliding rail plate is formed through a single metal piece being punched for formation, so that a main body thereof is formed as a U-like slot rack, two predetermined locations at a front end and a rear end of a top edge defined at a sealed side of the slot rack are punched for forming a pair of buckle hooks, buckle slots of each of the buckle hooks are designed in various specifications and statuses with respect to the specification and the status of the horizontal rod, thereby being in a non-arched polygonal status. Accordingly, the whole production cost can be lowered and better economic benefits can be provided. |
| US10980339B2 |
Equipment mounting apparatus for console
Equipment, such as one or more displays, may be mounted on a console. Conventional equipment mounting structures, such as a slat rail, may be static and/or not allow for easy or simple adjustment of their position relative to the work surface. An apparatus for use with a console is provided that includes an equipment mounting structure for mounting equipment thereto and a position adjustment assembly attachable to the console. The equipment mounting structure is mounted to and supported by the position adjustment assembly, the position adjustment assembly includes at least one of: a horizontal adjustment mechanism for adjusting a horizontal position of the equipment mounting structure relative to the console; and a vertical adjustment mechanism for adjusting a vertical position of the equipment mounting structure relative to the console. |
| US10980334B2 |
Finger fitting-type makeup tool
A finger fitting-type makeup tool includes: a container where an eyelash cosmetic material is received and is open at an upper end thereof; an application unit coupled to the upper end allowing a user to fit their finger thereinto to apply the cosmetic material; and a middle unit for detachably coupling the application unit to the container. The application unit includes: a finger fitting part which provides a fitting space where a user can insert his/her finger from above; an outer tube which surrounds the circumference of the finger fitting part and is open at an upper side thereof; an elastic support part fixed to an inner surface of the finger fitting part; a stick extending downward from one point of the inner space of the outer tube; and a brush arranged on an end portion of the stick to be usable for dipping and applying of the cosmetic material. |
| US10980329B1 |
Acrylic powder dispensing pen providing infection prevention for covid-19 and the like
An acrylic powder dispensing pen providing infection prevention such as COVID-19 and the like eliminates the need for nail dipping into acrylic powder jars at a nail salon. The dispensing pen has ergonomic body and an acrylic powder container configured to be coupled to the ergonomic body. The ergonomic body has a nozzle to dispense acrylic powder during use. A flow control area positioned is configured to be manipulated by the user, via finger pressure, to control of a flow rate of the acrylic powder being dispensed from the nozzle. |
| US10980327B2 |
Nail polish removal kit
A nail polish removal kit includes a bottle, a removable lid on the bottle, a wand extending from the lid into the bottle, and one or more flexible daubers. The bottle has an upper portion having a first diameter, a lower portion having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and a neck portion between the upper portion and the lower portion. The neck portion has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the upper portion and the diameter of the lower portion. A tubular passageway with a constant diameter is provided within the neck portion. The wand has a free end with an opening extending therethrough. |
| US10980326B2 |
Hair straightener
A hair straightener (HS) comprises a heating unit (HU) for heating hair while exercising a pressure on the hair, a temperature sensor (TS) for measuring a temperature of the heated hair to obtain a measured temperature, and a pressure adjustment unit (PAU) for adjusting the pressure exercised by the heating unit (HU) on the hair, in dependence on the measured temperature. The heating unit (HU) may comprise a pair of heating plates (HP1, HP2) between which hair is clamped, and the pressure adjustment unit (PAU) may be arranged for changing a distance between the heating plates (HP1, HP2). The pressure adjustment unit (PAU) may comprise a motor-operated push tool (W, C) for increasing the distance between the heating plates (HP1, HP2) when the measured temperature exceeds a first threshold temperature. The hair straightener (HS) may comprise a pair of hinged arms (A1, A2) each provided with a respective one of the heating plates (HP1, HP2). The pressure adjustment unit (PAU) may comprise a motor-operated pull tool (W, S), for decreasing a distance between the hinged arms (A1, A2) when the measured temperature falls below a second threshold temperature, whereby the distance between the heating plates (HP1, HP2) is reduced. |
| US10980319B1 |
Reversible belt buckle
A belt having a strap and a reversible belt buckle is provided where the strap has a top surface and a rear surface. The buckle includes an inner frame member having a first end having a slot to receive the first end of the strap and a second end having a first hinge section. The buckle further includes a top member having a rear surface having second hinge section disposed at a central axis. The top member has a pin disposed on the second hinge section. The top member is rotatable about a hinge point from a first position wherein the rear surface of the top member at the first edge faces the front side of the inner frame member, to a second position wherein the rear surface of the top member at the second edge faces the rear side of the inner frame member. The top member substantially covers the entire inner frame member when in use. |
| US10980312B2 |
Footwear including an incline adjuster
A sole structure may include chambers and a transfer channel containing an electrorheological fluid. Electrodes may be positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the electrorheological fluid in the transfer channel. The sole structure may further include a controller including a processor and memory. At least one of the processor and memory may store instructions executable by the processor to perform operations that include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-inhibiting levels at which flow of the electrorheological fluid the through the transfer channel is blocked, and that further include maintaining the voltage across the electrodes at one or more flow-enabling levels permitting flow of the electrorheological fluid through the transfer channel. |
| US10980311B2 |
Articles and methods of making articles including a coating
The present disclosure is directed to articles that include a cured coating that includes a matrix of crosslinked polymers and optionally a colorant (e.g., pigment particles or dye or both). The cured coating can include a matrix of crosslinked polymers. The cured coating is a product of crosslinking a coating composition comprising uncrosslinked polymers (e.g., a dispersion of uncrosslinked polymers in a carrier to form the matrix of crosslinked polymers), wherein the uncrosslinked polymers are crosslinked to form the matrix of crosslinked polymers. The matrix of crosslinked polymers can be elastomeric. The present disclosure is also directed to articles including these bladders, methods of forming these bladders, and methods of making articles including these bladders, where the bladders include the cured coating. |
| US10980304B2 |
Brim clip with dual lighting systems
A clip for mounting on a hat brim includes a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels respectively have a length, width, top surface, bottom surface, proximal end and distal end. The first panel and second panel are each resiliently connected at their distal ends to a nose segment. The second panel has a wedge-shaped portion in which the width of the wedge-shaped portion increases from the distal end of the panel toward the proximal end of the panel. A first light system connects to the first panel. The first light system has at least one light emitter. A second light system depends from the second panel. The second light system has at least one light emitter. |
| US10980296B1 |
Facemask sustenance access port assembly
A flat mounting plate frictionally engages a protective facemask body inner surface, surrounds a first opening, at least partially, and defines a second opening that is co-extensive with the first opening, at least partially. A flat retaining plate frictionally engages the protective facemask body outer surface, surrounds the first opening, at least partially, and defines a third opening that is co-extensive with the first opening, at least partially. A tubular spacer is positioned between the flat mounting plate and the flat retaining plate inserted into the first opening to define a passageway connecting the second opening to the third opening for nourishment to flow therethrough. A gasket is positioned between the flat mounting plate and the flat retaining plate to seal the passageway. The flat mounting plate and the flat retaining plate define jaws for gripping the protective facemask body to hold the port assembly in place. |
| US10980292B2 |
Branched tube network and temperature regulating garment with branched tube network
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a garment for regulating a temperature of a wearer is provided. The garment includes a fabric configured to be worn by the wearer. The fabric includes channels parallel to a primary surface of the fabric. The garment includes a branched tube network for circulating a working fluid. The branched tube network is disposed in the channels of the fabric. The branched tube network includes a plurality of tubes wherein at least one end of each tube of the plurality of tubes is branched and connected to two daughter tubes, or more, the connection having a branch angle of between 1 and 359 degrees, inclusive. The tube network has at least two levels of branches. |
| US10980291B2 |
Adjustable suit
An adjustable suit is provided and comprises fabric selected from the group consisting of single or multi-ply polymeric fabric and fabric from natural fibers. The adjustable suit includes a waist section having a front portion and a back portion and a waist section circumference, and a leg section including a pair of legs, each of the legs having a leg opening therein. Each of the leg openings has a leg opening circumference. The adjustable suit includes first, second, third and fourth adjustable members extending along the waist and leg sections. The first and second adjustable members are positioned on one side of a sagittal plane extending longitudinally along the waist and leg sections, and the third and fourth adjustable members are positioned on an opposite side of the sagittal plane of the suit and extend along the waist and leg sections. The second and third adjustable members comprise zippers, and the first, second, third, and fourth adjustable members are adapted to increase or decrease at least one of the waist and leg opening circumferences. |
| US10980289B2 |
Boxer briefs
An article of clothing for wear under a pair of trousers or the like, the article of clothing including a loose fit boxer underwear structure and a support structure nested within the boxer underwear structure. The support structure includes a pouch for supporting male genitals. |
| US10980285B2 |
Electronic cigarette and control method thereof
An electronic cigarette and a control method therefor are provided. The electronic cigarette includes: an atomizing chamber and a cigarette liquid reservoir, configured for storing cigarette liquid; an electric pump, configured for pumping the cigarette liquid in the atomizing chamber to the cigarette liquid reservoir, and for pumping the cigarette liquid in the cigarette liquid reservoir to the atomizing chamber; and a control board electrically connected to the electric pump, the control board being configured to control an operation of the electric pump. By using the electronic cigarette and the control method for the electronic cigarette, the cigarette liquid can be controlled and the liquid leakage can be prevented. |
| US10980284B2 |
Electronic cigarette atomizer employing vertical ceramic atomizing unit
An electronic cigarette atomizer employing a vertical ceramic atomizing unit, the atomizing unit (6) includes a ceramic atomizing rod (61) made from a ceramic material, a heating wire (62) wound around the ceramic atomizing rod (61), and a lead wire (63) connected to both ends of the heating wire (62); the ceramic atomizing rod (61) is vertically disposed in an atomizing seat (5), an upper-end surface of the ceramic atomizing rod (61) is in direct contact with a cigarette liquid permeation sheet (4) and can absorb and conduct electronic cigarette liquid from the cigarette liquid permeation sheet (4) to a portion around which the heating wire (62) is wound. The electronic cigarette atomizer of the present invention employs a plurality of vertical ceramic atomizing units (6), which gives an atomization effect of a large smoke volume and avoids the production of a burnt odor. |
| US10980282B2 |
Inhalation device including substance usage controls
A smoke inhalation device may include a housing, a first cartridge comprising a first release device configured to release a first substance, a second cartridge comprising a second release device configured to release a second substance, and a controller configured to control the operation of the first release device and the second release device. The first release device and the second release device may be configured to be operated independently from one another, such that a combined vapor composition including the first substance and the second substance is configured to be varied. |
| US10980280B2 |
Vape pen cover
A cover for a vape pen has a cylindrical body having a closed and an open end, a length substantially shorter than a vape pen to be covered, an outside diameter, and an inside diameter greater than an outside diameter and dimensions of a mouthpiece of the vape pen to be covered, a pocket clip affixed to the outside diameter, aligned in a direction of the length of the cylindrical body, and directed such that in use the closed end of the cylindrical body is uppermost, and an insert affixed to the inside diameter of the cylindrical body, around a circumference of the inside diameter, the insert presenting a plurality of flexible protuberances each of a length less than a radius of the cylindrical body, with each directed radially inward from the inside diameter of the cylindrical body. |
| US10980277B2 |
Charger assembly and charging system for an electronic vaping device
A charger assembly is configured to charge the electronic vaping device. The charger assembly includes a base including a housing defining a port. The port is configured to receive a tip end of an electronic vaping device. The port includes a magnetic electrical contact centrally positioned at a bottom of the port and a first pin positioned at the bottom of the port. The charger assembly also includes a microprocessor electrically connected to the magnetic electrical contact and the first pin. |
| US10980268B2 |
Concentrated liquid food
An object of the present invention is to provide a concentrated liquid food that enables easy injection and suppresses gastro-esophageal reflux.The object can be solved by a concentrated liquid food, comprising: (A) a polysaccharide that becomes gelated or thickened by combining with calcium; (B) a calcium source; optional (C) a chelating agent; (D) a protein having emulsifiabilty; and (E) a soybean hemicellulose, (with the proviso that, when the calcium source (B) is a water-soluble calcium source, the concentrated liquid food comprises the chelating agent (C)), wherein the concentrated liquid food has a viscosity of 250 mPa·s or less before contact with a simulated gastric fluid, and has a viscosity of 1,500 mPa·s or more after contact with a simulated gastric fluid. |
| US10980263B2 |
Bio-based oil composition and method for producing the same
A method of extracting oil from a byproduct stream of a bio-based ethanol production process and a organic composition resulting from the method is provided. The method includes applying an oil concentrator to a byproduct stream, mixing the oil concentrator with the byproduct stream, and separating the oil from the byproduct stream. An organic composition comprising oil derived from a byproduct stream of a bio-based ethanol production process and an oil concentrator is also provided. |
| US10980258B2 |
Method for manufacturing fish sauce using fermented soybean lump powder and fish sauce manufactured thereby
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing fish sauce using fermented soybean lump powder and fish sauce manufactured thereby. The fish sauce is manufactured according to the present invention which comprises: (S1) a step of mixing 0.5 to 10 weight % of fermented soybean lump powder with regard to the weight of fish sauce; (S2) a ripening step of fermenting a mixture of the fish sauce, fermented soybean lump powder, shiitake mushroom powder and starch powder for 7 to 70 days at 10 to 32° C.; and (S3) filtering the ripened fish sauce mixture to thereby remove sediment. By applying traditional Korean fermented foods, the fish sauce eliminates a peculiar smell which gives displeasure and a fishy smell of fish sauce, significantly enhances the flavor, thereby increasing savory taste, and thus can be harmonized with any dish and can be used for multiple purposes. In addition, sweet and salty tastes are also increased, while the flavor is enhanced. Accordingly, salinity is reduced so that sodium and sugar intake can be reduced, and thus it is expected that the fish sauce can be useful all over the world as well as in Korea. |
| US10980256B2 |
Apparatus for thermally processing food packages comprising product carriers with positive package handling
An apparatus for thermally processing food products in sealed packages comprises heating/cooling chambers with an endless conveyor guided through them with product carriers connected thereto. Each product carrier 10 comprises insertion spaces 17 for packages 27 to be placed in. A side wall 11 of the carrier 10 comprises slits 20 which open out towards insertion openings of the respective insertion spaces 17. Operating members are provided which comprise load bearing organs 32 with operable holding means 33 for picking up and carrying packages 27. The load bearing organs 32 are movable in an insertion direction x while projecting through the slits 20 during placing of packages 27 into the insertion spaces 17. |
| US10980254B2 |
Edible animal chews
The present invention provides a longer-lasting edible animal chew (1) having a longitudinal axis comprising: i) an outer wall (2) extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis; and ii) an internal support structure (4) that contacts the inner surface of said outer wall (2) at three or more points. |
| US10980252B2 |
Chlamydomonas mutants produced using RGEN RNP and method for preparing pigment using the same
A new alga having an improved ability to produce a pigment is disclosed. When the alga is used, a carotenoid-based pigment, specifically, a xanthophyll can be produced by consuming less energy, so that it is possible to efficiently produce the pigment at the industrial level. The pigment can be applied as a raw material for a food, a health functional food and a medicine, which include the pigment. Since a DNA fragment is not likely to be inserted into a target base sequence or a base sequence other than the target, it is expected that the procedure of constructing the mutant is not regulated as a GMO. |
| US10980250B2 |
Methods for feeding sows and for improving the health of young piglets
A method of improving the health of a first group of young monogastric mammals, the first group of young monogastric mammals nursing from a first lactating monogastric mammal during a pre-weaning period, the method including feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of an animal feed during the pre-weaning period, and feeding the first lactating monogastric mammal an effective amount of sugar alcohol during the pre-weaning period. |
| US10980249B2 |
Method for improving the nutritional value of animal feed
The invention relates to the use of at least one bacterial phytase in combination with one or more protease(s) in animal feed for improving weight gain and/or Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), wherein the phytase is administered in one or more of the following amounts (dosage ranges): 1,000 FYT/kg feed, 2,000 FYT/kg feed 3,000 FYT/kg feed and wherein the protease is administered in one of the following amounts (dosage ranges): 10,000 units/kg feed, 11,000, 12,000, 13,000, 14,000, 15,000, 16,000, 17,000, 18,000, 19,000, 20,000 units/kg feed. |
| US10980246B2 |
Cooking-aid for coating and frying a food product and method for making said cooking-aid
The present invention relates to a shelf-stable cooking-aid for coating and flying a food product in one step for example in a heating pan, the cooking aid comprising 3-28 wt % oil, 20-60 wt % water, 2.3-5.5 wt % modified starch, 3-15 wt % salt, 0.5-30 wt % sugar and 0.5-30 wt % flavorings and wherein the cooking aid has a viscosity in the range of 8 to 60 Pa·s at a shear rate of 1s−1 at 25° C., and the oil and water are in form of an emulsion. Further aspects of the invention are the method for making said cooking-aid as well as a method for coating and flying a food product in a heated pan or heated surface. |
| US10980243B2 |
Rotating braid-head nozzle assembly
A rotating nozzle assembly for a die machine connectable to a dough extruder has a stationary sleeve with a first end having internal and external annular recesses and an annular stepped seating surface and a second end mountable in the die machine mounting plate. A nozzle has a first end rotatably disposed in the stationary-sleeve first-end internal annular recess, a second end and a radially outwardly-protruding annular ring between the first and second nozzle ends. A ring seal is disposed between the stationary-sleeve first-end annular stepped seating surface and the radially outwardly-protruding annular nozzle ring. A nozzle cap is fixedly attached to the stationary-sleeve first end. The nozzle is rotatably disposed in the nozzle cap. The nozzle second end extends beyond the nozzle cap. An annular stepped axial thrust bearing surface in the nozzle cap prevents relative axial movement of the nozzle while allowing rotation of the nozzle. |
| US10980242B2 |
Xylaria grammica EL 000614 strain having nematicidal activity against root knot nematode and uses thereof
Xylaria grammica EL 000614 strain has a nematicidal activity against root knot nematode. A method for controlling root knot nematode includes treating a crop, a crop seed, or a field for cultivation with a nematicidal microorganism formulation. The method has very little possibility of having a problem related to environmental contamination, and exhibits a high mortality and activity of inhibiting egg hatching for sweet potato root knot nematode (M. incognita). It is expected that the strain can be very advantageously used as an innovative biological control agent which enables prevention of problems associated with environmental contamination. |
| US10980240B2 |
Methods and compositions for improving corn yield
The present invention provides yield and early vigor enhancing compositions comprising Methylobacterium sp., methods for improving corn yield and early vigor, and methods of making the compositions. Also provided are isolated yield enhancing Methylobacterium sp. |
| US10980239B2 |
Decontamination solution and its use for denaturation, modification, degradation, solubilisation and removal of proteins, nucleic acid molecules and microorganisms
The invention concerns a three component system comprising surface-active substances, vitamins and metal ions for efficient destruction and removal of contaminating proteins, nucleic acids and microorganisms from surfaces like for example laboratory benches, floors, equipment and instruments. These non-corrosive and non-toxic solutions for removal of proteins, nucleic acids and microorganisms are applied by spraying, rubbing or immersion of contaminated surfaces thereby destroying, solubilizing inactivating and removing proteins and nucleic acids. In that way also microorganisms are killed with high efficiency and at the same time all genetic information is inactivated. |
| US10980236B2 |
Broad spectrum antimicrobial coatings comprising combinations of organosilanes
An aqueous antimicrobial coating composition capable of forming an antimicrobial coating on a surface comprises at least two organosilanes, each of the at least two organosilanes having a structure, R—Si(OR′)3 wherein R=—(CH2)3—Y; Y=+—N(CH3)2(C18H37)X−; +—N(CH3)2(C14H29)X−; +—N(C10H21)2(CH3)X−; —Cl or —NH2; X−=halide, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate, carbonate, organic sulfonate, organic carbonate, BF4−, or ClO4−; and R′=H, methyl or ethyl, or a C3-C6 straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl group, with the proviso that the organosilane R—Si(OR′)3 having the C3-C6 straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl group hydrolyzes in the aqueous antimicrobial coating composition to R—Si(OH)3. |
| US10980235B2 |
Insecticidal composition
Disclosed are insecticidal compositions and associated methods that comprise an insecticide, C2-4 alkylene carbonate, C2-6 polyalkylene glycol, and a block co-polymer of C2-5 polyalkylene glycol and C3-6 polyalkylene glycol. |
| US10980230B2 |
Compositions and methods for long lasting disinfection
An antimicrobial composition that includes: an antimicrobial component having at least one quaternary ammonium compound; a synthetic polymer that includes: at least one cationic monomer Ab, optionally, at least one anionic monomer Ba, and optionally, at least one non-ionic monomer Ca; an organic acid; and a surfactant selected from cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and combinations thereof, wherein the composition is free of non-ionic surfactants. This composition when applied to a surface provides robust long lasting disinfection. |
| US10980228B2 |
Adjuvant
A stable self emulsifiable alkylated oil based adjuvant with pH buffer capabilities, a method of preparing an adjuvant and use of adjuvant with industrial, turf, ornamental, horticultural and agricultural applications. |
| US10980223B2 |
Readily cleaned aerated bait bucket
A bait bucket temporarily stores fishing bait and water within a water stable bucket component having a water-tight base and side walls and a top opening. A locking cap is removeably secured around the top opening in the bucket component and further includes a connector receiving a pivoting closing cap and a locking snap-in element that temporarily secures the pivoting closing cap to the locking cap. A handle pivotably attaches to the bucket component enabling lifting of the bait bucket. |
| US10980215B2 |
Teat opening protection patch for livestock
A teat opening protection patch is stuck to portions inclusive of the teat openings of livestock, and includes a laminate 1 of an elastic sheet 2 and an adhesive layer 3 laminated on one surface of the elastic sheet 2, the laminate 1 having a double-stretched tensile stress in a range of 0.1 to 5 N. |
| US10980213B2 |
Milking module, a milking arrangement, and a method for milking a group of animals
An automatic milking installation controlled by a system including: a graphical user interface enabling user interaction with the automatic milking installation via at least one display view, an imaging unit recording image data representing at least one portion of a dairy animal, the imaging unit having a transparent cover surface configured to protect an optics section of the imaging unit and through which transparent cover surface the image data are recorded, and a control unit receiving the recorded image data, and based thereon, producing a control signal for controlling functions of the automatic milking installation. The control unit further processes the recorded image data to determine a parameter indicating an amount of dirt on the transparent cover surface, and generates graphics data for presentation to the user via the graphical user interface, which includes at least one graphical element reflecting the amount of dirt on the transparent cover surface. |
| US10980212B2 |
Clumping deodorizer comprising an activated carbon core
A method of making clumping deodorizer granules can include applying a clumping agent to a particles containing activated carbon to at least partially coat an outer surface of the particles with a distinct layer comprising the clumping agent. Clumping deodorizer granules can include particles containing activated carbon, and an outer surface of each of the particles is at least partially coated with a distinct layer containing a clumping agent. A method of reducing malodor from animal waste can include adding clumping deodorizer granules to a pet litter in a litter box, the clumping deodorizer granules including particles containing activated carbon, and an outer surface of each of the particles is at least partially coated with a distinct layer containing a clumping agent. |
| US10980205B2 |
Soybean cultivar 81140111
A soybean cultivar designated 81140111 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 81140111, to the plants of soybean cultivar 81140111, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 81140111, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 81140111. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81140111. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81140111, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 81140111 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10980203B2 |
Soybean variety 01073305
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073305. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073305. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073305 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073305 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10980201B2 |
Soybean cultivar 87370220
A soybean cultivar designated 87370220 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 87370220, to the plants of soybean cultivar 87370220, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 87370220, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 87370220. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 87370220. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 87370220, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 87370220 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10980200B1 |
Maize inbred PH46P6
A novel maize variety designated PH46P6 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH46P6 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH46P6 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH46P6 or a locus conversion of PH46P6 with another maize variety. |
| US10980193B2 |
Piggyback working appliance, piggyback blower, and control handle assembly
A backpack tool, a backpack blower and a control handle assembly are provided by the present invention. The backpack tool includes a battery pack for providing electrical energy, a power assembly electrically connected with the battery pack to convert the electrical energy provided by the battery pack into mechanical energy, and a backpack assembly carried on the human back to support the battery pack and the power assembly. Both the battery pack and the power assembly can be carried on the human back using the backpack assembly, so that the weight carried by the arms of the worker can be reduced. The battery pack serves as a power source that reduces the noise and vibration caused by the backpack tool during operation as compared with a gasoline powered backpack tool. |
| US10980186B1 |
Artificial lighting device and power supply method therefor
[Problem] To provide an artificial lighting device capable of suppressing harmonics with a structure including only a linear load without use of a switching element and stopping inrush current while preventing a reduction in power factor by omitting a smoothing capacitor.[Solution] An artificial lighting device comprise: multiple LED elements (200); an input division unit (110) for dividing a three phase power supplied from a three-phase AC power supply (300) into each input to U, V, W; a full-wave rectifier (120) for performing full-wave rectification on the divided input; a single phasing unit (130) for creating a single phased output by superimposing the outputs subjected to the full-wave rectification; and a single phased power supply (140) for providing the LED elements (200) with the output from the single phasing unit (130) as a power supply. Given that inductance components and capacitance components integrated by the entire large-scale LED illumination device assembly (2009 are used as a pseudo-LC filter, harmonics resulting in noise can be suppressed to thereby improve power factor via a feedback loop from the input stage of the input division unit (110) toward the large-scale LED illumination device assembly (200). |
| US10980185B2 |
Automatic net wrap remover
An automatic net wrap remover is shown and described. The automatic net wrap remover includes a housing constructed of a base and a plurality of sidewalls. The housing has an interior volume. The base supports a belt system that will support a round hay bale and help to rotate the bale. A spindle is attached to the top of one of the plurality of sidewalls that will engage the hay bale. A blade is attached adjacent to the spindle that will cut the net wrapping of the hay bale. |
| US10980183B2 |
Self-propelled vehicles with extendable devices
Self-propelled vehicles for supporting and operating a device are disclosed. Example devices include agricultural devices. The vehicle includes mounting arms that allow the device to be extended forward or rearward of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the device is releasably coupleable to the vehicle. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes rear drive wheels and front caster wheels. |
| US10980182B2 |
Wrap delivery system with pivoting roller
A module wrapping assembly for a module builder having a first roller rotationally coupled to the module builder about a first axis, a bracket pivotally coupled to the module builder about a bracket axis, and a second roller rotationally coupled to the bracket about a second axis. Wherein, the second axis is offset from the bracket axis. Further wherein, the bracket is pivotable about the bracket axis to reposition the second axis relative to the first axis. |
| US10980180B2 |
Garden tool power system with automatic walking function
A garden tool power system comprises a motor, a reducer and a transmission shaft. The motor transmits the power to the transmission shaft through the reducer to drive wheels on the transmission shaft. The reducer comprises a pinion connected to an output end of the motor and a gear engaged with the pinion. The transmission shaft includes left and right shafts connected with each other through a connecting shaft. The gear mounted on the connecting shaft has at least two guiding rods transversely located thereon and two centrifugal blocks located between the guiding rods. Each guiding rod has a spring surrounded therearound and each spring located between two centrifugal blocks has two opposite ends respectively abutted against the corresponding portions of the centrifugal blocks. A fixing sleeve provided on the periphery of the centrifugal blocks is mounted on the transmission shaft and has buckle structures matching with the centrifugal blocks. |
| US10980179B2 |
Draper belt
A draper belt for a head of a harvester that is to extend about a roller having an outer groove encircling the roller and may include a web and an elastomeric belt guide. The web may have a first surface to carry crop material and a second surface to face the roller. The elastomeric belt guide may extend from the second surface and may include downwardly projecting teeth. |
| US10980178B2 |
Self-adjusting reel arms for a reel assembly of a header of an agricultural harvester
A harvesting reel assembly for a header of an agricultural harvester is disclosed. The harvesting reel assembly includes a central rotatable shaft, a plurality of support members, a cam assembly and an extendable reel arm. The plurality of support members extend widthwise across the reel assembly and connect to the central rotatable shaft for rotation therewith. The cam assembly guides rotation of the plurality of support members. The extendable reel arm includes a first end engaged with the central rotatable shaft for rotation therewith. The extendable reel arm also includes a distal end opposite the first end connected to one of the plurality of support members. |
| US10980176B1 |
Minimal radius system for cutting vegetation
A system may include a mowing apparatus for mounting on a tractor to move with the tractor to cut vegetation growing from a ground surface, with the tractor being of the type having a primary wheel assembly with a pair of primary wheels rotatable about an axle axis, the axle axis lying in a substantially vertical axle plane. The mowing apparatus may include a primary mowing assembly mountable on the tractor, and the primary mowing assembly may include at least one primary rotating blade structure. The mowing apparatus may further include a supplemental mowing assembly mountable on the tractor, with the supplemental mowing assembly having an outboard supplemental rotating blade structure rotating about a rotation axis lying in the axle plane defined by the primary wheel assembly. |
| US10980175B2 |
Agricultural apparatus for comminution of biomass
An agricultural working apparatus, for the separation of ground vegetation, in particular a mulching, mowing or a milling apparatus, includes at least one cutting device, having a cutting rail, and at least one adjusting device for the adjustment of the cutting rail. The cutting device has at least one connecting piece, which is arranged laterally in the transverse direction and by means of which the cutting rail is connected to the adjusting device. |
| US10980173B2 |
Riding mower with removeable battery module
A lawn mower comprising a frame supported on rotatable wheels for movement over a ground surface; an operator support coupled to the frame and configured to support the entire weight of an operator of the lawn mower during use thereof; a blade assembly comprising one or more blades that are configured to cut grass on the ground surface; a steering system configured to manipulate the steering direction of the wheels; a motor assembly configured to: drive the wheels so as to move the frame along the ground surface; and a first rechargeable battery module removably coupled to the frame and configured to power the motor assembly. |
| US10980172B1 |
Mower with ambidextrous deck lift pedal
A zero-turn style lawnmower includes a frame, a foot platform on the frame and a deck positioned below the foot platform. A foot bar spans above the foot platform. The foot bar is attached at one end to a right pedal arm on the right side of the frame and at the opposite end to a left pedal arm on the left side of the frame. The right pedal arm extends upwardly from a right front lift bracket pivotally attached to the right side of the frame, and the left pedal arm extends upwardly from a left front lift bracket pivotally attached to the left side of the frame. A user may press a right foot, left foot or both feet simultaneously on the foot bar to raise or lower the deck. |
| US10980171B2 |
Facilitating turning of a mower
A mower can include a control system that is configured to detect when the mower is turning or will be turned and can adaptively support one or more mower decks during the turn to transfer weight from the mower decks to the mower's tires. This transfer of weight will increase the traction of the mower's tires while also minimizing the yawing force caused by the mower decks thereby preventing the mower from slipping during the turn. |
| US10986761B2 |
Board inspecting apparatus and board inspecting method using the same
The board inspecting apparatus include a measuring section obtaining measurement data for at least a portion of a board, a processing section comparing the measurement data and pre-obtained reference data, based on feature objects set on the board, to perform warpage compensation and inspecting the board with warpage compensated, a display section displaying ranges adjusting a first level of an inspection speed and a second level of a precision of the warpage compensation, and an input section receiving, from a user, inputs for the first and second levels as a specific setting combination having a trade-off relationship. The processing section, when the inspection speed and the precision are established, designates a specific option corresponding to the inspection speed and the precision among options increasing the precision so that the specific option is applied. Thus, users' convenience may be improved, and users may easily set options for distortion compensation. |
| US10986758B2 |
Charger
A charger is provided with an intake hole through which outside air may flow into the interior of and through the body of the charger, and an exhaust hole from which the outside air is discharged through by the driving a cooling fan. A first vertical wall that surrounds the intake hole or a region exposed to water that drops down the intake hole in a fence-shaped manner, and a second vertical wall that surrounds the exhaust hole or a region exposed to water that drops down the exhaust hole in a fence-shaped manner are provided on a bottom plate of the housing. An electrical circuit board is disposed outward of an area where the first vertical wall surrounds the intake hole and also disposed outward of an area where the second vertical wall surrounds the region exposed to water that drops down the exhaust hole etc. |
| US10986756B2 |
Cooling apparatus for an electrical component
A cooling apparatus for an electrical component housing includes a fin configured to attach to the electrical component housing so as to conduct heat and cool the electrical component housing. The fin includes a first longitudinal portion and a second longitudinal portion, a first end, and a second end portion connecting the first and second longitudinal portions at a second end, the first longitudinal portion and the second longitudinal portion being disposed at a predetermined siatnce from each other at the first end, and the second end portion having a width that is greater than the predetermined distance. |
| US10986752B1 |
Electronic device filter door
An electronic device includes persistent storage enclosed within a housing. The housing is configured to protect the persistent storage during shipment of the electronic device by a common carrier. The electronic device may include at least one security door, which when in an open-state, may provide access to at least one of a data port, an aperture, a portion of a display, and/or the persistent storage. When the security door is in a closed-state and possibly locked, the persistent storage may be protected from environmental factors, such as dirt, weather, and tampering. In some embodiments, the aperture may enable airflow though the housing and may be fitted with a filter to remove debris from air that circulates into the housing. |
| US10986748B1 |
Input/output system
An I/O system having redundant removable and/or replaceable components. Each of the removable/replaceable components can be removed by displacement parallel to a common axis. An I/O device having an I/O base with a lock-out toggle to prevent installation of one or more I/O modules to the I/O base unless a ground screw has been secured to supporting structure. |
| US10986732B2 |
Laminated circuit board, and electronic component
A laminated circuit board includes a base having a first surface, and a second surface on an opposite side from the first surface, a first metal layer provided in the base and including a first electrode exposed from the first surface, and a second metal layer provided in the base and including a second electrode exposed from the second surface. The first metal layer includes an inductor electrically connected to the first electrode, and the first electrode and the second electrode are bonded and electrically connected to each other. |
| US10986726B2 |
Flexible circuit board for all-in-one chip on film, chip package including same, and electronic device including same
A flexible circuit board for all-in-one chip on film according to an embodiment may include: a substrate; a conductive pattern part disposed on the substrate; and a protective layer partially disposed on the conductive pattern part, wherein the conductive pattern part includes a first conductive pattern part and a second conductive pattern part which are spaced apart from each other, each of the first conductive pattern part and the second conductive pattern part includes a wiring pattern layer, a first plating layer, and a second plating layer that are sequentially placed on the substrate, the first conductive pattern part includes a first open region in which the protective layer is open, the second conductive pattern part includes a second open region in which the protective layer is open, and a content of tin of the second plating layer in the first open region is greater than that of the second plating layer in the second open region. |
| US10986718B2 |
Method for setting up a lighting system and lamp for inclusion in a lighting system
A method for setting up a lighting system comprising at least two luminaires, which are part of a network and each having a unique network address, wherein each luminaire has at least one sensor and one actuator, characterized by the steps of measuring the relative distance between respectively two luminaires by reading at least one sensor of the luminaire while simultaneously activating at least one actuator of the other luminaire, producing at least one data record, wherein each data record contains the network address of both luminaires and the relative distance of the luminaires from one another, and merging the data records to form a geo-localized network list and comparing the network list to a floorplan underlying the lighting system to determine the physical location of each luminaire. |
| US10986717B1 |
Reduced false alarms for outdoor IP security cameras
An apparatus comprising a camera sensor and a processor. The camera sensor may be configured to generate video data of an area of interest. The processor may be configured to (A) analyze the video data, (B) generate control signals and (C) adjust a status of a plurality of security responses. The control signals may be generated in response to (a) the analysis of the video data and (b) the status of the security responses. The control signals may adjust an activation of the security responses. A first of the security responses may be activated in response to an event detected by the analysis of the video data. A first communication to a first contact may be initiated based on the analysis of the video data of the event. A second communication to a second contact may be initiated based on a response to the first communication. |
| US10986716B2 |
Anti-fouling load arrangement and method of installing multiple anti-fouling load arrangements
The anti-fouling load arrangement uses the hull of a vessel as one plate of a capacitor to capacitively couple an electrode of the anti-fouling load arrangement to a power source within the hull. The other electrode of the anti-fouling load arrangement receives current from the power source via a wire, or via the conductivity of the sea water, which may be enhanced by the presence of a conductive plate on the surface of the water. A plurality of anti-fouling load arrangements may be applied to the hull as flexible tiles, or rigid tiles that conform to the shape of the hull. |
| US10986713B2 |
Retrofit lamp and a lighting system using the same
A retrofit lamp is to be used with a ballast. A shunt switch is provided in parallel with an output load and is adapted to shunt input terminals of the lamp using pulse width control so as to tune the current through the lighting element. This current control is used to enable compatibility with different ballasts and to provide dimming control. A detection circuit is used to detect an abnormal drive condition of the retrofit lamp and the pulse width control of the shunt switch can then be overridden by holding the shunt switch at a stable state for a certain duration. This prevents overload conditions and avoids DC signals in the event of component failures. |
| US10986707B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel having a light-tuning array; a backlight module providing a backlight to the light-tuning array; and a backlight driving module electrically connected with the backlight module. The backlight driving module has a first driving mode corresponding to a first range of brightness scale and a second driving mode corresponding to a second range of brightness scale. The first driving mode controls the brightness scale corresponding to the backlight by adjusting a duty ratio of a driving signal. The second driving mode controls the brightness scale corresponding to the backlight by adjusting a current value of the driving signal. |
| US10986706B2 |
Microwave cooking oven with an adjusting device for adjusting a microwave shield
A microwave oven includes a housing, which surrounds an oven space and has a flange configured to delimit a loading opening for the oven space. A door closes off the oven space and is disposed movably on the housing. Disposed on the door is a microwave shield, which is disposed at a distance in front of the flange, when the door is closed and is adjusted by an adjustment facility such that a position of the microwave shield can be set in three spatial directions relative to the flange. |
| US10986696B2 |
Method and device for wireless communication
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and a device for wireless communication, which can balance the relationship between resource utilization and transmission reliability. The method includes: a network device determines a transmission mode of a packet data convergence protocol PDCP protocol data unit PDU, where the transmission mode includes a duplicate data transmission mode or a single link transmission mode; and the network device transmits the PDCP PDU to the terminal according to the transmission mode of the PDCP PDU. |
| US10986694B2 |
Techniques to order direction signals during discontinuous reception
Techniques are described herein for reordering beams used to transmit reference signals for subsequent beam sweeps of a beam management procedure. Beams used to transmit reference signals may be hierarchically ordered to enable a user equipment (UE) to terminate the beam management procedure early and thereby conserve power while operating in a discontinuous reception mode. A base station may transmit reference signals using a first ordered set of beams as part of a first beam sweep. The UE may transmit feedback information to the base station about the signal quality for at least some of the reference signals. The base station may generate a second ordered set of beams based on the feedback information. The base station may transmit the reference signals using the second ordered set of beams as part of a second beam sweep. |
| US10986691B2 |
Base station grouping for topology hiding
A method for topology hiding is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a gateway, the gateway positioned between a core network and a radio access network, a configuration information request from a base station; analyzing, at the gateway, a topology of the radio access network, the radio access network including the base station; grouping, at the gateway, the base station into a first group based on the topology; sending, from the gateway to the base station, a grouping message to indicate that the base station be placed in the first group; and terminating connections from the core network to one or more base stations in the first group at the gateway as a back-to-back proxy, thereby hiding the topology of the radio access network from the core network. |
| US10986689B2 |
Simplified UE + eNB messaging
A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection. |
| US10986685B2 |
System and method for handling network fault identified according to amounts of uplink data sent and downlink data received
A network fault handling method and device, the method including obtaining a first data amount of uplink data sent by a terminal device within preset duration, obtaining a second data amount of downlink packet data received by the terminal device within the preset duration, and performing, in response to determining that the first data amount is greater than a first threshold and the second data amount is equal to 0, at least one of re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection or re-obtaining an Internet Protocol (IP) connection resource. |
| US10986684B2 |
Network distribution and pairing method, control terminal, device and server
The present disclosure provides a network matching and pairing method, including: connecting to a device via bluetooth; transmitting an instruction of setting a high bluetooth connection parameter to the device via bluetooth, for the device to set a bluetooth connection parameter thereof as a high bluetooth connection parameter; transmitting WiFi information to the device via bluetooth, the WiFi information comprising information of a WiFi connection end; and transmitting an instruction of setting a low bluetooth connection parameter to the device via bluetooth, for the device to set the bluetooth connection parameter thereof as a low bluetooth connection parameter and to connect to the WiFi connection terminal via WiFi under the low bluetooth connection parameter. |
| US10986683B1 |
Data communication method and system, electronic device, chip and storage medium
Provided are a data communication method and system, an electronic device, a chip and a storage medium. The data communication method includes: establishing a wireless communication connection with a preset first receiving terminal, and notifying the connection information to a second receiving terminal. The connection information includes information of a communication channel for performing wireless communication between the transmitting terminal and the first receiving terminal. The connection information is used to instruct the second receiving terminal to monitor communication data in the communication channel. When the second receiving terminal knows after monitoring the communication data, data required to be transmitted to the first receiving terminal is transmitted to the communication channel. A first time period for the transmitting terminal to transmit data in the communication channel does not overlap a second time period for the second receiving terminal to transmit data in the communication channel. |
| US10986682B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing radio link monitoring in a wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure 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 method for performing radio link monitoring (RLM) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining at least one subband for RLM by a UE restricted to use a subband corresponding to a part of a system transmission bandwidth, wherein the subband is a preconfigured part of the system transmission bandwidth, performing RLM in the determined at least one subband, and determining a radio link quality of the at least one subband based on the RLM. |
| US10986678B2 |
Methods and apparatus for device to device synchronization priority
A Device to Device (D2D) user equipment (UE) is configured to support synchronization in a D2D network. The D2D UE includes an antenna configured to communicate via a D2D communication. The D2D UE also includes processing circuitry configured to enter a communication Mode 2 when certain conditions are met. The certain conditions include: when a first timer (T310) for detecting radio link failure is running, a second timer (T311) for initiating the connection reestablishment is running, or a third timer (T301) for requesting connection reestablishment is running. In communication Mode 2, the D2D UE, on its own, selects resources from resource pool(s) to transmit D2D data and D2D control information. The processing circuitry further configured to exit the communication Mode 2 and enter a communication Mode 1 when the certain condition is no longer met. In communication Mode 1, the D2D UE uses resources configured by another station. |
| US10986677B2 |
Method and apparatus for connecting to access point in WLAN network
Disclosed are a method and device for easily connecting to AP in WLAN. An embodiment provides a method for easily connecting to AP in WLAN to enable an IoT station to easily input connection information such as SSID, password, other information, and the like, for connecting the IoT station to the AP, and a device thereof. |
| US10986676B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus
A wireless communication apparatus includes a transmission unit, a transmission controller, and an acceptance unit. The transmission unit transmits an identifier of a network to which the wireless communication apparatus belongs, without designating a destination. The transmission controller controls the transmission unit such that the identifier is presented in a different manner on a terminal that has received the identifier if movement of a person detected around the wireless communication apparatus is predetermined movement. The acceptance unit accepts a connection request using the identifier from the terminal. |
| US10986674B2 |
Communication processing system for working machine and communication processing method for working machine
A communication processing system for a working machine, includes a communication device disposed on the working machine, the communication device having a first communicator to transmit a first beacon, and a mobile terminal having a second communicator to be connected to the communication device when receiving the first beacon, the communication device having transmitted the first beacon. The first communicator transmits a second beacon other than the first beacon to the mobile terminal connected to the communication device in accordance with the first beacon. |
| US10986672B2 |
Random access procedure with beam sweeping
A method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) performing random access to a network is disclosed. For this end, the UE determines a predetermined number of beams, as candidate beams for the random access to the network, among multiple beams, wherein each of the multiple beams is allocated on different time domain units. And, the UE transmits the random access preamble over a transmission beam selected as one from the candidate beams to the network. |
| US10986671B2 |
Techniques for determining non-contention random access resource, network device, and terminal device
A method for determining a non-contention random access resource, a network device, and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: generating, by a network device, indication information, wherein the indication information is configured to indicate one of at least two uplink carriers that can be used by a terminal device to perform non-contention random access, wherein the at least two uplink carriers at least comprise an uplink carrier and a supplementary uplink carrier; and sending, by the network device, the indication information to the terminal device. In the solutions of the disclosed embodiments, the network device sends the indication information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can determine the non-contention random access resource when having at least two uplink carriers. |
| US10986669B2 |
Physical random access channel scheme for wireless networks using an analog bloom filter
This disclosure describes a novel PRACH scheme based on an Analog Bloom Filter, in which user equipment is allowed to transmit multiple sequences to a base station, instead of only one sequence as is the case with the current LTE. A new decoding algorithm is disclosed, which copes with the unique challenges in the signal generated with ZC sequences, such as peak shifting and multiple peaks. In addition, when CFO can be removed the new scheme allows the UE to piggyback log 2 7 bits of information along with the signal. Evaluation shows that the new scheme outperforms the existing PRACH of LTE by more than an order of magnitude in many cases, and therefore is a good candidate as the PRACH for future wireless networks (e.g., 5G). |
| US10986668B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit
Provided is a terminal apparatus that performs an uplink LBT procedure, wherein one or more than one subframes are allocated for transmission of a message 3 in an LAA cell, and an LBT procedure for transmission of a random access preamble is initiated in a case where it is determined that a channel is busy in all of the one or more than one subframes. |
| US10986660B2 |
Data transmission method in wireless communication system and device therefor
Disclosed is an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission method by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system. The uplink multi-user transmission method by an STA in a WLAN system according to the present invention includes the steps of: receiving a trigger frame including resource unit allocation information for orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) transmission; transmitting a UL MU physical protocol data unit (PPDU) frame, on the basis of frequency resource allocation information; and receiving an ACK frame for the UL MU PPDU. |
| US10986659B2 |
Wireless communication method, terminal and network device
The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for wireless communication and a device, which may implement flexible transmission of a scheduling request situation for Scheduling Request (SR) information under multiple sets of SR configurations. The method includes that: a terminal determines K pieces of SR information, here, K is a positive integer; and the terminal sends a target channel, here, the target channel includes M-bit first information, the M-bit first information is used to indicate a scheduling request situation for at least part of the K pieces of SR information, M is a positive integer and a value of M is determined based on a relationship between K and at least one first numerical value. |
| US10986655B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting data in RRC deactivated or activated state
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to 5G communication and IoT related technology-based intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, etc.). Disclosed is a technology for adding uplink data to a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message corresponding to an RA response message and transmitting the same to a base station when the terminal is in an RRC deactivated state in a method for transmitting, by a terminal, uplink data in a wireless communication system. |
| US10986653B2 |
Method and system for sending and receiving data
A method and system for sending and receiving data, for use in solving the problem that an RLC layer may process a data packet in a whole only when a transmission time arrives, which renders a long processing time in the entire process. In embodiments of the present invention, received PDCP PDUs are combined into RLC PDUs and are allocated with corresponding RLC SNs, wherein each RLC PDU corresponds to an RLC SN, and each RLC PDU comprises at least one PDCP PDU; data corresponding to scheduling resources is generated according to the generated RLC PDUs; the data corresponding to the scheduling resources is combined into an MAC PDU for data receiving. The solution in the embodiments of the present invention may shorten the length of time in layer-2 data packet processing. |
| US10986652B2 |
Method, device, storage medium, and system for determining time-domain resource
A method, device, storage medium and system for determining a time-domain resource determination are provided. The method includes that: allocation information for scheduling a time-domain resource is received from a network device (S401), the time-domain resource to be scheduled including a time-domain resource required by channel transmission; a time-domain position is determined for the time-domain resource to be scheduled based on a preset rule according to UL/DL time-domain resource configuration information and the allocation information; and channel transmission is performed with the network device through the time-domain resource to be scheduled according to the time-domain position corresponding to the time-domain resource to be scheduled. |
| US10986651B2 |
Information transmission method and apparatus
An information transmission method and an apparatus, such that the method includes: a terminal device sending first information and a time indication of the first information to a network device, where the first information includes a buffer status report (BSR) and/or a power headroom report (PHR), and the time indication is used to indicate a generation time and/or an initial transmission time of the first information. |
| US10986650B2 |
Uplink transmission based on UL-grant associated with specific logical channel priority
Method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) transmitting uplink signals in a wireless communication system are disclosed. For this end, the UE, receiving first uplink grant information and logical channel priority information associated with the first uplink grant, constructs a first data unit including data from one or more radio bearers with first logical channel priority corresponding to the logical channel priority information. And, the UE transmits the first data unit to a network. |
| US10986649B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication system, communication method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An object is to provide a communication apparatus which can perform efficient scheduling for finishing data transmission of a plurality of UEs within a permitted delay time. A communication apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: a selecting unit (11) configured to select a wireless terminal (30) which is an allocation target of radio resources according to a time to a transmission deadline of a flow related to each of the wireless terminals (30); an allocating unit (12) configured to determine radio resources allocated to the selected wireless terminal (30) so as to maximize use efficiency of the radio resources included in a control cycle including a plurality of unit times; and a communication unit (13) configured to transmit information related to the determined radio resource to a base station (20) configured to perform wireless communication with the selected wireless terminal (30). |
| US10986647B2 |
Management of group common downlink control channels in a wireless communications system
Facilitating management of group common downlink control channels in a wireless communications system is provided herein. A method can comprise allocating, by a network device of a wireless network and comprising a processor, a group identifier to a mobile device based on a determination that the mobile device decodes a group common physical downlink control channel for wireless communications. The method can also comprise facilitating, by the network device, a transmission of data via the group common physical downlink control channel to the mobile device based on the group identifier. |
| US10986645B2 |
Multi-antenna transmission protocols for high doppler conditions
In response to a metric (e.g., Doppler metric) exceeding a threshold, a network node device can facilitate transmitting a message instructing a user equipment to enable reception of transmission signals having a precoding rank value of one. The network node device can send a reference signal having the precoding rank value of one, and receive feedback from the user equipment comprising an indicator of channel quality. Optionally, in response to the metric exceeding a threshold, the network node device can facilitate transmitting a message instructing the user equipment to respond to a reference signal by providing feedback comprising a first indicator of rank having a value of one, and a second indicator of channel quality. |
| US10986644B2 |
Beam management schemes
Aspects of the present disclosure provide for beam management in wireless communication systems. In some examples, beam angle information (e.g., angles of arrival/departure) may be utilized to select one or more serving downlink beams for communication between a scheduling entity and a scheduled entity. The beam angle information may further be utilized to facilitate additional operations within a backhaul network, such as wireless node locating, obstacle locating, system mapping within the network topology, beam determination and beam sweeping configuration, and mobility management among wireless nodes of a backhaul network. In other examples, aperiodic uplink beam measurements may be triggered based on downlink beam measurement reports and/or in response to a request from a scheduled entity. The scheduling entity may then jointly select uplink and downlink beams based on both the received downlink beam measurement report and uplink beam measurements. |
| US10986640B2 |
Device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by terminal in wireless communications system and terminal using same
Provided are a device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by a terminal in a wireless communications system and a terminal using the same. The method comprises receiving a D2D setting from a cell, wherein the D2D setting comprises a frequency indicator indicating a frequency at which a terminal performs a D2D operation according to the D2D setting. |
| US10986639B2 |
Orthogonal frequency division multiple access for wireless local area network
A first communication device determines assignment of at least a first orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) tone block and a second OFDM tone block for communication with a second communication device in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The first OFDM tone block is separated from the second OFDM tone block by a gap in frequency. The first communication device generates a physical layer (PHY) data unit for transmission to the second communication device, including generating a data portion of the PHY data unit that spans the first OFDM tone block and the second OFDM tone block. The first communication device transmits the PHY data unit to the second communication device via the first OFDM tone block and the second OFDM tone block such that no data is transmitted in the third OFDM tone block for the data portion of the PHY data unit. |
| US10986634B1 |
Management of carriers to help ensure QoS for single-carrier UEs
Disclosed are methods and systems to facilitate management of carriers to help ensure QoS for single-carrier UEs. In particular, a base station may serve one or more first user equipment devices (UEs) on just a first carrier. While doing so, the base station may determine that each of the one or more first UEs being served on just the first carrier is receiving threshold low quality of service from the base station on the first carrier. Responsive to this determining, the base station may (i) select one or more second UEs based on the one or more second UEs being served by the base station on both the first carrier and one or more other carriers and (ii) discontinue serving each selected second UE on the first carrier while continuing to serve each selected second UE on one or more other carriers. |
| US10986633B2 |
Mobile communications network, communications device and methods
A communications device transmits and receives data via a wireless access interface in a mobile communications network. First resource allocation messages are received by communications devices to allocate one or more of plural communications resource elements of a host frequency range of a host carrier. Second resource allocation messages are received by reduced capability devices to allocate one or more of a first section of the communications resources within the first frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices of a first virtual carrier, the first resource allocation messages identifying one or more of the communications resource of the host carrier allocated to the communications devices with reference to a first reference frequency and the second resource allocation messages identifying one or more communications resources of the first virtual carrier allocated to the reduced capability devices with reference to a second reference frequency within the first virtual carrier. |
| US10986627B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving feedback in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). In a feedback method of a terminal, receiving a first subframe from a base station, detecting, from the first subframe, downlink control information (DCI) including transmission timing information and frequency resource information for feedback, creating feedback information for data decoding of the first subframe to be transmitted in a second subframe determined based on the DCI, and transmitting the feedback information, based on a time resource indicated from the transmission timing information and a frequency resource indicated from the frequency resource information in the DCI. |
| US10986626B2 |
Robust control plane for management of a multi-band wireless networking system
Systems and methods are introduced for managing a multi-band wireless networking system using a robust control plane. In an embodiment, multiple wireless networking devices are interconnected via a dedicated wireless backhaul to collectively form a single multi-band wireless network providing broad coverage to a client device. The multi-band wireless networking system is managed by wirelessly communicating control information between the multiple wireless networking devices over the control plane in a robust manner that guarantees delivery while minimizing latency. Example techniques for achieving this robust transfer of information include use of robust data rates, use of multiple backhaul channels, use of hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ), use of dedicated control channels, use of alternative transport protocols, and implementation of distributed router functionality. |
| US10986616B2 |
Uplink transmission method and apparatus in cellular communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing, with an IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety-related services, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. Disclosed is a setting method for an efficient uplink signal transmission of a terminal in a case where a plurality of waveforms are supported to efficiently operate an uplink in a next generation mobile communication. |
| US10986611B2 |
Method for determining transmission resource block pool of terminal in D2D communication, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed is a method for determining, by a terminal, a transmission resource pool in device-to-device (D2D) communication. The method for determining a transmission resource pool comprises the steps of: indexing resource blocks within a resource block pool; and mapping the indexed resource blocks to physical resource blocks, wherein the indexed resource blocks are arranged in order of increasing resource block index, the resource block pool is used to transmit D2D signals, and information about the configuration of the resource block pool can be indicated by upper layer signaling. |
| US10986608B2 |
Communication apparatus that uses plurality of communication methods, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
A communication apparatus comprises a memory storing instructions which cause to function as: a first communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus using a first communication method in which directionality of radio waves is variable; a second communication unit configured to communicate with the external apparatus using a second communication method in which directionality of radio waves is variable; and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit so as to, after communication using the first communication method has been established, switch communication with the external apparatus to communication using the second communication method, wherein the control unit controls directionality of second radio waves in the second communication method, using information regarding directionality of first radio waves used in the first communication method. |
| US10986606B2 |
Methods and apparatus for using received signal strength information in a wireless system
Disclosed are methods and systems for estimating a location of a wireless device. In some embodiments, received signal strength indication (RSSI) values of signals from a first wireless device are determined. A rate of motion of the first wireless device is then determined based on a rate at which the RSSI values vary with time. A machine learning model is conditionally updated based on the determined rate of motion, and path loss parameters are then derived from the machine learning model. The path loss parameters are used to estimate the location of the first wireless device. |
| US10986605B2 |
Providing a network location service when a user equipment is not served by a third generation partnership project (3GPP) radio
Techniques are described to provide a network location service for a user equipment (UE) when the UE is not served by a 3GPP radio; thereby enabling radio resource selection by the UE for Autonomous PC5 based communications. In one example, a method includes receiving, by a mobility element of a network, an attach request from a UE, wherein the attach request indicates an attach type associated with a network location service. The method may further include communicating, based on the attach type being associated with the network location service, an attach accept to the UE to trigger a location request for the UE, wherein the attach accept is communicated to the UE without the mobility element authenticating the UE; and communicating location information to the UE based on the location request. |
| US10986600B1 |
Timing synchronization for multi-user (MU) ranging measurements in a wireless local area network (WLAN)
A first communication device generates a first ranging frame for transmission to a set of second communication devices, and transmitting the first ranging frame during an multi-user (MU) ranging measurement procedure for estimating respective distances between respective second communication devices, among the set of second communication devices, and the first communication device based on measuring times of flight of transmissions between the first communication device and the respective second communication devices. The first communication device then generates a second ranging frame to include timing information corresponding to transmission of the first ranging frame, the timing information indicative of a time of transmission of the first ranging frame by the first communication device. The first communication device transmits the second ranging frame during the MU ranging measurement procedure to second communication devices to permit the second communication devices to synchronize ranging measurement timing with the first communication device. |
| US10986597B2 |
Method for transmitting/receiving synchronization signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal in a wireless communication system supporting NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal may include: receiving, from a base station, a narrowband synchronization signal; and performing a cell search procedure for the base station based on the narrowband synchronization signal, in which the narrowband synchronization signal may include a narrowband primary synchronization signal and a narrowband secondary synchronization signal, the narrowband primary synchronization signal and the narrowband secondary synchronization signal may be transmitted in different subframe, and the subframe in which the narrowband secondary synchronization signal is transmitted may be configured differently according to a type of a radio frame structure. |
| US10986586B2 |
One method for pathloss estimation
A method of path loss estimation at a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving a downlink cell-specific signal block comprising a synchronization channel and a broadcasting channel demodulation reference signal; receiving control information indicative of a signal transmission power of the downlink cell-specific signal block; and determining an estimated path loss for the UE based at least in part on the signal transmission power of the downlink cell-specific signal block and a received power of the downlink cell-specific signal block filtered using a layer 3 filtering coefficient. |
| US10986582B2 |
Uplink power control for SRS carrier-based switching
According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) operable to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) on a plurality of carriers comprises: obtaining an indication to perform SRS carrier-based switching for a carrier; adapting a parameter for uplink 5 transmit power control in response to the obtained indication; and transmitting an uplink signal using the adapted parameter while meeting at least one predetermined uplink power control requirement. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node operable to receive a SRS on a plurality of carriers comprises: sending, to a UE, an indication to perform SRS carrier-based switching for a carrier; and receiving, from the UE, an uplink signal based 0 on the parameter for uplink transmit power control adapted in response to the sent indication, wherein the uplink signal meets at least one uplink power control requirement. |
| US10986577B2 |
Operating in power save mode
A method for operating in a power save mode for a wireless local area network and a device using the same are provided. After waking up, a device receives a frame via a wireless medium to determine that the wireless medium is busy. If a decoding of the frame in a medium access control (MAC) layer is unsuccessful but a decoding of the frame in a physical layer is successful, the device determines an Interframe space (IFS) to defer an access of the wireless medium. |
| US10986576B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system
Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting and receiving data using an LTE-WLAN aggregation in a wireless communication system. The method performed by a terminal comprises transmitting status information to an access point (AP), receiving a specific packet for indicating an activation of the wireless LAN module from the AP, activating the wireless LAN module based on the specific packet, transmitting a response message indicating that the wireless LAN module is activated in response to the specific packet to the AP, and receiving downlink data through an unlicensed spectrum using the LTE-WLAN aggregation from AP. |
| US10986569B2 |
Terminal apparatus and communication method
A plurality of communication stations transmit a plurality of modulated signals so that data is efficiently transmitted from a network through negotiation by a communication terminal capable of transmitting and receiving modulated signals of a plurality of wireless communication schemes with a proxy server present on a network. The communication terminal receives a plurality of modulated signals to obtain data. Thus, the efficiency of frequency utilization is improved. |
| US10986567B2 |
Creating a network slice selection policy rule
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for creating a network slice section policy (“NSSP”) rule. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver for communicating with a network function in a mobile communication network. The processor receives a first request from the network function, the first request comprising a list of one or more application identifiers and a corresponding application profile and application provider for each application identifier. The processor determines one or more network slice identifiers for each application identifier using the corresponding application profile and application provider. The processor also creates a NSSP rule for each application identifier in the list of application identifiers, the NSSP rule containing the application identifier and the associated one or more network slice identifiers. |
| US10986566B2 |
Systems and methods for bandwidth part selection initiated by a user equipment
A user equipment transmits user equipment information, associated with a communication of the user equipment, to permit a base station to select a first bandwidth part, a second bandwidth part, or a third bandwidth part. The user equipment is configured to communicate by the first bandwidth part, the second bandwidth part, and the third bandwidth part. The user equipment receives, from the base station, an instruction to monitor the first bandwidth part, the second bandwidth part, or the third bandwidth part. The instruction is selected based on the user equipment information. The user equipment monitors, based on the instruction, the first bandwidth part, the second bandwidth part, or the third bandwidth part. |
| US10986564B2 |
Method and apparatus for system information block (SIB) acquisition for wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) in non-CE and coverage enhanced (CE) modes
A method and apparatus are described. A method includes determining whether the apparatus is in a coverage enhancement (CE) mode or a non-CE mode. The method further includes receiving a CE-system information block (CE-SIB) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on at least one of a known location or at least one known parameter for the CE-SIB, on a condition that the WTRU is determined to be in the CE mode. |
| US10986563B2 |
Adaptive Wifi roaming
The present disclosure describes a method for adaptive WiFi roaming, where an electronic device and an access point advertise their networking capability. The networking capability may be, for example, the capability to support at least one enterprise feature. Based on the advertisements transmitted by the electronic device, the access point can determine that the electronic device can support the at least one enterprise feature and may selectively enable the at least one enterprise feature. Additionally, based on advertisements transmitted by the access point, the electronic device can determine that the access point can support the at least one enterprise feature. Based on this mutual determination, the access point and electronic device may continue an association process based on the at least one enterprise feature. |
| US10986559B1 |
Network message transmissions reduction systems and methods
Systems and methods for reducing the amount of messages transmitted in large-scale distributed mesh networks are disclosed. Network components include transceivers and memory storing instructions which, when executed by a processing unit, reduce transmissions made by the transceiver within the network. The instructions executed by processing unit could (1) create an expiration parameter to limit the number of times a signal is retransmitted, (2) form groups of network components from which one or a few of the group network components are designated to respond on behalf of the group, (3) keep advertising transmissions dormant by default until called upon, (4) employ a time delay parameter for a time interval in which no transmission may be made, and (5) include message IDs in control signals that are transmitted. |
| US10986554B2 |
Radio communication apparatus and method of handover from a macro cell to a closed subscribers group cell
When a handover request for performing a handover of a terminal (70) from a macro cell C1 to a CSG cell C2 is received from an SeNB 10 (S8), a base station (TeNB) (40) of the CSG cell C2 transmits a handover response in accordance with a handover enabled/disabled state (S12). The handover response includes an identifier of the terminal (70) in the CSG cell C2. Upon receiving the response, the SeNB (10) notifies the identifier to the terminal (70) (S14). The TeNB (40) repeatedly transmits a dedicated signal containing a handover command via a dedicated channel set using the identifier at an interval shorter than a gap period (S18). Accordingly, whether or not access is permitted can be judged promptly and a smooth handover can be realized. |
| US10986549B2 |
Handover method and device
A method includes: sending, by a first network device, a first configuration message to a terminal device, where the first configuration message is used to instruct the terminal device to configure a second ciphering/deciphering function associated with a second network device and share a first data packet numbering/reordering function, and the terminal device is configured with the first data packet numbering/reordering function and a first ciphering/deciphering function associated with the first network device; and receiving, by the first network device, a first configuration complete message sent by the terminal device. In this embodiment, the first configuration message is used so that the terminal device may configure the function associated with the second network device. Therefore, during handover, the terminal device may simultaneously perform data transmission with the second network device and the first network device, to reduce or avoid a service interruption time caused by handover. |
| US10986547B2 |
Cell reselection method and apparatus, and frequency information management method and apparatus
A cell reselection method and apparatus. When a terminal starts cell reselection, the terminal queries first correspondence information according to current frequency information of the terminal. The first correspondence information is corresponding to current location information of the terminal, and includes a correspondence between search frequency information and camp-on frequency information. The terminal determines to reselect a second cell for the terminal according to the first correspondence information. |
| US10986543B2 |
Method and device for determining a bearer identifier, and storage medium therefor
Provided are a method and device for determining a bearer identifier (ID), and a storage medium. The above-mentioned method for determining the bearer ID includes that: a target access and mobility control function (tAMF) transmits a session update request to a session management function (SMF), and receives a session update response that carries bearer ID allocation information and that is fed back by the SMF. The above-mentioned technical solution may solve a problem in the related art, yet to be solved effectively, of how to determine allocated evolved packet system (EPS) bearer ID (EBI) information after mobility events such as idle state mobility within 5G, idle state mobility from 4G to 5G and a connected state handover from 4G to 5G occur. |
| US10986542B2 |
Handover method, apparatus, and system
This application discloses a handover method to hand over relay UE and remote UE between different eNBs. The handover method includes: a source eNB determines based on a measurement report of the relay UE, to hand over the relay UE to a target eNB; sends a first handover required message to a source MME of the relay UE and sends a second handover required message to a source MME of the remote UE; the source MME sends a mobility management context of the remote UE and a mobility management context of the relay UE to a target MME to which the target eNB belongs; the target MME receives a redirection request message from the source MME; and sends information about the remote UE and information about the relay UE to the target eNB. |
| US10986540B2 |
Network slice provisioning and operation
There is provided a method and network management function for allocating a slice instance of a communications network. The method includes obtaining, by a management function, requirements for the slice instance and checking, by the management function, a feasibility of the slice instance requirements in view of one or more of network resources and network capabilities. The method further includes preparing, by the management function, a network environment for the slice instance in view of the slice instance requirements and commissioning, by the management function, the slice instance. The method may additionally or alternatively include terminating, modifying and/or deactivating the slice instance. |
| US10986539B2 |
Solution for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication authorization in 5G system
Embodiments of Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications authentication are described. In some embodiments, a user equipment (UE) configured V2X communication and configured to operate within a fifth-generation system (5GS) and/or a combined 5GS and fourth-generation system (4GS) can encode a V2X capability indication in a request message for transmission to a network entity, such as a Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF). The V2X capability indication can indicate a capability of the UE for V2X communication over a PC5 reference point, and the request message can further include an indication of a Radio Access Technology (RAT). In some embodiments, the AMF can determine whether the UE is authorized to use the V2X communications over the PC5 reference point, and whether the UE is authorized to use the RAT indicated in the request message. Accordingly, the AMF can transmit a V2X services authorization to a next generation radio access network (NG-RAN). |
| US10986532B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for transmitting information on buffer status
Provided is a wireless communication terminal wirelessly communicating with a base wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal comprises a transceiver and the processor. The processer receives, by using the transceiver, a wireless signal including a trigger frame from the base wireless communication terminal and transmits, by using the transceiver, buffer status information to the base wireless communication terminal based on the trigger frame. The buffer status information is included in a QoS control field which signals information on a QoS control of a MAC header. |
| US10986531B2 |
Method and device in a radio network
The invention refers to a method for a communication device in a radio network, which comprises a step of performing a first transmitting, in a first time slot of a first duration, comprising transmitting a Buffer Status Report, BSR, for a plurality of logical channels, and a step of performing a second transmitting, in a second time slot of a second duration, comprising transmitting a Scheduling Request, SR, for at least a first part of the plurality of logical channels; the invention further refers to corresponding communication devices, to a computer-readable storage, to a computer program and to a carrier. |
| US10986528B2 |
Tracking QoS violated events
A method in a network node comprises: detecting a Quality of Service (QoS) Violated Event in respect of a particular QoS flow of a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session; and sending a corresponding QoS violated event report to any one or more of: a Session Management Function (SMF) of the network; a Policy Control Function (PCF) of the network; an Application Function (AF) of the network; and a third party service provider. |
| US10986527B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating restricted resources of wireless terminal and for indicating access node capability to support connection with a wireless terminal with restricted capabilities
An access node of a radio access network (RAN) that communicates over a radio interface with a wireless terminal. The access node comprises processor circuitry, transmitting circuitry, and receiving circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate an indication of access node capability to support the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal operates in a restricted mode. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit the indication to the wireless terminal. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive an indication from the wireless terminal that the wireless terminal is in the restricted mode. The processor circuitry is further configured to make a determination, upon receipt of the indication from the wireless terminal, that a connection with the wireless terminal can be maintained in the restricted mode and to generate a responsive message based on the determination. |
| US10986523B2 |
Method for configuring measurement gap, access network device and terminal
A method for configuring a measurement gap is provided. The method is used in a first access network device of at least two access network devices that have established connections with a terminal. The method includes: when the first access network device is a configuration device among the at least two access network devices, the first access network device generates measurement gap configuration information; here, the configuration device is an access network device, that configures a measurement gap for the terminal, as a part of the at least two access network devices, and the measurement gap is used to indicate a period of time during which the terminal performs signal measurement at a frequency point except a present working frequency point; and the first access network device sends the measurement gap configuration information to the terminal. |
| US10986521B2 |
Wireless communication terminal, wireless communication base station, wireless communication system, and reporting method
In a wireless communication terminal in a wireless communication system for performing a control not to transmit signals, or to transmit signals with a reduction in a transmission power by a part of radio resources for a downlink signal in a cell provided by a base station, the terminal receives control information in generating a report related to a measurement result of the cell provided by the base station, monitors a state of a radio link with an own cell, and performs measurement on reception of the downlink signal. If an instruction for restricting the measurement to a part of the radio resources is included in the control information from the base station after the radio link failure occurs, the terminal generates and transmits a radio link failure report including the measurement result in the radio resources as instructed when the radio link failure occurs. |
| US10986516B2 |
System and method of network policy optimization
A network data analytics (NWDA) function and method of policy optimization in a communication network are provided. The NWDA performs data analytics on the communication network traffic, and includes communication interfaces to connect to other network elements in the communication network. The method comprises the NWDA function configured to receive a request for a policy input, send instructions to network elements to obtain network performance measurement data, receive the measurement data from the network elements, and transmit a policy input based on the received measurement data. |
| US10986514B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling using generalized Chu sequences
An eNB may determine a root for a sequence to be included in a signal to a UE. The eNB may generate a generalized Chu sequence based on the root and scramble the generalized Chu sequence using a pseudorandom sequence that is common to a plurality of eNBs. The eNB may transmit the scrambled generalized Chu sequence to indicate the beginning of a downlink transmission. The UE may receive this scrambled generalized Chu sequence and determine if a beginning of a downlink transmission from a serving eNB based on the received generalized Chu sequence and an expected generalized Chu sequence. |
| US10986512B2 |
Method and apparatus for associating between a station and an access point in a wireless communication system
The present invention provides a method for performing association beamforming training (A-BFT) between an enhanced STA device and a PCP/AP (Personal basic service set Control Point/Access Point) in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method performed by the enhanced STA device comprises receiving, from the PCP/AP, a beacon frame during a beacon interval, wherein the beacon frame includes information element (IE) used for an enhanced directional multi-gigabit (EDMG) operation; and performing the A-BFT with the PCP/AP based on the received IE, wherein the IE includes control information related to an access attempt of the A-BFT. |
| US10986509B1 |
Placement of antennas for fifth generation (5G) or other next generation networks
The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating operation of a system for implementing fifth generation (5G) or other next generation networks. In accordance with one or more embodiments, systems described herein can include a processor, and a memory that can store executable instructions that can facilitate receiving, from a second device, information corresponding to iterations of ones of a sited group of antennas generated by the second device by selecting the iterations of ones of the sited group of antennas, with a selected iteration of the selected iterations including a subgroup of the sited group of antennas that is designated for a simulation of an operation of the subgroup. Further, the operations include simulating respective operations of the selected iterations, including propagation mapping with respect to respective wireless signals associated with the selected iterations, and estimating respective utilizations of the respective wireless signals. |
| US10986506B2 |
Network slice selection assistance information configuration
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for NSSAI configuration. One method includes determining, at a remote unit, a configured network slice selection assistance information for a first mobile network for the remote unit in response to a change of the network slice selection policy. The method includes using the configured network slice selection assistance information in the first mobile network. |
| US10986501B2 |
Secure telephone identity (STI) certificate management system
A Secure Telephony Identity (STI) proxy server is described for intercepting incoming Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication requests for the purpose of mitigating an effect of fraudulent and nuisance VoIP communications. The STI proxy server may facilitate an STI verification server in verifying an authenticity of an originating network associated with an incoming call request. In one example, the STI proxy server may verify that the visited network is permitted to interact with the home network, based on a list of permissible networks. In addition, the STI proxy server may determine whether public STI certificates associated with an originating network have expired or set to expire within a predetermined time interval. In response to an actual o impending expiration, the STI proxy server may facilitate retrieval of a superseding, new public STI certificate for use by an STI authentication server to digitally sign an outgoing SIP INVITE messages. |
| US10986496B2 |
Methods and systems for providing secure mobile edge computing ecosystems
The disclosed technology may include systems and methods that provide a secure mobile edge computing eco-system employing end-to-end encrypted communication and edge functions capable of withstanding compromised operating systems. A secure mobile edge computing eco-system may include a use, an edge, and a backend. The backend may upload functionality to the backend onto secure edge functions (EFs). The functionality may be used to respond to user request at the edge in order to reduce bandwidth requirements and latency effects on a system. The secure edge functions (EFs) employing trusted execution environments (TEEs) to provide for secure execution and storage of functionality uploaded by the backend. The secure mobile edge computing eco-system may also include secure protocol extensions (SPX) for ensuring end-to-end encryption of user requests from the user to the backend and through the edge. |
| US10986489B1 |
Facilitation of machine type communication firmware over the air
A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by a firmware over-the-air (FOTA) server device in communication with a home subscriber server (HSS). For example, the FOTA server can host the names of user equipment devices that are due for a FOTA update. When a user equipment device identification is received from the HSS, the FOTA server can then check the user equipment device identification against the names within the server. If the name is found, then the system can send discontinuous reception data to the user equipment device to modify a current discontinuous reception value of the user equipment device. Thus, the modified discontinuous reception value can prompt a long reception time of the user equipment device such that the user equipment device can receive the FOTA. |
| US10986488B2 |
Method and device for sending capability information of communications device
A method and device for sending capability information of a communications device are disclosed. The method includes: determining, by a communications device, information about maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device; and sending, by the communications device, the information about the maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communications device determines the information about the maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device and sends the information about the maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device, so that communications devices supporting different maximum data transmission bandwidth can coexist in a communications system, to implement communication between communications devices supporting different maximum data transmission bandwidth. |
| US10986475B1 |
Consumable product storage system that monitors product consumption
A consumption-monitoring storage system comprised of consumption-monitoring racks and a control program. The consumption-monitoring racks can have a flat horizontal base and substantially vertical or diagonal sidewalls or siderails. The consumption-monitoring racks can measure the volumetric level of a consumable product for each product container occupying each consumption-monitoring rack. Each product container can have transparent sections or windows positioned opposite each other that provide access to its respective interior volumetric space and the consumable product, allowing measurement of the volumetric level of the consumable product. The control program communicates with the consumption-monitoring racks. The control program can receive volumetric level measurements for each product container and can automatically repurchase consumable products on behalf of and as defined by a human agent responsive to volumetric levels of consumable products in their respective product containers or packaging being reduced to predefined thresholds, which may change over time based on learned consumption behavior. |
| US10986474B2 |
Methods of enabling flexible charging in M2M IOT service layer
The present application is at least directed to an apparatus on a network. The apparatus includes a non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon for online charging of an event. The apparatus also includes a processor that is operably coupled to the non-transitory memory. The processor is configured to execute the instructions of receiving, from an M2M gateway, a rating request message for service layer online charging. The processor is also configured to execute the instructions of determining a rating scheme to charge for the event. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions of calculating an amount of service units based on the rating request message and determined rating scheme. The processor is even further configured to execute the instructions of sending, to the M2M gateway, a rating response based upon the calculated amount of service units. |
| US10986473B1 |
Short message service link for activity feed communications
Disclosed, among other things, is a computing system that may translate a first message, which is indicative of a first event of a remote application, into a format communicable over a control channel of a cellular network, and may send the first message to a client device over the control channel. Also disclosed is client device that may translate a second message, which is indicative an action to be taken with respect to the remote application, into a format communicable over the control channel, and may send the second message to the computing system over the control channel. |
| US10986467B1 |
Apparatus and method for geolocating a tag relative to a threshold via phase-based time difference of arrival framework
Provided are a system and method for geolocation of a tag relative to a predetermined threshold based upon receipt of duplicate beacon transmission for a same channel. In response to the duplicate transmission, the tag determines relative phase shift resulting from difference in path length, and evaluates correlation of a highest magnitude phase shift to the absence of any difference in path length to assess proximity of the tag with respect to the aforementioned predetermined threshold. |
| US10986466B2 |
System and method for locating a portable device in different zones relative to a vehicle based upon training data
A vehicle system may include a wireless transmitters carried by a vehicle at spaced apart locations and configured to transmit wireless signals, and a portable device moveable relative to the vehicle and configured to receive the wireless signals from the wireless transmitters. A controller may be carried by the vehicle and configured to wirelessly communicate with the portable device, determine a predicted zone the portable device is located in from among a plurality of zones relative to the vehicle based upon the received wireless signals and training data, with the zones having respective vehicle functions associated therewith, and enable the respective vehicle function associated with the predicted zone. |
| US10986464B1 |
Quantifying mobility of mobile devices via a privacy preserving mobility metric
Embodiments of the invention generate metrics quantifying the mobility of a mobile device without persisting information related to the device's specific location at any given time. Specifically, at multiple intervals, a value of a mobility metric is computed based on the distance between the current location of the mobile device and a previously identified origin location of the mobile device. The values of the mobility metric computed over a period of time quantify the overall mobility of the mobile device. The mobility metric does not provide any information regarding the specific location of the mobile device at any given time. |
| US10986463B2 |
Methods and systems for mitigating the impact of beamforming on the accuracy of Wi-Fi based location tracking of client devices
Methods and systems for mitigating the impact of beamforming on the accuracy of Wi-Fi based location tracking of client devices. An embodiment takes the form of a process that includes (a) obtaining a plurality of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values respectively associated with frames in a plurality of frames that were (i) received by various access points in a plurality of access points and (ii) transmitted by a client device that is connected to a first access point in the plurality of access points; (b) segmenting the access points in the plurality of access points into (i) a beamforming-path set of one or more access points and (ii) a non-beamforming-path set of one or more access points; (c) identifying a location-determination subset of the obtained RSSI values; and (d) determining a location of the client device using the identified location-determination subset of the obtained RSSI values. |
| US10986459B2 |
Sound production device, display system, and sound production method
A sound production device, a display system, and a sound production method for a sound production device. The sound production device includes ultrasonic transducers, a sounding control unit, and a motion unit. The ultrasonic transducers can constitute at least one sounding unit, each of the sounding units includes two ultrasonic transducers, and one ultrasonic transducer in each sounding unit emits a first ultrasonic wave, and the other ultrasonic transducer emits a second ultrasonic wave. The sounding control unit is configured to determine a target direction and output a direction command to the motion unit according to the target direction. The motion unit is configured to adjust a sounding direction of each ultrasonic transducer according to the direction command, such that two ultrasonic transducers in each sounding unit emit sound toward the target direction to generate a difference frequency sound wave within an audible frequency range in a target area. |
| US10986456B2 |
Spatial relation coding using virtual higher order ambisonic coefficients
In general, techniques are described by which to perform spatial relation coding using virtual higher order ambisonic coefficients. A device comprising a memory and a processor may perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store audio data, the audio data representative of zero-ordered higher order ambisonic (HOA) coefficient, and one or more greater-than-zero-ordered HOA coefficients. The processor may be configured to obtain, based on the one or more greater-than-zero-ordered HOA coefficients, a virtual zero-ordered HOA coefficient. The processor may also be configured to obtain, based on the virtual HOA coefficient, one or more parameters from which to synthesize the one or more greater-than-zero-ordered HOA coefficients. The processor may further be configured to generate a bitstream that includes a first indication representative of the zero-ordered HOA coefficients, and a second indication representative of the one or more parameters. |
| US10986455B2 |
Method for and apparatus for decoding/rendering an ambisonics audio soundfield representation for audio playback using 2D setups
Improved methods and/or apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal in soundfield format for L loudspeakers. The method and/or apparatus can render an Ambisonics format audio signal to 2D loudspeaker setup(s) based on a rendering matrix. The rendering matrix has elements based on loudspeaker positions and wherein the rendering matrix is determined based on weighting at least an element of a first matrix with a weighting factor g = 1 L . The first matrix is determined based on positions of the L loudspeakers and at least a virtual position of at least a virtual loudspeaker that is added to the positions of the L loudspeakers. |
| US10986454B2 |
Sound normalization and frequency remapping using haptic feedback
Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A sound profile can include data related to haptic movement of the audio data which is specific to a left ear or a right ear, demographic information, ethnicity information, age information, location information, social media information, intensity score of the audio data, previous usage information, or device information. A sound profile can be customized for individual user to include the inaudible frequency range at high frequency end and low frequency end. Audio data within the inaudible frequency range can be compensated by haptic movement corresponding to the inaudible frequency range. A sound profile can further include an audio frequency range and its lowest audible volume for a user. A sound profile can be provided to a user without any action from the user's part. |
| US10986451B2 |
Communication channels between a personal communication device and at least one head-worn device
A hearing assistive system, comprises a personal communication device (10) and a head-worn device (20). The personal communication device (10) has a user interface (12) being adapted for user interaction, a processor (11) controlling the user interface (12) and being adapted to run an application program, a short-range radio (13), and an output transducer (15). The head-worn device (20) has an input transducer (24) adapted for converting sound into an electric signal applied to a processor (21) outputting a modified audio signal via an output transducer (25). The application program is adapted to generate and output a data packet (70) on an audio carrier via the output transducer (15). The head-worn device (20) has an audio signaling block (26) for detecting and decoding the data packet (70) received by the input transducer (24). The head-worn device (20) has a controller (27) for controlling the operation of a short-range radio (28). The audio signaling block (26) is adapted to detect a radio pair command included in the data packet (70), and to instruct the controller (27) to enter pairing mode for the short-range radio (28), accordingly. |
| US10986444B2 |
Modeling room acoustics using acoustic waves
Techniques for simulating a microphone array and generating synthetic audio data to analyze the microphone array geometry. This reduces the development cost of new microphone arrays by enabling an evaluation of performance metrics (False Rejection Rate (FRR), Word Error Rate (WER), etc.) without building device hardware or collecting data. To generate the synthetic audio data, the system performs acoustic modeling to determine a room impulse response associated with a prototype device (e.g., potential microphone array) in a room. The acoustic modeling is based on two parameters—a device response (information about acoustics and geometry of the prototype device) and a room response (information about acoustics and geometry of the room). The device response can be simulated based on the microphone array geometry, and the room response can be determined using a specialized microphone and a plane wave decomposition algorithm. |
| US10986440B2 |
Earbud
An earbud comprises: a casing in which a sound cavity is provided; a speaker disposed in the sound cavity and dividing the sound cavity into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity; and an acoustic structure located in the rear sound cavity. The acoustic structure comprises a first sound guiding wall and a cover plate, the first sound guiding wall is attached to a bottom surface of the rear sound cavity and is configured to, together with at least a part of an inner wall of the casing, constitutes a sound guiding groove, and the cover plate is mounted at an upper opening part of the sound guiding groove, such that the sound guiding groove forms a bass pipe which communicates from the rear sound cavity to at least one aperture of the casing. |
| US10986437B1 |
Multi-plane microphone array
A beamformer system isolates a desired direction of an audio signal received from a first microphone array disposed on a first plane of the system and a second microphone array disposed on a second plane of the system. A spatial covariance matrix (SCM) defines the spatial covariance between pairs of microphones. A diagonal of the SCM is varied based on the placement of the microphones; values corresponding to one microphone array are increased, and values corresponding to the other microphone array are decreased. |
| US10986436B2 |
Managing connections of a user device
Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing connections of user devices. For example, two source devices may be configured to maintain a data stream with one another. The data stream may enable the two source devices to identify one or more connections between each other and at least a third device. In response to receiving an event that indicates content to be provided to the third device, the data stream may be used by the source devices to configure their network connections with the third device. |
| US10986431B2 |
Wearable microphone housing with built-in redundancy
A wearable audio apparatus used to support multiple audio components, namely, microphones. The audio apparatus can have a single housing that contains the multiple audio components, or can have multiple housings that contain individual audio components. The housing can be easily worn by a user, such as by coupling to a headset, ear mount/hook, user's clothing, or user's body. The microphones can be acoustically matched for rapid swapping without requiring a separate audio setup. The audio components can be mounted astride, offset or near one another in the audio apparatus. The audio components can also be separately wired so that each audio component can be independently activated. |
| US10986429B2 |
All-in-one converter using a low-speed optical module on a high-speed switch
The present invention relates to an all-in-one converter using a low-speed optical module on a high-speed switch. The present invention relates to the field of optical modules in optical communications. It provides a solution of using a 25G optical module on a 100G switch, and simultaneously enabling a 10G optical module to be used on a 40G switch. A first electrical interface of the converter is connected with a 100G/40G switch, which meets the requirements of SFF-8636 protocol and realizes the bidirectional transmission of signals from the switch to the converter. A second electrical interface of the converter is connected with the optical module, which realizes the module's bidirectional transmission from the converter to the optical module. There is a signal conversion circuit inside the converter, which makes the signals of the two electrical interfaces meet the requirements of their respective protocols. An MCU is integrated inside the converter, which can read information of EEPROM inside the module, making the converter more user-friendly. |
| US10986428B1 |
Systems and methods of open contention-based grant allocations
A method may include transmitting an open contention-based grant to optical network units (ONUs) and receiving, from at least one of the ONUs, a response to the open contention-based grant. The method may also include determining whether a collision has occurred in response to the open contention-based grant. The method may further include provisioning grants to ONUs in response to determine that a collision has occurred. |
| US10986427B2 |
Method, equipment, and system for detecting and authenticating terminal in passive optical network
A method, equipment, and operation management system for detecting and authenticating a terminal in a passive optical network are provided. The method includes the following steps. The terminal has a logic registration code. A central office end receives the logic registration code sent by the terminal. The central office end judges whether the logic registration code of the terminal matches with the logic registration code stored at the central office end, and determines that the terminal is a valid terminal if the logic registration code sent by the terminal matches with the logic registration code stored at the central office end. The central office end records a terminal serial number from the valid terminal, and records a terminal identifier assigned to the valid terminal. By using the provided method, equipment, and operation management system, it is unnecessary to statically configure the terminal SN at the central office end, such that the maintenance cost of the central office end and the terminal is lowered, the flexibility of terminal detection and authentication is improved, and the maintainability of the central office end and the terminal is also enhanced. |
| US10986426B1 |
Measuring fiber asymmetry
A method of obtaining a measure of asymmetry between optical fibers of a forward and reverse paths is provided in order to synchronize clocks of optical nodes connected by asymmetrical optical fiber paths. The method includes receiving, at first and second arrival times, from a first optical network device, a first optical signal transmitted on a first optical fiber and a second optical signal transmitted on a second optical fiber, calculating a first time difference between the second arrival time and the first arrival time. The method includes determining a measure of asymmetry between the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber based on the first time difference and a second time difference between a first time of transmission by the first optical network device of the first optical signal and a second time of transmission by the first optical network device of the second optical signal. |
| US10986424B2 |
Sensor unit, and multiple-type sensor using the same
An object of the present invention is to provide a sensor unit that can suppress deterioration in communication quality as compared with in the conventional art even when a number of sensor units are connected in sequence, and multiple-type sensor using the sensor unit. A sensor unit in the present invention includes a sensor, and a microcontroller that is electrically connected with the sensor and processes a detection signal of the sensor, wherein the microcontroller includes a host communication control unit that communicates with a host device and a client communication control unit that communicates with a client device. According to the present invention, the deterioration in communication quality can be suppressed as compared with in the conventional art, even when a number of sensor units are connected in sequence. |
| US10986412B2 |
Methods and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos
The present invention is a method and system for generation and playback of supplemented videos which include interactive features. The supplemented video includes hotspots that allow a video viewer to interact with the video when the video viewer sees an object. The hotspots can be manually defined. Information regarding the object and the hotspot can be stored in a separate XML file. Furthermore, the present invention can be a marketplace where a desired object can be found by searching the XML file. The search results can list the supplemented videos which contain hotspots corresponding to the object and also the time in the supplemented video in which the object is found. The present invention can also aggregate data about the objects based on the playback of the supplemented videos and the video viewer's interaction with the supplemented videos. |
| US10986409B2 |
Electronic apparatus enabling a user to recognize gradation of a raw image with high accuracy by checking the displayed raw histogram
There is provided a technology for enabling a user to recognize gradation of a captured image with high accuracy, when the user checks a substitute image displayed in substitution for the captured image. An electronic apparatus divides a captured image into a plurality of partial areas, generates each of histograms for the respective partial areas, the histograms each representing a number of pixels of each gradation, and outputs the generated histogram to an apparatus that displays a substitute image having a data size smaller than a data size of the captured image. |
| US10986408B1 |
Systems and methods for recommending linear content
A device receives content data associated with a collection of content that is available to a user. The device determines, by processing the content data using a first data model that has been trained using machine learning, measures of likelihoods that the user will be receptive to each respective content of the collection of content. The device determines a duration during which the user is predicted to engage in a content watching session by using a second data model to process at least a portion of the content data. The device determines measures of utility that correspond to the collection of content and that measure utility that each respective content is predicted to have to the user during the content watching session. The device determines content recommendations for the user based on the measures of utility and causes at least one content recommendation to be displayed. |
| US10986405B2 |
Methods and apparatus to detect user attentiveness to handheld computing devices
Methods and apparatus to detect user attentiveness to handheld computing devices are disclosed. Example systems include a data collection facility to distribute an exposure measurement application to handheld computing devices via a network, and a first handheld computing device of the handheld computing devices. In some examples, the first handheld device is to execute the exposure measurement application to detect at least one of a first orientation change of the first handheld computing device or a first position change between the first handheld computing device and a user, compare the at least one of the first orientation change or the first position change to a plurality of spatial condition change combinations associated with respective likelihoods indicative of user attentiveness related to the first handheld computing device to determine user attentiveness data, and transmit the user attentiveness data to the data collection facility via the network. |
| US10986403B2 |
Interactive digital media and advertising presentation platform
A system and method for displaying digital media files with compulsory advertisement files is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a user interface, a media file decryptor, an ad manager, an intersplicer, and a media player. The user interface receives input from a user indicating the selection of media files to be presented. The media file decryptor receives and decrypts the selected media files. The ad manager receives and manages ad files from an ad file source. The intersplicer combines the media files with the ad files by providing control signals to the media player, causing the media player to present the ad files with the selected media files. Various embodiments of the invention facilitate the wide distribution of media content in a way that allows the free use of media properties, on demand, with direct consumer exchange capabilities, while at the same time enabling compensation to copyright holders. |
| US10986402B2 |
Time signaling for media streaming
Systems and techniques are described for processing media content, such as samples of sparse media content whose sample durations can be unknown at the time of decoding the samples, include obtaining, at a current time instance, a current fragment comprising at least a current time component. From the current time component, a modified duration is obtained for at least one media sample, the modified duration indicating a time duration by which a presentation of a previous media sample of a previous fragment is to be extended or reduced in relation to the current time instance. The at least one media sample is presented for a time duration based on the modified duration. |
| US10986401B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method
To make an object image to be displayed on an image processing apparatus that executes bidirectional communication, for example, an optimum display image according to types of information of a display unit, an object, a viewer, and the like. A display area information acquisition unit acquires display area information of the display unit, and an image acquisition unit acquires an input image including the object to be displayed on the display unit. Further, an image information analysis unit executes input image analysis processing, and a display mode determination unit determines a display mode of the object to be displayed on the display unit, applying an analysis result, and displays an output image generated according to the determined display mode on the display unit. Processing for a missing portion of the object in the case of performing full-size display, correction of a line of sight position, and the like are executed. |
| US10986397B2 |
Reception apparatus, transmission apparatus, and data processing method
The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a transmission apparatus, and a data processing method that permit sharing of a resource that is reused among a plurality of services.The reception apparatus receives content and controls, on the basis of control information that is transported together with the content and that includes resource sharing information indicating whether a resource of the content is shared among a plurality of services, storage of the resource in a storage apparatus such that the resource is shared among the plurality of services. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a television receiver that supports ATSC 3.0. |
| US10986396B2 |
Adjusting media availability via a content consumption activity dashboard
Systems and methods are described for enabling a user to bias the type of media content made available to a user account through a localized content dashboard. In one implementation, a method for adjusting media content availability associated with a user account configured to receive media content from a server system over a network, includes displaying on a content playback system a localized content dashboard, including: a summary of attributes of media content accessed by the user account, where the summary of the attributes is based on metadata associated with the accessed media content; and controls for biasing the attributes of media content delivered to the user account. The content playback system receives data corresponding to user input actuating one of the controls; and in response to receiving the data, transmits over the network to the server system data associated with the media content attribute biased by the user input. |
| US10986394B2 |
Camera system
A camera system includes: a camera base position-providing unit providing an image that bases are displayed on a map based on the information with respect to the positions of the bases wherein cameras are installed, the information being stored by the camera installation information-storing unit; a thumbnail image-providing unit providing an image wherein a list of thumbnail images are displayed, the thumbnail images corresponding to the cameras installed within one or more bases selected from among the bases displayed on the map, the thumbnail images being obtained from an image data-storing unit; and a moving image-providing unit providing moving images corresponding to one or more cameras selected from among the cameras whose thumbnail images are displayed in the list by the thumbnail image-providing unit, the moving images being obtained from the image data-storing unit. |
| US10986393B2 |
Display apparatus, method for UI display thereof and computer-readable recording medium
A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a user interface window for receiving a letter input; a communication interface configured to receive a control instruction for inputting letters from a control device; and a controller configured to control the display to selectively display an on-screen keypad for inputting letters on the user interface window based on whether the control device includes letter keys for inputting letters. |
| US10986392B2 |
Hybrid IR/RF remote control system
Embodiments include systems and methods for hybrid IR/RF communication over remote controller device. Controlling a smart lighting device. In embodiments, a processor of a remote controller device may receive receiving, from a customer premises device via an RF transceiver, synchronization information about a device under control in communication with the customer premises device. The remote controller device processor may update an indication of a device under control status based on the synchronization information. The remote controller device processor may send, via the IR transmitter, a command to the device under control based on the updated status of the device under control. |
| US10986384B2 |
Modifying video data captured by a client device based on a request received by a different client device receiving the captured video data
A video application executing on a client device allows a user to modify video data captured by the client device. The video application allows the user to transmit the video data to a viewing client device for presentation to a viewing user. For example, the video application transmits the video data to an online system, which transmits the video data to the viewing client device. The viewing user provides a request to modify the video data to the viewing client device, which transmits the request to the online system. Based on the request from the viewing client device, the online system identifies a modification to the video data to the client device, which modifies the captured video data accordingly. The modified video data is provided from the client device to the viewing client device via the online system. |
| US10986383B2 |
Efficient adaptive streaming
Adaptive streaming is rendered more efficiently combinable with the usage of an open GOP structure by configuring a device for retrieving a video such that the same schedules a transition phase before switching from a first video stream to the second video stream, and/or by configuring a device for outputting a video in accordance with the adaptive streaming protocol such that the same supports switching outputting the video in form of a layered video stream or an increased spatial resolution stream. A media scene composed of several channels is made more efficiently streamable spending, for each channel, a set of representations of the respective channel which differ in a temporal distribution of random access points. By this measure, a client device may schedule the switching between the representations for optimizing fast tune-in and low bitrate variations. |
| US10986382B2 |
Content-modification system with system resource request feature
In one aspect, a method includes identifying an upcoming content modification opportunity on a channel. The method also includes responsive to identifying the upcoming content modification opportunity on the channel, identifying a group of multiple content-presentation devices tuned to the channel. The method also includes using, at least in part, an amount of content-presentation devices in the identified group as a basis to determine an amount of system resources to request. The method also includes requesting the determined amount of system resources for use in performing actions that facilitate at least a portion of the content-presentation devices in the identified group performing respective content-modification operations. |
| US10986379B2 |
Content management and provisioning system
Systems and methods for content and program type detection, including identification of true boundaries between content segments. A broadcast provider sends a broadcast as an encoded stream. During a switch between content types, an automation system sends identifying metadata indicative of an approximate boundary between content types. A mediacast generation system receives the encoded stream of content and metadata, processes the metadata, time corrects the metadata, and slices the content on the exact boundary where the content change occurs. The mediacast generation system decodes an audio stream directly into Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE) while using an envelope follower to measure amplitude. When the system detects a metadata marker, an analyzer may look inside a buffered time window. The WAVE data may be analyzed to look for a period most likely to be the true boundary or split point between content segments. The content may then be split up on the new true boundary. |
| US10986375B2 |
Systems and methods automatically erasing content stored on a set top box
Systems and methods for erasing content stored on a set top box via a dedicated input object of a remote input device are described. A set top box (STB) receives a request to activate the set top box. The STB can create a storage location to which the STB is configured to store identifiers and passwords of a guest. The STB stores one or more user identifiers and passwords of the guest that correspond to one of one or more applications or web services accessed via the device. The STB receives, from a remote control device via a wireless communication, a command to delete the user identifiers and passwords stored on the STB responsive to selection of a delete button on the remote control device. An agent executing on the STB can delete the one or more user identifiers and passwords from the STB responsive to receipt of the command. |
| US10986371B2 |
Sample adaptive offset filtering method for reconstructed projection-based frame that employs projection layout of 360-degree virtual reality projection
A sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering method for a reconstructed projection-based frame includes: obtaining at least one padding pixel in a padding area that acts as an extension of a face boundary of a first projection face, and applying SAO filtering to a block that has at least one pixel included in the first projection face. In the reconstructed projection-based frame, there is image content discontinuity between the face boundary of the first projection face and a face boundary of a second projection face. The at least one padding pixel is involved in the SAO filtering of the block. |
| US10986363B2 |
Method of pre-processing of video information for optimized video encoding
There are provided computerized systems and methods of pre-processing video information for optimized video encoding. In various aspects, the pre-processing can be performed in different ways. By way of example, this can be performed by aligning a plurality of consecutive frames in the sequence of video frames. By way of another example, this can be performed by conducting adaptive pre-filtering of the video information. By way of yet another example, this can be performed by filtering the video information in order to remove grain content thereof. |
| US10986357B2 |
Signaling change in output layer sets
A system for decoding a video bitstream includes receiving a bitstream and a plurality of enhancement bitstreams together with receiving a video parameter set and a video parameter set extension. The system also receives an output layer set change message including information indicating a change in at least one output layer set. |
| US10986356B2 |
Method for encoding/decoding image and device therefor
Provided are an image compressing method including determining a compressed image by performing downsampling using a deep neural network (DNN) on an image; determining a prediction signal by performing prediction based on the compressed image; determining a residual signal based on the compressed image and the prediction signal; and generating a bitstream comprising information about the residual signal, wherein the DNN has a network structure that is predetermined according to training of a downsampling process using information generated in an upsampling process, and an image compressing device for performing the image compressing method. Also, provided are an image reconstructing method of reconstructing a compressed image by using a DNN for upsampling, the compressed image having been compressed by the image compressing method, and an image reconstructing device for performing the image reconstructing method. |
| US10986355B2 |
Method for signaling a step-wise temporal sub-layer access sample
An electronic device for encoding a picture is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that are in electronic communication with the processor. The instructions are executable to encode a step-wise temporal sub-layer access (STSA) sample grouping. The instructions are further executable to send and/or store the STSA sample grouping. |
| US10986351B2 |
Method and device for decoding image by using partition unit including additional region
The invention relates to a method and a device for decoding an image by means of a partition unit comprising an additional region. The method of decoding an image by means of a partition unit comprising an additional region comprises the steps of: partitioning, by reference to a syntax element acquired from a received bit stream, an encoded image, which is included in the bitstream, in at least one partition unit; define an additional region for at least one partition unit; and decoding the encoded image based on the partition unit for which the additional region is defined. The invention improves the image coding efficiency. |
| US10986348B2 |
Inter-prediction method and apparatus for same
An inter-prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving motion information of a current block; and generating a prediction block for the current block on the basis of the derived motion information. According to the present invention, computational complexity can be reduced and encoding efficiency can be improved. |
| US10986345B2 |
Backward-compatible video capture and distribution
Video processing techniques and pipelines that support capture, distribution, and display of high dynamic range (HDR) image data to both HDR-enabled display devices and display devices that do not support HDR imaging. A sensor pipeline may generate standard dynamic range (SDR) data from HDR data captured by a sensor using tone mapping, for example local tone mapping. Information used to generate the SDR data may be provided to a display pipeline as metadata with the generated SDR data. If a target display does not support HDR imaging, the SDR data may be directly rendered by the display pipeline. If the target display does support HDR imaging, then an inverse mapping technique may be applied to the SDR data according to the metadata to render HDR data for display. Information used in performing color gamut mapping may also be provided in the metadata and used to recover clipped colors for display. |
| US10986344B2 |
Method and system for picture segmentation using columns
A video picture is divided into a plurality of columns, each column covering only a part of the video picture in a horizontal dimension. All coded tree blocks (“CTBs”) belonging to a slice may belong to one or more columns. The columns may be used to break the same or different prediction or in-loop filtering mechanisms of the video coding, and the CTB scan order used for encoding and/or decoding may be local to a column. Column widths may be indicated in a parameter set and/or may be adjusted at the slice level. At the decoder, column width may be parsed from the bitstream, and slice decoding may occur in one or more columns. |
| US10986342B2 |
360-degree image encoding apparatus and method, and recording medium for performing the same
Provided is a 360-degree image encoding apparatus and method, and a recording medium for performing the same function. The 360-degree image encoding apparatus divides an input image to be encoded into a plurality of regions in a vertical direction and encodes the divided regions while changing resolutions thereof so that all regions have the same resolution to maintain pixel continuity among the regions when a predictive image is generated and the regions have resolutions changed according to the degree of distortion of the regions when a residue image is encoded. |
| US10986337B2 |
Systems and methods for selective transmission of media content
Systems and methods for transmitting, encoding, and decoding video in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for transmitting video. The method includes steps for partitioning a current frame of video into a plurality of subgrids, identifying active subgrids from the plurality of subgrids for the current frame, generating a longcanvas includes a barcode and image data of the active subgrids, where the barcode includes location data indicating a location within the frame for each active subgrid, transmitting the longcanvas to a destination device. |
| US10986331B2 |
Distance to fault measurements in cable TV networks
A TDR technique for performing in-service distance-to-fault measurements in cable TV networks is disclosed. Using a cable network tester configured to generate chirped probe pulses and to perform pulse-matched filtering and averaging of received echoes, network faults may be detected without interfering with the downstream reception. The probe pulse transmission may be timed to take advantage of the error correction coding in the network. |
| US10986326B2 |
Layered scene decomposition CODEC with higher order lighting
A system and methods for a CODEC driving a real-time light field display for multi-dimensional video streaming, interactive gaming and other light field display applications is provided applying a layered scene decomposition strategy. Multi-dimensional scene data including information on directions of normals is divided into a plurality of data layers of increasing depths as the distance between a given layer and the display surface increases. Data layers which are sampled using a plenoptic sampling scheme and rendered using hybrid rendering, such as perspective and oblique rendering, to encode light fields corresponding to each data layer. The resulting compressed, (layered) core representation of the multi-dimensional scene data is produced at predictable rates, reconstructed and merged at the light field display in real-time by applying view synthesis protocols, including edge adaptive interpolation, to reconstruct pixel arrays in stages (e.g. columns then rows) from reference elemental images. |
| US10986319B2 |
Method for projecting image content
A method of projecting imagery. In one embodiment, the method comprises projecting on a surface, from a projector device, a projected image of a matte displayed on a display device; adjusting the size, shape, position, orientation, or any combination thereof, of the projected image of the matte by adjusting the matte displayed on the display device; associating imagery content with the matte; and projecting the associated imagery in the projected image of the matte. |
| US10986315B2 |
Pixel array included in image sensor, image sensor including the same and electronic system including the same
A pixel array in an image sensor includes first, second, third, and fourth pixel groups adjacent to each other. The first pixel group includes a plurality of first subpixels adjacent to each other and arranged in a first pattern, and a first microlens shared by the plurality of first subpixels. The second pixel group includes a plurality of second subpixels adjacent to each other and arranged in a second pattern, and a second microlens shared by the plurality of second subpixels. The third pixel group includes a plurality of third subpixels adjacent to each other and arranged in a third pattern, and a third microlens shared by the plurality of third subpixels. The fourth pixel group includes a plurality of fourth subpixels adjacent to each other and arranged in a fourth pattern, and a fourth microlens shared by the plurality of fourth subpixels. |
| US10986312B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and server
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a generation unit and a first transmission unit. The generation unit generates parameter information that shows states of a user. The first transmission unit transmits the generated parameter information through a network to an information processing apparatus of a communication partner capable of generating an image that reflects the state of the user on the basis of the parameter information. |
| US10986306B2 |
Monitoring camera system and method capable of recording images during storage device recovery
A monitoring camera system may include: a camera including an imaging unit for capturing an image of a periphery region according to a first profile, a local storage medium capable of storing the captured image, and a first communication interface for transmitting the captured image; and an image management device including a main storage for storing the transmitted image, a recovery control unit for determining whether a recovery is necessary in the main storage and generating a control signal according to the determination result such that the main storage is recovered, and a computation unit for calculating storable hours for which the image captured according to the first profile can be stored in the local storage medium, according to the determination result, and comparing the calculated storable hours and predicted recovery hours required for recovering the main storage. |
| US10986301B1 |
Participant overlay and audio placement collaboration system platform and method for overlaying representations of participants collaborating by way of a user interface and representational placement of distinct audio sources as isolated participants
A participant overlay and audio placement collaboration system platform and a method for overlaying participants collaborating via a user interface and placement of distinct audio sources are disclosed. The participant overlay and audio placement collaboration system platform provides an ergonomic and intuitive sense-oriented user interface that separates presenters/speakers relevant video contents from irrelevant surroundings and visually overlays the presenter with the presented material, thereby allowing for a more immersive, intuitive, and interactive presentation, while maximizing usage of desktop space for shared/presented content and of the presenter(s) themselves. The further correlation of audio-mapping of acoustic content of presenter(s)/participant(s) relative to their visual representation on the desktop, allows for a significantly improved audio experience and separation capability of different speakers and relevant speakers audio from nuisance background sounds. |
| US10986297B2 |
Image sensor capable of removing a horizontal band noise phenomenon and electronic device having the same
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels connected between a plurality of row lines and a plurality of column lines; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert each of a plurality of column signals received through the plurality of column lines into a plurality of first digital signals, and convert a level of the plurality of row lines into a second digital signal; and a compensator configured to generate digital pixel data based on the plurality of first digital signals and the second digital signal. |
| US10986294B2 |
Wide field of view optical module for linear sensor
A sensing module includes a linear image sensor and an optical unit. The unit includes an optical element having a curved, outward surface and a covering on the outward surface. The covering has a slit formed therein. The optical unit faces the sensor with the slit perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sensor and images a wide field of view onto a single pixel of the linear sensor, wherein light impinging normal to the slit, at any location along the slit, is imaged on a central pixel of the sensor while light impinging one of a plurality of non-normal angles to the slit is imaged on an associated one of a plurality of non-central pixels of the sensor. |
| US10986291B2 |
Solid-state image pickup device and control method of solid-state image pickup device
A solid-state image pickup device according to an embodiment is a solid-state image pickup device including a first pixel row, a second pixel row, and a third pixel row that are arranged in a horizontal direction. In the solid-state image pickup device, a first control pulse for transferring charges of first accumulation portions of the fourth and sixth CCD registers in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction and a second control pulse for transferring charges of second accumulation portions of the fourth and sixth CCD registers in the horizontal direction are input to the fourth and sixth CCD registers such that an Hi period of the first control pulse and an Hi period of the second control pulse do not overlap each other in a timing period in which charges accumulated in the first, second, and third pixel rows are transferred. |
| US10986290B2 |
Wide dynamic range image sensor with global shutter
An image sensor includes a photodiode disposed in a semiconductor material to generate image charge in response to incident light, and a first transfer gate is coupled to the photodiode to extract image charge from the photodiode in response to a first transfer signal. A first storage gate is coupled to the first transfer gate to receive the image charge from the first transfer gate, and a first output gate is coupled to the first storage gate to receive the image charge from the first storage gate. A first capacitor is coupled to the first output gate to store the image charge. |
| US10986288B2 |
Flat field correction systems and methods for infrared cameras
Various techniques are provided to perform flat field correction (FFC) for infrared cameras. In one example, a system includes a focal plane array (FPA) of an infrared camera configured to capture thermal image data in response to infrared radiation received by the FPA via an optical path of the infrared camera. The system further includes a memory configured to store a set of supplemental FFC values. The system further includes a processor configured to determine a scale factor based at least on a temperature and/or a rate of temperature change of an internal component of the infrared camera; generate a scaled set of supplemental FFC values based on the scale factor and set of supplemental FFC values; and apply the scaled set of supplemental FFC values to the thermal image data to adjust for non-uniformities associated with at least a portion of the first optical path. |
| US10986286B2 |
Image creation device
An image creation device is provided with an image acquisition unit acquiring multiple captured images of a peripheral area, a detection unit detecting a three-dimensional object present in the peripheral area, a first conversion unit converting the multiple captured images into multiple individual overhead images to create a first conversion image by means of an overall overhead image, a second conversion unit creating a second conversion image in which an image captured from a virtual camera is converted in accordance with the conversion rule, the virtual camera being virtually arranged at a virtual position set on the vehicle such that a virtual optical axis direction faces the direction of the three-dimensional object, and a synthesis unit synthesizes the second conversion image on the first conversion image to create a synthesis image. |
| US10986284B2 |
Light flicker mitigation in machine vision systems
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of detecting and minimizing the effect of light flickering in a stitched HDR image formed using a plurality of images obtained using image acquisition sensor circuitry. Light flicker mitigation (LFM) circuitry receives a signal containing data representative of a plurality of images. Multi-feature extraction circuits in the LFM circuitry extract data representative of one or more features from some or all of the pixels included in the plurality of images. Light flicker detection and analysis circuits in the LFM circuitry detect flickering pixels in the plurality of images. Exposure index conversion circuits in the LFM circuitry determine one or more output corrections to apply to the plurality of images as the images are stitched to form a single HDR image in which flickering pixels are minimized, mitigated, or eliminated. |
| US10986283B2 |
Device for inspecting mask plate, method for inspecting mask plate, and corresponding method for controlling light sources
The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a device for inspecting a mask plate, a method for inspecting a mask plate, and a corresponding method for controlling light sources. The device includes: an image sensor configured to capture an image of the mask plate; and a plurality of light sources disposed on one side of the mask plate opposite to the image sensor, wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is configure to emit light when the image sensor is capturing an image of a first region of the mask plate, and the at least one light source comprises light sources within a first range, wherein the first range corresponds to the first region and an orthographic projection of the image sensor on a light source plane falls within the first range. The method for controlling light sources includes: turning on at least one of a plurality of light sources disposed on one side of the mask plate opposite to an image sensor, which corresponds to a first region of the mask plate to be inspected, when the image sensor is moved to a position corresponding to the first region. |
| US10986279B1 |
Automated application of drift correction to sample studied under electron microscope
Control system configured for sample tracking in an electron microscope environment registers a movement associated with a region of interest located within an active area of a sample under observation with an electron microscope. The registered movement includes at least one directional constituent. The region of interest is positioned within a field of view of the electron microscope. The control system directs an adjustment of the electron microscope control component to one or more of dynamically center and dynamically focus the view through the electron microscope of the region of interest. The adjustment comprises one or more of a magnitude element and a direction element. |
| US10986272B2 |
Image capturing device and captured image display method
An object of the present disclosure is to display a captured image and a shake corrected image thereof on the same screen. An imaging device is provided and has a configuration provided with a correction amount calculator that calculates a correction amount for correcting image shake in a frame image, a shake corrected image generator that generates a shake corrected image in which the image shake is corrected by performing a geometrical conversion with respect to a current frame image based on the correction amount, and a synthesized image generator that generates a synthesized image in which the current frame image and the shake corrected image are disposed on the same screen. |
| US10986263B2 |
Calibration method of variable focal length lens and variable focal length lens device
A calibration method of a variable-focal-length lens including a liquid lens unit whose focal-length is periodically varied in response to a periodic drive-signal includes: using a calibration tool having a plurality of height-different parts on a surface; preparing a calibration table by repeating outputting a drive-signal having a predetermined voltage to the variable-focal-length lens, detecting a surface image of the calibration tool using an image detector, detecting two points having maximum image contrast in the surface image, calculating a focal-depth from a difference in a focal-length between the two points; and recording the focal-depth and the voltage of the drive-signal in a corresponding combination, and retrieving a value of the voltage corresponding to a desired focal-depth from the calibration table to set the variable-focal-length lens at the desired focal-depth, and adjusting the voltage of the drive-signal outputted to the variable-focal-length lens based on the retrieved value. |
| US10986255B2 |
Increasing display size by placing optical sensors beneath the display of an electronic device
Various embodiments concern sensors and other components that can be disposed beneath a variable transparency layer of a mobile device. By modifying how much voltage is applied to the variable transparency layer, a component, such as a camera, can be readily hidden when not in use. More specifically, the variable transparency layer may be substantially opaque when the camera is not in use and at least partially transparent when the camera is in use and ready to capture an image. The opacity level of the variable transparency layer can be modified by a voltage source that is electrically coupled to the variable transparency layer. The various levels of opacity could also enable the variable transparency layer to act as an electronic aperture for the camera. |
| US10986251B2 |
Colour standard from a digital input file
The invention provides a colour standard, assembled from a graphic digital input file, in which one or a combination of CMYK, RGB, Lab or spot colour builds are contained. The colour standard comprises a colour target calibration strip which is indicative of the calibration status of a printing press; an output image which is indicative of the digital input file; and a grid chart of spot colour builds, built-in process inks, with their respective process build values available for each spot colour in the digital input file. The colour standard is configured to capture the calibrated state of the press for a particular digital input file in order to achieve a particular colour-managed output image, so that product print runs of the output image can be repeated accurately and consistently over time. |
| US10986249B1 |
System and method for processing and enhancing achromatic characters of scanned digital documents
An image processing device includes a neutral edge detection and enhancement component which, for pixels of an input image, computes an edge strength for the pixel as a function of differences between the input luminance value of the pixel and input luminance values of neighboring pixels, computes a neutral adjustment factor for the pixel as a function of the input luminance value of the pixel, and computes a chroma adjustment factor for the pixel as a function of the input chrominance values of the pixel. An adjusted luminance value for the pixel is computed as a function of the input luminance value, the edge strength, and the neutral adjustment factor. Adjusted chrominance values for the pixel may be computed as a function of the input chrominance value, the edge strength, and the chroma adjustment factor. The system allows detection and enhancement of neutral edges in monochrome and color images. |
| US10986248B2 |
Document reading apparatus configured to output an image in which background area is removed or non-background area is extracted
A document reading apparatus includes a scanner, an input device receiving an input of a width and length, and a processor configured to scan an area specified based on the input length and generate a first image, generate a second image by removing a part of the first image so that a width of the second image is equal to or greater than the input width, detect a background or non-background area in the second image, determine whether the input is appropriate based on whether all sides of an area specified based on the input width and length overlap the background area or none of the sides overlaps the non-background area on the second image, and when the input is appropriate, output a third image in which the background area is removed or the non-background area is extracted from the second image. |
| US10986247B2 |
Communication apparatus, data transfer apparatus, and methods of controlling them
A communication apparatus that communicates with a data transfer apparatus using a plurality of communication methods that include a first communication method with which the communication device is unable to connect to a second network while connected to the data transfer apparatus via a first network, and a second communication method with which the communication device is able to connect to the second network while connected to the data transfer apparatus, executes a communication application for data communication, and controls the communication device. While the communication apparatus is executing the communication application and is connected to the data transfer apparatus using the first communication method, the communication controller controls the communication device so as to switch from the first communication method to the second communication method upon the state of the communication application transitioning to a background state. |
| US10986243B2 |
Information processing apparatus for reducing power consumption by supplying power to a necessary controller of multiple controllers
An information processing apparatus includes a first controller that performs a process dependent on hardware having a function, a second controller that performs a process independent of the hardware, and a power controller that, if there is a reason to resume supply of power to the second controller when supply of power to the first and second controllers has been restricted or stopped, activates both the first and second controllers or only the second controller depending on the reason. |
| US10986232B2 |
Systems and methods for sizing modular routing applications
A method for allocating resources to modules of a contact center includes: receiving a first interaction in a first state; determining a first load of a first module of the contact center to be low; in response to determining that the first load is low, routing the first interaction to the first module of the contact center, the first module transitioning the first interaction from the first state to a second state; receiving a second interaction in the first state; determining a second load on the first module of the contact center to be high; and in response to determining that the second load is high, routing the second interaction to a second module configured to transition the second interaction from the first state to the second state, the second module having different resource requirements than the first module. |
| US10986229B2 |
Interactive user interface for profile management
Techniques for managing electronic user profiles are presented herein. An example method includes accessing, from a data structure, a user profile. The user profile can include a profile identifier and a plurality of data fields. The method also includes displaying, on a display device, an interactive user interface. The user interface can include a plurality of user interface action elements. Each of the user interface action elements can be associated with a data field in the data structure. Each of the user interface action elements can also be individually selectable by a respective user action to transmit the associated data field to a remote device. In response to receiving a selection of a user interface action element, the method can further include transmitting the associated data field and the profile identifier to a router configured to send, based on the profile identifier, the associated data field to the remote device. |
| US10986225B2 |
Call recording system for automatically storing a call candidate and call recording method
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a call recording system and a call recording method for automatically recording, i.e. storing, a call candidate when an active call is detected. The call recording system comprises a sound receiver to receive sound data and to convert sound data to audio representations of sound, a buffer to buffer the audio representations of sound for a predetermined time duration, a call candidate determination unit to determine if the buffered audio representations comprise a call candidate, a call analyzer to analyze the call candidate, wherein the call analyzer determines if the call candidate is a call to be stored, and a storage to store the call candidate as a call. Hence, a reliable system can be provided for automatically storing a call. |
| US10986222B2 |
Electronic device for controlled transmission of voice data packet and method thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, at least one communication circuit, and at least one processor configured to control the display and the at least one communication circuit. The at least one processor is configured to obtain a communication state using the at least one communication circuit during a packet based voice call, and to stop transmitting data associated with at least one of a plurality of background applications which operate in a background of an operating system (OS) of the electronic device when the communication state meets a specified first condition. |
| US10986221B2 |
Execution of testing processes on apparatuses
According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium that the processor may execute to initiate a testing process of the apparatus following a boot up of the apparatus, in which a popup message is displayed on the apparatus following the boot up and the popup message blocks performance of the testing process and in which the apparatus is to enter into a lock mode following the popup message being displayed. While the apparatus is in the lock mode, the apparatus may be caused to emerge from the lock mode, in which emergence from the lock mode is to dismiss the popup message from being displayed on the apparatus. In addition, execution of the testing process of the apparatus may be continued following dismissal of the popup message. |
| US10986220B2 |
Device for radio communications and method for establishing and maintaining communications between device and fixed location radio communication facilities
A mobile or transportable device for radio communications include a mobile platform. The mobile platform has at least one antenna; a radio operating component coupled with the at least one antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radio signals; and a microcontroller coupled with the radio operating component, configured such that when a radio signal received by the radio operating component from one of fixed location radio communication facilities is weaker than a threshold value, the microcontroller searches radio communication parameters of a closest radio communication facility to a current location of the mobile or transportable device, and operably retunes the mobile or transportable device according to the radio communication parameters of the closest radio communication facility. According to the invention, certain functions of the mobile or transportable device may be performed remotely away from the mobile platform. |
| US10986217B1 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for sharing information for detecting at least one time period for a connection
In various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided to: receive first information on which at least a first duration for detecting a first type of time period is based; generate a first packet including a first parameter field identifying first metadata for use in determining a second duration for detecting the first type of time period; set up a first connection, by sending, from the first node to a second node, the first packet to provide the first metadata to the second node, for use by the second node in determining the second duration for detecting the first type of time period; in response to detecting, based on the first duration and by the first node during at least a portion of the first connection including at least a portion of the first connection set up, a first time period of the first type of time period, at least partially close the first connection; and in response to detecting, based on the second duration and by the first node after the first duration is changed to the second duration, a second time period of the first type of time period, at least partially close the first connection. |
| US10986215B2 |
Access control in the remote device of network redirector
An approach for accessing one or more resources at a virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI) client running on a client device by a remote virtual machine (VM) is provided. The method includes intercepting, via a VDI agent, a request to access one or more resources at the client device, transferring the request from the remote VM to the client device via a network redirector protocol, and filtering the request to determine if the request complies with one or more rules. For a first resource of the one or more resources, if the request does not comply with any one of one or more first rules of the one or more rules, access to the first resource is denied. If the request complies with the one or more first rules, access to the first resource is granted and a response is sent to the VDI agent via the network redirector protocol. |
| US10986212B2 |
Method a server and a client for policy based control of M2M devices
A method executed at a M2M server, capable of interacting with a remotely located M2M client, is suggested. The method comprise: acquiring resources and/or parameters for provisioning a policy applicable for the M2M client; initiating formulation of the policy by arranging policy dependent mutually associated objects based on said resources and/or parameters, such that a M2M client on which the policy has been provisioned is capable of making decisions on the basis of said policy without having to communicate with any external device, and, initiating provisioning of the policy by provisioning said objects on the M2M client. |
| US10986211B2 |
Efficient context monitoring
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for efficiently monitoring the operating context of a computing device. In some implementations, the context daemon and/or the context client can be terminated to conserve system resources. For example, if the context daemon and/or the context client are idle, they can be shutdown to conserve battery power or free other system resources (e.g., memory). When an event occurs (e.g., a change in current context) that requires the context daemon and/or the context client to be running, the context daemon and/or the context client can be restarted to handle the event. Thus, system resources can be conserved while still providing relevant context information collection and callback notification features. |
| US10986210B2 |
Per-application network content filtering
Disclosed are various examples for providing network content filtering to client devices on a per-application basis. A network stack receives a request from an application to connect to a network service. The network stack then determines the identity of the application. Based at least in part on the identity of the application, the network stack initiates a network connection between the application and the network service using or without using a managed network tunnel. |
| US10986208B2 |
System and method for improving internet communication by using intermediate nodes
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The client device accesses an acceleration server to receive a list of available tunnel devices. The requested content is partitioned into slices, and the client device sends a request for the slices to the available tunnel devices. The tunnel devices in turn fetch the slices from the data server, and send the slices to the client device, where the content is reconstructed from the received slices. A client device may also serve as a tunnel device, serving as an intermediate device to other client devices. Similarly, a tunnel device may also serve as a client device for fetching content from a data server. The selection of tunnel devices to be used by a client device may be in the acceleration server, in the client device, or in both. The partition into slices may be overlapping or non-overlapping, and the same slice (or the whole content) may be fetched via multiple tunnel devices. |
| US10986205B2 |
Management of contextual device notifications with VIP rankings
Examples described herein include systems and methods for management of contextual notifications on user devices. Entities can be categorized as VIP status based on scoring profiles sent from a management server to the user device. Applications on the user device can implement an SDK that reads the profiles and sets certain actions to boost scores and others to reduce scores. These local VIP scores can be sent periodically from the user device to the management server. The management server can use them in conjunction with global VIP scores for the same entities to create aggregated VIP information. This can be sent back to the user device, allowing the user device to then visualize different notifications or workflows based on whether an entity's aggregated VIP information exceeds one or more thresholds. |
| US10986204B2 |
Terminal device, edge server, data delivery system, and delivery control method
When playback of content has been requested, the terminal device according to the present invention determines whether or not an edge server has cache data for the content on the basis of information that is received from the edge server and that relates to the cache data retained by the edge server, and if it is determined that the edge server has cache data for the content, the terminal device determines whether or not the terminal device is communicating with the edge server via a base station capable of high-speed or high-capacity communication. If it is determined that the communicating base station is capable of high-speed or high-capacity communication, then the terminal device transmits, to the edge server, a request to change the delivery control method for the cache data for the content. |
| US10986200B1 |
String processing of clickstream data
A method includes assigning unique symbols to pages of a website, respectively. The method includes obtaining page symbol sequences of browsing sessions, respectively. Each browsing session corresponds to a visitor of the website. For each browsing session, the page symbol sequence of the browsing session is a sequence of symbols that corresponds, respectively, to a sequence of pages of the website visited during the browsing session by the corresponding visitor. The method includes generating a master string including the page symbol sequences, generating a suffix array corresponding to the master string, and generating a longest common prefix (LCP) array corresponding to the suffix array. The method includes, based on the suffix array and LCP array, determining one or more most common n-step subsequences of pages (n is an integer greater than 1). |
| US10986197B2 |
Content distribution systems and methods
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for distributing content to a mobile device. Systems and methods are described that provide techniques for the dynamic selection of content for distribution to a mobile device based on user profile information and/or feedback information associated with a user of the mobile device. Additional embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods may provide for the pre-distribution of certain shared content portions to a mobile device. In further embodiments, information relating to the rendering of content items from a set of serialized and/or episodic content items on a mobile device may be used to determine whether to pre-distribute other content items from the set of content items. |
| US10986194B2 |
Selecting content for high velocity users
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to select content to present to a user are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes determining a content consumption rate of the user, and selectively presenting content to the user based on the content consumption rate. The content consumption rate may be determined based on a number of media content presented to the user over a period of time. If the number is above a threshold, a first type of content may be presented, while if the number is below (or equal) to the threshold, a second type of content, or in some aspects, no content, may be presented. After the selective presentation, additional content may be presented regardless of the content consumption rate. |
| US10986191B2 |
Method and device for scheduling resources
Disclosure method that includes traversing a user instance distribution of user instances of a user on hosts in a cluster to detect whether a trigger condition for user scheduling of adjustment of the user instance distribution is satisfied; migrating the user instance to be migrated out from the one or more hosts from which the user instances are to be migrated out to the one or more second hosts to which the one or more user instances are to be migrated in if the trigger condition for user scheduling is satisfied. The implementations of the present disclosure may schedule resources based on user instance distributions of users on hosts and achieve a balanced distribution of user instances. The implementations further avoid placing user instances of all users into a small number of hosts, increase the ability to prevent risks, and enhance the user experience. |
| US10986190B2 |
Information processing device and method for updating a session timer
An information processing device (20) performs a session timer updating process of restoring the remaining time of a session timer to N seconds whenever a packet is received from a client (10). The information processing device (20) does not perform the session timer updating process even when a packet is received from the client (10) until a session timer update stop time (Δ) elapses after the session timer was last updated. The information processing device (20) resumes the session timer updating process after the session timer update stop time (Δ) has elapsed after the session timer was last updated. |
| US10986189B2 |
Intermediate broker with multi-session recording
A computer-implemented method for operating an intermediate broker with multi-session recording, wherein the method comprises the steps of: an intermediate broker providing an application session on an application server as a user session to a user client; a recording module recording the user session in a session recording; upon termination of the user session, the intermediate broker providing a session continuation link for continuing the application session; upon activation of the session continuation link, the intermediate broker continuing the application session on the application server as a further user session to a further user client; the recording module recording the further user session in a further session recording. |
| US10986188B2 |
Handling multi-pipe connections
Methods, systems, and computer program products for handling multi-pipe connections is provided. A primary pipe request for a connection between a client and a server is received. The connection includes a plurality of pipes between the client and the server. The primary pipe request includes a number corresponding to the amount of pipes required for the connection. A first response acknowledging the receipt of the primary pipe request is transmitted. The first response includes a token. A plurality of subsequent pipe requests are received for the connection between the client and the server. Each subsequent pipe request includes the token. A subsequent response to each subsequent pipe request is transmitted. A count of the number of pipe requests received is maintained. The established pipes are released after a period of time has elapsed when the number of pipe requests received doesn't reach the number of pipes required for the connection. |
| US10986187B2 |
System and method for personalized virtual reality experience in a controlled environment
A system and method for initiating a personalized virtual reality session via a virtual reality communication system in a controlled environment is disclosed. The system includes a profile subsystem configured to store an inmate profile of the inmate of the controlled environment. The system also includes a virtual reality subsystem that retrieves the inmate profile associated with the inmate from the profile subsystem, initiates the virtual reality session involving a first communication device used by the inmate of the controlled environment, and personalizes the virtual reality session based on the inmate profile. The system also includes a communication subsystem configured to transmit information related to the virtual reality session to a monitoring system. |
| US10986186B2 |
Systems and methods for remote management of appliances
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for remote management of appliances. The appliance may be configured to periodically check in a predetermined online location for the presence of a trigger file identifying one or more appliances directed to contact a management server for maintenance. If the file is present at the predetermined location and the file includes the identifier of the appliance, the appliance may initiate a connection to the management server. If the file is not found, then the appliance may reset a call timer and attempt to retrieve the file at a later time. To avoid having to configure addresses on the appliance, link local IPv6 addresses may be configured for use over a virtual private network, allowing administration, regardless of the network configuration or local IP address of the appliance. |
| US10986180B2 |
Smart mounting of storage devices
A method for smart mounting of a first storage device to a first server includes receiving, at a first peer-to-peer communication component of a first server, a request from a second peer-to-peer communication component of a second server, the request being a request to mount a first storage device to said first server. The request is a request to mount a first storage device to said first server. The request is using a peer-to-peer communication protocol between the first and the second peer-to-peer communication components without using a central instance between the first and the second server. |
| US10986178B2 |
Execution of data logging in a networked computing environment
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for organization of data logging in a networked computing environment. A plurality of logging and monitoring zones, referred to as “logmon” zones are defined. Each zone is associated with one or more policies. The policies specify various parameters such as storage limits, priority, periodicity, and retention time, among others. A networked application operating in a cloud (networked) environment is associated with a zone. The tenant for the application can be billed according to the zone. |
| US10986173B1 |
Systems and methods for locating server nodes for edge devices using latency-based georouting
Systems and methods for locating server nodes for edge devices using latency-based georouting. At least one cloud platform including at least one cloud platform router and a node database is in network communication with at least one edge device and a plurality of server nodes. The at least one cloud platform receives an initial hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request from the at least one edge device. The node database is queried using the at least one cloud platform router and node data is fetched from the plurality of server nodes using an object-oriented function. A query result is returned indicating a nearest node from the plurality of server nodes. The HTTP request is responded to with a unique hypertext markup language (HTML) web page, and the HTTP request is executed using the nearest node. |
| US10986171B2 |
Method for unified communication of server, baseboard management controller, and server
In a method for unified communication of a server, a baseboard management controller (BMC) receives a first packet sent by a server, and forwards the received first packet to a physical network adapter of the BMC using a preconfigured virtual network adapter, where the first packet includes first management data or service data. The first packet is sent to an external network via the physical network adapter. The virtual network adapter is further configured to send a second packet received by the BMC to a control module of the BMC, and the control module processes the second packet. |
| US10986162B2 |
Implementing a blockchain-based web service
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing a blockchain-based web service. One of the methods includes receiving a web service request for web data by a blockchain network node of a blockchain network node and from a client device. The web service request is stored in the blockchain network node. The blockchain network node forwards the web service request to a smart contract deployed in a software container on the blockchain network node. The blockchain network node obtains an execution result from the smart contract in response to the web service request, and sends the execution result to the client device. |
| US10986160B2 |
Systems and methods for client-side contextual engagement
Disclosed is a new approach for client-side contextual engagement with a website visitor. A browser loads a page containing a reference to a script file implementing a visitor client. The visitor client may store visitor client data including site rules and a visitor profile locally on the client device. The visitor client may include a context monitor for calling the decision engine, a decision engine for evaluating the site rules relative to a context defined at least partially by events occurring on the page and the visitor profile, and a widget manager for managing visitor client data persisted on the client device. The content monitor may call the decision engine when the context changes. The decision engine may determine, in real time and relative to the context, that proactive or reactive engagement(s) may be appropriate and call the widget manager to launch and display corresponding engagement channel(s) on the page. |
| US10986155B2 |
Segmented video codec for high resolution and high frame rate video
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for a segmented video codec for high resolution and high frame rate video. In a particular embodiment, a method of encoding a composite video stream provides identifying a first portion of an image of a video stream for encoding using first parameters and a second portion of the image of the video stream for encoding using second parameters. The method further provides segmenting the first portion of the image into one or more first tiles and the second portion of the image into one or more second tiles. The method further provides encoding the first tiles using the first parameters and the second tiles using the second parameters and, after the encoding, combining the first tiles and the second tiles into the composite video stream. |
| US10986152B2 |
Method for dynamically managing content delivery
Methods and systems are provided for bitrate adaptation of a video asset to be streamed to a client device for playback. The method includes selecting a representation from a manifest which expresses a set of representations available for each chunk of the video asset and generating a dynamic manifest for the video asset in which the representation selected for the at least one chunk is recommended for streaming to the client device. The selection of the representation recommended for the chunk may be based on at least one of historic viewing behavior of previous viewers of the chunk, content analysis information for the chunk, a level of available network bandwidth, a level of available network storage, and data rate utilization information of network resources including current, average, peak, and minimum data rate of network resources. |
| US10986150B2 |
Load balancing in a dynamic scalable services mesh
The disclosed technology teaches distributed routing and load balancing in a dynamic service chain: receiving and processing a packet, with added header including stream affinity code, at a first service instance and based on processing determining a second service, among available services, that should next handle the packet. The technology teaches accessing a flow table using the stream affinity code in the header to select a service instance performing the second service in the service chain, and routing the packet to the second service instance upon egress from the first service instance. When the flow table lacks an entry for the second service corresponding to the stream affinity code, the disclosed technology teaches accessing a consistent hash table of service instances performing the second service, selecting an available instance, and updating the flow table to specify the second service instance as providing the second service for packets sharing the header. |
| US10986147B2 |
Distributedly synchronized edge playout system
The same sequence of media items is pre-distributed to storage devices at multiple locations. A local program component, including content not in the pre-distributed sequence of media items, is obtained at a first media mixer at a first location. A control signal associated with playout of the pre-distributed media items is obtained at a first processing device co-located with the first media mixer. The local program component is transmitted to a second media mixer located at a second location. Separately from the local program component, the control signal is transmitted from the first processing device to a second processing device, co-located with the second media mixer. The control signal is synchronized to the local program component at the second location to generate a synchronized media program control. The pre-distributed sequence of media items is mixed with the local program component as directed by the synchronized media program control. |
| US10986143B2 |
Switch controller for separating multiple portions of call
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for collecting call data, feeding call data to applications, and providing advanced call features. |
| US10986139B2 |
Micro-segmentation in virtualized computing environments
Example methods are provided for an entity to perform micro-segmentation in a virtualized computing environment that includes multiple hosts. The method may comprise obtaining application implementation information associated with one or more applications implemented by multiple virtualized computing instances, each of the multiple virtualized computing instances being supported by one of the multiple hosts. The method may further comprise detecting micro-segments by clustering the multiple virtualized computing instances based on the application implementation information, and determining security policies for respective detected micro-segments. Each of the detected micro-segments may include one or more of the multiple virtualized computing instances that have more similarity compared to those in a different detected micro-segment. |
| US10986138B2 |
System and method for adaptively determining an optimal authentication scheme
A method and a system for determining an optimal authentication scheme for an authenticating system. Embodiments may include: receiving, from the authenticating system an identity of a user requiring access to the authenticating system and a policy of the authenticating system; receiving, from a storage device, data including historical information regarding previous authentication attempts by the user; producing a list including an optimal selection of one or more authentication schemes, each including one or more authentication factors, according to the historical information and the authenticating system policy; and sending the selection list of one or more authentication schemes to the authenticating system. |
| US10986135B2 |
Advanced asset tracking and correlation
A security management system may be remotely deployed (e.g., using a cloud-based architecture) to add security to an enterprise network. For example, the security management system may scan assets within the enterprise network for vulnerabilities and may receive data from these scans. The security management system may also receive data from other sources, and, as a result, the system may handle data having many different formats and attributes. When the security management system tries to associate data to assets, there may not be a globally unique identifier that is applicable for all received data. Provided in the present disclosure are exemplary techniques for tracking assets across a network using an asset correlation engine that can flexibly correlate data with assets based on attribute information. |
| US10986129B1 |
Live deployment of deception systems
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to perform live deployment of deception computing systems. An imminent or ongoing malicious attack on a protected host in a network is detected. In response to detecting the imminent or ongoing malicious attack, personality characteristics of the protected host are cloned and a honeypot clone based on the personality characteristics is generated. The honeypot clone is then deployed in the network. A determination is made that the malicious attack includes an interactive session between an attacker associated with the malicious attack and the protected host, and a live state transition is performed between the protected host and the honeypot clone using agent data if the interactive session includes an encrypted protocol or using session state data if the interactive session does not include the encrypted protocol. Attacker data traffic associated with the malicious attack is redirected from the protected host to the honeypot clone and the interactive session is resumed if the redirection of the attacker traffic data transitions within a predetermined time period. |
| US10986123B2 |
Passive and active identity verification for online communications
Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing passive and active identity verification in association with online communications. For example, a computer-implemented method may include receiving one or more electronic messages associated with a user account, analyzing the electronic messages based on a plurality of identity verification profiles associated with the user account, generating an identity trust score associated with the electronic messages based on the analyzing, determining whether to issue a security challenge in response to the electronic messages based on the generated identity trust score, and issuing the security challenge in response to the electronic messages based on the determining. |
| US10986121B2 |
Multivariate network structure anomaly detector
A multivariate anomaly detector can detect a cyber-attack using incremental malicious actions distributed across multiple devices in a network. A multivariate anomaly detector can collect input data describing communication connections between devices in the network. The multivariate anomaly detector can group the input data into a graph data batch based on a fixed batch increment of time to identify incremental actions. The multivariate anomaly detector can calculate a multivariate centrality score for two or more devices based on the graph data batch describing device centrality to the network. The multivariate anomaly detector can identify whether the two or more devices are in an anomalous state from normal device network interactions based on the multivariate centrality score to identify malicious activity distributed across multiple devices in the network. The multivariate anomaly detector can identify a cyber-attack upon identifying the incremental malicious actions distributed across multiple devices in the network. |
| US10986112B2 |
Method for collecting cyber threat intelligence data and system thereof
Disclosed herein are a method and system for collecting cyber threat intelligence (CTI) data. The system includes a management server that determines agent configuration values associated with an OSINT providing source, an agent that receives the agent configuration values from the management server, performs a data collection task for collecting the CTI data based on the agent configuration values, and transmits the CTI data and data collection status information to the management server, a threat information database where which the CTI data is logged, and a system database where the data collection status information is logged. |
| US10986111B2 |
Displaying a series of events along a time axis in enterprise threat detection
One or more entities are selected for which logged Events are to be displayed in an Event Series Chart. One or more filters and a timeframe are selected. Events are fetched from one or more selected log files based on the one or more selected filters and the timeframe. The fetched Events are displayed in an Event Series Chart according to an associated timestamp and identification Event property value associated with each fetched Event. |
| US10986107B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting anomalous software on a programmable logic controller
There is provided a method including: during a training period, collecting a plurality of scan cycle times of a programmable logic controller (PLC) program executing on a PLC; calculating one or more baseline parameters based on the plurality of scan cycle times; determining a baseline PLC program signature based on the one or more baseline statistical parameters; and storing the baseline PLC program signature. |
| US10986105B2 |
Unauthorized communication detection method, unauthorized communication detection system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program
An unauthorized activity detection method in an onboard network system. The detection method includes determining whether or not a message sent out onto the network is an attack message, saving information relating to the attack message in at least one memory in a case where the message is an attack message, identifying a communication pattern from information relating to the attack message, and determining whether or not the message matches a communication pattern. The determination of whether an attack message and determination of whether matching a communication pattern are executed on each of a plurality of messages received from the network. In the determining of whether an attack message executed on a message received after executing of determining of whether matching a communication pattern, results of the determination of whether an attack message that has already be executed are used. |
| US10986100B1 |
Systems and methods for protecting website visitors
The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting website visitors may include (i) retrieving an instance of a website that was dynamically generated by aggregating multiple website subcomponents, (ii) decomposing the instance of the website into the multiple website subcomponents, (iii) checking whether a website subcomponent has been previously scanned by a security scanner, (iv) accelerating a review of the instance of the website by reusing results of a previous scan of the website subcomponent that was performed in response to retrieving a different instance of the website subcomponent rather than performing an original scan of the website subcomponent, and (v) protecting a visitor of the website by modifying a display of the instance of the website based on the accelerated review of the instance of the website that reused results of the previous scan of the website subcomponent. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10986098B2 |
Reverse identity federation in distributed cloud systems
The current document is directed to reverse federated identity-management systems and to reverse-federated-identity-management methods employed by the reverse federated identity-management systems. The currently disclosed reverse-federated-identity-management systems automatically provision local proxy identities in distributed computers systems from which distributed resource-distribution systems allocate resources on behalf of users and clients of the distributed resource-distribution systems. In addition, the currently disclosed reverse-federated-identity-management systems automatically record associations of local proxy identities with users and clients of the distributed resource-distribution systems so that the users can be subsequently identified to auditing and monitoring organizations should the need for detailed auditing and monitoring subsequently arise. |
| US10986095B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling network access
A computing device obtains a request from a user device to access a network beacon. The computing device obtains a device profile for the user device. The computing device determines whether the user device satisfies an authorization rule based on the state of the user device as indicated by the device profile. The computing device authorizes the user device to access the network beacon responsive to determining that the user device satisfies the authorization rule. |
| US10986093B2 |
Monitoring device, monitoring method, and computer program
The monitoring device includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver receives a frame from a communication network. The processor performs a first determination that determines whether the frame is illegal based on a result of message authentication for the frame and a second determination that determines whether the frame is illegal based on a state of the frame and a predetermined rule. In addition, the processor executes, in accordance with a combination of a result of the first determination and a result of the second determination, at least one of processing for the frame, processing for a transmission source device of the frame, change of contents to be notified to an external device, and change of priority of notification to the external device. |
| US10986091B2 |
Systems and methods of serverless management of data mobility domains
Techniques for managing data mobility domains in storage system environments. The techniques employ a multiple master approach, in which each storage system in a storage system domain can function as an owner of the domain. Each domain owner has privileges pertaining to addition of new members to the domain, removal of members from the domain, and modification of domain credentials. When a new storage system is added as a member of the domain, the domain credentials are provided from the domain owner to the new storage system, resulting in the domain credentials being shared among all members of the domain. Domain membership information is also shared among all members of the domain. In this way, the management of storage system domains can be achieved without the need of a domain management server, avoiding a single point of failure or latency and reducing the complexity/cost associated with the domain management server. |
| US10986090B1 |
Security orchestration and automation using biometric data
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes for facilitating security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) in cybersecurity computing environments that use biometric data or implement biometric data gathering. An instruction is periodically transmitted to a protected computing device to perform a security scanning operation that captures biometric data generated from a biometric device associated with the protected computing device. The biometric data received from the protected computing device includes a biometric identity of a trusted user or an untrusted user. A security database is accessed to determine whether the biometric identity matches a stored biometric identity of the trusted user. A security workflow that includes orchestrated security operations configured to identify the untrusted user and to prevent the untrusted user from accessing the protected computing device if the biometric identity does not match the stored biometric identity is generated and transmitted to the protected computing device. A confirmation is received from the protected computing device that the orchestrated security operations have been performed. |
| US10986089B2 |
Virtual mobile device system and method thereof
A system and method are disclosed for virtual replication of a user's mobile device using a plurality of master and auxiliary host servers, a failover server, and connectivity to network and telephony, mobile voice and text services. According to one example embodiment, a user of a mobile device creates an account on the master host server via a mobile device application that uploads the data and settings of the mobile device to the master host server. The master host server via a master controller distributes the user data and settings among the plurality of the auxiliary host servers, where the user data and settings are combined into a mobile device image that is optionally compressed, mirrored, split, and stored in a plurality of storage facilities among the auxiliary host servers. Upon single or two-factor authentication, the user who no longer has access to their mobile device, accesses the host server via a client device's browser interface and gains access to the mobile device image via replication and hosting in an auxiliary host server optimally selected by the master host server. When the auxiliary host servers are unreachable, the user requests through a secondary channel for communication to the help facility that is a separately enabled process. The replicated mobile device images provide the user with access to the data and functionality of their original mobile device and the changes are stored in an updated mobile device image. Upon request by the user, the most recent version of the mobile device image is transferred to either the original mobile device for further use, or to a new mobile device in the event the user replaced the original. |
| US10986088B2 |
Methods and apparatus for account linking
Apparatus and methods are provided for enabling a plurality of applications running on a user device or in communication therewith to share data. In one exemplary embodiment, a single user device is configured to run a plurality of heath-monitoring applications which collect data from a respective plurality of health-monitoring devices and/or via user entry. According to the present disclosure, once the applications are linked, the user accesses, views, and analyzes the plurality of health-related data from the plurality of applications at a single application. Moreover, once the applications are linked, the user may sign-in to one application and be automatically signed into the other applications. In this manner, the user's activity and updated information entered, sensed, or otherwise collected into or by one application may be accessible at the other applications for analysis and display therein as well. |
| US10986087B2 |
Motion based authentication
A method for authenticating a user is presented. Responsive to a request for access to a computer resource, a computer system prompts the user making the request to access the computer resource to perform a new motion in an environment in which the user is monitored by a sensor system. Detected biometric data in the new motion performed by the user is identified by the computer system. A determination is made as to whether the user performing the new motion is an authenticated user based on comparing the detected biometric data with stored biometric data for a prior motion performed by the authenticated user. The computer system provides access to the computer resource when the user is identified as the authenticated user. |
| US10986084B1 |
Authentication data migration
Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products comprises an analytic server, which retains the old passwords during security system migration. The analytic server receives strings corresponding to passwords from an old system. When a user issues a login request after the system migration, the analytic server determines the input password and computes a second string based on the input password. By comparing the second string with the string received from the old system, the analytic server determines whether input password is correct. If the second string and the received string match, the analytic server determines that the input password is the actual password and replaces the received string with the input password. In this way, the analytic server obtains the actual password, which is the original password. As a result, the analytic server retains the old password during the system migration. |
| US10986083B2 |
Hardware identification-based security authentication service for IoT devices
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are provided to store a hardware identifier that uniquely identifies an IoT device; perform an attachment procedure with a wireless network, wherein the attachment procedure includes authenticating the IoT device by the wireless network and establishing a bearer connection; establish a secure channel with an authentication device via the bearer connection, in response to successfully completing the attachment procedure; transmit, to the authentication device, a first request to authenticate the IoT device, wherein the first request includes the hardware identifier; receive, from the authentication device, a first response that indicates whether the IoT device is authenticated; and determine that the IoT device is authenticated based on the first response. |
| US10986078B2 |
Adaptive device enrollment
Examples described herein include systems and methods for dynamically determining enrollment requirements and enrolling a user device into a management system. The systems and methods can differ based on the type and version of operating system executing on the user device. With some operating systems, enrollment can be completed through a single application that performs other functionality, such providing single-sign-on access to enterprise resources. With other operating systems, enrollment can be completed by pausing the first application and requiring installation of an agent application to complete enrollment. The determination of how and when to enroll a user device can be done automatically and can be based on an organizational group to which the user belongs. |
| US10986073B2 |
Vaultless tokenization engine
A computer-implemented system for storing computer program instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of tokenization, the method comprising the steps of receiving a request for tokenization from a user, the request including a Session Token; decoding and validating the Session Token; retrieving a token definition, a token key, and a security policy; appending the user key and the token key to the received value to create an input value; replacing each input value character with a known character to create a replacement input value using a lookup table; generating a secure hash of the replacement input value to create a derived key; substituting characters of the replacement input value with a character from lookup tables to create a third input value; and returning the input value to the user. |
| US10986071B2 |
Systems and methods for ensuring data security in the treatment of diseases and disorders using digital therapeutics
A method that includes receiving patient-generated event data over a network from a patient device associated with a patient having an active digital therapy prescription for treating an underlying disease or disorder. The patient-generated event data is encrypted by the patient device and includes at least one timestamped event related to the active digital therapy prescription. In response to receiving the patient-generated event data, the method includes decrypting, anonymizing, and storing the anonymized patient-generated event data on memory hardware. The method further includes receiving a patient record request over the network from a healthcare provider (HCP) system that requests the patient-generated event data and includes an authentication token. In response to receiving the patient record request, the method includes retrieving and encrypting the anonymized patient-generated event data from the memory hardware using the authentication token. The method also includes transmitting the encrypted patient-generated event data to the HCP system. |
| US10986069B2 |
System for distributing digital media to exhibitors
A system for packaging digital media and distributing digital media to exhibitors is described, which system enables distribution by utilizing media content booking, media content packaging, encryption, and delivery components. |
| US10986066B2 |
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for efficient call processing
A system and method for efficient call processing is provided. The system of a server implemented with a computer includes a memory configured to store a computer-readable instruction and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instruction. The at least one processor includes a push request controller configured to control the server to request a push server to provide push notification to a terminating electronic device corresponding to an outgoing request of an originating electronic device and a call management controller configured to control the server to establish a call session between the originating electronic device and the terminating electronic device based on an invite request sent from the terminating electronic device based on the push notification. |
| US10986063B2 |
Methods and systems for providing supplemental data
Methods and systems for providing supplemental data are disclosed. An exemplary method can comprise determining content currently being consumed by a user, determining one or more user preferences for display of supplemental data, retrieving supplemental data according to the one or more user preferences, and providing the supplemental data to the user concurrently with the content currently being consumed. |
| US10986062B2 |
Subscription transfer
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for transferring subscriptions are provided. For example, a user (e.g., and/or a device associated with the user) of a communication platform may request to transfer a plurality of subscriptions from a first account to a second account. Access information associated with the first account may be used to access a first storage space of the first account, the plurality of subscriptions may be identified based upon the first storage space, and the plurality of subscriptions may (e.g., concurrently) be transferred from the first account to the second account. |
| US10986059B2 |
System event notification
The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods for distributing notifications to a user. The method can include receiving data encapsulating notifications from a device connected to a network that provide information relating to the device's status. The device can provide a health related treatment. The method can associate each notification with one or more notification categories relating to a function performed by the device or a location of the device. A table of users having one or more subscriptions to these notification categories can be accessed. The subscriptions can be automatically assigned to users based on the users' role. A user can be identified from the table to distribute the one or more notifications to. The user can have a subscription that matches a notification category of the received notifications, and data comprising the notifications can be distributed to the user. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. |
| US10986055B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling user contacts
Systems and methods for controlling contacts with a client's users make use of segment-based contact limits. A contact limit sets a maximum number of contacts that a client can have with a user within a predetermined time window. A segment-based contact limit only applies the contact limit to a subset of all the client's users. The type of contact being limited could include messages that are sent to the user or advertising or sales campaigns that are conducted for the user. A segment is a subset of all of the client's users, and a segment may be defined based on one or more filters. |
| US10986054B1 |
Email alert for unauthorized SMS
The disclosed techniques enable selective forwarding and blocking of text messages directed to an alias phone number based on a whitelist, as well as email alerts triggered by text messages from unauthorized originating numbers. More generally, the disclosed techniques enable an enterprise system to store contact phone numbers (i.e., alias phone numbers) for users while avoiding storing and managing personal phone numbers for the user. For example, the enterprise system may forward personal phone numbers to an aliasing server configured to generate alias phone numbers based on the personal phone number. The aliasing server may operate as a “middle man” that receives text messages directed to the alias phone number and that forwards the text messages to the personal phone number when appropriate. The enterprise system may store and maintain the alias phone numbers in lieu of the personal phone numbers. |
| US10986044B2 |
Low latency data synchronization
In some examples, a computing device for processing data streams includes storage to store instructions and a processor to execute the instructions. The processor is to execute the instructions to receive respective data streams provided from a plurality of data producer sensors. The processor is also to execute the instructions to stagger a time of triggering of a first of the plurality of data producer sensors relative to a time of triggering of a second of the plurality of data producer sensors to minimize a concurrency of data frames of the data stream received from the first data producer sensor and data frames of the data stream received from the second of the plurality of data producer sensors. The processor is also to execute the instructions to process the data streams from the plurality of data producer sensors in a time-shared manner. The processor is also to execute the instructions to provide the processed data streams to one or more consumer of the processed data streams. |
| US10986039B2 |
Traffic broker for routing data packets through sequences of in-line tools
Embodiments are disclosed for a network switch appliance with a traffic broker that facilitates routing of network traffic between pairs of end nodes on a computer network through a configurable sequence of in-line tools. |
| US10986037B2 |
On-demand access to compute resources
Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable media for controlling and managing the identification and provisioning of resources within an on-demand center as well as the transfer of workload to the provisioned resources. One aspect involves creating a virtual private cluster within the on-demand center for the particular workload from a local environment. A method of managing resources between a local compute environment and an on-demand environment includes detecting an event associated with a local compute environment and based on the detected event, identifying information about the local environment, establishing communication with an on-demand compute environment and transmitting the information about the local environment to the on-demand compute environment, provisioning resources within the on-demand compute environment to substantially duplicate the local environment and transferring workload from the local-environment to the on-demand compute environment. The event can be a threshold or a triggering event within or outside of the local environment. |
| US10986034B2 |
Systems and methods for common policy platform
A converged small cell communication system includes a mobile network core, a data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) core, and a common policy platform for managing a service flow of a user equipment within a communication vicinity of the small cell communication system. The mobile network core includes a policy engine and a packet data network gateway (PGW). The DOCSIS core includes a packetcable multimedia (PCMM) unit having a policy server and an application manager, and a cable modem termination system (CMTS). |
| US10986026B2 |
Proportional integral based shaper for lossless output buffer
A network device includes network ports to communicate with source devices and destination devices. The network device receives respective packets from each source device and, for each source device, respectively performs the following operations. The network device stores the respective packets in a shared memory that stores all packets from all of the source devices, and dequeues the respective packets from the shared memory to send the packets to destination devices. Responsive to the storing and the dequeuing, the network device respectively increases and decreases an input packet count for the source device. The network device determines for the source device a packet sending rate based on the input packet count and a flow control threshold common across all of the source devices in accordance with a proportional integral (PI) control equation. The network device transmits to the source device a control message including the packet sending rate. |
| US10986024B1 |
Dynamic prefix list for route filtering
In general, techniques are described for a dynamic prefix list for route filtering. In one example, a network device comprises a control unit comprising one or more processors; one or more interface cards coupled to the control unit; a routing protocol process configured to execute on the control unit to exchange, using the interface cards, routing protocol advertisements with a peer network device in accordance with a routing protocol; and a configuration database comprising a routing policy that references a dynamic prefix list comprising one or more prefixes. The routing policy includes at least one action for application to routes for import or export, by the network device via a routing protocol, that match any of the one or more prefixes of the dynamic prefix list. The dynamic prefix list comprises a routing table to store the one or more prefixes, the routing table separate from the configuration database. |
| US10986022B2 |
Congestion control for LTE-V2V
Improvements may be made for an apparatus performing congestion control considering different technologies, types of radio resources, and priorities of different packets. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines a channel busy ratio (CBR). The UE determines one or more channel resource utilization limits based on the CBR, where each channel resource utilization limit of the one or more channel resource utilization limits corresponds to a respective packet priority. The one or more channel resource utilization limits are also a function of a CBR limit. The UE controls transmission of a plurality of packets based on the one or more channel resource utilization limits, and each packet of the plurality of packets has a respective packet priority. |
| US10986019B2 |
IP address and routing schemes for overlay network
A communication system includes multiple Point-of-Presence (POP) interfaces distributed in a Wide-Area Network (WAN), and one or more processors coupled to the POP interfaces. The processors are configured to assign to an initiator in the communication system a client Internet Protocol (IP) address, including embedding in the client IP address an affiliation of the initiator with a group of initiators, to assign to a responder in the communication system a service IP address, including embedding in the service IP address an affiliation of the service with a group of responders, and to route traffic between the initiator and the responder, over the WAN via one or more of the POP interfaces, in a stateless manner, based on the affiliation of the initiator and the affiliation of the service, as embedded in the client and service IP addresses. |
| US10986017B2 |
Large-scale real-time multimedia communications
A method, an apparatus, and a system for real-time multimedia communications using a software-defined network (SDN) are provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a path metric indicative of transmission capacity between directly-connected service nodes in the SDN, determining, by the processor based on the path metric, a cascade network topology comprising an optimal path between a first edge node and a second edge node, wherein the optimal path has the lowest transmission latency among data transmission paths in the SDN between the first edge node and the second edge node, and based on a determination that multimedia data is to be transmitted between the first edge node and the second edge node, transmitting the multimedia data between the first edge node and the second edge node in accordance with the optimal path. |
| US10986016B2 |
User-based differentiated routing system and method
A differentiated routing system includes an electronic service in communication with an ingress gateway that receives a communication service, such as a call from a terminal, over a trunk. The service receives a request from the ingress gateway for establishing a communication service for the calling party terminal. The service obtains information associated with the calling party terminal, which may be based on the trunk and its relationship to a customer, in which the information is to be used for applying at least one of a routing decision and policy decision to the communication service, and appends a tag to the request based on the information. The service may then transmit the request appended with the information to a routing device, which may then use the information when providing the service. |
| US10986013B1 |
Fault injection service
A collection of fault categories, including faults associated with internal resources at a provider network, is presented via an interface of a fault injection service. A fault injection mode, selected from a set which comprises a non-randomized mode, to be used to inject faults into a target environment is determined. Fault injection agents introduce faults into the target environment in accordance with the fault injection mode. |
| US10986011B2 |
Unobtrusive support for third-party traffic monitoring
System utilization related to memory usage can be monitored by storing host memory usage information in the corresponding host physical memory. However, retrieving this information can be a high overhead operation because it involves engaging with the operating system of each host. Moreover, storing memory usage information in the host physical memories can pose a security risk if they also store privileged data. Network interfaces according to the present disclosure provide unobtrusive and secure support for monitoring of network and other system resources such as regions of memory within host physical memories. Implementations according to the present disclosure include a plurality of memory region counters stored on a network interface. Each memory region counter corresponds to one of the memory regions located in a physical memory of a host coupled to the network interface. Each of the counters includes a system utilization metric associated with its corresponding memory region. |
| US10986010B2 |
Mobility network slice selection
Core network slices that belong to a given operator community are efficiently tracked at the network control/user plane functions level, with rich data analytics in real-time based on their geographic instantiations. In one aspect, an enhanced vendor agnostic orchestration mechanism is utilized to connect a unified management layer with an integrated slice-components data analytics engine (SDAE), a slice performance engine (SPE), and a network slice selection function (NSSF) in a closed-loop feedback system with the serving network functions of one or more core network slices. The tight-knit orchestration mechanism provides economies of scale to mobile carriers in optimal deployment and utilization of their critical core network resources while serving their customers with superior quality. |
| US10986009B2 |
Cross-layer troubleshooting of application delivery
Techniques for cross-layer troubleshooting of application delivery are disclosed. In some embodiments, cross-layer troubleshooting of application delivery includes collecting test results from a plurality of distributed agents for a plurality of application delivery layers; and generating a graphical visualization of an application delivery state based on the test results for the plurality of application delivery layers (e.g., different application delivery layers). |
| US10986006B2 |
Performance analysis method and management computer
A performance analysis method of a computer system using a management computer. The management computer includes: a processor; and a memory device in which a program to be executed by the processor is stored. The computer system is constituted by a plurality of resources. The processor divides the plurality of resources into a plurality of resource groups based on a correlation of changes in performance data between the resources, and analyzes the performance data for each of the divided resource groups. |
| US10986005B2 |
Technologies for dynamically managing resources in disaggregated accelerators
Technologies for dynamically managing resources in disaggregated accelerators include an accelerator. The accelerator includes acceleration circuitry with multiple logic portions, each capable of executing a different workload. Additionally, the accelerator includes communication circuitry to receive a workload to be executed by a logic portion of the accelerator and a dynamic resource allocation logic unit to identify a resource utilization threshold associated with one or more shared resources of the accelerator to be used by a logic portion in the execution of the workload, limit, as a function of the resource utilization threshold, the utilization of the one or more shared resources by the logic portion as the logic portion executes the workload, and subsequently adjust the resource utilization threshold as the workload is executed. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10986004B2 |
Sorting and displaying network traffic analytics
A method including: in a network element that includes one or more hardware memory resources of fixed storage capacity for storing data used to configure a plurality of networking features of the network element and a utilization management process running on the network element, the utilization management process performing operations including: obtaining a plurality of entries of the one or more hardware memory resources representing utilization of the one or more hardware memory resources by network traffic passing through the network element; sorting the plurality of entries of the one or more hardware memory resources by statistics associated with the network traffic passing through the network element to produce sorted entries; and sending the extracted to a network management application for display is disclosed. An apparatus and one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media to execute the method are also provided. |
| US10985998B1 |
Domain controller configurability for directories
A managed directory service receives a request to add a domain controller to a directory. In response to the request, the managed directory service determines, based on locations of other domain controllers of the directory, a location for the domain controller. The managed directory service provisions the domain controller at the location and associates the domain controller to the directory. The domain controller is activated in order to perform directory operations for the directory. |
| US10985997B2 |
Systems and methods for domain-driven design and execution of metamodels
An order is received indicating a network service model. A context of the order is identified. A deployment plan is generated using the network service model, the deployment plan facilitating an instantiation of a contextually-motivated network service instance as a set of normalized lifecycle management (LCM) operations performed against each of a plurality of associated service entities. The deployment plan is deployed, the deploying including binding each of the normalized LCM operations, based on the context of the order, to one or more respective micro-capabilities, each of the respective micro-capabilities having previously been onboarded to the system as one or more corresponding modeled objects capable of being declaratively composed, each of the corresponding modeled objects including a mapping of object properties, object behaviors, and standard LCM operations to one or more existing micro-capabilities of the system. The deploying also including managing execution of the one or more respective micro-capabilities and associated resources, associated storage, and associated network and service allocation and configuration, to instantiate the contextually-motivated network service instance. |
| US10985995B2 |
Dynamic engine for matching computing devices based on user profiles and machine learning
A computing platform having at least one processor, a memory, and a communication interface may receive, by the at least one processor, via the communication interface, and from a dynamic data management node, at least one organization computing system data file profile and a plurality of client computing device data file profiles. The computing platform may identify, based on the organization computing system data file profile(s), the client computing device data file profiles, and a machine learning dataset, a potential match between the organization computing system data file profile(s) and the client computing device data file profile(s). The computing platform may establish a connection with the client computing device(s) and, while the connection is established, transmit a notification which, when processed by the client computing device(s), causes the notification to be displayed on the client computing device(s). |
| US10985994B1 |
Simulated incident response using simulated result when actual result is unavailable
Described herein are improvements for generating courses of action for an information technology (IT) environment. In one example, a method includes identifying a first course of action for responding to an incident type in an information technology environment and generating a simulated incident associated with the incident type. The method further includes initiating performance of the first course of action based on the generation of the simulated incident. The method also includes, upon reaching a particular step of the first course of action that prevents the performance of the first course of action from proceeding, providing a first simulated result that allows the performance of the first course of action to proceed. |
| US10985993B2 |
Identifying audiences that contribute to metric anomalies
The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for identifying contributing audience segments associated with a metric anomaly. One or more embodiments described herein identify contributing factors based on statistical analysis and machine learning. Additionally, one or more embodiments identify audience segments associated with each contributing factor. In one or more embodiments, the systems and methods provide an interactive display that enables a user to select a particular anomaly for further analysis. The interactive display also provides additional interfaces through which the user can view informational displays that illustrate the factors and segments that caused the particular anomaly and how those factors correlate with each other. |
| US10985991B2 |
Relay device, program, and display control method
A relay device acquires network topology data representing a network topology that includes a connection relationship of each relay device and a connection relationship of a terminal device connected to each relay device in a local area network (LAN), and displays, on a display device, an image of a tree structure in which each relay device included in the LAN corresponds to a node, as an image of the network topology represented by the acquired network topology data. The relay device displays, on the display device, the image of the tree structure in which a node corresponding to a relay device designated in advance among the relay devices included in the LAN and nodes of up to directly below the designated node are set as a drawing target. |
| US10985990B2 |
Software defined topology (SDT) for user plane
A controller and a method for determining a logical topology of communications resources for providing a service offering. The controller comprises a function identifier, a graph generator and a mapper. The identifier is coupled to a service level description (SLD) associating the service with at least one service type and a library of network functions (NFs) and identifies at least one NF in the library for each service type. The generator is coupled to the SLD and a library of primitive service level graphs (SLGs) representing at least one data flow between directly-coupled resource entities and associates at least one primitive SLG to each identified NF. The mapper is coupled to the service level description and a map of network infrastructure elements and maps at least one resource entity of a primitive SLG onto an available network infrastructure element. |
| US10985982B2 |
Proximal playback devices
Systems and methods disclosed herein include, determining a proximity of the first networked device to a second networked device, determining whether there is a wired network connection existing between the first networked device and the second networked device, and in response to determining the proximity and the existence of a wired network connection, reconfiguring one or more operational parameters of one or both of the first networked device and the second networked device. |
| US10985978B2 |
System and method for first time automatic on-boarding of Wi-Fi access point
A Wi-Fi access point device is provided for use with a Wi-Fi communication device that is operable to transmit a login signal and to transmit a reconfiguration signal. The Wi-Fi access point device includes a memory having onboarding configuration information stored therein, an initialization component to generate an initialization signal, an onboarding component to generate an onboarding signal based on the onboarding configuration information; a Wi-Fi communication component to transmit the onboarding signal, based on the initialization signal, by way of a beacon management frame, to receive the login signal and to receive the reconfiguration signal; and a Wi-Fi network creating component to create a Wi-Fi network based on the login signal and to modify the Wi-Fi network. |
| US10985974B2 |
Selectable declarative requirement levels
Constraints are stored. A plurality of processing stages is processed. For at least one of the plurality of processing stages, an input declarative requirement is utilized with at least some of the constraints to determine an output declarative requirement that is at a different level than a level of the input declarative requirement. At least a portion of the plurality of processing stages are utilized to at least in part automatically configure a computer network. |
| US10985973B2 |
System for connecting and controlling multiple devices
The present invention provides a platform that enables devices, services and applications to be connected together. An in-home gateway device provides the hub for this connectivity, by connecting and coordinating in-home (and/or in-office) devices and cloud-based services. Creating a “connected environment” via this platform requires coordinating multiple device manufacturers and service providers, and multiple standards/protocols. Advantageously, the platform removes the requirement for different manufacturers of different devices to adopt common protocols to enable device connection, and further, the platform removes the burden of configuration away from the consumer. |
| US10985972B2 |
Distributed system of home device controllers
A home device controller can receive inputs on a touch control mechanism from a user to control a selected home device in a local network of the home device controller. The controller can generate a set of control commands based on the inputs, and transmit the set of control commands to the selected home device for execution. The controller can publish state data indicating a state of the selected home device, following execution of the set of control commands, to a message bus of the distributed system, the message bus being accessed by each of the plurality of home device controllers to mitigate or resolve fault conditions occurring with any of the home controllers in the distributed system. |
| US10985971B2 |
System and method for replacing media content
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a satellite service channel that provides a first media content item for processing by a media processor for presentation by equipment of a user. A terrestrial service source is identified that provides a second media content item via a terrestrial service. A portion of the second version of the media content item is buffered for subsequent processing by the media processing device for presentation in place of the first version of the media content item responsive to an unavailability of the satellite service channel Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10985969B2 |
Systems and methods for a virtual network assistant
Methods and apparatus for identifying the root cause of deterioration of system level experience (SLE). Offending network components that caused the SLE deterioration are identified and corrective actions are taken. |
| US10985966B2 |
Terminal and communication method
A terminal is disclosed, which is capable of appropriately distributing transmission power when transmission time interval (TTI) lengths are different. A transmission-power determining section (211) determines transmission power for an uplink signal in a first TTI and an uplink signal in a second TTI shorter in TTI length than the first TTI, when the second TTI uplink signal occurs during a first interval in the first TTI, so as to keep the transmission power for the first reference signal and the first TTI uplink signal constant without allocating any transmission power to the second TTI uplink signal in the first interval, and to reduce the transmission power for the first TTI uplink signal to allocate transmission power to the second TTI uplink signal in a second interval which is subsequent to the first interval in the first TTI. |
| US10985964B2 |
Techniques for selecting subcarrier spacing for signal detection
Techniques are described herein that allow a user equipment (UE) to configure a subcarrier spacing value while monitoring synchronization signals of neighboring cells. In some wireless communication systems, synchronization signals in given radio frequency spectrum band may be transmitted using one of a plurality of different subcarrier spacings. In some cases, a network entity, such as a base station, may transmit an indication to the UE that indicates the subcarrier spacing used by a cell to transmit a specific set of synchronization signals. In some cases, the UE may select a subcarrier spacing based on a database of subcarrier spacings stored locally by the UE. In some cases, the UE may select the subcarrier spacing based on a predetermined configuration. |
| US10985961B1 |
Efficient synthesis and analysis of OFDM and MIMO-OFDM signals
Disclosed techniques for improving computational efficiency can be applied to synthesis and analysis in digital signal processing. A base discrete-time Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal is generated by performing an inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) on a set of data symbols. The set of data symbols is multiplied with a sparse update weight matrix to produce an update signal, and an IDFT is performed on the update signal to generate a discrete-time update signal. The discrete-time update signal is summed with the base discrete-time OFDM signal to produce an updated discrete-time OFDM signal. |
| US10985956B2 |
Pre-allocated random access identifiers
Systems and methods of pre-allocating identifiers to wireless devices for use in requesting resources over a random access channel are described. A wireless communication system includes a random access channel over which wireless devices can anonymously send requests for resources. The base stations receiving and processing the anonymous requests reduces the probability of random access channel collisions and conserves the resources needed to support the anonymous requests by pre-allocating one or more identifiers to select wireless devices. The wireless devices having the pre-allocated codes can transmit a particular code over the random access channel as a request for resources that uniquely identifies the requester. |
| US10985953B2 |
Channel equalization for multi-level signaling
A memory interface may include a transmitter that generates multi-level signals made up of symbols that convey multiple bits of data. The transmitter may include a first data path for a first bit (e.g., a least significant bit (LSB)) in a symbol and a second data path for a second bit (e.g., the most significant bit (MSB)) in the symbol. Each path may include a de-emphasis or pre-emphasis buffer circuit that inverts and delays signals received at the de-emphasis or pre-emphasis buffer circuit. The delayed and inverted data signals may control de-emphasis or pre-emphasis drivers that are configured to apply de-emphasis or pre-emphasis to a multi-level signal. |
| US10985950B2 |
Apparatus and method for performing radio communication
An apparatus including: a communication unit configured to perform radio communication; and a control unit configured to perform control such that control information regarding a filter length of a filter for limiting a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication. The filter length is determined in accordance with at least one of a frequency resource and a time resource for the radio communication. The apparatus enables a filter improving frequency use efficiency. |
| US10985942B2 |
Multicast traffic steering using tree identity in bit indexed explicit replication (BIER)
Methods and network devices are disclosed for multicast traffic steering in a communications network. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a node in a network, a multicast message comprising an incoming message bit array and a tree identifier value. The embodiment further includes selecting a bit indexed forwarding table stored at the node and corresponding to the tree identifier value, accessing within the selected forwarding table an entry corresponding to an intended destination node for the message, and forwarding, to a neighboring node identified in the accessed entry, a copy of the message comprising a forwarded message bit array in place of the incoming message bit array. An embodiment of a network device includes one or more network interfaces and a processor adapted to perform steps of the method. |
| US10985938B2 |
Smart building visual and contextual team identification system and method
A project team identification tool utilizes media components and sensors installed throughout a smart building, to detect individual persons and groups of people gathered together within the smart building. After detecting the people that are present within the smart building, the PTI tool references employee profile information to identify the detected people. The PTI tool is further configured to predict a project team the identified people belong to, as well as one or more projects associated with the predicted project teams. The PTI tool utilizes the advanced technology offered by the smart building to provide a unique solution for seamlessly identifying a project team of people meeting within the smart building. |
| US10985933B1 |
Distributed push notifications for devices in a subnet
A distributed notification system is described herein. A distributed notification grouping can be created in which a master device is appointed for a subnet. The master device can poll a server periodically on behalf of peer or slave devices so that the peer or slave devices do not poll the server unless they are appointed as the master or are retrieving notification data from the server. |
| US10985917B2 |
Physical, tamper-evident cryptocurrency card
A physical currency card (in some cases without any on-board source of power or computing capabilities) is configured to maintain access information for digital bearer assets. Public access information, like a cryptographic hash address operable to receive digital bearer assets or a public key operable to derive a cryptographic hash address operable to receive digital bearer access, may be visible upon inspection of the card such digital bearer assets may be transferred to the card in one or more transactions on a decentralized computing platform, like a blockchain-based decentralized computing platform. Private access information, like a secret, private key that corresponds to the public key (e.g., a public-private key-pair) or a representation of the private key (like a ciphertext thereof) and corresponding encryption key, is physically concealed with tamper-evident components such that a user can readily determine whether the private access information was divulged. |
| US10985908B2 |
Data storage method, data query method and apparatuses
A data storage method comprises sending, by a blockchain node associated with a blockchain, data to an encryption device to cause the encryption device to encrypt the data and return the encrypted data to the blockchain node; receiving the encrypted data returned by the encryption device; and sending the encrypted data to other blockchain nodes associated with the blockchain to cause each of the other blockchain nodes to store the encrypted data in the blockchain after performing consensus verification on the encrypted data with success. |
| US10985907B2 |
Identifying faults in a blockchain ordering service
An example operation may include one or more of initiating a timer to begin timing an audit procedure, when the timer expires after a predefined period of time, randomly selecting a committer node member of a blockchain, transmitting a request for a hash of a blockchain block, comparing the hash of the blockchain block, received from the randomly selected committer node, to a known value of the hash of the blockchain block, and determining whether the hash of the blockchain block received matches the known value of the hash of the blockchain block. |
| US10985905B2 |
Strong fully homomorphic white-box and method for using same
A fully homomorphic white-box implementation of one or more cryptographic operations is presented. This method allows construction of white-box implementations from general-purpose code without necessitating specialized knowledge in cryptography, and with minimal impact to the processing and memory requirements for non-white-box implementations. This method and the techniques that use it are ideally suited for securing “math heavy” implementations, such as codecs, that currently do not benefit from white-box security because of memory or processing concerns. Further, the fully homomorphic white-box construction can produce a white-box implementation from general purpose program code, such as C or C++. |
| US10985899B2 |
Network node, wireless device and methods therein relating to time division duplex configurations for narrowband Internet of Things
A method in a network node is provided. The method comprises determining (1304) a frame structure configuration for a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system operating in time division duplex (TDD) mode. The frame structure comprises a plurality of subframes. The plurality of subframes comprises at least one of each of a downlink subframe, an uplink subframe, and a special subframe comprising a gap period during which no transmission occurs. The plurality of subframes is arranged such that the frame structure configuration is compatible with an uplink configuration of the NB-IOT system, e.g. having a subcarrier spacing of 3.75 kHz. The method further comprises communicating the determined frame structure configuration to a wireless device operating in the NB-IoT system. |
| US10985898B2 |
Method for mitigating self-interference in FDR communication environment
Disclosed are a method and a base station for mitigating self-interference in which, in a resource region for transmitting a plurality of downlink control channels, an overlap region is configured, the overlap region being a resource region from which the effects of self-interference due to an uplink communication of a terminal must be removed, and the information regarding the overlap region is transmitted to a terminal connected to a base station and communicating via FDR. |
| US10985891B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting channel state information
A channel state information request requesting a device to feedback channel state information can be received. Whether the channel state information request corresponds to regular latency based operation or reduced latency based operation can be determined. Channel state information can be derived based on a first reference resource when the channel state information request corresponds to regular latency based operation. Channel state information can be derived based on a second reference resource when the channel state information request corresponds to reduced latency based operation. The reduced latency based operation can have a latency less than the regular latency based operation. The derived channel state information can be reported to a network. |
| US10985890B2 |
Method of linking extended PUCCH resources for ACK/NACK implicitly to eCCEs used by EPDCCH
The invention proposes a method of linking extended PUCCH resources for ACK/NACK implicitly to eCCEs used by EPDCCH. According to an embodiment of the invention, extended PUCCH resources for ACK/NACK are indexed based on the numbering of eCCEs. As compared with a method of indexing extended PUCCH resources for ACK/NACK through explicit linking, this method of implicit linking can save a significant signaling overhead and facilitate a standardization course. Furthermore this method further addresses the problem in the prior art of the lack of a linkage between extended PUCCH resources for ACK/NACK implicitly to eCCEs used by EPDCCH. |
| US10985887B2 |
Transmission of sounding reference signal and scheduling request in single carrier systems
A transmission of information from a secondary to a primary node occurs in a plurality of transmission instances which are logical time durations. A secondary node receives an allocation of periodic transmission instances for a scheduling request indicator (SRI) and an allocation if periodic transmission instances for a sounding reference signal (SRS). In a particular transmission instance allocated for the transmission of both SRS and SRI, the secondary node transmits the SRI without transmitting the SRS if the SRI indicates a pending scheduling request; otherwise, the secondary node transmits the SRS without transmitting the SRI. |
| US10985883B2 |
Apparatus and method for retransmission in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to the retransmission in wireless communication system. A method of operating a base station comprises transmitting resource configuration information related to a resource for an initial transmission and a resource for a retransmission to a terminal, receiving initially-transmitted data through a first resource, and receiving retransmitted data through a second resource, if a decoding of the initially-transmitted data fails. The second resource is determined based on the first resource and the resource configuration information. |
| US10985882B2 |
Code block segmentation by OFDM symbol
According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless transmitter of aligning code blocks with modulation symbols comprises: receiving a block of information bits for wireless transmission in a plurality of modulation symbols; partitioning the plurality of modulation symbols into groups of one or more modulation symbols, wherein the modulation symbols in a group are contiguous in time; and assigning each of the information bits to one of the groups. For each of the groups the method further comprises: segmenting the assigned information bits in the group into one or more code blocks; encoding each code block into coded bits; and assigning the coded bits of the one or more code blocks to the group of modulation symbols the information bits are assigned to. The method further comprises transmitting the groups of modulation symbols to a wireless receiver. |
| US10985877B2 |
Codebook determination of HARQ-ACK multiplexing with fallback downlink control information (DCI) and code block group (CBG) configurations
A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to determine a HARQ-ACK codebook size for multiple slots on a single carrier (CC) or one or more slots on multiple carriers. The instructions are also executable to send a single HARQ-ACK report for the multiple slots based on the HARQ-ACK codebook size. |
| US10985874B2 |
HARQ framing and retransmission with two-tier feedback
An example method may include receiving a wireless packet from a sender node at a receiver node that includes a PHY and a MAC. The wireless packet may include multiple codewords. The method may include error checking the codewords at the PHY of the receiver node for codeword-level errors. The method may include generating multiple MPDUs from the codewords. The method may include error checking the MPDUs at the MAC of the receiver node for MPDU-level errors. The method may include generating two-tier feedback based on the error checking at the PHY and the MAC of the receiver node. The method may include sending the two-tier feedback to the sender node. |
| US10985873B2 |
CRC bits for information transmission method and device
Example information transmission methods and devices are disclosed. One example method is applied to a network device and includes determining CRC bits of to-be-sent information bits, concatenating the CRC bits and the to-be-sent information bits to obtain a first information sequence, and interleaving bits in the first information sequence in an interleaving manner or scrambling the bits in the first information sequence in a scrambling manner, to obtain a second information sequence, to ensure that bits at locations of the CRC bits after a cyclic shift cannot check bits at locations of the to-be-sent information bits after the cyclic shift. A cyclic shift is performed on the second information sequence to obtain a third information sequence, where a quantity of cyclically shifted bits is used to carry information about some bits of a system frame number, and the third information sequence is sent. |
| US10985871B2 |
Method to generate ordered sequence for polar codes
A number K of N sub-channels that are defined by a code and that have associated reliabilities for input bits at N input bit positions, are to be selected to carry bits that are to be encoded. A localization area that includes multiple sub-channels and is located below fewer than K of the N sub-channels in a partial order of the N sub-channels is determined based on one or more coding parameters. The fewer than K sub-channels of the N sub-channels above the localization area in the partial order are selected, and a number of sub-channels from those in the localization area are also selected. The selected fewer than K sub-channels and the number of sub-channels selected from those in the localization area together include K sub-channels to carry the bits that are to be encoded. |
| US10985867B2 |
Rate matching resource sets for wireless systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device, such as a UE or base station, may identify a rate matching resource set for a transmission time interval (TTI) of a shared channel, where the rate matching resource set includes a set of symbols of the TTI allocated for rate matching. In some cases, the wireless device may identify a rate matching configuration for the rate matching resource set based at least in part on a multi-TTI grant for the shared channel, and perform rate matching of a set of data for transmission via the TTI based on the rate matching resource set and the rate matching configuration. In some cases, the wireless device may transmit, or receive, the rate-matched set of data via the one or more TTIs, in accordance with the multi-TTI grant, based on communications with another wireless device. |